General Care Communities
California
Area Info
There's a reason why California has become the most populous (and most popular?) state in the country. Actually, there are lots of reasons: California has more to offer in one package than any other state. From mountains to seacoast, deserts to lush forests, teeming cities to wilderness, California is a land of dizzying contrasts. It could take several lifetimes just to see all of it.
In fact, even within a single region of California, the contrasts are incredible. In Southern California, for instance, an hour's drive (if the freeways aren't too crowded) will take you from the bustle of downtown Los Angeles to the silence of the Mojave Desert. To get there, you start near sea level and pass through mountain ranges that rise above 11,000 feet. And on the way, you can listen to radio broadcasts in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, and Farsi. Other regions of the state are just as diverse in their own ways.
Articles
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News from the San Francisco Chronicle
A jagged peak, a measuring road
Mar 21, 2010 7:00 am
Good environmental art works not only on its own, it sharpens our sense of perception. This steep spike in the Presidio is assembled from 37 cypresses felled as part of the national park's ongoing ref...
Muni transit director on the job
Mar 21, 2010 7:00 am
It's been a little less than a month since John Haley started his new job as the director of transit for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency - a job that makes him responsible for the di...
S.F. sues over PG&E-backed ballot measure
Mar 19, 2010 7:00 am
San Francisco and a group of government-owned utilities from around California took their campaign against a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.-sponsored ballot measure to court Thursday, arguing that Propo...
Legislative Analyst rips business reports
Mar 19, 2010 7:00 am
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office has sharply criticized the research in two reports, one funded by taxpayers, that have been used by some Republicans as the basis for calls to roll back re...
Aug 26, 2009 7:00 am
Oakland: Jackson Street gets patched up a bit
Aug 26, 2009 7:00 am
What's working better: Four months ago, Chronicle Watch reported on Oakland's Jackson Street between Seventh and 10th streets. It was a stretch of pavement so strewn with crevices that Chronicle Watch...
News from the Orange County Register
News from the Orange County Register
Local News from The Fresno Bee via Yahoo! News
Fresno's head librarian to retire
Mar 19, 2010 9:55 pm
The director of the Fresno County Library, Karen Bosch Cobb, announced Friday she will retire April 2 after working 37 years for the library system.
$1m fire at Huron processing plant
Mar 19, 2010 5:48 pm
A fire caused more than $1 million in damage to a vegetable seed processing plant Friday morning in Huron, Fresno County Fire Protection District said.
Suspect's car catches fire in Fresno
Mar 19, 2010 2:49 pm
Fresno firefighters extinguished a car fire that began shortly after the driver jumped out of the vehicle and ran from authorities Thursday, police said.
New Children's Hospital chief chosen
Mar 18, 2010 2:23 pm
The leader of a Minneapolis medical center has been chosen to become president and CEO of Children's Hospital Central California.
Pedestrian injured in Fairmead collision
Mar 18, 2010 12:31 am
A pedestrian was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in the Madera County community of Fairmead, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Boy shot near Fresno middle school
Mar 17, 2010 11:07 pm
A 15-year-old was shot in the arm Wednesday afternoon near Yosemite Middle School in Fresno, an emergency medical services official said.
Passengers hurt in FAX bus accident
Mar 17, 2010 10:05 pm
About a dozen people were taken to a local hospital complaining of pain after a car pulled in front of an approaching Fresno city bus Wednesday afternoon in central Fresno.
Sunbirds men open NAIAs with win
Mar 17, 2010 9:20 pm
Eight years after meeting at a Christian coaches conference in Texas, Jim Saia and Clark Sheehy approached each other Wednesday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., shook hands and h...
Burned Fresno officer released
Mar 17, 2010 8:14 pm
A Fresno motorcycle officer severely burned in a crash March 11 has been released from hospital care, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Mar 17, 2010 7:53 pm
The lockdown at Hoover High School in northeast Fresno was lifted about 1 p.m., said Susan Bedi, Fresno Unified School District spokeswoman.
Local News from Monterey County Weekly via Yahoo! News
Mar 19, 2010 7:27 pm
Best New Business of 2009 >> Monterey Mirror Maze 751 Cannery Row, Monterey 649-MAZE, www.montereymirrormaze.com When this place promises youll lose yourself in the fun, its not hype at least n...
Mar 19, 2010 7:27 am
A raft of locally sown bands set sail for Austin, Texas this week for the annual indy music orgy that is SXSW. Follow live posts from the festival here. Follow the live photo blog or twitter stream. R...
[cover] RESTAURANTS : Best Restaurants of 2010. - Monterey County Weekly
Mar 18, 2010 8:28 pm
Best New Restaurant of 2009 Mundaka San Carlos between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel 624-7400, www.mundakacarmel.com The ever-changing menu of Spanish tapas composed by Chef Brandon Miller won the countys...
[news] The Buzz: New news on old news. - Monterey County Weekly
Mar 18, 2010 7:45 am
Weed WhackedA Monterey County Superior Court judge ordered the shutdown of My Caregiver, the countys only operating medical marijuana outlet, March 12. Co-op attorney James Roberts says My Caregiver w...
Mar 18, 2010 7:45 am
Best Place for Intelligent Conversation >> East Village Coffee Lounge 498 Washington St., Monterey 373-5601, www.eastvillagecoffeelounge.com Moving up on the inside from last years Best of winne...
Mar 18, 2010 7:44 am
Best Bakery >> Parker Lusseau Pastries 731 Munras Ave., Monterey 643-0300 539 Hartnell St., Monterey 641-9188 40 Ragsdale Drive, Monterey 655-3030 www.parker_lusseaupastries.com Parker-Lusseau s...
Mar 18, 2010 7:43 am
The yellow hulk of a Chevy Blazer hangs suspended above its massive tires and axles, filling the narrow tunnel of a Salinas garage. Two welders squat at a wheel, putting the finishing touches on a sus...
Mar 18, 2010 7:42 am
Follow-up: What is your very best fashion accessory? ELLISSA COSDEN | Bartender | Marina A: Listen to your parents. Whenever they told me to do something and I didnt do it, it turned out badly. New Ba...
Mar 18, 2010 7:42 am
The first bite took me back to my childhood like the snooty food critic Anton Ego in Ratatouille. Trolley Car Rotisseries tri-tip sandwich ($9.95) starts with a liberal stack of strapping tri-tip (ado...
[features] Real Estate: By The Numbers - Monterey County Weekly
Mar 18, 2010 7:41 am
$500,000 ecent Sale 21 Paseo Hermoso, Salinas Built: 1951 Size: 1,502 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Fireplace, patio, circular driveway, laundry room, French d...
Local News from San Diego Union-Tribune via Yahoo! News
Church draws big crowds, big gripes
Mar 21, 2010 7:16 am
The Rock Church is on shaky ground with some of its Liberty Station neighbors over traffic generated on Sundays when as many as 12,000 people attend day and evening services.
Comfortable fit: Boot Roundup & Shoe Repair
Mar 21, 2010 7:12 am
On Broadway in Chula Vista, Boot Roundup & Shoe Repair looks like a hole in the wall, stuffed with shoes, cobbling material and equipment.
SDSUs Love Library said to be at risk
Mar 21, 2010 7:07 am
Nearly 180 public university buildings in California used by tens of thousands of people have been judged hazardous to occupy during a major earthquake, including libraries, classroom buildings, stude...
Package found by fire station was harmless
Mar 21, 2010 1:16 am
A suspicious package found outside a city fire station in Hillcrest Saturday prompted police to close some city streets before investigators determined it contained a harmless noisemaker.
Panda enthusiasts gather for real-life look
Mar 20, 2010 8:31 pm
More than 50 self-described panda lovers gather at zoo, turning their passion into a social event some say they will not forget.
Volunteers come to the rescue of pets
Mar 20, 2010 9:46 am
For animals who no longer have a home, a rescue group can mean a second chance at a good life. The volunteers take in dogs and cats, horses and rabbits who have been abandoned or whose owners can no l...
Struggling Postal Service says big changes needed
Mar 20, 2010 9:31 am
Six-day-a-week mail delivery and easy access to the corner post office have long been about as certain as death and taxes. But as the U.S. Postal Service increasingly slips into debt, an end to Saturd...
Tea Party to protest health bill downtown
Mar 20, 2010 7:46 am
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO: Tea Party protesters will be staging a demonstration against health care reform tomorrow at Horton Plaza.
City libraries begin cutting hours
Mar 20, 2010 7:18 am
Beginning today, weekends and Mondays wont be the same for many San Diego Public Library users because of recent budget cutbacks.
Feral cat colony looking for home
Mar 20, 2010 7:18 am
An animal-rescue group volunteer is hoping to find a new home for a dozen feral cats living in the garage of a three-unit apartment complex damaged by a recent fire.
