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Selma Blair abruptly exits Anger Management
Charlie Sheen sitcom "Anger Management." In a statement Tuesday, producer Lionsgate says the actress won't be returning to the FX comedy. The company says it wishes her "the very best" but has no further comment. Blair's departure comes while the comedy is about halfway through completing its 90-episode order from FX. The actress's publicist didn't ...
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Vincent glad to stick around after two-inning outing
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- As a reward to helping a tired bullpen with three scoreless innings against Toronto on May 31, Nick Vincent was promptly sent back to Triple-A Tucson. The Padres needed a fresh arm to replenish the bullpen and, nothing against Vincent, but someone -- with Minor League options -- had to go. Vincent again helped save the Padres on Monday night when he tossed two scoreless ...
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Dunning adjusting in first taste of big leagues
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Since Jake Dunning called his parents in the early hours Thursday morning to share the news he was headed to Pittsburgh to join the Giants, it's been an eventful few days. Ten family members and friends saw Dunning debut Sunday in Atlanta, which is a five-hour drive from the family's home in Jacksonville, Fla. Dunning, who said he was more of a Marlins fan than ...
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Veteran Francisco signed to bolster Triple-A outfield
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres have signed veteran outfielder Ben Francisco to a Minor League contract and have sent him to Triple-A Tucson. Francisco was designated for assignment by the Yankees on May 26 and was released on June 3. He hit .114 in 44 at-bats with the Yankees and had one home run. Francisco, 31, has played with six Major League teams over parts of seven seasons. He signed ...
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Venable atones for missed chances with amazing grab
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- There was really only one way to describe Will Venable's disposition Monday as the Padres and the Giants headed to the 12th inning. "Will was mad," said Padres manager Bud Black. Venable, the Padres' center fielder, was 1-for-7 with two strikeouts and had personally stranded eight runners on base. He even failed to get two bunts down as well. So when ...
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Scutaro back in action with splint on pinkie
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Second baseman Marco Scutaro was back in his customary No. 2 spot in manager Bruce Bochy's lineup Tuesday, but that doesn't mean concerns surrounding his injured left pinkie have subsided. Scutaro will wear a splint to keep his pinkie straight for the next four to six weeks, he said prior to Tuesday's game. "The thing to understand is the doctor said ...
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California judge irked by accused killer acting as own lawyer
SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) - An accused California serial killer representing himself at his own murder trial drew a series of rebukes from the judge on the first day of testimony and was warned to obey procedural rules in court or risk losing the right to serve as his own ...
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Suspected Gambling Machines Removed from Business
Undercover detectives raided Neighbor Korner Market Monday night. They discovered three electronic gaming machines inside the convenience store and car ...
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San Francisco Fire Breaks Out In Tenderloin District Building
Bret Burkhart tweeted that firefighters were trying to rescue people from the roof of the building. KGO later reported that the fire was started during a barbecue on the roof, and that no one was injured. ...
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Robber snatches iPhones from victims in Hawthorne
Police searched with dogs on the ground and a chopper in the air Tuesday for a man who snatched iPhones from the hands of two people in ...
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Some Bay Area School Districts To See Increase In State Funding
OAKLAND (KCBS)-- Oakland Unified, San Francisco Unified and other Bay Area school districts will see significant increases in state funding now that the legislature has passed a budget. The only thing they need now is Governor Brown's signature. On Friday the Legislature passed the state budget and a bill that changes state funding for California schools by giving more money to districts ...
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California City Wants Team Sues Major League Baseball
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Sentencing in theft of Idol contestants iPhone
SANTA ANA, Calif. -; A woman has been sentenced to eight days in jail for stealing a former "American Idol" contestant's iPhone while the singer was performing at a California elementary ...
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CHP copter saves teens from soaring Sierra cliff
SIERRA CITY, Calif. -; Two stranded teenage boys were plucked off a peak at an elevation of more than 8,000 feet by a California Highway Patrol helicopter as it was rocked by gusty ...
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Probation for Calif. professor who exposed himself
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -; A former Cal Poly professor has been sentenced to three years of probation for exposing himself in the university library last ...
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Suburban teen breaks in to Hollywood
To prepare for her role as the larcenous leader of "The Bling Ring," Winnetka's Katie Chang received an unusual assignment from her director, Sofia Coppola. Chang would lead her co-stars on an actual break-in of a Hollywood mansion to steal a specific set of items. "A week before the shooting began, Sofia had us break into the house of someone she knew," Chang said. ...
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Seeking As San Jose officials sue MLB
The lawsuit came two days after a sewage problem at the Coliseum forced the A's and M's to use the same clubhouse. (Getty) In an apparent attempt to pressure Major League Baseball to vote on allowing the Oakland A's to relocate, San Jose city officials filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging baseball's antitrust exemption. MLB has been looking into the issue of allowing the ...
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Still not 100 percent Cespedes remains at DH
Email ARLINGTON -- A's manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday that Yoenis Cespedes' legs "aren't quite 100 percent." Cespedes was slotted in the designated-hitter position for the fifth straight game. He entered the night 3-for-17 since returning to the lineup after experiencing tightness in his left hamstring. "The more he attacks it, especially in the heat, sometimes ...
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Jasos odd play kick-starts As big inning
Email ARLINGTON -- John Jaso felt he was safe on a strange play in the fourth that started a six-run inning on Monday. Yoenis Cespedes hit a ground ball to third that bounced off the Rangers' Adrian Beltre. Shortstop Elvis Andrus fielded the ball and threw to Beltre as Jaso took off from second to third. Despite two tag attempts by Beltre, third-base umpire Jordan Baker called Jaso safe. ...
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Donaldson not focusing on rough stretch at plate
Email ARLINGTON -- Josh Donaldson feels he's been hitting the ball hard despite the lack of results lately. Donaldson, who entered Tuesday in the midst of a 6-for-41 slump, was hitting sixth in the A's lineup against the Rangers. During the rough stretch, he has seen his batting average drop from .332 to .303. Two of those hits came on Sunday against the Mariners. He went 0-for-3 with ...
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Kemp reports improvement with hamstring
Email NEW YORK -- After aggressive running drills on the warning track on Tuesday afternoon before the series opener with the Yankees was postponed by rain, outfielder Matt Kemp reported that his strained right hamstring is improved and that he might try to run the bases on Wednesday. Kemp, out since May 30, needs to be able to run the bases before the Dodgers send him on a Minor League rehab ...
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Schumaker awaiting word on appeal
Email NEW YORK -- Now that the Dodgers are in New York, Skip Schumaker's appeal of a two-game suspension should be resolved, right? "Haven't heard a word," said Schumaker. "Not on [Monday's] off-day, either." Schumaker was handed a two-game suspension by MLB for "aggressive actions" in the benches-clearing incident after Arizona's Ian Kennedy ...
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County Votes to Streamline Adoption Process
Although the measure passed Tuesday, it will be months before new any new policies are put into place. The Chief Administrative Officer has four months to research ways to streamline the process and create a ...
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Visitors Upset About Grass at Fort Rosecrans
But the dying grass has some visitors upset. Veterans and their families said they think this is a troubling sight, and they want the problem fixed now. Visitors said it's a sign of disrespect to the men and women who served our country and helped defend our ...
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Reward fund swells to $30000 in slaying of Emeryville man last week
OAKLAND -- As the reward for information leading to Emeryville resident Aya Nakano's killer grew to more than $30,000 Tuesday, friends and family said goodbye to a young man with an intense love for basketball and a passion for Motown and soul music.Nakano, 22, who was gunned down last week after an unknown driver rear-ended him, was remembered as a guy who loved to tease and poke fun at ...
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California prison labor?
California has a famously large budget deficit, budget cuts are being made to a number of state programs and services, but what hasn’t been considered is the cost avoidance potential of the state’s over 40,000 minimum-security prisoner’s, many of whom are already saving the state money by providing labor in return for shorter sentences.
With California budget deficit expected to be somewhere between $12 billion or as high as $25 billion for 2010 alone, state legislators have been anxiously looking for ways to reduce state expenses, cutting budgets wherever possible, but already existing programs operated by the state may present an opportunity for cost-savings in the areas of construction, services and maintenance of buildings and amenities. Read more
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