Brown praises & rides Chinese for bullet train

BEIJING (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown got a firsthand look on Thursday at the world's most extensive high-speed rail system and praised the initiative that created the Chinese railway, saying he was anxious to start building similarly ambitious projects in California. During a five-hour ride covering more than 800 miles, the governor also touted the possibility of Chinese investment in the $68 ...

The judicial panel was unmoved.

Judges deny bid to end prison oversight

Community group buys cross site on Mount Rubidoux

RIVERSIDE . (AP) - A community group seeking to preserve a towering cross atop Riverside's city-owned Mount Rubidoux has purchased a small parcel around the landmark. The Press-Enterprise reports) the group Totally Mt. Rubidoux paid $10,500 in Thursday's auction for the parcel. The City Council voted to sell the land around the cross to avoid a lawsuit on ...

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PETALUMA SCHOOL CREATES FLAP OVER GIRLS' PANTS: PETALUMA (AP) - A Northern California middle school is clarifying its dress code after female students said they were told they could no longer wear tight-fitting pants because they distracted the boys.

Judges deny bid to end prison oversight

Community group buys cross site on Mount Rubidoux

RIVERSIDE . (AP) - A community group seeking to preserve a towering cross atop Riverside's city-owned Mount Rubidoux has purchased a small parcel around the landmark. The Press-Enterprise reports) the group Totally Mt. Rubidoux paid $10,500 in Thursday's auction for the parcel. The City Council voted to sell the land around the cross to avoid a lawsuit on ...

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JAY LENO POKES FUN AT STOCKTON: STOCKTON – It's a city with rising unemployment, bankruptcy and crime. But now funnyman Jay Leno is piling on Stockton.

State bill aimed at Scouts' gay ban passes hurdle

Fewer Californians get health care at work

LA toll lanes slow other freeway traffic

LOS ANGELES (AP) - New toll lanes on a Los Angeles freeway were supposed to speed up traffic but instead put the brakes on other commuters. The 11-mile stretch of toll lanes on Interstate 110 opened last November south of downtown. Motorists can pay up to $15.40 to use the lanes at peak congestion hours or instead lurch along in the other ...

Would Annette recognize today's beach scene?

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BURBANK TEEN ARRESTED FOR TWITTER THREAT: BURBANK (AP) - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of making a threat on Twitter against a classmate at his Burbank high school.

Immigration activists rally in cities across California

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CREWS FIND BURNED BODY FOUND OFF SAN JOSE HIGHWAY: SAN JOSE (AP) - Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire after finding a body in an encampment off a highway in San Jose.

China and California sign deal to boost investment

BEIJING (AP) - California and China signed an agreement Wednesday to look for ways to boost trade and investment, even as Gov. Jerry Brown acknowledged the state's reputation for red tape and its limited willingness to offer tax incentives. Brown told executives of mostly American companies that California has ranked at the bottom of nearly annual surveys of the business climate of ...

State declines to update campaign data online

Perry disgusted by explosion cartoon

First confirmed Japanese tsunami debris in Calif.

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WILD DOG KILLED BY DEPUTIES: FRENCH CAMP - One of the dogs which may have killed dozens of goats at a French Camp livestock auction yard recently was killed Friday.