Posts Tagged: April 5

California wants a hefty slice of that $2 trillion pie

A damaged highway in a rural area of California. (Photo: Tupungato, via Shutterstock)

by CHUCK McFADDEN posted 04.16.2021

What might President Biden’s colossal proposal to address the nation’s crumbling infrastructure mean to California? Admittedly, the $2 trillion fix is a long way from becoming reality. It’s still in the House, and Senate passage as the bill is written is a big “if.”

State going slow targeting ‘snake oil’ stem cell clinics

Stem cell research involving a "PCR" strip. (Photo: Science Photo, via Shutterstock)

by DAVID JENSEN posted 04.16.2019

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is remaining mum on regulation of “snake oil,” stem cell clinics as the Golden State pursues a go-slow approach to cracking down on the dubious treatments.More than 100 such clinics are operating in California, the most of any state in the nation. New York state earlier this month took the lead among states in attempting to regulate the clinics.