Jill McLaughlin
Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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Amazon Opens First Pharmacy Fulfillment Center in Southern California Offering Same-Day Rx Delivery
The Riverside County crew will process prescriptions in minutes, the company said. It also promises 24-hour availability of pharmacists.
American Flags Turned Upside-Down in Monrovia After Trump Verdict
The reversed display was once a sailor’s signal of distress but has become a protest symbol.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Western LA County Set to Reopen June 2
Thanks to CalTrans crews working overtime, a stretch damaged by a landslide during spring storms will soon be ready for motorists.
Irvine Man Gets 6 Years in Prison for Firebombing Clinic, Plotting Electrical Substation Attack
Prosecutors say Tibert Ergul and an accomplice made a Molotov cocktail and threw it at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa.
San Francisco’s Yearlong Drug Market Crackdown Leads to 3,000 Arrests
‘Our officers have made tremendous progress’ in dismantling the Tenderloin and South of Market drug trade, the police chief said.
Bill to Require Naloxone Overdose Spray in Workplace First-Aid Kits Passes California Assembly
The bill’s author sees a duty to save as many lives as possible ‘until we can cut off the supply of fentanyl to our state.’
Bakery to Close Shop in San Francisco, Where Finding New Hires Is No Piece of Cake
Third Culture Bakery expected no improvement in the area and sold its Irving Street outlet to Momo Teas.
Vince Fong Resigns From Assembly After Winning Congressional Seat
The Bakersfield Republican will fill Kevin McCarthy’s post. Fong’s Assembly seat will remain open until a successor is elected in November.
California Lawmakers Aim to Ban All Plastic Bags After Single-Use Ban Fails
New legislation would also prohibit the thicker, reusable bags that stores hand out now. One lawmaker sees it as a ‘fight against Big Oil.’
LAPD Honors Fallen Officers in Solemn Ceremony
Chief Choi and Mayor Bass were among the officials who saluted the 239 officers who have died while serving the city since 1886.
