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Mortgage company bringing 200 jobs to Sacramento
A Southern California mortgage company is opening an office in Sacramento, bringing 200 jobs.The arrival of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust was announced today by SACTO, the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization."Their decision is yet another sign of the long anticipated recovery in the housing market and the region's overall economic health," said SACTO Chairman ...
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Abercrombie Ellison good for Lanai after 1 year
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie says Oracle Corp. billionaire Larry Ellison is proving to be good for Lanai one year after buying most of the Hawaiian ...
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Oakland counting on brighter lights to fight crime
OAKLAND -- By the end of this year, Oakland expects to have outfitted all 30,000 overhead streetlights with more brighter energy efficient bulbs -- an upgrade city officials said should help reduce crime and electricity bills.The $14.8 million project is already underway in East Oakland where more than 1,000 bulbs have been replaced. "This is extremely important," Councilmember Larry ...
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Video Lemurs have a new home at the San Diego Zoo
Five lemurs from Madagascar are now living at the San Diego Zoo. The ring-tailed and wide-eyed creatures live in a free-range exhibit called "Lemur Walk," which allows visitors close-up views of these friendly ...
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Can Obamas Berlin Speech Match John F. Kennedys and Ronald Reagans
President Obama has been called one of the most eloquent of the modern presidents – and not without reason. That reputation will be put to the test tomorrow when he speaks in Berlin, a city which has served as the stage for two of the best-known modern presidential speeches: John F. Kennedy's "ich bin ein Berliner" address, which will see its 50th anniversary next week, and ...
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Chef describes Jackson childrens lives to jury
LOS ANGELES -; A chef who worked for Michael Jackson has described to jurors the lives of the superstar's children, including what she says was Paris Jackson's last birthday ...
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San Diego’s Best U-T Readers Poll Nominees
It's time for our annual SD Best quest. The tradition continues in 2013 with an upgraded online platform and new, exciting categories. Once a year we reach out to our readers and ask for them to help identify the best of the best of everything in San Diego. From bowling alleys, beaches and buffets, to swap meets, night clubs and dive bars. Our readers nominated all their favorites, and the ...
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Correction LA Assessor Investigation story
LOS ANGELES -; In a story June 15 about an investigation into the Los Angeles assessor's office, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Assessor John Noguez has pleaded guilty to dozens of charges. He has pleaded not guilty to those ...
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Calif. city sues MLB over As proposed move
Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed ...
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Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide
Beginning next week, the coffee giant will post calorie counts on their menu boards, getting ahead of the federal menu-labeling requirements that will go into effect later this ...
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Monsters University premieres in Hollywood
Singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani, husband Gavin Rossdale and their children arrive during the world premiere of "Monsters University," June 17, ...
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Federal charges for McLeod suspect in kidnapping of Calif. boy
A man accused of kidnapping a boy, 14, and luring him from California to Florida faces federal charges in addition to state charges, an FBI statement said. Tony Lee McLeod, 36, of Tampa, Fla., faces five charges in San Diego County, Calif., including child abduction, meeting with a minor to commit a sex offense and online enticement of a minor. McLeod was arrested June 11 when he and the boy ...
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Authorities unattended campfire caused Calif fire
MARIPOSA, Calif. -; State fire officials say a wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park that has forced more than a thousand residents to evacuate their homes was caused by an unattended ...
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Santa Barbara’s Incredibly-Shrinking Publication
was down to 68 pages. In its hey day, the Independent had weekly page counts between 120-128, pages. The publication is down to roughly half its former size. In a related note, ...
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California wildfire triggers air quality warning in Las Vegas
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 11:07 a.m. California wildfires mean smoke-filled days in Las Vegas, and a recent fire has prompted air quality officials on Tuesday to issue an air quality warning. Though unhealthy levels of pollution had not been reached as of Tuesday morning, the Clark County Department of Air Quality issued the warning because of smoke from the wildfires combined with local weather ...
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How A Star Los Angeles Entrepreneur Coaches The Next Generation
Amplify, an LA business accelerator founded by entrepreneurs Jeff Solomon and Paul Bricault, has taken some 20 promising startups under its wing at its hip Venice campus over the past 18 months. Solomon actively mentors entrepreneurship's next generation, whether they are poised for breakthroughs or have yet to buy their first college textbook. In July he will launch an ...
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Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
WASHINGTON-A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco against Robert Williams of ...
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USFS may not refill Incline Lake after all
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The Forest Service may abandon plans to restore a small lake overlooking Lake Tahoe to the way it was when the rich and famous vacationed at the private enclave a half century ago and instead let it return to a natural ...
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SullivanCurtisMonroe Names Petsche as VP in Southern California
SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Thomas Petsche as a vice president at its Los Angeles location. Prior to joining SCM's group benefits division, Petsche was with Gallagher Benefits Services. He has more than 15 years of benefits brokerage consulting experience. SMC isa full-service insurance agency focused on middle-market companies, offering commercial property/casualty, ...
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UPDATE 1-Justin Bieber hits photographer in Los Angeles car scrape
Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:16pm EDT (New throughout with police statement) LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said. Video taken outside the Laugh Factory comedy club showed Bieber behind the wheel of ...
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Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack
LOS ANGELES -; A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie has sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the ...
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California Home Price Increases Most in 33 Years
The median price of a previously owned house in California soared 31.9 percent in May, the largest year-over-year increase in more than three decades as sales of more expensive properties increased and inventory remained tight, a trade group said Monday. Last month, the state's median home price increased to $417,350 from $316,460 in May 2012, according to Los Angeles-based California ...
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More bad luck for Bieber Pop star hits pedestrian in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood, but there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening. Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with someone -- possibly a photographer -- at 11:45 p.m. local time Monday in the 8800 block of Sunset Boulevard. Valenzuela says nobody was cited or arrested and ...
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California Prisoners at Avenal and Pleasant Valley prisons demand move as valley fever death toll rises
Thousands of inmates at two California prisons may be transferred to other facilities, to avoid the threat of a condition known as valley ...
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Sex Trafficking Victim to Share Her Story
Hazel C. was the victim in a San Diego case which was delayed while the prosecution struggled to prove the trafficker knew his victim was a ...
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Sacramento vulnerable to massive disaster
If a major earthquake were to occur tomorrow, Sacramento could potentially be devastated by massive flooding on-par with that seen in New Orleans during Katrina. The state’s major fresh water systems would be destroyed and 25 million would be without fresh water, while millions would lose their homes, but for all this, funding to upgrade the city’s levees is hard to come by.
When Hurricane Katrina barreled into US states along the Gulf Coast in 2005 it caused chaos and devastation in a part of the world considered among the most developed and stable. Read more
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