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Unclaimed Funds/Property
Billions of dollars have been lost. Could some of it be yours?
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Calif. Unemployment Fund Running Out Of Money - San Francisco Gate
as california's unemployment rate hits a 12-year high, the state program that pays benefits to the jobless is facing a severe money shortage and a huge backlog of unresolved appeals. the unemployment insurance fund, which paid out almost $662 million ...
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California State Fair
have you been to the california state fair yet? if your answer is no, you only have today, tomorrow and monday, labor day. the 2008 state fair has been rolling along since aug. 15, and it has been a busy time for many – and an enjoyable time for thousands of folks each day.
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Cassidy: State Unemployment Department's Phone Line Adds Insult To Injury
you think it's bad being out of work? wait until you call the california employment development department for help with your unemployment claim. mike cassidy says your chances of hitting the lottery are as good as reaching an actual person.
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Union Hands Schwarzenegger Recall Petition - San Francisco Gate
wednesday, september 10, 2008 the california correctional peace officers association's petition accuses the governor of "catastrophic leadership failings" that have left the state in worse fiscal shape than when he swept into office five years ago ...
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Tressel: Wells Now Doubtful For Game Vs. Southern Cal - Usa Today
columbus, ohio (ap) — ohio state coach jim tressel says it's doubtful that starting tailback chris "beanie" wells will play saturday night against top-ranked southern california. tressel said thursday there was lingering soreness for wells in his ...
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California Area Quarantined To Protect Citrus Groves From Bug
u.s. and california officials have placed a quarantine on part of san diego county to protect the state's main citrus-growing region from a bug known to carry a damaging disease.
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Foreigners Attempting To Seize Control Of California Constitution
prop 8 would stop healthy, committed couples from marrying, and it sucks. fortunately, everyone knows that it sucks -- its opponents include the governor , various mayors , elected judges , school boards , democrats and republicans , city councils , jews , mormons , anglicans , oh and also a majority of californians . so where are the yes-on-8 people getting their ...
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Top-ranked Trojans Gearing Up For Buckeyes - San Diego Union-tribune
but bradford did say he heard usc was going to play ohio state about a year ago, and it caught his attention. “it's almost like a national championship game,” he said. “it's ohio state, so you know it's going to be a good game.” that's a ...
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California Coastal Cleanup Day Presented By The California Coastal ... - Forbes
san francisco, sept. 11 /prnewswire-usnewswire/ -- the california coastal commission and whole foods market are proud to announce that the 24 th annual california coastal cleanup day will take place on saturday, september 20th, from 9 am to noon at ...
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Versar, Inc. Awarded $2.4 Million In Site Restoration Work For The state Of California
versar, inc. (amex:vsr) announced today that its sacramento office has been awarded two contracts by the california department of general services. the first of the two awards consist of providing turnkey cleanup services for pollution releases for the department of forestry and fire protection. the second award is for underground storage tank leaks for state office buildings in sacramento and ...
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Parts Of County Under Agriculture Quarantine
discovery of a dangerous citrus pest has prompted state officials to impose an agricultural quarantine on parts of southern san diego county.
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Sterling Construction Company, Inc. Is Apparent Low Bidder On A $48.2 ... - Msn Moneycentral
sterling construction company, inc. strl ( “ sterling ” or “ the company ” ) today announced that its subsidiary, road and highway builders of california, inc. ( “ rhbcal ” ), was the apparent low bidder on a $48.2 million construction ...
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Don't Disable The State Exit Exam - San Francisco Gate
thursday, september 11, 2008 more and more california high school students are experiencing growing success when it comes to passing the state exit exam - groups who saw their pass rates rise this year over last year include low-income students (90 ...
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Gauging The Opponent: Ohio State Needs Healthy Wells
when ohio state and southern california face off saturday night, all eyes will be on junior running back chris "beanie" wells, returning after missing a game with a right toe injury.
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Five Story Lines As Ohio State, Usc Square Off In Top-five Battle
the marquee game of the season needs no introduction. back when southern california's rey maualuga and brian cushing and ohio state's james laurinaitis and malcolm jenkins met this spring at a preseason all-america event, they noticed that even players from other schools were talking non-stop about the game. after so much talk, it's finally arrived. no. 1 usc vs. no. 5 ohio state at the los ...
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Home Price Declines, Low Mortgage Rates Motivating Home Buyers ... - Forbes
declining home prices coupled with low interest rates prompted more home buyers to purchase in 2008 compared with last year, according to the california association of realtors(r)' (c.a.r.) "2008 survey of california home buyers." sixty-nine percent ...
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Tressel: Ohio State Rb Wells Now A Question Mark Against Usc Because ... - Newsday
columbus, ohio (ap) _ ohio state coach jim tressel says it's doubtful that starting tailback chris "beanie" wells will play saturday night against top-ranked southern california. tressel said thursday there was lingering soreness for wells in his ...
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State, County Law To Require Food Labeling
a santa clara county ordinance requiring some restaurants to place nutrition labels on their menus will have little impact on area residents, especially if the governor signs a similar state law that has been sitting on his desk since the beginning of this month.
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Ohio State Coach Calls Wells Doubtful For Usc Game
ohio state coach jim tressel now says it's doubtful that starting tailback chris (beanie) wells will play saturday night against top-ranked southern california.
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High-speed Rail Plan A Key Ballot Measure - San Francisco Gate
proposition 1a on the nov. 4 ballot would authorize the sale of $9.95 billion in bonds to help start construction of an 800-mile high-speed rail network that would send electric trains zipping between northern and southern california at up to 220 mph
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