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Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley During the Boom and Bust

by Robert Fairlie, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of tight labor markets on the high-techindustry and its effect on entrepreneurship inSilicon Valley during the boom and bust. This report uses a new measure of entrepreneurial activity to study entrepreneurship from 1996 to 2005 [...]
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California Wild Fires

by InciWeb The Sheep Fire started near Sheep Canyon Road near Lytle Creek at about 2:11 pm on Saturday October 3, 2009. It burned northeast to Swarthout Canyon Road, then northwest up Lone Pine Canyon. It is currently burning near the top of Lone Pine Canyon near Wrightwood, CA. It has not crossed Hwy 138 [...]
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The Cities On Flame

California has at least five major forest fires that are not under control. The largest is The Station Fire: Name: Station Fire County: Los Angeles County Location: Hwy 2, 1.5 miles north of USFS Angeles Crest Station Administrative Unit: Angeles National Forest Status/Notes: 144,743 acres – 38% contained Date Started: August 26, 2009 3:30 pm [...]
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