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    M7A1 Case Study 3: California Prison System AB 109 and AB 117 were introduced to ease the pressure of the federal and state budget through saving costs on the penitentiary system. In this regard‚ the reduction of the prison population and the transfer of a part of the prison population to county jails was one of the main provisions of AB 109 but AB 117 actually discharges provisions of AB 109. Such a paradoxical situation is the result of scarce financial resources

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    Case 33: California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) was co-founded in 1985 in Beverly Hills‚ California by Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax. Rosenfield and Flax both hold the title of Co-President‚ Co-CEO‚ and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors for California Pizza Kitchen. Susan Collyns‚ Chief Financial Officer‚ currently leads the financial team at California Pizza Kitchen which is faced with reducing the corporate income-tax liability while balancing the goal of the management

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    Environmental Pollution Theresa Carter SCI/256 September 15‚ 2014 John Jacobs Environmental Pollution Los Angeles‚ California have been experiencing a growing population within our city. The growing population in this city has caused an increased pressure on the infrastructure and natural resources that are beginning to affect our environment. The expansion of the city has cut deeper into the rural areas that are causing problems to the environment‚ such as a loss in our wetlands‚ water

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    My California Reality California is best known as the sunshine state‚ although most people would disagree with this statement. Most people dream of coming here to visit. I was lucky enough to be born and raised here in California. The beaches and the lakes are just the beginning of California; there are so much other things that California has to offer. For example my home town is known for their many dairies‚ which produces cheese for a major cheese plant. There are a couple of things that California

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    If I could go anywhere in the world I would want to go to California. In California I would walk The Walk Of Fame‚ and see all of the famous people’s names engraved on the stars in the walkway.Then I would go to Disneyland and ride all of the fun and crazy rides. Then would‚ of course shop in all of the popular stores in L.A. Fame is a sidewalk in Hollywood‚ California that has gold stars engraved into it with names of people who either are famous or were once famous. I have went before a few summers

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    population in California between 1769 and 1848. As well as discussing the historical origins‚ social organizations‚ material conditions‚ and world-view of the California Indians prior to 1769‚ this paper will explain the impact of New Spain’s Mission System on the Alta California Indian population between 1769 to 1821 and the response of its system by the Indians. Before the Americans and the Spanish there were many indigenous Indian tribes living and thriving with structure and culture in California. The

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    In began following the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in Northern California in early 1848. Word of the discoveries location spread quickly and people soon swarmed into the hills seeking the precious commodity. In 1849 alone‚ California saw eighty thousand people arrive to look for gold‚ that number grew to three hundred thousand by 1854. An estimated ten million dollars in gold was extracted in 1849

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    California Pizza Kitchen Summary California Pizza Kitchen is an upscale pizza parlor based out of California. It was founded in 1985 by defense attorneys Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield in Beverly Hills‚ California. The company has 213 stores with approximately 41% of the stores located in California‚ 6 in foreign counties and the rest scattered throughout 27 other states in the U.S. It derives its revenues from three different sources: sales at company owned restaurants‚ royalties from franchised

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    With consequential reprehensible policies‚ mass incarceration became a significant political issue prompting the need for federal prison reforms and solutions to an ongoing crisis.Likewise‚ California Proposition 47 is an attempt‚ along with Proposition 36‚ to begin the long awaited prison reforms. Thus‚ with the political enthusiasm surrounding Proposition 47‚ there came groups of supporters and opponents making political arguments regarding the ballot measure. One of the central arguments against

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    Literature Review Gun-related homicide is a major concern for the state of California. The state of California created a law that was passed into law on March 23‚ 1989. The law was assumed to put a major dent in combating gun-related homicides and gun violence in general. California thinks the bill still does well for combating gun violence. The law banned weapons that were classified as “Assault Weapons”. The bill was named‚ the Robert-Roos Assault Weapons Act of 1989‚ which provided a general

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