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Deseret News (Salt Lake City) By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press
WINFIELD, Mo. -- A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river.
About 300 National Guard soldiers worked nearly 20 hours to build a levee around a cluster of 100 homes in the flood plain after the river ripped through another levee there early Friday. Officials hoped the barrier would keep the water at bay long enough for it to recede.
It didn't. Still, those in the town of 720 people said they won't forget the heroic effort to try saving the neighborhood.
"I figured it was a long shot," said ...
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(SACRAMENTO) – Legislation by Senate President pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) that would immediately appropriate $47 million in federal money for low-performing schools fell one vote short today of receiving the two-thirds majority needed, as all 14 votes against were cast by Republicans.
SB 606 would allow the state to spend $19 million in federal money designated for low-performing schools before the money reverts to the federal government. Absent this appropriation, the State Board of Education´s March action amounts to an unfunded mandate on local school districts.
The bill passed the Assembly last week. In the Senate today, the bill received 26 votes in favor, with Senator Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) joining all Se...
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SACRAMENTO – Senator Roy Ashburn made a motion in the Senate Transportation Committee Monday to remove the High Speed Rail measure, Proposition 1, from the November ballot. During a hearing over a last-minute rewrite of the ballot measure, Ashburn raised serious concerns over the complete lack of a business plan, as well as logistical and constitutional issues surrounding the proposal to be considered by California voters November 4th.
"This bond does not have the language necessary to protect the interests of the people of California and our future generations," said Senator Ashburn. "I do not believe this bond is ready to go to the people of California in November."
Senator Ashburn was the deciding vote when the original bond...
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(SACRAMENTO) – Legislation by Senate President pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) providing immediate relief to homeowners caught in the mortgage crisis was approved today by the Senate on a bipartisan 32-8 vote and sent to the Governor´s desk.
SB 1137 would require lenders to contact property owners to attempt to avoid foreclosure, provide tenants additional time to move from a foreclosed property and mandate maintenance of foreclosed properties to diminish the impact on the value of neighboring homes. The legislation is an urgency measure, meaning it will become law once the Governor signs it.
"Too many people were asleep at the switch or looking the other way as the subprime ...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed today joined leaders from Bay Area and statewide water agencies to unveil a regional public education campaign aimed at reminding residents and businesses to curb water use this summer and fall. The "Water Saving Hero" campaign features ordinary people adopting simple water conservation practices in their everyday lives, and will soon blanket radio and
television airwaves, billboards, transit stations, buses, trains and websites throughout the region. The effort also features a new website www.WaterSavingHero.com, where Bay Area residents can link directly to their local water agency´s conservation tips and cash rebate information. The effort comes as ...
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SACRAMENTO – The Senate Transportation and Housing Committee yesterday approved Assembly Bill 3034 to rewrite the $10 billion bond measure set to go before the voters in November to build the state´s high speed rail system, but not before a critical amendment was forced into the bill to protect the main line of the bullet train.
While there were many positive provisions of the bill, including establishing accountability standards and an independent review, the original proposal before the Committee attempted to weaken requirements on how the money is to be spent. Specifically, the bill called for allowing small corridors to be built between various metropolitan hubs without any mainline connection from San Francisco to Los Ang...
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SACRAMENTO – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) signed into law a bill that victim advocates believe will result in more women coming forward to law enforcement after falling victim to domestic violence. Senate Bill 1356, authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo), protects domestic violence survivors from the threat of incarceration when they refuse to testify against their abuser in court. The law mirrors an existing statute for sexual assault victims.
"I am very pleased to see the Governor and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle support this commonsense and much-needed legislation," said Yee. "Domestic violence survivors have been through enough; the last thing they need is to be re-victimized by...
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Sacramento – The State Assembly voted 43-28 Monday to approve Senate Bill 1431, legislation by Senator Patricia Wiggins (D – Santa Rosa) to enable the state Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to expand the use of conservation easements to protect state parklands.
The Senate approved SB 1431 in April, meaning the bill has been sent to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his consideration.
SB 1431 clarifies that DPR is allowed to acquire a conservation easement if DPR determines that it is necessary to protect a unit of the state park system from an incompatible use or to preserve and enhance the natural resource, cultural, or historic value of a state park unit.
The Wiggins bill would also enable DPR to make grants to a...
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed into law a measure by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) that will eliminate a government-imposed stigma against association with the African National Congress of South Africa. Now the United States will remove from its databases any notation characterizing the ANC and its leaders -- including Nobel Laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela -- as terrorists.
"For many years under the old Apartheid regime, injustice heaped upon injustice as the world watched, and even complied," said Berman, who is leading a Congressional delegation to South Africa. "Today the United States finally has removed from its legal code a vestige of that time of collective insul...
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(SACRAMENTO) – Legislation by Senate President pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) providing immediate relief to homeowners caught in the mortgage crisis passed the Assembly today.
SB 1137 would give notice to property residents that the foreclosure process has begun, provide tenants additional time to move from a foreclosed property and mandate maintenance of foreclosed properties to diminish the impact on the value of neighboring homes.
The legislation is coauthored by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles).
"Foreclosures are afflicting thousands of Californians and their communities," Perata said. "SB 1137 gives homeowners more advanced warning a foreclosure may be coming and provides the tools they need to help avoid it...
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(Sacramento, CA) – Legislation sent to the Governor today by Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) will, if signed, codify existing consumer expectations on winery picnic areas and tasting rooms.
Sponsored by the Wine Institute, a trade association of over 1,000 California wineries and affiliated businesses, AB 2004 passed the State Legislature with unanimous support.
"Wineries have become social destinations," said Evans. "Many winery visitors want to take a break from the tasting room and enjoy a little scenery over a picnic with friends. However, current law is unclear about winery picnics when a bottle of wine from the tasting room goes into someone´s picnic basket. I hope the Governor supports the affirmative so...
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(SACRAMENTO, CA) The Senate Appropriations Committee today passed Assembly Bill (AB) 16, authored by Assemblymembers Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) and Dr. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), to require health plans and insurers to cover the cost of vaccinating young women against several strains of the virus which causes cervical cancer.
AB 16 passed 9-6 and awaits a vote on the Senate Floor. AB 16 mirrors Evans legislation that was vetoed by the Governor last year, AB 1429.
"California has the highest incidence of cervical cancer in the country," said Evans. "This vaccine should be available to all women so that the lives of thousands of women are not needlessly lost. We routinely vaccinate for polio, measles, and other ailments. It...
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(OAKLAND) – Legislation pushed by Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (D-Oakland) will provide $71.5 million in Proposition 1C funding for Oakland affordable housing projects this year and will help stimulate the beleaguered local economy by generating decent-paying construction jobs.
Senator Perata joined housing and transportation advocates and local officials at the Bay Area Rapid Transit´s MacArthur Station today to discuss the importance of the projects for Oakland residents.
"Building residences close to transit hubs, such as MacArthur Station, is a smart way to increase affordable housing, reduce traffic congestion and combat climate change," Perata said. "Voters approved the Rebuild California bonds to improve th...
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Sacramento - AB 2425, authored by Assemblymember Joe Coto (D-San Jose), requires the State Department of Public Health to convene a working group of interested parties whose purpose would be to increase public knowledge about the contamination of pharmaceuticals. This group would conduct research and prepare reports on the impact of a variety of areas ranging from antibiotics to hormones in drinking water supplies, along with establishing best practices for industry and the public on the disposal of pharmaceutical drugs.
Approaching a policy deadline, this bill was approved earlier this week by the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and the Senate Health Committee. The bill now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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SACRAMENTO–The State´s Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water voted 5-3 to approve legislation by Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to protect the declining fisheries in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Assembly Bill 1806 requires the development of protocols to guide preparation and implementation of emergency fish rescue plans for Delta fisheries. Wolk introduced the bill in response to a massive fish kill on Prospect Island that resulted when the Bureau of Reclamation drained water from the area to conduct levee repairs.
"The Prospect Island fish kill resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of fish, including striped bass and other sportfish. The incident outraged the sportfishing community, which plays...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., -- The release of the draft scoping plan by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to implement The Global Warming Solution Act (ftp://ftp.arb.ca.gov/carbis/board/books/2008/062608/08-6-4pres.pdf) "is a great step forward," according to a cosponsor of the groundbreaking law, Environmental Defense Fund.
"The Board's pioneering work, combined with the constructive input of the California state legislature and many diverse stakeholders, will ensure that California becomes the first state in the United States to enact and enforce an economy-wide cap on global warming pollution," said Derek Walker, Director of the California Climate Initiative at Environmental Defense Fund. "The draft scoping plan presents a wide arra...
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(Sacramento, CA) – The State Senate unanimously approved legislation authored by Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) to help non-profit organizations organize fundraising events involving wine donated from California´s wine industry.
Assembly Bill (AB) 1964 passed the Senate with a 35-0 vote, following a 74-0 Assembly vote on May 8th. It now goes to the Governor for his signature or veto. He will have 12 days to act on the legislation.
"We need to remove obstacles faced by charities fighting for good causes," said Evans. "This bill creates new opportunities for non-profits to get the resources they need from the wine industry which has a history of being extremely generous. I am proud to author legislation encoura...
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SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined ten states in announcing that Anheuser-Busch will discontinue its popular alcoholic energy drinks, including Tilt and Bud Extra, and will not produce any caffeinated alcohol beverages in the future.
"Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewing company in the United States, has taken an important action to protect young people from attractive alcohol advertising and marketing," Attorney General Brown said. "Other major alcohol manufacturers should follow Anheuser-Busch´s lead and eliminate dangerous combinations of caffeine and alcohol from the marketplace."
Alcoholic energy drinks are prepackaged beverages that combine alcohol and caffeine, guarana, taurine, ginseng a...
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STATE CAPITOL-The Senate Rules Committee yesterday defeated four budget reform measures that were authored by State Senator Jeff Denham (R-Merced), the major budget holdout last summer. These four measures were part of Denham´s Budget Reform package totaling six measures: three Senate Constitutional Amendments, two Senate Concurrent Resolutions and one Senate Bill. The final two measures from the package are scheduled to be heard today in the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee.
"There´s been a lot of talk over the past year, about convening a panel on budget reform, yet here we are again already late on this year´s budget. If not now, then when?" asked Denham. "Today, I presented four bills of my budget reform pack...
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(SACRAMENTO, CA) The State Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water passed a bill authored by Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) that directs the state to assess the suitability of specific state roadless lands in Northern California for wilderness designation.
Assembly Bill (AB) 2923 passed 5-3 and awaits further review in the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
"The Legislature hasn´t designated new wilderness in decades," said Evans. "We are long overdue to do our part to protect wildlife, watersheds, and wild lands for future generations to enjoy."
Sponsored by the California Wilderness Coalition, AB 2923 directs the Resources Agency and the State Lands Commission to assess whether specific state lands me...
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SACRAMENTO—Two days after Senator Barack Obama unveiled a national push for paid sick days, California State Senate Democrats passed Assembly Bill 2716, the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act, out of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, putting California on track to becoming the first state in the nation where all workers can earn paid sick days.
Authored by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, a San Francisco Democrat, AB 2716 allows workers to earn one hour for every 30 hours worked that can be used to recover from illness, care for a sick family member, or recover from domestic violence or sexual assault. The bill moves next to the Senate Appropriations Committee and is expected to be heard by the committee in July....
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SACRAMENTO – Over the past two years, 1.76 million Californians who already had healthcare benefits received surprise medical bills following hospital visits, according to a recent APCO Insight Survey. The practice known as balance billing results in individual medical bills ranging from $100 and under to upwards of $20,000 or more, and come even though a hospital contracts with a patient's health insurance plan.
Even worse, many of those who fall victim to this practice are enrolled in the state´s Healthy Families program, which provides healthcare coverage for uninsured children of low-income families, or are enrolled in the Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM) program designed for pregnant women.
On Tuesday, the Assemb...
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LOS ANGELES--California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday sued Countrywide Financial, its chief executive Angelo Mozilo, and president David Sambol, for engaging in deceptive advertising and unfair competition by pushing homeowners into mass-produced, risky loans for the sole purpose of reselling the mortgages on the secondary market.
"Countrywide exploited the American dream of homeownership and then sold its mortgages for huge profits on the secondary market," Attorney General Brown said. "The company sold ever-increasing numbers of complex and risky home loans, as quickly as possible. Countrywide was, in essence, a mass-production loan factory, producing ever-increasing streams of debt without regard for borrowers. Today...
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(SACRAMENTO)—California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in food and beverage containers designed for children three years and under. Today, the California Assembly´s Health Committee approved Senator Carole Migden´s "Toxin-free Toddlers and Babies Act," (SB 1713). Senator Migden (D-San Francisco/North Bay) introduced the bill in response to escalating reports of links between exposure to toxic chemical BPA and health problems, especially in children. This includes baby bottles, sippy cups, formula cans and baby food jars.
"This is a dangerous, cancer-causing chemical that has no business being in baby bottles and sippy cups," said Migden (D-San Francisco...
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SACRAMENTO – Two bills by Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico (D-Newark) to give borrowers more advance notice before their loans reset, and to protect renters whose landlords´ properties are in foreclosure passed the Senate Judiciary Committee this week on 3-2 votes.
AB 2586 gives renters 60 days to find new homes, requires renters to be directly notified in multiple languages that their rental units are in foreclosure, and requires their security deposits to be returned.
With more than 80,000 homes foreclosed last year in California and thousands more this year, renters are being forced out of their homes often with little notice and no hopes of regaining their security deposits.
"Innocent families are being hur...
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SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblymember Portantino, Chairman of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 5. If approved by the Legislature and enacted by the voters through a statewide initiative, ACA 5 would establish a board of trustees to govern the University of California Retirement System (UCRS).
"The UC Retirement Plan holds the unique distinction of being the only state public pension plan that doesn´t give workers a seat at the table," said Portantino. "It is unfortunate that recent news accounts of conflicts of interests by pension managers and an underperforming portfolio have plagued the system while other similar pension funds are doing quite well. This is an issue not on...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) today joined Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in introducing legislation (H.R. 6353) to stop rogue pharmacies operating on the Internet and protect the safety of consumers who fill legitimate prescriptions online.
The bill, the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, is a companion to legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The legislation is designed to stop Internet pharmacies that sell controlled substances without a valid prescription.
A 2004 Government Accountability Office (GAO) study obtained 68 samples of 11 different prescription drugs, each from a different website. GAO found...
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SACRAMENTO – Legislation expected to help rehabilitate incarcerated juveniles and reduce recidivism was unanimously approved today in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. The Family Communication and Youth Rehabilitation Act, authored Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo), allows greater communication between incarcerated youth and their family members, clergy, and legal counsel.
"Removing bureaucratic barriers to family communication is an efficient and effective means of helping rehabilitate incarcerated youth and will greatly cut recidivism rates," said Yee, who is also a child psychologist. "The research is clear; the youth and the general public are better off when we allow for greater communication with families."
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SACRAMENTO – Motorists cited for high blood-alcohol levels could more easily be required to install breathalyzers in their vehicles, according to bill authored by Sen. Jenny Oropeza that now faces an Assembly Floor vote after passing two policy committee reviews.
"California currently is among the most lenient of states regarding extreme drunk drivers," Oropeza, D-Long Beach, said shortly after approval of Senate Bill 1190 late Monday by the Assembly Transportation Committee and early today by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. "My measure would decrease the blood-alcohol threshold from .20 to .15. This lowers the threshold for when judges can require vehicle breathalyzers as punishment for drunken driving."
The current level o...
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SACRAMENTO – A landmark plastic bag reduction bill authored by Assemblymember Lloyd Levine (D-Woodland Hills) and designed to clean up litter and save shoppers money on groceries was amended and passed by the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on a 5 to 2 vote. Levine´s Assembly bill 2058 now goes to Senate Appropriations.
"Single use plastic bags are costing California consumers more than $400 million dollars annually in higher grocery costs," Assemblymember Levine said. "The costs to taxpayers in terms of litter clean up and waste management is even higher. This bill would substantially reduce litter and waste. Right now more than 19 billion single use shopping bags are generated in California each year clogging our rivers ...
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(SACRAMENTO) – Legislation that will help generate construction jobs by providing $300 million in Proposition 1B and 1C funding for housing and transportation projects passed the Senate today on a bipartisan 35-0 vote.
The bill, AB 1252 by Assembly Member Anna Marie Caballero (D-Salinas), appropriates money from two of the "Rebuild California" bond measures voters approved in 2006 to build affordable housing, improve goods movement and upgrade streets and roads. Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (D-Oakland), who authored the Rebuild California bond measures, served as the Senate floor jockey for AB 1252.
"Getting these bond dollars out the door will give the construction industry a much-needed boost," Perata said. "Every co...
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Anaheim Community Services Department is offering free recreational swim times at Pearson Park Pool, located at 400 N. Harbor Blvd. in Anaheim.
Through August 31, the free recreational swim times will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Children 8-years-old and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Summer access to Pearson Park Pool will enable residents to cool off during the warm summer months, increase their physical fitness level, and socialize with their family and neighbors. Recreational Swim is generously sponsored by the City of Anaheim.
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Calls for public apology by Paramount Pictures and its parent Viacom on issues surrounding "The Love Guru" movie, started by acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed, are gathering storm.
Now Nevada Clergy Association (NCA); which is composed of Christian (various denominations), Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Bahai, Native American, etc., clergy; has joined others in asking for Paramount/Viacom apology.
In a statement issued in Nevada (USA), Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr., NCA President, said, "We urge Paramount and Viacom to issue a general public apology over this issue, which will help heal the wounds of seemingly perturbed one-billion-strong Hindu community".
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – With July 4 celebrations quickly approaching, the City of Anaheim would like to remind Anaheim residents they can report the use of illegal fireworks by calling Anaheim Anytime´s 311 customer service hotline, which will be staffed for extended hours on Friday, July 4, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Residents and businesses dialing 311 from any landline phone within Anaheim´s boundaries are automatically connected with a trained 311 representative. Callers using cell phones can utilize the City´s 10-digit phone number, 714-765-4311. All 311 customer service representatives are fluent in English and Spanish. Emergency responders will be dispatched to the targeted location.
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POMONA, Calif. - The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) share a long and storied history. Now the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, is honoring SEMA's legacy with a new, permanent interactive SEMA Hall of Fame display. The exhibit opens today during the Museum's monthly Prolong® Cruise Night celebration which will be themed "SEMA Night" for the evening.
"The SEMA Hall of Fame is an elite group that we owe a great deal to," said Joel Ayres, chairman of the SEMA HOF/History Task Force. "These are innovators and leaders who are responsible for having developed a $38.1 billion industry. We are excited to honor and recognize the ...
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The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI) last week asking the American public to comment on the prevalence of product placement and product integration on broadcast television. The Commission's action signals the increasing need for stricter guidelines governing the use of stealth advertising within programs.
From the outset, Screen Actors Guild led the charge for proper public disclosure, and over the past three years in an effort to raise awareness of this issue, SAG President Alan Rosenberg and executive staff have been meeting one-on-one with FCC Commissioners and Members of Congress to underscore the impact of product integration on SAG actors and the viewin...
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Craig Hill was born in Vallejo California and spent the first half of his boyhood doing what boys do, well what future computer engineers do anyway, building computers. His family moved to Napa where he graduated from high school and developed his affinity for all things tech. Hill had begun building his first computer at the age of 9, it took him two years to complete but in all fairness it was his first attempt. Two years at Sonoma State and Two at Sacramento State coupled with another Four at Stanford Cal Poly San Louis Obispo Wilson's time spent in the classroom were over and the real learning was about to begin.
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SACRAMENTO - The American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC California) has released a white paper examining the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs or P3s) in delivering new infrastructure projects and upgrading California's aging existing infrastructure.
"Public-Private Partnerships: Creating Tomorrow's Infrastructure" provides an overview of California's current infrastructure crisis and explores how other countries such as India, Mexico, Australia and the United Kingdom are embracing PPPs as an effective method for renewing, creating or maintaining roads, rail systems, bridges, dams, levees, wastewater systems and other infrastructure vital to their continued economic development. One key finding of th...
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Ventura, CA - Local author Starr Reina will be appearing the West Coast Author Premiere on July 12, 2008. This event will be held at the Crowne Plaza located at 450 E. Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, California between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. She will be signing her mystery novel series and will be alongside some other award winning authors.
This event will also be hosting some wonderful speakers on how to get published and other subjects. The speakers will be sharing some tricks of the trade and are scheduled to speak at different times during the event. Additionally, there will be authors reading their works.
Starr is an author of mystery novels and has also published her own newsletter titled WhoDunIt. She will be taking signups for this ...
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FAIRFAX, Calif., -- California public schools need to improve their environmental education curriculum according to a survey of fifty-nine public schools. The survey found that the majority of the K-8th schools assessed fell short in providing their students with education about the environment. The survey was sponsored by the Environmental Education Council of Marin "EECOM" (www.eecom.net).
According to Catriona M. Glazebrook, Executive Director of the Environmental Education Council of Marin "EECOM", "We need to educate our children so that they are able to address increasingly important issues like access to fresh water, natural resource depletion and global warming."
The study conducted predominantly of Marin County schools in...
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Venice Beach Walking Tours Guided by the one and only Jeffrey Solomon
Photo by Venice Paparazzi
A crowd of worn out tourists parade by the snake man on Ocean Front Walk on Venice Beach, a one line scripted mention is given by a young college student droning on, while thinking how he will spend his next paycheck. These poor unsuspecting tourists don´t realize what they are missing. Do they know the incredible stories behind these performers and artists? Jeffrey Solomon strolls past the group, smiling and welcoming them all to Venice Beach. Jeffrey is a local of over 40 years. He chides the local sidewalk vendors…"maybe we should re-direct the tour to the old whorehouse on Navy? Someone needs to show them the real Venice." They all laug...
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PASADENA, Calif. She has sung before thousands at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera and even Dodger Stadium, but a gig as commencement speaker for The Rosemary School was one of the toughest she´d encountered yet, internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzman confessed to the group of roughly 40 family members, staff, supporters and four graduates gathered on the lawn outside The Rosemary School, Rosemary Children´s Services´ non public school for troubled and at risk teenage girls.
"When Rosemary Children´s Services approached me about speaking this morning, my first thought was ´What? I can´t speak. I sing,´ " Guzman related on a warm June morning. "Honestly I can sing for 3000 peop...
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. -- Executive Director, Diana Fuentes-Michel urged eligible nursing students who need financial assistance to help them pay for college to immediately apply for the 2007-08 academic year State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education programs. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2008.
"In these tough times, students need to be aware of all available resources to help them pay for their postsecondary education," Fuentes-Michel said. "These loan forgiveness programs encourage students to train in specific career paths where critical shortages have been identified and we urge nursing students to consider applying for these programs."
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On Saturday, June 28th Venice opens her arms, with the help of Earth Day LA and the Venice Chamber of Commerce, to bring a new annual ecologically themed free festival. On Saturday, June 28th, Venice Eco-fest is scheduled to make a fabulous entrance into one of the most creatively diverse and beautiful locations in all of California…Venice Beach.
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India´s most popular outdoor game of cricket is being subjected to a veritable upheaval since 15 April without adequate public awareness of it .On the other hand, the young and old are lapping up the tamasha as ´cheap´ entertainment. The sparsely clad, cheerleaders imported from the US are a mere fig leaf for the Twenty/20 format of the halcyon days of the ´gentleman´s game´. Recall the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar whose felicity with the willow in the early 19th century was celebrated by A.G. Gardinar in immortal prose. He bettered the native Englishmen by his prowess on Britain´s playing fields in what was then the Englishmen´s game. He also played for England against Australia in the ...
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Fiddler/singer/songwriter/actress Amanda Shaw's New Orleans roots display proudly throughout her Rounder Records debut album, Pretty Runs Out, in her street-strut pas de deux with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews on "Brick Wall," the low-down jazzy blues of her solo on "What's Wrong with You?" and the foot-stomp Cajun feel "French Jig" and "McGee's Medley."
Shaw wrote five of these 13 tracks and recorded all of them while in her mid teens. Now 17, she projects an appeal through her music that combines elements of humor and youthful verve with the precocity that earned her the distinction at age 7 of being the youngest artist to guest with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
Shaw was in elementary school when she made her national te...
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