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U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Attempts by conservative opponents to halt same-sex marriage in California before the November election failed Tuesday when both a state appeals court and a Sacramento trial judge refused to block local officials from issuing marriage licenses to gay coup.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Oct 25, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- A massive aerial assault and a break in harsh winds helped firefighters make their first major progress against Southern California's firestorm, raising evacuees' hopes of returning home for good. But flames were still drawing perilously toward thousands.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 24, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Unable to slow, much less stop, many of the wildfires that have charred Southern California, some local officials lashed out Tuesday at what they described as state authorities who offered inadequate help and seemed unprepared for a foreseeable disaster... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 23, 2007 @ 8:06am neoform

MSNBC -- Around 300,000 told to flee Firefighters — who lost valuable time trying to persuade stubborn homeowners to leave — had their work cut out for them as winds gusting to 70 mph scattered embers onto dry brush, spawning spot fires. California official.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Fri Jul 13, 2007 @ 11:27am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- IF YOU LIKE IT hot and dry and live in Southern California, you could be in luck. Our combination of an arid winter, scorching summer and host of wildfires may not be a short-term aberration. Consider the possibility of decades of dry, hot weather, stretc.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 11, 2007 @ 12:41am neoform

FOX News -- A California meat supplier once again expanded a beef recall Saturday to include a total of 5.7 million pounds of both fresh and frozen products because they may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspecti.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 21, 2007 @ 2:28pm neoform

SF Gate -- As the costs for fixing the state's troubled corrections system rocket higher, California is headed for a dubious milestone -- for the first time the state will spend more on incarcerating inmates than on educating students in its public universities... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 8:27am neoform

CNN -- A California woman whose doctor says marijuana is the only medicine keeping her alive is not immune from federal prosecution on drug charges, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The case was brought by Angel Raich, an Oakland mother of two who suf.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jan 31, 2007 @ 9:30am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- A California lawmaker wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs as part of California's groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jan 16, 2007 @ 10:23am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- Three nights of freezing temperatures have destroyed up to three-quarters of California's $1 billion citrus crop, according to an estimate issued Monday as forecasters warned the weather could continue... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Nov 2, 2006 @ 4:24pm neoform

Bloomberg -- A 36-year-old man has been arrested and will be charged with murder in the deaths of five firefighters in a wildfire east of Los Angeles, authorities in Riverside County, California, said today... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Nov 2, 2006 @ 10:34am mrmdc

CBS News -- Voting machines sold to 21 different counties in California could allow people to vote more than once, state election officials warn in a notice to counties... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 16, 2008 @ 8:09am neoform

SF Gate -- When Senior Assistant Attorney General Christopher Krueger was leaving home to represent the state in opposing same-sex marriage during a historic hearing before the California Supreme Court in March, his wife kissed him on the lips and said, "Good luck,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 22, 2008 @ 8:23am neoform

MSNBC -- The Imperial Valley of California is ideal country for solar and wind power. It rains less than three inches a year. Temperatures hit 110 degrees in the summer. The wind blows pretty steadily, too. And it's just east of San Diego. Now, because of a Cal.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 17, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A San Francisco couple accused in the bludgeoning death of their roommate appeared in court this morning for the first time since they were arrested in Mexico and extradited back to California. Richard Carelli and his girlfriend Michele Pinkerton, both.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 27, 2008 @ 8:20am neoform

MSNBC -- Mizell, of Eureka, Calif., was wearing a burqa — the traditional all-encompassing dress worn by many Afghan women — when she was taken. Teacher among several several foreigners kidnapped Mizell taught English at Kandahar University and gave embr.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 11, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Nine state parks in the Bay Area - including one that is the largest in Northern California - would be closed under the budget proposed today by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The parks, which would not close until the governor and Legislature agree on a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Dec 27, 2007 @ 8:23am neoform

SF Gate -- Thousands of Southern California residents were without power Thursday as strong winds knocked down power lines and blew blinding dust across desert roadways. More than 19,000 customers from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power were without el.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Dec 20, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- The California Street cable car line is out of service today while crews fix a damaged cable, Municipal Railway officials said. The system was shut down around 7:50 a.m., and may remain out of service until Thursday, Muni spokesman Alan Siegel said... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Dec 7, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

MSNBC -- Rain began pelting parts of Southern California early Friday as a fierce winter storm from the Pacific Northwest moved in ahead of schedule, triggering fears that recent wildfires may gave left the region susceptible to flash flooding. Southern Califor.. Read More