San Francisco Enacts Outright E-Cigarette Ban

San Francisco has the distinction of becoming the first major city in the United States enact an outright ban the on the sale of electronic cigarettes. According to the San Francisco Chronicle supporters of the ban hope this new law, passed by supervisors on June 25, 2019 will curb the

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When Did Driving Become A Contact Sport?

The fuel savings app Gas Buddy completed a study recently and determined that Los Angeles has the most aggressive drivers in America. Surprised? We didn’t think so. What did surprise many people is drivers in the Sacramento area were the third most aggressive in the nation! Sacramento was only edged

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Elder Abuse Takes Different Forms… Each One Is Still Abuse

The Con Artists thought they’d committed the perfect crime. After “cold calling” octogenarians Merle and Marilyn Taylor in Santa Barbara, Shauna Giliberti offered to create a living will and then proceeded to swindle the couple out of about $1 million dollars. Thankfully the Santa Barbara District Attorney has a Special

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Uber, Lyft And The Risk They Create To Cyclists

“Dooring” is among the top reasons bicyclists are injured in San Francisco says Brian Wiedermayer of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Dooring happens when a passenger opens the door of their car on the traffic side into the rider’s path. The rider is in the right place and they pay

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Accident Fraud Ring Busted In Sacramento Region

The alleged victims shared tales of misfortune on the surface but investigators say what they all had in common was fraud. The alleged victims from “staged” accidents were part of a sophisticated and elaborate scheme involving 22 people who defrauded insurance companies out of more than $6 million dollars. The

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Monsanto/ Roundup Ordered To Pay $80 Million

A jury has ordered Monsanto, the maker of Roundup weed killer to pay more than $80 million to a California man whose cancer was partly caused by his use of the popular product. The New York Times reported that the six-member jury found that the corporation liable for the man’s

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