Calif.’s largest state employee union upset over furloughs, asks members to vote on strikeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Furloughed and fired up, California’s largest state employee union announced on Friday it would ask its 95,000 members to authorize a potential strike. Police investigate calls to office of Michael Jackson’s Beverly Hills dermatologistBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Police are investigating suspicious calls being made to the office of Michael Jackson’s Beverly Hills dermatologist. Calif. university system chief proposes tens of thousands of employee furloughs to cut costsOAKLAND, Calif. — Tens of thousands of University of California employees would be forced to take furloughs and lose pay under a plan proposed Friday to offset deep funding cuts to the 10-campus system. California’s creditors look for options as banks deadline arrives on IOUsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of vendors who do billions of dollars of business with the state of California are scrambling as major banks say they will no longer honor the state’s IOUs. Report finds the poor leave Calif. at the highest rate; rich population is stableSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The poor are more likely to leave California than the rich, despite concerns that the state’s relatively high income tax rate is driving away the wealthy, a new study shows. Coast Guard cutter based in Alameda, Calif., makes drug bust off coast of GuatemalaALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard says a cutter based in Alameda has seized two speedboats, recovered a bale of cocaine and detained four suspected smugglers off the coast of Guatemala. State ruling ends summer school in Calif. district that could lose millions over short daysCHINO HILLS, Calif. — Summer break will finally start at two Southern California schools after the state rejected a district’s plan to use summer sessions to make up for a potentially costly administrative error. Amgen says Rebecca Henderson, Harvard professor and IDEXX director, has joined its boardTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. said Friday that Rebecca Henderson has been appointed to the board of directors. UC president proposes thousands of employee furloughs to address budget problemsOAKLAND, Calif. — The president of the University of California is proposing to furlough tens of thousands of employees to offset deep funding cuts to the 10-campus system. Calif. board rejects district plan to use summer session to make up class time, avoid lossesCHINO HILLS, Calif. — State education officials on Thursday rejected a plan by a Southern California school district to use summer classes to make up for a scheduling error that could cost the district millions of dollars. American journalists held in North Korea admit breaking law; ask for pardon in call to USSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The sister of an American journalist sentenced with a co-worker to 12 years in a North Korean labor camp said that they’re seeking a pardon as their only hope for freedom. With warnings of financial ruin come and gone, Calif. sees doomsday at the end of AugustSACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was only weeks ago that lawmakers, finance officials and the governor were warning that California was headed over a financial cliff. California board rejects 2 schools’ plan to use summer school to make up for lost class timeCHINO HILLS, Calif. — State education officials have given a failing grade to a plan by two Southern California elementary schools to use extended summer sessions to make up for lost class time. Employee furloughs will close Calif. government offices 3 days a month starting FridaySACRAMENTO, Calif. — Starting Friday, most state government offices will begin closing three days a month to save California some money. Pilot, passenger killed in small plane crash near Mammoth Lakes in CaliforniaMAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California’s Mammoth Lakes. Border Patrol worker arrested after hatchet attack injures Escondido couple in homeESCONDIDO, Calif. — A U.S. Border Patrol worker has been arrested in Escondido following a hatchet attack that left a couple seriously injured in their home. Broadcom drops takeover bid for Emulex, ending months-long struggleCOSTA MESA, Calif. — Broadcom Corp. is dropping its attempted takeover of Emulex Corp. following a unanimous vote by the network gear maker’s board to reject Broadcom’s sweetened offer. Emulex rejects sweetened Broadcom offer, releases preliminary results near top of forecastCOSTA MESA, Calif. — Network gear maker Emulex Corp. is rejecting Broadcom Corp.’s sweetened takeover offer of $11 per share, saying the $912 million bid lowballs the company’s long term value. Ticketmaster, Priceline.com to team up to give online customers access to travel services
Sister says detained American journalist acknowledges breaking North Korean lawSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The sister of an American journalist jailed in North Korea says the woman acknowledged breaking North Korean law during a recent phone call. Approval given for $2B development project that would end horseracing at Hollywood ParkINGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Inglewood City Council has approved a $2 billion development that would put an end to horse racing at the Hollywood Park racetrack. EMC to buy Data Domain for $2.1B, NetApp drops out of bidding contestSAN JOSE, Calif. — For the last month and a half, a fierce bidding contest has lit up a staid but increasingly critical part of the computing world. On Wednesday, EMC Corp. walked away with the prize. Governor’s proposals to cut assistance for poor, disabled stalls budget talksSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s insistence on cost-cutting measures to weed out what he has described as “waste, fraud and abuse” in California’s social service programs has struck a nerve with Democrats, welfare advocates and the frail. EMC to buy Data Domain for $2.1B, NetApp drops out of bidding warSAN JOSE, Calif. — For the last month and a half, a fierce bidding contest has lit up a staid but increasingly critical part of the computing world. On Wednesday, EMC Corp. walked away with the prize. Cities and counties counting on $1.5 billion in stimulus funds to help the homelessFRESNO, Calif. — The U.S. expects to send $1.5 billion in stimulus money Thursday to hundreds of communities around the country to prevent homelessness, including $1 million for Fresno to dismantle tent cities and move residents into privately owned apartments. Schwarzenegger says his welfare reforms are long overdue, appropriate for budget talksSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday defended his proposals to reform welfare and other social programs as negotiations over closing California’s $26.3 billion deficit remained frozen. EMC to buy Data Domain, NetApp drops out of biddingA bidding war over data storage company Data Domain is over, with EMC emerging as the victor. News sites see crush of Jackson traffic, but Internet as a whole unfazed, says tracking co.SAN JOSE, Calif. — News Web sites had some hiccups Tuesday because of a crush of traffic related to Michael Jackson’s memorial service. The Internet as a whole, though, didn’t seem to suffer. Assembly committee passes bill requiring Calif. to accept IOUs as payment for taxes, feesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — State vendors and contractors could use their government-issued IOUs to pay state taxes, fees and liens under a bill approved by an Assembly committee. Biopharmaceutical drug maker XenoPort to sell 2.5 million sharesSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Biopharmaceutical company XenoPort Inc. on Tuesday said it will sell 2.5 million shares of its common stock, increasing the number of outstanding shares by more than 9 percent. |
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