Rosemead slaughterhouse fights to stay open

ROSEMEAD (AP) - A slaughterhouse in a small Los Angeles suburb is raising a big stink as the owners fight an order to shut it down, accusing the city of discriminating against Asian culture. Chinese American Live Poultry in Rosemead provides freshly killed chickens - head, feet and all - to many Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants in the San Gabriel Valley. It ...

Justin Bieber cited for speeding, claims he was being chased by five cars of paparazzi

California OKs funding for high-speed rail line

State Supreme Court: Welfare can take kids from parents who negligently cause death of sibling

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Welfare officials can take children from parents who negligently cause the death of a son or daughter, such as failing to place them in a car seat, even if there was no criminal harm, the California Supreme Court ruled. The court ruled Thursday that a "breach of ordinary care" with fatal results is enough reason for child welfare ...

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Jockey killed in fall during Alameda race

San Diego fireworks malfunction in big, fast flash; 20-minute show over in seconds

Legislature OKs bill to aid search for Speed Freak Killers' victims

Jails to see 250 more inmates than forecast

Father sues city over homeless son's death

Man acquitted of assaulting retired priest to avoid prison sentence

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Body of missing Dodgers fan found floating off SF SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities say they've found the body of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan who vanished after a Giants game in San Francisco. The body of 27-year-old Victor Murillo was found Wednesday morning floating in the bay just off the Embarcadero. Friends said Murillo, a prison guard ...

Lawmakers postpone water bond to 2014

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LAWMAKERS APPROVE 'ANTI-ARIZONA' IMMIGRATION BILL : SACRAMENTO (AP) - Illegal immigrants arrested for minor offenses will no longer have to fear deportation if a bill approved by the state Senate becomes law.

Food abundance luring blue whales to coast

SANTA CRUZ (AP) - Blue whales, the world's largest animal, are being seen in droves off the Northern California coast. The ocean giants are being lured by an increase this year in their favorite food - shrimp-like creatures known as krill, biologists said. In Monterey Bay, whale watching tour operators have reported seeing dozens of blue whales and ...

California Assembly approves high-speed rail

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.

Civil rights groups object to 49ers stadium deals

Dangerous wildfire season predicted

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SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY KILLED MAN OVER MUSIC CAUGHT: RICHMOND (AP) - A Contra Costa County man who eluded capture for four years after allegedly shooting his neighbor to death in a dispute over loud music has been arraigned on murder charges.

State bill would let legal non-citizens serve on juries

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

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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.