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Los Angeles Pot Shop Vote Could Clear Smoke Over Marijuana Dispensaries

The winning ballot measure on Tuesday caps the number of nonprofit dispensaries at about 135 from a high of nearly 1,000 a few years ago. It also imposes higher taxes, regulates hours of operation, and sets rules on proximity to parks and schools.

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UC Davis

Judge Rules Workers at UC Hospitals Can Strike

A judge affirmed on Monday that some workers at the five largest University of California medical centers, including UC Davis, can go on a planned two-day strike starting Tuesday.

2013/05/20

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California Senate OKs Regulations For Medicinal Marijuana

SACRAMENTO  (AP) – California would take steps to regulate the sale of medical marijuana under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, restricting cannabis dispensaries that federal prosecutors say have grown out of control. […]

2013/05/20

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Fresno Homeowner Kills Robber With Samurai Sword

Authorities say a central California homeowner killed a robbery suspect with a samurai sword during a home invasion.

2013/05/20

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Yahoo Takes Big Leap With $1.1B Deal For Tumblr

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.

2013/05/20

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Governor Brown Says Opening Of New Bay Bridge Span May Be Delayed

Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns.

2013/05/20

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Steel Tendons In New Bay Bridge Were Exposed To Salt Water

Thousands of steel tendons used to strengthen the skyway portion of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge were exposed during construction to rainfall and salty bay mist, leading to corrosion concerns.

2013/05/19

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Tejay van Garderen Wins Tour Of California

Always close to the front but never first at the end, Tejay van Garderen would often wear himself out wondering if he could swap the white jersey that goes to the best young rider for the yellow one that goes to the winner.

2013/05/19

Brown Budget Reveal

Gov. Jerry Brown Defends Education Spending in L.A.

With a proposed jump in school spending this year, Brown wants to target new dollars at districts with students who are lower-income, English-learners or live in foster homes.

2013/05/17

How A Coffee Run Led To Hatchet Hitchhiker ‘Kai’ Arrest

McGillvary gained a measure of fame in February after intervening in an attack on a California utility worker. In an interview viewed millions of times online, he described using a hatchet he was carrying to repeatedly hit a man who had struck a worker with his car, fending off a further attack, and thus became known as “Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.”

2013/05/17

California Inmate Wounds 2 Guards With Sharpened Toothbrush

SAN LUIS OBISPO (AP) – Prison officials say an inmate at California Men’s Colony attacked two guards with a toothbrush sharpened into a knife, leaving them with head and neck wounds. The California Department of […]

2013/05/16

Powerball Lottery

California Fuels $550 Million Powerball Jackpot

The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million.

2013/05/16

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Oracle Team USA Capsizes In SF Bay

Oracle Team USA Catamaran Capsizes In San Francisco Bay

Crews worked into the night trying to secure an Oracle catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon and drifted out to sea.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Makes Last Trip To ISS Under Command Of Astronaut Mark Kelly

Shuttle Endeavour Through The Years

The Space Shuttle Endeavour is headed to California where it will be permanently displayed in a museum.

Fire Erupts At Richmond Gas Refinery

An explosion rocked the Chevron gasoline refinery in Richmond Monday night and caused a 3-alarm fire. Smoke from the fire sent hundreds to the hospital complaining of respiratory problems.

Grasshopper Invasion

Grasshopper Invasion!

The Campbell family of Herald is dealing with millions of grasshoppers!

Friday afternoon's storm left a marvelous double rainbow over Lincoln Avenue in Carmichael. (credit: Richard Duerksen)

Turbulent April Weather

A Spring storm spawned a funnel cloud that was seen all over the Valley.

Whitney Houston Laid To Rest In Hometown Of Newark, New Jersey

Whitney Houston Remembered

Fans, family and friends remember singing icon Whitney Houston during a funeral service on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Houston was found dead in her hotel bathroom in Beverly Hills a week earlier.

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