Board Seeks $8.6B In Calif. High-Speed Rail Bonds
The California High-Speed Rail Authority voted Monday to issue nearly $8.6 billion in taxpayer-approved bonds to build the nation’s first bullet train.
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Best Vacuums for Pet Hair
Consumer Reports’ latest tests show that some vacuums do a great job picking up pet hair, while others let the fur fly.
Jury Awards $8.3M To Former Prison Guard In Hip Implant Case
A jury Friday awarded $8.3 million to a former prison guard who accused Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary of knowingly marketing a faulty hip implant that was later recalled.
Little Authority to Limit "Unreasonable" Healthcare Increases
Blue Shield is the latest to raise health plan premiums by an amount that California’s Insurance Commissioner finds “unreasonable,” and yet he cannot prevent it.Photo Credit: Gunnar Pippel
Hawthorne City Leaders Resist Opening Of 2 New Goodwill Thrift Shops
Is Hawthorne too good for Goodwill Thrift Stores?
Southland Man Spares No Expense To Create Replica Pan Am 747
One Southland man has spared no expense to recreate a mock 1970s Pan Am 747 that’s now on display at a warehouse in the city of Industry.
Watchdog Alleges Google Leaked Personal Data To App Developers
A consumer advocate group on Monday urged California Attorney General Kamala Harris to investigate whether alleged privacy violations by Google were in violation of state law.
New SoCal Airline Grounded, Awaiting Approval
The airline must be approved by federal authorities by Feb. 25, a deadline few think it will make.Photo Credit: NBCSanDiego
AP Sources: American Airlines, US Airways to merge
The merger of American Airlines and US Airways, to be formally announced Thursday, caps a turbulent half-decade of bankruptcies and consolidation for the U.S. airline industry and leaves travelers four big carriers to choose…
Unlocking Phones, Locking Down Your Rights
Is stopping me from unlocking something I own- my cell phone- locking me into a future my children will have no ownership of? I know that's a giant leap, but it's definitely a question worth asking!