Lawmakers Throw Out Plastic Shopping Bag Ban
Lawmakers came to a late-night decision over California's proposed ban on plastic shopping bags -- bag the ban.
 $701 million payroll boost forecast from California high-speed railA long-awaited statewide high-speed rail system could get Southern California on track toward the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs and a $701million boost to payrolls, according to a study released Thursday. |  Kern County Fire Destroys 1,300 Acres; Evacuation Order LiftedFire roared through mountain wilderness northwest of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing evacuations as flames threatened dozens of homes, authorities said. |  Bell Council Members Reportedly Paid For Committees that Never MetThe Los Angeles District Attorney's Office is looking into new allegations against City of Bell councilmembers who earned $97,000 a year by sitting on various city commissions that rarely, if ever, met. |  Three Killed When Truck Crashes Into Santa Barbara BuildingFire officials said three people were killed Tuesday when a gravel truck crashed through a building in Santa Barbara. |  California Bill Aims to Keep Booze Out of Self Checkout AislesWould you leave your teenager with a key to your liquor cabinet? Does anyone even have a liquor cabinet anymore? Well, the state of California is hoping to rein in minors walking out of grocery stores with alcohol thanks to self-checkout aisles. |  The University of California dominates National RankingsUniversity of California campuses earned top honors from Washington Monthly magazine. UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, and UCLA rank 1-2-3 in the magazine's top Universities list. |  'Tax lady' Roni Deutch faces fraud lawsuit in CaliforniaCalifornia's attorney general is suing "tax lady" Roni Deutch for $34 million, alleging that her promises to help people solve disputes with the IRS often don't pan out. |  Lawmakers Throw Out Plastic Shopping Bag BanLawmakers came to a late-night decision over California's proposed ban on plastic shopping bags -- bag the ban. |
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