Would Annette recognize today's beach scene?

State news briefs

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

Bay Area briefs

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 ...

190M-year-old dino bones shed light on development

Report finds decline in community college success due to budget cuts

SACRAMENTO (AP) - A new report shows California community college students are having a harder time achieving their academic goals. The Oakland Tribune reports the Student Success Scorecard was released Friday by California Community Colleges, which serves 2.4 million students at 112 campuses. The analysis found 49.2 percent of students who enrolled in 2006 to earn a certificate ...

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EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TRIGGERS MODESTO HIGH LOCKDOWN: MODESTO - Modesto High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday, following a report of a shooting and the discovery of a possible explosive device near the campus. According to the Modesto Police Department, officers responded to a possible shooting in the area of 5th Street and I ...

State news briefs

CATHEDRAL CITY MAYOR PRO TEM ARRESTED: CATHEDRAL CITY (AP) - A City Council member in Cathedral City has been arrested and charged with stealing public funds.

Study: Alternative needed for strawberry fumigant

Long lines form as Powerball ticket sales comes to California

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hopeful Californians with $2 to spare waited in long lines as Powerball lottery tickets went on sale for the first time in the state. They weren't concerned about the long odds of one in about 175 million. Bluebird Liquor in Hawthorne started selling Powerball tickets at 7 a.m. Monday. By noon about 8,000 had ...

4 a.m. last call bill already fuels debate

SJ Valley farmer ousted from major hospital board after Obama racial slur

RIVERDALE (AP) - A prominent San Joaquin Valley farmer has been forced to step down as head of a major hospital board after making a racist statement about President Barack Obama in an email. The Fresno Bee reported on Monday that Mark Borba used the term last month in an email exchange with Westlands Water District Manager Tom Birmingham that was copied ...

Mojave Desert Joshua trees in unusual heavy bloom on desert

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK (AP) - Joshua trees, those spiky sentinels of the Mojave Desert, are having a blossom bonanza and nobody is quite sure why. Millions of the trees have been bursting into bundles of greenish-white flowers in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Just about every tree has bloomed this spring when usually far fewer do and they produce fewer flowers, ...

State mounts joint raid on Calif. jobs

Funding plan would mean cuts to NorCal courts

Transit app can estimate crowds on BART trains

Senate advances bill to tax Internet sales

Racist video stirs anger on UC Irvine campus

SF firefighter makes $221,000 in OT

State news briefs

GOODWILL AGREES TO SETTLE SOCAL SEX BIAS CASE: LOS ANGELES (AP) - Goodwill Industries of Southern California has agreed to settle federal allegations that it discriminated against men in hiring.