London's luscious, low-key side - Chicago Tribune
27 May 2012, 10:50 pm
LONDON — As a californian, I had forgotten that you don't cancel your life just because it rains. If you did, you'd never see anything in London, at least not recently. And there is much to see. Too much, in fact. It's a travel buffet ...

CA CAFR shows $600 billion tax surplus, 1% criminals cover-up, demand austerity - Examiner
27 May 2012, 3:33 pm
Clint Richardson details California’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to reveal $577 billion in californian taxpayers’ investments. This public evidence makes Governor Brown’s claim of a ~$16 billion budget deficit with no opt ...

californian GO!: Wine Walk exhibit set to open at Temecula mall - North County Times
27 May 2012, 3:12 pm
TEMECULA ---- Promenade Temecula has announced the May 31 opening of its Wine Walk experience ---- a permanent installation in the mall's outdoor plaza that will bring the history and culture of the region's prominent wineries to visitors. The new Wine ...

Over 400 Aftershocks Rattle Western Bulgaria in 4 Days - Sofia News Agency
26 May 2012, 10:12 am
It is amazing for me, as a former californian, to see the trouble, fear, and "journalistic opportunity" for dis-information about earthquakes that abounds in Bulgaria. In California, and other places on the "rim of fire" around the pacific ocean ...

Newgarden One To Watch In Indy 500 Says Daly - thecheckeredflag.co.uk
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
Without doubt, californian rookie Josef Newgarden has been one of the revelations of the Indycar season so far.  The likeable 21-year-old is among the dark horses to win Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, and starts as the highest placed Honda runner in a top-9 ...

californian: 'Sondheim Unplugged' brings Broadway up close and personal - North County Times
24 May 2012, 1:25 am
What do you get when you take dozens of elaborate stage productions by one of the most successful Broadway composers of all time and condense them into one complete night of music? The Old Town Temecula Community Theater's new monthly series, Cabaret at ...

A totally californian poet laureate - Los Angeles Times
20 May 2012, 9:47 pm
Wearing jeans, green sneakers, a hipster straw bowler and a Buddhist symbol around his neck, the new poet laureate of California opened his weekly poetry workshop at UC Riverside with stretching and breathing exercises. "Let's detox our cluttered academic ...

WATCH: SpaceX aborts landmark launch to ISS after technical problems - New York Post
19 May 2012, 4:08 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- californian company SpaceX aborted the landmark launch of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) at the last second early Saturday due to technical problems. The unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 was due to blast off ...

Georges wins californian stage six - The Guardian
18 May 2012, 7:40 pm
BIG BEAR LAKE, California, May 1 (Reuters) - Sylvain Georges won the sixth stage of the Tour of California on Friday after a daring solo ride through the mountains. The Frenchman found himself out alone in front for the last quarter of the 186.3 ...

Frenchman Georges wins californian stage six - The Guardian
18 May 2012, 6:50 pm
BIG BEAR LAKE, California, May 1 (Reuters) - Sylvain Georges won the sixth stage of the Tour of California on Friday after a daring solo ride through the mountains. The Frenchman found himself out alone in front for the second half of the 186.3 ...