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Energy Commission poised to boost building energy standards
SACRAMENTO -- California homes and buildings are about to become a lot more energy efficient, if state regulators, as expected, approve new building standards. The Energy Commission has scheduled for Thursday a last debate and vote on triennial, 2013...
Tags: Politics, Weather, Science and Technology, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues
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Zip lines spread across the U.S. as the rides soar in popularity
In the 1970s, disco-themed skating rinks were all the rage. In the '80s it was paintball battlefields, followed in the '90s by urban skateboard parks.
And now comes the zip line — an elevated cable ride that zips harnessed riders downhill at high...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Companies and Corporations, Hugh Jackman, Natural Resources, Science and Technology
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California's egg-farm law prompts a push for national standards
ATWATER, Calif. — The gigantic chicken coop at the JS West farm here is big enough to hangar a Boeing 747, and the clucks from 150,000 egg-laying hens make it almost as noisy as one. Jill Benson, whose family owns the place, is proud of the roomy...
Tags: Laws, Politics, Justice and Rights, Science and Technology, Livestock Farming
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California Senate passes bill for self-driving cars
A bill that would allow self-driving cars on California's roads has passed the California Senate.
The bill, SB1298, sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), establishes guidelines for "autonomous vehicles" to be tested and operated in California....Tags: Alex Padilla, Human Mishaps, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Music, Science and Technology
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Plan for self-driving cars passes California Senate hurdle
A bill that allows for the use of self-driving cars on California’s roads passed the California State Senate. SB1298 by State Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) would establish guidelines for such "autonomous vehicles" to be tested and operated in...
Tags: Alex Padilla, Human Mishaps, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Music, Concerts
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CDC toughens definition of lead poisoning
The standard for what constitutes lead poisoning in children has been sharply lowered for the first time in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. In a posting on its website, the Atlanta-based center announced...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Disease Prevention, Lead Poisoning, Arts, Painting
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Pacific Standard Time, LACMA honored by museum curators
This post has been corrected. The Assn. of Art Museum Curators handed out its annual awards this week, and among the honorees were Pacific Standard Time -- the recent survey of Southern California art organized by the Getty -- and the Los Angeles...
Tags: Science and Technology, Alexander McQueen, Museum of Modern Art, The Getty, Artists
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Europe's anti-austerity vote offers lessons for U.S. policymakers
The European elections have concluded and the results are clear: Voters in France and Greece are a lot smarter than economic policymakers in the United States. Or at least they're a lot more attuned to the folly of relying on austerity as a tool of...Tags: Republican Party, Unemployment, European Union, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Science and Technology
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An electrifying freight solution on the 710? Siemens working on it
Los Angeles may be one of the first global cities to adopt a new electric freight trucking system, unveiled by electrical engineering giant Siemens Corp. last week at the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium, or EVS26. The new technology, called eHighway,...
Tags: Commodity Markets, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Health Insurance Cost, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Art review: 'It Happened at Pomona' shows a brief, enduring period
The last of an absorbing trio of small Pacific Standard Time shows charting an especially rambunctious moment at Pomona College between 1969 and 1973 looks at the work of nine artists who were either students or on the school's faculty. Ranging from...
Tags: Sculpture, Matthew Barney, Science and Technology, Ansel Adams, Museums
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Dispatch lag slows Los Angeles Fire Department call response
When Javier Ortiz collapsed in his backyard in Echo Park, rescuers were stationed in a firehouse just a half-mile away.
But the Los Angeles Fire Department dispatcher who answered the 911 call from Ortiz's daughter took more than 2 1/2 minutes to send...Tags: Los Angeles Fire Department, Amusement and Theme Parks, Science and Technology, Police Arrests, Heart Attack
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Home loan demand rises, but credit standards remain tight
The housing market may be showing flickers of recovery, but don't count on lenders to make it any easier for borrowers. While banks are seeing stronger demand for home loans, they're not loosening up their tight credit requirements, according to the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Loans, Federal Reserve
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