California has long been braced for the Big One, but now a proposed new early warning system seeks to give the US state's residents vital extra seconds before a major earthquake hits.
Jan 30, 2013
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(AP)—California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a pair of privacy bills making it illegal for employers and colleges to demand access to social media accounts.
Sep 28, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Nearly half of California voters aged 40 and older say they will need long-term care for a close family member within the next five years, yet just as many say they couldn't afford even a single month of nursing ...
Sep 14, 2012
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(Phys.org)—A new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, suggests that the nature of California heatwaves is changing due to global warming.
Aug 29, 2012
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California is the nation's electric vehicle capital, hands down.
Jul 30, 2012
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. says the California Attorney General's Office has approved its petition for a referendum that would let voters decide whether to overturn a new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes ...
Jul 19, 2011
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For several years now, the military museum in Old Sacramento has quietly earned a nice little income by acting as a sales rep for Amazon.com Inc.
Jul 10, 2011
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Up to two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured residents will become eligible for health insurance coverage when health care reform is implemented in 2014, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health ...
Feb 15, 2011
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Most Americans receive health insurance coverage through their employer, or through an employed family member's dependent coverage. Yet having a job is no guarantee of coverage, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA ...
Nov 30, 2010
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In a comprehensive new study of mental health status and the use of mental health services by Californians, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nearly one in five adults in the state — about 4.9 million ...
Jul 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fifty-eight percent of registered California voters age 40 and older feel unprepared to pay for services if they could no longer care for themselves and needed long-term care.
Apr 21, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 8 million Californians are now uninsured, a 25 percent increase since 2007, according to new estimates from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Mar 16, 2010
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