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  • March 2008

    • What Hollywood Will Pay to Be in Malibu: Anything

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 24, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      What Hollywood Will Pay to Be in Malibu: Anything

      (Newser) - US real estate is hurting, but the top price for a beachfront summer rental in Malibu hit $150,000 this year. The area is flush with homes valued at or above $10 million—a bracket unaffected by the housing slump. And Tinseltown's elite is happy to pay. "Recession? What recession?" one Malibu real estate agent asked the Los Angeles Times . More »

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      celebrity  • California  • Hollywood  • housing crisis  • real estate  • Malibu

    • Em-Bottled SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 21, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Em-Bottled SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

      (Newser) - San Francisco’s mayor called on restaurants yesterday to quit selling bottled water and favor the tap, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Gavin Newsom, a former restaurateur, says the plastic containers pile up in landfills and hurt the environment. The request—which isn’t a requirement—follows Newsom’s ban last year on using tax dollars to buy bottled water for city employees. More »

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      California  • San Francisco  • restaurant  • water  • Gavin Newsom  • drinking water  • bottled water  • restaurateurs  • tap water  • green business

    • Starbucks Owes Baristas $100M in Tips

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Mar 21, 08 7:14 AM CDT

      Starbucks Owes Baristas $100M in Tips

      (Newser) - Starbucks will have to shell out more than $100 million to its baristas in California because they had to share the tip jar with supervisors, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. A judge ruled that the coffee giant violated the state's labor code and ordered it to make amends to 120,000 low-wage workers over the last eight years. It's not clear how much each worker will get or whether the ruling will affect other states. More »

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      California  • lawsuit  • Starbucks  • coffee  • class action  • labor code

    • Smiles All Round as Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit

      Reuters  |  Mar 21, 08 5:53 AM CDT

      Smiles All Round as Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit

      (Newser) - The three surviving original members of the Beach Boys have smoothed out a years-long legal disagreement, Reuters reports. Mike Love and the record company part-owned by Brian Wilson had sued founding member Al Jardine over his unauthorized use of the Beach Boys name for tours. With good vibrations now flowing again, a reunion could be on the cards. More »

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      California  • rock stars  • court cases  • rock music  • surfing  • Brian Wilson  • Beach Boys

    • SF Healthcare Tab Lands on Diners' Checks

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 19, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      SF Healthcare Tab Lands on Diners' Checks

      (Newser) - Sweeping new health care legislation requires all San Francisco businesses with more than 20 employees to contribute to their health insurance—and restaurant owners are suing over the new burden, the Los Angeles Times reports. Owners say the fees cut into already-low profit margins; diners, who are seeing some of the cost added to their tabs, don’t seem to mind as much. More »

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      California  • health care  • San Francisco  • taxes  • restaurant  • tourism  • Gavin Newsom

    • Cash Paved Way From Studio to Statehouse

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 17, 08 4:45 PM CDT

      Cash Paved Way From Studio to Statehouse

      (Newser) - Maria Shriver received hundreds of thousands of dollars from NBC after leaving her position as a "Dateline" anchor when her husband became the governor of California, the LA Times reports. Economic statements filed by Schwarzenegger reveal that NBC paid Shriver between $100,000 and $1 million annually from 2004 until she decided not to return to TV news in early 2007. More »

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      California  • NBC  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • governor  • first lady  • Anna Nicole Smith  • Maria Shriver

    • State Budgets Caught in Economy's Freefall

      New York Times  |  Mar 17, 08 12:38 PM CDT

      State Budgets Caught in Economy's Freefall

      (Newser) - Politicians from New York to California are wringing their hands, wondering whether to cut spending or raise taxes. As the economy barrels towards recession, income and sales taxes are coming in well below expectations, and about half the states in the country are facing budget shortfalls, the New York Times reports. In many places, health care and education are on the chopping block. More »

    • In-N-Out Burger Clogs Neighbors' Arteries

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 14, 08 6:25 PM CDT

      In-N-Out Burger Clogs Neighbors' Arteries

      (Newser) - In-N-Out Burger's customers aren’t “in and out” as fast as its Southern California neighbors would like. Businesses near some oversubscribed locations are frustrated at drive-through lines that block their own entrances and exits—and some are ready to sue, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We've lost a lot of customers because they can't get in,” says one Quizno's manager. More »

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      California  • fast food  • burger  • traffic jam

    • Jacko Can Keep Neverland

      Associated Press  |  Mar 13, 08 5:32 PM CDT

      Jacko Can Keep Neverland

      (Newser) - The King of Pop will live another day as the rancher of Neverland. Michael Jackson made a last-minute deal today to refinance his notorious California homestead and will retain ownership, the AP reports. The 2,500-acre property had been scheduled for a public auction next week after Jackson—who hasn't lived there since being acquitted of child molestation charges in 2005—defaulted on his $24.5 million loan. More »

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      celebrity  • California  • David Beckham  • Michael Jackson  • child molestation  • default  • Neverland

    • Pacific Salmon Season in Peril

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 12, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Pacific Salmon Season in Peril

      (Newser) - A shortage of salmon in the waters along the Pacific coast has driven regulators to consider a ban on salmon-fishing this season, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Pacific Fishery Management Council has never recommended canceling the season before, and about 1,000 commercial fishermen could see their livelihood devastated by a final decision, due in April. More »

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      California  • fish  • Oregon  • fishing  • salmon  • harvest  • fishing ban  • Pacific Fishery Management Council  • National Marine Fisheries Service

    • Dems Launch New Spin Cycle

      New York Times  |  Mar 12, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Dems Launch New Spin Cycle

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both say they're winning the Democratic nomination race, of course, but each backs it up differently. Obama points to a lead in delegates overall, pledged delegates, and popular vote. Clinton claims important groups like women, blue-collar workers, and Latinos—and so-called "big states" like California and Ohio—are in her column, the New York Times reports. More »

    • Army Cadet Found After 66 Years

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 11, 08 12:55 PM CDT

      Army Cadet Found After 66 Years

      (Newser) - Sixty-six years after his disappearance, a full military funeral is planned for a cadet lost in a flight accident during World War II, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Army has identified a recently discovered body as Aviation Cadet Ernest Munn of Ohio, who crashed with three other crewmen in an AT-7 Navigator flying over Kings Canyon National Park in 1942. More »

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      California  • Ohio  • soldier  • World War II  • accidental death  • MIA  • military funeral

    • New 'University' Goes to Pot

      NPR  |  Mar 10, 08 3:21 PM CDT

      New 'University' Goes to Pot

      (Newser) - It's sort of a slacker's med school: An Oakland activist started Oaksterdam University to train students to work in the medical marijuana industry, reports NPR. Oaksterdam offers a single $75 course, which teaches students about pot's political and legal history as well as the botany of the much-loved herb. "You don't want seeds in your cannabis," says the founder. "It's like seedless grapes." More »

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      California  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • cannabis  • Oakland  • botany

    • Tell-All Book Riles Gay Mecca

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 7, 08 1:25 PM CST

      Tell-All Book Riles Gay Mecca

      (Newser) - Palm Springs is a very gay place. No one is arguing with that. About half the California town’s adult residents are gay, the mayor is gay, and clothing-optional gay establishments dot the landscape. But a recent transplant's new memoir, Postcards From Palm Springs, is riling locals who see it as an over-the-top depiction of a sex-mad town. The LA Times pays a visit. More »

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      California  • book  • gay  • Palm Springs

    • Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 7, 08 12:36 PM CST

      Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      (Newser) - California homeschoolers are breaking the law, an appeals court ruled yesterday, by not having certified teachers instructing their kids. California’s law has been clear since 1953, the court said: Kids must go to school full time or be tutored by a credentialed teacher. The decision puts the parents of 166,000 kids at risk of prosecution, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      California  • education  • parenting  • teacher  • court cases  • public schools  • home schooling

    • Jet-Setting Governor Irks Californians

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 7, 08 7:02 AM CST

      Jet-Setting Governor Irks Californians

      (Newser) - Californians are complaining about a governor who rarely spends a night in the state capital and dirties the air with almost daily commuter flights on a private jet, reports the Los Angeles Times . Arnold Schwarzenegger spends most nights at the family home in Brentwood in southern California. Critics say spending all that time in the air—some three hours a day—undercuts his tough stance on pollution, and suspect it's hurting his focus on politics in Sacramento. More »

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      California  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • pollution  • governor  • Sacramento  • commuting  • private jet

    • One Hurdle Down, Biggest Yet to Come

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 5, 08 8:38 AM CST

      One Hurdle Down, Biggest Yet to Come

      (Newser) - Though his primary battles are over, John McCain faces plenty of challenges as he sets his sights on this fall's presidential election. The Democratic candidates are each pulling in more donations than McCain, parts of his own party have yet to rally behind him, and the whispers of those uneasy about sending a 71-year-old to the White House continue, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

    • Municipalities Challenge Bond Ratings

      New York Times  |  Mar 3, 08 12:20 PM CST

      Municipalities Challenge Bond Ratings

      (Newser) - City and state officials are mounting a rebellion against bond rating firms they say are siphoning off billions of taxpayer dollars by giving them unfairly low credit ratings, the New York Times reports. Even though municipal bonds are generally safer than those issued by corporations, municipalities get lower credit scores, which in turn means higher interest and insurance fees. More »

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      California  • S&P 500  • Washington  • Oregon  • Connecticut  • municipal bonds  • Moody's  • bond market

    • Golden Gate Considers a Fence

      Washington Post  |  Mar 3, 08 10:00 AM CST

      Golden Gate Considers a Fence

      (Newser) - San Francisco may finally be coming to grips with its Golden Gate suicide instrument, from which more than 1,300 people have thrown themselves, reports the Washington Post, making it America’s No. 1 self-annihilation destination . But for years the bridge’s guardians have resisted calls to erect a barrier, believing that thwarted suicides will just kill themselves elsewhere—despite a mountain of scientific evidence to the contrary. More »

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      California  • San Francisco  • suicide  • Golden Gate Bridge

    • Clean Air Rules Squeezing Berry Farmers

      Associated Press  |  Mar 2, 08 7:38 AM CST

      Clean Air Rules Squeezing Berry Farmers

      (Newser) - California strawberry farmers fear that EPA efforts to curb pesticide pollution could kill most of this year's crops, the AP reports. Ventura County growers, who produce 25% of the nation's berries, say the pesticides are needed to increase crop output. Requirements that fumigants be cut as much as half could reduce production by 7,500 acres, a "death blow" to the area that could cost tens of millions of dollars, one farmer said. More »

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      California  • Environmental Protection Agency  • farmer  • air pollution  • crops  • pesticide  • Clean Air Act  • cash crops

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