An unfamiliar opportunity turns into a family-run market chain
But the chain kept growing; now there are 38 Northgate Gonzalez Markets in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, with more than 5,000 employees. The company said it did about $ 700 million in sales in 2013, an increase over 2012. Construction has …
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Charitable Run/walk events
1, sponsored by the University of California, Irvine/Children's Hospital of Orange County Pediatrics Residents and the Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach; accompanying health fair, all to raise awareness about childhood obesity; free registration …
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Tuolumne County Among 15 California Counties Receiving Jail Grant Money
SB 1022 specified that counties would be considered that are seeking to replace or upgrade outdated facilities and provide alternatives to incarceration, including mental health and substance treatment. Construction projects deemed most ready to begin …
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Miami Stem Cell Treatment Center Upcoming Public Lectures
The Miami Stem Cell Treatment Center is an affiliate of the Irvine Stem Cell Treatment Center (Irvine, California) and the Cell Surgical Network (CSN). We provide care for people suffering from diseases that may be alleviated by access to adult stem …
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California gets F in speedy treatments at ERs from advocacy group
Tracking 136 measures from sources including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the organization called overcrowding in California emergency wards a "critical problem" and urged the …
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Medi-Cal braces for New Year's jolt as Obamacare kicks in
Starting on New Year's Day — Wednesday — as many as a million formerly uninsured or underinsured people will begin moving onto Medi-Cal rolls and reporting to clinics and hospitals that have agreed to provide treatment at set rates. Also for the …
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Josh Freeman was in NFL's substance abuse program
Freeman said in a statement released by his agent late Monday that he voluntarily entered the substance-abuse program and submitted to random testing more than a year ago after he mistakenly took Ridalin instead of Adderall to treat attention deficit …
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Educators get lesson on drugs and alcohol
The training, organized by the Community Health Challenge of Southwestern Pennsylvania, featured presentations by local professionals from drug and alcohol treatment centers and service organizations. It was the first time the program was offered …
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Salvation Army pulls plan to move residential drug and alcohol treatment …
The Salvation Army has withdrawn its offer to purchase Kenowa Hills' Fairview Elementary School and end its plans to move the Salvation Army's "Turning Point Program" residential drug and alcohol treatment center there. The move comes after a two-hour …
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Masquerade ball to fund Springville substance abuse programs
With a goal to help prevent substance abuse in the Springville community, one organization is holding an annual masquerade ball in hopes of raising funds for additional programs. Art City Substance Abuse and Prevention, a coalition made up of community …
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New Programs at Drug Rehab Carrollton Tackle Prescription Addiction
The rise of prescription medication abuse cases has resulted in the creation of new pain management programs at Drug Rehab Carrollton. Many people who use and abuse prescription pain medication suffer from chronic pain and other legitimate medical …
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Josh Freeman was in NFL's substance abuse program
Freeman said in a statement released by his agent late Monday that he voluntarily entered the substance-abuse program and submitted to random testing more than a year ago after he mistakenly took Ridalin instead of Adderall to treat attention deficit …
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Hyperion wastewater treatment plant opens new education center for kids
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was on hand to open new Environmental Learning Center at Hyperion treatment plant in Playa Del Rey. Mayor Garcetti gets a laugh while talking to various water bacteria characters. 20130916 – Playa Del Rey, CA — Photo by …
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Amanda Bynes has reportedly changed treatment facilities
Amanda Bynes has reportedly changed treatment facilities, swapping the halls of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for a ritzier joint in Malibu. Bynes made the move to the Canyons Treatment Center about three weeks ago, according to TMZ. The Bynes …
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