Tagged: california
These Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain Why
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3 months ago
Related: 1. How This House Survived Deadly Hawaii Fires The red roofed house that survived the fires is surrounded by destroyed homes. Picture: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP. 2. LA’s rich...
AG Candidate Kamala Harris Wants Attack Ad Pulled
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8 months ago
More forgotten news from 2010. Seems Harris tried to pull a bait-and-switch on capital punishment; promising one thing and doing another. Is it any wonder Harris avoids interacting with the press?
California Educators Encouraged to Teach Kids About Israeli 'Occupation
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2 years ago
Important Related Articles: 1. Egypt Fighting Pressure To Accept Gaza Refugees 2. Opinion | I Might Have Once Favored A Cease-Fire With Hamas, But Not Now - The New York Times (Opinion)...
California confirms first case of plague in five years
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5 years ago
Just a little historical perspective about pandemics. The human population is still dealing with the bubonic plague - the Black Death of the Middle Ages. The Spanish Flu is still with us, too....
Peggy Grande: California Dems’ bid to keep Trump off the ballot should scare all of us
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6 years ago
Just when you think you’ve seen it all in California , there’s another surprise coming out of Sacramento. This one not only displays unprecedented overreach, but also an absolute disregard...
Authorities seize record-setting 1.7 tons of meth worth $1.29 billion at Los Angeles port
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6 years ago
PHOTO: Customs and Border Protection agents discovered methamphetamine hidden in speakers at the Long Beach seaport in mid-January. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) A joint drug bust...
Kamala Harris announces she is running for president in 2020
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6 years ago
California Sen. Kamala Harris announced Monday that she is running for president, joining a fast-growing crowd of Democrats jumping into the race the 2020 race. “I’m running for president of the...
When a 14-point Republican lead disappears
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Op/Ed
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7 years ago
By Shawn Steel - - Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Young Kim was poised to become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress. Her 14-point lead was the lone bright spot on an otherwise...
Women will be required on corporate boards in California, new landmark law says
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7 years ago
Gov. Jerry Brown of California and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, second from left, in his office on Sunday. Mr. Brown signed a bill that requires publicly held corporations based in the state...
Antifa members in Berkeley smash windows of US Marine Corps recruiting office during protest
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7 years ago
An Antifa protest in Berkeley turned violent Sunday when one masked group member sucker-punched a detractor and other agitators smashed the windows at a Marine Corps recruiting post,...
Sanctuary Cities and States are Losing Ground
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7 years ago
Former President Obama left President Trump many messes. None is so pervasive as the mess involving the sanctuary movement. Over the years many American citizens questioned former President...
Teacher accidentally fires gun at school
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7 years ago
PHOTO: Seaside High School in Seaside California is seen here in this undated Google Maps image (Google Maps) A California teacher is believed to have accidentally fired his weapon in a...
Calif. Gov requests federal emergency declaration over fires
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8 years ago
California Gov. Jerry Brown asked President Trump on Thursday to declare an emergency in his state as wildfires continued to tear through Southern California. A Presidential Emergency...
The Unspoken Reason California Politicians Want More Illegal Immigrants
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8 years ago
California politicians offered many reasons last week for praising a new law making it a “sanctuary state.” Gov. Jerry Brown, who signed the bill, said that in “uncertain times for undocumented...
Trump; My Hero! - Immigration Defies Sanctuary Cities
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8 years ago
The nation’s top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said Friday that his agency had “no choice” but to arrest illegal immigrants in California’s neighborhoods and worksites...
What is 420, how is April 20 marked by cannabis users and what the origins of 'Weed Day'?
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8 years ago
WEED Day is an unofficial celebration dedicated to cannabis that is marked in various locations around the world every year. Revellers gather to smoke or consume marijuana together, with some...
Everywhere You Look, Americans Are Spreading Hate
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8 years ago
If that feels melodramatic, you haven’t been paying attention. At least 150 civil rights groups agree . Last week, Amnesty International, the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, Muslim...
California high school makes millions on Snap ("SnapChat") IPO
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8 years ago
A high school in Mountain View, California, has made millions from Snap's initial public offering (IPO) less than four years after investing $15,000 in the Venice, California-based...