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Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in California up by 22 percent

Sparked largely by an increase in the Los Angeles area, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in California jumped by 22 percent in 2009, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League. Read more »

Groups file suit challenging Arizona immigration law

The Los Angeles-based Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law and the League of United Latin American Citizens have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Arizona’s new immigration law. The complaint,... Read more »

Parole officers talked to Jaycee Dugard during captivity

Parole officers saw and spoke to Jaycee Dugard during visits to the home of the man accused of holding her captive for 18 years, but they never questioned why she was there, California officials disclose in newly released documents. Read more »

Latino elected officials praise Brown, criticize Whitman

Several Southern California Latino Democratic elected officials on Thursday praised their party's gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Jerry Brown, for his efforts on behalf of Latinos as governor, and criticized his Republican opponent, Meg Whitman. Read more »

Guilty verdict in trial of former BART officer

A former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday for shooting an unarmed man to death at an Oakland subway station. Read more »

Woman pleads not guilty in model's murder

A Thousand Oaks woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of murdering an aspiring model and actress in her Santa Monica apartment. Read more »

Southland gasoline prices rise slightly

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent Sunday to $3.131, the seventh consecutive daily increase. Read more »

Poll: Close contests in gubernatorial, senatorial races

A new poll indicates that the Democratic candidates hold single-digit leads over their Republican counterparts in California's gubernatorial and senatorial battles. Read more »

Authorities seize $45 million of narcotics in California drug bust

Authorities in southern California said the strong smell of marijuana helped them discover $45 million worth of drugs in the back of a tractor-trailer they had pulled over for a traffic violation. Read more »

Ex-BART officer testifies in his own defense

A former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer accused of killing a man at an Oakland train station testified Friday that he mistakenly grabbed his handgun instead of his Taser while... Read more »

GOP's Whitman courts Latinos, re-states opposition to AZ law

The Republican who wants to be the next governor of California has a message for the state's Latinos: "Meg Whitman es una candidata diferente." Read more »

Earthquake strikes large swath of Southland

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake centered five miles southeast of Ocotillo in Imperial County Monday night was felt over much of Southern California, but there were no immediate reports of damage in Los Angeles or Orange counties. Read more »

Opening statements begin in murder trial of former BART officer

The attorney for a white ex-Bay Area Rapid Transit officer who shot a black man in the back on an Oakland train platform told jurors Thursday that the victim resisted arrest and used racial slurs against... Read more »

Brown proposes joint town halls with Whitman

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown proposed Wednesday that he and his Republican opponent Meg Whitman hold at least 10 joint town hall appearances throughout the state to discuss job creation, schools and the budget and take questions from voters. Read more »

Whitman defeats Poizner for Republican gubernatorial nomination

Meg Whitman recorded a landslide victory over Steve Poizner in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, earning the right to face Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown in the November election. Read more »

California Senate race: Is printer ink a national security issue?

It's a sign of how fierce the battle for the California Senate seat could become. In the days before the California primary, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican frontrunner and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina were already trading barbs over national security. Read more »

Poizner to speak at Pasadena rally

Gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner will speak at a noon rally at Pasadena's Green Hotel Monday in his final Southern California appearance before Republican voters decide Tuesday whether he or Meg Whitman will be the party's nominee. Read more »

Man convicted of murder charges in financially motivated slayings of parents

A man who got his best friend to stab his parents to death in 1999 to steal their savings, which they put in a safety deposit box out of unfounded fear of a new millenium computer crash, was convicted Tuesday of murder charges. Read more »

Arizona Immigration law divides Californians

Half of all Californians support Arizona's controversial new immigration law, but the measure, which is a hot topic in next week's primaries, is dividing Golden State voters by age, ethnicity, and gender, according to a new poll. Read more »

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