Tag: CALIFORNIA

For quite a while now, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a prolific tweeter. But apparently the micro-blogging service wasn't enough for the former action star-turned-politician. According to The Los Angeles Times, Schwarzenegger has jumped on the Foursquare bandwagon. That's right; you can now see what restaurants, bars, parks and pretty much wherever else the Governator goes when he ...

California banned texting while driving a motor vehicle more than a year ago, but now, one lawmaker wants to extend this ban to include cyclists. According to NPR, State Senator Joe Simitian drafted a law, which is currently in the Senate, that would make it illegal to use a cell phone while riding a bike. This ban seems like common sense to us, but, of course, reactions have been mixed. "These ...

Before he began his disastrous gubernatorial term in Sacramento, Arnold Schwarzenegger shot to international stardom on the strength of a Hollywood career defined by a violent onscreen persona. Today, though, Schwarzenegger finds himself staunchly defending a piece of California legislation aimed at limiting the spread of violent media, and the debate has now made it all the way to the Supreme ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... U.S. politicians have increasingly turned to social networking to rally support and spread information. For the British government, though, Facebook isn't just a medium for political communication and discussion anymore, as it's being actively used to raise voter awareness. The social networking site has paired with England's ...

Share Online threats of violence and acts of cyber-bullying are not protected free speech. That's according to a California appeals court that upheld a decision from a lower court, allowing a hate crimes and defamation suit (PDF) to continue. The case dates back to 2005, when a then 15-year-old student at a private high school in Los Angeles launched a personal Web page to promote his pursuit ...

Many home appliances, like refrigerators and air conditioners, have to meet predetermined energy standards, but man's best inanimate friend, the television, has managed to evade such government restrictions, so far. According to the Los Angeles Times, TV's free pass may soon get revoked in California, where state regulators are currently attempting to implement energy efficiency standards for ...

The State of California enacted a cell-phone ban for teenage drivers in 2007, and a hands-free-only policy for everybody else in 2008. Since the latter date, the Highway Patrol has cited over 150,000 drivers for talking on their cells. The TMZ celebrity stalkers, ensuring that famous people be held to the same standards as the plebeians, have repeatedly caught one member of the California ruling ...

The realm of politics has long been a haven for aging California celebrities, including Ronald Reagan, Clint Eastwood, Sonny Bono, and, of course, the "Governator" Arnold Schwarzenegger. Since the beginning of the new millennium, though, another faction of well-known California personalities has been encroaching on that political domain. Instead of celluloid celebrities, the new group ...

It's a stoner's dream come true. California residents can get dope delivered straight to their doors. All it takes is a doctor's recommendation and a simple tweet, and, just like that, there's a doorbell ring and a dime bag waiting. The medical marijuana delivery service, which is the brainchild of Artists Collective founder Dann Halem, aims to provide shut-ins with weed while using the profits ...

Starting this Fall, California high school students' backpacks will be a little lighter. In an effort to save money, math and science classes will use online textbooks, BBC News reported. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the move is made for the sake of innovation, but there is no denying the Golden State is facing a budget crisis. According to BBC News, the state is $24.3 billion short of ...

If you ever find yourself needing to re-up on your legal cannabis supply, there is a new Web site you might want to check out: Weedmaps is essentially a Yelp for cannabis seekers and dispensaries that provides specific locations and ratings of dispensaries nearest the user. It has been pointed out that Yelp already has a section devoted to this topic, but with Weedmaps floating ideas like ...

New laws requiring drunk drivers to install breath-analyzing ignition locks in their cars went into effect in six states on January 1st, reports the AP. Mothers Against Drunk Driving's (MADD) campaign for more widespread use of such interlocks has seen another victory, as Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska and Washington joined a number of other states in requiring first time offenders to ...

With the ringing in of the new year, California became the latest state to ban texting while driving, joining the likes of New Jersey and Tennessee. California already passed a ban on teens texting and driving back in August, but now the law has been extended to all drivers regardless of age. So what exactly is banned under the new law? Any manual communication while operating a motor vehicle is ...

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Uh oh. At about 10pm pacific time, a 3-alarm fire (about 66 firefighters responding) was reported at Apple's Valley Green Six building on Apple's Cupertino campus. The site, which is just down the road from the Infinite Loop HQ, is said to be an R&D building by Apple personnel -- Apple has not confirmed this. The fire seems to be under control with no reported injuries although it's too soon ...