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The Gamble House The Gamble House is historical for its beautiful architecture and its unique design. When I first heard of it I assumed it was known for something more than just its appearance. When I first heard its name I thought it was know for something a bit cooler like a secret place where only the elites would go to gamble and it had a secret room inside where if you were to pull a book off of a bookshelf a door would open and you would find a secret room with poker tables and a bar.

in the 1950s, ushering in junkyards, auto-wrecking operations, plating and chemical companies, and now, a legacy of environmental and air condition issues. In 1967, community leaders began demanding a neighborhood park under the bridge. When the California Highway Patrol started building a substation there, hundreds of residents formed a human shield to stop construction. They displayed signs in Spanish with statements like, “More houses, fewer junkyards,” and they hoisted a Chicano flag from a telephone

The 1990’s: A Political of war on Mexicans in California The early 1990’s suffered poor economic situations in the United States. The blame had to be put somewhere so Governor Pete Wilson of California decided to vocally address this issue with his proposed Proposition 187 in 1994. At this time California was facing economic recession and adamantly felt that the massive immigration of illegal immigrants from Mexico was the

program design and evaluation of culturally-responsive public health interventions tailored to address the needs of the Latino community. EDUCATION: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Communication minor B.S. 2010-2013 University of California, Davis; Graduated Cum Laude Liberal Arts & Sciences A.A 2008-2010 Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Graduated with Dean’s Honors WORK EXPERIENCE: Bilingual Health Resource Specialist 2015-Current National

Bell California is a small blue collar community which is one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County, where the politicians had an easy time of taking advantage of the community. There are just two main streets with one having small shops and another a few blocks away with a few commercial stores. Many of the residents that live in Bell work for the city or receive public aid so not many people would speak out against any corruption that might be occurring within the city. Much of the residents

Fresno, California is listed as number 10 for the highest city in the U.S. running short on water. Over 75 percent of the land is classified as “D4”, which since the beginning of 2014 the land is in an “exceptional drought” in reference to an article by Wall Street, and the city overall is in the second highest category for an intense drought. Fresno is known for our leading agricultural regions in the nation, so having water restrictions puts a burden on the town and has affected Fresno by no longer

uses – poses a growing threat to food production and drinking water quality.” If there is no solution to the problem, it means that California will lose significant portions of prime agricultural land which provides food for the state, the nation and throughout the world. In a March 2009 study, The Economic Impacts of Central Valley Salinity, the University of California, Davis reported that if salinity increases at the current rate until 2030, the direct annual costs will range from $1 billion to $1

Los Angeles is the biggest city in the southwestern part of the state of California. Every city has the five themes of geography, which are location, place, human environment interaction, region and movement. Just like every other city, Los Angeles has them too! The location of Los Angeles is 34.05 latitude and -118.24 longitude. Los Angeles is at elevation 96 meters above sea level. With that being said, location and place are not the same thing when geography is involved. For example

Introduction The Los Angeles area is currently undergoing a major development boom but it has not included enough affordable housing to to address housing shortages and great housing costs. Within the past few years the area has begun to address its severe urban sprawl issues by providing developers with density bonuses and improving the walkability of certain urban centers but this still has not done enough to keep pace with the housing demand. How can Los Angeles meet the housing needs of this

California, nicknamed the Golden State, has attracted many an immigrant through the years. From the migrations of peoples thousands of years ago that led to the establishment of the many Native American tribes that populated the land, to the Spanish and Americans in later centuries, one wonders what attracted all to the farthest frontier, the unsettled west coast. That is until you delve deeper into what the land had to offer as an economic source. The year 1769 saw Gaspar de Portola and Father