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Videos
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The California Endowment: A "Green Building"
The California Endowment is a "green" building complete with a compost pile and it's very own worm farm. For more information visit www.calendow.org
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The California Endowment's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. For more information visit us at www.calendow.org
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A Message From President and CEO Robert K. Ross, M.D., and Board Chair Daniel Boggan of The California Endowment. The California Endowment's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. For more information visit us at www.calendow.org.
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Maria Shriver at the Women's Conference
California First Lady Maria Shriver hosts the California Women's Conference. The purpose of this event is to empower women and inspire others to volunteer, support charities, and get involved in causes.
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Begin With Yourself | Maria Shriver | State Your Change
Causecast asks First Lady of California, Maria Shriver, for the changes she would like to see in the world.
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Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program
This project supports an obesity prevention partnership to improve the social and physical environments for healthy nutrition and physical activity through advocacy and policy activities in the San Joaquin Valley. For more information visit us on the web at www.calendow.org.
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VietMOMS: Maternal Outreach Management System
This project helps plan and develop culturally appropriate health care coordination, education and access to community services for low income Vietnamese mothers and babies in Orange County. For more information on projects funded by The California Endowment visit us on the web at www.calendow.org.
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SAJE: Strategic Actions For A Just Ecnomy
This project helps address the health impacts of slum housing in downtown and south Los Angeles. For more information on projects funded by The California Endowment visit us on the web at www.calendow.org.
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NALEO: National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
This project provides education and training to hep California Latino elected and appointed officials. For more information on projects funded by The California Endowment visit us on the web at www.calendow.org.
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The Center For Healthy Communities
The California Endowment's Center For Healthy Communities currently offers a variety of public programs and trainings, as well as conference center facilities in downtown Los Angeles. For more information on projects funded by The California Endowment visit us on the web at www.calendow.org.
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Nathaniel Ayers was a a Julliard-trained musician who found himself living on the streets of L.A.'s Skid Row. His story--which brings to light the serious issue of mental illness in the United States--was captured in the book "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez and in an upcoming movie with Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. Recently, The California Endowment, a health foundation, presented a grant to the founders of the Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation as it launches to fund the arts at mental health agencies and arts organizations that serve the mentally ill. For more information on The Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation please go to: http://www.naayers.org
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CALIFORNIA: YEAH, a youth homeless shelter in Berkeley, CA
Ken and Melanie Light visit the YEAH, a youth homeless shelter in Berkeley, CA, as part of Do1Thing. Ken Light: Ken is a social documentary photographer whose work has appeared in books, magazines and exhibitions. Light has spent much of his 35 year long photographic career working in a black-and-white documentary mode, with the hope that photographic evidence will make a political difference. He has worked with many NGO's who have used his images to tell the story of the communities he has documented in brochures, posters and on-line, trying to impact social conditions. His work has been focused on America. As well his work has been published in book form by Aperture, The Smithsonian Institution and University of California Press. His seven books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, To The Promised Land, With These Hands and the text Witness In Our Time. His new work was exhibited last year in a one-person show at the International Center for Photography. He is represented by the Barry Singer Gallery. Melanie Light is an author and multi-media dabbler. She is a co-author of “Coal Hollow” and the founding executive director of Fotovision, a nonprofit that provides community and education for documentary photographers. She has written about documentary photographers in catalogs for exhibitions at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, SF Camerawork and the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, among others. Produced by Ken and Melanie Light for the Do1Thing Project http://do1thing.org
Articles
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Bishops In California Declare Same Sex Marriages Beneficial To Church
When people think of the official stance of churches on gay marriage, most assume they are against it. This isn’t the case when it comes to the six most se... -
Massive California Fires in San Diego, Granada Hills
As if California residents hadn't dealt with enough fires already this year, a new set of fires is threatening lives and property.
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California Unveils $1 Billion Network Of Electric-Car Stations
Ambitious green-tech startup Better Place kicked off an effort this week to build a $1 billion network of electric-car charging stations in California.
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In California, Santa’s Elves Took to Streets to Check Toys for Lead
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that there are roughly 310,000 children with high levels of lead in their bodies inside the U.S.
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California brown pelicans found frail and far from home
The coastal birds have been seen on highways, runways and in backyards, and they share symptoms of disorientation, fatigue and bruising.
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California Expects Fast Obama Move On Car Pollution
California wants to require carmakers to use paints that reflect more heat, tires that roll smoother and improved air conditioning to boost efficiency.
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Stimulus To Go Toward California Energy Projects
California plans to spend nearly $300 million in federal stimulus cash on a wide range of energy projects, a key state official said yesterday.
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Proposition 8 To Be Ruled On By California Supreme Court on Tuesday
The California Supreme Court announced today that it will rule Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 on Tuesday.
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BREAKING NEWS: Prop 8 Decision: Gay Marriage Ban Upheld By California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage
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California State Parks Seek Financial Sponsors
Governor Schwarzenegger cuts millions in funding, forcing many state parks to close this fall. Park officials look to corporate sponsors to save the day.
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California's Human Right To Water Act Of 2009
California legislators are trying to re-define how Californians, and hopefully Americans on the whole, will think about access to clean water.
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What would you do if you were at the doctors office, and in middle of the diagnosis the doctor pulled out an iPhone? Don’t be surprised if it starts happenin...
Events
- Field Trip to the California Science Center Location: California Science Center 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037
- Climb Against the Odds 2009 Location: Mt. Shasta, California
- Strike Out Autism Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Anaheim, California Petaluma, California San Jose, California Atlanta, Georgia Shady Grove, Maryland Commerce Township, Michigan Austin, Tex...
- Farm Sanctuary's CA and NY Pignics Location: New York Farm: 3150 Aikens Rd, Watkins Glen, NY California Farm: 19080 Newville Road, Orland, CA
- FLASH MOB FOR BURMA Location: Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA Between California and Millwood
- Operation Gratitude Volunteer Opportunity Location: Operation Gratitude/California Army National Guard 17330 Victory Boulevard Van Nuys, California 91406
- Climb Against the Odds Location: Mt. Shasta, California
- A Week of L.A. Blood Drives Location: All over Los Angeles!
- MILK Screenings Location: A theater near you!
- Attend Yes Man and support Generation Rescue Location: Los Angeles, CA
- March 21 Protest in LA: Stop the Wars, Fund People's Needs Location: March 21, 12 noon, Hollywood & Vine, L.A.
- Craft Beer Fest L.A. Location: At the Echoplex 1154, Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, 90026
Organizations
People
- fornextaid Oceanside, CA
- TCEVideo Los Angeles, CA
- David Corey San Francisco, CA
- Christopher Guitarte Ontario, CA
- chrixtopherbird Norfolk, VA
- rudifer Long Beach, CALIFORNIA
- Music Saves Lives Seal Beach, CA
- wmmarc
- craig Marina del Rey, CA
- AdonyaWong
- HealthyRache
- MILK
Blog posts
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Proposition 8 Underscores California’s Struggle to Achieve Sustainability
California’s Proposition 8 is wrong. While I am a big proponent that my blogs should be nonpartisan, I feel strongly about that first sentence, and more strongly that it has nothing to do with p...
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California Hospitals Battle To Stay "On The Grid"
California hospitals will spend about $100 billion before 2013 in order to meet state seismic safety standards. On top of that, the nation-wide mortgage and credit crisis more or less doubles that...
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The California Endowment's Mission
The California Endowment's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status o...
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In The News: California passes LGBT Domestic Violence Bill
Sacramento, Thurs. May 14 – The California State Assembly passed the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual or Transgender) Domestic Violence Services Bill along party lines, with all 44 Democrats present v...
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California Budget Crisis Widget from the LA TImes
The LA Times has this helpful interactive California budget balancer: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-statebudget-fl,0,95571.htmlstory Simply direct your fiscally conservative friends to thi...
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The Quick Hit Primer for California Medical Marijuana Law*
In 1996, California voters passed landmark legislation allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Since then, additional resolutions and court precedents have been cultivating the medical...
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There Is Still Hope For California
Good news on the LGBT front for Californians! Just this week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed not two* but three** bills for LGBT rights in California. The first was to make Harvey Milk Day offici...
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My cause is in community building, the environment and mentoring young people to get to know themselves better by deconstructing the history taught to them by learning how to think, not what to thi...
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For decades, industrialized animal agriculture has acted with reckless self-entitlement, abusing animals and bullying those who challenge their routine cruelty. Factory farms mistreat workers, pol...
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My name is Pat. I am 13 years old and I have Leukemia.
I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in March 2006. This diagnosis came after a long, painful year suffering from what we then thought was Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. The pain and s...
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At Invisible Children we always say we need your ‘time, talent, and money’. We ask you to use what you have to help. Well, we have found some people doing just that in some unusual ways. Here are t...
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Get Involved to make the Election a Tremendous Success for Animals!
Get Involved to Make the Election a Tremendous Success for Animals! This November, California voters will have the opportunity to vote YES on a ballot measure that will improve the lives of 20 m...
