Saturday, December 6, 2025
Health Alert December 5, 2025 NR25-023 State advises public not to forage for wild mushrooms during this high-risk season What You Need to Know: An outbreak of serious illness associated with eating foraged wild mushrooms has been reported. CDPH is urging individuals to avoid foraging for and eating wild mushrooms while risk of amatoxin poisoning is high. SACRAMENTO – The […]
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Lottery No one won last night’s Mega Millions jackpot, but one Southland ticketholder is probably feeling pretty lucky today. That person is holding a ticket with five of the winning numbers from Friday’s draw, missing only the Mega number. The ticket is worth $5.1 million, according to the California Lottery. Also, the hot ticket got a money boost from […]
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Labor and Government— Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Farmworker advocates are speaking out against wage cuts for agricultural workers, both foreign-born workers in the H-2A visa program and U.S. citizens who work alongside them. This week, the United Farm Workers, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and others condemned the changes. Diego […]
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. The federal government just announced 2026 Medicare cost increases. Medicare Part B premiums are going up almost 9.7%, or about $18 a month, which will eat up part of next year’s annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. In addition, the deductible for a hospital admission under Medicare Part […]
Sunday, November 16, 2025
A rainy Saturday proved to be very lucky for someone who bought a SuperLotto Plus ticket in the central San Fernando Valley. That person is holding a ticket with five of the winning numbers for last night’s draw. The ticket is worth $26,973, according to the California Lottery. It was purchased at 7-Eleven, 9526 Sepulveda Blvd, in North Hills, and […]
Saturday, November 15, 2025
The Yes on Proposition 50 campaign won a massive victory at the ballot box earlier this month on Tuesday, November 4, during the Statewide Special Election. The controversial temporary California congressional redistricting measure won more than 64% of the vote, but its toughest battle may lie ahead in the legal fight. Last week, Trump’s Department of Justice joined a lawsuit […]
Monday, November 10, 2025
Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Food banks across California are seeing a big surge in demand and are tapping emergency supplies as the government shutdown continues. The shutdown threatens future funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is distributed through CalFresh in the Golden State. Debbie Espinosa, president and CEO of FIND Food Bank in […]
Sunday, November 9, 2025
The controversial congressional redistricting measure, Proposition 50, won an overwhelming victory in the Statewide Special Election last Tuesday, but some of its opponents are not accepting defeat. A redistricting map with new U.S. House boundaries, drawn up by state Democratic leaders, gives Democrats the advantage in five additional districts. The map is temporary and would be implemented only through […]
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Thousands of jubilant fans attended the celebration of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series 2025 win in Downtown Los Angeles on Monday, November 2025. The fans, the players, and the Dodgers organization were all still on a high after the team’s incredible win in game 7 last Saturday. It was history-making. The first time in 25 years that a team […]
