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		<title>Simulator shows students risks of texting while driving &#8212;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the first of the year, the Bakersfield Police Department has issued 176 tickets for texting and 1,258 tickets for using a mobile device without going hands-free &#8212; and those are just the tickets written by 25 traffic officers using e-ticket devices.  Bakersfield Californian article]]></description>
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		<title>Fresno pot dispensary opens, police vow to shut it down &#8212;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new medical marijuana dispensary is open in Fresno, but police say they plan to move quickly to shut it down.  Fresno Bee article]]></description>
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		<title>Tulare council regulations make property owners responsible for underage drinking &#8212;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going after property owners and landlords to curb underage drinking doesn&#8217;t sit well with many people in Tulare this week.  Visalia Times-Delta article]]></description>
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		<title>State seeks federal high-speed rail commitment &#8211;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leader of California&#8217;s state Senate wants the Obama administration to say it will commit more federal money to the state&#8217;s high-speed rail project if the president wins a second term.  AP article]]></description>
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		<title>California’s genetically engineered food label may confuse more than inform &#8212;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new analysis of the labeling initiative suggests that if it passes, it would create a complex mandate for food companies that may make it harder — not easier — for consumers to figure out what&#8217;s really in their food. That&#8217;s because the initiative muddies the definition of a &#8220;natural&#8221; food.  NPR report]]></description>
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		<title>Kern to pay $1 million to family whose child was taken &#8212;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kern County has agreed to pay a Kern River Valley family $1 million for wrongfully taking their son in 2008 when the family was in a dispute with the South Fork Union School District over how school officials were dealing with the boy&#8217;s food allergies.  Bakersfield Californian article]]></description>
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		<title>Green Bag Program in Modesto gives needy seniors nutrition boost &#8212;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since October, low-income seniors have received a bag of produce on the third Wednesday of each month at the senior center. They also get a healthy serving of the importance of eating at least 3½ cups of fruits and vegetables daily, exercise, recipes and other tips. Modesto Bee article]]></description>
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		<title>Two agencies to share in Kings Walmart grant &#8212;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kings Community Action Organization will receive a large portion of hunger-relief funds that the Hanford-Corcoran area won as part of Walmart’s recent Facebook campaign. Hanford Sentinel article]]></description>
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		<title>Program aims to prevent LGBT suicides –</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new program called the Family Acceptance Project is a research initiative designed to help on multiple fronts.  The program aims to improve the mental health of LGBT children and adolescents; strengthen and help diverse families support their LGBT children; and provide help for LGBT youth to stay in their homes to prevent homelessness. Another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New scrutiny for CA nuke plan, as restart looms &#8212;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idled San Onofre nuclear power plant is facing new scrutiny from Congress as the utility that operates it moves closer to proposing a fix to get the twin reactors back in service.  AP article; LA Times article]]></description>
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