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California Dreamin'

"I have seen purer liquors, better segars, finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier courtesans here in San Francisco than in any other place I have ever visited; and it is my unbiased opinion that California can and does furnish the best bad things that are available in America." - Hilton Helper

California, the state where fortunes are made and lost in a weekend, muscle-bound movie stars become governors, and box office takes carry as much weight as football scores. Lesser regions may affect to snub the Golden State, but with the largest GDP in the country and the eighth largest in the world, California doesn't care.

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  • May 2008

    • Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 16, 08 4:03 AM CDT

      Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      (Newser) - Organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex unions are already mobilizing to reinstate a ban on gay marriages that was struck down yesterday by California's Supreme Court, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The coalition intends to hammer home the fact that  four judges have "overturned the will" of millions of voters who approved the ban in a 2000 vote, said a spokeswoman for a conservative group in Sacramento. More »

    • Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling

      (Newser) - California gays are ecstatic about the state's supreme court striking down a ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “I'm feeling the joy all over,” one gay man, and father, said. In Fresno, a gay couple applied for a marriage license from a somewhat bewildered county clerk who wondered about the “exact language” of the decision, the Bee observed. More »

    • Calif. Justices Strike Down Gay Marriage Ban

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 15, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      Calif. Justices Strike Down Gay Marriage Ban

      (Newser) - The California Supreme Court legalized gay marriage today, calling state laws discriminatory, the Los Angeles Times reports. The moderately conservative body found that same-sex couple must be allowed to marry, in a case stemming from the 2004 San Francisco unions that the same judges intervened to stop. An initiative on the November ballot could yet void the ruling if passed by voters. More »

    • SF Meters Will Take Coins for Homeless

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 13, 08 1:58 PM CDT

      SF Meters Will Take Coins for Homeless

      (Newser) - San Francisco’s got a new plan to address panhandling: The city is installing old parking meters in popular begging areas where passers-by can drop their spare change rather than giving it to panhandlers. The money will go to local non-profits to help the homeless, the Chronicle reports. “We're not helping these individuals by handing out cash” directly, says the city’s mayor. More »

    • Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 13, 08 1:32 PM CDT

      Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

      (Newser) - Drew Barrymore was on the receiving end of a hit-and-run accident in West Hollywood yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actress was unharmed, and even managed to tail her assailant and snag his license-plate number. Police are looking for the driver. More »

    • Broke California May Tax Beer, iTunes, Sex Toys

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 9, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Broke California May Tax Beer, iTunes, Sex Toys

      (Newser) - A $1.80 tax on every six-pack of beer. An iTunes sales tax. A 25% tax on sex toys and pornographic entertainment. These are just some of the more creative measures put forth by California's Democratic lawmakers to close a budget shortfall estimated at $20 billion, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

    • Malibu Calls On Ken Starr to Fight Paparazzi

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 9, 08 9:25 AM CDT

      Malibu Calls On Ken Starr to Fight Paparazzi

      (Newser) - Officials in Malibu are taking a new approach to taming paparazzi: enlisting the help of Kenneth Starr. The city’s mayor has asked the man who investigated Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky case to bring together an anti-paparazzi think tank to draft laws seeking photographer-free “buffer zones” and perhaps a tax on pictures taken, reports the Los Angeles Times . More »

    • Calif. Bill Would Drive Pets Off Laps

      San Jose Mercury News  |  May 7, 08 6:11 AM CDT

      Calif. Bill Would Drive Pets Off Laps

      (Newser) - California legislators are pushing a bill banning pets from drivers' laps after a national study ranked pets, along with cell phones, among the leading causes of road distractions and a cause of thousands of accidents. A bill before the state legislature will impose a fine for driving while holding dogs, cats, or other live animals, reports the San Jose Mercury News . More »

    • Bomb Damages San Diego Courthouse

      ABC News  |  May 5, 08 4:39 AM CDT

      Bomb Damages San Diego Courthouse

      (Newser) - In what could be the work of a serial bomber, a multi-pipe bomb exploded yesterday at a San Diego courthouse, shattering its door and blasting shrapnel across the street, ABC News reports. No one was hurt in the predawn explosion. The FBI is investigating the incident, which follows a similar bombing in the city last month that destroyed the door of a Federal Express building. No one has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack, and no threats were received. More »

    • Pittsburgh Joins LA as US' Most Polluted

      Reuters  |  May 1, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      Pittsburgh Joins LA as US' Most Polluted

      (Newser) - Pittsburgh has gone Hollywood—but not in a good way, Reuters reports. For the first time, a city outside California has topped one of three most-polluted lists in an annual “State of the Air” report, Pittsburgh ranked as the US city with the worst short-term particle pollution; Los Angeles ranked worst in the other two categories. More »

  • April 2008

    • 5.2 Quake Again Rattles West

      CNN  |  Apr 30, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      5.2 Quake Again Rattles West

      (Newser) - The latest in a series of shakers to rattle the West was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck a rural area 190 miles northwest of Sacramento last night. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. Quakes have recently rattled Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe, and Reno, where a swarm of hundreds of tremors building in strength the past six weeks are making scientists—and residents—jittery. More »

    • 1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 27, 08 4:21 PM CDT

      1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      (Newser) - Roughly 1,000 people abandoned 400 California homes today as firefighters battled a blaze in the Sierra Madre foothills, the Los Angeles Times reports. The fire spread through some 400 acres, and containment is not expected for days. Record-setting temperatures are to blame for the blaze marking an early start of the fire season.  "This is not a lazy fire," a fire chief said. "This fire is burning with some energy." More »

    • Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 26, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      (Newser) - The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel has been sold on eBay for $132,400—to a first-time eBayer and the son of a former Oklahoma City mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Grant Humphreys, a 32-year-old real estate developer who'd never set eyes on the crowd-pleaser, placed the winning bid yesterday just before the close of the auction that drew six bidders. More »

    • Dead Archives Head to UC Santa Cruz

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 24, 08 11:42 AM CDT

      Dead Archives Head to UC Santa Cruz

      (Newser) - The thousands of pieces that make up the Grateful Dead archive are truckin’ to a new home at UC Santa Cruz, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The materials—worth millions and ranging from the band’s first record contract to life-size skeletons of members—currently occupy 2,000 square feet in a warehouse; in Santa Cruz, they’ll become the school’s biggest collection. More »

    • $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 18, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

      (Newser) - The Bay Area is used to being on the cutting edge, but becoming the first to pay $4 for a gallon of gas is a milestone San Francisco could do without, the Chronicle reports. Prices are expected to nudge past the mark next week—but many Bay Area residents have already fled their cars to dodge ever-growing fuel costs. More »

    • SF Bay Area Businesses Face Penalties for Pollution

      New York Times  |  Apr 17, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      SF Bay Area Businesses Face Penalties for Pollution

      (Newser) - San Francisco Bay Area businesses could face major fines—the first ever imposed by a local government—based on the amount of climate-changing emissions they produce annually, the New York Times reports. The move, which the Bay Area Air Quality Management District could make official May 21, would skirt plodding debate that has held up action at the national and state levels. More »

    • Big Quake Will Rock Calif. by 2038: Study

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 14, 08 9:00 PM CDT

      Big Quake Will Rock Calif. by 2038: Study

      (Newser) - A major earthquake is almost inevitable in California in the next 30 years, a new study says. The likely target is Southern California, which has a 97% chance of a 6.7 magnitude quake and 37% chance of a 7.5. Because it has suffered more big quakes in the last century, Northern California has a slightly lower chance of a 6.7 temblor and only 15% chance of a 7.5. More »

    • Arnold Comes Out Against Gay Marriage Ban

      Union-Tribune (San Diego)  |  Apr 12, 08 10:15 PM CDT

      Arnold Comes Out Against Gay Marriage Ban

      (Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans yesterday that he will oppose a move to ban same-sex marriage in California, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. “I will always be there to fight against that,” he said, sparking applause at the San Diego convention of Log Cabin Republicans. It was his first stand against an initiative that may reach the November ballot. More »

    • SF Mayor Takes Heat for Torch Dodge

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 10, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      SF Mayor Takes Heat for Torch Dodge

      (Newser) - The San Francisco leg of the Olympic torch relay avoided some of the chaos that plagued London and Paris, but pro-Tibetan activists were fuming that Mayor Gavin Newsom rerouted the flame's path at the last minute to dodge protesters. "He did it so China can report they had a great torch run," one demonstrator complained to the San Francisco Chronicle . More »

    • Take a Toke of 'Tom Cruise'

      New York Daily News  |  Apr 4, 08 3:56 PM CDT

      Take a Toke of 'Tom Cruise'

      (Newser) - Wonder what it's like to be as high—on life and on couch cushions—as Tom Cruise? Head west, where licensed California medical-marijuana dealers are hawking a bud called "Tom Cruise Purple." The vials reportedly feature the actor's maniacally laughing mug—and aficionados  say it'll have you hallucinating in no time, the New York Daily News reports. More »

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