Report: Maternal Deaths on the Rise in California
The mortality rate for women in California who die from causes directly related to pregnancy is on the rise for the first time in more than 70 years, according to a new statewide medical survey. California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting, got a preview of that report.
Confirmation Hearings Begin for Maldonado
It's been said the only real job of California's lieutenant governor is to get up every morning, make sure the governor is still alive, and then go back to bed. But while the job has few formal duties, it will take center stage this afternoon as a senate committee considers Governor Schwarzenegger's choice for the job: Abel Maldonado. However, the legislature may not be so eager to hand Maldonado a promotion.