JASON DEAREN

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California passes new auto emission rules

Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

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Report: Murder suspect's ex falters at hearing

An 80-year-old ex-girlfriend of a man charged with killing four Northern California women proved to be a less-than-stellar witness Friday for prosecutors who are trying to prove they have enough evidence to put Joseph Naso on trial, according to a published report.

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Monkey stolen from SF Zoo found scared but healthy

A beloved squirrel monkey known as Banana Sam was returned scared but safe to the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday night, two days after he was taken.

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NorCal oyster farm dispute spreads to Capitol Hill

A creaky wooden scow piled high with gnarled oysters slides over the water toward wooden racks hung with rows of the shellfish on Drakes Estero, a stunning estuary teeming with marine and bird life.

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After losing fed loan, military solar project a go

A $1 billion solar energy project that lost a federal loan in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy and related investigations is back on track to nearly double the number of panels on residential rooftops in the U.S.

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Ca. college president vows pepper spraying probe

The president of the University of California system said he was "appalled" at images of protesters being doused with pepper spray and plans an assessment of law enforcement procedures on all 10 campuses, as two police officers were placed on administrative leave in the incident that's reverberating around the nation.

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Students seek answers after UC Davis leader speaks

The University of California, Davis chancellor, in responding to student demands for more answers about what led to the pepper spraying of peaceful demonstrators, said she had instructed campus police not to use force in breaking up the protest.

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Officers in pepper spray incident placed on leave

A California university placed two of its police officers on administrative leave Sunday because of their involvement in the pepper spraying of passively sitting protesters, while the school's chancellor accelerated a task force's investigation into the incident amid calls for her resignation.

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Officers in pepper spray incident placed on leave

Two University of California, Davis police officers involved in the pepper spraying of seated protesters were placed on administrative leave Sunday, as the school's chancellor accelerated an investigation of the incident and made plans to meet with protesters amid calls for her resignation.

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Officers in pepper spray incident placed on leave

Two University of California, Davis police officers involved in the pepper spraying of seated protesters were placed on administrative leave Sunday, as the school's chancellor said she was accelerating an investigation of the incident.

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Plan to kill Farallones mice a balancing act

On the craggy, guano-covered Farallon Islands, tiny brown blurs of fur dart furtively across the ground between thousands of holes.

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California adopts extensive 'cap-and-trade' plan

California formally adopted the nation's most comprehensive so-called "cap-and-trade" system Thursday, an experiment by the world's eighth-largest economy that is designed to provide financial incentives for polluters to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Calif. bars rejoice: infused alcohol ban lifted

In this city famous for food and drink experimentation, so-called "craft" bartenders have fought for three years to overturn a Prohibition-era state law that banned bars from infusing flavors into alcohol.

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Federal government backs solar military project

The Obama administration is providing a loan guarantee for a massive solar energy project that could double the number of glimmering solar panels on residential rooftops in the U.S.

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Former Giants employee charged with embezzlement

A former payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants has been arrested on federal charges associated with embezzling more than $1.5 million from the baseball club's employees, including players, and using the money for fancy cars and a new home.

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AP Exclusive: Cogentrix solar applications denied

Federal land managers are rejecting a Goldman Sachs-owned company's applications to develop solar projects on public lands in the sun-drenched Nevada desert; years after the subsidiary filed more claims to build glimmering solar farms than anyone else.

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Tech blogger won't be charged in Apple iPhone case

Prosecutors said Wednesday that they will not bring charges against a tech blogger who bought an Apple iPhone prototype after it was found at a bar in March 2010 in a case that ignited an unusual First Amendment debate.

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SF's interim mayor goes from untouchable to target

As interim mayor of San Francisco, veteran civil servant Edwin Lee enjoyed several advantages that kept him safe in a city where the politics can be as punishing as the undulating streets.

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Marine ER releases its 10,000th rescued sea lion

Two juvenile California sea lions paused for a moment at the edge of the sea, each raising their whiskered faces toward the silvery water before sliding in to freedom.

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Calif. lawmaker seeks changes after Dugard case

A state senator said Wednesday he wants to change California law so prisoners like the sex offender who was paroled before taking Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years would have a tougher time getting out of prison.

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State parks closure has unlikely consequences

Floating in the bay just outside 85-year-old Frank Quan's house, a replica Chinese junk named after his mother rocks in the waters where generations of Quans once caught delectable shrimp by the ton before drying, sorting and shipping them back to their ancestral homeland.

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Alcatraz at night offers eerie experience

When night fell on The Rock in San Francisco Bay visitors moved shadow-like through the former prison's lantern-lit hospital rooms, a gloaming against dingy walls with peeling blue paint.

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Highway project in redwood grove stirs debate

A scenic stretch of Highway 101 that wends through a majestic stand of ancient redwoods in Richardson Grove State Park is called the gateway to Humboldt County — but officials and local businesses say this narrow roadway is actually a barrier to the region's economic growth.

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Oil company sued over chronic California spills

Government regulators sued an oil company Friday over 21 spills of crude oil and other harmful pollutants in Santa Barbara County waterways over five years.

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Serial killing suspect kept photos, list of women

Serial killing suspect Joseph Naso kept a numbered list of 10 women — including the four prostitutes he is charged with killing — and kept news clippings of the killings in a safety deposit box, authorities said in documents released Thursday that shed new light on the bizarre case.

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