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Friday

National

In Sacramento, Tent-City Dwellers Want To Stay

California officials have announced plans to relocate many of the homeless people who have been living at a sprawling tent city on the outskirts of the state capital. But some tent-city dwellers say they have no intention of leaving.

In Sacramento, Tent-City Dwellers Want To Stay

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Tuesday

National

Police Slayings Latest Blow To Crime-Torn Oakland

The California city is holding a candlelight vigil to honor three police officers killed in the line of duty and a fourth officer who was declared brain dead after a weekend shootout with a parole violator after a routine traffic stop. Oakland has a reputation as one of the most violent cities in the country, but the police shooting has rocked this town.

Police Slayings Latest Blow To Crime-Torn Oakland

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Monday

Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

Sacramento Tent City Reflects Economy's Troubles

Job losses, foreclosures and a deepening recession are sending newly homeless people into a makeshift camp on the northern edge of California's capital. Some 300-400 people live there, with no running water and little protection against the elements.

Sacramento Tent City Reflects Economy's Troubles

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Thursday

Law

Calif. Court Hears Gay-Marriage Ban Appeal

The California Supreme Court hears oral arguments on an array of lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8, the voter-approved measure that overturned gay marriage last November. Proposition 8 enjoys wide support outside the state's big cities.

Calif. Court Hears Gay-Marriage Ban Appeal

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Wednesday

Law

Calif. Court To Review Gay-Marriage Ban

California's voter-approved ban on same sex marriage is about to face an important legal test. The state's supreme court holds hearings Thursday to determine if Proposition 8 is constitutional. Last year, the same court legalized same-sex marriage in California.

Calif. Court To Review Gay-Marriage Ban

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Monday

Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

Stimulus To Repay Debt To WWII Filipino Veterans

The economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama contains $198 million to pay a long-overdue debt to Philippine veterans of World War II. They were promised payments for fighting the Japanese but never were paid. Some of those war veterans in California desperately need the money.

Stimulus To Repay Debt To WWII Filipino Veterans

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Friday

Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

Bankruptcy Boom Is Big Business For Lawyers

As the U.S. economy sours, a growing number of people are being forced into bankruptcy. More than 1 million people filed for bankruptcy last year. This trend is attracting new attorneys to one part of the legal profession: consumer bankruptcy law.

Bankruptcy Boom Is Big Business For Lawyers

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Tuesday

Law

Calif. Judges Order Prisoners Released

A panel of federal judges said Monday California must release tens of thousands of prison inmates to relieve overcrowding. The ruling was prompted by several cases in which inmates have died or committed suicide due to poor conditions.

Calif. Judges Order Prisoners Released

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Friday

National

Video Hints At Unprovoked Attack In BART Shooting

New video in the New Year's Day shooting death of an unarmed man by transit police in Oakland, Calif., shows him first being punched in what appears to be an unprovoked attack. One of the officers already has been charged with murder.

Video Hints At Unprovoked Attack In BART Shooting

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Thursday

National

Transit Shooting Adds To Oakland's Racial Tensions

In Oakland, Calif., a former transit police officer will be formally arraigned Thursday for the shooting death of an unarmed man. The incident on New Year's Day has irritated some long-standing racial tensions in Oakland. A protest Wednesday night was mild compared to one a week ago.

Transit Shooting Adds To Oakland's Racial Tensions

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Thursday

National

Oakland Transit Shooting Sparks Riot

The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a police officer on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train is raising tensions in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday night, a riot followed a peaceful demonstration as protesters set dumpsters on fire and broke windows.

Oakland Transit Shooting Sparks Riot

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Tuesday

National

Time Capsule Brings Headlines From 1896

In 1896, a small copper box filled with items of the day was placed in the foundation of a church in Novato, Calif. The box was opened Monday. Its damp contents included newspapers and a Bible.

Time Capsule Brings Headlines From 1896

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Monday

Day to Day

Housing Dreams Flipped In Upside Down Town

Mountain House, Calif. has the nation's highest number of homes per capita where people are upside down on their mortgages. That means these homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth.

Housing Dreams Flipped In Upside Down Town

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Tuesday

Technology

Calif. Mayor Uses YouTube For Annual Address

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is delivering his State of the City address exclusively on the Internet. The annual speech will be shown in 10 episodes on YouTube and the city's Web site. It will total 7.5 hours. The first round, unveiled Monday, focuses on health, education and the environment.

Calif. Mayor Uses YouTube For Annual Address

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Wednesday

The Moscone-Milk Anniversary — And Legacy

In this April 1977 file photo, San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, left, and Mayor George Moscone are shown in the mayor's office during the signing of the city's gay rights bill. AP hide caption

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Obituaries

The Moscone-Milk Anniversary — And Legacy

Thirty years ago, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were gunned down in City Hall. At the heart of the tragedy: tensions over a city's changing face.

The Moscone-Milk Anniversary — And Legacy

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