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Cal State trustees appoint 5 campus presidents

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:06:54 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Five of the California State University's 23 campuses are getting new leaders, the system's board of trustees announced Wednesday.

State report: Bell faces crisis after scandal

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:55:23 -0400

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 Office

Details in Oakland teen slayings revealed

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:28 -0400

OAKLAND, California - A witness says the fatal shootings of two teenage girls on a street in Oakland last year was sparked by a dispute over a relationship.

Man who died in apparent fall at UCLA identified

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:14 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Coroner's officials have identified a man found dead at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus after an apparent fall from a building.

Snacking deputy's crash costs Santa Clara Co. $5M

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:28:10 -0400

SAN JOSE, California - Santa Clara County is on the hook for a $5 million settlement in a crash involving a sheriff's deputy who allegedly took his eyes off the road while eating a McDonald's hamburger, a newspaper reported.

UC hospitals in second day of worker walkout

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:40 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Workers at University of California hospitals around the state were on strike for a second day Wednesday over staffing and pension issues.

Ventura County to regulate hydraulic fracturing

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:30 -0400

VENTURA, California - Ventura County has changed its land-use process to regulate hydraulic fracturing, an oil and gas extraction method that some fear can contaminate groundwater.

6 plead not guilty in SF school embezzlement case

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:58 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Six current and former San Francisco school district employees have pleaded not guilty to charges that they embezzled $15 million in grant money from the school system.

Beaumont votes to ban medical marijuana shops

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:05 -0400

BEAUMONT, California - A Riverside County city has become the latest to try banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling permitting prohibition.

OC to seek state permission to charge for rescues

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:23:32 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Orange County wants state permission to charge reckless people for the cost of rescuing them.

GOP seeks win in Central Valley state Senate race

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:27 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The lone Republican and a Democrat favored by party leaders were leading a field of five candidates in a hotly contested Central Valley state Senate contest Tuesday.

81-year-old man hit, killed on San Jose street

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:08:15 -0400

SAN JOSE, California - San Jose police say an 81-year-old man was hit and killed as he crossed a street Monday night - the second traffic fatality of the day on the city's streets.

Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:08 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - California-based chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy - known allergens - which are not listed on the labels of its packages, federal agriculture officials said.

Riverside County 2-year-old's death a homicide

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:38:45 -0400

THERMAL, California - Investigators say they believe the death of a two-year-old boy in Riverside County was a homicide.

Family of Calif. woman shot by Border Patrol sues

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:16 -0400

SAN DIEGO - The family of a San Diego County woman is suing the U.S. Government and the Border Patrol agent who shot her after she hit him with her car.

25-year-old charged in shooting of 2 officers

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:06 -0400

VISALIA, California - A 25-year-old man is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison after being charged in the shooting of two Visalia police officers last week, Tulare County prosecutors said.

Holocaust prisoners book to be returned to Poland

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:08 -0400

SANTA ROSA, California - A Northern California woman intends to return a book of poems and drawings written and drawn by Polish prisoners at a World War II concentration camp to Poland.

Feds take over Calif. high-risk insurance program

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:13 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - About 17,000 Californians with serious medical problems will be moved from a state-run stopgap health insurance program to a federal plan starting in July, ensuring they will have no break in medical coverage until the national health care reforms kick in next year, state officials announced this week.

Lawmaker cancels Vegas fundraiser after report

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:08:17 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - A California state senator has canceled a Las Vegas fundraiser after a newspaper reported that the host of the party could benefit from pending legislation.

Lawyer: Teen used 'murder kit' on girl's parents

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:04:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say a teenager accused of murdering his girlfriend's parents was equipped with a "murder kit" to kill the Compton couple.