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Global effort develops to save sharks

October 11, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., signed legislation Oct. 7 to ban the possession or sale of shark fins in California, which may save countless sharks.

California hotel ordered to shell out $36,000 in back pay

October 7, 2011 By Blake Skylar

An Embassy Suites hotel was found guilty of denying required paid rest breaks to seven of its workers, and has been ordered to pay each of them about $5,000.

State probe of bank mortgage fraud heats up

October 5, 2011 By Juan Lopez

In terms of foreclosures, 8 out of 10 hardest hit cities in the nation are in California. Harris said that in 11 months of talks, more than half-million homes had entered foreclosure in the state.

California inmates resume hunger strike

October 5, 2011 By Dan Margolis

"This is the largest prisoner strike of any kind in recent US history," says Ron Ahnen of California Prison Focus.

Workers demonstrate to save the U.S. mail

September 29, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Postal workers and their supporters here were among many thousands throughout the country who demonstrated to save the U.S. Postal Service from austerity measures