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February 14, 2005Search the Statistical Abstract with Facster
The Statistical Abstract of the United States has been mixed for better searching and results displaying at Facster ( http://www.facster.com )....
Continue reading "Search the Statistical Abstract with Facster" » March 23, 2004Web Site Tracks Procedures in California Hospitals
Wondering how many thyroidectomies are done in Sacramento? Curious about how many babies are delivered at hospitals in Los Angeles? California Choice Outcomes allows you to specify a procedure and a town or zip code, then see how many of...
Continue reading "Web Site Tracks Procedures in California Hospitals" » March 03, 2004Shipwrecks in California
Yo ho ho and a really plain lookup page. The California Shipwreck Database search page, at http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/ShipwrecksDatabase/Shipwrecks_Database.asp , is extremely plain. To get more shipwreck information and a nicer design, back up to http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov . But right now we're here...
November 30, 2003Walking Tours in the Bay Area
Want some exercise? In the Bay area? Check out Weekly Walker at http://www.weeklywalker.com/, a site the provides a number of interesting walks in the Bay area. You can browse the walks on the left side of the page, by location...
Water-Wise Plants for California Gardens
The California fires of 2003 have inspired a lot of Web resources, including a guide to water-saving, fire resistant plants. You can find it at http://bewaterwise.com/. Click straight to the Southern California Heritage Gardening Guide for a guide to over...
Continue reading "Water-Wise Plants for California Gardens" » June 23, 2003San Francisco Public Library Picture Collection
The San Francisco Public Library has a collection of digitized photos of San Francisco at http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/browse.htm. The entire collection is about 250,000 photographs, and the digital collection here has "only" 30,000 photographs, but that's plenty to keep you occupied. There's...
Continue reading "San Francisco Public Library Picture Collection" » October 17, 2002California Nursing Home Search
There are over 1400 nursing homes in the state of California, and now you can search for information about them. The California HealthCare Foundation site, at http://www.calnhs.org/ . From the front page you can either choose a city (from Alameda...
October 29, 2001Port of Los Angeles Adds Historical Site
The Port of Los Angeles has created a historical information site at http://www.laporthistory.org/ . First of all, make sure you have your images turned on or you won't be able to make head nor tail of this front page. Subsequent...
Continue reading "Port of Los Angeles Adds Historical Site" » October 25, 2001Los Angeles City Fire Department Historical Archive
This site isn't official, but it's interesting. The LA City Fire Departement Historical Archive http://www.lafire.com/ is broken up into several sections. Sections include The Volunteers 1871 to 1885 (don't forget to check out the famous names of the early department...
Continue reading "Los Angeles City Fire Department Historical Archive" » July 07, 2000Two City Search Engines
Looking for city-specific subject directories? Latimes.com has launched a new city guide for Los Angeles on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. The site, located at http://www.calendarlive.com/visit ors , is visitor-oriented, containing links for shopping, entertainment, lodging, etc. It...
November 08, 1999Guide to California Companies
From LIIWeek comes a pointer to the Insider's Guide to Northern California Companies at http://www.norcalcompanies.com/ . The over 30,000 companies in this database are searchable by name or ticker symbol. Basic searching (one company at a time by name or...
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