Former UFC fighter who awoke to reports of death says at news conference he’s very much aliveSANTA ANA, Calif. — A mixed martial arts fighter who some media outlets reported had died overnight has come forward to prove that he’s alive. California State University system OKs 20 percent fee hike to deal with massive budget deficitLONG BEACH, Calif. — The California State University system raised student fees Tuesday by 20 percent as part of a budget plan that would also shrink enrollment and furlough nearly all employees for two days a month. Linear Technology profit plunges 45 percent in 4th qtr as revenue declines, customers cautiousMILPITAS, Calif. — Linear Technology Corp. says its fiscal fourth-quarter profit plunged 45 percent year-over-year as the chip maker lost one-third of its revenue. The company says customers continue to be cautious about ordering inventory. Deal to close Calif. deficit shapes up as a temporary fix, unlikely to solve fiscal crisisSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s deal to close its $26 billion budget gap may end up doing what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had hoped to avoid: kicking the state’s problems down the road. Cal State University trustees vote for 20 percent fee hike to address massive budget shortfallLONG BEACH, Calif. — California State University’s governing board has voted to raise student fees by 20 percent as part of a budget plan that would also shrink enrollment and furlough most employees. Report: Airborne pesticides in Central Valley carry to Sierra, where they threaten frogsFRESNO, Calif. — A new study shows frogs in the Sierra Nevada mountains are threatened by airborne pesticides that drift eastward from California’s Central Valley. Prosecutors charge former California priest with past sex abuse of boy in mid-1990sSANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Southern California priest who was accused of molesting a teenager more than 30 years ago has been charged with abusing a boy in another incident in the mid-1990s. Now the tough part: Calif.’s budget deal must be sold to lawmakers, who will hear objectionsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s legislative leaders on Tuesday began lobbying their rank-and-file members to vote for a compromise designed to close the state’s $26 billion shortfall even as advocates objected to health care, transportation and public safety cuts. California octuplets mother Nadya Suleman calls for dismissal of child labor lawsuitSANTA ANA, Calif. — Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman wants a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a child labor activist. McClatchy posts higher 2nd-quarter profit despite drop in revenueSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. said Tuesday that layoffs and other cost-cutting helped it double its second-quarter profit despite a continued plunge in advertising. California ‘painfully’ manages budget with $26 billion deficit
Schwarzenegger, lawmakers agree on closing California’s $26B budget shortfallSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California’s legislative leaders agreed Monday on a plan to close the state’s $26 billion budget shortfall, potentially getting the state back on firm financial ground so it can stop issuing IOUs. California resort where AIG sponsored luxury retreat amid federal bailout seized by CitigroupDANA POINT, Calif. — A Southern California resort where American International Group Inc. sponsored a luxury retreat after receiving federal bailout money has been seized by Citigroup. New NASA images show scar on Jupiter apparently made by impact of space objectPASADENA, Calif. — Astronomers say Jupiter has apparently been struck by an object, possibly a comet. Hearing under way in case of SoCal teen charged with killing gay classmate in OxnardVENTURA, Calif. — A police sergeant says a Southern California junior high school student made threats about a gay classmate a day before he allegedly shot him. CVB Financial launches offering of $115 million in common stockONTARIO, Calif. — CVB Financial Corp. said Monday it launched an offering for about $115 million in common stock to buy back preferred stock and warrants sold to the federal government as part of the economic-stimulus package. Volterra 2Q earnings tumble 80 percent as sales fall, but results still beat estimatesFREMONT, Calif. — Volterra Semiconductor Corp. on Monday reported an 80 percent decline in second-quarter earnings as lower sales and higher expenses cut into the chipmaker’s bottom line. Intel offering $1.5 billion in notes, plans to use proceeds to buy back stockSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel, the world’s biggest maker of microprocessors, says it is offering $1.5 billion in junior subordinated convertible debentures and will use proceeds to buyback stock. Lonely Planet offers guidance for travel with childrenOAKLAND, Calif. — Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler traveled widely with their children from the time they were babies. Legislative leaders, Gov. Schwarzenegger begin discussion of final details on Calif. budgetSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California’s top lawmakers restarted budget talks Monday with the hope of hammering out the final details of a deal to close the state’s $26.3 billion deficit. Thieves lift purses, laptops from mourner’s vehicles at cemetery in CaliforniaWHITTIER, Calif. — Thieves are preying on mourners at a cemetery in Southern California. McClatchy expected to post second-quarter loss as newspaper advertising woes persistSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. is scheduled to report its second-quarter results before the stock market opens Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. ‘Locally slaughtered’ unlikely to join ‘free-range’ and ‘grass-fed’ as latest beef buzz wordsLOMPOC, Calif. — The end of the line for cattle raised at Elizabeth Poett’s spread on the Central Coast used to come at an inland slaughterhouse after a five-hour drive crammed in a trailer with other spooked animals. Legislative leaders, Gov. Schwarzenegger to discuss final details on California budget dealSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California’s top lawmakers are scheduled to resume talks Monday with the hope of hammering out the final details on a deal to close the state’s $26.3 billion budget deficit. Wildfire in central California burns 2,000 acres, forces evacuation of small town
Schwarzenegger postpones budget negotiations with top legislative leadersSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers’ optimism about finally reaching a deal to close the state’s $26.3 billion budget deficit on Sunday turned out to be wishful thinking as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger abruptly postponed talks. Lawmakers, Gov. Schwarzenegger postpone talks to discuss final details on California’s budgetSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers’ optimism about finally reaching a deal to close the state’s $26.3 billion budget deficit on Sunday turned out to be wishful thinking as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger abruptly postponed talks. Scenic town on SF Bay wants to photograph, track license plates of every car entering townTIBURON, Calif. — Visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque town of million-dollar views and homes along the San Francisco Bay. Legislative leaders, Gov. Schwarzenegger set to discuss final details on California’s budgetSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials are set for talks they hope will iron out the final details to closing the state’s $26.3 billion budget deficit. 3 months after fatal crash, survivor remembers Nick Adenhart, throws 1st pitch to SuzukiOAKLAND, Calif. — Jon Wilhite survived a horrific car crash and three grueling months of rehabilitation to reach the Coliseum mound on Saturday. His ceremonial first pitch sailed high and true to Kurt Suzuki, the former college teammate who has become Wilhite’s biggest fan. |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California may soon be able to stop printing IOUs now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders have agreed on a compromise plan to close the state’s $26 billion shortfall without tax increases.
BISHOP, Calif. — A lightning-sparked wildfire in the Inyo National Forest near Bishop surged to 2,000 acres on Sunday and forced the evacuation of a small community and several campgrounds, authorities said. The fire — by far the largest of 23 likely started by lightning in the forest over the weekend — thrived in hundred-degree heat Sunday after it started on Saturday afternoon, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman John Louth.
