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Morning news briefing 11.21.08
Valley seniors' health woes rise – Diabetes and other chronic diseases have grown more common among elderly San Joaquin Valley residents since the beginning of this decade, according to a new survey of California health trends. The findings from researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles could foretell further woes as the Valley's older-than-65 population grows in coming years. Fresno Bee article Valley expert sees few signs of wish, but says 1981-82 recession was worse – Ris
21 Nov 2008, 9:17 am | click here for more
Valley editorial roundup 11.21.08
Bakersfield Californian – The City of Bakersfield and the Kern High School District are on to something. With capital improvement dollars at a premium in these daunting financial times, but service demands steadily increasing by the year, the two struck a deal to share resources. Specifically, they'll become partners in a new public swimming pool. Fresno Bee – The entire San Joaquin Valley has a high concentration of payday lenders because we have so many low-income residents, who are attrac
21 Nov 2008, 8:53 am | click here for more
Rail ridership in California still up November 21, 2008
Posted by patlynch in Amtrak, Regional USA Transportation. trackback Progressive Railroading has the latest. Mostly good news, with some decline in southern parts of the state. Read it every here. During the first month of the new federal fiscal year, ridership on the Auburn-to-San Jose Capitol Corridor totaled 157,353 — a new October record. Ridership rose 16.8 percent compared with October 2007’s total. On the Oakland-Sacramento-Bakersfield San Joaquins, ridership rose 22.6 percent year-over-y
21 Nov 2008, 8:02 am | click here for more
(HED)P.E. “World Orphans” Tour Dates
(HED)P.E. kicked off the World Orphans Tour last night. Updated itinerary is as follows: November 20 - Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk November 21 - Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino November 22 - Modesto, CA @ Fat Cat November 29 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall “Wonders Of Cannabis” December 5 - Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome December 6 - Fresno, CA @ Rainbow Ballroom December 12 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims December 13 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims December 26 - Anaheim, CA @ The Gro
21 Nov 2008, 7:04 pm | click here for more
Afternoon update 11.21.08
(Thanks for visiting the site. We post three times a day: a Valley political briefing, news briefing and editorial roundup in the morning; a mid-day post on an issue of interest to Valleyfornians; and an afternoon update. We post Saturdays and Sundays too.) Unemployment jumps to 8.2 percent in state – Unemployment jumped a whopping half point in California last month, as the recession gained speed and drove thousands of Californians out of work. The statewide unemployment rate rose to 8.2
21 Nov 2008, 6:04 pm | click here for more
Man crushed by 5,000 pound pole at high school
Man crushed by 5,000 pound pole at high school Man crushed by 5,000 pound pole at high school The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, Nov 20 2008 12:39 PM Last Updated: Friday, Nov 21 2008 7:21 AM A construction worker died Thursday when a 5,000 pound concrete pole fell on him at Frontier High School. David Krogman, 57, was helping to unload the cylinders from a big rig onto the school’s football field, according to Sean Collins with the Kern County flame Department. The school is at 6401 Al
21 Nov 2008, 5:24 pm | click here for more
Veteran shares hidden wounds of Iraq war
Veteran shares hidden wounds of Iraq war Denita Hartfield in Iraq. She survived a roadside bomb attack in Iraq in 2005 that has caused traumatic brain injury, now considered a signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veteran shares hidden wounds of Iraq war BY STACEY SHEPARD, Californian staff writer sshepard@bakersfield.com Thursday, Nov 20 2008 7:07 PM Last Updated: Friday, Nov 21 2008 7:34 AM Denita Hartfield’s broken ribs are whole again. The gunshot wound to her arm is
21 Nov 2008, 5:24 pm | click here for more
Central Valley News Roundup- November 21st
Advocates release a plan for preschool program in Fresno County (Fresno Bee) Racial remarks by Channel 30 exec guide to jury dismissal (Fresno Bee) CSU chancellor OK's salary bumps (Modesto Bee) Most local banks going for bailout funds (Bakersfield Californian)
21 Nov 2008, 12:21 pm | click here for more
War News for Friday, November 21, 2008
MNF-Iraq is reporting the death of A Multi-National Force – West Marine of a non-combat related incident somewhere in Al Anbar province on Wednesday, November 19th. No other details were released. MNF-Iraq is reporting the death of A Multi-National Force – middle Soldier of a non-combat related incident somewhere in Iraq on Thursday, November 20th. No other details were released. MNF-Iraq is reporting the death of A Multi-National Force – North Soldier of a non-combat related incident in Mosul
21 Nov 2008, 11:43 am | click here for more
Marylee Shrider: Man 'gave up the long board for the long cross'
Marylee Shrider: Man 'gave up the long board for the long cross' Why does Tom Alexander take to the streets of Bakersfield each morning, lugging a 60-pound cross on his back?
21 Nov 2008, 11:00 am | click here for more
ECHL Pacific Division Notes, video of Stockton Goes Pink III weekend raising money for breast cancer awareness
Notes and links from the finest division in the ECHL will be posted soon. The video over was posted online by the Stockton Record's Kirk Barron. ECHL PACIFIC DIVISION NOTES - 11/20 Fresno Falcons (1st place, 8-5-0). The Fresno Falcons dropped an I-99 rivalry game with the Bakersfield Condors 2-1 at home on Saturday. According to the Fresno Bee, a respectable crowd of 4,104 watched the Falcons outshoot Bakersfield 26-24, but turn up empty on 8 power play opportunities. Fresno will face th
20 Nov 2008, 7:15 pm | click here for more
Afternoon update 11.20.08
(Thanks for visiting the site. We post three times a day: a Valley political briefing, news briefing and editorial roundup in the morning; a mid-day post on an issue of interest to Valleyfornnians; and an afternoon update. We post Saturdays and Sundays too.) AD 30: Gilmore's guide grows -- Danny Gilmore added 63 votes to his guide in the 30th District race when Fresno County finished counting provisional ballots in the district. The Hanford Republican now has a 2,914-vote guide districtwide o
20 Nov 2008, 6:20 pm | click here for more
Location and myopia (by Russell Roberts)
In two recent posts, I talked about the enormous variation across locations in the proportion of houses in a location with negative equity along with how myopic many of us were about the fragility of the housing market and the potential for meltdown. Here's an interesting analysis from the FDIC in February 2004 on both of these questions. Don't miss the justification for why home prices will stay high: The most recent OFHEO data (look see Table 2) show that markets registering the weakest home p
20 Nov 2008, 5:59 pm | click here for more
Golson…. goner
Golson…. goner Posted in News, Sports on November 20th, 2008 at 5:43 pm by Sports writer Kevin Cooney Remember that old headline of “Charlie from Mayberry”…. well, Charlie now has a guy named Mayberry. Here’s the press release on the Greg Golson trade PHILLIES ACQUIRE MAYBERRY FROM RANGERS Outfielder John Mayberry was acquired by the Phillies from the Texas Rangers in exchange for outfielder Greg Golson, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. announced to
20 Nov 2008, 5:43 pm | click here for more
Good Times For Resale In California
Reuters reports on California. “Home sales in the San Francisco Bay area rose nearly 39 percent in October from a year earlier and the median home price posted a record fall, a report on Thursday said. The median price paid for every homes in the region fell to $375,000 in October, down 40.6 percent from a year earlier, as the median price fell for an 11th consecutive month on a year-over-year basis. The median price was down 6.3 percent from September, MDA DataQuick said.” “In October, 44.8 per
20 Nov 2008, 3:19 pm | click here for more
WSA/Hobie Championship Tour Event #4 Pismo Beach Pier Results
[ Click here if gallery isn’t working or you want to download images? ] The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed.. Results – WSA/Hobie Championship Tour Event #4 Pismo Beach Pier, CA, November 9, 2008 mom Nature took us to the extremes at the Western Surfing Association/Hobie Championship Tour at the Pismo Beach Pier, November 9. Many of the WSA surfers traveled up to Pismo on Saturday and were greeted with glassy, calm, summer like conditions. On event day Sund
20 Nov 2008, 2:20 pm | click here for more
Flea Market Vinyl - Red Simpson
Let's face it, it's been a tough year for the Philadelphia Police force. Today we're gonna dig back to a time before the hippies and the rappers, NWA and Rage Against The Machine, were writing negative songs about the men (and women) in blue. Today we're gonna play a tune by Red Simpson. Part of the Bakersfield country sound of the 1960s, Red made his mark as a writer penning some of Buck Owens' biggest hits like "Sam's Place," but as an artist he enjoyed his biggest successes with a series
20 Nov 2008, 2:18 pm | click here for more
St. Louis Blues rule out Paul Kariya this weekend (UPDATED)
After indicating for a week that Paul Kariya would return Friday, Blues coach Andy Murray said today that Kariya would not play Friday against Anaheim or Saturday against Minnesota. Here’s the skinny: Kariya left the game Nov. 5 in Anaheim with a hip-flexor injury. It had been bothering him for a while. He also took a puck off the foot that night. So he left the game because of the hip-flexor, but he returned to St. Louis to have an MRI on his foot. The MRI showed that he had a bruised foot
20 Nov 2008, 2:06 pm | click here for more
Ray Price Concert in Bakersfield (11/25/08)
www.Bakersfield.com by Shellie Branco When country legend and “Last of the Breed” star Ray Price is off the road, he catches up on the latest crisis at his Texas horse farm: failing crops, drought, and the like. “You know, country boy goes to the city to receive enough money and go back and go to the country,” he jokes. Price, whose career has spanned over 60 years, will perform at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace on Tuesday. Inventor of the “Ray Price shuffle,” a rhythm style he introduced to hon
20 Nov 2008, 11:42 pm | click here for more
Sharon Lee Weeks
Sharon Lee Weeks was born in Burbank, CA on April 26, 1939. She passed away in Temecula, CA on November 15, 2008. But there is so much more to her than those two dates… How do you fit her accomplishments and interests into “column inches”? She loved her savior - Jesus Christ, her family and her friends dearly. Sharon loved to ski “she was a talented artist” she loved to serve others, her life was full. Sharon married David Weeks in 1971. She was a full time Homemaker for 37 years and she was
20 Nov 2008, 11:32 pm | click here for more