Bill would let non-physicians perform abortions -- Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants could perform a type of early abortion under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, leaving the measure one step from the governor. Don Thompson Associated Press Michael Gardner UT San Diego$ Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 8/27/13
Bill to protect mountain lions heads to governor -- A proposed law to prevent the needless killing of mountain lions by state wardens cleared the Legislature on Monday and now awaits the approval of Gov. Jerry Brown. Aaron Kinney in the San Jose Mercury -- 8/27/13
You are worth many sparrows but I guess in California humans are not worth as much as a mountain lion.