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News from the San Francisco Chronicle
Modesto medical-marijuana operators convicted in federal case
May 17, 2008 7:07 am
Two Modesto men are facing mandatory 20-year prison sentences after being convicted of running a medical-marijuana operation that federal prosecutors labeled a criminal enterprise, authorities said to...
May 17, 2008 7:07 am
Peter Magowan announced Friday he will retire as the Giants' president and managing general partner at the end of this season, ending a 16-year reign that brought to San Francisco a new ballpark, Barr...
S.F.: Unfinished corners taking time
May 17, 2008 7:00 am
WHAT'S NOT WORKING: DAY 1 Unfinished corner construction in San Francisco: Orange is the new black. At least, that's what it looks like at the corner of Scott and Lloyd streets in the Duboce Triangle ...
SAN RAFAEL / Bradford House gets badly damaged in fire
May 17, 2008 7:00 am
A four-alarm fire badly damaged a national landmark building in San Rafael Thursday night, but firefighters stopped the blaze from destroying it. About 6:45 p.m., the San Rafael Fire Department receiv...
News from the Orange County Register
News from the Orange County Register
Local News from The Fresno Bee via Yahoo! News
May 17, 2008 7:04 am
Friday's scorching heat may not have reached record levels, but just wait.
Autopsy report suggests teen wasn't taking meds properly
May 17, 2008 7:03 am
Coroner officials released an autopsy report Friday suggesting that a slain Roosevelt High School sophomore who attacked a campus police officer was not taking proper dosages of drugs prescribed to co...
May 17, 2008 7:03 am
MADERA RANCHOS -- Fred Mathes rides his bike to the post office (which in this neighborhood is inside the local video store), to the local diner, and out through the open fields.
Fallen officers receive thanks
May 17, 2008 7:03 am
Highway 33 through Firebaugh would be named in memory of Sixto Maldonado Jr., a reserve police officer killed in the line of duty in 1975, if a resolution by state Assembly Member Juan Arambula is app...
Up in perfect form at Visalia Miracle League outing
May 17, 2008 6:52 am
VISALIA -- U.S. Olympic softball player Andrea Duran made quite a homecoming by crushing a two-run homer to the top of the left-field stands and followed with a two-run triple to lead Team USA to a ...
May 17, 2008 6:49 am
AARP to celebrate
Voter registration for June election enters final days
May 17, 2008 6:49 am
Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the June 3 primary election.
Historic missions get modern retrofitting
May 17, 2008 6:49 am
Two iconic San Luis Obispo County landmarks, Mission San Miguel and Mission San Luis Obispo, are at different stages of coping with the most serious threat to large historic adobes in California -- ea...
May 17, 2008 6:49 am
The city of Selma must issue building permits to a developer who wants to rent -- not sell -- houses in a subdivision earlier promoted as having owner-occupied homes, a judge has ruled.
May 17, 2008 6:49 am
MODESTO NUTS 6, VISALIA OAKS 1
Local News from Monterey County Weekly via Yahoo! News
May 16, 2008 7:08 am
Pacific Grove Mayor Dan Cort has been invited to speak this week at the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Local Action Summit in Albuquerque, N.M.
Quick hits on previously reported news
May 15, 2008 7:09 am
THE HIGH ROAD& Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council candidate Michael LePage might have won the election if the ballot had not contained an error, according to an analysis by the Monterey County Democra...
May 15, 2008 7:08 am
Hunger and guns seem an unlikely pair until Roy Blumhorst, a retired Lutheran pastor, makes the connection. The gun lobby is a highly organized, effective bunch.
Local News from San Diego Union-Tribune via Yahoo! News
Canyon supporters joining forces to stop fill-in work
May 16, 2008 1:06 pm
Environmentalists hoping to stop the filling of a steep canyon that would allow a secondary border fence to be built have been joined by several other local organizations, including human-rights and r...
County health agency's next director named
May 16, 2008 1:06 pm
Nick Macchione will become director of the county's Health and Human Services Agency next month, it was announced yesterday. He will take over the position currently held by Jean Shepard, who will ret...
Standard & Poor's restores S.D. credit rating
May 15, 2008 7:51 pm
Standard & Poor's, the credit agency that suspended San Diego's rating in the midst of its financial turmoil, restored the city's credit Thursday.
May 15, 2008 1:07 pm
When a San Diego hula dancer was chosen to take part in the solo competition at the 45th annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii, last month, her selection carried with it the distinction of be...
Young lives grapple with enduring pain
May 15, 2008 1:07 pm
Her voice is so soft and small it can nearly be drowned out by a faint breeze rustling through Memorial Park in Chula Vista.
'Mercy of the court' alive and well in East County
May 15, 2008 1:07 pm
A half-dozen police officers and deputies, some in motorcycle patrol gear, walk into Department 1 of the El Cajon courthouse. Instead of guns, they carry papers and pads, folders and reports. Traffic ...
City to use state bond funds for street repairs
May 15, 2008 1:07 pm
San Diegans fed up with the sorry condition of city streets may soon get some relief. The city expects to get an estimated $21 million in state bond money for the current fiscal year ending June 30 to...
Couple's dream of music academy finally realized
May 15, 2008 1:06 pm
Channel Twelve25 was supposed to open more than a year ago, but one problem after another delayed the dream of its owners for a music academy, recording studio and video production company in downtown...
Bitterness builds up in Prop. E campaign
May 15, 2008 1:06 pm
A height-limits initiative on the June 3 ballot has provoked strong emotion among Chula Vista residents and sparked debate about future development in the city.
No uniformity with layoffs as schools cut budgets
May 14, 2008 1:10 pm
School districts across the state are grappling with ways to cut billions in education spending in response to the state's fiscal crisis.
Nestled in the La Crescenta foothills, TWELVE OAKS LODGE offers a unique combination of country and ...
Regents Point is a vibrant community of people like yourself, from different backgrounds and interests, ...
Westminster Gardens, a retirement oasis affiliated with Southern California Presbyterian Homes, reflects ...
