California News Roundup May 17th, 2009
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California’s broken system for water delivery – San Jose Mercury News
Near the end of a 117-mile canal that takes delta water to the heart of one of California’s richest agricultural regions, thousands of farmworkers and their supporters gathered in mid-April to demand more water.
California hospital where Octomom Nadya Suleman gave birth fined $250K for file leak
LOS ANGELES – The southern California hospital where OctoMom gave birth has been fined $250,000 for failing to keep nosy workers out of her medical file.
Miss California, critics both have the right to speak up | Daily Record | Daily Record
By now, even Osama bin Laden knows Miss California Carrie Prejean likely lost the 2009 Miss USA crown to North Carolina’s Kristen Dalton because Prejean suggested marriage should be between a man and a woman — a notion held by a majority of Californians, based on last November’s vote there to illegalize gay marriage.
California condor deaths shows lead still a problem – San Jose Mercury News
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT — No. 286 was the old man of this park’s California condor restoration program. Hatched in a zoo seven years ago, he learned to live in the wild, a hopeful sign the majestic birds’ population could rise again.
Abducted California boy, 3, found in Mexico – CNN.com
(CNN) — A 3-year-old boy who was taken at gunpoint from his California home nearly two weeks ago has been found, authorities said Saturday.
Michelle Obama Delivers Call to Graduates at the University of California, Merced – NYTimes.com
MERCED, Calif. — Michelle Obama on Saturday encouraged the first full graduating class at the University of California, Merced, to better their communities by using the same determination they had shown in bringing her to campus.
Economy Woes Shake Up Campaign for California Governor as Voters Seek Answers – NYTimes.com
LOS ANGELES — If a campaign consultant were in search of a billable candidate in the inchoate race to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, it might seem sensible to seek out a Democrat.
