California Has Big Hopes for Facebook’s IPO
The California and national economies are recovering at a modest pace. The economic outlook has improved slightly. Labor markets made higher gains in the latter half of 2011, but growth moderated in the early months of 2012 (Fuel Cost went up around 25% during this time). Consumer attitudes and spending and business investment have been improving. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is projected at a higher level for 2012. The risks to recovery are now projected to be much lower. However, real [...]
Rolling Out the Welcome Mat for our Military Families at National Parks and Public Lands
As we celebrate Armed Forces Week, this is a particularly important time to pay tribute to the men and women who serve our country and safeguard our freedom. Today, just one percent of Americans are fighting our wars, but we need 100% of Americans to be supporting our troops and their families –not just during Armed Forces Week, but all year long. That’s why we launched the Joining Forces Initiative last year to encourage all Americans to find ways to honor, recognize and support our [...]
More Big Cuts Coming To California
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown rolled out a revised budget proposal Monday that relies on increased income and sales taxes from a proposed November ballot measure to avoid deep cuts to K-12 and higher education. Elsewhere, he said, cuts are unavoidable. He proposed cuts to hospital and nursing home funding to lower MediCal costs; a 7 percent cut in In-Home Supportive Services; barring colleges and universities that can't meet minimum performance standards from taking part in the Cal Grant [...]
Navy and Imperial County Sheriff Office Arrest Two on Ranges
IMPERIAL COUNTY/NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO, MAY 11, 2012: On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, after being alerted by Naval Air Facility El Centro Range Personnel, the Imperial County Sheriff Office (ICSO) responded to a report of trespassing and the possible theft of government property from the El Centro Bombing Ranges. ICSO arrested two individuals, Tina Thompson-Moehrle, a 56 year old female and Stephanie Hernandez, a 41 year old female both out of El Cajon, CA. ICSO deputies also confiscated [...]
Conservative plans to oppose wind power – memo
The Guardian Exposes Fossil Funded Groups Coordinating Renewable Energy Attacks This article titled "Conservative plans to oppose wind power – memo" was written by , for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 9th May 2012 16.36 UTC guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 Published via the Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress.











