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Would-Be GOP
Successors Flee the Governator

Mar 29, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

Would-Be GOP Successors Flee the Governator

But trashing Arnold could backfire on Whitman, Poizner

(Newser) - After years of getting the cold shoulder from Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Republicans are returning the sentiment as they mount efforts to succeed him, the Los Angeles Times reports. Top GOP contenders Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner have criticized Schwarzenegger’s budget and ballot measures, tossing in digs about his ego...

No, Rush, California Isn't Banning Black Cars

Mar 28, 2009 1:13 PM CDT

No, Rush, California Isn't Banning Black Cars

(Newser) - Relax, Rush Limbaugh: California is not going to outlaw your favorite car color. The California Air Resources Board said yesterday that it isn’t, and never was, planning to ban black rides to mitigate greenhouse gases, the LA Times reports. A report to the CARB about the advantages of more...

College's Persistence Pays Off: First Lady to Speak

Mar 28, 2009 11:51 AM CDT

College's Persistence Pays Off: First Lady to Speak

(Newser) - Seniors at the University of California, Merced, couldn't rely on a wealthy and established network of alumni to reel in a famous commencement speaker. The UC system's newest campus has yet to graduate a full senior class and only has a handful of alumni. But that didn't keep this year's...

Nation of Cops Attends
Oakland Officers' Funeral

Mar 27, 2009 4:11 PM CDT

Nation of Cops Attends Oakland Officers' Funeral

(Newser) - Law enforcement officers from across the country descended on Oakland today for the funerals of four cops gunned down by a fugitive last weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. All 815 members of the Oakland force attended while officers from other jurisdictions patrolled the streets in their stead. An overflow...

Fighter Jet Down in Calif. Desert

Mar 25, 2009 2:42 PM CDT

Fighter Jet Down in Calif. Desert

(Newser) - An Air Force F-22 fighter jet has crashed in the California desert near Edwards Air Force Base, the Los Angeles Times reports. The $140 million aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed this morning, and the fate of the pilot is unknown. The F-22, a supersonic stealth jet,...

Recession a Long-Term
Bummer for SoCal, Dude

OPINION

Mar 25, 2009 12:14 PM CDT

Recession a Long-Term Bummer for SoCal, Dude

(Newser) - The recession hit Southern California earlier and harder than almost any other part of the country—and it’s likely to linger a lot longer too, Steve Pearlstein writes in the Washington Post. The area played a “central role in the Bubble Economy,” and now, being the “...

Jade's Funeral Date Set

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Mar 24, 2009 10:28 AM CDT

Jade's Funeral Date Set

Plus, Rihanna house hunts, and more

(Newser) - The funeral for Jade Goody, the British reality star who died of cervical cancer, will be held April 4, the BBC reports. A funeral procession will go from her house to a nearby church. Elsewhere:

Rihanna was spotted house-hunting yesterday in the Hollywood Hills, the Sun reports.
Struggling-for-cash Lindsay Lohan

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Another Quake Rumbles
Near San Andreas

UPDATED

Mar 24, 2009 10:09 AM CDT

Another Quake Rumbles Near San Andreas

Scientists watch to see if tremors jump to San Andreas Fault

(Newser) - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook southern California this morning, the latest in a series of small quakes to hit the area. This weekend a series of lower-intensity quakes hit perilously close to the San Andreas fault, making seismologists nervous about the "Big One"—a quake that would devastate...

Oakland Cop-Killer Had
Long Rap Sheet

Mar 23, 2009 1:50 PM CDT

Oakland Cop-Killer Had Long Rap Sheet

(Newser) - The man responsible for the deaths of four Oakland police officers over the weekend had an extensive criminal history, the Tribune reports. Lovelle Mixon, 26, spent 5 years in prison for a 2002 assault with a firearm. After he was paroled, he was a suspect in a 2007 murder; though...

Shocked Octuplet Dad
Was Furious: Nadya

Mar 22, 2009 7:57 AM CDT

Shocked Octuplet Dad Was Furious: Nadya

Suleman reveals tantalizing hints about father of her 14 kids

(Newser) - The secret father of Nadya Suleman's octuplets was stunned and furious when he found out about her multiple pregnancy, she tells Radar. "He was speechless. He couldn't even utter a word to me," she said. "He was so angry at the doctor. He said, 'Doesn't that doctor...

'Snatched' Toddler's Body Found; Mom Grilled

Mar 20, 2009 3:25 AM CDT

'Snatched' Toddler's Body Found; Mom Grilled

Mom claimed she was knocked unconscious by kidnappers

(Newser) - Police are probing inconsistencies in a California mother's story of her daughter's abduction after the toddler's body was found in a ditch off a freeway, reports the Los Angeles Times. Stacy Barker, 20, said she was knocked unconscious in a Los Angeles area park by attackers who snatched 18-month-old Emma...

New Photo Shows Old Manson

Mar 19, 2009 12:36 PM CDT

New Photo Shows Old Manson

(Newser) - A photo showing an aged, haggard Charles Manson was released yesterday as part of a routine updating of California prison documents, the Los Angeles Times reports. The photo shows Manson mostly bald and with a thick, grey beard, his homemade swastika tattoo faded. Manson, 74, is serving a life sentence...

'AIG Buck
Stops
With Me'

Mar 19, 2009 4:56 AM CDT

'AIG Buck Stops With Me'

'I'll take responsibility,' he tells Californians

(Newser) - President Obama began a two-day swing through California yesterday, again accepting blame for the AIG mess and urging Washington to stop its finger-pointing, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Washington is in a tizzy and everybody is pointing fingers at each other and saying it's their fault, the Democrats' fault,...

Dylan Outhouse Odor
Blowin' in the Wind

Mar 18, 2009 5:09 AM CDT

Dylan Outhouse Odor Blowin' in the Wind

Neighbors press Malibu officials to end noxious smells making them sick

(Newser) - Odors from a portable toilet for workers on Bob Dylan's Malibu estate are blowin' in the wind, and neighbors are none too pleased about it, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sea breezes are delivering noxious smells that are making neighbors ill, they claim, and they're pressing local officials to take...

Stimulus in Hand,
States Race to
Start Projects

Mar 17, 2009 10:46 AM CDT

Stimulus in Hand, States Race to Start Projects

NE, CA, MO, and MD all moved immediately with federal dollars

(Newser) - Four states—Nebraska, Missouri, California, and Maryland—claim to be the first to use their federal stimulus money, the New York Times reports. "Our project is definitely the first one to use shovels," said an official in California, where forest trail work started yesterday. But shovels aside, Missouri...

Student Sparks Row
Over Indian 'Mascot'

Mar 15, 2009 8:00 AM CDT

Student Sparks Row Over Indian 'Mascot'

Chumash student wants Indian icons removed from California high school

(Newser) - A student's demand that his high school remove Indian images linked to the sports program has sparked an uproar in Carpinteria, California, a town proud of its "Warriors." The student, who is of Chumash descent, doesn't object to the name Warriors but is opposed to Indian representations, such...

Calif. Pot Bill
Sparks Row
Over Weed

Mar 14, 2009 4:29 PM CDT

Calif. Pot Bill Sparks Row Over Weed

But activists say legalization would only add to state's problems

(Newser) - With California’s economy going to pot, one state assemblyman says the state should legalize and tax marijuana—but anti-drug advocates aren't buying it, Time reports. Proposed legislation would raise about $1.3 billion annually, but "We have enough problems with alcohol and abuse of pharmaceutical products," ...

Wild Shrooms Kill Calif. Man

Mar 13, 2009 12:40 PM CDT

Wild Shrooms Kill Calif. Man

82-year-old had a passion for mushroom foraging

(Newser) - A California man’s passion for collecting and eating wild mushrooms has cost him his life, the LA Times reports. The 82-year-old ate a generous portion of a deadly variety and died of poisoning a week later. His family had long warned him of the risks, but the man had...

Ozone Kills, Slowly: Study

Mar 12, 2009 2:40 PM CDT

Ozone Kills, Slowly: Study

High-level areas like LA face 50% increase in risk of death from respiratory illness

(Newser) - Long-term exposure to ozone can greatly increase the risk of death from respiratory diseases, the Los Angeles Times reports. An 18-year study of half a million people in 96 cities found that an increase of 10 parts per billion in ozone concentrations correlated to a 4% increase in deaths from...

Roche Gets Genentech
in $46.8B Biotech Deal

Mar 12, 2009 6:00 AM CDT

Roche Gets Genentech in $46.8B Biotech Deal

(Newser) - Swiss drug giant Roche has succeeded in its quest to own biotech firm Genentech outright, and will purchase the 44% of shares it does not already own for $95 each, the San Francisco Chronicle reports today. The $46.8 billion deal comes after months of haggling, wherein Roche offered as...