California NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Dems to Offer Budget Vote Sunday- August 15, 2008 Assembly Speaker Karen Bass says Democrats will put a budget up for a vote Sunday even though they haven't reached a compromise with Republicans or the governor.http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/dems-to-offer-budget-vote-sunday?fromrss=1 Calif. Mom Gives Birth on Front Lawn by Herself- August 14, 2008 A California woman is recovering after giving birth to a baby girl, on her front lawn.http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/calif-mom-gives-birth-on-front-lawn-by-herself?fromr... How flesh-eating bacteria attack the body's immune system- August 14, 2008 "Flesh-eating" or "Strep" bacteria are able to survive and spread in the body by degrading a key immune defense molecule, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine ...http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/how-flesh-eating-bacteria-attack-the-bodys-immune-sy... Gay Marriages Will Remain Regardless of Prop. 8 Outcome: Calif. Attorney General- August 14, 2008 California Attorney General Jerry Brown has indicated he thinks that same-sex couples who have married since June 16 would not be affected by the passage of Proposition 8, should voters approve the ...http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/gay-marriages-will-remain-regardless-of-prop-8-outco... Top Calif. judge faces backlash over ga- August 14, 2008 California Chief Justice Ronald George has spent more than half his life cultivating an image of a cautious jurist and earning a reputation as a politically skilled court administrator.http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/top-calif-judge-faces-backlash-over-ga?fromrss=1 Bigger, tougher fires bring Calif. to the brink- August 14, 2008 Faced with hundreds of big, hard-to-control blazes, California is struggling with what could be its most expensive wildfire season ever, burning through $285 million in the last six weeks alone and up to $13 ...http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/bigger-tougher-fires-bring-calif-to-the-brink?fromrs... Judge asked to seize $8B from Calif. treasury- August 13, 2008 A federal court official asked a judge Wednesday to seize $8 billion from California's cash-strapped treasury to improve medical care at the state's overcrowded prisons.http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/judge-asked-to-seize-8b-from-calif-treasury?fromrss=... Pedigree Dog Food Variety Recalled Over Salmonella- August 13, 2008 Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/pedigree-dog-food-variety-recalled-over-salmonella?f... Calif. lawmakers close teacher license loopholes- August 13, 2008 The state Assembly approved two bills Tuesday designed to close loopholes in California's teacher licensing laws that had allowed some teachers accused or even convicted of serious crimes to remain in the ...http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/calif-lawmakers-close-teacher-license-loopholes?from... Algebra mandate will cost California $3.1 billion, education chief says- August 13, 2008 California's schools chief warned Tuesday that the state would need to spend an additional $3.1 billion to meet a new mandate that all eighth-graders take algebra by 2011.http://www.topix.net/state/ca/2008/08/algebra-mandate-will-cost-california-3-1-billion-edu... |