Tag Archives: California

U.C. tuition goes up another 9.6 percent

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Pete

U.C. tuition goes up another 9.6 percent

Source: www.signonsandiego.com

Tuition at the University of California will rise by an additional 9.6 percent, bringing the cost for in-state students to $12,192 annually, more than three times what it was a decade ago.

    Tuition at the University of California will rise by an additional 9.6 percent, bringing the cost for in-state students to $12,192 annually, more than three times what it was a decade ago.    

Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Pete

Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites

Source: www.ocregister.com

Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites | amazon, affiliate, california, advertising, tax, business, retailers, new, bill, based

    Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites | amazon, affiliate, california, advertising, tax, business, retailers, new, bill, based    

Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Pete

Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites

Source: www.ocregister.com

Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites | amazon, affiliate, california, advertising, tax, business, retailers, new, bill, based

    Amazon ends deal with 25,000 California websites | amazon, affiliate, california, advertising, tax, business, retailers, new, bill, based    

MyCheapApartments | Awesome Apartment Listings That Feature Charlie Sheen

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Pete

MyCheapApartments | Awesome Apartment Listings That Feature Charlie Sheen

Source: www.mycheapapartment…

He has “tiger-blood” in him, he has “Adonis DNA”, and he is a self-proclaimed “rock star from Mars”. He claims he is not bi-polar, but is …

    See Charlie Sheen on Craig’s List thanks to this great blog post by Vi Tran, a graduate from the University of California, San Diego.    

State agrees to go “fee free” at public schools

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Pete

State agrees to go “fee free” at public schools

Source: signonsandiego.com

California would crack down on illegal school fees charged to students for everything from cheerleader uniforms and athletic gear to textbooks and art supplies under a landmark lawsuit settlement announced Thursday.

    The state Constitution requires a free education be available to
children. A 1984 Supreme Court ruling determined that extracurricular
activities are an extension of that promise. Even so, fees are routinely
charged for sports, band, lockers and supplies at schools up and down
California.    

ICT Graphics Lab

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Pete

ICT Graphics Lab

Source: gl.ict.usc.edu

The Graphics Lab at the University of Southern California has designed an easily reproducible, low-cost 3D display system with a form factor that offers a number of advantages for displaying 3D objects in 3D. The display is:

    wow, so cool!    

Panoramio – Photo of End of the “Mexico Wall”

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Pete

Panoramio – Photo of End of the “Mexico Wall”

Source: www.panoramio.com

California-Mexico border on the beach

����I wonder if this is really like the California-Mexico border near the beach if you can just “walk” on over to the other side on the surf?����

Re-Elect Dumanis for San Diego County District Attorney in 2010? « Bonnie D.A.’ Mantis

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Pete

Re-Elect Dumanis for San Diego County District Attorney in 2010? « Bonnie D.A.’ Mantis

Source: bonniedamantis.wordp…

Re-Elect Dumanis for San Diego County District Attorney in 2010?
No way Jose, not again! San Diego County can not endure another term with the “rogue” and “unstable” County District Attorney, Bonnie Dumanis.

Currently running unopposed in the 2010 election for the position of San Diego County Dist…

    At the time, speculation was that she was promised a federal judgeship, but then about a year later there was the scandal were Gorge W. Bush was caught firing federal judges that didn’t agree with him. The rumor mill at the San Diego courthouse was that she has her eye on the position of California Attorney General or possibly Dianne Feinstein’s senate seat.. However, all this is, of course, rumor and speculation.
Sounds like Bonnie to me, what do you think?    

California Plans ‘Full Speed Ahead’ on Build America Bond Sales – BusinessWeek

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Pete

California Plans ‘Full Speed Ahead’ on Build America Bond Sales – BusinessWeek

Source: www.businessweek.com

California, the largest U.S. issuer of municipal debt, is pursuing its next sale of Build America Bonds, even as Florida suspended its offerings on concern that the Internal Revenue Service may block interest-cost subsidies.

Obama to unveil offshore drilling plans for oil, natural gas – latimes.com

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Pete

Obama to unveil offshore drilling plans for oil, natural gas – latimes.com

Source: www.latimes.com

Reporting from Washington – President Obama will announce new plans to drill for oil and natural gas off America’s coasts Wednesday but will rule out drilling off California, Oregon and Washington state …

    No wonder I’m so optimistic when every day after I wake up I hear good news from our government: Gasoline inventories are up this Wednesday plus Obama announced open drilling season off the coast of Alaska, east coast, & Gulf of Mexico but blocked drilling in California & other areas that Bush allowed but made the environmentalist angry.    

California should seek to block healthcare plan, Whitman says – latimes.com

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Pete

California should seek to block healthcare plan, Whitman says – latimes.com

Source: www.latimes.com

Republican candidate for governor Meg Whitman said Monday that California should move to block the newly signed national healthcare plan because it would deepen the state’s budget deficit, even if some …

    Picking up a shovel to help Meg dig…    

California’s Debt: Now Riskier Than Kazakhstan’s – And A Bigger Worry Than Greece?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Pete

California’s Debt: Now Riskier Than Kazakhstan’s – And A Bigger Worry Than Greece?

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Just how dangerous is California’s budget crisis? Extremely dangerous, according to two recent evaluations of California’s debt by financial industry insiders.

    “Kazakhstan and California, the lowest-rated U.S. state, share a Baa1
ranking, three steps above non-investment grade, from Moody’s Investors
Service.”    

5th UPDATE: JPMorgan’s Dimon: Still Chance Of Double-Dip Recession – WSJ.com

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Pete

5th UPDATE: JPMorgan’s Dimon: Still Chance Of Double-Dip Recession – WSJ.com

Source: online.wsj.com

Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said that he remained cautious about the economic outlook, adding that a double dip from the US economy was still possible, according to comments made during the bank’s annual investor day.

Dimon also said that rather than focusing attention on Greece, investors should b…

    “Greece itself would not be an issue for this company, nor would any
other country,” Dimon said. “We don’t really foresee the European Union
coming apart.”

California, however, could be another story. Given the size of the
state and its economy, “there could be contagion” if the state would run
into problems in servicing its debt, he said.    

The Apparent Trap

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Pete

The Apparent Trap

Source: www.thedailyshow.com

Republicans come to save Hawaiians from their government-mandated health care. Airdate – 02/11/2010

    Hm…this video gives me a thought: could California and other States do what Hawaii did (40 years ago!!) so we don’t need a Federal plan? Then perhaps the people who live in the States represented by the 40 remaining Republicans in the Senate will be voted out after they see how much better the health care is in the neighboring States.    

Internet gambling again in play – washingtonpost.com

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Pete

Internet gambling again in play – washingtonpost.com

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Poker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents.

    Barney Frank is my hero!!! Here is an industry that WANTS to pay billions in taxes so why don’t we take it??? California should just legalize and tax on-line gambling before the Feds do.    

www.ktla.com

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Pete

www.ktla.com

Source: www.ktla.com

Zsa Zsa’s Husband, Prince von Anhalt, Enters Governor’s Race – WEST HOLLYWOOD — Move over Arnold, there’s another celebrity in the race for governor in California. Prince Frederic von Anhalt, the husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, announced his intention to run as a liberal independent candidate Mon…

    Funny, I would vote for him cuz I really agree with platform, especially cutting those high DMV fees (I have to pay $500 today). Anyone else with me voting for the Prince?    

New Year, New Laws: California’s 2010 Rulebook

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Pete

New Year, New Laws: California’s 2010 Rulebook

Source: www.nbcbayarea.com

Cows benefit, criminals pay with new CA laws.

    Important new Laws in California for 2010. You’ll want to know these!    

Protecting Marriage from Married People in California | Indecision Forever | Comedy Central

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Pete

Protecting Marriage from Married People in California | Indecision Forever | Comedy Central

Source: www.indecisionforeve…

If outlawing divorce was good enough for the Babylonians, then it’s good enough for California… This video comes from some smartypants called

Anyone want to ban divorce?

TAXES: Paychecks to shrink beginning Nov. 1

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Pete

TAXES: Paychecks to shrink beginning Nov. 1

Source: www.nctimes.com

On Nov. 1, every paycheck earned in California will get smaller.

The shrinkage won’t happen because of some cosmic pay cut, or even because taxes are getting higher. It’s just that California state government needs a loan, and it’s taking it from taxpayers.

During the summer, the Legislature and G…

    Are you kidding me?    

Tsunami advisory issued for West Coast – SignOnSanDiego.com

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Pete

Tsunami advisory issued for West Coast – SignOnSanDiego.com

Source: www3.signonsandiego.com

SAN DIEGO – Coastal areas of California and Oregon, including San Diego County’s shoreline, are under a tsunami advisory from Tuesday night through Wednesday morning after a powerful earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.

Significant, widespread inundation is not expected, and estimate…

    a tsunami?    

Cool As Ever :: Tech

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Pete

Cool As Ever :: Tech

Source: www.coolasevertech.com

Cool as Ever Tech is bringing together Southern California’s web/tech scene for an unparalleled interactive event hosted by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on August 8th, 2009.

    TurboTax is having an event at the Del Mar Races, Seaside Tropical Cabana from noon until 6pm on Saturday, August 8th. Look here: http://www.coolasevertech.com/