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April 2008
- Arnold Comes Out Against Gay Marriage Ban
  
  San Diego Union-Tribune | Apr 12, 08 10:15 PM CDT
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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 »
- LA Billboards Off the Charts
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 3, 08 3:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Billboards are out of control in the City of Angels, Pat Morrison writes in the Los Angeles Times , and an industry with almost no accountability is again fighting city efforts at regulation. Giants Clear Channel and CBS Outdoor are throwing a "well-lawyered hissy-fit" against an effort to make the location and description of every billboard in LA public knowledge. More »
- Freeway Shootings Rattle Los Angeles
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 1, 08 8:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A string of freeway shootings in Los Angeles County is causing more jitters than usual on its jam-packed arteries, the Los Angles Times reports. Windows of six cars were shot out by a mystery sniper wielding a BB gun yesterday, the day after a driver died from a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound. A motorist was also shot and wounded on Saturday, and two others were killed last month. Police don't believe the incidents are connected. More »
March 2008
- Solar Panels Trump Trees
  
  ABC News | Mar 26, 08 5:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A dispute between California neighbors pitting trees against solar panels has gone to the panels, KGO-TV reports. Following a seven-year battle over whether one should have to cut down trees in his backyard that

Stories

Arnold Comes Out Against Gay Marriage Ban

SF Mayor Takes Heat for Torch Dodge

Take a Toke of 'Tom Cruise'

LA Billboards Off the Charts

Freeway Shootings Rattle Los Angeles

Solar Panels Trump Trees