Posts Tagged: Loma Linda

California takes the lead in building an aging-ready state

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by PATRICK KENNEDY & RICH DESMOND posted 01.11.2024

OPINION – In Okinawa, Japan, residents commonly live past the age of 100. The same is true on the island of Sardinia in Italy, the Greek isle of Ikaria, the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica and Loma Linda, California. What is the secret to their longevity?

James Ramos: CA’s first Native American state lawmaker

Assemblymember James Ramos, D-Highland, 40th Assembly District. (Photo: jamesramos.org)

by CHUCK MCFADDEN posted 10.17.2019

For California’s Native Americans, times change — but sometimes very slowly. One big change: the historic election of James C. Ramos, 52 to the state Assembly’s 40th District in the Inland Empire.