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California cities, which are already facing historic budget deficits and the potential of additional state raids on local funds, may be surprised to learn some members of Congress are actively pushing legislation that would further limit local revenue authority.

Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other social and health care workers gathered in Washington, D.C.'s Freedom Park Wednesday, asking Congress to end the racial and economic disparities in the United States' health care system.

Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a new public opinion survey today which finds that Americans rank prevention as the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasing funding for prevention programs to reduce disease and keep people healthy.

The Southland is marking Memorial Day today with several ceremonies and remembrances to honor Americans who died defending their country.

There is a group of activists among us who have found the perfect way to advance their statist, anti-family agenda.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will skip its regular downtown Tuesday meeting this week to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers.

Isaacs will formally begin her duties on June 22 and will head the largest, private reproductive health care organization in Los Angeles County, with 289 full-time staff and a $35 million budget.

Texas and nine other states offer in-state college tuition rates to illegal aliens, but the College Board, an influential group of 5,000 colleges and universities said Tuesday ita s urging Congress to give thousands of illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship.

Attending college. Joining the military. Training for a career. These are possible dreams for most U.S. high school graduates.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco participated today in the grand opening of the Abbey Apartments, a new building that will provide 113 housing units for low-income, homeless or disabled men and women in downtown Los Angeles.

What it is: O The DREAM Act ensures that the United States benefits from keeping the best and brightest students in the country by allowing them to become productive contributors to the country's economy.

In our great nation, from the first day of pre-school we are taught that if you work hard and never give up, you can do anything in America.

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 19, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT LOS ANGELES TOWN HALL Miguel Contreras Learning Center Los Angeles, California 1:18 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-- --Hampton Hotels announced today that it opened 152 new properties in 2008 - the second largest number of hotel openings within a single year during Hampton's - SAN BRUNO, Calif.-- --Numerate Inc., a biotechnology company leveraging a novel drug engineering process to design lead-stage drug compounds, announced today it has ...

The Commerce-based company was recognized in a public ceremony last month for successfully completing Six Sigma trainings offered by cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. . CMTC helps small and medium-size manufacturers reduce waste and increase efficiency in todaya s challenging economic climate.

The Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey has received $700,000 in federal funding to complete a new exhibit, Rep.

Walnut Creek , CA , March 4, 2009 - Computer Using Educators announced today they are proud to honor Assemblymember Tom Torlakson , as the CUE 2009 Legislator of the Year for his work to boost digital literacy ...

Today on Capitol Hill, a delegation of 230 business and civic leaders from across Southern California joined together to advocate for federal investments that create jobs and stimulate the economy.

Which House member has the most contented constituents? That would be California Democrat Anna Eshoo.

At the Lake Street Park in front of the Filipino World War II Veterans Memorial in Los Angeles, many Filipinos who served in that titanic struggle recently gathered to celebrate the passage of the Filipino ...