405 Closure Update: Free Rides
Metro and Metrolink have both bolstered their planned transit services during the closure weekend – July 16-17, 2011. Metro will provide free rides on the Metro Red/Purple Line subway, as…
U.S. EPA Proposes to Approve California’s Air Quality Plans
Note – The estimated 3,500 deaths in California prevented by these air quality plans is a total, not annual figure; EPA regrets the error. SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental…
Van Nuys Jail Closes Down Due to Death
Van Nuys CA — At about 11am Thursday morning, 7-7-11, the Van Nuys Jail was shut down. It is now 2:42 pm and the jail is still no open. The…
Multistate Working Group Reaches Settlement with JP Morgan Chase
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a national settlement with JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation over allegations of anti-competitive and fraudulent…
Metro and Caltrans Officially Break Ground on ExpressLanes Project
Metro and Caltrans joined elected officials today in officially breaking ground on the ExpressLanes project that will convert existing carpool (HOV) lanes along the Harbor Freeway and the San Bernardino…
Eleven Los Angeles-Area Youths Earn $1,000 KOHL’S Cares® Regional Scholarship
July 7, 2011 – Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program honors more than 200 deserving volunteers with $1,000 scholarships toward post-secondary education. Eleven children from the Los Angeles area were chosen from…
University of California Settles HIPAA Privacy and Security Case Involving UCLA Health System Facilities
UCLAHS to improve policies and procedures to better safeguard patient information Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the…
Quotes of the Week 7-4-11
Quotations about health: ~ “A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” — Tom Stoppard ~ “A healthy outside starts from the…
Poem Of The Week 7-4-11
Summer Sun By Robert Louis Stevenson Great is the sun, and wide he goes Through empty heaven with repose; And in the blue and glowing days More thick than rain…
Ask Government George 7-4-22
Question: Dear Government George, I am over 55 and would like to volunteer for my community. What do you suggest? Answer: Well, there is a Corporation for National & Community…