Chain restaurants in California will have to display calorie counts with each menu item – the first state law of its kind in the nation – under legislation that Gov.
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Just months after wildfires devastated parts of California, residents in high-hazard areas face new laws requiring them to clear brush from a 100-foot perimeter around their homes.
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Californians might have a sense of deja vu when they vote in November on Proposition 4, a ballot measure that would require doctors to notify a parent or other adult family member before an abortion is performed on a minor.
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In a state that has restricted cellphone use by drivers and appears poised to bar motorists from text messaging, the Schwarzenegger administration is considering a plan that could create a new distraction: advertisements on freeway signs used for Amber alerts and other emergencies.
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The company that provides engineers for Metrolink trains spent $105,000 during the last two years lobbying state lawmakers to give it flexibility to delay meal breaks for employees, including those who drive public transit buses.
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An after-midnight push to allow dozens of new electronic billboards along freeways in downtown Los Angeles and in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties was shot down Tuesday in the state Senate.
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Legislative Democrats and the governor are backing off their demand that the state budget be balanced with new taxes, according to a confidential e-mail the state Senate leader sent to fellow Democrats and obtained by The Times.
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