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Not much bigger than a child's toy block, two spacecraft designed and built by university students in Kentucky and California will fly in space for a short period this month to gather information that may be applied to future small Earth orbiting space vehicles.

At the first Annual Leaders Forum of the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown and Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) that build upon the original PCC Agreement, signed on June 30, 2008.

A new California law, sponsored by the Collateral Loan and Secondhand Dealers Association of California (CLSDA), will make it legal for the use of the Matricula Consular as valid identification for the purposes of pawn transactions.

Chevrolet announced today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show that the Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be available late next year in California – the nation's largest new-car market – with other lead markets to be named later.

Siemens AG anticipates massive investments will be made in infrastructure in major cities throughout the world in the coming years. The largest part of the funds will be invested in ecofriendly solutions. “Cities are the growth drivers of the future, yet also account for the biggest share of CO2 emissions.

Vintage style complements modern performance, efficiency and emissions standards in GM Performance Parts’ ground breaking E-ROD – a ’55 Chevy powered by the innovative, new E-ROD crate engine package.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced the opening of a third West Coast port facility, in Richmond, Calif. The company will shift a substantial portion of its current vehicle import operations from the port of San Diego to the new Richmond facility.

As the H1N1 pandemic unfolds and the fall flu season arrives, the potential impact on California's local community hospitals is significant. In order to address the myriad of complex issues that may arise, more than 800 nurses, doctors, emergency room (ER) managers, disaster planners, emergency preparedness coordinators, public health officials and governmental leaders have gathered in Sacramento for a three-day conference on the readiness of California's hospitals to respond to emergency or disaster situations.

Nanotechnology advancement could lead to smaller, faster, more energy efficient computer chips

Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract from Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) for the supply of a Flex-PlantTM 30 power island.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America in the core wireline contract negotiations in CWA District 9 (AT&T’s West Region) covering approximately 23,000 employees in California and Nevada.

EDS, an HP company, today announced a $245 million, 4.5-year agreement with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to transform the agency into a digital environment by automating manual business processes to improve productivity, accuracy and, ultimately, enhance staff, public and offender safety.

Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 1:25 p.m. PST Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing a 16-day journey of more than 6.6 million miles.

Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program Members Recognized for Financial Support

Deutsche Bank today announced the opening of a regional public finance trust office in Santa Ana, California.

Positioned next to the pad on Pebble Beach's renowned Third Fairway, the Star Lounge will be showcasing over 20 new and classic vehicles and is open to the public from 8:30am until 5:00pm Thursday to Sunday.

In just 30 years, plants moved up the mountain an average of 213 feet.

Verizon's voice mail service in California will be unavailable for a short period early Sunday (Aug. 10) when technicians upgrade the system's software.

A remotely piloted aircraft carrying a NASA sensor flew over much of California earlier this week, gathering information that will be used to help fight more than 300 wildfires burning within the state.

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists.