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Tuesday

Law

California Ordered To Reduce Prison Population

A divided U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that California must dramatically reduce its prison population. The justices found that overcrowding in the state's prisons violates constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment.

California Ordered To Reduce Prison Population

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Monday

National

San Francisco Moves To Ban Yellow Pages

San Francisco is about to ban the delivery of yellow pages, unless residents ask for one. Advocates of the move say the restriction is good for the environment and that the Internet makes printed directories unnecessary for most people. Opponents say yellow page listings are important to businesses. Other cities have tried to curb the number of unwanted phone books with opt-out ordinances, but San Francisco's is the first opt-in only law.

San Francisco Moves To Ban Yellow Pages

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Thursday

Law

Defense Rests In Trial Involving Murdered Journalist

In Oakland, Calif., the prosecution and defense have rested in the trial of a man accused of ordering the murder of a well-known journalist. Chauncey Bailey, an editor for a local community paper, was gunned down in August 2007. Prosecutors say Bailey was killed because he had run afoul of the leader of a local Black Muslim group.

Defense Rests In Trial Involving Murdered Journalist

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Trial Connected To Journalist's Murder Continues

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Trial Connected To Journalist's Murder Continues

Two men are currently on trial for allegedly masterminding the August 2007 murder of investigative journalist Chauncey Bailey, who was gunned down in broad daylight in downtown Oakland, Calif.

Trial Connected To Journalist's Murder Continues

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Thursday

Business

PG&E To Test For Faulty Transmission Lines

California's Pacific Gas & Electric Company plans to test and possibly replace hundreds of miles of aging gas pipelines. The move comes after a review of previous safety tests brought on by last year's explosion in San Bruno, Calif. That incident killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes.

PG&E To Test For Faulty Transmission Lines

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Tuesday

Tsunami Cripples Several West Coast Harbors

Half-sunken boats, docks and debris lie tangled in Crescent City, Calif., after a tsunami surged Friday in Northern California. Josh Jackson/AP hide caption

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Tsunami Cripples Several West Coast Harbors

The tsunami that devastated Japan also sent strong currents to California's northern coast, causing tens of millions of dollars in damage. It decimated the commercial fishing industry that had operated in Crescent City, Calif., the state's most productive seafood harbor.

Tsunami Cripples Several West Coast Harbors

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Tuesday

Hearings Set To Root Out Cause Of Pipeline Explosion

A crater filled with water marks the site of a pipeline explosion that caused a fire in a San Bruno, Calif., neighborhood, on Sept. 9. Max Whittaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Hearings Set To Root Out Cause Of Pipeline Explosion

This week federal investigators are preparing to hold hearings into the cause of the fatal blast in San Bruno, Calif., last September. Preliminary reports from federal investigators cast blame on defective welds in a 60-year-old pipeline.

Hearings Set To Root Out Cause Of Pipeline Explosion

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Tuesday

Architecture

Oakland's Pot Plantations Crowd Home Growers

The city of Oakland, Calif., was the birthplace of last year's failed effort to legalize marijuana statewide. The city is pushing the limits again — this time by clearing the way for enormous pot farms inside the city.

Oakland's Pot Plantations Crowd Home Growers

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Wednesday

Google Offers Virtual Gallery Tours

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Art & Design

Google Offers Virtual Gallery Tours

Google is using its Street View technology to help people see art far away from where they live. The tech giant is creating virtual gallery tours at 17 museums in the U.S. and Europe, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the National Gallery in London and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

Google Offers Virtual Gallery Tours

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Tuesday

National

Calif. Gov. Proposes Cuts To Close Budget Deficit

California is facing a huge budget deficit. In his State of the Sate speech Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown urged lawmakers to let the state's voters decide on his budget plan. Brown said it's possible to turn things around, but not without inflicting some pain.

Calif. Gov. Proposes Cuts To Close Budget Deficit

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Thursday

National

Berkeley's Latest Liberal Cause: Sex Changes

A City Council proposal to set aside $20,000 a year to help city employees afford gender reassignment surgery has some residents clutching their pearls over the cost during this tough economic time. The proposal follows the example of San Francisco, which has offered that benefit for a decade.

Berkeley's Latest Liberal Cause: Sex Changes

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Friday

Giffords' Staffers: 'The Office Is Open'

Pam Simon, an outreach coordinator for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, smiles as she visits the congresswoman's Tucson office Friday only days after being shot in the wrist and chest during the rampage that critically injured Giffords. Nineteen people were shot, six fatally. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot

Giffords' Staffers: 'The Office Is Open'

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' congressional staff members opened her Tucson, Ariz., office Monday morning as usual. Since then they have hosted a stream of constituents, friends and volunteers offering condolences, long hugs and food. Following routine helps them cope with the shootings.

Giffords' Staffers: 'The Office Is Open'

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Tuesday

Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot

Community, Families Of Shooting Victims Mourn

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains in critical condition Tuesday. Doctors say she is alert, responsive and capable of breathing on her own. Details about Giffords' condition came in a news conference at the University of Arizona Medical Center. Also on hand were friends and family of some of the other victims of the tragic shooting in Tucson.

Community, Families Of Shooting Victims Mourn

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Sunday

Economy

Calif., New York Budgets Build On Shaky Ground

State employee unions have been a major political powerhouse in California. They were the financial force behind Jerry Brown's successful bid for governor. But now, state workers are wondering if Brown will be friend or foe as he tackles a $28-billion state budget deficit. It's a situation comparable to another big state's dilemma; New York, where newly elected Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes a one-year pay freeze for state workers as part of his emergency plan to get New York on stable ground.

Calif., New York Budgets Build On Shaky Ground

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