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June 2007
- Winds May Stoke Tahoe Fire
  
  Associated Press | Jun 27, 07 2:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Lake Tahoe fire that's already destroyed 200 homes and forced some 2,000 people to flee could be refueled today by strong winds, the AP reports. Additional homes may be at risk, as well as the lives of firefighters. Yesterday, a gust forced firefighters to retreat from the line they'd been holding and led to the evacuation of a 300-home subdivision. More »
- So Cal May Ban Wood-Burning Fireplaces
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 1, 07 5:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Southern Californians will be roasting their chestnuts in the oven if an air pollution plan is passed that would ban fireplaces in all new homes and prohibit wood-fueled blazes for as many as 20 days every winter. The regulations, proposed by South Coast Air Quality Management, seeks to clean up the most polluted region in the nation, reports the LA Times , as well as meet federal standards. More »
- Trade for O'Neal Could Keep Kobe in LA
  
  New York Post | Jun 1, 07 4:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A day after the disgruntled Kobe Bryant demanded a trade on a New York radio show— then rescinded, after a talk with coach Phil Jackson— Post columnist Peter Vecsey claims equally frustrated Indiana star Jermaine O'Neal may be on his way to LA. O'Neal would provide the veteran collaborator that Kobe has lacked ever since the departure of Shaq. More »
May 2007
- Lohan Bender Spurs Underage Drinking Probe
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 31, 07 4:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan's recent DUI arrest has prompted talk about cracking down on underage boozing in Hollywood.The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is preparing to investigate the Mean Girls starlet's case—the ABC has to wait for police to release evidence that the 20-year-old did, indeed, test positive for alcohol. More »
- Kobe Wants Out of Los Angeles
  
  ESPN | May 30, 07 3:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, on a tear ever since the team was knocked out of the playoffs, finally lost it on a New York radio show today and declared that he wants to be traded. The 28-year old shooting guard is frustrated with the team—which has not won a playoff series since Shaquille O'Neal was traded in 2004—and livid at suggestions that he was responsible for the Shaq trade. More »
- California Student Shoots Three in Video Game Row
  
  Fresno Bee | May 8, 07 4:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A California college student is under arrest after an argument over a video game console left one man dead and two others wounded. Jonquel Brooks opened fire late Monday night in a Fresno apartment building, after an argument over a Sony Playstation escalated. Brooks, on leave from Fresno State, turned himself in late this morning. More »
- Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed
  
  CBC (Canada) | May 6, 07 11:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bleeding copiously, wiry Canadian heartthrob Steve Nash was forced to the sidelines in the final minute of the semifinals opener against San Antonio, and Phoenix wilted without their go-to scorer. Nash's nose collided with the forehead of rival point guard and Frenchman Tony Parker, who scored 32 points. Tim Duncan topped with 33 and 16 boards. More »
April 2007
- Pay-to-Stay Prisons Have a Lock on Style
  
  New York Times | Apr 29, 07 4:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Californians convicted of minor, non-violent crimes can pony up to stay in jail cells that look more like college dormitories, the New York Times reports. For $75 to $127 a day these in-the-know inmates are separated from violent offenders and, in some cases, allowed a cell phone, laptop, or iPod. More »
- Governator Says He'll Sue EPA
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 26, 07 6:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll take the Environmental Protection Agency to court if California doesn’t get a green light for its tough new auto emissions laws within six months. "The clock is ticking. If we don't see quick action from the federal government, we will sue the EPA," Schwarzenegger said yesterday. More »
- Leandro Voted Sixth Man
  
  Forbes | Apr 23, 07 10:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sportswriters voted the preternaturally quick Leandro Barbosa the NBA's best sixth man in 2007. Used primarily off the bench, the Brazilian guard served to propel the Phoenix Suns to a higher gear, after the team had already established its fast-paced, high-scoring brand of play; he achieved over 18 points per game. More »
- West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Apr 23, 07 9:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cannabis is accruing its own class of sophistocates, particularly in California, where medical legalization and lax enforcement have made connoisseurship marginally acceptable. Advanced palates judge their weed on taste, smell and quality of high, reports the Chronicle— a far cry from the 70s, when users joked that there "were two kinds of pot, good and bad." More »
- Clippers Top Lakers as Playoff Picture Clouds
  
  Associated Press | Apr 13, 07 10:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With more than just city bragging rights at stake, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Lakers 118-110 last night. The Clippers moved into a tie for the eighth and final playoff spot with idle Golden State, as both teams sit 1.5 games behind the Lakers. More »
- Hollywood Shapes China's Darfur Policy
  
  New York Times | Apr 13, 07 9:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - China is finally joining the international outcry over genocide in Darfur—and it’s down to Hollywood clout, not Washington’s. Long one of Sudan’s closest protectors, China is suddenly calling on the government to accept UN peacekeepers. The reason, reports the Times : Mia Farrow and Steven Spielberg are leading a charge to tie the Beijing Olympics to the country's policies on Sudan. More »
- Suns Drop Lakers to 7th In West
  
  Associated Press | Apr 9, 07 10:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Phoenix Suns keep rolling through the regular season, with their Sunday win against the Los Angeles Lakers setting up a possible rematch of last year’s first-round playoff series. Raja Bell hit all six of his three point attempts en route to 22 points as the Suns won 115-107. More »
March 2007
- Kobe Joins Wilt With Four 50-Pointers
  
  Associated Press | Mar 25, 07 5:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Kobe Bryant’s 50 points Friday night versus the New Orleans Hornets moved the three-time NBA Champion into elite company: Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to score at least 50 points in at least four consecutive games. More »
- The Super-Rich Are Rewriting Hollywood Rules
  
  MSNBC | Mar 12, 07 1:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new breed of Hollywood players—so rich they don't need studio money—are financing and releasing slates of small-budget films on their own. Producers like Sam Nazarian, a 31-year-old scion of a wealthy Persian family, and self-made billionaire Sidney Kimmel, 78, are shouldering the costs of a full lineup of films, including the printing, advertising, and marketing that indies usually turn to the studios for. These mini-moguls keep control of their films, and all the profit. More »
- Left Coast Democrats Lead in Nanny Laws
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 8, 07 9:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Smoking, trans fat and auto emissions are only the beginning: A group of California legislators is agitating for measures regulating everything from having your pet neutered to changing your light bulbs. They're called "nanny laws," and poli-sci types say they're a product of prosperity. It's "post materialist," says Bruce Cain, a political scientist at UC Berkeley. Such measures are about quality of life, not survival, he says. More »