Jill McLaughlin
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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.
LATEST
No Pizza, No Chips Under California’s New School Meal Law
The law signed by Gov. Newsom will phase out ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks over the next few years.
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Los Angeles Makes Numerous Changes After Devastating Palisades Fire: Report
Local fire officials released a review detailing actions taken during and after the fire.
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Suspects Arrested in LA Harbor Raid Believed to be Gang Members Run by Mexican Mafia
The alleged Rancho San Pedro gang members committed robberies and trafficked drugs and guns, the FBI reported.
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Chevron Keeps Its Los Angeles-Area Refinery Operating After Explosion
Built in 1911, the plant supplies about 40 percent of the jet fuel needed in Southern California and employs about 1,225 people.
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Government Shutdown Leaves Burbank Airport Without Traffic Controllers Temporarily
Pilots coordinated with one another and a tower in San Diego after air traffic controllers left for the day.
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California Files Enforcement Actions Against Tesla’s Insurance Companies
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara claims Tesla’s insurance companies and State National Insurance Company failed to stick to state regulations.
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California Passes Law to Allow Rideshare Drivers to Unionize
Uber and Lyft drivers will be able to organize unions starting next year.
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Chevron Refinery Fire Under Control, Could Impact California’s Gas Supply
The fire broke out in a jet-fuel processor at the refinery.
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New California Law Allows Gas With More Ethanol to Prevent Price Spikes
A new blend of up to 15 percent ethanol could save the state’s drivers an estimated $2.7 billion each year, one study found.
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California Ends Kamala Harris’s Truancy Law Punishing Parents
A new law that takes effect next year will decriminalize truancy in the state.
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No Pizza, No Chips Under California’s New School Meal Law
The law signed by Gov. Newsom will phase out ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks over the next few years.
|
Los Angeles Makes Numerous Changes After Devastating Palisades Fire: Report
Local fire officials released a review detailing actions taken during and after the fire.
|
Suspects Arrested in LA Harbor Raid Believed to be Gang Members Run by Mexican Mafia
The alleged Rancho San Pedro gang members committed robberies and trafficked drugs and guns, the FBI reported.
|
Chevron Keeps Its Los Angeles-Area Refinery Operating After Explosion
Built in 1911, the plant supplies about 40 percent of the jet fuel needed in Southern California and employs about 1,225 people.
|
Government Shutdown Leaves Burbank Airport Without Traffic Controllers Temporarily
Pilots coordinated with one another and a tower in San Diego after air traffic controllers left for the day.
|
California Files Enforcement Actions Against Tesla’s Insurance Companies
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara claims Tesla’s insurance companies and State National Insurance Company failed to stick to state regulations.
|
California Passes Law to Allow Rideshare Drivers to Unionize
Uber and Lyft drivers will be able to organize unions starting next year.
|
Chevron Refinery Fire Under Control, Could Impact California’s Gas Supply
The fire broke out in a jet-fuel processor at the refinery.
|
New California Law Allows Gas With More Ethanol to Prevent Price Spikes
A new blend of up to 15 percent ethanol could save the state’s drivers an estimated $2.7 billion each year, one study found.
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California Ends Kamala Harris’s Truancy Law Punishing Parents
A new law that takes effect next year will decriminalize truancy in the state.
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