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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes northern California US Geological Survey
US Geological Survey . The epicenter of the quake was located 2 miles (3 km) north-northeast of the town of Canyondam, the USGS said. Initial reports said the quake was magnitude 5.9. A 5.7 magnitude quake is considered moderate, but has the potential to cause considerable ...
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Man Sentenced for Loaded Gun at Sacramento International Airport www.privateofficer.com
--United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller sentenced Harold E. Waller, 46, of Circle, Montana, today to three years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for attempting to board an aircraft with a concealed, dangerous weapon, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, in March 2012, Waller drove from Montana to ...
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1 Killed Others Injured in Encinitas Crash
One person was killed and several others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Encinitas Thursday night, sheriff's department officials ...
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Bay Bridge bolt maker says report exonerates it from blame
A broken anchor rod rises up next to still-tensioned rods on a shear key on the new Bay Bridge Friday afternoon May 3, 2013. Caltrans showed off the rods and some of the techniques they are using to monitor and test other installed anchor rods as they design a fix for the compromised hardware. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...
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Boy Scouts End Ban on Gay Members Hollywood Reacts
"A great step forward," George Takei tweets, while Jason Biggs criticizes the organization for keeping the ban on openly gay adults serving as ...
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Mexican Mafia Boss Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Extortion
The leader of a Mexican Mafia that operated in San Diego’s North County pleaded guilty to conspiracy and drug trafficking charges on Thursday, the office of U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy ...
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Emails show concern for Jackson deterioration
"I have watched him deteriorate in front of my eyes over the last eight weeks," said John Hougdahl in an email to Randy Phillips dated June 19, 2009. Jackson died five days ...
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WikiLeaks leaks `We Steal Secrets doc transcript
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- WikiLeaks characterizes the new documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," as biased and accuses its director, Alex Gibney of "errors and sleight of ...
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Yelp Methods Practices Garner Negative Reviews
Here in San Diego, a Liberty Station law firm that used to advertise on the Yelp site has just gotten major exposure in the Wall Street Journal after winning a small-claims court judgment against the ...
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California Puts Tentative Price on Health Policies Under New Law
California, widely seen as a model for how individuals will buy health insurance under the new health care law, announced Thursday that 13 insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace ...
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Principal Warns Parents Against Social Media Site
A local middle school principal is putting out a blunt warning to parents to be on the lookout for a social media website gaining popularity with students called ...
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California sees lower-than-expected prices for health insurance
California health officials on Thursday unveiled the likely rates that insurers will charge under the health-care law backed by President Barack Obama - and they are lower than expected, rebutting warnings by critics that many people will experience "rate shock" once the law is fully implemented. On average, a person who chooses a mid-level plan can expect to pay around $321 a month, ...
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Condi John Doerr Obama join virtual immigration march
The March for Innovation website urges immigration reform advocates to lobby policymakers. If you've been on Twitter this week, you may have seen the hashtag #iMarch. You may have also seen it on newly acquired Tumblr, Facebook or a host of other social media channels. On May 22 and 23, a group of immigration reform advocates spearheaded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg with backing ...
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Dodgers move pitching prospect Miller to outfield
LOS ANGELES -- Aaron Miller, the Dodgers' first-round sandwich pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft as a left-handed pitcher, has been moved from the mound to the outfield. Miller, 25, had been an outfielder at Baylor University until becoming a pitcher his sophomore season. He was taken 36th overall as a pitcher by the Dodgers as compensation for Atlanta's signing of free agent ...
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Woman Flips Stolen Car Hits Pedestrian
A woman driving a stolen car led police on a pursuit through Mountain View before striking a tree, flipping the vehicle and seriously injuring a pedestrian, San Diego Police Department officials ...
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Controlled SR-78 Burn Leads to Large Brush Fire
A controlled burn near Highway 78 and the S2 marker spread beyond the prescribed plan Thursday, leading to a large fire, Cal Fire officials ...
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Graystone joining housing rush in Castro
Icon: 18 units coming to Market Street Graystar is fueling up on Castro apartments. The South Carolina-based developer, which has 200,000 rental housing units under management, has filed an application to build 87 units at 2198 Market St., a former Shell gas station. The project is being designed by HellerManus. The project site consists of a triangular shaped lot with frontage on Market and ...
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5 Super Bowl lessons learned by past host cities
The roman numerals for Super Bowl XLVI are displayed at Monument Circle during the Electronic Arts Inc. Sports Madden Bowl XVIII in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2012. Indianapolis created Super Bowl Village to entice fans, and worked with the local companies to make sure business boomed. The efforts of the San Francisco Super Bowl Bid Committee and Santa Clara was rewarded May 21 when the NFL ...
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San Diego Christian College flying high
Alexander Closs, Blandy Castro, Bryanna Raue and Michael Visnovsky were part of a successful Diego Christian College Precision Flight Team that finished 17th of 29 teams in the 2013 Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference National Championship at Ohio State ...
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Port of Oakland names new executive director
Chris Lytle, Port of Oakland executive director The Port of Oakland has hired a new executive director, tapping Long Beachs executive port director. Chris Lytle will assume his position in Oakland in July. The Port which operates Oaklands airport, maritime port and real estate division had been without a permanent executive director since last November when Omar Benjamin retired amid a probe ...
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Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty retrial set
Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, ...
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Health reform plans pricing released in Calif.
President Barack Obama's health care overhaul made a big leap Thursday when California's health insurance exchange announced the plans and the prices that will be offered to those buying individual ...
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Art Laffers tax fix for California
Economist Arthur Laffer, known for advocating supply-side economics while advising former President Ronald Reagan, discusses Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's income tax plan with reporters, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Laffer, of Nashville, Tenn., also advised the Brownback administration and calls its tax plan "beautiful." (AP Photo/John ...
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Veterans for Peace of Santa Barbara Press Release
On Sunday , May 26th of Memorial Day weekend, Veterans for Peace of Santa Barbara will be setting up Arlington West at the foot of Stearns Wharf ...
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Silicon Valley Food Boomlet Gets Its First Big Acquisition
around $200,000 in 2008 , the first year of operation, but rose to $39 million in 2011. In 2012, gross sales rose to $93 million, although it is uncertain if Plum is profitable. It wasn't in 2011. Plum is currently the number 4 baby food brand in the U.S. The picture shows one of Plum's products. Campbell needs little introduction. The purveyor of fine alphabet soups pulled in $2.2 ...
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Hunter's Point redevelopment going forward
Hunter’s Point and the redevelopment project for the idle shipyard may or may not see a neglected part of the city transformed into a upward moving residential and commercial suburb, but the effort will be a long and costly process.
The Hunter’s Point project is an ambitious plan to redevelop a former naval shipyard and make it one of the premier residential and commercial areas of the city of San Francisco, it will cost a fortune at a time when housing prices are down and will throw up many hurdles for the company, Lennar Corporation, undertaking the project. Read more
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