The end of Berkeley's first-in-the-nation ban on gas hookups is a setback for the climate, but a small one. Electric appliances remain better and more efficient.
Despite its environmental reputation, California emits more of a climate-warming pesticide than all other states combined, mostly from termite fumigation.
Kendra Rush was shot to death in a stretch of South L.A. known as a hub of the sex trade. Her mother, Debra Rush, a self-described survivor of human trafficking who runs an organization dedicated to helping others affected by the crime, has spoken out about the case.