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Ineffective Snowplows Leave Mountain Residents Stranded

California officials concede storms overwhelmed them

(Newser) - With residents stranded by snowstorms for more than a week pleading for help and trying to dig themselves out—while dealing with gas leaks and running out of food—officials in San Bernardino County conceded they weren't prepared for this. Neither were residents. "We're just all so...

Fake Budgets Drive San Bernardino Bankrupt

It's the latest in a string of three California cities to go under

(Newser) - California's cities are dropping like flies : San Bernardino's city council voted to enter Chapter 9 bankruptcy last night, making it the third California city to do so in as many weeks, the AP reports. With a population of about 210,000, it'll be the second-largest US city...

Schwarzenegger Wants ACORN Investigation

Activist sting catches woman boasting of shooting husband

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger today urged California AG Jerry Brown to launch an investigation of ACORN, the Los Angeles Times reports. The governor acted after a video sting operation that's targeted ACORN offices around the country hit the group’s San Bernardino office. In the video released Tuesday, as in previous videos...

California Steaming: Heat Wave Goes On

Triple-digit temperatures blamed for death of 77-year-old

(Newser) - Southern California is sweltering in a record-breaking heat wave that has killed at least one person, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 77-year-old woman died after wandering out of her car in 116-degree heat, and her husband is in critical condition. Forecasters warn the exceptionally high heat will continue through...

Illegal Immigrants Flee LA
Illegal Immigrants Flee LA
Mar 30, 2007 8:50 AM CDT

Illegal Immigrants Flee LA

Republican suburbs hold allure for illegals, but no hospitalilty

(Newser) - Illegal immigrants are draining out of the Hispanic neighborhoods of LA and into  Republican suburbs like San Bernadino, which hold the allure of jobs, but little hospitality.  In a detailed study of the demographic shift, the Economist calls them  them the "canaries in the economic coal mine, sensitive...

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