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Ex-South Tahoe cop guilty of witness tampering
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -; A former South Lake Tahoe police officer faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of witness tampering and ...
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Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; A federal judge has sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison for trying to board a flight in Sacramento, Calif., with four loaded ...
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New rules to help keep mercury from landfills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; New California rules will require the makers of new thermostats to do a better job of keeping old ones containing the neurotoxin mercury out of ...
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In Arias trial TV cameras never far behind
Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross ...
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State report Bell faces crisis after scandal
LOS ANGELES -; The modest Los Angeles suburb that became the poster child for municipal corruption when it was discovered three years ago that its municipal leaders had looted millions of dollars from its treasury remains deeply in debt and on the verge of financial crisis, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Controller's ...
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San Diegos LifeProof sold to OtterBox
LifeProof, a San Diego maker of waterproof cases for iPhones, iPads and other mobile devices, said today it has been acquired by larger rival OtterBox for an undisclosed ...
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Oakland approves microlending agreement with Kiva.org
The City of Oakland is the first U.S. city to become a "trustee" in microlender Kiva.org's program aimed at small businesses. Oakland's city council approved the deal, which won't cost the city anything, on Tuesday night. Barbara Parker, Oakland's city attorney, and Councilmember Libby Schaaf proposed the arrangement with San Francisco-based Kiva. As a trustee, Oakland ...
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Hit Filipino show Pepito Manaloto cast surprises fans in Southern California
It's a rarity to have a hit TV show from the Philippines head to the United States and film on location. This past weekend though, GMA Pinoy TV's sitcom "Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay Na Kwento (The Real Story)" cast members and crew shot portions of their show at various locations in Southern ...
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Eager Vogelsong tasked with taking rehab slow
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Tell Ryan Vogelsong to spend 30 minutes on an exercise bicycle, and he'll pedal away for an hour. He's the guy who competes with himself on weight machines by adding five or 10 pounds to what he lifted in his previous workout. So as Vogelsong begins recovering from his fractured right hand, he knows that he might spend more energy trying to control his ...
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Parker strong after first but As win streak snapped
OAK@TEX: A's turn a double play to end the third ARLINGTON -- The A's entered the day looking to sweep the Rangers in Texas for just the second time in the last eight years, and left having squandered multiple chances to do so. Having already left 26 runners on base through the first two games of the series, despite winning both, the A's stranded six more on Wednesday ...
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Dodgers fortify Ryu in finale win over Brewers
LAD@MIL: Hernandez belts solo shot to right in third MILWAUKEE -- Manager Don Mattingly shook up his lineup on Wednesday, benching Andre Ethier, and the Dodgers cruised to a 9-2 victory over the Brewers. The Dodgers exploited Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta and a shaky defense behind him for a five-run second inning and Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched into the eighth, as the Dodgers won the rubber game ...
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Canyon Fire Burns Near Crawford High School
A canyon fire prompted the evacuation of Crawford High School. Many of the students were already home as the school had a scheduled early dismissal ...
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Thursdays police log The Harbor Area
Residential burglary: 1 p.m. May 14, 1500 block of West 187th Place. A burglar entered the location but fled when a witness screamed. The loss, if any, was not known at the time of the report. Stolen vehicle: 7:30-8:30 a.m. May 18, 1900 block of South Meyler Street. White 1985 Chevrolet pickup. In Addition Arrests: During the most recent reporting period, Harbor Area arrests included 11 for ...
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Workdays Q1 loss grows to $33 million
Workday Inc. lost $33 million in the first quarter ended April, and its accumulated deficit rose to $434.9 million. Pleasanton-based Workday (NYSE: WDAY), led by ...
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Hewlett-Packards Q2 profit falls by $516 million
Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a second quarter profit of $1.1 billion, down $516 million, or 32 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. Palo Alto-based HP (NYSE: HPQ), led by ...
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Developers pitch ideas for 78 acres of Livermore Valley Open Campus
The Livermore Valley Open Campus has 110 acres total for future development to bridge scientific research and technology with businesses. Nineteen entities responded to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratorys call for ideas on how to develop 78 acres of land at the lab. The land is part of the LLNL and Sandia National Laboratories' Livermore Valley Open Campus project to facilitate ...
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Utah Nev. Calif. get water conservation grants
SALT LAKE CITY -; The U.S. Interior Department has awarded more than $20 million in grants for water conservation projects in 11 Western states, including several in Utah, Nevada and ...
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Officials ID Calif. fugitive arrested by FBI SWAT
LAS VEGAS -; Authorities say a fugitive arrested and jailed after exchanging gunfire with FBI SWAT agents in a standoff at a Las Vegas apartment complex was wanted on a murder charge in ...
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San Diego top Memorial Day destination
Expect a busy Memorial Day weekend as millions of Southern Californians hit the road, many of them opting to stay in San Diego, reports the Automobile ...
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Fisher-Price moving eliminating about 100 NY jobs
EAST AURORA, N.Y. -- Toy maker Fisher-Price says it's moving or eliminating roughly 100 jobs from its New York operations as part of restructuring by parent company Mattel Inc.The majority of jobs will be reassigned to Mattel's El Segundo, Calif., headquarters. Fisher-Price says workers have been offered relocation packages but some received layoff notices.Most of the affected ...
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Tesla uses stock note sale to repay government
DETROIT -- Electric car maker Tesla Motors says it has repaid a loan from the U.S. government nine years early.The company says it wired a $451.8 million payment to the government on Wednesday to retire a loan it received from the Department of Energy.The agency loaned Tesla $465 million in 2010 to make advanced-technology vehicles. The company used money from a $968 million sale of stock ...
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Gap board member Robert Fisher got most negative votes in annual election
Robert Fisher, Gap Clothing seller Gap Inc. held its annual meeting Tuesday, and when the votes were counted, all 10 of its board members had been comfortably re-elected, nine of them by more than 400 million votes each. But one director, Robert Fisher, who was once CEO of Gap, was elected by a much smaller margin. Robert Fisher, 58, son of Gap (NYSE: GPS) founders Doris and Donald Fisher, got ...
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Port of Long Beach Adopts Power Supply Policy
Port of Long Beach energy policy that will guide efforts for a more sustainable supply of power as demand increases.The energy policy declares that the port will implement measures to boost efficiency, conservation, resiliency and renewable energy in collaboration with port tenants, utilities, other city departments, industry stakeholders, labor unions, the Port of Los Angeles and others. It was ...
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Sensation USA coming to Miami San Francisco New York and Las Vegas
Sensation is currently inviting fans to become official club members in order to gain access to pre-sale tickets and exclusive updates. To become a club ...
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Into gaming Silicon Valley now has a masters degree for that
Fan of computer games? The University of California, Santa Cruz, is set to offer a master's degree in games and playable media at its Silicon Valley Extension campus in Santa Clara. Attention parents who insist video games are a waste of time: your kid could be getting a masters degree for knowing the ins and outs of that technology. The University of California, Santa Cruz, this week ...
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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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