Pioneering Stanford computer researcher and educator Edward McCluskey dies
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- Written by Tom Abate
- Category: California News
Stanford, California - Edward J. McCluskey, a professor emeritus at Stanford whose research helped pave the way for electronics and computing, died on February 13. He was 86.
The Leap Day Dilemma
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- Written by CDMV
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - Leap Day! A day that comes only once every four years. For most of us, it simply means an extra 24 hours in still the shortest month. But for the rare few born on February 29 (>200,000 in the U.S.), it means but a single birthday every 1,461 days. Beyond an excuse for friends to skip out on gift obligations, it can complicate things on official levels, too. What happens when a leap year baby applies for their ID or driver license?
Summer Gas Formula Means Higher Prices for Consumers
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- Written by IVN
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - Southern California has switched to a summer gasoline formula. Northern California will start its switch in March. Usually that means consumers can anticipate a small increase in gas prices.
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia Supports Funding for Healthcare Services
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- Written by Imperial Valley News
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Sacramento, California - Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) released the following statement on AB 2x-1 and SB 2x-2 Managed Care Organization (MCO) Funding:
Jennifer Doudna joins Vice President Joe Biden during Bay Area stop on cancer ‘listening tour’
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- Written by Robert Sanders
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San Francisco, California - When Vice President Joe Biden dropped by UC San Francisco on Saturday for a wide-ranging discussion of the current state of cancer research, UC Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna was on hand to emphasize the need to fund basic research as well as clinical research.
Governor Brown Lauds Bipartisan Passage of Health Care Special Session Legislation
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today lauded bipartisan managed care organization (MCO) financing legislation – SBX2-2, ABX2-1 and AB 133 – passed by both houses of the Legislature, that will result in a net tax cut, maintain more than $1 billion in critical federal funds, reduce debt by more than $400 million and direct approximately $300 million in new funding to help those with developmental disabilities. These bills will be signed as soon as they reach the Governor’s desk.
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