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Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches

California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday. Complete Story...

CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face

A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Charles Hersel was arrested Wednesday in a sting operation at a mall in Thousand Oaks. He's free from jail pending a court hearing.

California wildfire 100 percent contained

Firefighters have fully surrounded a 145-acre wildfire in Southern California.

Former Marine recruiter sentenced to prison

A former U.S. Marine Corps recruiter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Southern California's Riverside County after pleading guilty to child sex charges.

USC defeats UC Riverside 77-67 in O'Neill's debut

Dwight Lewis led four players in double figures with 22 points and Southern California made Kevin O'Neill a winner in his return to the college coaching ranks with a 77-67 victory over UC Riverside on Tuesday night.

Firm: SoCal median home price increases in October

The median home price in Southern California rose nearly 2 percent last month from September, as the inventory of homes for sale continued to shrink and lenders worked to avoid fresh foreclosures, a tracking firm said Tuesday.

SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained

Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in Southern California.

4.6-magnitude quake shakes California desert

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.6 earthquake has shaken a remote area of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.

USC tumbles, Stanford soars in AP poll

After another humiliating loss, Southern California tumbled to its worst ranking since Pete Carroll's Trojans began their run as one of college football's best programs in 2002.

USC's Stafon Johnson briefly speaks

Although Stafon Johnson only spoke seven words, they were loaded with meaning and hope.

Stanford stuns USC at Coliseum again, 55-21

While Toby Gerhart rampaged through the Southern California defense in an awfully quiet Coliseum, the star tailback and his Cardinal teammates flattened a bunch of recent college football certainties as well.

Calif. fire suspect pleads not guilty to murder

A prison inmate has pleaded not guilty to arson and murder charges for a 2003 wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and was linked to five heart attack deaths in Southern California.

Man pleads not guilty in Calif. medals case

A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to unauthorized wearing of the Navy's highest medal and other military awards.

No charges in death of junior lifeguard in Calif.

No criminal charges will be brought against a veteran marine safety officer who was piloting a boat that struck and killed a junior lifeguard near the Huntington Beach Pier in Southern California.

USC tumbles, Stanford soars in AP poll

After another humiliating loss, Southern California tumbled to its worst ranking since Pete Carroll's Trojans began their run as one of college football's best programs in 2002.

Woman would like to buy back long-lost VW van

Michele Squires once owned the 1965 Volkswagen van that was found recently in a shipping container at a Southern California port — 35 years after she had it stolen from a repair shop.

Wounded USC looks to bounce back at Arizona State

The Arizona State Sun Devils hoped Southern California might have a letdown after a big victory over Oregon.

Carroll: Pac-10 is catching up to USC

After three days spent pondering the wounds and puzzles left over from Southern California's unprecedented thrashing by Oregon, coach Pete Carroll has arrived at two conclusions.

Calif. man gets prison for aiming laser at planes

A Southern California man who aimed a laser beam at two airliners as they approached an airport has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for disrupting the flights.

No. 10 Oregon runs past No. 4 USC 47-20

Jeremiah Masoli and Oregon trampled the Southern California Trojans, leaving the kings of the Pac-10 in serious danger of relinquishing the throne they've held for the last seven seasons.

2 teens charged with girl's death at Calif. school

Two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults in the death of a 16-year-old girl who was shot after a homecoming football game in Long Beach.

Companies to pay $17M in San Diego wildfires case

San Diego Gas & Electric and Cox Communications have agreed to pay $17 million to settle claims by state investigators that poor maintenance led to three huge Southern California wildfires in 2007.

Coast Guard plans service for plane crash victims

The Coast Guard plans a memorial service for seven members who died in a collision with a Marine helicopter near San Diego last week.

Coast Guard: Navy chopper crashes off Calif. coast

The U.S. Coast Guard says a Navy helicopter has crashed into the sea off the Southern California coast.

Calif. officer listed in FBI probe kills self

A police sergeant who was being investigated in an FBI probe into police misconduct has committed suicide on the corner of a Southern California residential street.

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Delta's future hinges on money as Sacramento legislators debate water-policy bills
Source: The Sacramento Bee

The first effort in a generation to fix California's all-important water policy appears to be stalled by the only commodity that seems more valuable: money.

Next Stop - Huntington Beach, America's Surf City
Source: The New York Times

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S iconic Huntington Beach Pier is essentially a boardwalk peninsula, an ambling parade extending a third of a mile into the Pacific: fishermen, seal watchers, teenagers swinging shopping bags, retirees taking measure of a distant oil rig, boyfriends informin …

Risking Israel's ire, US takes 1,350 Palestinian refugees
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Atlanta - The State Department confirmed today that as many as 1,350 Iraqi Palestinians – once the well-treated guests of Saddam Hussein and now at outs with much of Iraqi society – will be resettled in the US, mostly in southern California, starting this fall.

Median home prices drop below 1989 levels in some parts of Southland - Los Angeles Times
Source: The L.A. Times

In parts of Southern California, the housing crash has upended a basic tenet of the American dream: that home values always increase over the long term.

Among Lowriders, U.S. Cars Still Reign Supreme
Source: NPR

Lowrider culture still embraces the big-body, gas-guzzling cars of yesteryear. "Put it this way: GM hasn't designed a car that the lowrider automotive culture would accept for the last, wow, 30 years," says one enthusiast.

L.A. Gang Waged War To Eliminate Black People
Source: News One

A Latino street gang waged a racist campaign to eliminate black people from a Southern California city through attempted murders and other crimes, according to federal racketeering indictments unsealed Thursday.

What Sunday Earthquake meant to Long Beach

Coming back from a day in the sun after a some estimated 80,000 tourists flocked in for Long Beach's Gay Pride festival, they got more than just a parade, festival and crowded bars. An earthquake rocked downtown at prime time 8:39PM May 17th, 2009.

Where to go in Southern California...

I've been looking on the internet for a few months, but nothing really seems to pop for me.

L.A. County Jails checks inmates for illegal aliens
Source: The L.A. Times

Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego will become the first counties in California to begin checking the immigration status of all inmates booked into jail as part of a national effort to identify and deport more illegal immigrants with criminal records.

Earthquake Preparedness Is Something Folks Should Care About

I've come to realize that there is a great need to keep people in Southern California informed about seismic activity in the region. The U.S.

California vs. U2? Enviro Neighbors Resent the Edge
Source: FOXNews.com

A few years ago, U2 guitarist The Edge went for a hike, and there in the golden hills overlooking Malibu's cerulean waters, he finally found what he was looking for.

Woman murdered by her own accomplices for her laptop
Source: Long Beach Press Telegram

Although it is sad that she was murdered for a computer, she should not have involved her own crime with other criminals. She deserved some jail time but not execution. Its a dog-eat dog world out there.

SoCal ports to start collecting environmental fee
Source: The Sacramento Bee

LOS ANGELES - The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan to begin collecting cargo container fees on Wednesday to help finance an ambitious clean-air initiative after a three-month delay and despite opposition from the federal agency that regulates the ports.

Doctors face inquest after California octuplet mother revelations
Source: NY Daily News

An uproar over the birth of octuplets was percolating Friday amid revelations the mother has six other kids and used fertility treatments to get pregnant again. The medical establishment opened an investigation into why so many embryos were implanted in Nadya Suleman, 33, during …

Octuplets born 'screaming and kicking'
Source: Independent.co.uk

A woman gave birth to eight babies in Southern California last night, the world's second live-born set of octuplets.

Mild quake shakes Southern California
Source: CNN

A light earthquake shook Southern California Thursday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Don Ultang, Pioneer in Aerial Photography, Dies at 91
Source: The New York Times

Don Ultang, an early specialist in aerial photography who won the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for photography for documenting an egregious, seemingly racially motivated assault on the field during a college football game, died on Sept. 18 in Johnston, Iowa, where he lived. He was 91.

Pastor hosts 'civil' presidential forum
Source: CNN

The Rev. Rick Warren, often called America's most influential pastor, will be hosting Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain for what's being called the civil forum on the presidency. Rick Warren will be hosting the civil forum on the presidency

Universal Gets Inglorious Bastards, Earthquake Hits California
Source: slashfilm.com

Breaking News: Universal Pictures have partnered with The Weinstein Co to produce Quentin Tarantino's World War II film Inglorious Bastards. Oh, and there was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Southern California…

Night shift catches on with Southern California's ports' shippers
Source: The L.A. Times

'Offpeak' cargo operations, adopted in 2005 to ease traffic jams, already account for 40% of freight movements. More Articles and Seeds From blinkin

Keep LA. Running: 5k/10k Run/Walk
Source: Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Keep LA. Running, one of the oldest and most popular distance running events in Southern California, has raised over $1,000,000 for its beneficiary charities over the years.

Shady Scholarship at USC
Source: Wall Street Journal

Lil' Romeo's scholarship to USC is a perfect L.A. story, involving a music mogul, a child TV star and basketball.

The Dog, the Cat and the Rat (YouTube Video)
Source: YouTube

Some homeless guy in southern California (Santa Barbara) has a pet rat, cat, and dog. They get along, and it's the theme of a www.humanityascending.com promotional video that's very good. I like all three animals and hope my cat would get along with any pet rats.

Invasion of the Snakeheads
Source: smithsonianmag.com

The scene is a sheriff's office near a mountain lake, where a hunter and his dog have been found dead. The sheriff sets a bright orange hunting vest on his desk in front of an anxious woman. She nods, identifying it as her husband's. "He loved that dog," she says, crying.

New casino compacts ratified - East Bay Business Times:
Source: bizjournals.com

Voters approved the four propositions that allow tribes with large casinos in Southern California to put in up to 17,000 more new slot machines.

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