Dean Florez

A Day of Judgment for Big Soda

Dean Florez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dean Florez, Shafter California, Soda Tax, Beverages, Diabetes, California State Senate, Carbonated-Beverages, Sugar, Los Angeles News
Dean Florez

The Coke commercial on Spanish-language TV begins inside the sun-filled bedroom of a young Latina. She tips back a 20-ounce bottle. No sooner does fizz strike than magic happens.

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California Dreamin' Becoming Reality

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pets, California, Jared Huffman, Puppy Mills, Dogfighting, Factory Farms, Poaching, Ron Calderon, Dean Florez, Cameron Smyth, Animals, Pedro Nava, Legislation, Green News
Michael Markarian

When California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 2, banning the extreme confinement of animals on industrial factory farms, they sent the message loud and clear.

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California Dreamin'

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eggs, Dean Florez, Factory Farming, California, Jared Huffman, Animals, Dairy, Agriculture, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Animal advocates know that last November's overwhelming passage of Proposition the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, was a watershed moment for the cause and a marker for our progress.

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