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Joshua Tree Couple Speaks of Baby Being Washed Away

Local Palm Springs NBC News affiliate KMIR reports that a one-year-old boy was washed away in recent flash floods associated with the remnants of Hurricane Odile–and survived.  The couple’s home in Joshua Tree, which they had moved into in August,

Joshua Tree Couple Speaks of Baby Being Washed Away

Five California Cities Make Forbes 'Least Educated' List

A survey ranking the most and least educated American cities offers a bleak picture of California; only one of the top ten educated cities is in the state, while a whopping five of the least-educated cities hail from the Golden

Five California Cities Make Forbes 'Least Educated' List

NY Times/CBS Poll: Majority of U.S. Dislikes Obama's Foreign Policy

The latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows Barack Obama has lost considerable ground with the American public regarding his foreign policy.  Fifty-eight percent of respondents disapprove of how Obama deals with foreign policy, 10 points higher than the CBS

NY Times/CBS Poll: Majority of U.S. Dislikes Obama's Foreign Policy

LAUSD Wants to Return Grenade Launchers

On Tuesday, Los Angeles Unified school police officials decided they would reject the military weaponry that they acquired through the federal government’s 1033 Program, which Congress passed in the early 1990s so that law-enforcement agencies could procure excess Defense Department

LAUSD Wants to Return Grenade Launchers

Joe Girardi after Derek Jeter Beaning: 'We Are Not Pincushions'

If you’ve ever been a duck at a shooting gallery at a country fair, you’ll know how the New York Yankees feel when facing Tampa Bay Rays pitchers: in the crosshairs. Tuesday night Rays reliever Steven Geltz hit Derek Jeter

Joe Girardi after Derek Jeter Beaning: 'We Are Not Pincushions'

SF Gives OK to Legal Aid for Illegal Immigrant Kids

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to spend $2.1 million over the next two years so that illegal immigrants in the city can have lawyers for fast-tracked deportation proceedings, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Over 2,000 juveniles

SF Gives OK to Legal Aid for Illegal Immigrant Kids

Convicted and Sentenced, Wright to Resign from Senate–Finally

On Monday, Democratic State Sen. Roderick D. Wright, 62, finally said he will step down from office on Sept. 22, according to the Los Angeles Times. Wright wrote the Senate secretary, “Effective Sept. 22, 2014, I hereby resign from the

Convicted and Sentenced, Wright to Resign from Senate–Finally

ISIS Threatens Times Square

NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton says that ISIS may be targeting Times Square, as the terrorist group has made threats on an online message board.  ISIS put out messages to recruit “individual wolves in America” to initiate attacks on the

ISIS Threatens Times Square

Educational Materials with Common Core Stamp Selling Big

Now that Common Core seems to be taking over the curricula in states across the nation, companies furnishing educational materials are desperately trying to attract school districts and teachers to buy their materials by advertising them as aligning with Common

Educational Materials with Common Core Stamp Selling Big

Selfies Causing Major Public Hazard in Fremont Park

Homeowners near Mission Peak in Fremont are getting fed up. Visitors to Mission Peak Regional Preserve have gotten so numerous that there is a constant flow of traffic, parking in front of driveways blocks homeowners from leaving, and trash left

Selfies Causing Major Public Hazard in Fremont Park

Bill Clinton Caught 'Bashing' Benjamin Netanyahu

The New York Post reports that former President Bill Clinton was caught on tape “bashing” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tom Harkin Steak Fry in Iowa on Sunday. Hillary Clinton was in Iowa also, perhaps to unofficially begin

Bill Clinton Caught 'Bashing' Benjamin Netanyahu

Papelbon Issued 7-Game Suspension for Grabbing Crotch

Philadelphia Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon grabbed one ball too many on Monday night, prompting an ejection and a seven-game suspension. After surrendering four runs in the ninth inning of a 5-4 Phillies loss to the Miami Marlins, Papelbon left the

Papelbon Issued 7-Game Suspension for Grabbing Crotch

Garcetti Wants Neighboring Cities to Hike Minimum Wage

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, suddenly realizing his populist appeal to hike the minimum wage might trigger businesses to leave the city and relocate in nearby areas, is pressuring cities near Los Angeles to impose a hike in their minimum

Garcetti Wants Neighboring Cities to Hike Minimum Wage

California High School Spends $14k on Espresso Machine

The Castro Valley Unified School District, apparently a sleepy school district, decided that they needed to purchase something to wake them up: a $14,000 espresso maker.  Local CBS News affiliate KPIX in San Francisco reported that local citizens were furious

California High School Spends $14k on Espresso Machine

Ray Rice Will Appeal Suspension Today

On Monday, exactly one week after he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL and cut by the Baltimore Ravens, Ray Rice will appeal the suspension, according to NFL sources. Rice has apparently engaged an attorney and his case will be

Ray Rice Will Appeal Suspension Today

Environmentalists Sue over Crude-by-Rail

The environmental group Earthjustice, funded by George Soros and joined by the Sierra Club and ForestEthics, is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in order to prevent crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken formation to be moved to California. The suit

Environmentalists Sue over Crude-by-Rail

Man Allegedly Cooked Ex-Girlfriend's Dog, Fed It to Her

A man from Northern California was arrested Thursday and charged with animal cruelty, domestic violence, stalking and false imprisonment after his ex-girlfriend said they reconciled for a meal he had cooked and served for her: her dog. Ryan Watenpaugh’s ex-girlfriend

Man Allegedly Cooked Ex-Girlfriend's Dog, Fed It to Her

Steinberg (Finally) Says Wright Should Resign

After waiting more than six months after a Democratic State Senator was convicted of lying about living in the district he represented, outgoing State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) finally issued a public call for Roderick Wright’s resignation,

Steinberg (Finally) Says Wright Should Resign

Report: ISIS Has over 40 Cells in Lebanon

Over 40 undercover ISIS cells now exist in Lebanon, according to the Daily Star in Lebanon. A Lebanese security organization asserts that each of the cells includes three or four members who come from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, or the

Report: ISIS Has over 40 Cells in Lebanon

Maria Shriver Was Erased from Schwarzenegger Portrait

When former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived at the unveiling of his official portrait in the state Capitol this week, someone was conspicuously missing from his portrait: his former wife, Maria Shriver.  Sources told the San Francisco Chronicle that the

Maria Shriver Was Erased from Schwarzenegger Portrait

Chick-Fil-A Banned from Donating Food to School Event

A high school football booster club in Ventura was prohibited from selling Chick-fil-A sandwiches at its back-to-school night event because the principal didn’t like the restaurant owner’s position on gay marriage, according to CBS Los Angeles. Val Wyatt, principal of

Chick-Fil-A Banned from Donating Food to School Event

Obama Losing Support Among Women, Youths, Latinos

Three essential groups that formed part of Barack Obama’s voting coalition are slipping away from him, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll: women, young voters, and Latinos. 50% of female respondents disapproved of Obama, while 44% approved, a

Obama Losing Support Among Women, Youths, Latinos

Brown Signs Mandatory Sick Leave Bill

If you are an employer in the private sector in California, you can thank California Governor Jerry Brown. On Wednesday, he signed AB 1522, the bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) that guarantees three paid sick days for

Brown Signs Mandatory Sick Leave Bill

New UC Davis Treatment for Depression Uses Magnets to the Head

CBS 13 Sacramento reports that scientists, led by a UC Davis researcher, are trying a novel technique to deal with issues of the mind that plague people: deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (DTMS). Using magnetic pulses sent through the brain from

New UC Davis Treatment for Depression Uses Magnets to the Head

NFL Hires Former FBI Director to Investigate League

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, attempting to protect the shield, has brought in a famous badge. The league has hired former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III to investigate the NFL’s actions in handling evidence in the Ray Rice domestic violence

NFL Hires Former FBI Director to Investigate League

UC to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Change Companies

The University of California, keeping pace with the state government’s obsession with climate change, is proposing to invest $1 billion over five years in companies and researchers that are seeking solutions solving climate change, the Sacramento Business Journal reports. UC plans

UC to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Change Companies

Crimes Unsolved as LAPD Struggles with Fingerprint Backlog

On Tuesday, the LAPD acknowledged that there has been an exponential increase in the cases they have been working on that have unanalyzed fingerprint evidence, according to the Los Angeles Times. The number of cases has risen more than 100%

Crimes Unsolved as LAPD Struggles with Fingerprint Backlog

Scandal-Plagued LAUSD Installs System to Delete Emails after One Year

The Los Angeles Unified school board, under fire because of the release of internal emails outlining a possibly inappropriate relationship between its executives and Apple, as well as textbook publisher Pearson, has decided to buy a service that will automatically

Scandal-Plagued LAUSD Installs System to Delete Emails after One Year

Deng Responds to Scouting Report Read by Ferry

Miami Heat forward Luol Deng responded to a scouting report read by Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry on a conference call among the team’s executives. An owner deemed the description of Deng racially insensitive, and reading it aloud ultimately

Deng Responds to Scouting Report Read by Ferry

NBC/WSJ Poll: GOP Has Huge Lead with Voters on National Defense

According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, Republicans have soared to a monumental lead among Americans in the decision of which party they can trust to maintain a strong national defense. A majority of respondents, 54%, chose the

NBC/WSJ Poll: GOP Has Huge Lead with Voters on National Defense

Schwarzenegger's Day at the Capitol

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a grand day in Sacramento on Monday, first appearing at a climate change symposium with Governor Jerry Brown and then attending the unveiling of his portrait in the state rotunda. It was his first public

Schwarzenegger's Day at the Capitol

CA Man Travels USA with Giant Inflatable Testicle

A 31-year-old testicular cancer survivor from Salinas, California is pushing a 6-foot inflatable “testicle” across the country to heighten the public’s awareness of the disease.  According to local NBC News affiliate KSBW-TV, Thomas Cantley says he is going to depend on public

CA Man Travels USA with Giant Inflatable Testicle

Yosemite Hikers Evacuated from Wildfire

A small fire in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park that had been allowed to burn for forest restoration and various other reasons was transformed into a dangerous wildfire on Sunday by strong winds and high temperatures, reports the Fresno

Yosemite Hikers Evacuated from Wildfire

Google to Pay $19 Million in FTC Lawsuit Against In-App Purchases

Google has settled charges brought by the federal government, consenting to reimburse $19 million to consumers whose children may have been deceptively lured into buying items through the Android app store, reports the Washington Post. The Federal Trade Commission stated

Google to Pay $19 Million in FTC Lawsuit Against In-App Purchases