Imperial Valley News Center
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Issues Consumer Alert on Scams Targeting Immigrants and their Families
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San Francisco, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued a consumer alert to Californians about possible scams targeting immigrants and their families. Major changes to United States immigration policy, like those contained in President Barack Obama’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions announced on November 20, 2014, often lead to con artists emerging to prey on vulnerable consumers seeking help with immigration services.
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA today announced that nearly 2,500 applicants will receive disaster assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for losses suffered from October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2013.
FDA finalizes menu and vending machine calorie labeling rules
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, similar retail food establishments and vending machines with 20 or more locations to provide consumers with more nutritional information about the foods they eat outside of the home. The rules are required by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Adult cigarette smoking rate overall hits all-time low
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Washington, DC - The cigarette smoking rate among adults in the U.S. dropped from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 17.8 percent in 2013, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
San Francisco Maritime’s Old Time Maritime Christmas Transports Visitors Back to 1901
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San Francisco, California - Turn the clock back to Christmas in the year 1901 on Saturday, December 13, 2014, as the Hyde Street Living History Players present the annual Old Time Maritime Christmas program from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. During this unique holiday program, visitors can meet and talk with costumed captains, wives and crews aboard the park’s historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier.
Consumer Reports Holiday Poll: Black Friday Shopping May Be Losing Its Charm
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Imperial, California - The thrill of shopping on the Black Friday weekend may have lost its’ luster, more than half of Americans say they won’t be shopping at all, and three-quarters of people skipping stores say it’s because of crowds, according to Consumer Reports latest Black Friday Holiday Poll.
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