What festival was founded by a Congressman for California's 44th district and had support from a free community newspaper?
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The Palm Canyon Times (newspaper) The Palm Canyon Times was a bi-weekly newspaper and magazine primarily for Palm Springs, California and the adjoining cities in Palm Springs areas of the Coachella Valley. The newspaper was named after the main valley thoroughfare called "Palm Canyon Drive" within Palm Springs. As a community newspaper it focused on local personalities, community leaders and businesses, charitable organizations and upcoming events in the community. The newspaper was an early supporter of the Palm Springs International Film Festival working with founder Mayor Sonny Bono and Festival Chairman, Craig Prater. The newspaper was also a supporter of many local entertainment venues in the city promoting upcoming events and shows with pre-reviews and editorials, to maximize local support. A free publication, the newspaper was supported by print advertising and subscriptions, with circulation in excess of 22,000 per edition, a staff of 18 part-time writers, and full-time production, circulation and graphics personnel.
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Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( ; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, producer, and politician who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher, as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. He was mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988 to 1992, and congressman for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998.
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Free festival Free festivals are a combination of music, arts and cultural activities, for which often no admission is charged, but involvement is preferred. They are identifiable by being multi-day events connected by a camping community without centralised control. The pioneering free festival movement started in the UK in the 1970s.
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Burlingame Daily News The Burlingame Daily News was a free daily newspaper in Burlingame, California published six days a week with an average daily circulation of 7,000. The newspaper was founded August 9, 2000 by Dave Price (journalist) and Jim Pavelich, who also published the Palo Alto Daily News. Both papers were distributed in large red newspaper racks and in stores, coffee shops, restaurants, schools and major workplaces. The "Burlingame Daily News", along with five other "Daily News" editions, was sold to Knight Ridder in 2005. After McClatchy's acquisition of Knight Ridder in early 2006, all six "Daily News" editions, including the "Burlingame Daily News", were bundled with the "San Jose Mercury News" and sold to MediaNews Group of Denver, Colorado. The surviving Daily News papers merged on April 7, 2009.
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Grace Napolitano Graciela Flores "Grace" Napolitano (born December 4, 1936) is the U.S. Representative for California 's 32 congressional district , serving in Congress since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the California State Assembly and the Norwalk City Council.
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Pete Aguilar Peter Rey Aguilar (born June 19, 1979) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for California's 31st Congressional District. A Democrat, he served as the Mayor of Redlands, California from 2010 to 2014 and as the President of the Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities. Aguilar served on the Redlands City Council from 2006 until his election to Congress.
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Eugene Weekly Eugene Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon. The paper, published every Thursday, has a circulation of 39,850. It publishes an annual "Best of Eugene" list, a restaurant guide ("Chow!"), and special sections on festivals, music, wine, health and travel. "Eugene Weekly" covers local and state politics, news, arts and culture, and it publishes investigative and solutions journalism.
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John Laird (American politician) John Laird (born March 29, 1950) is the current Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district stretches from Santa Cruz County down through the Monterey Bay and down the coast below the San Luis Obispo county line into Santa Barbara county. Laird (along with Mark Leno) was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California legislature. Laird become one of the United States first openly gay mayors in 1983 when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz, California.
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Monterey Jazz Festival The Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF), in Monterey, California, is one of the world's longest consecutively running jazz festivals. It debuted on October 3, 1958 and was founded by San Francisco jazz radio broadcaster Jimmy Lyons.
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Street Roots Street Roots is a weekly street newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, United States. The paper is sold by members of the local homeless community and is published on Fridays. Vendors receive 75 cents for every $1 paper they sell. The paper features alternative news, interviews, and poetry written by local journalists as well as people experiencing homelessness or working with the homeless. "Street Roots" is a member of the North American Street Newspaper Association and the International Network of Street Papers.
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California's 24th congressional district California's 24th congressional district is represented by Salud Carbajal. Following redistricting, the district contains all of Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County as well the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County.
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IHeartRadio Fiesta Latina The iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina is a music festival sponsored by iHeartRadio. The inaugural 2014 edition was held for November 22 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles. It was produced in association with Live Nation Entertainment. The festival is "a spin-off of the highly successful iHeartRadio Music Festival" dedicated to Latin music.
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Calico Print The Calico Print was a newspaper, established in 1882 and published during the heyday of the silver mining camp of Calico, California prior to 1902. The "Calico Print" was also the name of a monthly, later bi-monthly, periodical of the mid-20th century, and contained "Tales and trails of the desert West."
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California's 43rd congressional district California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is represented by Democrat Maxine Waters . The district is centered in South Los Angeles County and includes portions of the Cities of Los Angeles, Carson, Gardena and Torrance. It includes the entirety of the cities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Inglewood and Lomita.
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Los Angeles Free Press The Los Angeles Free Press (1964–1978; new series 2005–ongoing), also called “the Freep”, was among the most widely distributed underground newspapers of the 1960s. It is often cited as the first such newspaper. The "Free Press" was edited and published weekly, for most of its existence, by Art Kunkin, who, at the time of its founding, was a 36-year-old unemployed tool-and-die worker and former organizer for the Socialist Workers Party, where he had served as business manager of the SWP paper, "The Militant."
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Eat Real Festival The Eat Real Festival is an annual, two-day food festival that takes place in Oakland, California. The festival focuses on food and drinks produced locally, sustainably and organically. The first festival was held in 2009. The fourth festival took place at Jack London Square. Eat Real Festival has an opening night "Meatopia" party focusing on locally made meat-based dishes, the party requires paid tickets and is a benefit. The festival itself is free, and food costs $5 or less to purchase. An estimated 150,000 people attend it. In 2011, the Eat Real Festival was voted the best annual event in the readers' poll for the Best of the Bay held by the "East Bay Express".
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California Exposition The California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo) is an independent state agency established by law in California Food and Agriculture codes. Cal Expo is governed by an appointed 11-member Board of Directors and daily operations are managed by the chief executive officer (selected by the Board). During the annual State Fair more than 2,000 seasonal temporary employees are hired. The California Exposition is a self-sufficient operation that receives no government funding but still has an estimated economic impact of more than $250 million on the region.
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North Fair Oaks Festival The North Fair Oaks Festival (or North Fair Oaks Community Festival) is a free, annual, one-day food and arts festival, held every summer in the community of North Fair Oaks, in San Mateo County, California. The summer event features live music and talent performances, a parade, food and craft stands, informational booths, the Queen of the Festival scholarship awardee presentation, and a raffle event. The event has two stages on alternate ends of the festival grounds, with each presenting live music or talent performances during the course of the Festival.
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Robert William Sawyer Robert William Sawyer (May 12, 1880 – October 13, 1959) was an Oregon journalist and well known conservationist. He was publisher of the "Bend Bulletin" newspaper for 34 years. Sawyer supported free enterprise, low taxes, limited government, and the Republican Party. He was elected Deschutes County judge shortly after the county was created, and later served on numerous national boards and commission. To recognize his outstanding contribution to journalism, Sawyer was inducted into the "Oregon Newspaper Hall of Fame".
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Press-Telegram The Press-Telegram is a paid daily newspaper published in Long Beach, California. Coverage area for the "Press-Telegram" includes Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Compton, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lynwood, Norwalk and Paramount.
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Seattle Weekly The Seattle Weekly is a freely distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as "The Weekly". Its first issue was published on March 31, 1976.
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Jeff Denham Jeffrey John Denham (born July 29, 1967) is an American politician, United States Air Force veteran, and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative for California 's 10 congressional district . Denham first won election to the U.S. House in 2010, representing California 's 19 congressional district for one term before redistricting led him to run in the 10th district in 2012.