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Local Nominates JP Miller for Star on Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Montgomery Miller, a son to the late writer, announced today that JP Miller's nomination was submitted on May 31st, for consideration by the Walk of Fame nominating committee for the 2014 schedule of ...
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Undocumented Immigrant Housing San Francisco Market Proves Nearly Impossible For Huge Group
Marisol was at the end of her rope. The 24-year-old San Francisco State University student, her husband Zach and their dog Lucy had spent months vainly searching for a new place to live. Every time the couple turned in an application for a promising apartment, a familiar script would play out. "We'd meet the landlord and we'd be getting along great," recounted Marisol, who ...
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Sony Shareholders Press CEO on Proposed Hollywood Sell-Off
told shareholders at their annual meeting that entertainment is a vital part of the company, but that the board will consider the proposal from hedge fund Third Point to sell a 15 to 20 percent stake in the profit-making ...
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Several Packers coming to San Diego
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the first quarter of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony ...
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Silicon Valley and Spy Agency Bound by Strengthening Web
WASHINGTON -- When Max Kelly, the chief security officer for Facebook, left the social media company in 2010, he did not go to Google, Twitter or a similar Silicon Valley concern. Instead the man who was responsible for protecting the personal information of Facebook's more than one billion users from outside attacks went to work for another giant institution that manages and analyzes large ...
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Giants welcome Marlins to town for four-game set
Slowly but surely, the Marlins are getting healthy and Mike Redmond's bunch is reaping the benefits. Miami has amassed a 9-8 record over its last 17 contests, and the returns of Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison and Nathan Eovaldi have helped the cause. "I'm excited," the first-year skipper said. "For so long we played with a lot of guys injured, now we're getting ...
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Marquis aims to keep rolling in opener vs. Dodgers
The Dodgers are going back to San Diego on Thursday for the first time since their melee with the Padres at Petco Park in April. While the clubs have met twice since Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from Zack Greinke and broke the $147 million starter's left collarbone on April 11, both of those series were in Los Angeles. The Padres are 5-4 ...
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Hanley Puig carry Dodgers to Bronx split
LAD@NYY: Hanley breaks bat with second RBI single NEW YORK -- Chris Capuano came off the disabled list to hold the Yankees to three hits over six strong innings, and Yasiel Puig took his rampage to Interleague Play as the Dodgers salvaged a split of their Wednesday doubleheader in the Bronx with a 6-0 win in the nightcap. In the opener, the Dodgers committed four errors and wasted four hits ...
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Drowning Victim Found in Drainage Channel IDd
The county medical examiner’s office has released the name of a man recovered from a drainage channel who may have gotten stuck in the mud and fell victim to the rising tide officials ...
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Police Fifth marijuana grow found in Tracy three suspects remain at large
TRACY -- Investigators on Wednesday served a search warrant at a Tracy home, uncovering the fifth large-scale residential marijuana grow they've found in the last week, police said. Police found 381 marijuana plants, with a street value of $200,000, inside the home at 970 Cherry Street, along with equipment used to bypass the PG&E meter and rewire the residence, police said. The latest ...
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UPDATE 4-Actor James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy
Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:54pm EDT (Adds actor's planned attendance at Sicily film festival, more reaction) By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was ...
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Fund for Santa Barbara Supports Cooperative Development in Lompoc
The Fund for Santa Barbara awarded $7,000 to support the Lompoc Cooperative Development Project. The award was made to the California Center for Cooperative Development, who is partnering with local leaders on the ...
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Response to Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Appeal Lifts Spirits
After an urgent announcement to the community two weeks ago about Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics' (SBNC) current financial challenges, members of the greater Santa Barbara Community are stepping up to ensure that healthcare for thousands of local uninsured/under-insured families ...
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Driver Dies in Collision with Brick Wall Pole
A 52-year-old Escondido man died in a car accident in Poway Wednesday after his vehicle struck a brick wall and then a metal pole, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department ...
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Settlement OKd for women hurt in Torrance during Dorner manhunt
The Los Angeles City Council signed off Wednesday on a $4.2 million payout for two newspaper carriers injured by city police officers who fired on their pickup in Torrance as they guarded a colleague's home during the manhunt for rogue ex-LAPD Officer Christopher ...
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Woman stabbed killed on Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Police in Los Angeles say they've arrested three panhandlers in the fatal stabbing of a young woman who was taking photographs on Hollywood's star-lined "Walk of Fame. "Police say they found the 23-year-old woman bleeding from multiple stab wounds near busy Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Patrols were beefed up and witnesses reported seeing armed officers on ...
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Time Warner Faces Suit After Taking Over Los Angeles Sports Market
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Young leads off again while Crisp Jaso rest
Email ARLINGTON -- Chris Young batted leadoff on Wednesday against the Rangers for the second time this season, starting in center field while Coco Crisp got a day off. John Jaso was also left out of the lineup, getting some rest before Thursday's series finale, a day game. Young's only start as the leadoff hitter came last Friday, against the Mariners, and he went 3-for-3 and came a ...
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As starters hitting their stride
Email ARLINGTON -- It's no coincidence that the A's season turned around at the same time the team's starting pitching did. A's starters have gone 17-5 with a 2.84 ERA in their last 31 games after going 14-21 with a 5.09 ERA in their first 42 contests. The A's are 23-8 during that 31-game stretch, going from 7 1/2 games behind the Rangers in the American League West to ...
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Cespedes still not 100 percent starts at DH again
Email ARLINGTON -- Yoenis Cespedes, who is nursing a tight left hamstring, has still not been cleared to play the field and started at designated hitter for the sixth straight game on Wednesday. Cespedes missed two games with the hamstring issue before returning to the lineup as the DH and has had just three hits in 20 at-bats in the five games since. He is hitting .232 with two home runs and ...
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Feds North Texas prostitution ring dismantled
PLANO, Texas (AP) -- A man is accused of operating nearly a dozen brothels that masqueraded as massage parlors in three North Texas counties as part of a multistate prostitution ring generating more than $1 million since ...
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Committee supports Browns nominee to head prisons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A legislative committee recommended Wednesday that the Senate confirm Gov. Jerry Brown's choice to lead California's prison ...
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Assembly Walks Back Changes To Public Records Act
The state Legislature is reversing course on a move to make certain provisions of the California Public Records Act optional for local ...
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Toll Road Discussion Heats Up
The Board’s meeting on Wednesday began discussing the 5.5 mile portion of toll road, that’s proposed to go from Oso Parkway near Tesoro High School to Cow Camp Road near Ortega Highway in San Juan ...
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Downtown Sign District Issues Loom in Ad Firm’s Suit vs. City
A lawsuit over a fading, painted sign on a historic downtown building has now become political ammunition for critics of a proposed "arts and entertainment" ...
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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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