Industries Honored for Being "Good Corporate Citizens"

07/13/11 WHITTIER, CA--(Marketwire - 07/13/11) - The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County sent Certificates of Recognition to 616 companies for being "good corporate citizens" in 2010. These companies have met their limits for wastewater discharge for at least a year, were free from any notices of violation, maintained their environmental equipment and fulfilled all permit requirements. Ninety (90 ...

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Events guide

07/12/11 The film Two Indians Talking, "a humorous, uncensored conversation between two First Nation men who are about to take part in their community's roadblock," is screened June 15 as part of the Get Reel series hosted by Semiahmoo Arts. For details, see listing under Film Events, at left.

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Mayors suggest new drivers license for border crossing

07/08/11 It was one of numerous ideas discussed during Friday's gathering of mayors from Southern California and Baja California .

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Scientifically Speaking, 7/10

07/08/11 Nature notes club The Larimer County Natural Resources Nature Notes Club is accepting new members.

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Ric Romero's one-tank getaway: San Fernando Valley

07/07/11 The next stop on Ric Romero's series of one-tank getaways is the San Fernando Valley, home to several sprawling neighborhoods.

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Online extra: Wedding Bell Blues: New EQCA director seeks 2 for top posts

07/05/11 Jim Carroll, left, seen here at an Equality California town hall in San Francisco this spring, has left the organization. (Photo: Matt Baume) Today (Tuesday, July 5) is the first day on the job for Roland Palencia, the new executive director of the statewide lobbying group Equality California.

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Who sold what, published June 25

06/29/11 Residential transactions in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco and southern Alameda County, published June 25, 2011.

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Pictures: Six New Natural Landmarks Named

06/28/11 Dinosaur footprints and a "hanging lake" are now preserved as part of six new U.S. National Natural Landmarks.

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Gatorade® National Track & Field Athletes of the Year: Amy Weissenbach and Gunnar Nixon

06/23/11 In its 26th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Amy Weissenbach of Harvard-Westlake School and Gunnar Nixon of Santa Fe High School as its 2010-11 Gatorade National Track & Field Athletes of the Year. ? Weissenbach and Nixon were surprised with the news at the 2010-11 USA Outdoor Track & Field ...

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Celebrities on Board Alex Thomas Golf Tourneyfor Pediatric Cancer Patients and Research

06/21/11 On Thursday, July 7th and Friday, July 8th, celebrities will come together to participate in two star-studded events to raise funds for The Alex Thomas Foundation. Sponsored in part by Lexus and Nike, the festivities will be held at the Pacific Palms Resort located at 1 Industry Hills Parkway, City of Industry, CA. Funds raised [...]

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Capitol Alert: Bill to simplify grad-school ID requirements sent to Gov. Brown

06/20/11 Legislation sent to Gov. Jerry Brown today would ban the sponsors of graduate school tests from turning away qualified applicants simply because they do not possess driver's licenses, passports, residency cards or other standard identification documents.

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The Ways an Urban Garden May Not Good for You

06/20/11 Related: The Small Farm at the Center of a Huge Disease Outbreak

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The Ways an Urban Garden May Not Be Good for You

06/20/11 Urban gardening has long been seen as a kind of antidote to the pollution and congestion of city life, but as the trend continues to soar, a concerned response (backlash is too strong a word here) seems to be forming in a spate of recent articles detailing the ways growing vegetables in your yard or on your roof may do harm. A post on Grub Street today alerted us to a refreshingly honest review ...

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Profiles recall 59 more victims of the Joplin tornado

06/11/11 Officials in Joplin have continued in recent days to verify the names of victims who died in hospitals and nursing homes from tornado-related injuries since the May 22 story. As of Friday, the official death toll was 151. The Star previously has published information on more than 90 of the victims, including Riverside Police Officer Jeff Taylor, who was hit by lightning while helping with search ...

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Local Sports

06/08/11 572, Pittsburgh, Mike Nunez, RHP, Salmen HS, Slidell, La. 573, Seattle, Luke Guarnaccia, C, Palm Beach State College. 574, Arizona, J. Pulfer, 2B, Oregon.

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PEG TILLERY | The allure of Hebes, the love goddess plant

06/07/11 Every Northwest garden needs at least one hebe. These evergreen plants ranging from ground covers up to quite large shrubs satisfy a wide variety of habitat requirements.

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2011 Major League Baseball Draft: Rounds 1-30

06/07/11 Here list of players who were chosen in the first 30 rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft.

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City leaders get a look at senior housing builder's work

06/07/11 Petaluma Ecumenical Properties builds affordable senior housing for the lowest income seniors in Northern California, and has proposed a senior housing project in Oroville.

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South Bay police officers join in Special Olympics torch run

06/06/11 South Bay police officers turned out in force Monday for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics Summer Games.

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Money, sex abuse possible motives in trash can body case, says San Bernardino County DA

06/03/11 This photo shows some of the backyard of a house in Ontario, Calif. Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Police arrested 51-year-old Carmen Montenegro Sunday night in an Ontario neighborhood where Investigators spent Monday excavating this property outside the home where the body is believed to have been buried.

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