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Local news for Bombay Beach, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Tuesday Jul 29 | EurekAlert!

Mud pots signal possible extension of San Andreas Fault

A linear string of mud pots and mud volcanoes suggest surface evidence for a southern extension of the San Andreas Fault that runs through the Salton Sea, according to a paper published in the August issue of ...

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Related Topix: Imperial County, CA, San Andreas, CA, Brawley, CA, Geology

Sat Jul 26, 2008

Desert Local News

Traffic Collision Caused By Red-Light Runner

LA QUINTA, CA- A red-light runner was the cause of a major accident in a major intersection in La Quinta Tuesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: La Quinta, CA

Fri Jul 25, 2008

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Truck Runs Red Light, Hits Patrol Car in La Quinta

The driver of a Toyota truck who ran a red light and collided with a Toyota sedan, hit a concrete median, and sheared a yellow cautionary sign before hitting the driver's side of a sheriff's patrol vehicle, a ...

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Related Topix: La Quinta, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside Metro, Riverside, CA

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Desert Sun

Sheriff's vehicle involved in collision

A truck ran a red light and caused a three-vehicle collision that involved a patrol car at a busy La Quinta intersection today, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

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Related Topix: La Quinta, CA, Riverside County, CA

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Writer puts Salton Sea on the map.

June 8, 2008 BOMBAY BEACH, CALIF. -- It was high noon and the sun was throwing a harsh light over the foreboding landscape that faces the Salton Sea.

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Related Topix: Palm Desert, CA, Orange, CA, Entertainment

Sat Jun 07, 2008

BOOKPATHS

Salton Sea, California, U.S.

Marc Weingarten talks with Marisa Silver , whose new book, The God of War , is set in the landscape of the Salton Sea.

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Thu Jun 05, 2008

San Bernardino County Sun

Readying for the 'Big One'

Scientists and government officials sounded a warning to get ready for the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history.

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Related Topix: Victorville, CA, Geology, Science, Technical Services, San Andreas, CA

Wed May 21, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Land of outsiders

Of the many qualities to recommend Marisa Silver's novel 'The God of War,' one is the artful way it suggests the coexistence of love, longing and violence.

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Mon May 19, 2008

Philly.com

Soulful story of boy's learning

“I could please Mrs. Poole just by following her rules. . . . At her house, I could reinvent myself as a boy who did things right.”

Simon & Schuster. 271 pp. $23 Reviewed by Frank Wilson At the very beginning of Marisa Silver's The God of War , Ares Ramirez, the narrator whose first name gives the novel its title, relates how "on a spring ... via Philly.com

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Niland, CA, Entertainment

Sat May 03, 2008

SFGate

'God of War' molds troubled boy's life

“The moment I held it I knew the power and sense of safety it bestowed on me would be hard to give up. ... I was now a boy who had a gun. It would be impossible to return to being the weak and helpless boy I had been.”

The God of War By Marisa Silver Simon & Schuster; 271 pages, $23 Quietly powerful and remarkably moving, "The God of War" is the story of a pivotal period in the life of Ares Ramirez, a 12-year-old boy living ... via SFGate

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Tue Mar 04, 2008

Kxo Radio

Officials release cause of weekend brush fire

The fire started Saturday near Bombay Beach. Fire Fighters thought they had extinguished the brush fire then, but it rekindled on Sunday. via Kxo Radio

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Related Topix: Brawley, CA, Niland, CA, Chino Hills, CA, Yorba Linda, CA

Wed Feb 27, 2008

JPG

Bombay Beach

VOTE: Is this photo good for Human Impact ? Voting open until 8 April 2008. Tell a friend! Taken at the Salton Sea. via JPG

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Sat Jan 19, 2008

Death Ends Fun

Not Mumbai Beach

“I learned to waterski out there!”

At over two hundred feet below sea level, without any diving apparatus, not even wearing a swimsuit, what's a man to do? Me, I stopped and watched the birds -- seagulls, lapwings, some kind of swifts. via Death Ends Fun

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Mon Dec 31, 2007

Desert Sun

Call for restoration

“We want to restore, not modify, the sea”

Longtime Salton City resident Rick Davis intends to save the dying Salton Sea, one gallon of fresh water at a time. via Desert Sun

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Related Topix: Salton City, CA, Indian Wells, CA, California

Tue Dec 18, 2007

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

: Museum to host trip to San Andreas Fault

Registration is now open for a field trip to the San Andreas Fault, organized by the San Bernardino County Museum. via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

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Related Topix: San Andreas, CA, Geology, Science, Redlands, CA

Wed Dec 12, 2007

Los Angeles Times

Losses and laughs in 'Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea'

“The Salton Sea is an apocalyptic paradise, a Californian carnival of utopia”

ECOLOGICAL disaster and comedy are unlikely bedfellows, but that's the oddball spirit of the documentary 'Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea.' Directors Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer, USC film school ... via Los Angeles Times

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Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, Salton City, CA, Niland, CA, Entertainment

Tue Dec 11, 2007

Desert Local News

Salton Sea Restoration Efforts: A Series Of Meetings To Take Place

Salton Sea Restoration Efforts: A Series Of Meetings To Take Place Staff and wire reports 10.DEC.07 The California State Department of Water Resources are holding four meetings throughout the Coachella and ... via Desert Local News

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Related Topix: Coachella, CA, Imperial, CA, Brawley, CA, Palm Desert, CA, Salton City, CA

Sun Dec 09, 2007

Desert Sun

Officials to update on Salton Sea

“It's really to inform the locals and the public about what we've been up to in the last year and where we are headed”

State water experts will be in the Coachella and Imperial valleys this week, updating residents on the massive Salton Sea restoration plan they've proposed. via Desert Sun

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Related Topix: Brawley, CA, Palm Desert, CA, Coachella, CA, Salton City, CA, Imperial, CA

Wed Dec 05, 2007

The Boston Globe

'Plagues & Pleasures' draws on quirky personalities

Movie Review A lake of freakish proportions attracts a cast of characters Leonard Knight , the creator of Salvation Mountain, is among the many quirky personalities drawn to what director John Waters calls "an ... via The Boston Globe

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Related Topix: Salton City, CA, Niland, CA, Movies, Entertainment

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