Who Will Be the New Poet Laureate for California? You Can Help Decide
California Arts Council accepting recommendations through July 25 for California’s advocate for the art of poetry SACRAMENTO — The official nomination and application…
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Lodge at the Presidio Hotel Opens at San Francisco’s National Park
SAN FRANCISCO — The Presidio Trust announces the debut of the highly anticipated Lodge at the Presidio, opening its doors to the public…
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Hitting the Water This Holiday Weekend? Be Aware of Harmful Algal Blooms
SACRAMENTO — With many swimmers and boaters expected at the state’s lakes, streams and reservoirs this July 4 weekend, the State Water Board…
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L.A. Officials Announce Light Rail Coming to the San Fernando Valley
The New Light Rail Service Connecting Van Nuys and Sylmar is Set to Break Ground in 2021 LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles officials…
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Flooring Ferraris in Fontana is Fantastic Fun
By George Christopher Thomas Just a few miles from downtown Los Angeles is the Auto Speedway in Fontana. Besides hosting Indy Car and NASCAR…
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Families Belong Together Marches to be Held Across California This Saturday
Families Belong Together, an organization calling for the immediate reform of the Trump administration’s family separation policy, has declared this Saturday, June 30…
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The University of California Leads in U.S. Patents
The University of California was granted more U.S. patents last year than any other university in the world. The U.S. Patent and Trademark…
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Governor Brown Signs Final State Budget with Record Rainy Day Fund, School Funding
“When I took office back in 2011 with the state facing a $27 billion deficit, I pledged to work with the Legislature to…
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Celebrity Suicides Raise Worries About Copycats
“We are a copycat society… But there is more to it than just that. A celebrity suicide may be the real trigger for…
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California Co-leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy
“Child internment camps in America…the Trump Administration has hit a new low. President Trump’s indifference towards the human rights of the children and…
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A Guide to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
By Roger Allnutt Stretching about 1,500 miles along the coast of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef (there are in fact about 2,900 individual…
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Blue Whale Watching Season Begins
Island Packers’ summer schedule to include special trips and summer whale watching Ventura, CA – With summer upon us, Island Packers has announced the…
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