Fourth-year veterinarian student Alexandra Ponkey maneuvered the camera and the surgical tools through the insertions on the belly of a 2-year-old German Shepherd named Jackie.
One of the strongest voting blocs in Sacramento denounced Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget, which included cuts to immigrants’ access to Medi-Cal.
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Wildlife officials estimate there are now 60,000 black bears in California, roughly triple the figure from 1998. With human-bear encounters on the rise, some rural areas want more leeway to hunt bears down.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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