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OAKLAND, CA – In recognition of California Attorney General Jerry Brown´s record of strong and consistent support for women´s health issues, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Pro-Choice California (NARAL Pro-Choice California), and Planned Parenthood Affiliates ...
San Francisco — Mayor Gavin Newsom today invited interested Housing Authority tenants to apply for two of the soon-to-be vacant Housing Authority Commission seats. These two members must be residents of San Francisco and be Housing Authority tenants, one of whom must be over 62 years of age (...
Coalition of Businesses & Mayors to Push for Extension of Successful Federal Stimulus Funding as New National Report Shows More than 250,000 Americans in 37 States Have Work Through Jobs Programs.
San Francisco — Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined local business leaders, employers and work...
Recognition for Leadership in Improving Lives of America´s Children through Home Visitation.
LOS ANGELES — Nurse-Family Partnership®, a leading non-profit organization addressing the needs of low income, first-time parents and their children, has joined the Los Angeles County Depart...
NASHVILLE - The first round of nominees in seven categories for "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" was announced Tuesday at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville by Justin Moore and Chris Young. Nominees for the remaining five categories will be revealed tomorrow on ABC News' "Good Morning America" w...
Drunken driving and consumer and election protection bills clear Legislature.
Sacramento, CA – Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, marked the end of a successful 2010 legislative session Wednesday with a record that included the passage of 20 bills that he authored. The legislation tackles a r...
Position Consistent with ACLU Support of New York City Islamic Center.
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Wednesday joined the Council on American-Islamic Relations California (CAIR) and other civic groups to condemn the rash of violence targ...
For the fifth year, the announcement of the final nominees in five of the 12 CMA Awards categories was made on ABC News' "Good Morning America." Nominees Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert delivered the news from the "Good Morning America" studios in the heart of New York City's Times Square. Finali...
DOWNTOWN BURBANK, Calif. -- Flappers Comedy Club and the Burbank Boys and Girls Club have teamed up for the club´s grand opening at 102 E Magnolia Boulevard in Downtown Burbank on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8:00 and 10:00 P.M.
The show will feature MC Samuel J. Comroe with Stepha...
California´s youngest learners are one step closer to entering kindergarten prepared to learn and succeed after the state Legislature on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 1381 (Simitian, Steinberg), the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010. The bill now heads to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his signa...
Board of Trustees selects nationally recognized expert on Latino art and culture, Jonathan L. Yorba, Ph.D., to lead the Mexican Museum.
San Francisco — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced that, after conducting a national search, the Board of Trustees of the Mexican Museum ha...
SACRAMENTO – The California Senate last week approved two bills authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to assist survivors of domestic violence. The bills will need the signature of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) to become law.
On a bipartisan 22-14 vote, the Senate ap...
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that San Francisco achieved 77 percent landfill diversion rates, surpassing the goal of 75 percent landfill diversion by 2010 and setting national recycling rate records, the highest of any city in the United States. New statistics show that the ...
SACRAMENTO – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Roger Beauchesne has ruled that California State University Stanislaus violated the California Public Records Act when they refused to disclose the contract that brought Sarah Palin to the campus in June. The judge ordered CSU Stanislaus to releas...
Sacramento, CA – Legislation by Assemblyman Jerry Hill to increase the amount of money low-income Californians receive to retire smog-belching vehicles – from $1,000 to $1,500 – was approved last week by the Assembly and sent to the governor.
Assembly Bill 787 would be paid for by reducing the a...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court of the United States has set November 2, 2010 for oral arguments in the case involving California´s law to prevent the sale of excessively violent video games to children.
Last month, Attorney General Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) submitted the State of Calif...
SACRAMENTO- Assembly Bill 1050, a measure authored by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) that seeks to give children in domestic violence cases a chance to advocate on behalf of their own interests in court custody proceedings, was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger. The bill passed ou...
SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly passed legislation that would help reduce prison spending in California by allowing the medical parole of severely incapacitated inmates who no longer pose a threat to public safety. Senate Bill 1399, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), passed the As...
OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - McDonald's® announced today that Chicago will play host to the 2011 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games, tipping off March 30, 2011 at the famed United Center. The Girls Game will broadcast live on ESPNU and the Boys Game will broadcas...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) has signed legislation that will allow access to the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) highway lanes for the latest generation of low-emission vehicles – similar to a program that previously allowed some hybrid cars such access.
SB 535, au...
SACRAMENTO – Legislation authored by State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) to curb "pension spiking" in the state´s two largest pension systems has passed the Legislature. Senate Bill 1425, which pertains to the California Public Employees´ Retirement System and the California State T...
SACRAMENTO –Legislation authored by State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) to protect the privacy of drivers using the FasTrak payment system for toll bridges and roads has passed the Legislature and is on its way to the Governor.
The legislation, Senate Bill 1268, protects "locational privac...
SACRAMENTO – The State of California failed to join the rest of the world in ending life sentences for juvenile offenders. On a 34-36 vote, the State Assembly killed Senate Bill 399 – The Fair Sentencing for Youth Act authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco).
While SB 399 would not ha...
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. EPA´s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld announced details of the Agency´s proposal to ban all sewage discharges from large cruise ships and most other large ocean-going ships to the marine waters along California´s entire coastline. This...
SACRAMENTO – On a bipartisan 22-11 vote, the California Senate sent Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) legislation to safeguard children who enjoy California´s alpine sports: skiing and snowboarding.
SB 880, authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), would require all ...
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Jerry Hill´s legislation to correct a vehicle code drafting error and reduce by more than half fines for motorists who fail to make complete stops before turning right on red lights was approved today by a bi-partisan vote of the Assembly and sent to the governo...
SAN FRANCISCO/PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a partnership between San Francisco and Toyota to pilot the company's state-of-the-art Prius plug-in hybrid demonstration program vehicles. The plug-in hybrids, coming to market in 2012, will operate as part of the city fleet in order to demo...
Embracing the idea that anyone can bring about positive change by small daily actions of getting involved with feeding hungry friends and neighbors, FOOD Share in Ventura COunty, Calif. asks the public to step up and take action against hunger throughout September in honor of National Hunger Action Month.
World renowned tenor Charles Castronovo returns to Los Angeles to say ´thank you´ to the Opera Buffs – the organization that recognized his talent first – with a special recita, "Charles Castronovo's Italian Songbook" for opera lovers throughout Southern California on September 25.
The Will Rogers Follies chronicles the life and career of Will Rogers is a series of show-stopping numbers and moments of quiet wit and wisdom.
Saturday, August 28th, starting at 7:30 pm…See Blues Dynamo, Kathy Leonardo and The Venice Street Legends at The Rumor Mill 11739 W. Washington Blvd, at McLaughlin Ave., CA 90066. FREE for the whole evening of music. Delicious food and yummy treats as well as tasty coffee drinks available for sale. (310) 397-5400.
SOCAL'S PREMIER WINE FESTIVAL UNDER THE STARS TO FEATURE 125+ WINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AWARD-WINNING GOURMET FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE JAZZ AND SALSA, AND A WHOLE LOT OF FUN!
PASADENA, CA - Where can you get a Sprinkles red velvet cupcake, try a great Merlot from Napa, play bocce ball with your fri...
Legislation by Assemblyman Jerry Hill to increase the penalty for pirate limousine drivers at San Francisco International Airport from a simple infraction to a misdemeanor passed out of the Assembly today and was sent to the governor.
Assembly Bill 1885 would increase the punishment for driv...
Corrective Measure Would Bring Equity To Fines That Have Skyrocketed With Red Light Cameras.
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Jerry Hill´s legislation to correct a vehicle code drafting error and reduce by more than half fines for motorists who fail to make complete stops before turn...
San Francisco — Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced a partnership between San Francisco and Toyota to pilot the company´s state-of-the-art Prius plug-in hybrid demonstration program vehicles. The plug-in hybrids, coming to market in 2012, will operate as part of the city fleet in order to ...
New Pilot Program Will Increase California´s Health Care Workforce Capacity.
San Dimas, CA – Barbara Blake, RN, State Secretary for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) commended California Assembly Speaker John A Pérez (D-Los Angeles...
Trod Nossel Artists Management Signs 17 Year Old Diamond In The Rough, Beau Badrick, To It's Roster.
Wallingford, CT - After a full year of "artist shopping," Trod Nossel Artists has finally found what it considers to be one of the hottest unsigned hidden teen talents in the East. Trod Nossel ...
Voters Would Be Able To Track Their Ballots Through County Election Offices.
Sacramento – Legislation by Assemblyman Jerry Hill to allow Californians who vote by mail to verify that their ballots were counted was unanimously approved by the Legislature today and sent to the governor.
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California Department of Housing & Community Development Names Mission Bay a Model for Sustainable Development & Establishes Mission Bay as a Priority for Future State and Federal Funding.
San Francisco - Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced that the Mission Bay redevelopment project has been d...
Fun murder mystery event hosted by Aspiranet, one of California´s largest, nonprofit social service agencies to benefit special events for sibling youth who have been separated when placed in foster care.
Grab your passport, fedora, tuxedo or ball gown and set sail on the high seas for a good cause – all without leaving shore!
An evening of who-done-it on Oct. 16 at the Petroleum Club in Bakersfield will be set aboard a fantasy cruise ship bound for Cancun to solve a faux mystery of self-indulgent Karl Virgil, found overboard.
Proceeds will benefit Aspiranet which has served Kern County with foster care, adoption and family support services since 1997.
Top Headlines
Sept. 02--OAKLAND -- The governor's proposed budget cuts and the legislative budget impasse already are hurting real Californians with the most urgent needs, state Sen. Loni Hancock said Thursday.
Sept. 02--The Sharks made it official Thursday when they added former Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi to a growing stable of netminders.
Sept. 02--Officials say they think they've found the source of stink at San Jose's airport.
Sept. 01--SACRAMENTO -- As the California Legislature raced through the final hours of this session's lawmaking Tuesday, dueling budget proposals went nowhere, while environmentalists and corporate interests traded victories and defeats.
Sept. 02--Costa Rica's government will operate with a deficit equivalent to 5.3 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) under President Laura Chinchilla's $109.7 billion budget proposal for 2011.
Sept. 02--A controversial federal program that seeks to enlist local law enforcement in the war on illegal immigrants is apparently voluntary, according to a federal memo seeking to clarify confusion about the program.
Aug. 31--Coming eventually to a diamond lane near you: 40,000 plug-in hybrids that will be eligible for carpool stickers starting in 2012.
Aug. 31--A bill that would exempt major retailers from a portion of California's landmark environmental protection law is speeding through the legislature in the final hours of its 2009-2010 session, circumventing normal public review.
Aug. 29--When San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed talks about the selling points of his city's efforts to woo the Oakland A's, he gets right to the point: "We have the best site, we're ahead of the others and this is the place that makes the most sense."
Aug. 27--A rash of San Jose fires Thursday that burned two homes, a construction company and 40 acres of grassland reignited a dispute over the impact of budget cuts on public safety.
Aug. 27--Public university rectors and officials from the Education Ministry agreed Wednesday night on a 7 percent increase for the Special Fund for Higher Education (FEES) for 2011 and 2012, and on a 4.5 percent increase from 2013 through 2015, plus adjustments for inflation.
Aug. 26--Legislators appear to be lashing out against Health Minister Maria Luisa Avila after she moved to dislodge them from their offices in San Jose for health code violations.
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ On Aug. 12, a Boeing 767 commercial night flight from Hawaii was six miles out from Mineta San Jose International Airport when it was struck with a laser beam.
Aug. 24--OAKLAND -- Several agencies are coming together this week to develop a plan to fight gang violence in the city.
Aug. 23--The Bay Area is expected to soon become one of America's hottest markets for the first mass-produced electric cars, the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt.
Aug. 23--Q While on my customary lunchtime walk, I was walking in a San Jose neighborhood and found my path blocked by low-hanging branches directly over the sidewalk.
Aug. 23--Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization measure awaiting voters in November, already has united some strange bedfellows, split some traditional allies and exposed some not-so-ulterior motives -- and it's only midsummer.
Aug. 23--Cullings from the live online Action Line chat at noon Mondays (that's today!)
Aug. 21--At a time when California school board members were agonizing over laying off employees, slashing programs and imposing furloughs, the man who was the boards' public face earned $1.61 million over four years.
Aug. 19--City and school officials committed this week to work together and find a way to keep three Richmond campuses open after this school year.
Aug. 19--Frustrated with the length of time the current Traffic Law has sat in the Legislative Assembly awaiting reform, a number of influential organizations have joined together to present their own draft reform to the Public Works and Transport Ministry.
Aug. 18--Q I purchased tires for my son for his birthday at the Firestone store in Redwood City a few months ago.
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ A November ballot measure that would suspend California's landmark global-warming law could also end up rolling back some of the state's other sweeping environmental standards _ including rules that require utilities to generate a third of their electricity from renewable sources and programs requiring oil refineries to make cleaner-burning fuels.
Aug. 13--Officials say the four-day Santa Clara County Youth Fair was a success, exceeding the attendance estimates and meeting its budget.
Aug. 12--Q I noticed a ribbon fluttering off the antenna of a Highway Patrol car the other day.
Aug. 11--California's political watchdog agency is reviewing allegations that campaign donations to two Milpitas City Council members came from phony companies or individuals who did not properly disclose their employers.
Entertainment
Sept. 03--Get ready to be blasted with more blues, bluegrass, folk and Celtic music than you can handle this Labor Day weekend.
Sept. 03--Now that our long, national nightmare known as the summer movie season is over -- we were bombarded with poorly conceived, usually three-dimensional, multimillion-dollar trainwrecks that robbed us of our hard-earned money -- let us move on to the only movie season that matters: the fall season.
Sept. 03--On the boards At The Studio Theatre, 1028 R St. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 26.
Sept. 03--After perusing the available online trailers for many of the fall movies, I'm certain of one thing: There is greatness headed our way.
Sept. 02--The Crazy White Boys Tour featuring artists Josh Gracin and Mark Wills will highlight Kick'n Up Kountry, a three-day country music festival Friday through Sunday at the Pennington County Fairgrounds in Thief River Falls.
Sept. 03--We'll have to wait and see how the Motor City is portrayed visually on ABC's upcoming "Detroit 1-8-7."
Sept. 03--"Machete" was originally a two-and-a-half-minute slice of ridiculous perfection as a trailer sandwiched in between the B-movie double-feature "Grindhouse."
Sept. 03--There's no bonanza of sit-down theater offerings this year at Bumbershoot, but there's a smattering of improv comedy, musical and acrobatic shows, and some hard-to-classify displays of derring-do also thrown in.
Sept. 03--The latest loathsome exercise in "cute" crudeness to slime its way onto movie screens, "Going the Distance" seems to be the work of soulless hacks who put a conventional romantic-comedy script through some sort of Judd Apatow computer program before enacting it for the cameras.
Sept. 03--Cinematographers' names don't show up in lights or on marquees, but their artful camera angles can elevate a film from ordinary to pure art.
SCOTLAND'S top music festival is getting a Hollywood-style makeover - with a little help from legendary soul singer Al Green.
Sept. 02--The first production of the Penobscot Theatre Company's 37th season features 150 characters crammed into a 1.5 hour play.
AMY Macdonald admits she still feels like she's a musical fake.
Sept. 03--Jay Rees was looking for an outlet for his original jazz compositions when he came up with the idea for Sylvan Street.
So how does a documentary film about the resurrection for a night of a 60s Londonderry showband called the Signetts become an overnight success this season when it was made by director Alessandro Negrini back in 2008?
Sept. 03--Purists who say that modern romantic comedies are too often crude for the sake of being crude have fresh evidence in "Going the Distance."
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES But the suburban super-snob is wafting into Glasgow next week for a stage version of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.
We rate the country's top 10 films on at the cinema this week
Movies Aniston upstaged by co-star
The noted Ulster stage actor John Keyes died yesterday at the age of 73 following a short illness.
THE LAST EXORCISIM *** BORROWING heavily from films such as The Exorcist and The Blair Witch Project, this is a modestly chilling, low-budget fake documentary-style horror film.
Sept. 03--A controversial film from Austin filmmaker Robert Rodriguez opens today as questions continue about whether it will receive a tax break from Texas.
Sept. 03--After more than 40 years together in one form or another, the members of Cheap Trick know they're among the fortunate few to have survived the vagaries of rock and roll.
Danny Trejo had been out of the joint maybe a week when he came across an elderly neighbor struggling with two trash cans.
Sept. 03--A Redlands team from Work and Play Productions took home about everything but the popcorn concession with their film "Snakebit" in this year's Inland Empire Division of the 48 Hour Film Project.
Sept. 03--Michelle Rodriguez began her acting career as a character channeling her rage through boxing in the 2000 movie "Girlfight."
