MetaFilter posts tagged with California and brokenlink Posts tagged with 'California' and 'brokenlink' at MetaFilter. Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:33:50 -0800 Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:33:50 -0800 en-us 60 Go Barbara Boxer <a href="">Boxer</a> <a href=> Go </a><a href=,0,7859017.story?coll=la-home-headlines> Barbara </a> <a href=> Boxer </a>,2005:site.38726 Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:33:50 -0800 milkman Congressman Matsui (D-CA) Dies of Rare Disease <a href="">Congressman dies of rare disease</a> Congressman Bob Matsui, who was recently elected to a 14th term in Congress, has died due to a rare stem cell disease. Matsui, who was one of the leading opponents of President Bush's plan to eliminate Social Security, was the ranking Democrat on the Congressional subcommittee on Social Security.,2005:site.38285 Sun, 02 Jan 2005 12:13:47 -0800 expriest Promoting a candidate could get you thrown in jail <a href=",1413,206~22097~2501836,00.html">David Dreier doesn't like free speech.</a> The <a href="">California Congressman</a> and the Republican Party have filed a felony <a href="">federal complaint</a> against <a href="">one of their own</a>, which could possibly lead to jail time, all for opposing the incumbent. Apparently, <a href="">spending a million dollars</a> wasn't enough. <small>More coverage of Dreier <a href="">here</a> and <a href="">here</a>.</small>,2004:site.36627 Sat, 30 Oct 2004 06:57:26 -0800 calwatch Honey, did you feel the plane move? <a href=";adv_date=09282004">This is an odd way</a> to find out about an earthquake in California.,2004:site.35887 Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:56:58 -0800 eriko Strikes <a href="">Labor Unions</a> in a free market. <a href="">Southern California</a> is being gripped by crippling strikes by <a href="">transit workers</a> and <a href="">grocery clerks</a> -- both over health care -- that has stranded thousands of mostly poor commuters across Los Angeles and is expected to sap millions from the local economy.<br> <br> As a person who can't drive due to a visual disability, I am personally effected by the MTA transit strike (that is rumored may last several months). State employees are not allowed to strike. Shouldn't that also be the case for essential services, such as public transit?,2003:site.28955 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:14:21 -0800 lola California Recall <a href="">9th Circuit Court blocks California Recall Election</a> because six counties would be using outdated punch-card ballots. Perhaps the court should have paid a visit to the <a href=""> Black Box Voting</a> web site to look at all the problems surfacing with the Electronic Voting machines.,2003:site.28310 Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:42:58 -0800 thedailygrowl Why Gas in California Spiked So Sharply <a href=";nav=5D7lHseG">What Made Gas Prices Spike So Sharply in California?</a> One hint, it has something to do with greed and the ability to arbitrarily raise one's profit margin. <br><br> The oil refineries decided that they weren't making quite enough money so they decided to gouge California by nearly tripling their profit margin to $.69 a gallon. <br><br> My response is to say I'll vote for which gubernatorial candidate that's going to go after the corporate greedheads who seem to think its perfectly acceptable behaviour to bleed people because they can. <br><br> Are you listening <a href="">Arnold</a>, <a href="">Gary</a> or <a href="">Georgy</a>?,2003:site.28175 Tue, 09 Sep 2003 14:00:42 -0800 fenriq he pressed the accelerator instead of the brakes <a href="">California senior driver pressed the accelerator instead of the brakes ?</a> For <a href="">2nd time</a> in 2 months a 85-something driver hits accelerator instead of breaks, this time there where no deaths only 4 serious injuries ? What can be done about this ? Are you scared to walk down the street, afraid a senior driver might kill you ?,2003:site.28007 Mon, 01 Sep 2003 23:58:43 -0800 bureaustyle Lisa Simpson for Governor <a href="">Save Our State: Vote Terry Tate.</a> (NYT/rr) Remember the <a href="">Reebok Superbowl ad </a>featuring the "office linebacker"? Well, that actor just entered the California governor's race. As the bumpersticker says, "Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?" Name your pick for next has-been to get on the ballot...I smell <a href="">Kato</a>.,2003:site.27611 Tue, 12 Aug 2003 07:44:50 -0800 serafinapekkala theater asks impeachment question <a href="">The Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, California takes the impeachment question</a> directly to the local street and neighborhood and asks the following question on it's marquee. What is an impeachable offense? Lying to wage war? Or lying about sex? Across the country billboards and marquees <a href=""> have been commonly used</a> to express <a href=""> political sentiment</a> (original link from Buzzflash),2003:site.27304 Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:47:00 -0800 thedailygrowl Do you recall Davis? No, me neither. <a href="">Davis to face recall</a>,2003:site.27206 Wed, 23 Jul 2003 21:31:03 -0800 raaka What's wrong with this teacher's comments? <a href="">What's wrong with this teacher's comments? </a> A Pasadena HS teacher circulated a letter with his complaint that African American students at the school are the reason for bad behavior and low test scores. He's now suspended...rightly? More inside...hoping to keep this civil, too...(thanks to Jim Romenesko),2002:site.21021 Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:28:13 -0800 serafinapekkala <a '_self' href="">This LA Times article</a> will get you clued in to some recent developments. But what is the most responsible course of action to deal with <a '_self' href="">the Salton Sea?</a> It's part of a <a '_self' href="">complex hydrologic system</a> and has a pretty unusual history. To me, this seems one of the best reminders that ecological issues are among the trickiest we face.,2002:site.20021 Sat, 14 Sep 2002 23:36:22 -0800 Nicolae Carpathia Jaw-drop-inducing link of the day <a href=";storyId=431312">Jaw-drop-inducing link of the day</a> The federal government spent $62 million on a building to store and treat low-level radioactive waste at a California nuclear weapons laboratory, then decided the structure wasn't secure enough. So where is the waste kept now? <h6>... Right outside the new building, under tents.</h6>,2002:site.17706 Mon, 10 Jun 2002 08:30:45 -0800 magullo Man, I need to go back to college! <a href=";ref=search ">Man, I need to go back to college!</a> Berkeley students go to strip clubs and play "The Match Game" in a male sexuality class.,2002:site.14913 Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:23:29 -0800 MikeB Discarding evidence <a href="">Discarding evidence</a> because of a possible <a href="">Miranda</a> violation. Sure, Miranda serves a (good) purpose but are the scales of justice tipped a little too much in favor of the accused when the entire chain of evidence can <a href="">be discarded</a> because of a confession of a <i>possibly</i> dubious nature?,2002:site.14849 Sat, 16 Feb 2002 20:07:03 -0800 owillis IBM gets the bill <a href=",4125,NAV47_STO66114,00.html">IBM gets the bill</a> for less-than-standard advertising methods supporting Linux. <i>The city of San Francisco yesterday quashed some of the warm, fuzzy feelings associated with the Linux operating system when it reached a settlement with IBM that calls for the vendor to pay $120,000 to compensate the city for damages caused by a "guerrilla" marketing campaign centered on Linux.</i>,2001:site.12750 Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:48:56 -0800 trioperative The crimes they are a'changing. <a href="">The crimes they are a'changing.</a> This comes from the daily police log of The Union newspaper Grass Valley/Nevada City, CA. Surveillance cameras (and apparently not very effective ones) were stolen while mystery powders kept the cops hopping.,2001:site.11812 Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:13:00 -0800 tnadeau A California judge has ordered parents to pay $3,500 in monthly child support <a href=",1375,VCS_226_793829,00.html">to their 50-year-old son</a>.,2001:site.9511 Sun, 05 Aug 2001 07:05:58 -0800 rcade Father forgot boy for two hours in mid-80s heat, San Jose police say. <a href="">Father forgot boy for two hours in mid-80s heat, San Jose police say. </a>,2001:site.9237 Tue, 24 Jul 2001 23:00:19 -0800 christina LA is the number-one relocation city for fleeing San Franciscans. <a href="">LA is the number-one relocation city for fleeing San Franciscans. </a> Has the world turned upside down? The <a href="">L.A. Examiner</a> has the summary. And the complete story can be found, for now, on the <a href="LA is the number-one relocation city for fleeing San Franciscans. ">LA Business Journal</a> front page.,2001:site.9223 Tue, 24 Jul 2001 12:13:58 -0800 josholalia Another right wing rant about California's predicament. <a href="">Another right wing rant about California's predicament.</a> By one of my favourite right wing ranters. But I never knew about <A HREF=>this...</A> Kinda cool.,2001:site.8325 Fri, 15 Jun 2001 00:54:31 -0800 BGM Energy woes continue in CA <a href="">Energy woes continue in CA</a> and now it looks like there may be a more serious push to consider price caps. But what if that doesn't happen? I've been thinking about this a lot lately and wondering what we as consumers can do. And I came up with this sort of crazy idea that I can't seem to shake: What if we all just stop paying our electric bills? Is this an appropriate form of protest? Would it be immoral? Would it be possible? And most importantly, would it make a difference?,2001:site.8313 Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:04:22 -0800 megnut SoCal MeFians take note: <a href="">SoCal MeFians take note:</a> The Tahara Project Gala Fundraiser is coming up June 16 at the El Rey Theatre. Lots of amazing dancers raising money to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation.,2001:site.7961 Tue, 29 May 2001 12:29:40 -0800 CrazyUncleJoe Pre-bankruptcy bonuses at PG&E <a href="">Pre-bankruptcy bonuses at PG&E</a> The corruption in California couldn't be any more obvious to me.,2001:site.6857 Sun, 08 Apr 2001 13:14:25 -0800 Brilliantcrank