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Why Dont We Pay Attention To Los Angeles Mayoral Elections
may have suggested at one point that going west might be a good idea, but he probably wouldn't be happy to see what's going on with Los Angeles as of late. The Dodgers are in last place in the National League West, the Angels are hovering near the bottom of the American League West, and the Lakers' appearance in the playoffs was brutally short. ...
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California pre-existing condition plan transitioning to federal program
In a move to manage costs nationwide, thousands of people enrolled in Californias Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will transition to the federal government's plan on July 1. Beginning next year, health plans have to insure all takers, regardless of health condition, so the program will no longer be needed. In a move to manage costs nationwide, thousands of people enrolled in ...
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The NRAs Amazing Hypocrisy About Hollywood Gun Violence
press conference after the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, last December, Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association blamed mass murders on everyone from legislators who pass gun control laws to the makers of videogames-everyone except gun manufacturers and sellers, ...
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Drew Barrymore Lists Stunning Montecito California Home She Married At Last Year
Drew Barrymore via Getty Images. First comes love, then come marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage...and "for sale" signs in the front yard. After a year that included a wedding and welcoming a new baby ...
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Coming up IBM Ventures Deborah Magid
Deborah Magid of IBM Venture Capital will be working with 10 founders at an SVForum breakfast next week in Palo Alto. Deborah Magid, director of software strategy for IBM Venture Capital Group, is meeting with a small group of founders next week in an ongoing series of breakfasts hosted by SVForum. There is only room for 10 people at this event which is set up to give entrepreneurs feedback on ...
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California Police Beat Man Nearly To Death For Asking To Read His Ticket
Olegs Kozacenko after the police assault. (Credit: NBC Bay Area) A Berkeley truck driver is suing the California High Patrol for a brutal assault that brought him to the brink of death — provoked, according to a report by the local NBC affiliate, only by the man’s request to read the ticket he was being given before he signed it. On September 2nd, 2011, Russian immigrant Olegs ...
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Man charged in death of CSU Fullerton student
On Friday, police confirmed that a body found in a remote area of Modjeska Canyon is that of 36-year-old Maribel Ramos, a student at California State University, Fullerton, and an Army ...
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Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state does a better job than federal managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism ...
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The Hollywood Reporter Nominated for 27 SoCal Journalism Awards
Matthew Belloni and Stephen Galloway have been nominated for print journalist and entertainment journalist of the year, respectively, while THR.com earned a nomination for best news ...
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Voters take to the polls in Los Angeles to decide new Mayor marijuana ordinances
Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti and his wife Amy cast their ballots at Allesandro Elementary school in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. Los Angeles residents will vote for a new mayor, Garcetti or Wendy Greuel in the citywide election. Photo by David Crane/Staff Photographer (David ...
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New York fines Airbnb host $2400
A New York judge has ordered a man who rented out part of his apartment on Airbnb to pay $2,400 for violating a 2011 law barring rentals for periods under 30 ...
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Palo Altos ConsultingMD raises $10 million
Consulting Medical Associates Inc. in Palo Alto has raised $10 million in venture funding. The company, known as ConsultingMD, makes technology to collect and digitize medial records and connects patients with doctors. It got the money ...
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California study Treatments for prostate and breast cancer vary widely depending on where people live
Tracy has agricultural roots and affordable homes, but a new study reveals a less obvious distinction for this Central Valley city: Doctors use internal radiation to treat men for prostate cancer at the highest rate in California, more than four times the state average.By comparison, men living just 60 miles away near Stanford University are much less likely to undergo the procedure known as ...
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McDonald-Leavitt Names Heglin Benefits Specialist in California
Santa Rosa, Calif.-based McDonald-Leavitt Insurance Agency named Steve Heglin as a benefits specialist. Prior to joining the agency he worked for MetLife. Heglin previously owned a real estate appraisal company. McDonald-Leavitt Insurance Agency is part of the Leavitt ...
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Los Angeles picking mayor after low-drama campaign
File-This file combo shows a Feb. 20, 2013 file photo of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaking to media in Los Angeles, left, and undated image provided by the Wendy Greuel Campaign of mayoral candidate Greuel meeting with voters. Despite the high stakes, the race has been a mostly low-drama affair between two government regulars. In a city known to yawn at local politics, turnout ...
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Protest begins at UC San Diego hospitals
Union President Kathryn Lybarger is scheduled to attend the 6 p.m. demonstration at UC San Diego's Thornton Hospital campus, 9300 Campus Point ...
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Earnings Preview Gap 1Q results due Thursday
NEW YORK -; Gap Inc. is expected to report first-quarter results after the markets close on Thursday as the clothing chain's turnaround ...
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Head hunter Russell Reynolds adds health care head in San Francisco office social media guru in Palo Alto
Sofie Qiao. Russell Reynolds Associates, a New York-based executive search firm, named Sofie Qiao as San Francisco-based executive director of the health care sector. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds, Qiao co-founded biotech firm LEAD Therapeutics, consulted and did other management work at Discovery Partners International, Syrrx (now Takeda California), McKinsey & Co., and Genzyme (now ...
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BP Agent Dies Trying to Rescue Swimmer
The local NBC television station reported that Gungon’s wife Denise was swimming near the waterfall when she ran into trouble just before 4:15 p.m. The U.S. Border Patrol agent went to help her and also had ...
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Medical Workers Strike UCSD Cancels Surgeries
Workers walked out after a judge approved the two day strike at the five largest University of California medical centers, including the centers in La Jolla and ...
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Teen Shot Multiple Times Outside Bakery
Emergency crews found the 19-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds outside the Denis’s Bakery on the corner of E. 18th Street and Highland Avenue ...
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El Cerito man stabbed during brawl involving up to 50 people outside Alameda sports bar
ALAMEDA -- An El Cerrito man remains hospitalized after he was stabbed multiple times in the back during a melee involving up to 50 people early Sunday morning outside a sports bar, police said.Investigators are still piecing together what led up to the altercation outside Scobies Sports Bar & Grill at 2431 Central Ave. But the incident apparently began after an argument among about six ...
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Emeryville man goes missing after Bay to Breakers race
SAN FRANCISCO -- An Emeryville man was reported missing Monday after he walked away from his friends at the finish line of the Bay to Breakers race Sunday and never returned to his work or his home, police said.Beau Rasmussen, 27, said goodbye to his friends after finishing the 7.46-mile run about 12 p.m., and said he was headed to the beach, according to San Francisco police. Later that night, ...
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California Tea Party group files lawsuit against the IRS
The John Weld Peckshown Federal Building in Cincinnati, houses the main offices for the Internal Revenue Service in the city. Tea party groups are planning a demonstration at the site Tuesday ...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Maria Shriver to Reconcile Theres Still A Chance
Arnold Schwarzenegger and estranged wife Maria Shriver reunite for their daughter Christina's graduation Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are said to be considering a reconciliation more than two years after the estranged couple announced their separation.The pair, who recently reunited for their daughter Christina's graduation, has reportedly finalized custody arrangements and ...
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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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