May 25, 2012 | 12:48 PM

Los Angeles school police citations draw federal scrutiny

Alexander Johnson arrived at Barack Obama Global Preparatory Academy to pick up his 12-year-old after school on May 19, 2011. When his son, A.J....
May 25, 2012 | 12:05 AM

Coral-killing seaweed has medicinal benefits, researchers say

California researchers have discovered that there may be a silver lining to an invasive and toxic seaweed that is killing some of Hawaii's coral...
May 24, 2012 | 12:05 AM

Group promoting third-party candidates faces rebellion

Americans Elect – the innovative effort to jolt the political system with a third-party presidential candidate – is facing a democratic...
May 24, 2012 | 12:05 AM

Bay Area residents sue process servers for failing to deliver lawsuits

In February 2011, a process server working for ABC Legal Services filed a document with the Alameda County Superior Court saying he had personally...
May 24, 2012 | 12:05 AM

Workplace fatalities rise in confined spaces

From a Napa winemaker to a paint manufacturing employee in Fullerton, seven Californians died last year while working in a confined space – an...
May 23, 2012 | 12:05 AM

Libertarians fight business-labor coalition on term limits

Out-of-state libertarians are trying to defeat a term limits measure on the June ballot, but so far, they haven't been able to match the...
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May 7, 2012 | 12:05 AM
It’s a fact. We serve a multilingual state. The issues we cover at California Watch do not know language boundaries, and our efforts to engage community members around a story should not either. In an ideal world, every California Watch article would be available in multiple languages. As it...
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April 16, 2012 | 4:36 PM
The staff of California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting was named today as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the local reporting category for exposing regulatory breakdowns in the way seismic safety standards are met at public schools. The local reporting prize went to Sara...
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April 9, 2012 | 12:05 AM
Gather 'round, Junior Watchdogs! This month, California Watch debuts a section of our website dedicated exclusively to children. As a rule, we want to reach the Californians most affected by any given matter and equip them with the knowledge they need to better understand and address the issue...
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