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Rolling toward promoting stroke prevention and awareness
More than 600 participants came out to roll, walk or run at Rancho Los Amigos “Roll Around the Ranch Health and Wellness Fair” on Saturday at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.
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New Church asks community What’s your dream? at Kids Day
The 26th annual Kids Day brings families and community organizations out to Furman Park in Downey, Calif to bring awareness to kids and families. Life Church Foursquare, a new church plant in the…
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Downey Museum of Art rising four years after legal troubles
Four years has brought change to the local art scene in the City of Downey due to the closure in 2009 of the 54-year-old Downey Museum of Art (DMOA) that opened in 1955…
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Questions being raised over age limit for clergy
Churches across the United States are looking for young people who are seeking ministry and the United Methodist Church Texas Conference is looking at a proposed policy change that would discourage anyone 45…
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Unemployment rate decreases in Downey while 4,500 residents are jobless
Downey’s unemployment rate has decreased to 8.3 percent from 8.8 percent the previous year according to a preliminary report published in February 2013, by the state of California Employment Development Department and Labor…
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Installations artists attempt to get copyright for works
Installation artists can spend more than 1,000 hours of work on one piece, but may not be eligible to receive copyright for their original work and have Visual Artists Rights Act to stop…
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City of Downey: Public access to records and meetings an important part of integrity to the city
City of Downey is among other government agencies in California that comply with the Brown Act and the California Public Records Act. To assist the public, the city has created an online database…
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California’s Social Media Privacy Act to protect social media users from employers and universities
Effective as of Jan. 1, California became the first state to protect its residents from employers and universities asking for passwords for social media and email accounts. The Social Media Privacy Act was…
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It’s in the small print: Terms of Service agreements allow social media users data to be used for marketing
Users of social media networks have been noticing targeted advertising on their sidebar and find it as a form of invasion of privacy. However it is not an invasion of privacy, in fact…
