Despite West Anaheim Medical Center being under state and federal investigation for an alarmingly high rate of blood infections, the Southern California hospital has been named one of the Top 100 facilities in the United States, reports the OC Register. more ›

Malibu has had a longtime struggle with water quality in the area; the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board say "old septic tanks lea[k] sewage into the ocean, Malibu Creek and Lagoon," according to an AP report published on abc7.com. Residents, however, fear that converting to sewer lines "would result in unrestrained development." more ›

Somebody call the Mayor of Malibu because there seems to be a septic controversy. It appears that the sprawl off the PCH is causing feces to soil the world-famous beaches and no one is owning up, so the County might have to do some DNA testing on the doo. "This is going to get messy," predicts Mark Pestrella, the Los Angeles County public works official tasked with the project. Loyalty to septic systems runs... more ›