With a spending plan for California nearly buttoned down, state lawmakers continue to work on hundreds of bills still in the pipeline.

On an 11-1 vote, the Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to tentatively approve a plan to phase out single-use plastic bags.

Researchers writing in JAMA Pediatrics noted that junk food ads can contribute to a poor diet among children and teenagers.

The man who was mistakenly shot at by Torrance police during the search for ex-LAPD cop Christopher Dorner has filed a lawsuit against the city after mediation efforts were unsuccessful.

Disney dominated the nation's most visited theme parks in 2012, according to a report by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM.

Hundreds of migrants die every year trying to cross into the U.S., many of which are never identified. A recent article in the American Prospect explores the region where the grim realities are a way of life.

Gov. Brown will likely sign a bill that drops requirement for local governments to meet requests for information from the public.

An L.A. Unified school board member has proposed changes to the state's Parent Trigger law, including school performance information and public meeting requirements.

The Planetary Society presents an evening at the crossroads of science, nature and music. Host Mat Kaplan and Bill Nye the Science Guy welcome singer/songwriter Peter Mayer.