State news briefs

HUNDREDS PROTEST POLICE SHOOTINGS IN STOCKTON: STOCKTON (AP) - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of downtown Stockton in the wake of a police shooting that left a 32-year-old man dead.

Who's the pizza delivery guy? It's Jeff Francoeur

Drug war now classified: Uncle Sam buying ads in Mexican newspapers

California appeals release of 1970s bus kidnapper

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The state is appealing a court order that called for the immediate release of one of three men convicted of kidnapping and burying a busload of schoolchildren in a 1970s ransom attempt. The San Francisco-based 1st District Court of Appeal had ruled in February that the Board of Parole Hearings unfairly set Richard Schoenfeld's release date for 2021, ...

Report blasts pepper-spraying of students

Prison panel denies Manson's bid for parole

Lucas empire strikes back in studio battle

Coyotes force closure of trails in GG Park to dogs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco officials are closing some trails to dogs in Golden Gate Park in response to aggressive behavior from coyotes. The trails are near JFK Drive and the park's north and middle lakes by the buffalo enclosure. The trails will likely remain closed to dogs until August. Park Department spokeswoman Sarah Ballard says walkers ...

Nearly 900 wrongly told they’re admitted to UCLA

LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA is apologizing for mistakenly sending almost 900 applicants emails congratulating them on getting into the highly competitive school.

College holds memorial for 7 shooting victims

State news briefs

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW CAL RAIL PROJECT: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A congressional committee has begun a review of California's high-speed rail project, including possible conflicts of interest and whether a large government commitment would pull federal tax dollars away from other transportation projects.

Golden Gate Bridge approach coming down

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The main approach to the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco is set to come down, as crews replace it with a new $1.1 billion parkway. Officials announced on Monday that construction workers will demolish Doyle Drive at the end of the month. The roadway will be closed from 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27 to 5 a.m. ...

Giant water agency approves rate hikes as feud escalates with San Diego users

Toxins found in 'nontoxic' nail polishes

Teacher pension shortfall rises to $65B but isn’t as bad as originally projected

Dad of dead girl says he's unsure why home shot up

Navy official removed from job for flirty texts

Analyst pegs revenue $3.2B higher than Brown

Canada trying to lure Bay Area tech workers

California unemployment rate drops to 9 percent

Bay Area briefs

OAKLAND FREEWAY REOPENS AFTER FATAL SHOOTING: OAKLAND (AP) - A freeway has reopened early Friday after a shooting left two men dead.

Brown defends education spending in LA

Wildfire forces school lock down

14-year term for doc promising cancer cure

State news briefs

BILL CALLS FOR CONSIDERING BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIERS: SACRAMENTO (AP) - Suicide barriers could be included on more California bridges as a result of a bill advancing through the Legislature.

Judge will hear lawsuit over high-speed rail bonds

No spike in parolee arrests found in state prison realignment aftermath

Salinas man arrested in kiddie porn case; child is rescued

Delta management plan embraced by Stewardship Council

California fuels $550M Powerball jackpot