Monday, September 19, 2011

The New Yorker

California's poverty rate highest in more than a decade

By Phillip Reese

Published: Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1A

Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 12:10 am

California's poor now outnumber the populations of 33 states and 90 nations – and counting.

Sacramento Bee

Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show

By Lisa Girion, Scott Glover and Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times

September 17, 2011, 2:55 p.m.

Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Times analysis of government data has found.

LA Times

Los Angeles ponders extending yellow-light times

By Ari Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times

September 19, 2011

In the wake of Los Angeles' decision to kill its controversial red-light camera traffic enforcement program, new City Hall attention is being focused on the potential safety benefits of extending the length of yellow lights and other signal times at busy intersections.

LA Times

Guinness World Records: SoCal resident has state's longest tongue

September 16, 2011 | 9:20 am

You may not know this, Southern California, but there is greatness among us.

The latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records boasts a number of record-breaking feats by Southern Californians.

LA Times

CSUS offers free Holocaust exhibit

Published: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 7:47 am

By Bill Lindelof

blindelof@sacbee.com

Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 9:10 am

An exhibit said to offer new insights into the Holocaust will be on display beginning Tuesday at Sacramento State.

The Sacramento Bee

Back-seat Driver: What's California's law on center lanes?

By Tony Bizjak

tbizjak@sacbee.com

Published: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 12:45 am | Page 1B

Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 6:49 am

Welcome back to "Hey Wait! Is That Legal?" where our experts tell it like it is, and everyone drives safely away, a winner!

The Sacramento Bee

You can't reinvent the burger; you can remake it


Published: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 3:00 am

By CHRISTINA REXRODE

AP Business Writer

Last Modified: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 - 12:58 pm

NEW YORK -- When Wendy's decided to remake its 42-year-old hamburger, the chain agonized over every detail. A pickle chemist was consulted. Customers were quizzed on their lettuce knowledge. And executives went on a cross-country burger-eating tour.

The Sacramento Bee

In Yemeni Capital, Security Forces Attack Protest Encampment

By LAURA KASINOF

Published: March 12, 2011

SANA, Yemen — Fighting escalated between antigovernment protesters and security forces on Saturday, and four people were reported killed, even as President Ali Abdullah Saleh promised the White House that he would not use violence against the demonstrators.

NY Times

China Warns U.S. Against Selling F-16s to Taiwan

By ANDREW JACOBS

Published: February 25, 2010

BEIJING — A top Chinese military official reaffirmed China’s resolve to punish the United States over its decision to sell weapons to Taiwan and suggested on Thursday that there would be even greater consequences should Washington fulfill a longstanding request by Taiwan for advanced fighter jets.

NY Times

Reno air crash toll at 10; two more victims named

By Don Thompson and Scott Sonner

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. -- The names of two more victims in the nation's deadliest air racing disaster have been released.

Associated Press

Hockey mom accused of having sex with son's underage teammates

September 19, 2011 | 1:18 pm

An Orange County mother of three is accused of having sex with teenage members of her son's youth hockey team.

LA Times

On Campus, It’s One Big Commercial

By NATASHA SINGER

Published: September 10, 2011

IT’S move-in day here at the University of North Carolina, and Leila Ismail, stuffed animals in tow, is feeling some freshman angst.

NY Times

Twitter posts: Free speech or stalking?

By Somini Sengupta

New York Times

Published: Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 6A

Last Modified: Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 11:21 am

Even the Buddha of compassion might have been distressed to be on the receiving end of the diatribes that William Lawrence Cassidy is accused of posting on Twitter.

The Sacramento Bee

Its Official: Mayor Johnson running for a second term

By Ryan Lellis

September 14, 2011

Mayor Kevin Johnson announced today that he is running for a second term, saying "Sacramento has come a long way, but it still has not met its potential as a city."



The Sacramento Bee

Google Wallet opens for business, Visa gets on Board

September 19, 2011 | 4:06 pm

Google Inc. is taking another step toward make the credit card obsolete, firing up its digital payment service that will enable people to make purchases simply by waving their smartphones at the cash register.

LA Times


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