Posts Tagged ‘California’

Judge lifts order blocking Berkeley sports center

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- A judge has lifted an order blocking the University of California from building a sports center that has been the focus of an impassioned tree-sitting protest....

Calif. county hit by ‘69 oil spill reconsiders

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Officials from a Southern California county showed symbolic support Tuesday for offshore oil drilling along the same coast stained by a 1969 spill that spawned modern environmentalism....

6 Israelis charged with drug trafficking in Calif.

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man suspected of being one of Israel's most powerful crime bosses is charged with using a Los Angeles gang to distribute a million Ecstasy pills and paying one of the gang's members to kill a man for stealing a large drug shipment....

22,000 Calif. state workers may face layoffs

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The California Department of Motor Vehicles, infamous for its long lines, recently cut in half the wait to get a driver’s license. The agency accomplished the feat largely by hiring part-time employees.

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Strict building codes credited in quake

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

If a quake had to hit somewhere in densely populated Southern Calif., this relatively new suburb in Chino Hills was about the best place possible.

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California quake a drill for ‘Big One’

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Broken antique glassware lies on the floor of the Pomona Antique Mart after it was shaken by a magnitude-5.4 earthquake on Tuesday in Pomona. Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude-5.4 earthquake was not the “Big One” that scientists have long feared.

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Twittering the California Earthquake

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Twitter was first on the scene again when an estimated 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Los Angeles today. “So, now people tweet first and then run for safety?” one amused onlooker commented on Feedalizr.

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Earthquake shakes Southern Calif.

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

People wait outside a downtown Los Angeles building after an earthquake on Tuesday.A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.


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Nabbed for speeding? GPS data could get you off the hook

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Thanks to more sophisticated and affordable technology,you can defend yourself against accusations of speeding. GPS data was able to get a California teen off the hook for allegedly going 17 miles per hour over the speed limit, simultaneously casting doubt on the accuracy of police radars and giving hope to tech-savvy drivers.

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Bush surveys Calif. fire damage

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Ellie Bell takes a look at the remnants of her mother-in-law's home that burned to the ground from the Camp Fire along Concow Rd. as Cal Fire crews continue to battle the Butte Lightning Complex Fire on Friday, July 11, 2008 in Concow, CA. (AP Photo/Chico Enterprise-Record, Jason Halley) NO MAGS/NO SALES/NO T.V.President Bush offered federal help and encouragement Thursday to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain wildfires.

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