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By Patrick McGreevy

SACRAMENTO -- Alarmed by a growing number of hoax 911 calls known as “swatting,” the California Senate approved a measure Thursday that would significantly increase the financial penalty for those convicted of making false reports.

By By Wendy Fry and Rory Devine
District officials with more than half of the 42 school districts in San Diego County said they do not collect and review official school safety drill reports from their individual school sites.

And by law, they don’t have to review them.

A new FDA proposal would require all tanning beds to carry a warning label indicating they increase the risk of skin cancer, and that they are dangerous for kids under 18.

Link to story HERE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/27/trampoline-park-regulations-california_n_3169542.html

Politicians in California are pushing for new laws to crack down on a growing craze targeting celebrities which they say is putting lives at risk.

Dozens of cases of so-called 'swatting' have been reported in glitzy Los Angeles neighbourhoods in recent weeks.

They have stretched police resources and led to potentially deadly confrontations.