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Plans And Prices For California’s New Health Exchange Unveiled
Affordable Care Act as Americans prepare to make health insurance a mandatory monthly expense. Federal law will require most uninsured Americans to get coverage or pay a penalty beginning January 1, 2014. State ...
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Covered California again delays action on issue that upset VSP
One item that was taken off the agenda Thursday by Covered California was action on supplemental benefits, including stand-alone vision and dental plans. This is the same issue that got Rancho Cordova-based VSP Global stirred up last August, threatening to grow elsewhere if the state kept the company out of the program. The big news out of Covered California this week was the 13 plans in the ...
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Free Beach Shuttle service begins today in Marina del Rey area
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County's free Beach Shuttle, which carries passengers from Playa Vista, around Marina del Rey and to the Washington Boulevard pier, will begin operating today. The shuttle will operate from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 29. It will also operate on holidays and selected Thursdays during the Marina del Rey ...
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Metro Opens First Section Of New NB 405 Lanes Through West Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Metro Friday opened an extra lane on the 405 Freeway through West Los Angeles in a major milestone for the Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. ';The opening comes in time to help drivers more easily navigate this section of the I-405 prior to the Memorial Day travel weekend,'; Metro officials said. The 1.7 miles of a general purpose lane on the northbound ...
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Sesame Street Live ‘Can’t Stop Singing’ Arrives In Southern California
What's better than watching Sesame Street on repeat every single day of your 2-year-old's life and memorizing ';la-la-la-la'; Elmo's song? Seeing the lovable furry cast of characters sing and dance in person, of course! "Can't Stop Singing," Sesame Street Live's newest and latest show, features Broadway-caliber song and dance numbers for the under-5 ...
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California Offers Glimpse Into Health Insurance Prices Under Obamacare
California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a glimpse into how health care reform may look as it is rolled out across the nation. Under the federal health care reform law, Californians who do not get or cannot afford health insurance through their jobs can buy coverage through ...
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New California health insurance rates unveiled
Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the agency running the state's new health insurance exchange, announces the plans and prices that will be offered by private ...
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Googles Eric Schmidt Says Hollywoods Storytelling Wins in The New Digital Age
Major studios still have the advantage in producing content, but should look to the Internet as a home for its farm team, say the search giant's chairman and his co-author, former diplomat Jared Cohen in their new ...
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Disneyland Celebrates New ‘Monsters University’ Movie With 24-Hour Party
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) -- The "Happiest Place On Earth" will be open for 24 hours starting at 6 a.m. on Friday in celebration of Disney-Pixar's upcoming "Monsters University" movie. Ticket sales began at 5 a.m. after dozens of Disney fans camped out in front of the park overnight Thursday in anticipation of the 24-hour ';Monstrous Summer'; ...
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Controlled burn becomes wildfire in Southern California
A controlled burn in northeast San Diego County in California got out of control and turned into a wildfire covering 750 acres, officials said. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said crews were expecting to burn approximately 114 acres of brush in a largely unpopulated area east of Julian, Calif., Thursday when the wind shifted. Agency officials said the fire got out of ...
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A dozen aftershocks felt following Northern California earthquake
More than a dozen aftershocks were felt after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook a remotely populated area in the Sierras in Northern California, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake was strong enough to be felt across a wide area and to do considerable damage to poorly designed buildings. But no significant damage had been reported. The quake at 8:47 p.m. Thursday was ...
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5.7-magnitude quake widely felt across Northern California
GREENVILLE, Calif. -- An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious ...
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Northern California Earthquake 5.7-Magnitude Temblor Causes Minimal Damage
GREENVILLE, Calif. - An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage. The magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it struck at 8:47 p.m. Thursday, officials said. It was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in ...
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5.7 earthquake hits N. California US Geological Survey
WAM Washington, 24th May 2013 (WAM) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California Thursday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of injury or serious damage. The magnitude 5.7 quake that hit Northern California tonight was apparently felt across a large area. The U.S. Geological Survey ...
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Los Angeles Newly-elected mayor promises more cuts and privatization
The City of Los Angeles concluded its 2013 mayoral election this Wednesday with Democratic former city council head Eric Garcetti comfortably defeating his rival, current city controller Wendy Greuel by a 54 to 46 percent margin. Much like outgoing mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the incoming mayor is committed to an austerity agenda. The election was most notable for its extremely low turnout, ...
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University of California medical workers strike
For two days this week, May 21-22, workers at various University of California Medical Centers went on strike. Several hundred respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, nursing aids, surgical technicians, and other patient care workers, all represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) marched in front of their respective centers demanding ...
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New car sales jump 13 in California
California new car sales jumped nearly 13 percent in the first quarter of this year, reaching the highest first-quarter total since 2008.The California New Car Dealers Association said vehicle sales hit 403,658 in the first quarter, a 12.6 percent improvement from a year earlier.The association said the sales increase in California surpassed the improvement on the national level. Dale ...
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Lytle to Leave Top Long Beach Post for Oakland
J. Christopher Lytle, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, will leave in mid-July to take the same post at the Port of Oakland.Lytle joined the port, the nation's second-largest, in 2006 as a managing director, was promoted to deputy executive director and chief operating officer in 2008 and became executive director in November 2011 after the retirement of longtime port chief ...
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Things To Do This Weekend
All Things USS Iowa . Special Tribute to the Navy SEALs: More than 5,000 people are expected to participate in the 28th annual Memorial Day Observance from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Green Hills Memorial Park. Last year's keynote speaker, Lt. Michael Thornton, will return to present a special tribute to the Navy SEALs. Other highlights include the release of 100 doves, a parade of colors, ...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California- Powerful earthquake rocks Russias Far East
GREENVILLE, Calif. – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National ...
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DU Pioneers mens basketball team gains California high-schooler Dorian Butler
Dorian Butler, a 6-foot-6 forward from John W. North High School in Riverside, Calif., will play for the University of Denver men's basketball team, DU coach Joe Scott announced Thursday. Butler helped his team to a 31-4 record and a Southern Section Division 2AA championship last season. "Dorian is a skillful, strong forward who we are excited to have joining our team," Scott ...
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M5.7 quake hits Northern California
The quake was occurred at around 8:47 p.m. local time (0347 GMT Friday). The epicenter was 11 km northwest of Greenville, some 240 km northeast of California's capital city Sacramento. People in Sacramento Twitted that they felt the ...
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Amanda Bynes Arrested After She Allegedly Throws Bong Out Of Apartment Window
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. It happened at an apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building official called police to complain that Bynes was smoking marijuana and rolling a joint in the building’s lobby. The officers went to ...
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LA Whiz Kid Gets To Take Supermodel To His Prom
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) -- An LA whiz kid is no doubt the envy of all his classmates — well, the male ones anyway — after he got to take a supermodel to his prom. Jake Davisdson, 17, is a student at Milken Community High School in Los Angeles and attended his prom — ';a night I will never forget'; — Thursday evening. Davidson put together a YouTube proposal ...
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2 Injured In Deputy-Involved Shooting In Compton
COMPTON (CBSLA.com) -- A Sheriff’s deputy sustained a non-life threatening injury Thursday night during a shooting in Compton. Shots were fired at the intersection of North Bradfield Avenue and East Palmer Street at approximately 7:24 ...
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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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