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Dec 15, 2009 2:37 AM CST

Calif. Family Killed

Cops called to domestic disturbance discover bodies

(Newser) - Police called to a domestic disturbance found multiple murder victims in a home in a gated community in southern California. The victims included members of at least one family, though others may have been in the San Clemente home at the time of the shootings, AP reports. One body bag...

Tea Baggers Demand
Mandatory Xmas Carols

Dec 11, 2009 2:33 AM CST

Tea Baggers Demand Mandatory Xmas Carols

Initiative seeks to force Calif. schools to offer festive music

(Newser) - Members of the Tea Party movement are fighting to force California schoolchildren to sing Christmas carols. Substitute teacher Merry Hyatt has partnered with churches to gain signatures for the ballot initiative, which would require children to either sing or perform Christmas songs at school. Penalties would be imposed on schools...

Calif. Shelters See
Surge in Chihuahuas

THANKS, PARIS

Dec 10, 2009 1:24 PM CST

Calif. Shelters See Surge in Chihuahuas

Fashion dogs on track to eclipse pit bulls as most abandoned

(Newser) - A Hollywood-fueled demand for Chihuahuas in California has morphed into shelter populations that make up 50% of the dogs in some places. “It's been a slow and steady climb,” a San Francisco animal control spokeswoman tells the Los Angeles Times . “We call it the Paris Hilton syndrome....

Calif. Gang Rape Suspects Plead Not Guilty

Dec 2, 2009 4:13 AM CST

Calif. Gang Rape Suspects Plead Not Guilty

Six suspects in court over 'cold and callous' attack on teen

(Newser) - Six men accused of raping a 15-year-old girl outside a high school homecoming dance in California pleaded not guilty yesterday in a courtroom packed with supportive friends and family. The men, who range in age from 15 to 21, face a variety of charges and will likely face life sentences...

NY State of Mind Almost as Bad as Calif.'s

OPINION

Nov 30, 2009 1:43 PM CST

NY State of Mind Almost as Bad as Calif.'s

Both states' revenues, budgets, legislatures create cause for alarm

(Newser) - Don’t look now, New Yorkers, but your state government is sinking to California-like depths of lousiness. New York’s 2010 budgetary fitness ranks below that of 33 other states in Pew’s latest ranking, trailing the likes of Louisiana, Alaska, and South Carolina. And that’s unlikely to improve,...

After 4 Suicides,
Calif. Parents
Guard Rails

Nov 30, 2009 1:01 PM CST

After 4 Suicides, Calif. Parents Guard Rails

Four Palo Alto teens dead in last 6 months spark vigil

(Newser) - After four teenagers from the same high school committed suicide on the commuter rail tracks that run through Palo Alto, Calif., in just 6 months, parents set up a daily vigil at the offending crossing. When the train comes through—every half hour—there's a nervous pause in the chatting,...

Calif. Scientists Trim Forest, Create 'Carbon Bank'

Nov 27, 2009 5:30 PM CST

Calif. Scientists Trim Forest, Create 'Carbon Bank'

Researchers look for the most efficient way to store emissions

(Newser) - Researchers in California are perfecting the science of carbon dioxide "banking"—tweaking a forest to store the maximum amount of the gas. In Big River forest, scientists have cleared some undergrowth, leaving the state's iconic redwoods to grow bigger thanks to lack of competition. The idea is that...

Arnold: 'No One Is Perfect'

PARK IT LIKE IT'S HOT

Nov 24, 2009 7:20 PM CST

Arnold: 'No One Is Perfect'

Governor owns up to traffic violation

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted he's not above the occasional traffic violation today after being caught parking in a red zone. The slip-up just proves that "no one is perfect—not even me," the governor said today. California forbids parking or stopping in red zones, but that didn't stop Schwarzenegger...

Calif. Buffalo Go on
Birth Control

Nov 20, 2009 1:00 PM CST

Calif. Buffalo Go on Birth Control

State thins Santa Catalina Island herd humanely

(Newser) - Southern California's only herd of wild buffalo has been put on birth control. A conservation authority seeking to protect unique plant life on Santa Catalina Island, where buffalo have roamed since 14 of them were shipped out for a silent film in 1925, has been corralling the animals and injecting...

University of California Imposes 32% Tuition Hike

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Nov 19, 2009 5:04 PM CST

University of California Imposes 32% Tuition Hike

Students demonstrate as regents vote at UCLA

(Newser) - Student protesters chanted “Shame on you! Shame on you!” on the UCLA campus today as the University of California board of regents approved a whopping 32% tuition hike. A year at a UC school—not including room and board—will now cost $10,300, three times the price...

UC Students Protest
Ahead of 32% Fee Hike

Nov 19, 2009 4:00 AM CST

UC Students Protest Ahead of 32% Fee Hike

College moving out of reach, students charge

(Newser) - Angry students took to the streets yesterday to blast a proposed 32% fee hike for University of California schools. The Board of Regents is expected to finalize the increase today during a meeting at UCLA. It will hike tuition bills some $2,500. UC students will soon be paying $10,...

Beverly Hills, LA
Ban Cat Declawing

Nov 18, 2009 3:44 AM CST

Beverly Hills, LA Ban Cat Declawing

Calif. cities move to protect kitty claws while they still can

(Newser) - Furniture beware: Los Angeles and Beverly Hills have become the latest California cities to outlaw the declawing of cats. Santa Monica and San Francisco recently passed similar bans and others are considering banning declawing before next year, when a new state law on the regulation of veterinary medicine will effectively...

9 Other States Have Calif.-Sized Fiscal Messes

Nov 11, 2009 8:14 PM CST

9 Other States Have Calif.-Sized Fiscal Messes

Ariz., Fla., Ill., Mich., and NJ among others facing crises

(Newser) - California has by no means cornered the market on enormous financial problems at the state level, with a report out today saying Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also at tremendous risk. The Pew Center sees widespread unemployment, huge budget deficits, and the...

Rape Witness:
'I'm No Snitch'

Nov 11, 2009 5:02 AM CST

Rape Witness: 'I'm No Snitch'

Attackers were 'kicking her in the head'

(Newser) - An East Bay witness arrested, then released for lack of evidence, in the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance last month said he didn't report the attack because "snitching is something you don't do." Salvador Rodriquez, 21, said he watched as attackers...

Santa Cruz Seeks
Deadhead Archivist

Nov 11, 2009 3:03 AM CST

Santa Cruz Seeks Deadhead Archivist

UC offers $70K for job made in hippie heaven

(Newser) - Far out. The University of Santa Cruz is seeking an archivist to help handle its horde of Grateful Dead material—for a very un-hippie-like $70,000 salary, plus benefits. The school is seeking a "creative" professional with a master's degree, and preferably "expert knowledge" of the "history...

Jaycee Shielded
Kidnapper
From Cops

Nov 5, 2009 5:00 AM CST

Jaycee Shielded Kidnapper From Cops

Stockholm syndrome turned victim into abductor's defender

(Newser) - Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard lied to a suspicious parole officer in a desperate bid to protect her abductor when she was discovered, according to just-released report of her questioning. Jaycee, kidnapped when she was 11 in her northern California town, called herself Alyssa and presented herself as Phillip Garrido's wife....

Calif. Parole Bungled
Jaycee Case

Nov 4, 2009 3:58 PM CST

Calif. Parole Bungled Jaycee Case

Watchdog says Dugard could've been found long ago

(Newser) - Jaycee Lee Dugard could have been found and Phillip Garrido put behind bars much sooner if California parole officials had done their jobs properly, a report by a state prison monitor says. For starters, authorities did nothing when Garrido’s electronic monitor showed he’d traveled further from his home...

On Calif. Coast, Great Whites Lurk Closer Than You Think

shark alert

Nov 4, 2009 11:48 AM CST

On Calif. Coast, Great Whites Lurk Closer Than You Think

Turns out they winter off beaches, in 'Frisco Bay

(Newser) - The great white shark population in the eastern Pacific Ocean has a more regimented migratory schedule than previously thought—and one which brings the predators much closer to shore than was previously believed. Researchers in California tracked 179 great whites over 10 years, using acoustic tags and satellite info. Rather...

SF Rape Victim: 'Let the
Anger Cause Change'

Nov 4, 2009 6:30 AM CST

SF Rape Victim: 'Let the Anger Cause Change'

'We realize people are angry about this,' says teen

(Newser) - A 15-year-old student who was gang-raped as bystanders did nothing delivered a message of peace to a rally at her high school last night. "Violence is always the wrong choice," the girl said in a message read by her pastor. "We realize people are angry about this....

Salmon Protections
Strike Calif.'s New '49ers

Nov 3, 2009 6:44 AM CST

Salmon Protections Strike Calif.'s New '49ers

Gold prospectors banned from using 21st-century dredgers

(Newser) - Prospectors seeking to join California's new gold rush are facing an upstream battle amid moves to protect the state's salmon stocks. Suction dredge mining, which uses gas-powered machines to scrape gold from river beds, has been banned while its environmental impact is reviewed, a process expected to take until 2011....