State bill targets parents who skip kids' shots

Brown submits ballot petitions for tax increases for November ballot

California to apply for waiver to ‘No Child Left Behind’ federal regulation

Well-traveled Ore. wolf photographed in Calif.

Bay Area briefs

WOMAN, 18, FACING CHARGES IN TORCHING OF BED

Initiative seeks to modify lawmakers' term limits

University files suit over farm encampment by Occupy protestors on 10 acres in Albany

Honda wins appeal of small-claims hybrid judgment

Court victory for ex-Village People lead singer

Ex-transit cop asks court to overturn conviction

‘Liberator of ladies' hair Vidal Sassoon dies at 84

State news briefs

3 ARRESTED FOR HIGH-END CUSTOM BICYCLE THEFTS : LOS ANGELES (AP) - Investigators say three men used Craigslist and Facebook to steal 200 high-end bicycles throughout Southern California.

Obama's gay marriage support resonates with Hollywood donors & gay voters

Coastal panel OKs Pebble Beach area development backed by Clint Eastwood

Bay Area briefs

Skateboarder, 13, dies in pickup crash LIVERMORE (AP) - A 13-year-old Northern California skateboarder has died after slamming into a pickup truck. Livermore police say the teenager was riding his skateboard Tuesday evening when he turned left at an intersection and hit the side of the pickup, which was traveling at about 25 mph. The San Francisco Chronicle ( ...

OC officials keep inmate alive they want to ultimately execute

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A man charged with raping and killing a woman 30 years ago is being kept alive in Orange County with dialysis treatments until officials can win permission to execute him.

Bills aim to protect privacy in drone age

SACRAMENTO (AP) - California lawmakers are attempting to stay ahead of science fiction-style technology as increasingly nimble unmanned aircraft are considered for use in tracking fleeing suspects and monitoring crowded public spaces.