California’s two U.S. senators are among about a dozen who introduced a bill today to end “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the 17-year-old policy that prevents gay Americans from serving openly in the armed forces. “I look forward to ending the discriminatory Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy as soon as possible,” Sen.
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UC Davis police investigate vandalism as hate crimes
University of California, Davis, officials say two recent cases of vandalism on campus are being investigated as hate crimes.
California puts 11 office buildings up for sale
California has put the “for sale” sign on 11 state office buildings, including the San Francisco Civic Center and the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles, as a way to raise cash to shrink the budget deficit. Los Angeles-based real estate firm CB Richard Ellis released a sales brochure Friday titled the “Golden State Portfolio” as part of its marketing strategy to lure potential buyers. Combined, the buildings have more than 7 million square feet of office space
Mayor, council members spar over evolving arena issue
Sacramento’s arena quest, like so many things in City Hall these days, has become a flash point for political infighting.
Criteria for considering arena proposals released
Mayor Kevin Johnson’s arena task force this week published a set of criteria to guide it in assessing seven proposals for a new sports and entertainment complex to replace Arco Arena. The task force goal, said Chairman Chris Lehane, is to come up with a recommendation for Johnson in March that gives the public a “fair shake.” The first criterion is that the deal involve no direct communitywide taxes
Whitman inflates her time in California in first TV ad
Republican Meg Whitman debuted her first television ad Thursday in her campaign for California for governor, but immediately hit a bump by misstating in the minute-long spot how long she’s lived in the Golden State. In the ad, Whitman says, “The state is in the worst shape that I’ve seen in the 30 years that I have lived in California.” However, public property and corporate records and business biographies indicate Whitman has lived in the state for 23 years.
Consumer chief warns: take cheap jewelry from kids
The country’s top product safety regulator is warning parents and caretakers to take cheap metal jewelry away from children out of concern they may be exposed to toxic heavy metals like lead and cadmium.
Bank CEOs: Sorry for risky behavior, bad decisions
FILE – In this March 29, 2009, file photo, JP Morgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, left, and Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, leave the White House in Washington, after a meeting between chief executives and President Barack Obama. On Jan.
Gadget makers focus on cost-effective temptations
Electronics sales rebounded in the just-ended holiday season, but the industry’s biggest event will still have the recession hanging over it. The International Consumer Electronics Show, which opens Wednesday, will be smaller than usual, with key products unveiled at prices that are far from extravagant. Manufacturers will use the show in Las Vegas to trot out the devices they hope will keep consumers opening their wallets, despite high unemployment.
UCD grad student spends four days in jail over alleged bomb threat
A UC Davis graduate student was released from jail Tuesday after prosecutors said they didn’t have enough information to decide whether he should be charged with making a false bomb threat during an acting class he teaches. James Marchbanks, 35, was arrested Friday by University of California, Davis, police after three students complained the day before that he had made threatening statements, according to campus police. Marchbanks was booked into the Yolo County jail on Friday on suspicion of threatening with the intent to terrorize and making a false bomb threat, said UCD police spokesman Lt.
