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Phillip Garrido Irked Over Ankle Monitor in '08

Alleged Jaycee Dugard kidnapper pointed to 19-year clean record

(Newser) - Phillip Garrido complained in 2008 about having to wear a monitoring device because he had not been in trouble with the law for 19 years—nearly as long as he allegedly held Jaycee Dugard captive. Some 120 pages of newly released parole records paint a portrait of a convicted rapist...

Baby Born at California Mall McDonald's
Baby Born at California
Mall McDonald's
[INSERT NAME JOKE HERE]
Feb 12, 2010 7:44 PM CST

Baby Born at California Mall McDonald's

Husband, 3-year-old daughter are on hand at food court

(Newser) - A woman gave birth this afternoon in the food court of a northern California mall, delivering in the McDonald’s where she had been eating with her husband and 3-year-old daughter. A mall cop helped deliver the healthy baby girl; paramedics had been on the scene earlier after Evelyn Alexander...

Meg Whitman Is the Anti-Palin

 Meg Whitman 
 Is the 
 Anti-Palin 
analysis
Feb 9, 2010 12:30 PM CST

Meg Whitman Is the Anti-Palin

She's known for her business smarts, not her personality

(Newser) - Meg Whitman is in some ways the political polar opposite of Sarah Palin, writes Sara Libby. As she fights for the GOP nomination in the California governor's race, Whitman is relying on her smarts and her no-nonsense business acumen. The self-described "frumpy" dresser is "no 40-something pinup,"...

Land Trust Group Makes Deal to Save Hollywood Sign

Land behind icon will be off-limits to development

(Newser) - An environmental group has a deal in the works to protect the land around the “Hollywood” sign from being turned into luxury homes, and will cover up the iconic sign Thursday to draw attention to the scheme. "The Hollywood sign cannot be separated from its untrammeled setting of...

Older Women More Likely to Have Autistic Kids

Women over 40 face double the risk compared to moms under 25

(Newser) - Older mothers face an increased risk of giving birth to a child with autism, a new study says. Researchers analyzed all 4.9 million births in California in the 1990s and found that women who give birth over the age of 40 are 77% more likely to have an autistic...

Judge Hearing Prop 8 Case Is Gay
Judge Hearing Prop 8 Case
Is Gay
Feb 8, 2010 1:21 PM CST

Judge Hearing Prop 8 Case Is Gay

Not that there's anything wrong with that ... at least for now

(Newser) - The judge who will rule on the constitutionality of California’s gay marriage ban is gay. Vaughn Walker, who drew the assignment at random, has a reputation as a conservative and libertarian. Gay activists say his sexual orientation isn't an issue, but a rep for the group that sponsored the...

Charlie Sheen's Stolen Car Found in Ravine

Actor says Mercedes went missing overnight

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen's fun times continue: His stolen Mercedes was found overturned down a cliff near his home early today, but there's no evidence anyone was in the car when it went into the ravine, police said. Authorities found the vehicle about 4am after its OnStar system sent out an alert....

Blame El Niño for Recent Storms

Strongest warm-water phenomenon in a decade drenches coasts

(Newser) - The strongest El Niño in more than a decade is the culprit behind the wretched weather bombarding much of the country this winter, from the snowstorms that buried the mid-Atlantic states in December to the rains that drenched California last month. “Ocean temperatures are somewhere upwards of two...

2nd Large Quake Rattles N. Calif.

No major damage reported after 6.0 quake

(Newser) - Northern California was shaken by a second large earthquake in less than a month yesterday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The 6.0 magnitude quake was centered offshore in the same region as the 6.5 quake that damaged hundreds of buildings in Humboldt County...

Fiorina Opponent Promises 'Demon-Sheep-Free Zone'

Chuck DeVore looks to exploit Carly Fiorina's bizarre ad

(Newser) - Chuck DeVore is looking to get as much mileage as possible out of fellow GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina's bizarre "demon sheep" ad, the one that accuses Tom Campbell of being a FCINO . He's set up www.demonsheep.org in the name of the "Society for the Eradication...

Trump Peeved at Cheap Weddings Near His Course

He wants to raise prices for ceremonies at city park

(Newser) - Everyone loves a bargain—everyone except Donald Trump. The owner of the ritzy Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., isn't happy that the city charges couples under a grand to get married at a small park right behind his course's clubhouse—where a wedding can cost $150,...

Carly Fiorina's Creepy Sheep Ad Causes a Stir

Don't miss the star's red laser eyes

(Newser) - Carly Fiorina thinks her primary opponent for a Senate seat in California is what her new ad terms a FCINO, a Fiscal Conservative in Name Only. Fine, routine stuff. But the video itself is "already a frontrunner for most astounding political ad of 2010," writes Brian Montopoli at...

YouTube Fish Video May Lead to Charges

Crowd cheers as man pulls endangered fish to shore

(Newser) - A man may face charges for failing to help a black sea bass at Newport Beach, Calif. On Jan. 3, the fisherman accidentally caught the bass, which is a protected species. As boaters motored it ashore, he swam out, loosened the line and pulled the fish out of the water...

California May Claim Moon as 'Historical Resource'

Space fans want to protect landing site

(Newser) - California wants to protect the junk the Apollo 11 astronauts left behind from careless future visitors to the moon. If a state panel approves a proposal to declare the landing site an official historical resource, California would become the first state to protect the location. New Mexico and Texas are...

Panel Urges Manson Family Member Be Paroled

Bruce Davis may be freed after 38 years

(Newser) - One of the lesser-known members of the Manson family has been recommended for parole after serving 38 years for his part in two murders. A prison panel made the recommendation yesterday for Bruce Davis—convicted of the murders of musician Gary Hinman and ranch hand Donald "Shorty" Shea—after...

Councilman Calls Himself 'Proud Racist'

Calif. official sets off firestorm after immigration diatribe

(Newser) - A veteran city councilman in California has started a firestorm after declaring himself a “proud racist” at an anti-immigration rally. Bob Kellar, also a two-time mayor of Santa Clarita, says his remarks were taken out of context, but he’s refused to apologize. That’s sharply divided the suburban...

Polanski Must Be Sentenced in LA: Judge

Fugitive director can't learn fate in 1977 rape case in absentia

(Newser) - Roman Polanski can't remain under house arrest in Switzerland while he's sentenced in Los Angeles for statutory rape committed in 1977—he must appear in court in the US, a superior court judge ruled today. "I have made it clear he needs to surrender," said Peter Espinoza. "...

LA Residents Evacuated as New Storm Bears Down

Another pummeling for southern California

(Newser) - Evacuations have been ordered in mudslide-prone Los Angeles neighborhoods as the third storm in as many days bears down on the city. Heavy storms early this week resulted in flooding and a tornado warning. Police officers have been going door-to-door in vulnerable neighborhoods telling hundreds of residents to be out...

Pol: Anti-Gay Marriage Stance 'Grounded in Prejudice'
Pol: Anti-Gay Marriage Stance 'Grounded in Prejudice'
PROP 8 TRIAL
Jan 19, 2010 8:00 PM CST

Pol: Anti-Gay Marriage Stance 'Grounded in Prejudice'

San Diego mayor outlines his switch on issue

(Newser) - The mayor of San Diego today told the judge hearing the case against California’s gay-marriage ban that he’d changed his stance on the issue because he came to see that “the decisions I made were grounded in prejudice.” Jerry Sanders says becoming a supporter of the...

Gay Marriage Worth Millions to California: Economist
Gay Marriage Worth Millions to California: Economist 
PROP 8 TRIAL
Jan 15, 2010 10:12 AM CST

Gay Marriage Worth Millions to California: Economist

Wedding spending, lower health costs help city, he says at trial

(Newser) - The Proposition 8 trial took a break from intangibles like constitutional rights and discrimination yesterday to focus on cold, hard economic facts: Gay marriage is a moneymaker, argued San Francisco’s top economist. Because married people are on average healthier and wealthier than singles, legalizing gay marriage would reduce health...

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