http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fitch-rates-riverside-california-electric-revs-aa--outlook-stable,1055597.shtml SAN FRANCISCO - Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to the City of Riverside, California's $36.5 million electric revenue bonds, series 2009A bonds. Fitch also affirms the rating on the city's $525 million outstanding electric revenue bonds at 'AA-'. The Rating Outlook on all of the bonds PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:31:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fitch-rates-riverside-california-electric-revs-aa--outlook-stable,1055597.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/video-virgin-americas-new-golden,1055601.shtml SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, expanded yesterday to the tenth destination in its growing network - South Florida. The new service connects the Golden State to Florida's Gold Coast, with twice-dail... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:34:51 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/video-virgin-americas-new-golden,1055601.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fremont-bank-expands-to-southern,1055621.shtml ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Fremont Bank, a leading full-service community bank based in Northern California, today announced its expansion into Southern California to offer traditional prime residential mortgage lending, with a mix of retail, bank-to-bank and targeted wholesale lending services. PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fremont-bank-expands-to-southern,1055621.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fremont-bank-increases-market-share,1055622.shtml FREMONT, Calif. - Fremont Bank, a leading full-service community bank in Northern California, has significantly increased its ranking since 2007 as one of the top home mortgage originators in California and the Bay Area communities the Bank serves. In 2008, Fremont Ban PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fremont-bank-increases-market-share,1055622.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/set-solar-announces-multi-year-collaboration-with-broadstreet-energy,1055817.shtml MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SET-Solar Corp., a U.S. provider of high-quality, mono-crystalline photovoltaic solar modules, announced today its collaboration with Broadstreet Energy Corp., a Southern California-based solar panel installation company. The multi-year par... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:18:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/set-solar-announces-multi-year-collaboration-with-broadstreet-energy,1055817.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/60-day-notice-of-right-to,1055807.shtml SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro's San Francisco office has filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA) (Nasdaq: SPWR... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:11:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/60-day-notice-of-right-to,1055807.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/western-blue-opens-mini-blue-student-laptop-store-in-fresno-ca,1055804.shtml SACRAMENTO, CA -- 11/19/09 -- Western Blue, Northern and Central California's most experienced desktop to datacenter IT integrator, is pleased to announce the opening of Mini-Blue, The Student Laptop Store, a cooperative program of Fresno Unified S.. PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:09:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/western-blue-opens-mini-blue-student-laptop-store-in-fresno-ca,1055804.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/entrepreneur-builds-buy-my-moms,1053758.shtml PASADENA HILLS, Mo., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A California entrepreneur has put up a Web portal called "Buy My Mom's House" (BuyMyMomsHouse.com) to help sell his Mom's house in Pasadena Hills (St. Louis) Missouri, which has been on the market for a year and, while sitting idle ... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:13:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/entrepreneur-builds-buy-my-moms,1053758.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/nomadix-initiates-lawsuit-to-enforce-its-network-gateway-patents,1053750.shtml NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nomadix, Inc. (www.Nomadix.com), the leading provider of network gateway devices, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In the suit, Nomadix seeks damages and an injun... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/nomadix-initiates-lawsuit-to-enforce-its-network-gateway-patents,1053750.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/tavis-smiley-moderates-the-medicalization-of-race-science-matters-panel,1053743.shtml At the California Science Center November 21, 2009 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Broadcaster Tavis Smiley will moderate a panel discussion on The Medicalization of Race November 21, 2009 from 1:00-2:30 pm. The program is part of PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:46:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/tavis-smiley-moderates-the-medicalization-of-race-science-matters-panel,1053743.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/tlcd-architecture-designs-new-veterans,1057381.shtml SANTA ROSA, Calif. - TLCD Architecture, a team of architects, interior designers, and collaborators designing community-oriented projects throughout Northern California, announced today the grand opening of a new Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in Santa Rosa that essentially doubles the size an PressRelease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/tlcd-architecture-designs-new-veterans,1057381.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/california-minority-advocacy-groups-send,1057384.shtml LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- California minority advocacy groups including Healthy African American Families, The Wall/Las Memorias, Latina Breast Cancer Agency, Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program, and the Real Medicine Foundation today sent a letter to Bl... PressRelease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/california-minority-advocacy-groups-send,1057384.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fitch-affirms-indian-health-councils,1057407.shtml SAN FRANCISCO - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB-' rating on approximately $2,410,000 outstanding certificates of participation (COPs) evidencing proportionate Interests of the Holders Thereof in Installment Payments to be paid by the Palomar Pomerado Health System (a California Local PressRelease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fitch-affirms-indian-health-councils,1057407.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/petro-vista-energy-corp-operational,1057409.shtml SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA -- 11/20/09 -- Petro Vista Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PTV) ("Petro Vista" or the "Company"), a Canadian independent oil and gas exploration company, announces that it has reached TD at its Noellia #1 (the first of several p.. PressRelease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:59:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/petro-vista-energy-corp-operational,1057409.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/california-american-water-teams-with-senator-abel-maldonado-for-operation-gobble,1057432.shtml PACIFIC GROVE, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- California State Senator Abel Maldonado and California American Water will distribute 400 turkeys to the Monterey County Food Bank, Salvation Army and Boys and Girls Club of Monterey County on Tuesday, November 24, as part of the 19... PressRelease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:11:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/california-american-water-teams-with-senator-abel-maldonado-for-operation-gobble,1057432.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/marleys-ghost-return-with-ninth,1060348.shtml Acoustic quintet from Northern California and Pacific Northwest migrates to the (615) to record with legendary musician/producer, veteran of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:39:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/marleys-ghost-return-with-ninth,1060348.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/much-to-see-and-do,1060342.shtml Numerous options will be available to visitors to California's Gateway to Yosemite who are looking for a bite to eat Thanksgiving. There will also be plenty to see and do throughout the weekend wineries, Christmas Tree lightings and more./I/P PMadera County, CA (Vocus) November 23, 2009... PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:18:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/much-to-see-and-do,1060342.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/sjw-corp-announces-approval-by,1060290.shtml SAN JOSE, Calif. - SJW Corp. (NYSE:SJW) today reported that on November 20, 2009, the California Public Utilities Commission issued its decision in the 2009 general rate case for San Jose Water Company, SJW Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary, establishing rates for 2010, 2011 and 2012. In PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/sjw-corp-announces-approval-by,1060290.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/california-department-of-real-estate,1060264.shtml SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Revoked real estate agent David Marshall Crisp has been barred for three years by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) from holding any position of employment or management in a real estate business. The order also prohibits Crisp from participating in any real PressRelease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:16:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/california-department-of-real-estate,1060264.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/murray-frank-amp-sailer-llp,1060248.shtml NEW YORK - Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP filed a class action lawsuit, civil case number 09-cv-05367-HRL, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose division, against Hansen Medical, Inc. (“Hansen” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PressRelease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:59:31 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/murray-frank-amp-sailer-llp,1060248.shtml