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California Endowment broadens ambitions and narrows scope - 12/1/2010

Robert Ross is concentrating the healthcare foundation's grants on 14 neighborhoods for long-term assistance. It's an approach that is sending ripples through the philanthropic community.

By Cara Mia DiMassa, Los Angeles Times

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Michelle Obama Gets a New Communications Director - 11/22/2010
Michelle Obama announced on Monday that Kristina Schake, a former aide to California’s  first lady, Maria Shriver,...
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G | S Expands its Strategic Communications, Social Marketing, and Political Consulting Services - 11/22/2010

This morning the White House announced the appointment of my close friend and business partner, Kristina Schake, as Special Assistant to the President and Communications Director to First Lady Michelle Obama.  In our decade working together on campaigns from early childhood education to...
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Kristina Schake to Join First Lady's Office as Communications Director. - 11/22/2010

For Immediate Release
November 22, 2010  

KRISTINA SCHAKE TO JOIN FIRST LADY’S OFFICE AS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

The Office of the First Lady announced today that Kristina Schake will be joining the staff as Special Assistant...
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Shriver Saves Her Best For Last - 11/16/2010 2:00:00 PM
Tuesday was the last day that California First Lady Maria Shriver would stand and address a crowd of thousands as host and organizer of the annual Women’s Conference at the Long Beach Convention Center.

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The California Women’s Conference - 11/16/2010 1:00:00 PM
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden will speak at the California Women’s Conference 2010, hosted by California First Lady Maria Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The annual Women’s Conference inspires, empowers and educates women to be Architects of Change...
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Time to 'get over it' and use the healthcare law, says Dr. Oz - 11/16/2010 11:00:00 AM
Reporting from Washington — After an election season saturated with ads attacking the healthcare law President Obama signed in March, the nonpartisan California Endowment, a leading advocate of the new law, is planning an answer Tuesday night.

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Erin Brockovich leads oil protest in Carson - 11/16/2010 10:00:00 AM

CARSON, Calif. (KABC) -- Activist Erin Brockovich led protesters in Carson Saturday afternoon in a demonstration against Shell Oil.

The group met at a park and marched to Shell's offices, all while chanting "Shame on...
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Carson residents protest Shell Oil over soil contamination - 11/16/2010 9:00:00 AM
Residents, activists and city leaders in Carson took to the streets Saturday to protest of Shell Oil Co.’s refusal to take responsibility for the contamination of a tract in the Carousel neighborhood, where high levels of benzene and methane have been found in the ground.

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Marriage Is a Constitutional Right - 11/16/2010 8:00:00 AM
Until Wednesday, the thousands of same-sex couples who have married did so because a state judge or Legislature allowed them to. The nation’s most fundamental guarantees of freedom, set out in the Constitution, were not part of the equation. That has changed with the historic decision by...
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A judge's mighty arguments for marriage equality - 11/16/2010 7:00:00 AM
The 14th Amendment is a mighty sword, and U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker used it Wednesday to slice and shred all the specious arguments -- and I mean all of them -- that are used...
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A Conservative’s Road to Same-Sex Marriage Advocacy - 11/16/2010 6:00:00 AM
Theodore B. Olson’s office is a testament to his iconic status in the conservative legal movement. A framed...
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Bank of America Building: A New Green Standard? - 11/16/2010 5:00:00 AM

If you're planning to visit the brand new Bank of America (BOA) building in midtown Manhattan, make sure not to use any Purell before you go....
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One Bryant Park, New York - 11/16/2010 4:00:00 AM
In the heart of Manhattan, across from the expansive Bryant Park at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, is a landmark new skyscraper — a triple landmark, based on its sustainable and energy-saving design, its crystalline form, and its sheer size.

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NY skyscraper wins highest - 11/16/2010 3:00:00 AM
(Reuters) - The U.S. Green Building Council gave the Bank of America Tower its highest rating for environmental performance and sustainability on Thursday, meaning New York City's second-tallest building is also its greenest.
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A Risky Proposal - 11/16/2010 2:00:00 AM

On January 11th, a remarkable legal case opens in a San Francisco courtroom—on its way, it seems almost certain, to the Supreme Court. Perry v....
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Accidental Activists - 11/16/2010 1:00:00 AM
Perhaps what is most surprising about the life of Kristin Perry and Sandy Stier is how normal it was, up until recently. The lesbian couple has been raising four children in a quiet Berkeley, Calif., neighborhood, one known these days more for its cozy bungalows and good coffee than for...
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Maria Shriver Speaks Out - 11/16/2010
California is always ten minutes ahead of the American zeitgeist. And that's why the Tea Party should take note of what's going on in the West: While much of the nation is bracing for a Republican tsunami on election day, California women are pushing the tide in the opposite...
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U.S. Green Building Council Honors Brad Pitt’s Make It Right as the ‘Largest and Greenest Single Family Community in the World’ - 9/24/2009

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Chris Albrecht Set to Develop Hourlong Drama for Starz - 7/15/2009

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First Lady Michelle Obama Joins California First Lady Maria Shriver for Playground Service Project in San Francisco - 6/23/2009

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Chad Griffin and Kristina Schake Named to Board of Directors of American Foundation for Equal Rights - 6/4/2009

Chad Griffin and Kristina Schake were each named today to the Board of Directors of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, an Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and advancing equal rights for every...
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Prop 8 Challenged in Federal Court; Legal Rivals Ted Olson and David Boies Team Up to Argue Case - 5/27/2009

A lawsuit first filed in federal district court last Friday, May 22, states that Proposition 8 — which eliminated the right of same sex couples to marry in California — creates a class of “second-class...
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Maria Shriver Sheds Light on Alzheimer’s - 5/8/2009

Maria Shriver is the executive producer of HBO’s The Alzheimer’s Project, a multi-platform 4-part series that takes a close look at groundbreaking discoveries made by the country’s leading scientists, as well as the effects of...
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“Outrage” Premiers at Tribeca Film Festival - 4/24/2009

The documentary “Outrage,” which is being directed by Academy Award-nominated Kirby Dick and executive produced by our very own Chad...
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Maria Shriver Launches “A Woman’s Nation” - 4/15/2009

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Reflections on Maria Shriver’s Senate Testimony on Alzheimer’s - 4/10/2009

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Chad Griffin Comments on Kal Penn’s New White House Role - 4/10/2009

Chad Griffin was quoted in today’s LA Times column on Kal Penn’s new role as Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Liaison....
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Chad Griffin Executive Produces “Outrage” Documentary - 4/10/2009

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G|S Works With Kaiser Permanente to Launch its Largest Hopsital - 3/31/2009

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Kaiser Permanente opened its...
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Maria Shriver Connects Working Families to Vital Financial Resources - 2/23/2009

G|S client, California First Lady Maria Shriver, appeared on CNN today to promote her WE Connect Campaign and urge the nation’s Mayors to connect families who may...
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Hollywood’s Season for Promoting Causes, Schake Says - 2/13/2009

Kristina Schake was interviewed recently by LA Times’s Tina Daunt about Hollywood’s award season providing great opportunities for promoting causes and charities.

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“Finally, Science is Legal Again” - 2/6/2009

G|S clients, stem cell activists Jerry & Janet Zucker and Douglas Wick & Lucy Fisher, were featured today in a LA Times piece about the opportunities for embryonic stem cell research in the Obama Administration.

Jerry Zucker expressed optimism for new...
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Activists and Strategists Gather to Reverse Gay Marriage Ban - 1/26/2009

Today, Chad Griffin participated in the Equality Summit 2009, a gathering of 400 community leaders committed to winning back marriage equality in California. The events provided a place for equal rights activists to...
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Chad Griffin at the “Apex of Politics and Entertainment” - 12/19/2008

Chad Griffin was recently interviewed by Paige Donner for a piece that ran today on The Huffington Post. In the interview, Chad discussed his campaign-style approach to communications, being the youngest staffer in...
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Shangri-La Construction Unveils “World’s Greenest Aviation Facility” - 12/10/2008

G|S client Shangri-La Construction today unveiled its first major project, the world’s first solar-powered airplane hangar.

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Kristina Schake Weighs in on Celebrity Causes in LA Times - 12/8/2008

Kristina Schake was recently interviewed by LA Times’ Tina Daunt for her piece on celebrity activism.

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Chad Griffin an “Arkie to Watch” - 12/8/2008

The Arkansas Times recently named Arkansas-native Chad Griffin an “Arkie to Watch” in light of recently being honored by The Advocate as one of the publication’s “20 People of the Year.”

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Chad Griffin Chosen as One of The Advocate’s 20 People of the Year - 12/5/2008

Los Angeles-based political strategist Chad Griffin has been honored as one of The Advocate’s 2008 People of the Year. The list, appearing in the January issue and selected by The...
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G|S Helps Launch National Academy of Sciences Program Connecting Hollywood with Science Experts - 11/19/2008

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the creation of “The Science and Entertainment Exchange,” an initiative designed to connect entertainment industry...
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