Equality California Legislature Approves Harvey Milk Day

progressive newswire - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Bill Authored by Assemblymember Leno, Sponsored by EQCA, Honors One of ...

Is Los Angeles police shielding pop star Justin Bieber in hit and run case

India Today - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood, but there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening. Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with someone - possibly a photographer at 11:45 p.m. Monday in the 8800 block of Sunset ...

Caltrans waves red flag on Millennium Hollywood project

Associated Press - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Caltrans has made it clear that without significant changes in the giant Millennium Hollywood project, the effect on the 101 Freeway could be disastrous. Above, a rendering of the development by the landmark Capitol Records ...

Ex-USC professor on FBI most-wanted list captured in Mexico

Middle East Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI's most-wanted list for alleged sex crimes involving children was caught in Mexico, the FBI said. Bill Lewis, FBI assistant director in charge, said 64-year-old Walter Lee Williams was arrested Tuesday by Mexican authorities, The Los Angeles Times reported. The FBI said authorities have identified at least 10 of the alleged ...

Tesla Model S recall for rear seat latch issue

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

PALO ALTO, Calif. -; Tesla is recalling as many as 1,228 of its Model S vehicles, citing a problem with a rear seat latch in the electric sports ...

Vandals sought at Tahoes Glenbrook Golf Course

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

GLENBROOK, Nev. -; Douglas County sheriff's deputies are looking for suspects who drove onto a golf course at Lake Tahoe in the middle of the night and caused substantial ...

John Shinals Tech Investor Silicon Valley should fight for open Internet

CBS Marketwatch - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

The technology industry has a habit of turning over existing Internet business models as users grow more sophisticated, and better technology broadens the scope and richness of online ...

Freight train derailed in Southern California with no injury

People's Daily - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

A freight train derailed on Wednesday afternoon near Palmdale in Southern California, with nearby residents evacuated, local authorities said.Although nobody had been injured, authorities were "initiating evacuations" as the wreckage raised concerns about a possible chlorine leak from one or more of the overturned carriages, Inspector Matt Levesque of the Los Angeles County Fire ...

Sonam Kapoor is not doing any Hollywood project

The National - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

P Vasu, the actress Sonam Kapoor said on Tuesday that she knows nothing about it. "Nobody has approached me for a Hollywood project," she said, but added that she would love to do films in different languages. "Language has never been a barrier for me. If I get a challenging role, I would be more than willing to work in any language," she said. Kapoor is awaiting the release ...

N. Calif. campfire-turned-wildfire partly tamed

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

MARIPOSA, Calif. -; Hundreds of people were allowed to return home but hundreds more evacuees remained from a Northern California wildfire that began as a campfire before burning nearly 3 square ...

OFA Gun Control Rally in San Bernardino Draws 3 Protesters

Prison Planet - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

';On Flag Day growing up, I used to always wave a flag with my grandson, and it hit me that the victims of that horrible tragedy won’t ever be able to do that,'; said Curtis Lewis, the group’s gun violence prevention coordinator. ';We need people to stand up and write to Congress to say they want laws that respect the Second Amendment but also help prevent these ...

Authorities identify casualties in Colorado fire as blazes in Calif. Ariz. prompt evacuations

Canada.com - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

People stand near one of the hundreds of homes considered a total loss in the wildfires near Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, June, 17, 2013. Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, ...

Bay Area Residents Forced To Wait For Bridge Repairs

NPR - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

One of the largest public works project in California history is struggling to re-gain public confidence amid construction delays and questions about whether the new bridge will be safe. A scheduled opening for Labor Day is in doubt as officials race to fix a series of bad bolts that were meant to keep the bridge secure in a catastrophic ...

Vogelsong has pins removed from hand

San Francisco Giants - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong had all five pins removed from his right hand Tuesday, which could accelerate the pace of his recovery from his fractured right pinkie. Vogelsong said that with all the pins gone, he'll be able to perform more mobility and flexibility exercises than he would if any of the pins remained. The pins were implanted in Vogelsong's ...

San Diego looks to start new streak behind Stults

San Diego Padres - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Everything was working for Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner in his last start against the Braves. So much so that he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Chris Johnson hit a bloop single to right-center field to break up the bid. "He certainly has the command and the stuff," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said after the game, agreeing that Bumgarner possesses no-hit ...

Bumgarner rolling into series finale with San Diego

San Francisco Giants - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Everything was working for Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner in his last start against the Braves. So much so that he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Chris Johnson hit a bloop single to right-center field to break up the bid. "He certainly has the command and the stuff," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said after the game, agreeing that Bumgarner possesses no-hit ...

Sacramento gains 200 new jobs in mortgage industry

Sacramento Bee - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Sacramento is getting 200 new jobs in the mortgage industry, sopping up some of the talent left over from the housing crash.PennyMac Loan Services of Moorpark, in Ventura County, has already hired 40 workers and will ramp up to a total of 200 jobs eventually, the company said Tuesday. Its decision to come to the region was announced by SACTO, the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade ...

California health care exchange cleared to hire in Rancho Cordova

Sacramento Bee - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to allow the hiring of hundreds of call-center employees in Rancho Cordova and elsewhere to assist in selling medical insurance through California's new health care exchange."Most definitely, it's going to allow us to move forward with hiring," said Dana Howard, spokesman for Covered California, the health exchange. "This was the ...

Proposal on big-box stores heads to Sacramento City Council for debate

Sacramento Bee - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

So-called big box stores such as Wal-Mart - this one in West Sacramento - could get into the Sacramento market if city leaders repeal restrictions on those ...

Solar firm opens center in Sacramento

Sacramento Bee - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Petaluma-based SPG Solar, a provider of utility and commercial solar power products and services, has opened its Technology and Training Center in Sacramento's Depot Park.The center will be used primarily to train construction crews, engineers and designers to assemble and install SPG Solar's SunSeeker single-axis tracker.That system "follows the sun" throughout the course of ...

Twins at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club

Santa Barbara Independent - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

, represents a pooling of talents by two Susans -- Susan Tibbles and Susan Bush. These are the women who invited the artists, and judged the awards, respectively. The show includes lots of assemblage work but is friendly to painting, as well, and the result is so wide-ranging and inclusive it could be understood as a kind of twin to the Santa Barbara art scene. Even artists who were not on the ...

Trio of homers not enough to extend streak

San Diego Padres - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

SD@SF: Guzman's two-run shot puts Padres up late SAN FRANCISCO -- Disappointed but not disenchanted, Chase Headley sat in front of his locker Tuesday night and talked about the one that got away. The game: The Giants scoring twice in the eighth inning for a 5-4 victory over the Padres before a crowd of 41,884 at AT&T Park. The streak: Seven consecutive victories, vanquished when ...