BREAKING NEWS: LA City Council Moves Towards GMO Ordinance Ban
BY DONNA WESTFALL In a 13-1 vote, the Los Angeles city council has decided to move forward and draft an ordinance prohibiting the sale and planting of genetically modified seeds,…
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
In today’s press release out of Sacramento, Gov. Brown announced the following appointment: Clark Ducart, 53, of Crescent City, has been appointed warden at Pelican Bay State Prison, where he…
Social Security To Increase 1.7% In January
BY DONNA WESTFALL More than one-fifth of the US population receives Social Security benefits. That includes seniors, disabled, Federal retirees and more. The annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) increased…
The Remarkable Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Transplant
BY DONNA WESTFALL CREDIT TO BBC NEWS HEALTH Olfactory ensheating cells (OEC’s) are specialist cells that form part of the sense of smell. These olfactory bulbs are found in the…
Neil Young Opposes GMO Cotton
BY DONNA WESTFALL CREDIT TO “EAT LOCAL GROWN” AND MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO Can you pronounce any of these: acephate, dichloropropene, diuron, fluometuron, pendimethalin, tribufos, and trifluralin? Do you even know…
Ebola On Your Mind?
Credit to Centers for Disease Control Currently over 4500 deaths due to Ebola, mostly in Africa. Two vaccines are to be tested starting in January 2015. Ebola, previously known as…
GMO Labeling, Torpedoed By Monsanto Once Again
BY DONNA WESTFALL Received a message this morning from the Oregon YES on Measure 92 folks that Monsanto poured in another $2.5 million to their campaign to stop GMO labeling…
SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE 1989
BY LINDA SUTTER 25 YEARS AGO MY GIRLFRIEND OFFERED TO TAKE ME TO THE WORLD SERIES IN SAN FRANCISCO. I WAS THRILLED. AS WE DROVE ON I-80 WESTBOUND TO SAN…
