State news briefs

CAL STATE TRUSTEES OK PAY HIKES FOR 2 PRESIDENTS: LONG BEACH (AP) - The California State University trustees have approved 10 percent pay hikes for two campus presidents after hearing that the system faces sweeping funding and enrollment cuts.

Bay Area briefs

VIGIL TO BE HELD FOR MISSING NORTHERN CALIF. TEEN: MORGAN HILL. (AP) - A candlelight vigil will be held for a missing 15-year-old Northern California girl who disappeared while on her way to school.

Storm-weakened tree kills sleeping 8-year-old girl in her Arnold home

ARNOLD (AP) - A storm-weakened tree crashed down on a house, killing a sleeping 8-year-old girl, as a fierce winter storm blew through California over the weekend, leaving thousands without power Monday. The 100-foot-tall fir tree hit a home in the Northern California town of Arnold early Sunday, killing Haley Verzani in her bedroom, authorities said. The tree, ...

Porn makers dismiss Santorum attack as pandering

Senate confirms Guard leader amid problems

California chief justice warns of 'dangerous delays' in court system due to budget cuts

State news briefs

COUNTY DA CANDIDATE SUES RIVAL OVER BALLOT: lOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles city attorney may be the city's top prosecutor but he's nobody's chief.

Disney says 'John Carter' to lose $200 million making it one of the biggest flops of all time

Cal State plans to reduce enrollment next year if voters reject Brown’s tax proposal

State news briefs

SF sheriff sentenced for false imprisonment

California. sees snow, wind in late winter storm during chilly weekend

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A winter storm tracking across California on Sunday delighted skiers with more than a foot of fresh snow in the mountains, but made conditions especially chilly for runners in the Los Angeles Marathon and left thousands without power. "It's very cool and raw out there," said David Sweet, meteorologist with the National Weather ...

California's stem cell agency ponders its future after $3 billion runs out

Tribes cut off members in bloodline clashes

PALA (AP) - Disputes over bloodlines have led California tribes to cut off members in what some charge are moves to limit the number of people receiving lucrative payouts of casino profits and benefits. Citing estimates from the American Indian Movement, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that some two dozen tribes have removed more than 3,000 members from their rolls over ...

State news briefs

FIRE CAPTAIN CONVICTED OF DUI MADE ALCOHOL IN JAIL: LONG BEACH (AP) - A former Long Beach fire captain convicted of drunk driving has been sentenced to four years in state prison for violating his probation terms by making alcohol in jail.

Internet users help create Wikipedia-style maps of the world on sites such as Waze

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Benjamin Gleitzman moved from New York to the San Francisco Bay area, he used a talking turn-by-turn driving app to guide him across the country. In ...

Bay Area briefs

NO BACKPACKS ALLOWED AT 2013 BAY TO BREAKERS IN SF: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - No backpacks, large bags or containers will be allowed at this year's Bay to Breakers footrace in San Francisco as officials heighten security in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Vulnerable inmates ordered out of 2 Central Valley prisons

Nesting swallows could delay Petaluma bridge work

State news briefs

SANTA CLARA THREATENS AMBULANCE TERMINATION: SAN JOSE. (AP) - Santa Clara County officials are threatening to terminate the contract of an ambulance company that they say has repeatedly responded too slowly to emergencies.

Killer on the loose: Valley Springs on lockdown

Lawmakers consider moratorium on oil fracking in San Joaquin Valley

3 divers killed over weekend abalone diving off California