The State Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) admits it failed to collect nearly $185 million from polluting businesses, essentially passing those…
May 31, 2013Nonprofit advocacy group Consumer Watchdog issued an email this afternoon announcing that its executive director is leaving, effective immediately. Doug Heller is…
May 31, 2013Everyone knows that porn was -- and still is -- the real killer Web app. So it's no surprise that various companies…
May 31, 2013A California agency spent $100 million in public funds over the past 26 years to clean contaminated property for which polluters were…
May 30, 2013SACRAMENTO, CA - A state agency in charge of environmental cleanup said it has set up a team to go after more…
May 30, 2013SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — State regulators knew about potentially hazardous lead and arsenic emissions at a battery recycling facility in Vernon, but…
May 30, 2013West Sacramento billboard featuring an infant who died from whooping cough marks a formal declaration of war by groups targeting elimination of…
May 30, 2013Google's self-driving car had already logged hundreds of thousands of miles on Bay Area roads before Gov. Jerry Brown took a ceremonious…
May 28, 2013Google is flirting with what company chairman Eric Schmidt once called "the creepy line." At its recent developer conference, the Mountain View…
May 24, 2013California's newly created health exchange announced the bottom line on its insurance policies and rates Thursday, bringing sharper focus to family impacts…
May 24, 2013The average policyholder will see a $65 reduction in his or her annual bill. It's the Auto Club of Southern California's fourth…
May 23, 2013HIV/AIDS patients covered by Anthem Blue Cross insurance won a legal settlement today allowing them to get their medicines at a pharmacy…
May 23, 2013In another major step toward national health reform, California on Thursday unveiled a list of insurers who will offer coverage through the…
May 23, 2013Just a few years ago, the idea that a 19-year-old from Romania had built a self-driving car would’ve sounded like science fiction.…
May 23, 2013On May 15, 2013, the consumer group, Consumer Watchdog, sent a letter to Attorney General Kamala Harris accusing Google of violating California’s…
May 21, 2013Tesoro won U.S. and state clearance to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion. Consumer advocates object.
May 20, 2013SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A proposed state ballot measure in California would require doctors to be randomly subjected to drug and alcohol testing.
May 20, 2013WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Refiner Tesoro Corp.
May 17, 2013