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September 18, 2005

Environmental, fiscal challenges coming into focus 


Environmental, fiscal challenges coming into focus 
Kansas City Star - Sep 15 7:12 PM
Paul Baker, left, receives medical attention from ATF agent Jean-Marc Behar after he was rescued from his home along S. Dupre St. in New Orleans. He had refused to leave his home and only did so when promised that his pets will be rescued along with him.

In wake of Katrina, California rethinking disaster plans 
The Times Leader - Sep 14 3:15 AM
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (KRT) - The federal government's failure to help thousands of survivors for days after Hurricane Katrina has many Californians wondering if they would face the same fate in their own worst-case disaster - a catastrophic earthquake.

Madison Nguyen Wins San Jose City Council Race 
NBC 11 Bay Area - Sep 13 11:08 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- School board member Madison Nguyen beat attorney Linda Nguyen on Tuesday night in a race to become the first Vietnamese-American on the city council in the nation's 10th largest city.

Weimers: Efforts to make San Jose greener paying off 
San Jose Mercury News - Sep 16 8:35 AM
One of the coolest things about the new City Hall is the view. From on high, San Jose appears largely leafy and green, the urban grit that plagues many cities nicely softened by our arbor of trees.

San Francisco Businessman Jailed 
The Sacramento Union - Sep 12 10:59 AM
SAN FRANCISCOA San Francisco businessman jailed and awaiting trial in Mexico for allegedly raping a teenager has settled two civil lawsuits filed by American and Mexican youths who claim they were molested by the financier. Thomas Frank White, 69, agreed to pay $7 million to 20 Mexican boys who claimed White and others sexually abused them, Whites attorney, Geoffrey Rotwein, revealed in federal

Rescued animals arrive in Bay Area 
San Jose Mercury News - Sep 15 8:51 AM
They're tired, they're scared and they're a long way from home. But the 125 dogs and cats that arrived in the Bay Area late Tuesday from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast already are on the road to recovery.
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