All posts tagged "California"

  • A cyclist rides by a sign at a gas station in Los Angeles posting the latest gas prices on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Gas prices in California soared overnight as a result of a combination of supply-and-demand factors worsened by the shutdown of two refineries that produce a combined 16 percent of the state’s gasoline. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    Only in California: Gas prices soar as supply shrinks

    LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Gas prices are soaring in California in a classic example of supply and demand after an explosion stopped gasoline production at an Exxon Mobil refinery while another remains offline due to labor...

    • Posted February 27, 2015
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    California Needs Change With Water

    The National Geographic Organization recently stated that California might be heading into its 4th consecutive year of drought. The statement was made after annually checking the water that was trapped in the mountains snow. Mountain snows are one-third...

    • Posted February 17, 2015
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  • The Korean Language and Culture Foundation hosted a Lunar New Year celebration Saturday.
    Lunar New Year gathers diverse group to celebrate Korean culture in SF

    San Francisco Korean language students celebrated Lunar New Year Saturday at Sunnyvale’s Dae Sung Korean Presbyterian Church. Held by the Korean Language and Culture Foundation, the event welcomed a diverse group that included Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves...

    • Posted February 10, 2015
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  • A pumpjack operates next to Tony Lemon's home, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Bakersfield, Calif. Lemon and other neighbors living around the idled well said they had been told nothing of any threat to local water. But Lemon said he trusted oil companies to safeguard the public water supply. “As long as they know what they’re doing, taking care of business,” Lemon said. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    California pledges changes in protecting underground water

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is proposing broad changes in the way it protects underground water sources from oil and gas operations, after finding 2,500 instances in which the state authorized oil and gas operations in protected...

    • Posted February 9, 2015
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  • In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 photo, pediatrician Charles Goodman holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine at his practice in Northridge, Calif. The vaccine is 99 percent effective at preventing measles, which spreads easily through the air and in enclosed spaces. Symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough and a rash all over the body. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
    UC schools require students to receive measles vaccine starting in 2017

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Incoming students at UCLA, UC Irvine and other University of California campuses across the state will be required to be immunized against measles and other diseases beginning in 2017, the university system announced today. The system’s...

    • Posted February 6, 2015
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    [SCPR] Asian-Americans win majority on O.C. Board of Supervisors

    For the first time, Asian-Americans will have majority representation on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, signaling a shift in Southern California politics. Last week, Republican candidate Andrew Do, a Vietnamese-American attorney and...

    • Posted February 3, 2015
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  • Milpitas Public Library librarian Stephen Fitzgerald, second from left, with culture program participants.
    Milpitas library launches Korean culture program for K-pop lovers

    A Korean culture program for K-pop and Hallyu lovers was launched at a public library in Milpitas, Calif., this week. The library, which joined hands with the Korean Language and Culture Foundation for the program, will run...

    • Posted January 23, 2015
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