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Now that Zuccotti Park is cleared, city officials are estimating that Occupy Los Angeles is the largest “Occupy” encampment left standing. Unlike other cities around the country that have cracked down on camps, officials here have no plans to shut down the encampment in the immediate future. more › See the original post here: With Zuccotti Park Cleared, Occupy Los Angeles Is Estimated to Be the Largest Camp Left Standing
Cargill MacMillan Jr ., billionaire heir to the Cargill Inc . business empire, has died in Southern California at age 84 of Parkinson’s Disease. MacMillan’s death occured at his home in Indian Wells, where he lived for the last 21 years. Cargill MacMillan Jr. was worth billions based on his share of his family’s company, Cargill Inc., the largest private corporation on earth. MacMillan was the great-grandson of W.W. Cargill , the son of a Scottish sea captain, who founded Cargill Inc. as the American Civil War ended. Cargill MacMillan Jr. was a Cargill Inc. board member for 31 years.
BEVERLY HILLS – Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday that the school testing program he proposed overhauling in last year’s gubernatorial campaign is a “good system” he will keep intact. See the original post: Jerry Brown calls California’s school testing program
A group that represents 35,000 doctors in the state is calling for the legalization of marijuana at the federal level. The California Medical Association, a lobbying group for doctors in the state, fights tooth and nail to protect doctors’ rights to treat their patients the best way they know how. The doctors’ group is complaining that right now federal policy is getting in the way of their work. more › See the original post here: Docs for Pot: State’s Largest Doctors’ Group Calls For Legalization
