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Brown Bay Bridge not going to open unless its ready
An acoustic sensor is attached to an anchor rod securing a critical shear key on the new Bay Bridge Friday afternoon May 3, 2013. Caltrans is using acoustic and hardness monitors to determine if the remaining anchor rods that did not snap are viable. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school
Francis Howell senior shortstop Zac Perkins broke two school records in the Vikings' Class 5 District 8 championship win against Holt last ...
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2 San Diego contractors sentenced in Navy scheme
SAN DIEGO -; A federal judge has given three-year prison sentences to two San Diego defense contractors convicted of fraud in a scheme to bribe Navy officials with more than $1 million in cash and ...
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Bill adds community college classes at higher cost
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Students at California community colleges could see additional class options for short summer and winter sessions under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday, but those courses would come with a higher price ...
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Southwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service Between Houston Hobby And Ronald Reagan Washington National
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that new service between Houston Hobby and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will begin Aug. 4, 2013. The airline initially will operate one daily roundtrip flight between the two cities. To celebrate the new service, the carrier announced introductory $149 one-way fares between Houston and Washington, DC available today through May 24, ...
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Rare island fox rebounds on California islands
A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Customs seizes elephant meat dead primate illegal animal skin purses in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles in the baggage of a passenger from Nigeria. The agency says in a press release Monday that the illegal items -- which also included a tiny dead macaque primate from Indonesia and elephant meat from a ...
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Obama Chinas Xi plan 2 days of meetings in June in California
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping early next month in California. The White House says the meeting will be Obama's first with Xi since Xi became president. The two days of high-level sessions are scheduled for June 7-8 and come as the U.S. and China confront issues of cybersecurity and North Korea's nuclear ambitions. In a statement, ...
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Yahoo Looks To Regain Its Cool With $1.1 Billion Tumblr Deal
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) –After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders.That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his ...
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State Senate OKs New Regulations For Calif. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
[…] in California by voters in 1996. The current law allowing the sale of medical cannabis has …State Senate OKs New Regulations For Calif. Medical Marijuana DispensariesCBS ...
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Follmer to Head Health Care Practice for Woodruff Sawyer in California
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Chad Follmer health care practice Leader. Follmer has focused his 20-year career on insurance and risk management strategies developing and leading platforms to serve health care organizations and life sciences companies. He has lead several practices around this specialty and was most recently managing director, health care and life science practice leader for ...
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California Strawberry Festival Berry Blast Off Recipe Contest 2013
Juan Carlo/The Star Larissa Nelson of Fillmore piuts on the finishing touches to her strawberry coconut no-bake tiramisu at the Berry Blast-off cook-off at the 30th Anniversary California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard. Nelson’s strawberry coconut no-bake tiramisu won because the strawberry flavor was stronger then Winona Krieger’s strawberry ...
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Calif. winery fire prompts school evacuation
REEDLEY, Calif. -; Fire officials in the Central Valley farming community of Reedley evacuated an elementary school after a winery next door to the school caught on ...
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Former drug agent sentenced to 14 years in prison
OAKLAND, Calif. -; A disgraced former head of an elite Northern California drug task force has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing drugs from evidence lockers and trying to sell the ...
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California man wanted in Alabama arrested in Ariz.
SAN LUIS, Ariz. -; Federal authorities say a California man wanted in an Alabama murder case has been arrested near the southern Arizona ...
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Records AEG budgeted money for Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES -; Documents prepared by a concert promoter that were detailed in court on Monday indicated the company had budgeted $150,000 a month for a doctor to treat Michael Jackson as he prepared and delivered a series of comeback ...
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10 make finals of National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON -; Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college ...
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CA man drowns trying to rescue woman at Oahu falls
HALEIWA, Hawaii -; The medical examiner's office has identified the California man who apparently drowned while trying to save a woman at Oahu's Waimea ...
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San Diego leaders urge funding for childhood education
SACRAMENTO -; San Diego County community leaders were in the Capitol Monday pressing lawmakers to spend more on early child care and preschool programs, saying the investment will pay off for the state in the long ...
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Jackson concert director worked without contract
LOS ANGELES -- Documents prepared by a concert promoter that were detailed in court on Monday indicated the company had budgeted $150,000 a month for a doctor to treat Michael Jackson as he prepared and delivered a series of comeback shows.However, Jackson died of an anesthetic overdose before he signed the agreement, and no payments were made to Dr. Conrad Murray by AEG Live LLC, testimony and ...
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Game blog Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
and answer some of your questions during every Brewers game this season. Tonight, the Brewers return home to Miller Park after a horrendous 2-8 road trip to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yovani Gallardo (3-3, 4.50 ERA) is on the mound for Milwaukee vs. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 1.40). Game time is 7:10 p.m. Fans can discuss the game among themselves by logging in ...
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Gas Prices Stable in Calif. Jump Nationally
In a rare reversal of a long-standing trend, gas prices in the Sacramento area and throughout California remained stable last week while the rest of the nation saw a significant increase. The average retail price of gasoline in the area rose about a penny over the past week to $3.97 a gallon, according to today's report by national price tracker GasBuddy.com, which surveys 720 ...
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Hansen congratulates Sacramento on keeping Kings
Investor Chris Hansen has congratulated Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson on his efforts to keep the Kings in California, while also vowing to keep up his pursuit of getting the NBA back to ...
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Under Mayer Boosting mobile buying companies
Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a redesign of Yahoo services and orchestrated several acquisitions, including a deal to buy online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 ...
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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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