Bracing for Business Interruptions
By Bob Johnson, CEO of ISWest The recent Great California ShakeOut, a statewide exercise to help people and organizations prepare for major earthquakes, was a clear reminder of the tenuous…
EPA Finalizes California’s List of Polluted Waters 170% Increase
Trends Include 170% Increase In Toxicity Listings Since 2006 More of California’s waterways are impaired than previously known, according to a list of polluted waterways submitted by the state to…
Consulting Firm Launches Fake “Live Forever Juice”
The natural food industry was abuzz last week about a new product launched at the Natural Foods Expo in Baltimore, MD named “Live Forever Juice.” Live Forever Juice turned many…
Nation’s Pharmacists Ready For Flu Season
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is encouraging consumers to get immunized against influenza and to speak with their pharmacist about the options available at their local pharmacy.…
NPS Adds Section to Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains
Congressman Brad Sherman (DSherman Oaks) proudly announced that the National Park Service has acquired one of the last three remaining parcels of land necessary to complete the 65-mile Backbone Trail…
Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors Reach New Low
SACRAMENTO – Illegal tobacco sales to minors have fallen to their lowest level on record in California, Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health, announced today.…
$4.5 Million Grants for Tahoo Bike Project
Stateline, Nev. – Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the…
The Day I Joined the Gym
By Louise Chamis See, I have this titanium knee – no Bionic Woman jokes, please. It cost Medicare $85,000 and I ended up walking like the comedian, Tim Conway, doing…
Online Voters Raise $284,000 for Oasis
LOS ANGELES, D.C. (August 10, 2011) –Adults age 50 and older will soon have access to a wider array of health and wellness programming, thanks to a $284,730 grant to…
What I Learned From The Northridge Earthquake
By Barbara Lewis, Special to the Van Nuys News Press When I was president of a homeowners’ association in 1993, I helped to organize the Emergency Preparedness Plan for the…