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Wireless Phone Study: 63 Million U.S. Adults Mostly or Only Use Wireless Phones
Preliminary results from the July-December 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that nearly one out of every six American homes (15.8%) had only wireless telephones during the second half of 2007.
May 14, 2008 - 7:30:05 AM

Announcements
From Cellblocks to Classrooms: Reforming Inmate Education To Improve Public Safety
According to national research, academic and vocational programs can significantly reduce the likelihood that offenders will commit new offenses and return to prison. Despite these findings, the state offers these programs to only a relatively small segment of the inmate population. Moreover, the inmate education programs that do exist suffer from a number of problems that limit their effectiveness at reducing recidivism. To improve prison education programs and public safety, we recommend several structural reforms to increase the performance, outcomes, and accountability of the existing inmate education programs, as well as ways to expand their capacity at a low cost to the state.
Feb 12, 2008 - 5:33:01 PM

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Sexual Stereotypes Portrayed in Rap Music Videos Influence High-Risk Behaviors Among African-American Teenage Girls
This study sought to determine whether perceiving portrayals of sexual stereotypes in rap music videos was associated with adverse health outcomes among African American adolescent females.
Jan 4, 2008 - 3:56:01 PM

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Southern California Wildfires: Economic Impact of the 2007 Southern California Wildfires
The Southern California wildfires of October 2007 affected lives and businesses in seven Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush each declared a state of emergency.
Dec 28, 2007 - 8:05:34 AM

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California Prison Report: The California Institution for Women Quadrennial and Warden Audit Report
Established in 1952, CIW’s primary mission is to provide a safe and secure environment while providing quality health care and institution programs geared to meet the special needs of female offenders.
Dec 26, 2007 - 7:33:38 PM

Contract Solicitation | RFP Announcements
Server Based Computing Service RFP- Bid Submittal Deadline 12/6/2007
Server Based Computing Service consulting services for the State of California,  Department of Technology Services
Nov 25, 2007 - 6:38:28 PM

Auto Recalls
Mitsubishi Recalls Certain Model Trucks for Model Years 2001-2006 for Engine and Engine Cooling Defects

  On certain Mitsubishi trucks, the cylinder head idler gear bushing may have been improperly machined, causing excessive stress on the cylinder head idler gear shaft. Continued operating in this condition could cause the idler gear shaft flance to break and generate abnormal engine noise or engine oil leaks. As a result, the engine could stall and would ot restart, increasing the risk of a crash. Read more...

 

 

 

Apr 5, 2007 - 6:46:21 PM

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What Danger Lurks in the School Cafeteria?
WASHINGTON—Conditions in America’s school cafeterias could trigger potentially disastrous outbreaks of food poisoning at any time, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which ranks food service operations in a new report released today. Most of the 29 million meals served in the nation’s school cafeterias each day are nutritious and safe, but some school districts and governments aren’t inspecting school cafeterias frequently enough or are using out-of-date food safety standards, leaving students at risk of food poisoning.
Jan 30, 2007 - 7:09:41 AM

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Solving California's Corrections Crisis: Time is Running Out
California’s prisons are  out  of  space  and running out of
time. The State already has ceded  control  to  the  federal
courts  for  prison  mental health, juvenile justice and the
prison health system. In  December,  a federal judge ordered the State to fix the overcrowding problem within six months, or face the prospect of a prison population cap.
Jan 28, 2007 - 3:07:30 PM

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Rand Study Warns Maritime Terrorism Risk Extends Beyond Dangers Posed To Container Shipping

Cruise ships and ferry boats need more protection against terrorist attacks that could kill and injure many passengers and cause serious financial losses, according to a new RAND Corporation report.

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Child Support Enforcement Grant: ACF Awards Grants to Strengthen Child Support
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced grants totaling $696,000 to six state child support enforcement agencies for demonstration and research purposes.
Sep 22, 2006 - 8:11:00 AM

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Major Features of the 2006 California Budget
On June 27, 2006, the Legislature passed the 2006-07 Budget Bill along with implementing legislation (see Appendix 1 for a list of these “trailer bills”). The Governor signed the budget on June 30, after using his line item veto authority to reduce appropriations by $112 million ($62 million General Fund). The budget package authorizes total spending of $127.9 billion, of which $101.3 billion is from the General Fund and $26.6 billion is from special funds. Figure 1 shows the distribution of General Fund spending by major program area.
Sep 6, 2006 - 7:38:00 AM

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Federal Trade Commission Urged to Investigate Beer and Liquor Sponsorship of NASCAR
When it conducts its upcoming review of the alcohol industry’s advertising and marketing practices and the industry’s self-regulation systems, the Federal Trade Commission should examine the burgeoning alcohol sponsorship relationships with Nascar, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Jul 13, 2006 - 8:24:00 AM

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BOARD RELEASES STATEWIDE REVIEW OF NONPROFIT HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS

The State Board of Equalization (BOE) today released a review of approximately 200 hospital organizations that are exempt from local property taxes under the welfare exemption as nonprofit entities. State law relieves certain non-profit entities with hospital, charitable, religious, or scientific purposes from local property taxes. To qualify for the exemption, an organization must have tax-exempt status from either the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and must be hold an OCC from the BOE as a qualifying nonprofit hospital organization. Local assessors then determine if the organization’s property qualifies for the tax exemption based on its use.

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Strategies for Improving Child Support Collections In California
Despite reform attempts, California continues to lag the nation in the collection of child support and in its performance on federal outcome measures. We recommend creating a performance-based system which gives counties the flexibility and financial incentives to meet state-established performance benchmarks. If enacted, our proposed reforms would (1) likely increase the amount of child support collected on behalf of custodial parents and (2) restore accountability to the child support enforcement system. (24 pp.)
May 3, 2006 - 9:34:00 AM

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Strengthening Independent Media Program in Timor-Leste Grant Opportunity
The United States Agency for International Development Timor-Leste Mission (USAID/TL) is seeking applications from qualified applicants to implement a program to strengthen the independent media sector and provide citizens with greater access to information, particularly in the context of the 2007 legislative and presidential elections in Timor-Leste.
Apr 24, 2006 - 6:59:00 AM

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Chicken Consumption Continues Longrun Rise
Is chicken on your menu today? Perhaps in an enchilada or a stir fry made at home, or chicken tenders at a restaurant tonight? If so, you will have plenty of company. Chicken consumption more than doubled between 1970 and 2004, from 27.4 pounds per person to 59.2 pounds (boneless, edible weight). Chicken is gaining ground on beef, the current leading meat.
Apr 19, 2006 - 7:02:00 AM

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DOT Releases Flight Cancellation Statistics on Major Airlines

The nation’s largest airlines recorded a lower rate of on-time flights this past February than in either January 2006 or February 2005, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). 

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FUNDRAISING ALERT:NO CHARITY POKER GAMES
While eligible tax-exempt organizations registered with the Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts may conduct fundraising raffles, charities and anyone other than a licensed gaming establishment are not allowed to offer poker tournaments, “Monte Carlo” or “Casino Night” events, or casino games such as craps or roulette.
Feb 13, 2006 - 5:46:00 PM

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Meals, Ready-To-Eat Sold on eBay - The U.S. Government Investigates
As a result of widespread congressional and public interest in the federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we conducted a limited investigation into allegations that military Meal, Ready-To-Eat (MRE) rations intended for use in the hurricane relief efforts were instead sold to the public on the Internet auction site eBay. We focused our efforts on confirming whether selected MREs being offered for sale on eBay were military issue and, if so, interviewing the sellers to determine how they obtained the MREs.
Feb 13, 2006 - 10:39:00 AM

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California Crime In California Report released Today: Homicide, Forcible Rape, Robbery And Aggravated Assault Down In 2004
SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today released the “Crime in California, 2004" report showing a 5.2 percent decrease in the violent crime rate and an 0.9 percent increase in the property crime rate compared to 2003. All major crime categories including arson decreased, except motor vehicle theft which increased 2.7 percent and larceny-theft over $400 which remained the same as last year
Nov 14, 2005 - 8:24:00 PM

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Women’s Earnings by Occupation in 2004

Women working full time in management, business, and financial operations earned a median of $812 per week in 2004. This was more than women earned in any other major occupational category

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Interviews with Non-Gay Identified Men who have Sex with Men Final Report

This study collected data on the behaviors, attitudes, and community/culture of African-American and Hispanic/Latino NGI MSM aged 20 – 45 relevant to STDs and their ideas for increasing knowledge of how to prevent these diseases.

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GAO Report Shows Junk Food in 9 out of 10 Schools

A new report from the Government Accountability Office leaves little doubt about the proliferation of junk foods in America’s schools. Despite pockets of progress around the country, the GAO report shows that nearly nine out of 10 schools offers junk foods to kids out of vending machines, school stores, and via “a la carte” lines right in the cafeteria. High schools are pretty much saturated with junk food, and middle schools seem to be getting worse, not better.

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NEW DATA SHOW CALIFORNIA MILITARY, KOREAN MEN AND LGBT POPULATIONS SMOKE MUCH MORE THAN OTHERS IN THE STATE

The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) today released the results of five population-based studies showing significantly higher smoking rates for the active military stationed in California, Korean men and those identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT), compared to the general California adult population.