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Hidden Microphones Exposed As Part of Government Surveillance Program In The Bay Area
KPIX-TV - Sat May 14, 2016
OAKLAND, California - Hidden microphones that are part of a clandestine government surveillance program that has been operating around the Bay Area has been exposed. More»

Minnesota Burger King Workers Smash Windows After Prank Call
Associated Press - Sun Apr 10, 2016
A prank caller tricked workers at a Minnesota Burger King into smashing the windows of the restaurant to keep it from exploding, police said Saturday, mirroring similar deceptions at Burger Kings and other fast-food restaurants in other states in recent months. More»

Ex-Scientologist guzzled bleach in desperate escape attempt from cult's hellish gulag
Raw Story - Sun Mar 20, 2016
A former top Scientologist says she was forced to spend three years performing hard labor after she was caught kissing another woman. More»

Massive Blue UFO Over Los Angeles
Mother Jones - Fri Nov 6, 2015
Is it aliens? This evening, numerous Angelenos have posted photos and videos of a mysterious object burning across the night sky. More»

Video shows California cops punching unarmed woman in brutal arrest - for a seatbelt violation
Raw Story - Sun Oct 4, 2015
A woman in Carlsbad, California is suing police after an officer punched her in the face while arresting her over an alleged seatbelt violation. More»

'Urgent Attention' Needed On Spike In Earthquakes Possibly Related To Oil And Gas Activity
Raw Story - Mon Sep 28, 2015
A coalition of US states warned on Monday that a spike in earthquakes potentially tied to oil and gas activity in places not typically prone to them needs urgent attention from regulators and others to protect public safety. More»

LAPD Detective Arrested for String of Bank Robberies
Daily Mail - Thu Jul 23, 2015
Authorities in California say a retired Los Angeles Police Department detective is the so-called Snowbird Bandit who's responsible for a string of Orange County bank robberies. More»

The California Oil Spill Is Even Worse Than We Thought
Think Progress - Thu May 21, 2015
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in California on Wednesday, after oil spill estimates soared from 21,000 gallons to more than 105,000 gallons. More»

Video shows Los Angeles police shooting homeless man dead
Reuters - Sun Mar 1, 2015
A video posted online shows Los Angeles police scuffling with and shooting a homeless man during a confrontation, The Los Angeles Times reported on its web site. More»

Rapper Tiny Doo facing long prison sentence over lyrics
CNN - Fri Jan 23, 2015
Song lyrics that glorify violence are hardly uncommon. More»

Largest Homeless Camp In US Evicted And Destroyed To Make Way For Tech Billionaires
Addicting Info - Sat Dec 6, 2014
More than 350 homeless Americans lived in their makeshift village, 'The Jungle' in San Jose, California - that is, until police and social services raided the camp, evicting tenants and destroying their self-made homes on Thursday. More»

California Bans Indefinite Detentions
Huffington Post - Thu Oct 3, 2013
Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed a statewide ban on indefinite detentions into law Tuesday, prohibiting compliance with provisions of federal law. More»

Michael Hastings Sent Email About FBI Probe Hours Before Death
Huffington Post - Sun Jun 23, 2013
Hours before dying in a fiery car crash, award-winning journalist Michael Hastings sent an email to his colleagues, warning that federal authorities were interviewing his friends and that he needed to go "off the rada[r]" for a bit. More»

Los Angeles launches probe of alleged 'patient dumping' by Nevada
Reuters - Thu May 2, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO - Nevada health officials acknowledged on Thursday that a state-run hospital improperly bused 10 newly discharged psychiatric patients out of the state with deficient plans for their care, while Los Angeles launched a criminal probe into the alleged "patient dumping. More»

New coroner's report on death of Hollywood star Natalie Wood reveals she sustained injuries BEFORE going into the water
The Daily Mail - Mon Jan 14, 2013
An explosive new coroner's report reveals Hollywood star Natalie Wood sustained bruises to her face and other parts of her body on her yacht before she went overboard and drowned in 1981. More»

Rodney King dead at 47
CNN - Sun Jun 17, 2012
LOS ANGELES, California - Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday, authorities and his fiancee said. More»

Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US
Associated Press - Tue May 29, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away - the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance. More»

Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In California Dairy Cow, USDA Says
Huffington Post - Tue Apr 24, 2012
The USDA has confirmed that a case of mad cow disease was found in a California dairy cow. More»

Police fire tear gas at Oakland, 200 arrested
Associated Press - Sat Jan 28, 2012
OAKLAND, California - Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator. More»

5-Year-Old Handcuffed, Charged With Battery On Officer
KCRA-TV - Fri Dec 2, 2011
STOCKTON, California - Earlier this year, a Stockton student was handcuffed with zip ties on his hands and feet, forced to go to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and was charged with battery on a police officer. More»

More than 200 arrested in Occupy LA
Associated Press - Tue Nov 29, 2011
LOS ANGELES - In a massive show of force, 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear stormed the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from the park and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. More»

Bay Area woman trapped in airport for eight days-all for lack of a $60 baggage fee
The Lookout - Thu Nov 3, 2011
Sure, hurricanes and unseasonal blizzards can create major delays in air travel. More»

Occupy Oakland: second Iraq war veteran injured by police
The Guardian, UK - Thu Nov 3, 2011
Kayvan Sabehgi in intensive care with a lacerated spleen after protests in Oakland, a week after Scott Olsen was hurt. More»

Oakland Police Critically Injure Iraq War Vet During Occupy March
Huffington Post - Tue Oct 25, 2011
WASHINGTON - The Oakland Police Department fired tear gas on Occupy Oakland demonstrators Tuesday night as they marched through downtown, determined to reclaim the camp that officers destroyed that morning. More»

Family of victim disputes cause of drug company CEO girlfriend's death
Reuters - Thu Sep 8, 2011
SAN DIEGO - The ex-husband and relatives of the woman found hanged, bound and nude at the mansion of a wealthy pharmaceutical executive are seeking donations for a private investigation to challenge the official ruling of her death as a suicide. More»

Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Frontman, Kicked Off Southwest Flight For Baggy Pants
KGO-TV - Fri Sep 2, 2011
OAKLAND, California - Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says he was kicked off of a Southwest Airlines flight Thursday night for wearing his pants too low. More»

Man Buys House With Cash, Bank Of America Tries To Foreclose
Sacramento Bee - Thu Jun 30, 2011
Kamal Sharma almost lost his house in a foreclosure auction the other day. More»

Baggy pants lead to student's arrest at airport
Huffington Post - Wed Jun 15, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - Police say a University of New Mexico football player's saggy pants led to his arrest at San Francisco International Airport. More»

Company recalls ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination
CNN - Sat Feb 5, 2011
Washington - A California company has recalled more than 3,000 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other packages of ground beef products that may be contaminated with the E. coli bacteria, the US Agriculture Department said Saturday. More»

Mysterious missile launched off the California coast... but no one owns up to firing it
The Daily Mail - Mon Nov 8, 2010
A mysterious missile lit up the sky off the coast of Southern California yesterday - but military chiefs have yet to reveal who launched it. More»

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