.4 million ID theft scam targeted poor Southern California homeowners, DA says – Daily News

$3.4 million ID theft scam targeted poor Southern California homeowners, DA says – Daily News

LOS ANGELES — Three people were arrested Thursday for allegedly orchestrating a wide-ranging identity-theft and home-improvement loan scam that prosecutors contend bilked lenders out of $3.4 million. Norbertas Sinica, 37, of Thousand Oaks, Selena Garcia, 27, of Riverside, and Kelliams S. Chavistad, 42, of Long Beach, are scheduled to be arraigned Friday in downtown Los…

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York couple hopes their mobile repair and restoration business brings value to the community – Daily Press

York couple hopes their mobile repair and restoration business brings value to the community – Daily Press

YORK — A few weeks after they’d fixed two rips in a tall, champagne-colored leather armchair, Robert and Chelsey Pegram spotted an event advertisement with Santa Claus sitting in an identical throne. “Apparently, we were working for Santa,” Robert said with a laugh. “That was a great thing to be able to say at our…

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The courtroom is no place to challenge California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act – Daily News

The courtroom is no place to challenge California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act – Daily News

Just last month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, a legal challenge to California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act (PCRA). Though perhaps unsound as a matter of policy, the PCRA is perfectly constitutional. The court should uphold the act as a lawful exercise of state power….

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Inaugural Farm to Table Tour Sunday in Montgomery, Fulton counties Sunday – The Daily Gazette

Inaugural Farm to Table Tour Sunday in Montgomery, Fulton counties Sunday – The Daily Gazette

On Sunday people will have the opportunity to visit 32 farms, cideries or breweries between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in an inaugural Farm to Table tour spanning both Montgomery and Fulton counties that has the intent of growing community support for local agricultural markets.  The event is the brainchild of Rebecca Ferry of Dreamroad…

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California may reallocate shrinking water supply – Daily News

California may reallocate shrinking water supply – Daily News

While it’s not yet formal policy, those who manage California’s vast water system are edging toward a historic reallocation of the state’s shrinking supply that could have a life-altering impact on its largest-in-the-nation agricultural industry. For many years, farmers have used about 80% of the water diverted from rivers for human use, with the rest…

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