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DISNEY WORKER INJURED ON SPACE MOUNTAIN: ANAHEIM (AP) - Firefighters say a Disneyland worker was badly injured while he was cleaning the roof of the Space Mountain ride.
Interior Sec. to decide Calif. oyster farm's fate
POINT REYES STATION (AP) - U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Marin County on Wednesday on a fact-finding mission to decide the fate of a family-run oyster farm in the Point Reyes National Seashore.
3rd person dies from mushroom poisoning
LOOMIS (AP) - A third person has died from eating poisonous mushrooms at a California senior care facility where a caretaker found the fungus in the backyard and used it to make soup, authorities said Wednesday.
4 California men charged in alleged terror plot to bomb military bases
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three California men excited at the prospect of training in Afghanistan to become terrorists prepared, authorities say, by simulating combat with paintball rifles, wiping their Facebook profiles of any Islamic references and concocting cover stories.
State news briefs
BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SUES TO BLOCK SUBWAY FUNDING: LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Beverly Hills Unified School District is suing U.S. transportation authorities in a bid to block $2 billion in federal funding for a planned subway route that would run under the city's high school.
McCain welcomes new fighter jet squadron
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Sen. John McCain on Tuesday welcomed the Marine Corps' first squadron of pilots who are being called upon to fly the branch's version of the next-generation F-35 fighter jet out of its long and troubled testing phase.
HP claims fraud prompted $5B overpayment for Autonomy Corp purchased for $9.7B.
SANTA CLARA (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday that it's the victim of a multi-billion dollar fraud at the hands of a British company it bought last year that lied about its finances.
LA must do more to stem dust from dry lake
LOS ANGELES (AP) - State regulators ordered Los Angeles to expand efforts to control dust storms from vast Owens Lake, which went dry after the growing metropolis began siphoning the lake's water source a century ago.
Pickets disrupts activity at Port of Oakland as holiday rush starts
OAKLAND (AP) - Custodial and maintenance workers picketed Tuesday at one of the nation's busiest ports, blocking trucks from picking up and delivering goods on what had been expected to be a busy day before the holidays.
SF supervisors vote to ban public nudity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly approved a proposal to ban public nakedness, rejecting arguments that the measure would eat away at a reputation for tolerance enjoyed by a city known for flouting convention and flaunting its counter-culture image.
Bay Area briefs
PROSECUTORS WON'T CHARGE MAN WITH UNUSUAL WATCH: OAKLAND (AP) - Prosecutors won't charge a Southern California man who was arrested at Oakland International Airport when security officers found him wearing a watch that looked like an explosive device.
State news briefs
NEW TEACHERS GET LOW-PERFORMING MATH STUDENTS: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A new study shows inexperienced Los Angeles teachers are disproportionately more likely to be assigned low-performing math students.
Orange County Bible club sues school over $4,255 after hours classroom use fee
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Christian youth club sued an Orange County school district on Monday, saying the district's refusal to allow the group to use facilities free of charge violates its constitutional rights.
Articles by Section - State
7.5 quake on California fault could be disastrous
LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) - Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreaded "Big One" from the more famous San Andreas Fault.
Shirley Jones seeking a high-flying 80th birthday
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Inspired by a former president, Shirley Jones can't wait to jump into her birthday plans.
Schools check students for obesity
CHULA VISTA (AP) - The Chula Vista school district not only measures the academic progress of Marina Beltran's second-grader, it also measures her son's body fat.
SF emergency water system has lapses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco's emergency water system is not adequate for putting out multiple fires at once during a major disaster like a strong earthquake, according to current and former fire officials.
Shasta County sees spike in illegal pot grows
REDDING (AP) - An explosion of illegal marijuana growing operations in Shasta County is taxing local law enforcement's ability to keep up, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.
Girl talks to pope, then dad freed
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a 10-year-old California girl traveled to the Vatican to plead with Pope Francis for help as her father faced deportation, the man was released Friday on bond from immigration detention.
San Onofre nuclear plant breaks rules
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California nuclear power plant violated rules by failing to get approval before eliminating 39 emergency-response jobs after the plant closed last year, government regulators said Friday.
Man survives car being squashed
ALAMEDA (AP) - A San Francisco man narrowly survived being squashed after a propane tank exploded nearby, sending a large piece of metal smashing into the rear end of the man's car.
Jail cook suspected of smuggling drugs
MERCED, (AP) - A cook at a county jail in Central California is behind bars after officials say he smuggled in marijuana, tobacco and cell phones for inmates.
Man faces 16 years for cruelty
SACRAMENTO (AP) - A Northern California man faces 16 years in prison after being convicted by a jury of torturing and killing dogs.
California Senate suspends three Democratic lawmakers
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The California Senate voted Friday to suspend three lawmakers caught up in separate criminal cases after the latest one to be hauled into court refused to step down, the most serious house-cleaning action the chamber has taken in more than a century.
Governor urges three state senators to resign
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown is calling on three Democratic state lawmakers involved in separate criminal proceedings to resign from office, saying it is the best way to "restore public confidence."
GOP leader thinks he met sting agent
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff said Friday that he believes he unwittingly met with an FBI undercover agent during a meeting set up by Sen. Leland Yee and one of Yee's campaign aides, both of whom now face federal charges.
Workers escape large garage collapse in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A portion of a parking garage being built to house buses in downtown Los Angeles collapsed on Friday, just minutes after nearly 200 construction workers were alerted that something was wrong and fled to safety, officials said.
California sees late surge in enrollment
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California is seeing a late surge in the number of people signing up for health insurance coverage ahead of next week's deadline - and state officials are encouraging more people to apply.
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