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Jobs, income, IPOs up in Silicon Valley
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - The Silicon Valley is leading the rest of the country out of the recession with increased jobs, income and initial public offerings last year, according to a new regional report.
State news briefs
2-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER DRINKING CLEANING SOLUTION: MERCED . (AP) - Merced County officials say a two-year-old boy has died after his grandmother gave him what she thought was a bottle of water to drink, but the bottle actually contained a cleaning solution.
Attorney general sues Standard & Poor's
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California's attorney general on Tuesday joined the U.S. Department of Justice and several other states in seeking billions of dollars in damages from the debt rating agency Standard & Poor's for its alleged role in the mortgage crisis.
Attorney general sues Standard & Poor's
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California's attorney general on Tuesday joined the U.S. Department of Justice and several other states in seeking billions of dollars in damages from the debt rating agency Standard & Poor's for its alleged role in the mortgage crisis.
Bay Area briefs
2 DEAD IN CRASH NEAR PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE: PESCADERO (AP) - Two men are dead after their car flipped on Highway 1 near California's Pigeon Point Lighthouse.
College basketball coach, fiance found dead
IRVINE (AP) - A college basketball coach and her fiance were found shot to death in a car at their upscale condominium complex in Southern California, and authorities say they have no motive or suspects in the killing.
Pot shops face next legal crisis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California's medical marijuana stores, which experienced a boom in 2009 when the U.S. Department of Justice said prosecutions were a low priority and then a bust in the form of a federal crackdown, are facing another existential watershed closer to home.
Napolitano trumpets border security
SAN DIEGO (AP) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in San Diego to trumpet what she calls dramatic improvements in border security.
State drops 8th grade algebra requirement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is abandoning an algebra requirement for eighth graders, a move already adopted by most states.
$5M award upheld against prison guard union
SACRAMENTO . (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a damage award of nearly $5 million against the union that represents most California prison guards.
Report says removal of 4 dams good for Klamath salmon, farms
EUREKA (AP) - A federal report says removing four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California and restoring ecosystems will produce a big increase in salmon harvests and boost farm revenues.
Judge upholds removal of Point Reyes oyster farm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Monday denied a Northern California oyster farm's request to have its removal from Point Reyes National Seashore overturned, and ruled against allowing it to continue doing business in the park while its lawsuit is being heard in court.
California high court lets online stores to require personal data
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A narrowly divided state Supreme Court ruled Monday that Apple Inc. and other online retailers can continue to require California customers making purchases with credit cards to provide personal information to combat fraud.
Will Brown parole Manson disciple?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's governor has been asked to make the final decision on whether a former Charles Manson follower will be released on parole after serving more than 40 years in prison.
Articles by Section - State
TRANSIENT WITH TB SOUGHT
STOCKTON (AP) - Prosecutors in Northern California said Thursday that they have obtained an arrest warrant for a tuberculosis patient who has refused treatment and may be contagious, putting those around him at risk.
Judge argues for return of firing squad executions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An influential federal appeals court judge said Thursday that the nation's third lethal injection execution to go awry in six months underscores his call to bring back firing squads.
Satellites show major Southwest groundwater loss
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Groundwater losses from the Colorado River basin appear massive enough to challenge long-term water supplies for the seven states including California and parts of Mexico that it serves, according to a new study released Thursday that used NASA satellites.
California removes lane splitting guidelines
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Highway Patrol has taken down safety guidelines for a sometimes criticized but legal driving maneuver in which motorcyclists pass stalled traffic by driving between lanes.
Man shot burglar who said she was pregnant
LONG BEACH (AP) - Police said Thursday they're deciding whether to arrest an 80-year-old man who shot a fleeing, unarmed burglar despite her telling him she was pregnant, but they have arrested the woman's accomplice on suspicion of murder for taking part in a crime that led to her death.
Google offers electric shuttle buses for pilot Mountain View program
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Google is proposing to fund four electric shuttles that will provide free transportation to residents of Mountain View, where the technology giant is headquartered, a newspaper reported.
Former LA councilman may receive 6 years for lying about where he lived
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former City Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife were convicted Wednesday of perjury and voting fraud for living outside the district he was elected to represent.
Obama: Republicans bamboozle
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fact met fiction Wednesday in one of those Hollywood ways: The real-life president of the United States complains about "phony scandals" in the presence of the producer and the star of a hit TV drama about indignity and dishonor among Washington's political elite.
California seeks final ruling on teacher tenure
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown refused to say Wednesday if he plans to appeal a Los Angeles judge's closely watched decision to strike down tenure and other job protections for the state's teachers.
Lawsuit tests racial policy at state prisons
SACRAMENTO (AP) - A federal judge said Wednesday that he will consider whether California's policy of locking up prisoners by race violates the constitutional rights of the roughly 125,000 male inmates within the state prison system.
NEWS FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA
BAY AREA POSTAL INSPECTOR INDICTED IN THEFT CASE: SAN JOSE (AP) - A federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging a San Jose postal inspector with stealing and destroying mail.
Brown: Illegal kids a humanitarian issue
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown said Wednesday the arrival of unaccompanied young migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border is more of a humanitarian issue than a political one.
Cal State will cut enrollment growth in half
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Enrollment growth at California State University will be cut by half this fall - from 20,000 to about 10,000 additional students - after state funding fell short of expectations, according to a report.
Mom accused of leaving kids in car to visit casino
LIVERMORE (AP) - A mother accused of leaving her young children in a car while she gambled at a Livermore casino is facing child endangerment charges.
Sketch of suspect in peacock killing released
RANCHO PALOS VERDES (AP) - Officials have released a sketch of a man suspected of shooting and killing a peacock from his Mercedes-Benz earlier this month in Southern California.
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