U-Store-It Trust today announced its operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2007.
Source: U-Store-It Trust Announces Second Quarter 2007 Operating Results, Acquisition of 14 Self-Storage Facilities and … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (link unavailable)
Interpreters for the California court system here voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, citing management's refusal to put interpreters in a salary step system or bring their compensation in line with other court employees.
Source: Los Angeles Court Interpreters Vote for Strike (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) (link unavailable)
Elfriede Rinkel was a loving Jewish wife. She was also a concentration-camp dog handler when women and their children were savaged to death by alsatians for sport. Now a widow living peacefully in retirement, how has she evaded justice for 60 years?
Source: The Nazi guard’s untold love story (Times Online) (link unavailable)
Published Aug 05, 2007 - 15:07:50 CDT. Bob Schelen has officially entered the Davis school board race. He filed his candidacy papers with the Yolo County Elections Office on July 31.
Source: Schelen running for school board: Pledges to bring budget expertise to Davis district (The Davis Enterprise) (link unavailable)
Thousands of Californians are gearing up across the state to participate in CaliforniaSpeaks, a unique live, statewide conversation on Saturday, August 11, designed to gather together a cross-section of citizens and give everyday Californians a direct voice into the statewide health care reform debate.
Source: Thousands of Californians Gather Across the State to Help Lawmakers Shape Upcoming Plans for Health Care Reform (PR Newswire...
CompWest Insurance Company, a leading insurer of workers' compensation for mid-market employers in California and the Western States, recently announced its 2,000th customer, less than three years since opening its doors in September 2004.
Source: CompWest Celebrates Insuring Its 2,000th Customer in Record Time (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (link unavailable)
Pennsylvania's industrial base lost 303 manufacturers and 21,449 jobs since May 2006, and manufacturing employment fell 2.3 percent over the past 12 months, the Manufacturers' News Inc. of Evanston, Ill., said Monday.
Source: Report: Pa. loses 21,449 jobs in manufacturing in a year (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) (link unavailable)
OAKLAND, Calif.—Kaiser Permanente reported significantly higher profits for the first half of 2007 due to a sizeable reduction in reserves for professional liability and workers compensation costs, and strong earnings from contract renewals.
Source: Kaiser profits more than double in first half (Business Insurance) (link unavailable)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is showing signs of frustration with Senate Republicans who have failed to pass a state budget. Many say that the stalemate is hurting the people who provide care for nursing home residents.
Source: Budget Stalemate Wreaks Havoc On Nonprofits, Services (KSBW Salinas) (link unavailable)