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Washington Post
May 16, 2012
An Arabian horse named William got spooked during a
California beachside photo shoot Tuesday and swam a mile out to
sea before rescuers got to him and helped him back to shore.
MarketWatch (press release)
May 16, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- It's road trip season and California Road Trips 2012 encourages visitors to hit the road and explore the Golden State, with this year's focus on fun for the entire family.
MarketWatch (press release)
May 16, 2012
Why sweat in stagnant air when you can opt for a convertible and take advantage of this lovely Southern California weather?
msnbc.com
May 16, 2012
Jerry Brown says he'll have to hike
taxes, cut
health care for the poor and elderly and trim the state payroll if he's going to fix a nearly $16 million deficit in
California's budget. Mayor
Antonio Villaraigosa, D-Los Angeles, discusses.
Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
The Legislative
analyst's Office issued a report on Wednesday criticizing the Brown administration's plan to overhaul
California's prison system. The plan, announced last month, is intended to save billions of dollars by closing a prison, ...
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
May 16, 2012
But in California, gas prices are going in the opposite direction. The state's average price is $4.34 per gallon and that includes a 14-cent increase from just one week ago.
energybiz
May 16, 2012
A new report released by Friends of the Earth (FOE) says it would be unwise for Southern
California Edison (SCE) to run the San Onofre
nuclear power plant at reduced power.
Reuters
May 16, 2012
(Adds details) LOS ANGELES May 16 (Reuters) - Two
US Navy ships collided off the coast of
California on Wednesday due to a steering malfunction during a refueling operation, damaging both vessels but causing no injuries, the
navy said in a statement.
Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
Every year that California has budget trouble -- basically the last 10 -- another state licks its lips and boasts how it will reap the benefits as businesses and residents flee the Golden State.
Washington Post
May 16, 2012
California recorded 2317 new cases in 2011, a low since records have been kept. Nonetheless, officials throughout the nation continue to struggle to stop the spread of tuberculosis, with several drug-resistant strains emerging in recent years.
BusinessWeek
May 16, 2012
By Michael B. Marois on May 16, 2012 California Governor Jerry Brown said a decision by the California Public Employees' Retirement System to phase in a higher contribution rate after record losses would cost taxpayers $146 million over 20 years.
Huffington Post
May 16, 2012
It's no surprise that California - home to more dogs and people than any other state - led the way in 2011. Martinez says 527 claims were filed in California and victims received $20.3 million, a jump of 31 percent over 2010.
Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
The median home price in Southern
California in April rises for the first time since 2010 and fewer sales involve
foreclosures.
Huffington Post
May 16, 2012
Facebook's public stock offering this week is projected to generate between $1.6 billion and $2.1 billion through mid-2013 for
California's budget as shareholders cash in their shares. The nonpartisan Legislative
analyst's Office on Tuesday increased ...
MarketWatch (press release)
May 16, 2012
DINUBA, Calif., May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- California cantaloupe handlers have voted overwhelmingly in support of the State's first mandatory food safety program to be implemented by a commodity board.
Fresno Bee
May 16, 2012
That's the uneducated view of professional cycling, which makes a colorful splash in Clovis today with the Stage 4 finish of the Amgen Tour of
California. Take a closer look though, and you'll discover a
sport that combines incredible stamina, ...
Merced Sun-Star
May 16, 2012
The political contenders agreed that California's $16 billion shortfall must be addressed, but differed on how to do that.
News10.net
May 16, 2012
SACRAMENTO, CA - State Senate President Darrell Steinberg is pushing a bill that would legalize online poker in California to help the cash-strapped state.
msnbc.com
May 16, 2012
Reuters
May 16, 2012
San Francisco (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's initial public offering, in addition to minting a number of
billionaires and millionaires, will offer something of a financial lifeline to cash-strapped
California - generating more than $2 billion in revenue ...
Reuters
May 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The housing regulator for
mortgage-giants
Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac on Tuesday said laws under consideration in
California to halt illegal
foreclosures could restrict mortgage credit and hamper necessary home seizures.
CNN
May 16, 2012
By the
CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The City of Fullerton,
California, has reached a $1 million settlement with the mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died last year after a beating he received at the hands of
police officers.
MarketWatch (press release)
May 16, 2012
The
California Strawberry Commission is pleased to announce that $188300 has been awarded to 193
students through the
California Strawberry Scholarship Program for the 2012-2013
school year. Now in its 19th year, the program has awarded more than $1.5 ...
Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
By Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times A Bay Area nonprofit backed partly by groups known for battling
teachers unions has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn five
California laws that, they say, make it too difficult to dismiss ineffective teachers.
Sacramento Bee
May 16, 2012
By California Reinvestment Coalition A broad coalition of faith leaders, community advocates, homeowners and union members are holding a rally and press conference today in support of the Homeowner Bill of Rights being considered in Sacramento.
Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
The chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority says in a state Senate hearing that he hopes the initial phase of the construction project through the Central Valley can avoid legal delays.
Huffington Post
May 16, 2012
By Carly Schwartz Posted: 05/15/2012 8:24 pm Updated: 05/15/2012 8:52 pm The seventh annual Tour of
California began snaking its way through the state on Sunday, and similar to years past, footage from the
elite event has been absolutely magnificent.
Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
Northern
California Presbyterian governing body makes
history by rejecting church's official denunciation of minister who performed
same-sex marriages.
Washington Post
May 15, 2012
At issue is whether operator Southern
California Edison sidestepped any federal requirements by conducting extensive
design changes, a claim leveled by an environmental group that said the alterations are at the heart of the plant's problems.
Sacramento Bee
May 15, 2012
The Sacramento-based Criminal Justice Legal Foundation petitioned the 3rd District Court of Appeal Monday to remove from the November ballot a proposal to abolish the death penalty in California, arguing it violates the state's "single-subject rule" ...
MarketWatch (press release)
May 15, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Tammy Anderson-Wise has been named
Chief Executive Officer of Dairy Council of
California by the organization's producer-distributor board of directors. Anderson-Wise was formerly director of ...
Huffington Post
May 15, 2012
Consolidation of water districts - there are more than 8000 public systems in California - has become increasingly appealing to rural communities.
San Francisco Chronicle
May 15, 2012
Antipoverty groups organized rallies across California on Monday to coincide with Brown's unveiling of his revised spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1. Brown is asking the Legislature to help close a $15.7 billion budget shortfall by ...
MarketWatch (press release)
May 15, 2012
LONG BEACH, CA, May 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The California Women's Conference, debuting this fall, and the Women Goodwill, a volunteer support group for Goodwill of Orange County, is extending a limited invitation to businesses and ...
Sacramento Bee
May 15, 2012
By
California Professional Association of Specialty
contractors (CALPASC) SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 14, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Building a facade to avoid
tax obligations ultimately caught up with construction businessman, George Osumi II, who was using ...
Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2012
A document released Monday by the US
Nuclear Regulatory Commission shows that Southern
California Edison informed the federal agency of a number of planned
design changes before it replaced the plant's four steam generators.
MarketWatch (press release)
May 15, 2012
The Golden State projects mark Skyline's 31st project for multifamily housing and the expanded availability of its innovative financing solution to businesses and multifamily buildings in California. Skyline Innovations' industry leading $30 million ...
Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2012
The California Senate leader this year is co-sponsoring legislation that he hopes will put hundreds of millions of dollars into the state treasury.
MarketWatch (press release)
May 15, 2012
(OBB:CLGL) ("
California Gold" or, the "Company") has elected to conduct a more detailed
geophysics analytical program at its AuroTellurio project near Moctezuma in
Sonora,
Mexico, before commencing its previously announced drilling program at the ...
Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2012
There has been no shortage of theories about the identity of Zodiac killer, who struck Northern California four decades ago.
Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2012
By Ronald D. White,
Los Angeles Times Average gasoline prices in
California jumped 15.4 cents in just a week, according to the Energy Department.
Reuters
May 15, 2012
By Jim Christie |
San Francisco (Reuters) -
California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday unveiled a revised state budget plan that calls for new cuts to
healthcare for the poor and elderly and reduced work hours for state employees as part of an effort to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
May 14, 2012
Los Angeles, Calif., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Whenever a driver puts their key in the ignition, they are going to run the risk of receiving a traffic ticket due to the countless laws and traffic codes that
California maintains.
89.3 KPCC
May 14, 2012
A sign with the "like" symbol stands in front of the Facebook headquarters on February 1, 2012 in Menlo Park, California. Facebook is expected to file for its first initial public offering today seeking to raise at least $5 billion.
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
May 14, 2012
And it's looking even farther for manufacturers in the Golden State with
California ranking last in the '
CEO Business Climate' survey released on May 2nd, 2012.
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
May 14, 2012
The
Houston-area congressman announced today that he will no longer actively campaign in the remaining primary states, including
California, where he has a strong statewide organization. In an
email to supporters later posted to his campaign web site, ...
Barron's (blog)
May 14, 2012
By Brendan Conway California Gov. Jerry Brown tried to make clear over the weekend that his state faces a grave fiscal crisis.
