Tim got hit in the head with a microphone last night and now must wear these safety glasses.  Like them?

This video is worth watching!  From Daily News:

As an Oklahoma tornado victim explains how she took cover in her bathroom during the tornado as her house collapsed around her, her missing dog peaks out from under some rubble.

Be prepared to pay more for parking next time you go to the beach.  From KTLA:

California state park authorities are considering a plan to raise parking fees on holiday weekends at Orange County beaches this summer.

The plan would increase the all-day parking flat fee from $15 to $20 during Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day weekends and during special events at several southern California beaches, according to state parks Director Anthony Jackson.

Southern California beaches were operating in the black but were partly subsidizing less profitable state beaches, Jackson said.

In-flight thefts are on the rise at LAX.  From CBS:

Cases of passengers breaking into other people’s carry-on bags during flights are on the rise at Los Angeles International Airport.

Since 2011, airport police have received 130 reports of theft aboard flights, which includes items taken during the flight or after the plane landed.

Virginia Blumenthal of Riverside said the in-flight crime was something she never imagined.

Should the state spend more on education?

California spent far more than any other state on K-12 education in 2011, but its per-pupil spending was $1,421 below the national average, putting it 36th in the nation, according to a new Census Bureau report.

The Capitol's ceaseless debates over school spending usually count only state and local funds, and education advocates say by that measure, after adjustment for California's high cost of living, the state ranks near the bottom vis-à-vis per-pupil spending in the other states. But the Census Bureau calculates revenue from all sources, including the federal government, and spending of all types, including capital outlay.

Gov. Jerry Brown is attempting to overhaul how state and local school funds are distributed, giving more to districts with large numbers of poor and/or English-learner students. His latest budget revision pegs per-pupil spending in 2011-12 from state and local revenues at $7,175 and says it would rise to $9,929 by 2016-17, thanks largely to tax increases approved by voters last year.

Read more at the Sacramento Bee 

California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer blamed the tornado that devastated Oklahoma on global warming during a Senate floor speech Tuesday, using the opportunity to push her own plan to tax carbon dioxide emissions.

“This is climate change,” Boxer said. “This is climate change. We were warned about extreme weather: Not just hot weather, but extreme weather. When I had my hearings, when I had the gavel years ago — it’s been a while — the scientists all agreed that what we’d start to see was extreme weather.”

“Carbon could cost us the planet,” Boxer added, plugging her own carbon tax bill, co-sponsored by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. “The least we could do is put a little charge on it so people move to clean energy.”

Read more at the Daily Caller

Should these bills pass in the Legislature?

Accidental gun deaths have topped news headlines lately, with young people the most likely victims. In Sacramento, several Democratic state lawmakers are sponsoring bills to cut down on these tragic accidents, by making gun owners more accountable for how their weapons are secured.

One measure would make gun owners liable for any harm done by their firearms—regardless of who caused it. Right now they can be held liable if a child gets a hold of their loaded weapon and harms someone. But the proposed law goes further, in that gun owners could be penalized if they leave a loaded weapon unsecured, so that a child simply could access it.

Assembly Whip Jimmy Gomez, a co-sponsor of AB231, wants gun owners to take more precautions. “Keep your gun in a lock box, have a trigger lock, keep the bullets away from the gun itself, and that way if something happens and somebody tries to use your gun, it’s less likely that they’ll be able to get a hold of it, and then actually do something dangerous with it,” said Gomez.

Read more at KQED 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide how Los Angeles should regulate medical marijuana storefronts that have cropped up over the past several years.

The three measures are aimed at providing the legal framework for an industry that has flourished.

Local lawmakers have sought to balance the need for medical pot for the sick versus neighborhood complaints about crime.

Proposition D would cap the number of collectives that opened prior to 2007 — about 135 — and raise taxes slightly; Proposition E also would permit the pre-2007 clinics but raise no new taxes; Proposition F wouldn't limit the number of pot shops but put stringent controls, such as audits and background checks, on employees. It also raises taxes.

Read more on the KFI News Blog 

Chaz Bono is looking slimmer these days.  Check him out!  From HUFFINGTON POST

BEFORE: September 2012

AFTER: May 2013

Chaz Bono is opening up about his 65-pound weight loss, saying he is now happy with what he sees when he looks in the mirror.

"Physically, my body feels just so much better," Bono told People magazine of his weight loss. "I'm in a lot less discomfort when I exercise and am doing physical stuff. All of my numbers are all normal now, which is great -– my blood pressure, my cholesterol. I just have a lot more confidence, and that feels really cool. I really like what I see in the mirror."

The 44-year-old said he no longer has any cravings, but the weight loss has slowed since he first announced his plan to lose at least 50 pounds last November.