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Ex-DEA chiefs: Obama should sue over Calif. pot legalization just like Ariz. immigration law Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 11:42AMWASHINGTON - Every former U.S. drug enforcement administrator is calling on the Obama administration to come out against California's marijuana legalization effort with the same force it brought against Arizona's illegal immigration crackdown.
Ex-fraternity member paying $500K to parents for Calif college freshman pledge death Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 11:12AMSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The college fraternity big brother for a freshman pledge who died of alcohol poisoning is paying $500,000 to the parents of the Texas teenager.
Feds give Central Florida $48 million to battle foreclosure blight Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 9:15AMMoney is part of $208 million flowing into Florida, the most of any state Central Florida is getting nearly $48 million in federal funds to bolster foreclosure-plagued neighborhoods and help would-be homeowners, officials announced Thursday.
Fortune list shows Michigan economy has reason to hope Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 8:37AMIt’s not exactly a secret the Detroit area and Michigan, in general, have suffered economically over the past several years.
Inland gets funds to fight blight Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:19PMFifteen municipalities in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino counties, will receive $52 million in additional federal funding next month to enhance programs they have implemented to counter neighborhood blight caused by foreclosures, the Obama administration said.
Fed. judge: Military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy violates 1st Amendment rights of gays Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:57PMRIVERSIDE, Calif. - A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.
Authorities find another body inside N. Calif. home where elderly man was found dead in Aug. Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:28PMHERCULES, Calif. - Authorities have found another body inside the Northern California home where a 73-year-old man was found bludgeoned to death last month.
Police: California man fatally shot by officers was wielding only metal spatula, not knife Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:27PMMODESTO, Calif. - Police in California say officers feared for their safety when they gunned down a man who turned out to be wielding only a metal spatula when he was shot.
Long Beach getting $1.56 million to fight effects of foreclosures on neighborhoods Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:36PMLOS ANGELES - Nearly $22 million in federal funding was awarded Wednesday to Los Angeles and Orange counties and the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach for programs to stabilize neighborhoods hard-hit by home foreclosures.
Police accuse aide to Sen. Barbara Boxer of carrying marijuana into Senate office building Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:06PMWASHINGTON - An aide to Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has been arrested on charges that he brought marijuana into a Senate office building. The office of the California Democrat said Wednesday that 43-year-old Marcus Stanley has resigned as an economics adviser to Boxer.
Police: Drunken driver hits 9 in Calif., critically injures toddler who was dragged 50 feet Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:35PMSANTA ANA, Calif. - Police in California say a drunken driver hit nine people with his SUV and critically injured a 2-year-old girl who was dragged more than 50 feet along a Santa Ana street.
Bobcat climbing power pole starts 5-acre brush fire in California Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:50PMPIRU, Calif. - A bobcat climbing a power pole got electrocuted and sparked a five-acre brush fire in California's Ventura County.
CHP: Baby drowns as off-road vehicle driven by drunken father plunges into S. Calif. river Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:50AMAPPLE VALLEY, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol says a 1-year-old boy has drowned after his drunken father drove an off-road vehicle into a river in the San Bernardino County desert.
California's political realities may test strength of national mood Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:00AMRepublicans are fired up but lag in registration. Democrats have boosted their ranks but lack motivation. And top-of-the-ticket races are too close to call with eight weeks to go. Republicans are fired up but lag in registration. Democrats have boosted their ranks but lack motivation. And top-of-the-ticket races are too close to call with eight weeks to go.
Communities of color are ‘canaries in the coal mine’ of economic crisis Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:27AMForeclosures have drained $350 billion in assets from communities of color and Small Business Administration lending to minority-owned businesses has cratered, contributing to a growing racial wealth gap. For every dollar of wealth owned by a white family, an African American or Latino family owns just 16 cents.
4-day search of California landfill turns up no sign of missing man; efforts to resume Tuesday Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:19AMPITTSBURG, Calif. - Volunteers and police have finished a fourth day of searching a Northern California landfill without finding any sign of 35-year-old Frederick Sales.
We Turned 5. We’re Aiming For 10! Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:58PMYou made it happen. Let’s keep it happening.
Churches are forced to pay before praying Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:04PMWith more than 2.5 million foreclosed homes nationwide and millions more to come, many families are tightening their household budgets, delaying major purchases and paying down debt as best they can. Unemployed or under-employed heads of household hope and pray for a new job, while those who are still working feel fortunate, but also nervous that the ax could fall on them next. Historically ...
Jeopardizing America’s Houses of Worship: Church Foreclosures Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:42AM(NNPA) - With more than 2.5 million foreclosed homes nationwide and millions more to come, many families are tightening their household budgets, delaying major purchases and paying down debt as best they can.
Police name man who went from big casino winner to victim of deadly crime in S. California Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:34PMSANTA ANA, Calif. - Authorities have identified the man who they say went from big winnings at a Southern California casino to death at the hands of robbers.
Small Michigan community eliminates police department in effort to address budget problems Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:34AMCLARKSTON, Mich. - A small town in Michigan has eliminated its police department as a way to save money. The Oakland County sheriff's department began patrolling the village of Clarkston on Friday night.
Need prayer? Calif. drive-thru takes orders to go Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:18AMShawn Heggi's unconventional ministry caters to worshipers on the go, strategically placed near a traffic–heavy intersection and two hospitals. It offers a more convenient venue to pray than an institutionalized church setting, especially in an era when church attendance is shrinking.
Sonoma County home building on hold Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 12:55AMPermits for new single-family homes in Sonoma County are down 40% from last year, and a 'long, slow, tortuous path' to recovery is foreseen.
Sanchez, Tran split on economy, immigration Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:51PMWith jobs gone and homes lost, central Orange County faces a choice this fall between two Congressional candidates who have staked out opposite positions on how to get from here to prosperity. Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez has put herself squarely...
Officials say Calif. wildfire sparked by signal blaze set by illegal immigrants Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:04PMCAMPO, Calif. - Authorities say a wildfire burning in rural San Diego County was sparked by two illegal immigrants who set a signal fire after they got lost.
Calif. university upholds suspension of campus Muslim group, with slight changes Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:20PMIRVINE, Calif. - The University of California, Irvine has upheld its decision to suspend a campus Muslim group after some of its members disrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador at a campus event.
Foreclosures Are Making People Sick Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:36PMOAKLAND, Calif. – For 22 days earlier this year, Gilbert Aguilar lived without gas and electricity in his one-bedroom rental apartment here in East Oakland. The building went into foreclosure and the bank that took it over was his new...
MGIC Leads Mortgage Insurers’ Rally on Jobs Reports Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:27AMMGIC Investment Corp., the biggest mortgage guarantor, led a rally by U.S. home-loan insurers in New York trading after a report showed companies added more jobs than forecast in August.
Inland business leaders want greenhouse-gas cuts suspended Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:10AMRiverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, joined by local business leaders, urged voters Thursday to support the suspension of California's greenhouse gas law.
Johnson named AP's news editor/photos for Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:50AMDALLAS - Kim Johnson, a photo supervisor with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, has been appointed News Editor/Photos for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Report Finds Foreclosures Harm People's Health In California; Wash. Small Business Health Insurance Program Starts To ... Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:27AMSan Francisco Chronicle: "A report released Wednesday found foreclosures have not only economic consequences, but create health problems for the people and families involved -- and those effects can ripple throughout a community. In a survey of nearly 400 residents in two Oakland neighborhoods particularly hard hit by the foreclosure crisis, the Alameda County Public Health Department and Causa ...
Is Foreclosure bad for your health? Heck, yea! Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:16AMThe epidemic of foreclosures that has struck Alameda County since 2006 is creating devastating health impacts, according to a new study released by the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) and Causa Justa /Just Cause on Thursday. “Know it or not, we are standing in a hot-spot of premature deaths,” said Dr. Anthony Iten of the California Endowment, which funded the study, at a press ...
Report finds foreclosures harm people's health in California; Wash. small business health insurance program starts to ... Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:42AM"A report released Wednesday found foreclosures have not only economic consequences, but create health problems for the people and families involved -- and those effects can ripple throughout a community. In a survey of nearly 400 residents in two Oakland neighborhoods particularly hard hit by the foreclosure crisis, the Alameda County Public Health Department and Causa Justa/Just Cause, a ...
Air Force unmanned Reaper aircraft crashes in California's Mojave Desert Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:05PMADELANTO, Calif. - The Air Force says one of its unmanned MQ-9 Reaper aircraft has crashed in a sparsely populated area in California's Mojave Desert.
Police: In 911 call, suspect in Calif. shooting warns police to prepare for 'mortal combat' Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:34PMVISALIA, Calif. - Police have released a tape of a 911 call in which a man suspected of fatally shooting a Mormon church official in Central California told officers where to find him and to be ready for "mortal combat."
Busted growers mistake Calif. game wardens for suppliers, try to toss pot in truck Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:35PMRED BLUFF, Calif. - California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Credit Reports Only Where Credit Is Due Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:01PMAlmost every day I hear from constituents who are struggling to find work, keep a roof over their heads or pay their medical bills. These...
Coroner: California doctor suffocated while trying to squeeze down chimney into home Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:50PMBAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A coroner says a Central California doctor whose decomposing body was found in the chimney of her boyfriend's house died of asphyxiation.
General plan goes before Monterey County Supervisors Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:16PMMonterey County's draft general plan drew fire from business and land-use advocates alike at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting.
Laid-off L.A. Janitors Travel to NYC to Demand JPMorgan Chief Jamie Dimon Create Jobs, Not Destroy Them Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:53AMVISUAL: Janitors in purple will be outside the U.S. Open with 17 duffel bags filled with play money to represent the bonus that Jamie Dimon received in 2009. A small paper bag filled with play money representing the average pay of a LA janitor will be placed next to Jamie's millions for contrast.
Housing prices up in June Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:39PMCharlotte-area home prices continued to inch up in June, a closely watched index released Tuesday shows.
LA coroner says teen who collapsed at Electric Daisy Carnival died of ecstasy overdose Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:41PMLOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County coroner's office says a 15-year-old girl who collapsed during the Electric Daisy Carnival rave in June died as the result of an ecstasy overdose.
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON LINE IN TAX VOTE Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:07PMPolice Chief Don O’Keefe is accustomed to handling himself before rowdy teenagers, gang members or any manner of criminal — but he was still sweating a little as he stood before a group of skeptical residents at Cañada Cove.
Biz Break: Home sales now 'very weak'; S.F. led price gains in the spring Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:47PMToday: The San Francisco metro area had the nation's biggest year-over-year housing price gains in the second quarter. Plus: VMware intends to buy two software makers. The Nasdaq drops 6.2 percent in August.
Golfers pool resources, save Avondale Golf Club Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:05PMWhen lawns behind the gates of well-manicured homes turned brown amid frequent foreclosures, the lush turf on some golf courses dried out as well.
Stockstill chooses Kilgore as QB for Middle Tenn vs Minnesota in place of suspended Dasher Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:01PMMURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Sophomore Logan Kilgore will start at quarterback for Middle Tennessee on Thursday night against Minnesota. Coach Rick Stockstill announced the decision Sunday night after the Blue Raiders' practice.
Foreclosures: Movin' on up! Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:32PMThis is a something we've been watching for some time ... Although the pace of foreclosures has slowed in the general housing market in Southern California and much of the nation, it's still rising for upper-tier homes.
Couple wonders if their car took vacation after odometer jumps 724 miles at JFK lot Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:26PMNEW YORK - A couple who left their car parked in a long-term lot near Kennedy Airport during a trip to California were trying to figure out what their car has been doing without them. Mimi and Ulrich Gunthart said their car odometer reading jumped by 724 miles while they were out of town.
Professional Investors Revitalize Home Flipping Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:23PMRISMEDIA, August 30, 2010—(MCT)—Hoping there are big profits to be made in the aftermath of the housing collapse, professional investors are flocking to the business of buying foreclosed homes at distressed prices. The investors, primarily private equity funds and…
Five things about: the week in real estate Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:30AMA crib sheet on how the housing market fared.