Category Archives: Demographics

Breakfast Blend: K-Pop Comes of Age in US with "Late Show" Appearance for Girls' Generation

January 31, 2012, 7:24 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. K-Pop Sensation Girls' Generation Plays 'Late Show With David Letterman' (Wall Street Journal) … Continue reading »

Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Business and Finance, Courts, Criminal Justice, Demographics, Disability Issues, Economics, International, Labor, Legal, Media, Night life, Poverty Issues, Seniors, Youth

Breakfast Blend: How Retailers Game Amazon Customers with Fake, Paid-For Reviews

January 27, 2012, 7:28 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews (New York Times) New … Continue reading »

Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Business and Finance, California History, Demographics, Disability Issues, Drug Policy, Economics, Education, Health, Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Media, Night life, Parenting, Seniors, Sports, Tech, Youth

Breakfast Blend: At Last - Memorial for Etta James Set for Inglewood Friday

January 25, 2012, 7:20 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. RIVERSIDE: Etta James' memorial set for Inglewood Friday (Riverside Press Enterprise) Cap on … Continue reading »

Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Demographics, Disability Issues, Economics, Government, Health, Medicine, Politics, San Jose, Seniors, State Budget, Tech

Breakfast Blend: 71 Years After Hearst Tried to Kill It, "Citizen Kane" to be Shown at Hearst Castle

January 23, 2012, 6:19 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. 'Citizen Kane' gets inside the castle (Los Angeles Times) McDonald's proposal divides healthy … Continue reading »

Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, California History, Central Valley, Crime, Criminal Justice, Demographics, Disability Issues, Drug Policy, Food, Health, Human Rights, International, Law Enforcement, Legal, Religion, Tech, Tourism

Breakfast Blend: Citizen Scientists Collaborate and Innovate with DIYbio

January 17, 2012, 6:09 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Homeless make up growing number of California welfare recipients (Los Angeles Times) Young … Continue reading »

Filed under: Business and Finance, Demographics, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Federal Government, Gender Issues, Government, Health, Human Rights, Poverty Issues, San Francisco, State Budget, Tech

Breakfast Blend: Wine Growers Salivate over Signs Asian Big Spenders Tiring of French Bordeaux

January 9, 2012, 6:52 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Wine Sellers Aim High Ahead of Chinese New Year (Wall Street Journal) German … Continue reading »

Filed under: Agriculture, Crime, Criminal Justice, Demographics, Disability Issues, Economics, Food, International, Law Enforcement, Legal, Medicine, Sonoma, State Budget, Youth

Breakfast Blend: HBO to Withold DVDs from Netflix. "We believe in exclusivity," HBO spokesman says.

January 6, 2012, 6:46 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Marine biologist accused of feeding killer whales (Los Angeles Times) Study Says Looks … Continue reading »

Filed under: Animals and Wildlife, Arts and Entertainment, Business and Finance, Demographics, Environment, Tech, Youth

Breakfast Blend: For First Time Anyone Can Recall, Studio Chiefs Attend Annual MPAA Meet in DC

December 8, 2011, 8:07 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. California's healthcare spending per person among lowest in US(Los Angeles Times) Hollywood moguls … Continue reading »

Filed under: Central Valley, Demographics, Economics, Elections, Health, Media, Religion

Europe Sneezes and California Has a Sudden Yen for Chicken Soup

December 7, 2011, 9:18 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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California gained 39,200 payroll jobs in September and 25,700 in October. One might be inclined to see these data points as glimmers of hope. But Senior Economist Jerry Nickelsburg, author of the California chapter of the latest quarterly forecast from … Continue reading »

Filed under: Agriculture, Business and Finance, Demographics, Economics, International, Uncategorized

Breakfast Blend: Remembering When Oakland was the "Harlem of the West"

December 7, 2011, 8:36 am • Posted by Rachael Myrow
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Prolonged outage generates rage toward Edison (Los Angeles Times) The blues return to … Continue reading »

Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, California History, Crime, Criminal Justice, Demographics, Drug Policy, Energy, International, Law Enforcement, Legal, Natural Disasters, Night life, Oakland, Sonoma