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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Fresno</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Parents of man accused in Fresno delivery driver killing say son is mentally ill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Parents of Fresno suspect say he&#8217;s mentally ill

FRESNO, Calif. — The parents of a man accused of killing a Fresno delivery truck driver say their son had been held for a psychiatric evaluation just days before the shooting.
Police say 27-year-old Joey Lopez fatally shot Richard Hernandez as he was making a beer delivery to a  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parents-of-man-accused-in-fresno-delivery-driver-killing-say-son-is-mentally-ill-243048/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man, 4 teens arrested in fatal beating of security guard at apartment complex in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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5 arrested in fatal beating of CA security guard

FRESNO, Calif. — A man and four teens have been arrested on allegations that they beat a security guard to death after he found them drinking in a vacant apartment in California.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Wednesday that 22-year-old Tony Sayachack was arrested Saturday and four .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-4-teens-arrested-in-fatal-beating-of-security-guard-at-apartment-complex-in-california-239049/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Man, 4 teens arrested in fatal beating of security guard at apartment complex in California</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medical marijuana shops abound in California as cities scramble to regulate them</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Wohlsen</dc:creator>
		
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Medical marijuana shops abound in California

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of tax revenue during the recession.
Peace in Medicine marijuana dispensary is a clean, modern operation in a former ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medical-marijuana-shops-abound-in-california-as-cities-scramble-to-regulate-them-219635/">Medical marijuana shops abound in California as cities scramble to regulate them</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former corporate executive to plead guilty in far-reaching Calif. tomato price-fixing case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Exec to plead guilty in tomato price-fixing case

FRESNO, Calif. — A former executive for a California-based tomato processor agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to drive up food prices nationwide, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Alan Scott Huey, who served as a senior vice president at SK Foods between 2004 and 2008, is accused .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-corporate-executive-to-plead-guilty-in-far-reaching-calif-tomato-price-fixing-case-218247/" title="Former corporate executive to plead guilty in far-reaching Calif. tomato price-fixing case">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Affidavit: California teen says he killed 4-year-old who threatened to reveal molestion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Affidavit: Teen says he killed boy found in dryer

FRESNO, Calif. — A 14-year-old with a baby face told investigators he drowned his 4-year-old neighbor in a bathtub then hid the body in a dryer because the child was going to reveal the teen molested him, according to an affidavit released when he appeared in court .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/affidavit-california-teen-says-he-killed-4-year-old-who-threatened-to-reveal-molestion-218174/">Affidavit: California teen says he killed 4-year-old who threatened to reveal molestion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities: 4-year-old California boy&#8217;s body found in neighbor&#8217;s dryer; 14-year-old arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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4-year-old California boy&#8217;s body found in dryer

MENDOTA, Calif. — Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor&#8217;s home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing.
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims says 4-year-old Alex Christopher Mercado&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-4-year-old-california-boys-body-found-in-neighbors-dryer-14-year-old-arrested-214579/">Original source &nbsp;: Authorities: 4-year-old California boy&#8217;s body found in neighbor&#8217;s dryer; 14-year-old arrested</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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Report: US getting better at conserving water

FRESNO, Calif. — Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies.
A report released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey also shows that industries as well as the general population are sucking ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-americans-getting-better-at-conserving-water-as-per-person-use-falls-to-1950s-levels-211552/">Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fresno judge says 9 marijuana shops must close until January trial on zoning violations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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Judge: Fresno pot shops must close until trial

FRESNO, Calif. — Nine marijuana dispensaries in Fresno must shut their doors while attorneys battle in court over whether city zoning laws banning dispensaries can trump the state laws that allow them.
Fresno County Superior Court Judge Alan Simpson made his ruling Wednesday while upholding a temporary restraining order .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fresno-judge-says-9-marijuana-shops-must-close-until-january-trial-on-zoning-violations-210439/" title="Fresno judge says 9 marijuana shops must close until January trial on zoning violations">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. man arrested after investigators say he dropped his phone outside a home he broke into</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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CA man arrested after phone found at break-in site

VISALIA, Calif. — A Central California burglary suspect is behind bars after investigators say he dropped his cell phone outside a home that had been broken into.
Fresno County authorities say deputies responded to burglar alarms going off at an Orange Cove home on Saturday afternoon. They found .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-man-arrested-after-investigators-say-he-dropped-his-phone-outside-a-home-he-broke-into-207882/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Calif. man arrested after investigators say he dropped his phone outside a home he broke into</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Calif. Presbyterian congregations split with national church over Bible, homosexuality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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3 Calif. Presbyterian churches leave denomination

FRESNO, Calif. — Three Presbyterian congregations in California&#8217;s San Joaquin Valley are breaking with the faith&#8217;s national denomination in a rift over the Bible and homosexuality.
Trinity Presbyterian Church in Clovis, First Presbyterian Church in Fresno and Fowler Presbyterian Church all have held services this month to join the conservative Evangelical ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-calif-presbyterian-congregations-split-with-national-church-over-bible-homosexuality-207572/">3 Calif. Presbyterian congregations split with national church over Bible, homosexuality</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yuppie 911 or legitimate life-saver? Rescue officials warn locator beacons abused by some</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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Tired from a tough hike? Rescuers fear Yuppie 911

FRESNO, Calif. — Last month two men and their teenage sons tackled one of the world&#8217;s most unforgiving summertime hikes: the Grand Canyon&#8217;s parched and searing Royal Arch Loop. Along with bedrolls and freeze-dried food, the inexperienced backpackers carried a personal locator beacon — just in case.
In .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yuppie-911-or-legitimate-life-saver-rescue-officials-warn-locator-beacons-abused-by-some-206615/">Yuppie 911 or legitimate life-saver? Rescue officials warn locator beacons abused by some</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Loosening of federal guidelines on medical marijuana does not dispel decades of mistrust</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.

The Justice Department told federal prosecutors that targeting people who .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/loosening-of-federal-guidelines-on-medical-marijuana-does-not-dispel-decades-of-mistrust-200329/">Loosening of federal guidelines on medical marijuana does not dispel decades of mistrust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Water uncertainty frustrates Calif. agriculture officials, farmers as planting plans begin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Farmers in the most prolific agricultural region in the country should be planting winter romaine lettuce and calculating spring cantaloupe acreage at this time of year.

Instead the romaine packing company left this year for the searing Sonoran Desert of Arizona, where there is more reliable water. And cantaloupe? Who knows whether there ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/water-uncertainty-frustrates-calif-agriculture-officials-farmers-as-planting-plans-begin-197754/">Read : Water uncertainty frustrates Calif. agriculture officials, farmers as planting plans begin</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 hikers, including police officer, missing in California&#8217;s Kings Canyon National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — A police officer from Southern California is among three hikers missing in Kings Canyon National Park near Fresno.

Officials say San Bernardino police Officer Lanier Rogers and brothers Jordan Zeman and Jake Zeman were reported missing Monday night by their families.
Officials say the men began their six-day, 65-mile hike at the Road&#8217;s End .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-hikers-including-police-officer-missing-in-californias-kings-canyon-national-park-196596/">3 hikers, including police officer, missing in California&#8217;s Kings Canyon National Park</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Activists petition EPA for tougher rules to protect children from pesticides</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — A coalition of nonprofit groups is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to write stronger regulations to protect children from exposure to farm chemicals sprayed near thousands of schools.

The petition was filed Wednesday by public interest law firms Earthjustice and Farmworker Justice. It requests that the agency set up no-spray buffer zones ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/activists-petition-epa-for-tougher-rules-to-protect-children-from-pesticides-196245/">Activists petition EPA for tougher rules to protect children from pesticides</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Humane Society calls IHOP&#8217;s &#8216;cruelty free&#8217; egg claims deceptive advertising, files complain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — The Humane Society of the United States filed complaints Wednesday against the International House of Pancakes, alleging that the restaurant chain lies about the living conditions of the chickens that lay the eggs for its omelets and pancakes.

IHOP claims that its eggs are &#8220;cruelty free&#8221; and animals used for its food receive ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/humane-society-calls-ihops-cruelty-free-egg-claims-deceptive-advertising-files-complain-195911/">Humane Society calls IHOP&#8217;s &#8216;cruelty free&#8217; egg claims deceptive advertising, files complain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After mocking bill to ban cow tail docking in Calif., Schwarzenegger signs measure into law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — California cows are the first in the nation with the legal right to swat flies as nature intended now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill banning the painful practice of tail docking that he once mocked as being a waste of legislators&#8217; time.

The governor also signed other farm bills he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-mocking-bill-to-ban-cow-tail-docking-in-calif-schwarzenegger-signs-measure-into-law-194166/">Read more : After mocking bill to ban cow tail docking in Calif., Schwarzenegger signs measure into law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After mocking farm bills such as measure banning cow tail-docking, CA gov signs them into law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — California dairy cows will be able to swat flies as nature intended now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill banning the painful practice of tail docking.

Dairy officials say the practice of cutting off cow tails to prevent them from slinging manure is practiced on fewer than 15 percent of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-mocking-farm-bills-such-as-measure-banning-cow-tail-docking-ca-gov-signs-them-into-law-194155/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: After mocking farm bills such as measure banning cow tail-docking, CA gov signs them into law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boxer plans Senate hearing on schools&#8217; toxic drinking water supplies following AP story</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garance Burke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — The head of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee said Wednesday that legislators will hold hearings to address toxic drinking water in the nation&#8217;s schools following an Associated Press probe into the widespread problem.

California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer called for the hearings to be held in Washington this year after an AP investigation .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boxer-plans-senate-hearing-on-schools-toxic-drinking-water-supplies-following-ap-story-190069/">Original article &nbsp;: Boxer plans Senate hearing on schools&#8217; toxic drinking water supplies following AP story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California senator plans hearing on schools&#8217; toxic drinking water supplies following AP story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garance Burke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — A U.S. Senate environment committee plans to hold hearings to address the widespread problem of toxic drinking water in the nation&#8217;s schools.

California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer called for the hearings following an Associated Press investigation showing water supplies at thousands of schools have been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-senator-plans-hearing-on-schools-toxic-drinking-water-supplies-following-ap-story-189987/">California senator plans hearing on schools&#8217; toxic drinking water supplies following AP story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EPA to brief Senate staff on schools&#8217; toxic drinking water supplies following AP story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garance Burke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — A California senator called on the head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to disclose how the agency plans to address the widespread problem of toxic drinking water in the nation&#8217;s schools.

Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer wrote the agency in response to an Associated Press investigation showing water supplies at thousands of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/epa-to-brief-senate-staff-on-schools-toxic-drinking-water-supplies-following-ap-story-187704/">EPA to brief Senate staff on schools&#8217; toxic drinking water supplies following AP story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Water flowing to dry bed of Calif.&#8217;s San Joaquin River in effort to bring back salmon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garance Burke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — When Darrell Imperatrice was a boy, California&#8217;s San Joaquin River teemed with so many king salmon his father could catch 40-pound fish using only a pitchfork.

Then the salmon vanished from the icy river for nearly 60 years, after a colossal federal dam built to nurture the croplands below dried up their habitat.
Now, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/water-flowing-to-dry-bed-of-califs-san-joaquin-river-in-effort-to-bring-back-salmon-185399/">Source article &nbsp;: Water flowing to dry bed of Calif.&#8217;s San Joaquin River in effort to bring back salmon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Restoration of California&#8217;s San Joaquin River begins, aims to bring back salmon by 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Cold water gushed from behind a central California dam Thursday to meet its old, dry riverbed, marking the first step in a federal plan to reawaken the state&#8217;s second-largest river so salmon can flourish again.

The San Joaquin River, whose waters course from the Sierra Nevada to the Pacific Ocean, carried the continent&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/restoration-of-californias-san-joaquin-river-begins-aims-to-bring-back-salmon-by-2012-184650/">Source &nbsp;: Restoration of California&#8217;s San Joaquin River begins, aims to bring back salmon by 2012</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>San Joaquin River restoration to begin, aims to reawaken dry riverbed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Federal officials are preparing to release the first surge of water from a Fresno-area dam to reawaken miles of the San Joaquin River and restore salmon runs that went dry in the 1940s.

The Bureau of Reclamation is set to begin the historic restoration of the state&#8217;s second-largest river at 6 p.m. (9 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/san-joaquin-river-restoration-to-begin-aims-to-reawaken-dry-riverbed-184607/">San Joaquin River restoration to begin, aims to reawaken dry riverbed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. court weighs whether gang tattoo on 7-year-old warrants possible life sentence for dad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Enrique Gonzalez wanted his 7-year-old son to have a gang tattoo, like the many that adorn his own body. About that there is no dispute.

The question that a judge says she will decide Friday is whether placing a tattoo on a minor is a permanent and painful disfigurement worthy of the potential .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-court-weighs-whether-gang-tattoo-on-7-year-old-warrants-possible-life-sentence-for-dad-184326/" title="Calif. court weighs whether gang tattoo on 7-year-old warrants possible life sentence for dad">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement blocks Yosemite from continuing development, opens Merced River plans to public</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Ending a lengthy legal battle with environmentalists, the federal government agreed Wednesday to halt all commercial development in Yosemite National Park&#8217;s most popular stretch and to consider limiting access to its wilderness.

The settlement was reached by the National Park Service and two small environmental groups that sued the federal government in 2000.
The .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/settlement-blocks-yosemite-from-continuing-development-opens-merced-river-plans-to-public-183124/">Settlement blocks Yosemite from continuing development, opens Merced River plans to public</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>STIMULUS WATCH: Youth unemployment high despite US program; critic says &#8216;too little, too late&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — The Obama administration&#8217;s economic stimulus program to find jobs for thousands of teenagers this summer couldn&#8217;t overcome one of the bleakest job markets in more than 60 years that had desperate adults competing for the same kind of work.

Almost one-quarter of the 297,169 youths in the $1.2 billion jobs program didn&#8217;t get .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stimulus-watch-youth-unemployment-high-despite-us-program-critic-says-too-little-too-late-176366/">STIMULUS WATCH: Youth unemployment high despite US program; critic says &#8216;too little, too late&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California inmates use canes, walkers as weapons in fight that sends 24 to hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — A California prison was under lockdown Tuesday as administrators investigated a riot involving rival Latino gangs that sent 24 inmates to hospitals, one in serious condition.

Inmates at Avenal State Prison used canes, walkers and foot rests from wheelchairs to beat each other Monday night. The most seriously injured inmates suffered puncture and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-inmates-use-canes-walkers-as-weapons-in-fight-that-sends-24-to-hospitals-175684/" title="California inmates use canes, walkers as weapons in fight that sends 24 to hospitals">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA: 50 California counties are drought disaster area; farmers can get crop loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 50 of California&#8217;s 58 counties as natural disaster areas because of crop losses due to ongoing drought.

The declaration will clear the way for emergency loans to farmers who have suffered financial losses this year from the drought.
Farmers will be eligible depending on the severity of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usda-50-california-counties-are-drought-disaster-area-farmers-can-get-crop-loans-174729/" title="USDA: 50 California counties are drought disaster area; farmers can get crop loans">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Grand jury in Calif. drops charges against former Laotian general in government overthrow case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury in California investigating an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Laos has dropped charges against a leading figure in the nation&#8217;s Hmong community, the U.S. attorney&#8217;s office in Sacramento said Friday.

The grand jury&#8217;s decision absolves 79-year-old Vang Pao, a former major general in the Lao army who ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/grand-jury-in-calif-drops-charges-against-former-laotian-general-in-government-overthrow-case-172730/" title="Grand jury in Calif. drops charges against former Laotian general in government overthrow case">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wife, surviving children of California mass murderer describing their lives before killings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — More than four years after a central California man was sentenced to die for the rape and murder of his nine children, his wife and surviving descendants are speaking about what it was like living with him.

Marcus Wesson, who led a clan he bred through incest, was sentenced to death in 2005 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wife-surviving-children-of-california-mass-murderer-describing-their-lives-before-killings-168512/" title="Wife, surviving children of California mass murderer describing their lives before killings">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds say Calif. water crisis isn&#8217;t their fault, pledge to review science behind water cutbacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Top Obama administration officials took California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to task Thursday for blaming the state&#8217;s water crisis on federal environmental restrictions.

The governor sent a letter to Washington on Wednesday demanding a response to &#8220;catastrophic impacts&#8221; he said were caused by federal environmental rules that have slashed water deliveries.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-say-calif-water-crisis-isnt-their-fault-pledge-to-review-science-behind-water-cutbacks-159269/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Feds say Calif. water crisis isn&#8217;t their fault, pledge to review science behind water cutbacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger demands response from Obama administration on California&#8217;s water crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called on the Obama administration Wednesday to intervene immediately in California&#8217;s water crisis, saying environmental restrictions that have slashed water deliveries to farms and cities were having &#8220;catastrophic impacts.&#8221;

The Republican governor sent a letter demanding a federal response to the state&#8217;s prior requests to hold talks about reduced supplies ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/schwarzenegger-demands-response-from-obama-administration-on-californias-water-crisis-157882/">Schwarzenegger demands response from Obama administration on California&#8217;s water crisis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Agriculture Secretary Vilsack tells California farmers he&#8217;ll press for water solutions</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COALINGA, Calif. — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California&#8217;s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, promised farmers Wednesday they would press for solutions to the water crisis hitting the state&#8217;s San Joaquin Valley, one of the most prolific farm regions in the world.

Vilsack stopped at a packing house in Fresno County to hear concerns on issues ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-agriculture-secretary-vilsack-tells-california-farmers-hell-press-for-water-solutions-150665/" title="US Agriculture Secretary Vilsack tells California farmers he&#8217;ll press for water solutions">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. police won&#8217;t pursue seat belt charges against couple whose 5 kids died in pursuit crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DINUBA, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol says it won&#8217;t press charges against two parents whose five unbelted children were killed when their truck was struck by a car fleeing police.

The parents, 29-year-old Carlos Salazar Jr. and 26-year-old Jennifer Salazar, of Orange Cove, were seriously injured.
Police were chasing three teenage carjacking suspects Aug. 8 at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-police-wont-pursue-seat-belt-charges-against-couple-whose-5-kids-died-in-pursuit-crash-142084/">Read more : Calif. police won&#8217;t pursue seat belt charges against couple whose 5 kids died in pursuit crash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA&#8217;s buggy TV ad warns about dangers of smuggling fruits and vegetables into California</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — The pigtailed girl skipping through the peach orchard is not as wholesome as she first appears. Soon she morphs into a swarm of bugs, letting television viewers know that a killer is on the loose.

The commercial, debuting this week, is the federal government&#8217;s warning to Californians that even the healthy looking fruits  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usdas-buggy-tv-ad-warns-about-dangers-of-smuggling-fruits-and-vegetables-into-california-141439/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. meatpacking plant that recalled beef cited for humane violations last year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Records show a California beef processor that recalled tons of hamburger meat due to salmonella fears was slapped with humane handling violations in a government review of meatpacking plants last year.

At least 28 people in three Western states have reported salmonella-related illnesses since Fresno-based Beef Packers Inc. recalled nearly 826,000 pounds of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-meatpacking-plant-that-recalled-beef-cited-for-humane-violations-last-year-136981/" title="Calif. meatpacking plant that recalled beef cited for humane violations last year">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car fleeing Calif. police hits pickup, killing 7, including 4 young children from same family</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO —A stolen car fleeing from police ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup in California&#8217;s Central Valley, killing four young children in the truck and all three people in the car, police said Sunday.

The Dodge Neon was carjacked either late Friday or early Saturday in Selma, about 10 miles from Dinuba, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-fleeing-calif-police-hits-pickup-killing-7-including-4-young-children-from-same-family-134981/">Original article &nbsp;: Car fleeing Calif. police hits pickup, killing 7, including 4 young children from same family</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car fleeing police in central California hits pickup truck, killing 7, including 4 children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. —Central California police say a fleeing car ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup truck, killing three people in the car and four children in the truck.

The California Highway Patrol says police in Dinuba, southeast of Fresno, were trying to stop the car Saturday afternoon for a traffic infraction.
The Fresno Bee .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-fleeing-police-in-central-california-hits-pickup-truck-killing-7-including-4-children-134945/">Car fleeing police in central California hits pickup truck, killing 7, including 4 children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspectors find potentially devastating citrus virus in psyllid found at Fresno shipping site</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Tests on a bug found by a dog sniffing packages at a FedEx facility showed it carried a disease capable of devastating California&#8217;s citrus industry, agricultural official said Wednesday.

But state officials believe the citrus industry escaped potential disaster because the curry leaves carrying the bug were still inside the package at the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inspectors-find-potentially-devastating-citrus-virus-in-psyllid-found-at-fresno-shipping-site-132189/">Original article on  : Inspectors find potentially devastating citrus virus in psyllid found at Fresno shipping site</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspectors detect citrus virus in psyllid found by plant-sniffing dog in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — State agriculture officials say tests on bugs found by a dog inspecting packages at a FedEx facility showed they carried a disease capable of devastating the state&#8217;s citrus industry.

Officials said Wednesday it is the first time the huanglongbing disease has been detected on an Asian citrus psyllid west of the Rockies.
Last month .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inspectors-detect-citrus-virus-in-psyllid-found-by-plant-sniffing-dog-in-california-132160/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Inspectors detect citrus virus in psyllid found by plant-sniffing dog in California</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Family hopes its 42-year search for relatives&#8217; missing plane in California is nearing end</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Somewhere after Amelia Earhart in the annals of aviators who have flown into oblivion is the Webb Family: Ruby and Carroll and their son William, a budding pilot with just 70 hours in the cockpit.

On June 2, 1967, their 140-horsepower Piper Cherokee, overloaded and underpowered for the Sierra Nevada&#8217;s 12,000-plus-foot peaks, set ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-hopes-its-42-year-search-for-relatives-missing-plane-in-california-is-nearing-end-131271/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Family hopes its 42-year search for relatives&#8217; missing plane in California is nearing end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds aim to ease Calif. water shortages by sending nearly $60M in grants to farms, dairies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Federal agencies have pledged to send nearly $60 million in grants to help California communities, farms and dairies suffering from ongoing water shortages.

It&#8217;s welcome news for farmers on the west side of Fresno County, the most productive agricultural county in the nation. Farms in the area are receiving only 10 percent of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-aim-to-ease-calif-water-shortages-by-sending-nearly-60m-in-grants-to-farms-dairies-126362/" title="Feds aim to ease Calif. water shortages by sending nearly $60M in grants to farms, dairies">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACLU sues California, saying heat rules aren&#8217;t enough to protect farmworkers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Farmworkers and their advocates sued California Thursday, claiming its heat safety rules are too weak to keep laborers from dying.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of the United Farm Workers and five plaintiffs, most of whom have suffered heat illness or have had relatives die.
The complaint filed in Los Angeles ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aclu-sues-california-saying-heat-rules-arent-enough-to-protect-farmworkers-126149/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : ACLU sues California, saying heat rules aren&#8217;t enough to protect farmworkers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USGS study shows number of large-diameter trees in Yosemite National Park has declined</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday there are fewer large-diameter trees growing in Yosemite National Park than in years past, most likely because of climate change.

Warmer temperatures and smaller snow packs are creating conditions where fewer Ponderosa and sugar pines and other heartier trees can flourish, said Jim Lutz, a ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usgs-study-shows-number-of-large-diameter-trees-in-yosemite-national-park-has-declined-124812/">USGS study shows number of large-diameter trees in Yosemite National Park has declined</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney: Marine accused in California attacks suffers from post-traumatic stress from combat</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — An attorney for a U.S. Marine accused of attacking his estranged wife and two of her relatives says his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from combat.

Twenty-six-year-old Sgt. Dejon Baskin, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, is being held on $3.75 million bail.
He pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-marine-accused-in-california-attacks-suffers-from-post-traumatic-stress-from-combat-124767/" title="Attorney: Marine accused in California attacks suffers from post-traumatic stress from combat">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: California can save water by investing in farm conservation measures instead of dams</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-california-can-save-water-by-investing-in-farm-conservation-measures-instead-of-dams-119439/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — By investing in water-saving technology, California&#8217;s drought-burdened farmers could save enough water annually to fill four times over a reservoir that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger supports building, according to a report released this week.

The study by the nonprofit Pacific Institute urges regulatory agencies and lawmakers to focus on farm investments rather than large .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-california-can-save-water-by-investing-in-farm-conservation-measures-instead-of-dams-119439/">Report: California can save water by investing in farm conservation measures instead of dams</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Agents seize $1.2 billion worth of marijuana in 10-day sweep in California&#8217;s Sierra Nevada</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/agents-seize-12-billion-worth-of-marijuana-in-10-day-sweep-in-californias-sierra-nevada-119023/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — Federal and state agents have arrested 83 people for growing more than $1.2 billion worth of marijuana in an ongoing crackdown on illegal pot gardens in California&#8217;s Sierra Nevada range.

Local officials said several Mexican marijuana-growing cartels helped set up the grow sites scattered throughout rocky mountainsides of eastern Fresno County, and warned ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agents-seize-12-billion-worth-of-marijuana-in-10-day-sweep-in-californias-sierra-nevada-119023/">Read : Agents seize $1.2 billion worth of marijuana in 10-day sweep in California&#8217;s Sierra Nevada</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Airborne pesticides in Central Valley carry to Sierra, where they threaten frogs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-airborne-pesticides-in-central-valley-carry-to-sierra-where-they-threaten-frogs-116559/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — A new study shows frogs in the Sierra Nevada mountains are threatened by airborne pesticides that drift eastward from California&#8217;s Central Valley.

Researchers at Southern Illinois University and the U.S. Geological Survey measured toxicity levels of two pesticides, chlorpyrifos and endosulfan, to Pacific treefrogs and foothill yellow-legged frogs. Both species native to the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-airborne-pesticides-in-central-valley-carry-to-sierra-where-they-threaten-frogs-116559/">Report: Airborne pesticides in Central Valley carry to Sierra, where they threaten frogs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cities and counties counting on $1.5 billion in stimulus funds to help the homeless</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cities-and-counties-counting-on-15-billion-in-stimulus-funds-to-help-the-homeless-103537/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evelyn Nieves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — The U.S. expects to send $1.5 billion in stimulus money Thursday to hundreds of communities around the country to prevent homelessness, including $1 million for Fresno to dismantle tent cities and move residents into privately owned apartments.

The novel experiment is one of hundreds of projects to be funded under the stimulus law ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cities-and-counties-counting-on-15-billion-in-stimulus-funds-to-help-the-homeless-103537/">Cities and counties counting on $1.5 billion in stimulus funds to help the homeless</a>.]]></description>
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