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Mondavi helped put Napa Valley on the map
Saturday, May 17, 2008
BERKELEY — Robert Mondavi, the pioneering vintner who put California wine country on the map, is dead at 94. Full story »
Back to the Beach
Saturday, May 17, 2008
San Jose Beach Reopens Full story »
Newsom victorious in ruling
Saturday, May 17, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Hours before the California Supreme Court issued its decision on gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom heard rumblings that the justices would uphold the state's ban. Full story »
State Democrats to select final delegates
Saturday, May 17, 2008
SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday will name their final 134 delegates, rounding out the country's largest contingent to the party's national convention this summer. Full story »
2 indicted over UCLA cadaver program issues
Saturday, May 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES — The former head of UCLA's cadaver program and a businessman were indicted Friday on eight felony counts involving black market sales of donated human body parts in a scheme that allegedly cheated the university out of more than $1 million. Full story »
State Briefs: May 17
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Gay marriage ban lifted
Friday, May 16, 2008
The moment California's highest court ruled Thursday morning that same-sex couples have the right to marry, Connie Baer let loose with a yell she'd been holding back for nearly three decades. Full story »
Woman is indicted in MySpace suicide; lawyer plans challenge
Friday, May 16, 2008
A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide. Full story »
State Briefs: May 16
Friday, May 16, 2008
The state Senate rejected legislation Thursday that would require the state to sell the site of the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and adjoining Los Angeles Sports Arena. Full story »
Monday is deadline to register to vote
Friday, May 16, 2008
Monday is the last day to register to vote in the June 3 primary election. Full story »
Private investigator guilty in Hollywood wiretap plot
Friday, May 16, 2008
Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano was convicted Thursday on federal racketeering charges for digging up dirt for well-heeled clients such as Chris Rock and Michael Ovitz to use in lawsuits, divorces and business disputes targeting rich and famous rivals. Full story »
Sewage weighed as water source
Friday, May 16, 2008
Faced with persistent drought and the threat of tighter water supplies, Los Angeles plans to begin using heavily cleansed sewage to increase drinking water supplies, joining a growing number of cities considering similar measures. Full story »
Schwarzenegger's budget plan Borrowing from lottery proposed
Thursday, May 15, 2008
SACRAMENTO — Saying a worsening budget deficit requires the state to do something more than just cut spending, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed Wednesday to revamp the California Lottery and sell the rights to the future revenues those changes would generate. Full story »
State Briefs: May 15
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The cost of a college diploma is going up
Thursday, May 15, 2008
BERKELEY — The cost of a four-year college education went up again in California on Wednesday, as leaders of the University of California and California State University systems approved their sixth round of student fee hikes in seven years. Full story »
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