Calif. Agency OKs Changes to Insurance Law

A state administrative office on Friday approved changes to the state's insurance law, clearing the way for regulations that will force insurers to base premiums on drivers' records instead of their address.

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Plaintiff Takes Stand in Calif. Vioxx Suit

The man behind the first Vioxx liability lawsuit to go to trial in California took the stand Wednesday, testifying he used the painkiller for years, before and after suffering a heart attack he now blames on the drug.

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Witness Says Studies Showed Vioxx Risk

Patients who took the painkiller Vioxx were at risk of heart attacks and stroke — something shown by studies conducted before the product went on the market, a doctor testified Wednesday.

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Cal QB Levy Suspended for Season Opener

California quarterback Steve Levy was suspended for the season opener Friday for his involvement in a bar fight last weekend.

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Calif. Gov. Plans to Address Prison Reform

Warning that the nation's largest prison system is dangerously overcrowded, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday summoned lawmakers into a special session to decide whether to build two new prisons and adopt other relief measures.

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Calif. Office Holders Get 18 Pct. Raise

An independent commission voted Friday to give statewide office holders in California an 18 percent raise, boosting pay for the governor's office to the highest in the nation with a salary of more than $200,000 a year.

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Calif.'s Limited Oil Highlights Dependence

Just two Arab countries have supplied almost 50 percent of California's imported oil over the past five years, a dependence that leaves the state more vulnerable than the rest of the country to disruptions in the world oil markets.

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Light Quake Shakes Northern California

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the south San Francisco Bay area early Thursday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, authorities said.

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Schwarzenegger May Face Tough Re-Election

At first glance, the California governor's race looks like a walk for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The musclebound Hollywood superstar faces Phil Angelides, the gangly and bespectacled state treasurer who wants to raise taxes. But appearances can be deceptive.

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Calif. Treasurer to Face Schwarzenegger

State Treasurer Phil Angelides defeated Controller Steve Westly in a bitter primary battle, and the Democrats turned their attention to defeating a wounded but rebounding Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the fall.

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Ex-GOP Congressman Ahead in Calif. Race

In a race seen as a barometer for the midterm elections, a former Republican congressman led early Wednesday in a GOP-dominated House district where Democrats had hoped to capitalize on the scandal that ousted former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

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GOP Seeks to Capitalize on Busby Remarks

Republicans seized on Democrat Francine Busby's comments that sounded like encouragement for illegal immigrants to help her campaign as the GOP sought an edge in the final hours of a surprisingly close House race.

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Calif. Preschool Measure Runs Into Trouble

Provide free preschool for all California children, tax the rich to pay for it, and get a famous Hollywood director to sell it.

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Democrats Tear Each Other Apart in Calif.

Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is wounded and vulnerable, and yet the two Democrats vying to unseat him are tearing each other apart in the very nightmare scenario party leaders had feared.

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Light Quake Shakes Northeastern Calif.

A light quake struck Monday morning in northeastern California but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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Cal's Powe Will Remain in NBA Draft

California forward Leon Powe said Tuesday he would go ahead with his plans to be part of the NBA draft and hire an agent.

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Calif. Race Reflects Fierce House Battle

The millions spent, the nasty ads and the big-name outside help are a testament to the tight, high-stakes California special election to replace Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the disgraced former lawmaker doing time for accepting millions in bribes.

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L.A., S.F. Woo 2016 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles and San Francisco made separate pitches Thursday to bring the 2016 summer Olympics to back to California.

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Calif. Campaign Offers Preview to Fall

There's no room for the politically squeamish in the special election for what normally would be a safely Republican congressional seat around San Diego to replace convicted former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

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Light Quake Shakes Northern California

A light quake shook an area north of San Francisco Friday morning and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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Gov. Schwarzenegger, Teachers Reach Deal

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday announced a plan to repay billions of dollars to public schools, a proposal that could end a lawsuit by the state's largest teachers union.

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Conservative Out of House Race in Calif.

A conservative Republican seeking the congressional seat vacated by jailed former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham said Monday he's dropping out of the race.

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Calif. Says R.J. Reynolds to Pay $5M

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California over cigarette giveaways at six public events, the attorney general's office said Monday.

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Calif. Voters to Decide on Public Works

State lawmakers approved a plan early Friday to let voters decide whether to spend a record $37 billion on roads, schools and flood control.

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Microsoft Settles Calif. Antitrust Suit

Microsoft Corp. will pay $70 million to thousands of California government agencies in the latest legal settlement spurred by price-gouging allegations against the world's largest computer software maker.

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Research links autism to brain abnormalities

From the page: -- Autistic men have striking abnormalities in a region of the brain that deals with social skills, according to research published today. --

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Foreclosures Up 72 Percent From Last Year

Foreclosures Up 72 Percent From Last Year Georgia, Colorado and Indiana Post Nation’s Highest First-Quarter Foreclosure Rates

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Bloomberg.com: U.S.

I am sure the index today will make things even worse. Watch what you do with those cigarette butts, smokers. This one was caused by lightening but cigarette butts can cause it anywhere in the US today.

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Only Pawns in Their Game

An Orange County lawyer seeks justice for families of slain military contractors in Iraq.

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The Small Ups And The Big Downs In MetroList

In case anyone is still in denial about the heavy shift in the market, here are the past week's price reductions vs. price increases:

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State Releases Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Reports

State intelligence reports include material suggesting that the governor's anti-terrorism operation was interested in the actions of the Minuteman volunteer border patrol group, but removed the references to use of a private firm to track anti-war groups.

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Notes From The Fire Zone: California Burning

As I type this I can look out my window see the sickly orange-grey smoke plume becoming more pronounced. Southern California is burning once again. The temperature in the desert is expected to reach the 100s and the wind is already forty mph.

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Bay Area Dead Fish Mystery.

I wonder what it will be this time, global warming, navy sonar, toxic waste, alignment of the moon, pick a card any card.....

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Calif. court to hear gay marriage case

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Sony's white PSP ad draws more fire

California Assemblyman Leland Yee says publisher "stoops to new low" with billboard; NAACP representative calls for ad to be pulled.

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Shipboard Hazard Abated in Port of Los Angeles

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Dem Compares Schwarzenegger To Kim Jong-Il

This is politics at its worst.

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Newborn cats survive cross-country trip in shipping crate

Um, cute.

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3.8 Million Acreas of Sea Floor Protected By Innovative New Program

The Nature Conservancy Purchases Federal Trawling Permits and Vessels to Protect California's Sensitive Marine Habitats

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New Shamu Show Believe

See photos and get the scoop about the new Shamu Show, "Believe" at SeaWorld San Diego!

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4 Children, 1 Man Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

A deadly Independence Day in Merced County as four children and their father are dead in what Gustine Police say is a murder-suicide.

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Firefighter Injured After Child Starts Pacoima Fire

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Calif. court expands liability for HIV infection

From the page: -- A person who has reason to believe he or she has HIV may be sued by sexual partners if they become infected, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday, broadening the state's view of when liability arises from the disease. --

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Official Google Blog: Update on wi-fi in San Francisco

Mumm. Maybe Google should start focusing to aim a bit more of it's services towards Canadians.

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Blaze Stopped Atop Sherman Oaks Office Building

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LA County - $500 Million In Welfare Fraud

"Calling Los Angeles County child-care programs an "ATM for thieves," the county grand jury on Thursday said welfare recipients and their friends and relatives are defrauding taxpayers of $500 million a year, much more than previously estimated.

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The baffling case of Jacko, the gay porn king, and bags of cash

From the page: -- While Michael Jackson holes up in Bahrain, his legal problems are piling up in California, where two lawsuits are casting new light on his bizarre lifestyle and lavish spending habits, as well as further eroding his rapidly depleting bank balance. --

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State Tracked Protesters in the Name of Security

Officials say they have stopped monitoring antiwar and political rallies. The practice violates civil rights, Atty. Gen. Lockyer says.

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Breast-feeding is a civil right

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Lawsuit: Christian school believed girls were lesbians, let them go

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