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Cops Release Sketch in UCSD Jogger Attack
A woman jogging on a San Diego-area campus was attacked and groped from behind and now investigators have put together a sketch of a possible ...
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Mayor Reveals Details about Balboa Park Centennial
Although the centennial isn’t until 2015, preparations have already begun. Most recently, the mayor removed parking spots from Plaza de ...
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North Carolina Ousts Tigers From CWS With 4-2 Win
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Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes California fire a threat
DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as another threatening blaze grew in ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Silicon Valley elite discuss IPO alternatives
By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:19pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley executives and investors gathered on Tuesday at the Reuters Technology Summit in San Francisco to discuss whether new sources of private financing have dimmed the allure of an initial public offering. Below are highlights from the event. Dave Goldberg, CEO of ...
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Taking the public out of the Calif. Public Records Act
Some say changing it as Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed may save the state millions of dollars by reducing costs for local governments. Others say changing it would substantially reduce the public's ability to get records in a timely, convenient ...
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Scott named Reno Gazette-Journals new exec editor
RENO, Nev. -; Kelly Ann Scott, a senior editor at the Reno Gazette-Journal and a 14-year veteran of Gannett Co. Inc., has been named the newspaper's new executive ...
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Bill would honor Buffalo Soldiers role in parks
In the decades after the Civil War, the nation's first black Army regiments guarded Yosemite and Sequoia national parks against poaching and timber thefts, a role that in hindsight made them some of the United States' first park ...
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Teacher training especially in California gets poor grades
NEW YORK - California has been trying to improve how it educates teachers for more than a decade, and some of its ideas have become a model for the rest of the country. But the vast majority of teacher preparation programs in the state are still failing to adequately prepare teachers, according to a controversial new report Tuesday that rated more than 1,200 schools of education across the ...
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Should Feud Determine Los Angeles Public Health Fate
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health push the City of Los Angeles into even more of a budget deficit than what it is currently ...
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Whats Next for Misty May-Treanor
Having just completed her Master’s in Coaching and Athletic Administration last month, May-Treanor wanted to talk about her new focus - her passion for coaching girls in ...
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Darden CEO lobbies against California Medicaid fines
Darden Restaurants so worried that the company's chief executive officer recently visited state lawmakers to lobby against it.The Orlando-based owner ...
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Watch Calif. Family Seeks Sons Killer to Forgive Her
These two trees are planted along maple -- drive in honor of the two teens killed right here twenty years ago. Well now one of the families who lost their son wants -- Garcia to know they forgive ...
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Aetna to stop selling individual plans in Calif.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Aetna Inc. has notified state regulators that it will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care ...
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Boy 6 killed by relatives dog at Calif. home
Authorities say the attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. Monday at a grandparent's home in Union City. The dog has been described as a pit bull or pit bull ...
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Surfer shot at amid ex-LAPD cop hunt files lawsuit
LOS ANGELES -; A surfer who was shot at by police during the manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner has filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles suburb and its police ...
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Mortgage company bringing 200 jobs to Sacramento
A Southern California mortgage company is opening an office in Sacramento, bringing 200 jobs.The arrival of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust was announced today by SACTO, the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization."Their decision is yet another sign of the long anticipated recovery in the housing market and the region's overall economic health," said SACTO Chairman ...
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Abercrombie Ellison good for Lanai after 1 year
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie says Oracle Corp. billionaire Larry Ellison is proving to be good for Lanai one year after buying most of the Hawaiian ...
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Oakland counting on brighter lights to fight crime
OAKLAND -- By the end of this year, Oakland expects to have outfitted all 30,000 overhead streetlights with more brighter energy efficient bulbs -- an upgrade city officials said should help reduce crime and electricity bills.The $14.8 million project is already underway in East Oakland where more than 1,000 bulbs have been replaced. "This is extremely important," Councilmember Larry ...
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Video Lemurs have a new home at the San Diego Zoo
Five lemurs from Madagascar are now living at the San Diego Zoo. The ring-tailed and wide-eyed creatures live in a free-range exhibit called "Lemur Walk," which allows visitors close-up views of these friendly ...
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Can Obamas Berlin Speech Match John F. Kennedys and Ronald Reagans
President Obama has been called one of the most eloquent of the modern presidents – and not without reason. That reputation will be put to the test tomorrow when he speaks in Berlin, a city which has served as the stage for two of the best-known modern presidential speeches: John F. Kennedy's "ich bin ein Berliner" address, which will see its 50th anniversary next week, and ...
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Chef describes Jackson childrens lives to jury
LOS ANGELES -; A chef who worked for Michael Jackson has described to jurors the lives of the superstar's children, including what she says was Paris Jackson's last birthday ...
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San Diego’s Best U-T Readers Poll Nominees
It's time for our annual SD Best quest. The tradition continues in 2013 with an upgraded online platform and new, exciting categories. Once a year we reach out to our readers and ask for them to help identify the best of the best of everything in San Diego. From bowling alleys, beaches and buffets, to swap meets, night clubs and dive bars. Our readers nominated all their favorites, and the ...
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Correction LA Assessor Investigation story
LOS ANGELES -; In a story June 15 about an investigation into the Los Angeles assessor's office, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Assessor John Noguez has pleaded guilty to dozens of charges. He has pleaded not guilty to those ...
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Calif. city sues MLB over As proposed move
Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed ...
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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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