Investigation of CSUS Fires Continues; Cleanup Begins
Fire investigators have completed their on-site work but have not determined the causes of fires that occurred Thursday in two buildings on the California State University Sacramento, campus. Daniel Berlant, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said Friday evening that investigators will study information gathered from the scene. Cal Fire is charged with investigating fires in state buildings. Cathy Locke and Bill Lindelof in the The Sacramento Bee– 10/16/11
Memorial Service for Steve Jobs at Stanford
Apple is planning to hold a memorial for its former chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, on Sunday on Stanford University’s campus. An Apple spokeswoman confirmed that invitations for the event, which will not be open to the public, had been sent to a range of people, among them prominent Silicon Valley executives. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that invitations to the event had been sent out. Nick Wingfield in The New York Times – 10/14/11
Anti-war Activist Sheehan, 18 Occupy Sacramento Protesters Arrested Early Today
Anti-war mom Cindy Sheehan - one of the biggest names in the peace movement, was arrested along with 18 other demonstrators at Cesar Chavez Park early Sunday, police said. Occupy Sacramento reported there have been 58 arrests at the park at 9th and I streets across from City Hall since the nationwide protests began Oct. 6. Stephen Magagnini in The Sacramento Bee – 10/16/11
Illegal Immigrants get Boost in New California Laws
As states such as Alabama and Georgia make waves with a hard-line approach to illegal immigration, California took a leap in the other direction this weekend when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a host of bills that make the nation's biggest state one of the most accepting of immigrants living here illegally. Matt O’Brian in The Mercury News– 10/10/11
President Obama Dedicates MLK Memorial
President Barack Obama saluted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday as a man who "stirred our conscience" and made the Union "more perfect," rejoicing in the dedication of a monument memorializing the slain civil rights leader's life and work. "I know we will overcome," Obama proclaimed, standing the 30-foot granite monument to King on the National Mall. "I know this," the president said, "because of the man towering over us." Stacy Anderson for the Associated Press in Time – 10/16/11
Boomerang Kids Moving Back Home with Parents
Danny Guo came marching home two years ago as a corporal from the U.S. Marine Corps, thinking the country he served would be a land of instant job opportunity. He was a radio operator. Plenty of work in that field, he thought. Recession-battered employers thought otherwise. Kevin Fagan in The San Francisco Chronicle– 10/16/11
Herman Cain Defends '9-9-9' Tax Plan on 'Meet the Press'
Herman Cain tested the national spotlight Sunday as the Republican presidential primary’s newest front-runner.Facing tough questions during a 25-minute one-on-one interview on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Cain acknowledged that his plan to simplify the tax code would raise taxes for “some” people and clarified his position that he doesn’t believe abortion should be an option in instances of rape and incest. Brian Bennett in The Los Angeles Times– 10/16/11
California Schools Scrambling to Add Lessons on LGBT Americans
Many are flummoxed about how to carry out a new law requiring California public schools to teach all students, from kindergartners to 12th-graders, about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Teresa Wantabe in The Los Angeles Times – 10/16/11
Jerry Brown's Prison Plan Under Fire from Republicans, Democrats Alike
Inmates in orange jumpsuits trudge across the screen against an ominous soundtrack. Gov. Jerry Brown appears in hazy black-and-white footage. Later, a tattooed skinhead and some shirtless thugs loom."Every citizen should be preoccupied with their personal safety and the safety of their family members," warns Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, advising people to lock their doors and keep a watchful eye around cars, garages, even barns. Kevin Yamaura in The Sacramento Bee– 10/16/11
Intel in Folsom is Hiring Again
After a decade of downsizing at its Folsom campus, Intel Corp. has begun hiring again. The Santa Clara-based high-tech company, one of the largest private employers in the Sacramento region, said it has added nearly 370 workers to its local operation since January. The move boosts Intel's local payroll by about 6 percent – to 6,515 workers. Rick Daysog in The Sacramento Bee– 10/15/11
A Debit of Gratitude to Bank of America
The big bank's move created a consumer furor, with consumer activists proposing boycotts by or mass defections of BofA customers to smaller banks without fees, and the bank itself becoming a popular symbol of the financial industry's supposed disregard for the average customer. Michael Hiltzik in The Los Angeles Times– 10/15/11
Deal with Time Warner Brings the CW to Netflix
Once a Netflix skeptic, Time Warner has struck its biggest deal yet to allow the online service to license its television content. On Thursday, the Warner Brothers Television Group of Time Warner and the CBS Corporation announced a $1 billion deal that will give Netflix the rights to stream shows broadcast on the CW network for at least the next eight years. Amy Choizick and Brian Stelter in The New York Times – 10/13/11
Thousands Around the World Line Up to Buy iPhone 4S
Throngs of Apple fans lined up in the wee hours Friday outside the company's flagship store in Manhattan to be among the first to get their hands on the new iPhone 4S. Two hours before Apple's new smartphone was slated to go on sale, hundreds of aspiring buyers filled the plaza outside the Fifth Avenue glass cube, echoing scenes that had already played out earlier in the day in Australia, Japan, Germany, France and other Apple stores around the world. Julianne Pepitone and Laurie Segall in CNN Money – 10/12/11
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