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The New York Times ran a story this week on climate-control technologies being considered and developed by scientists to reverse global warming. One of these “geoengineering” methods would involve a giant screen that would float in the earth’s orbit. Another would involve altering the ocean’s chemistry to absorb more of the sun’s heat.
But perhaps the […]

The Daily Breeze reports today that a new study by the Public Policy Institute of California says the Long Beach-Los Angeles ports complex is vulnerable to an economically devastating terrorist attack. The study also recommends the development of a detailed contingency plan to quickly recover port activity if an attack occurs.
“No matter what […]

The Daily Breeze reports today with an in-depth piece on the slowing housing market in the South Bay, citing a growing trend of homes that remain on the market longer. The signs indicate a shift from a sellers’ market to a buyers’ market, though experts say we’re not quite there yet.
In addition, the median price […]

The power of the Web continues to confound and transform the way we live. Everyone has probably heard of MySpace.com, the online, user-modifiable, social-networking Web site based in Santa Monica, CA. Most people who follow technology, media and Wall Street also know that billionaire Rupert Murdoch, founder of News Corporation, purchased the site earlier this […]

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says the state needs more prisons to be built due to severe overcrowding. The Orange County Register reports that he made statements in Newport Beach supporting an increase in the prison budget while also calling for a special legislative session to push through with immediate action.
“Our prisons are dangerously overcrowded right […]

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU’s School of Law today released the first report of its kind, a comprehensive analysis of possible security attacks on electronic voting machines. The report concludes that all three types of e-voting sytems are vulnerable: including touch-screen machines with ballot printers, those without printers, and optical-scan machines. It also […]

Why California Connected viewers feel…so…GOOD
A skinny bird found on the California shore and it’s not Sienna Miller.
A shocking study reports that there will be an earthquake in California someday.
A world without nerds is a world without cool NASA Video.
Global warming redeems those who think Greenland is “green.”

The Los Angeles Times gave California Connected a positive review for our segment “War Stories from Ward 7-D.” We love the accolades but what matters most is that this write-up spreads the word about an important story.

The LA Times reports today that a former dropout the paper and California Connected profiled last year graduated yesterday from one of LA Unified School District’s 59 alternative high schools.
A year ago, Isaac, then 18, cried as he watched what should have been his Birmingham High School graduation ceremony from behind a chain-link fence.
On Thursday, […]

It’s been all over Los Angeles and state news, but in case you missed it, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is very close to gaining marked control over the LA Unified School District’s budget and management. The LA Times reports in a comprehensive article today:
“This could be a historic chance if we do the right thing,” […]