News from the (Insurance) San Joaquin Valley

News from the San Joaquin Valley
Monterey County Herald - Jan 04 1:04 PM
MODESTO, Calif. - The city will pay a $152,000 fine for a spill that polluted a creek with 1.2 million gallons of raw sewage. The Modesto City Council agreed Tuesday to pay the fine from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board for the October 2004 spill.Save to My Web

Mark Fields opens in Los Angeles
Autoblog - Jan 05 8:14 AM
Filed under: LA Auto Show , Trends The first thing Stuart and I had to look forward to at the Los Angeles auto show was Ford's wonder boy, Mark Fields, giving the keynote. Charged with coming up with " The Way Forward ," Fields didn't give us details on his grand master plan (it's due January 23, and they're going to make us wait until that very day, evidently) other than to relate that Save to My Web

Hardin: Saline County part of UCA's growth
Benton Courier - Jan 06 5:36 PM
Promoting higher education in Arkansas has been his life, Lu Hardin, president of the University of Central Arkansas, told members of the Benton-Bauxite Rotary Club.Save to My Web

Godfather Customs Chevrolet HHR Woody
Autoblog - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Filed under: CES , Aftermarket , Time Warp , Sedans/Saloons , SUVs What would a Las Vegas-based event be without some SEMA-style showcars? Autoblogger Chris found this Godfather Customs HHR over at the presented at Autoloc booth: Similar to many PT Cruiser concepts of car shows past, this one takes Autoloc's expertise (gullwing and scissor-style doors) and applies them both. Save to My Web

Toyota slaps Monroney on new FJ Cruiser
Autoblog - Jan 04 5:43 PM
Filed under: Car Buying , LA Auto Show , Trends , SUVs We've all seen the specs and ridden along with Edmunds on one of the first FJ Cruiser road tests, now comes the hard part-- paying for it. Or perhaps not: the base FJ, with rear-wheel-drive motivation and five-speed slushbox will hit showrooms for $21,710, and a 4x4 six-speed row-it-yourself will go for $22,890. Soccer moms and Save to My Web

Hatch wants end to selling of driver's license info
Minnesota Public Radio - Jan 04 2:50 PM
Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch says the DPS is compromising personal privacy and helping identity thieves.Save to My Web