• Jackalope Restaurant in Springfield sold to new owners

    The Jackalope Restaurant in downtown Springfield announced Wednesday that they have sold their business and the new owners plan to take the space into another direction.

  • California readies itself as ‘abortion sanctuary’ while Arizona gears up for ban

    Golden state expanded abortion access after Roe was repealed in 2022 while neighboring state is set to enact near-total banAs Arizona prepares for a near-total ban on abortion to go into effect in the coming months, providers in California are getting ready to welcome a surge of out-of-state clients and live up to the state’s reputation as an “abortion sanctuary”.California clinics have been treating patients confused by the legal framework in neighboring Arizona ever since the supreme court...

  • California lawmaker wants to unmask business owners, landlords

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures that have enabled some companies to skirt state laws without facing consequences.

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    Dead roaches stuck in restaurant lights where customers order

    PALMHURST, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week's Food 4 Thought the Food Patrol found roaches right under where the customers order their food. Antigua Bakery & Cafe located at 1022 E. Harrison Ave in Harlingen has earned a Top Performer sticker from getting a perfect score on its Feb 12 inspection report. A mother's dream []

    • KEYT

    California reject bill to crackdown on how utilities spend customers' money

    By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal aimed at cracking down on how some of the nation’s largest utilities spend customers’ money. California’s investor-owned utilities can’t use money from customers to pay for things like advertising their brand or lobbying for legislation. Instead, they’re supposed to

  • Petition: Tell Lawmakers in California and Hawaii to Ban Octopus Farming

    Please sign this petition to demand lawmakers in California and Hawaii follow Washington's incredible lead and ban octopus farming, too!

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    Robot restaurant worker elicits customer smiles, employee anxiety

    By Itay Hod Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — At the Cajun Crack’n seafood restaurant in Concord, something’s cooking and not just in the kitchen. “We walked in and we saw it moving around. It was very exciting to see,” said customer Kelly Keovannala. Meet Rosie the Robot. She’s been

  • California bill aims to ban AI-generated child pornography

    A California bill that aims to crack down on AI-generated child pornography made it past an early hurdle in Sacramento Tuesday.

  • Las Vegas restaurant owner shares significance, tradition of dumplings

    It was a dream for Maya Kwong when she opened up her restaurant Xiao Long Dumpling and finally got a chance to share a piece of her childhood with the community when the doors opened in 2021.

  • Ex-Pizza Shop Owner Pleads Guilty in Selling of Fentanyl Out of Restaurant

    A man in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from the use of his pizza shop to sell fentanyl and other illegal substances, according to local reports.Safeer Nazir, former co-owner of Day and Night Pizza in Edmonton, was charged in 2021 after a months-long investigation by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) led to law enforcement executing a search warrant of the 24-hour pizzeria, according to a report by the Edmonton Journal. Police said that Safeer Nazir,...

  • Letters to the Editor: Charge an extra fee? Restaurants should have to tell customers before they enter

    To the editor: Regarding the new state law requiring restaurants to disclose all fees such as service and security charges or incorporate them into their prices, how about informing customers of all charges before they enter a restaurant? ("Perch charges diners 'security' fee at downtown L.A. rooftop spot, sparking outrage," April 9) If a restaurant is going to inform the customer of any charges in addition to that of the meal prices, why wait until the customer is already seated? I think I know...

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    Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fees for common companions like cats and dogs. Backers of the bill, []