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Swallows lawsuit may delay Petaluma bridge work
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- Published on 05/23/2013 - 12:21 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — A lawsuit accuses state and federal regulators of causing the death of dozens of migratory cliff swallows by placing nets on a Sonoma County bridge during a highway widening project.
Gov. Brown keeps pressing climate change crusade
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- Published on 05/23/2013 - 12:14 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown kept crusading Thursday for climate change, joining scientists who released a 20-page call to action on environmental problems such as pollution, extinctions and population growth.
13 insurers to compete on Calif. health exchange
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- Published on 05/23/2013 - 12:08 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — The state's largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing for policies on California's new health care exchange.
Calif. beach water quality mostly good last summer
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- Published on 05/23/2013 - 11:58 am
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — A new report finds visitors to California beaches encountered mostly clean waters last year.
HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct
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- Published on 05/22/2013 - 1:36 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.
AAA: 31.2M drivers to take Memorial Day road trip
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- Published on 05/22/2013 - 1:27 pm
- Written by Scott Mayerowitz, AP Writer
It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways.
Ventura County to regulate hydraulic fracturing
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- Published on 05/22/2013 - 1:15 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Ventura County has changed its land-use process to regulate hydraulic fracturing, an oil and gas extraction method that some fear can contaminate groundwater.
Tesla shows Model S to influence NC auto bill
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- Published on 05/22/2013 - 1:13 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — North Carolina lawmakers and passersby stopped to take in a display of Tesla Motors' award-winning electric cars Wednesday as the company presses against a bill in the General Assembly that effectively outlaws Tesla's Internet-based sales model.
Brown defends California's business climate
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- Published on 05/22/2013 - 1:10 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is acting as California's cheerleader-in-chief, countering the state's anti-business reputation in an address to hundreds of business, agriculture and education leaders.
State report: CA city faces crisis after scandal
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- Published on 05/22/2013 - 1:08 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — An audit by the California state controller's office reveals that the city of Bell is still reeling financially three years after it was discovered the working-class suburb's municipal leaders had looted millions of dollars from its treasury.
