beginning of many more conscientious eating Veggie Connection Events! Being a Southern California native I discovered the same issue surrounding Veggie Events (Festivals) in the Inland Empire area. They are being held in major cities i.e. Los Angeles, Northern California, San Diego, and Orange County. Summer of 2016 birth the 1st Annual Veggie Connection Event in Inland Empire (Rancho Cucamonga, California). With an abundance of plant eaters in the Inland Empire, The Veggie Connection was…
On the morning of April 18, 1906, a massive earthquake shook San Francisco, California. Though the quake lasted less than a minute, its immediate impact was disastrous. The earthquake also ignited several fires around the city that burned for three days and destroyed nearly 500 city blocks. Despite a quick response from San Francisco's large military population, the city was devastated. The earthquake and fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and left half of the city's 400,000 residents…
Water is a crucial component to sustain human, animal, and plant life. When a problem that puts water supply at risk of depletion is encountered, people should concern themselves with the inevitable detrimental effects of water shortage. California inhabitants are currently faced with this problem. Although all of California’s citizens have some awareness to California’s drought issue, many are oblivious to the drought’s severity. They continue to leisurely use water due to assumptions that the…
the early 1800’s and became a much popular sport in the 1900’s. In 1902, the Southern California Football League was founded. Los Angeles grew in popularity as soccer became much more of a favorite sport. Soccer Leagues began to grow around the city and some even came from different parts of the world. Soccer began to take off after World War II with the Metropolitan League, Olympic League and Southern California League joining the scene, now renamed the Greater Los Angeles League. It was a…
Farmers and city folks at war over a bill ? California has been in a drought since the 1980s and has gotten worse over time, when farmers and city people are fighting over a bill that says to regulate water, but farmers don’t want that .We will know next year who wins over the bill.My decision is to oppose the groundwater regulation because it’s your property; you own the land, so why take away a right of yours as an American citizen?. .Officials say at least 1,300 people have lost their…
Joe Grasse Patrick Murphy Section: Thurs. 11am The Physical Geography of Los Angeles, California Los Angeles: home to Hollywood, the Lakers, and some of the best beaches in the world. How did it get to be such a big city though? Physical geography definitely played a role in the settlement, the expansion, and will even shape the future of this great place. The history of Los Angeles and its geography begins when the Spanish arrived in the 18th century. They came in contact with Gabrielinos and…
During the mid 1800’s, Westward Expansion dramatically increased and permanently shaped the United States of America. The Gold Rush, trade with Japan, and the end of the Mexican War lead people to travel to the west coast. Many people gained freedom and opportunity by coming to America in the mid 1800’s; however, others encountered misfortunes along the way. The Donner Party traveled to the West Coast in hopes of creating a better life. The Mormons Pioneers traveled west to join the Church of…
welcomed, gave us maps, told us about the timeline room and the video room, and also offered us a free tour around the house if we want. We went into the video room where we spent around 15 minutes watching a short movie that was talking about the history of the place, in the movie it was said that the story of Rancho Los Alamitos preceded these first newcomers from Mexico, and it is also part of the ancestral village of Povuu’ngna, the traditional place of origin of the native Gabrielino-Tongva…
My history day project is on, Erin Brockovich's encounter with Hinkley, California's water contamination due to the PG&E corporation. Brockovich encountered legal files which led her to explore cases in the same area. Soon enough, she had discovered the severity of the case at hand. Even in the face of adversity, Erin Brockovich never gave up in order to get justice for the small town in California. With this project I will prove how Erin Brockovich's research changed this town and PG&E…
1840. The expansion gave America more and new types of land, which includes more farmland.The expansion also doubled the size of the United States and helped the population grow. The Westward Expansion Migration was an important part of America's history because it expanded America’s border. Some of the individuals involved in the Westward Expansion Migration were John L.O’Sullivan, Lucinda Brown, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.…