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Rajan Zed to Deliver Inaugural Address at Sacramento `Hindu Sangam`

Hinduism is the oldest and third-largest religion in the world.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Various Hindu organizations are joining hands to showcase rich Hindu philosophy, heritage, traditions, way of life and culture in California’s capital Sacramento (USA) on Saturday, September 15.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will deliver the inaugural address at this day-long event, titled “Hindu Sangam”.

The Politics of Power: Burying Truth through Resolutions

“in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel Defeat Jihad” - (Pamela Geller, San Francisco ad campaign)

(LA VERNE, CA) - The California Assembly’s resolution passed on August 23, 2012, HR 35, purports to condemn “anti-Semitism” in public post-secondary institutions of higher learning.

How? By denying expression of opinions or statements that might be construed as critical of the state of Israel.

LAPD Officers Investigated in 3 Recent In Custody Deaths and Brutalities

Roundup of stories about police abuse in Southern California by Bill Holmes and Tim King

(LOS ANGELES) - While initially reading through this information, I immediately understood why it had caught the information of my friend Bill Holmes in Eureka. I count on him for keeping track of police brutality.

These stories are borrowed from news agencies in Southern California and all entries have links so you can go the source and learn even more.

California Missing Persons Bulletin

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, one in six missing children are recovered as a direct result of someone recognizing their photo and notifying authorities

(SACRAMENTO) - The Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit in the California Department of Justice assists law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in locating missing persons.

It is also used in identifying unknown live and deceased persons through the comparison of physical characteristics, fingerprints and dental/body X-rays.

Bandana: Part III in a 3 Part Series

BANDANA: Build Absolutely No Desalination Anywhere Near Anything….or Anyone

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - Every focused poll taken by disinterested 3^rd parties in the last 12 years of my watch reflects a 90+% willingness by OC residents to pay more to procure safe, healthy potable and irrigation water.

These polls by professionals in the field reflect eagerness, an obviously increasing awareness that our general water availability is in jeopardy.

Wells Fargo: Stop the Foreclosure on My Dead Mother`s Home

Please help us keep our family home....

(OAKLAND) - Like vultures, Wells Fargo Waited

The house that my mother, Marjorie Gibson, owned is the only home our family has had for over two generations. I know she wanted me to have the house to live in and take care of my grandchildren in because she left it to me in her will.

Chevron`s Richmond Refinery Fire: Another Case of Environmental and Community Destruction

Chevron was the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2009.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Chevron's Richmond Refinery -- the company's second largest refinery -- recently spewed toxic smoke over Richmond and San Pablo, California.

It sent more than 14,000 people in the East Bay to medical facilities with smoke-related complaints.

Famous Surfer `Tubesteak` who Named `Gidget` Passes Away at 77

He passed away in San Clemente Wednesday, according to The Orange County Register

(SALEM) - There are a handful from surfing's earliest days who are still among us, and sadly today there is one less. Terry 'Tubesteak' Tracy passed away at the age of 77.

States Respond to Deferred Deportation

The Obama administration’s deportation suspension program could benefit upwards of 1.4 million young people.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - California and Arizona have a lot in common. They both were once part of Mexico, share the Colorado River and exchange mutual passions over their National League baseball teams.

Both states were among the hardest-hit by the housing bust and Great Recession, suffering foreclosures and fiscal crises.

New Spider Family Discovered in Pacific NW Caves

Trogloraptor hangs beneath rudimentary webs beneath cave ceilings. It is about four centimeters wide when its legs are extended—larger than the size of a half-dollar coin.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - A team of scientists and cave conservationists discovered a relatively huge, unique spider in caves and forests of the Pacific Northwest.

The novel combination of evolutionary features in this spider, Trogloraptor, compelled them to recognize a new family.