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

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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

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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 ...

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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 ...

Search suspended for missing Gilroy woman

GILROY (AP) - Citing a lack of evidence, authorities said Sunday they have no plans to resume the search for a missing California woman they believe may have been killed by her son, an Iraq War veteran who shot his sister before killing himself this week. A search crew, aided by friends and neighbors of Martha Gutierrez, found no signs of her ...

Analyst expects lower revenue from Brown tax plan for November ballot

SACRAMENTO (AP) - The Legislative Analyst's Office on Friday estimated that a compromise tax measure for the November ballot would generate about $2.2 billion less in the first year than estimates from Gov. Jerry Brown's Department of Finance. The Democratic governor this week reached a deal with supporters of a rival tax plan known as the millionaires tax. The revised initiative would ...

Co-founder of 'Kony' video group detained

San Francisco DA questions sincerity of sheriff's guilty plea regarding domestic violence charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An irritated district attorney said he has some concerns about the sincerity of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment in a domestic violence case. Statements Mirkarimi made in the days after he entered his plea Monday is leading District Attorney George Gascon to question whether the sheriff believes he is guilty of ...

Heavy tube wear a mystery at nuke reactor

Brown: Review UC graduation rates

Major budget infusion for education

Body of missing 9-year-old found

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HIKERS WON'T HAVE TO PAY $160K RESCUE COSTS: SANTA ANA (AP) - Two hikers lost for days in the Southern California wilderness won't be charged the $160,000 it took to find them.

SF loses federal grant for new fireboat

LA buildings emptied after devices found

Is boy mature enough to aid murder defense?

6 charged with embezzling $15M from SF schools

‘Fighting chance' for 2013 opening

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POLICE: MAN DRESSED AS WOMAN IN RESTROOM ARRESTED: PALMDALE (AP) - A Palmdale man has been arrested for allegedly videotaping women in a Macy's restroom while dressed as a woman.

GOV. JERRY BROWN'S BUDGET PROPOSAL AT A GLANCE

911 caller believed stabbed girl, 8, was alive at the time

VALLEY SPRINGS . (AP) - The parents of an 8-year-old Central California girl who was stabbed to death in her home believed she was fine when they made a 911 call to authorities from another location.

Brown budget: An extra $2.9B to education

Brown takes restrained view of spending

Bay Area news briefs

LIVERMORE LAB JURY AWARDS $2.7 MILLION: OAKLAND (AP) - A jury has awarded more than $2.7 million to five former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory workers in an ongoing wrongful-termination case.