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Los Angeles’s mayoral election Who
Now do something about the congestion LOS ANGELES has a new mayor-elect. The question is whether anyone noticed. In a run-off on May 21st Eric Garcetti (pictured), a longtime city councilman, defeated his opponent, Wendy Greuel, by 54%-46%. The election followed an interminable campaign waged by two Democratic City Hall insiders, neither of whom strained to fight the widespread perception ...
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As fans look to win cash on Bucks on the Pond
of the hit MLB.com game show "Bucks on the Pond." "My mom called the station, but it was a Spanish station, and no one else called in, so I won the tickets," Cardoza explains. "I had lots of fun on the game show. I love being on TV." Cardoza majors in business at Modesto Junior College and this should go toward class credits, because she capitalized on the ...
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Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of ...
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Woman stabbed at least a half-dozen times near Hayward BART station
HAYWARD -- A woman was in stable condition after being stabbed at least a half-dozen times during an early morning attack about four blocks south of the Hayward BART station.The victim was not seriously injured and police said that the incident was gang related.Officers responded about 3 a.m. Sunday to the intersection of Grand Avenue and Dean Street for a report of an assault with a deadly ...
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Man arrested in Los Angeles for posing as Disney family member stealing Disneyland passes
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the man called himself "Stephen Disney" and had a fake driver's license and tax forms that falsely claimed income from the Walt Disney Corp. The statement says he gave ...
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Bicyclist Run Over Killed By Garbage Truck In San Francisco
A mangled bicycle lies on the ground at the intersection of 16th St. and South Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco following a fatal crash with a garbage truck, May 23, 2013. ...
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Feds Take Over California High-Risk Insurance Program
About 17,000 Californians with serious medical problems will be moved from a state-run stopgap health insurance program to a federal plan starting in July, ensuring they will have no break in medical coverage until the national health care reforms kick in next year, state officials announced this week. The state board that oversees the California Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan said ...
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Illegal street racing can lead to California auto accidents
Munoz vs. Confidential Auto Dealership Negligence; Delivery driver rendered paraplegic when fork lift operator allowed lift to topple over onto while plaintiff was making delivery at auto ...
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Cops California Woman Bit Her Husbands Scrotum During Dispute Over Rodeo Departure
For the second time in recent days, a woman has been arrested for biting the genitals of her male partner during a domestic dispute. Christina Salinas, 37, was arrested early Sunday following a violent confrontation with her husband at the couple's home in Rough and Ready, California. According to investigators, Salinas was upset that her husband made her leave the Penn Valley Rodeo ...
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3 teens arrested in blasts at Bakersfield school
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -; Three Bakersfield High School students have been arrested in connection with three small explosions on the school's campus this ...
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San Onofre execs made Star Trek-themed video
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -; Managers at the San Onofre nuclear generating plant made a "Star Trek"-themed safety video two years before the plant was shut down because of damaged water ...
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Visa names McInerney as president
FOSTER CITY, Calif. -; Visa has named Ryan McInerney as president and tapped Elizabeth Buse to head its newly created global solutions ...
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The Hollywood Reporters best stories of the week
From Ben Affleck's dealmaker to Keith Olbermann's (Republican) pit bull, The Hollywood Reporter's definitive list of the best in the ...
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Challenges Mount for Southern California International Gateway
When the Los Angeles City Council on May 8 approved the final environmental impact report for construction of BNSF Railway's $500 million near-dock intermodal yard in Southern California, the approval proved to be the beginning of a journey rather than the end of a ...
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MOGL Adds Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego-based MOGL has added Hawaiian Airlines to its roster of companies participating in its tech-enabled loyalty platform that issues cash rewards to customers at ...
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Cards Top Padres Take Series
The Padres scored 13 runs on 15 hits against the Nationals and win 13-4. They've won 11 of 14 at home, and ---- could it be ---- the most vilified offensive ballpark in baseball has become hitters' ...
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California police arrest man for alleged Disneyland scam
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the man called himself "Stephen Disney" and had a fake driver's license and tax forms that falsely claimed income from the Walt Disney Corp. The statement says he ...
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Joe Francis Apologizes for Appalling Interview With The Hollywood Reporter
I deeply regret the remarks attributed to me in the interview with the Hollywood Reporter. They were hurtful and do not reflect my true feelings. While I disagree with the jury's verdict as I am completely innocent of the charges and intend to appeal, I was afforded a fair trial, and if I lose at the appellate level, I will reluctantly but fully accept the jury's verdict. This was a 6 ...
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Amazon expands Kindle Fire sales to 170 countries
Amazon.com Inc. said its Kindle Fire tablets are now available for preorder in more than 170 countries, with its app store online in nearly 200, PCWorld reports. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is hoping the lower-priced tablets, the strongest challenge yet ...
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London Underwriter Becomes First to Insure California Carbon Credits
Parhelion Underwriting Ltd. became the first insurer to offer a policy to protect companies from the invalidation of carbon offset credits sold as part of California's cap-and-trade program. Parhelion, based in London, will sell insurance for permits originally issued by the Climate Action Reserve, an independent registry in Los Angeles, the companies said in an e-mailed statement today. ...
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Blackstone Prologis said to buy warehouse portfolio for $960 million
Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and chief executive officer of Blackstone Group LP. Prologis Inc. has joined Blackstone Group LP in a deal to purchase a portfolio of 17 million square feet of warehouse space for about $960 million, according to reports. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. owns 80 percent of the portfolio, Bloomberg reports. Blackstone is expected to operate 9.5 million square feet of the ...
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Apple Amazon Google targeted in European tax probe
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., testifies at a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing in Washington. European leaders on Wednesday met to discuss how global firms such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have managed to pay nearly no taxes on sales revenue generated on the continent, the Mercury News reports. The meeting took place as the U.S. Senate this week looked ...
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Negative equity still weighs on Sacramento home market
Home sale prices are soaring in Sacramento, but more than a third of homes in the region are still under water, according to a Zillow analysis released Thursday. Home sale prices are soaring in Sacramento, but more than a third of homes in the region are still under water, according to a Zillow analysis released Thursday. In the first quarter of 2013, 37.5 percent of homes were worth less than ...
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Walnut Creek approves downtown apartments
The Walnut Creek City Council has approved a 141-apartment project that will include 18,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, the Contra Costa Times reports. Laconia Development is set to build the 164,615-square-foot project, called 1500 California, on a 1.23-acre site in the city's downtown. The development will consist of two six-story glass towers on California Boulevard, with ...
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Discovery to launch online network
Hoping to hook in younger viewers, Discovery Communications is launching an online network to show original series for free, using resources from the online producer Revision3, the Wall Street Journal reports. Discovery bought San Francisco-based Revision3 for $30 million in May of last year. The new Discovery online network, called TestTube, will initially run 15 original shows. They will be ...
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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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