Knowing how to use a computer and surf the Internet can be critical skills for families, Family Connections Program Coordinator Mark Peres said. Computer use and familiarity can help with education, obtaining jobs and even bring families closer together, said Sunne Wright McPeak, California's Emerging [...]
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A growing patient population, a shrinking doctor pool. This is not an ideal set of circumstances, but it is reality for the dialysis industry. Could telemedicine be part of the solution? According to leaders at the Federal Communications Commission, possibly. On July 15, 2010, the [...]
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The federal government turned down San Francisco’s application for $15 million in stimulus money that would have allowed the city to lay out its fiber network, making it cheaper to provide broadband connection to libraries and community centers. The City has been planning to become [...]
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City Council to Consider Five-Year Extensions for Low and Moderate Income Housing Project Initiation
On Tuesday, City Council members will decide whether to allow for time extensions of five years for the San Ramon Redevelopment Agency to initiate low- and moderate-income housing development projects at 2231 and 2239 Omega Road. The Redevelopment Agency acquired the two parcels, which make [...]
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A demure smile and a thin, black metal clip holding midnight black hair from covering her right eye define Laura Arguello’s face. Hers is also a face that could characterize California’s slimming digital divide. The 21-year-old is the poster child for the closure of the [...]
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FRENCH CAMP - Telemedicine, the use of a secure video link by a medical specialist in one location to examine the condition of a patient in another location, is taking hold at San Joaquin General Hospital.In a big way. With a limited number of physician [...]
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Presenting an overview on the status of high-speed broad band in Lake County, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and the Center for Economic Development at California State University, Chico (CED), will present a workshop on Friday, Oct. 15, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at [...]
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The forum was sponsored by the Redwood Technology Consortium (RTC), Redwood Coast Rural Action, Redwood Region Economic Development Commission (RREDC) and the California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP). Rollin Richmond, the president of Humboldt State University, opened the proceedings and Connie Stewart, Executive Director of [...]
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It's a Monday morning and five middle-aged Latino adults are gathered in the modest computer lab at the Nevin Community Center in Richmond. As they concentrate on their assignment, retyping an article from The New Yorker magazine, the room is quiet save for the hesitant [...]
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