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Workers Memorial Day 2010 in Downey, California

Rallying behind the strengthening of OSHA through supporting the Protecting America Worker’s Action H.R. 2067

(DOWNEY, Calif.) - Downey Workers Memorial Day is held every year in April to commemorate all those workers killed and injured on the job.

What Villaraigosa Omitted From His State of the City Speech

I can tell you right now that he has lied to you already.

(LOS ANGELES) - If you read or listened to Villaraigosa’s “State of the City” speech, you may have noticed he omitted to mention a certain touchy topic: the state of the City.

Villaraigosa never disclosed the state of City Hall’s own finances.

Worldwide Screening of Marijuana Documentary on Defacto Pot Holiday

The film starts in the heavily guarded fields of Northern California’s Emerald Triangle where the longtime growers of “Pineapple Kush” make the transition into the legal world of Medical Marijuana.

(LOS ANGELES) - For years now, Marijuana enthusiasts have adopted April 20th as their own holiday.

This year they celebrate in style with a worldwide screening of How Weed Won the West with its LA screening at Paramount Studios and a 30,000-person march in Toronto, Canada.

Mexican Cartels Join DEA in Opposition of U.S. State Marijuana Laws

That's right, the Mexican drug cartels.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This nation is heading for a showdown with the DEA, a rogue government agency running awry of state laws in order to keep the pharmaceutical and insurance industries intact.

The DEA is an enemy of the emerging data that keeps painting marijuana an even richer tone of green.

Rain Eases but Storm-Battered Pelicans Still Pouring into California Bird Centers

The Los Angeles Center in San Pedro has now received over 60 pelicans from the storms.

(LOS ANGELES) - The weekend brought Southern California its first break from relentless storms, but bird rescue experts at the International Bird Rescue Research Center are fighting to save over 100 cold, wet California Brown Pelicans, as more hypothermic birds keep coming.

Change Comes to Those Who Don`t Give Up

Americans have a right to expect the health care crisis to be solved by leaders in Congress.

(LOS ANGELES) - In light of the recent election of a Republican to fill Senator Ted Kennedy's seat, the challenge of passing a reform bill to overhaul America's health care system might appear to have become harder. But to those of us who view universal access to affordable health care as our most urgent domestic problem, it will not change our resolve.

According to the World Health Organization, the US ranks a dismal 37th in quality of health care, far below other large nations.

Severe Storms May Bring Longer Power Outages

More severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will also affect the Southeast today, part of the onslaught of storms moving from the west.

(LOS ANGELES) - AccuWeather.com reports heavy rain and damaging winds plaguing the Southwest and Southeast are causing power outages that may take longer than usual to restore.

According to Bloomberg, Quanta Services, Inc., one of the nation's largest electrical maintenance providers, said utilities have decreased maintenance spending by as much as 50 percent.

Storms Continue Their Attack on Southern California, Southwest

The intensity of the storm now hitting the Southwest was stronger than some hurricanes with a barometric pressure under 29.00 inches of mercury Wednesday.

(LOS ANGELES) - AccuWeather.com reports the last and strongest in the train of Pacific storms will unleash a new round of flooding rain, mudslides, feet of mountain snow, damaging winds and severe thunderstorms on California and the Southwest into Friday.

It is an all out weather war being waged by the atmosphere on the Southwest.

Stronger Storms Bear Down on California, Southwest

Twenty-foot waves will also batter the California coast, leading to over-wash flooding, property damage and severe beach erosion.

(LOS ANGELES) - As the magnitude of storms increases from the Pacific Ocean, the risk to lives and property will escalate into Friday over California and neighboring states. Not counting the latest storm bashing the Southwest Wednesday, one to two additional storms will slam ashore through Friday evening.

The storms will continue to pack high winds, flooding rain, feet of snow in the higher elevations, massive waves and severe thunderstorms over the region during the period.

Latino and Black Youth March Proudly Together in Long Beach to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Youth from ten cities in LA County participated.

(LOS ANGELES) - Media in southern Los Angeles County have often reported conflict between Latinos and Blacks, but today 35 youths carried a banner in the Long Beach Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on 16 January specifically to promote peace and to show that the majority of youth want peace and are willing to do something to make peace between the races come true.

“I’m trying to smash the statistics that Black and Brown communities don’t get along,” said Luis Guerrero, a youth from Wilmington.