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Photo by Tim Drescher / Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance Summit and Eagle counties are fortunate to have lots of public land that we can enjoy and on which we can recreate. That is why we live here. Most of these lands are in the White River National Forest. Some special areas of the national forest are designated and managed as wilderness areas, including the Eagles Nest, Ptarmigan Peak and Holy Cross wilderness areas. So what are wilderness areas, how do they differ from the rest of the natio...

Walk past Alliance Morgan McKinzie High School in East Los Angeles and you might notice a striking image of a muscled man shielding himself from a rain of swords. Its one of 19 sections in "The Story of Our Struggle," an eleven-foot-high, five-foot-long fired-ceramic tile mural that charts Chicano history from pre-Columbian times to the present. In rich jewel tones, it depicts Aztec civilization, the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the loss of Mexican land to the United States. Although sweeping...

that is not moral. the day you leave this room, after your vote, you will be stepping into a new destiny. your decision will follow you for a lifetime, and create your tomorrows. how better your lives will be if you respect the will of the voters and ultimately respect yourselves. this is the time to act with valor, to be the biggest person you have ever been. you can be that person. reinstate ross. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon, president chiu and supervisors. live turkeys for th...

tomorrows. how better your lives will be if you respect the will of the voters and ultimately respect yourselves. this is the time to act with valor, to be the biggest person you have ever been. you can be that person. reinstate ross. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon, president chiu and supervisors. live turkeys for the holidays and i would like -- graphics please and they were like wild turkey, a lot of wild turkeys, wild turkeys. ♪ aint no city like the one i got. ♪ you know it...

might find familiar. although the librarys minutes are not always fully reliable, lets go to august 2009, when kimberly -- district director for assembly member tom ammiano came and reported as having said the assembly member has heard from a number of constituents in bernal heights who supports restoration of the murals. he said he also supports restoration of all sides of the mural. lynette haynes, legislative aide to supervisor campos said many constituents have come forward who wou...

electorate, and to a universal force that bonds us together to do what is right. we must care beyond ourselves. think about your own missteps, and if this had happened to you. ross was one of you. if you remove our sheriff, then all officials guilty of any misdemeanor should be removed, all. this is a time to remember camaraderie with ross. the laughter over a cup of coffee, the late night spent finessing ordinance language. you were there for him. he was there for you. now, after year...

our president. is mistake we make it but we dont need to continue with our life like mubarak did. as i said, and i repeat again, if someone of them has hide 18 billion american dollar, and he own 42 castle for him and his family, what the regular people like me can do that. how we can live there. i said and i repeat again, four year, i am -- my grandchildren, i am far from my family, but i am never far with my heart. and that the reason i have heart problem and i survive like anyone el...

any other members of the board would like to introduce items at roll call for introductions? >> supervisor olague: i just wanted to support supervisor mar and his masonic hearing. >> clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor olague. >> president chiu: why dont we go back to public comment. first speaker please. >> [speaking foreign language] >> ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you something else about the people who used to be with mubarak. one of them, his name -- he be bring that hes di...

of san francisco open government. i want to agree wholeheartedly with mr. james chaffees earlier comments relating to the friends of the san francisco public library. i spoke about this issue last week and i want to mention three particular issues. one was that city librarian luis herrera used his position to withhold public records he knew were fully disclosable under the sunshine ordinance and california records act. i was curious as to what you think of that. >> the second item was ...