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California stories: 769 news summaries

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 Jaycee Shielded 
 Kidnapper 
 From Cops 

Stockholm syndrome turned victim into abductor's defender

Nov 5, 09 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard lied to a suspicious parole officer in a desperate bid to protect her abductor when she was discovered, according to just-released report of her questioning. Jaycee, kidnapped when she was 11 in her northern California town, called herself Alyssa and presented herself as Phillip Garrido's wife.... More »

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California • crime • kidnapping • abduction • sexual assault • child rape • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

Calif. Parole Bungled
Jaycee Case

Watchdog says
Dugard could've been found long ago

Nov 4, 09 3:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Jaycee Lee Dugard could have been found and Phillip Garrido put behind bars much sooner if California parole officials had done their jobs properly, a report by a state prison monitor says. For starters, authorities did nothing when Garrido’s electronic monitor showed he’d traveled further from his home... More »

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California • sex offenders • parole • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

shark alert

On Calif. Coast, Great Whites Lurk Closer Than You Think

Turns out they winter off beaches, in 'Frisco Bay

Nov 4, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The great white shark population in the eastern Pacific Ocean has a more regimented migratory schedule than previously thought—and one which brings the predators much closer to shore than was previously believed. Researchers in California tracked 179 great whites over 10 years, using acoustic tags and satellite info. Rather... More »

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California • San Francisco • shark • Pacific Ocean • migration • Hawaii • scientific study • great white shark • coastal waters

 SF Rape Victim: 'Let the 
 Anger Cause Change' 

'We realize people are angry about this,' says teen

Nov 4, 09 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A 15-year-old student who was gang-raped as bystanders did nothing delivered a message of peace to a rally at her high school last night. "Violence is always the wrong choice," the girl said in a message read by her pastor. "We realize people are angry about this.... More »

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California • high school • rape • Richmond • gang rape

 Salmon Protections 
 Strike Calif.'s New '49ers 

Gold prospectors banned from using 21st-century dredgers

Nov 3, 09 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Prospectors seeking to join California's new gold rush are facing an upstream battle amid moves to protect the state's salmon stocks. Suction dredge mining, which uses gas-powered machines to scrape gold from river beds, has been banned while its environmental impact is reviewed, a process expected to take until 2011.... More »

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California • salmon • gold mine • gold rush • prospector

 Hard-Up  
 Calif. Town 
 Out of Joint 
 Over Pot Influx 

Green gold rattles community

Nov 3, 09 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - A hard-scrabble northern California town has been turned topsy-turvy since the folks with tokes moved in. Thousands of pungent marijuana plants pack fields and yards in tiny Hayfork, population 1,900, where a quarter of the residents are poor. The local Timberjacks football team recently moved its halftime huddle to... More »

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California • medical marijuana • marijuana • marijuana legalization • marijuana distribution • pot • Hayfork

 Girl Kicked 
 Attacker, 
 Triggering 
 Gang Rape 

Attacker 'went off' when teen tried to kick him in testicles

Nov 2, 09 3:49 AM CST
(Newser) - An attacker "went off" on a teen when she resisted sex outside her California high school, according to witnesses, triggering a savage gang rape that left her nearly dead and riveted a shocked America. The girl, described by teachers as a devout Christian too eager to please boys, rebuffed... More »

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California • rape • Richmond • sexual assault • beatings • child rape • homecoming • gang rape

Boy, 4, Found Dead in Dryer; Teen Busted

Toddler was dead when he was placed in dryer

Nov 2, 09 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after the body of a missing California toddler, 4, was found in a clothes dryer in the teen's home. Police said Alex Christopher Mercado's body was placed in the dryer after he was killed. Alex's parents reported him missing over the weekend, and the... More »

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California • crime • toddler • clothes dryers • teenager • child murder

SF Mayor Drops Out of Calif. Governor's Race

Newsom's decision makes Jerry Brown virtual lock for Dem nod

Oct 30, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing his responsibilities as San Francisco mayor and as a new father, Democrat Gavin Newsom withdrew today from the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor. Despite the heavyweight endorsement of Bill Clinton, Newsom has had trouble raising money; his departure leaves state attorney general, and former governor, Jerry... More »

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California • San Francisco • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Clinton • campaign fundraising • Democratic Party • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • gubernatorial races

Garrido's 1976 Victim Attends Jaycee Hearing

Katie Callaway Hall 'here because he kidnapped, raped me'

Oct 30, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman kidnapped and raped by Phillip Garrido unexpectedly visited the Bay Area to watch a court hearing for Garrido, who stands accused of the kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Lee Dugard. Garrido abducted and assaulted Katie Calloway Hall in 1976, but was released on parole in 1988. Hall says... More »

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California • kidnapping • rape • trial • abduction • parole • child rape • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Katie Callaway Hall • Placerville, Calif.

9 Missing in Coast Guard Plane Crash

Pilot reported huge fireball

Oct 30, 09 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine people are missing after a Coast Guard plane collided with a military helicopter last night off the coast of southern California. A pilot flying in the area reported seeing a huge fireball. Seven people were traveling aboard the plane, and two were in the chopper. A search-and-rescue mission is... More »

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California • Pacific Ocean • Coast Guard • plane crash • helicopter • Marines • rescue mission

 Radio Station Fined $16M  For Fatal Contest 

Mom died of water intoxication in effort to win Wii for her kids

Oct 30, 09 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Sacramento radio station has been ordered to pay $16 million to the family of a woman who died during its "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest. The woman, who was trying to win the game console for her three children, died of water intoxication after taking part... More »

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California • water • Sacramento • contest • lawsuit • radio stations • negligence

 Rape Victim's Pals 
 Rip Cops, Guards 

Six now arrested in two-hour attack

Oct 30, 09 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angry friends of a gang-rape victim yesterday blasted useless security guards and cops at their Bay Area high school who failed to prevent the two-hour attack amid a horde of curious onlookers. Some 15 young men were hanging outside the Richmond school the night of homecoming before the attack. Neither... More »

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California • high school • rape • Richmond • sexual assault • gang rape • Bay Area

 San Fran Is Best US 
 Vacation Destination 

Charleston, Santa Fe, New York, and Chicago round out top 5

Oct 29, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco has topped this year’s Conde Nast Traveler list of American cities to visit. The city by the bay edged out Charleston , SC , at No. 2. Metropolises New York and Chicago made a strong showing as well, at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. The list is... More »

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travel • California • San Francisco • New York City • Chicago • South Carolina • New Mexico • Charleston • Santa Fe • Conde Nast • opinion polls

California Plans Ban on Power-Guzzling TVs

Nation's first TV energy standards expected to pass

Oct 29, 09 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The consumer electronics industry is kicking hard against California's plans to introduce energy consumption maximums for TV sets. An industry lobby group argues that buyers should be allowed to decide whether they want a power-hungry flat-screen TV set or not, and warns that the move could cost the state jobs... More »

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television • California • flat screen TVs • consumer electronics • Plasma TV • energy consumption • energy efficiency

 Latest SF 
 Bridge Snafu 
 Sparks Fear, Anger 

Commuter inconvenience only most immediate after cable snaps

Oct 28, 09 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s revelation that high winds caused a recent repair to come undone and shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for 24 hours—and counting—has area commuters worried not only for their safety but also about how well state officials are spending tax dollars in the ongoing construction... More »

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Iraq • California • commute • repair • San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge • earthquake

Five Youths Held in 'Barbaric' Calif. Gang Rape

Victim knew one 15-year-old assailant, was drinking with them

Oct 28, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco-area cops have arrested three more young men in the savage gang rape, beating, and robbery of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance while dozens more watched. Five youths are being held, ranging from a 15-year-old boy who knew the victim to a 21-year-old. The girl was drinking... More »

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California • high school • San Francisco • crime • rape • Bay Area • Richmond • sexual assault • beatings

Lifer Seeks Better Life
on Death Row

Killer eyes amenities that come with
capital punishment

Oct 28, 09 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Living on death row looks like a better deal than dying as a lifer, convicted killer Billy Joe Johnson told a California jury yesterday. "You get out of your confined cell a little more," said Johnson, whose trial has moved to the penalty phase after he was found... More »

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Iraq • California • prison • sentencing • death row • death sentence • life sentence

 Calif. Holds Hearings on 
 Legalizing Pot 

Hopes high as 3 measures head for ballot next year

Oct 28, 09 3:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The push to legalize—and, especially appealing at the moment, tax—marijuana is picking up momentum in California, with legislators holding hearings today on what would be the first such law in the nation. Organizers are currently collecting signatures to put three separate pot legalization initiatives on the ballot next... More »

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California • law • Arnold Schwarzenegger • medical marijuana • legislation • marijuana • marijuana legalization • pot

Arnold Hides Vulgar Message to Legislators in Veto

Bill's author recently told governor to 'kiss my gay ass'

Oct 27, 09 9:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though all political vetoes send some message, a recent one by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to carry two—with the less-obvious one quite the kiss-off to the Democrat-controlled legislature. In the message accompanying Schwarzenegger’s veto of a financing measure, the San Francisco Bay Guardian found that, in reading... More »

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Iraq • California • California legislature • San Francisco • Arnold Schwarzenegger • veto • Tom Ammiano • Schwarzenegger veto letter

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