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Superman, homeless, Veggie Rescue, Surfing, and more

It's Sunday, June 17th, 2018! Happy Father's Day! No need for small talk today! We have some great st
California Mishegoss
Superman, homeless, Veggie Rescue, Surfing, and more
By Mark & Patti Clifford • Issue #187 • View online
It’s Sunday, June 17th, 2018!
Happy Father’s Day!
No need for small talk today! We have some great stuff in store for you so kick back, kick your shoes off. Grab a cup of coffee, tea. or whatever you’re drinking and get to reading.
Have a great Father’s Day!
Be Well,
Mark & Patti

N, S, E, & W of the Central Valley
News, stories, and opinions from around California we found interestingly enough to share with you.
Why there are so many unsheltered homeless people on the West Coast
One-quarter of homeless people in the U.S. live in California, despite Californians making up only 12 percent of the population.
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Fresno has been lauded as the U.S. city with the second-highest solar power generating capacity per person, second only to Honolulu, Hawaii.
www.fresnobee.com  •  Share
For the first time since before the Civil War, California voters will decide this November whether to spilt the Golden State into three entities, dubbed California, Northern California and Southern California.
www.mercurynews.com  •  Share
Food, Wine, & Beer
Articles about the California scene when it comes to wine, beer, and food and everything that entails.
Veggie Rescue Turns Would-Be Farm Waste into Food
As executive director of Veggie Rescue, Derryberry inspires the platitude that in helping others, we help ourselves. “It makes me so happy,” she said of distributing more than 720,000 pounds of locally grown, mostly organic food to county schools, senior centers, and shelters so far.
www.independent.com  •  Share
Lodi, located 90 miles east of San Francisco, was once viewed by some as producing wines with less character and lower quality when compared to those made in Napa and Sonoma.
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Other News - Health
5-year-old California girl cured of often fatal disease with stem cells - Story | KTVU
Six years ago, Evangelina “Evie” Padilla Vacarro was born with an extremely rare disease that left her unable to fight off infections. 
Evie, a twin, was sickly from the start of her life while her sister thrived.
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Forty percent of California small businesses (1.6 million) are owned by minorities. The largest group among them are Hispanics, who employ nine workers per firm, on average. Latino businesses are on the rise everywhere, but in California they are rapidly becoming central to the economy.
www.foxandhoundsdaily.com  •  Share
In America, California ranks 14th overall in the country based on five childhood enders: infant mortality rate, child homicide and suicide rates, adolescent birth rates, child food insecurity rates and rates of children not graduating high school on time.
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California Culture
Photographers Who’ve Captured the Camaraderie and Solitude of Surf Culture - Artsy
The wild force of a wave. Sun reflecting off a frothy crest. Zinc slathered on noses. Piles of salty wetsuits. Surfboards being packed into beat-up vans. Pre-dawn trips up the coast to find a perfect break.
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Filled with stunning photographs celebrating the richness and vibrancy of contemporary Native Californian cultures, “She Sang Me a Good Luck Song: The California Indian Photographs of Dugan Aguilar” is a new statewide traveling exhibition.
santamariatimes.com  •  Share
The Fresno, Calif.-based organization’s Apprenticeship Program and Living Cultures Grant Program fund traditional arts, dance, and music throughout the state. The organization supports California-based musicians, artists, and groups representing cultures from around the world, including India.
www.indiawest.com  •  Share
Happenings
Music, movies, and everything going on in California that might be something you may want to check out.
Collective Exhibit at the Exploratorium Embraces Inflatable Art
‘Inflatable’ at the Exploratorium in San Francisco is a collective exhibit of inflatable art curated by Christopher Jobson of the popular art website Colossal.
mymodernmet.com  •  Share
Where do you go to celebrate your pops? Two SoCal biggies, both free, will welcome holiday revelers over the weekend, with the Pasadena Chalk Festival filling up both days, June 16 and 17, and the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance vrooming on June 17 (silver cars is the theme). 
www.nbclosangeles.com  •  Share
“When naming the festival, this idea of a weekend plays really nice because this is a festival that is a lot more than just stages, it’s really a collection of things to do as adults, and as a family,” said Nic Adler, the festival’s director
www.dailybreeze.com  •  Share
The Mishegoss Files
Insanely great stuff that could be good, bad, or ugly. Mad, crazy, and anything out of the ordinary that is interesting.
3 Californias: Will all hell break loose over state symbols?
Now that news is finally sinking in about California voters getting a chance this fall to slice and dice their Golden State into three new gold, bronze and platinum states what might happen to the California quail? Or the California red-legged frog? Or even the humble avocado?
www.mercurynews.com  •  Share
After more than a decade of study, the bones of the so-called Tuqan Man were recently returned to San Miguel Island and buried by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians that had claimed him as their own.
abcnews.go.com  •  Share
Raymond Christie was charged with 35 counts, including seven misdemeanor charges and 28 counts for placing dead animal carcasses within 150 feet of state waters, according to a letter from Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming obtained by a local news site. 
www.sfgate.com  •  Share
This Day in History
California is chock full of history and we just want to share the little things we find historically interesting.
Transportation in 1908
Taxi cab service started in Los Angeles. The Thomas Motor Car vehicles had a 16-horsepower motor. The ten taxis introduced into service were the first ones west of Chicago.
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Superman!!!
George Reeves, film and television actor, died in Beverly Hills at age 45. He was best known as Superman in the television series (1952-1958).
Adventures of Superman Season One Opening Credits - YouTube
Adventures of Superman Season One Opening Credits - YouTube
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Mark & Patti Clifford

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