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California lawmakers approved a bill today that will impose tougher financial penalties on companies that sell lead-tainted jewelry. The bill, by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Santa Monica, closes a loophole in state law that has allowed dozens of retailers and suppliers to avoid financial penalties. SB... + read more

Since establishing strict standards on lead in jewelry five years ago, the California attorney general has found fewer and fewer toxic items every year. But some stores still are selling lead-tainted jewelry. This month, the attorney general cited Burlington Coat Factory for 23 necklaces... + read more

Two leading makers of children's bounce houses have agreed to limit and test for lead in their products, according to a legal settlement approved Wednesday. Ninja Jump, based in Los Angeles, and eInflatables, based in Santa Fe Springs, will produce bounce houses with no more than 100 parts... + read more

Incoming Attorney General Kamala Harris has set reducing California's out-of-control recidivism rate as her number one priority. But a sickly job market will make her pledge "to close the revolving door on crime" exceptionally hard to carry out. Currently two-thirds of inmates... + read more

As Republican Steve Cooley slips behind Democrat Kamala Harris in the still-undecided race for attorney general, the GOP is calling for "more bodies" to monitor Los Angeles County election officials as about 150,000 provisional ballots are counted. Cooley's campaign claims to... + read more

The California attorney general's office on Monday cited CVS/pharmacy and two Rainbow Apparel vendors for selling jewelry with illegal levels of lead. The items contained as much as 62 percent lead – more than 10 times the legal limit. Last month, California Watch reported that the... + read more