California

A California ballot initiative, which would not only increase taxes on tobacco products but also add previously untaxed e-cigarettes to the list, is scheduled to be placed before state voters for consideration in November.

Environmental and government leaders on Monday urged Californian voters to vote for Proposition 67, which proposes to put a ban on plastic bags at grocery stores and pharmacies.

Dan Jacobson, the legislative director for Environment California, and other backers of Proposition 67 gathered at the City Administration building in downtown San Diego to raise awareness about plastic pollution.

California grapevine producers or industry is now no more threatened by the European grapevine moth. Recently, Californian agricultures officials declared the state without the moth population that had posed danger to billions of worth crops in past seven years.

At a swanky motoring show -- the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance -- held in Southern California on Friday, Cadillac unveiled its new concept car --- the ‘Escala’ sedan. The name ‘Escala’ is Spanish for ‘scale.’

A research paper published the journal Science has solved a long-held mystery as to how young sunflowers follow the movement of the sun throughout the day from east to west. In night they turn back from west to east to greet the sun all over again.

A new State of the Lake report expressed concern over Lake Tahoe of California warming very rapidly. According to its claims, increasing temperature of the lake at rate about 15 times its historic average would threaten clarity of lake by bringing changes to its ecology. This probably is a concerning news for those who use the lake for recreational purpose.

In a recently-published blog post, Google has announced that it is launching a new Family Sharing feature for Google Play apps, movies, TV shows, and books. The feature is called the 'Google Play Family Library.'

Justice Department announced Friday that Johnson & Johnson Inc subsidiary Acclarent Inc will pay $18 million to settle allegations levied on it that it has led healthcare providers to submit wrong claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs.