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11.12.07

S.F. Spill Update: Criminal probe of oil spill launched
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Criminal probe of oil spill launched COAST GUARD ADMITS DELAY IN SHARING INFORMATION By Kelly Rayburn and Joshua Molina Bay Area News Group Article Launched: 11/12/2007 01:37:50 AM PST var requestedWidth = 0; viewer_currentlySelected = 1; viewer_lastIndex = 1; viewer_images = ['http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2007/1112/20071112_071612_Bay_Spill_VIEWER.jpg']; viewer_widths = ['192']; viewer_heights = ['139']; viewer_captions = ["Rear Adm. Craig Bone, the U.S. Coast Guard's top official in California,... (Noah Berger / ...
11.10.07

Oil Spill Spreads in San Francisco Bay
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Oil Spill Spreads in San Francisco Bay Eric Risberg/Associated Press Cleanup crews bagged oil-soaked soil near Muir Beach after a South Korean-operated container ship rammed a tower of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, spilling about 58,000 gallons of fuel. function getSharePasskey() { return 'ex=1352437200&en=c01206fb73495a9c&ei=5124';} function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponent('http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/10/us/10spill.html'); } function getShareHeadline() { return encodeURIComponent('Oil Spill Spreads in San Francisco Bay'); } function getShareDescription() { return encodeURIComponent('Challenged by strong winds and tides, cleanup crews struggled Friday to contain the spill as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for the area.'); } function getShareKeywords() { return ...
11.08.07

Cargo Ship’s Fuel Fouls Bay Area Beaches
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An oil spill fouled miles of fragile coastline Thursday, sending environmentalists scrambling to save tarred marine life and leaving local officials questioning the Coast Guard's response to the ship collision that triggered the slick.About 58,000 gallons of oil spilled from a South Korea-bound container ship when it struck a tower supporting the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in dense fog Wednesday. The accident did not damage the span, but the vessel's hull was gashed, officials said.Tides carried a plume of heavy fuel beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and into the Pacific Ocean. By Thursday afternoon, oil had ...
11.08.07

California Sues EPA Over Auto Emissions
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California sued the federal government on Thursday to force a decision about whether the state can impose the nation's first greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks.More than a dozen other states are poised to follow California's lead if it is granted the waiver from federal law, presenting a challenge to automakers who would have to adapt to a patchwork of regulations. The state's lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., was expected after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed last spring to take legal action. "Our future depends on us ...
11.03.07

Massive Pileup Closes California Highway
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By GARANCE BURKE, Posted: 2007-11-03 19:08:31 FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 3) - More than 100 cars and trucks crashed on a fog-shrouded freeway Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, the California Highway Patrol said. Eighteen big rigs were involved in the massive pileup on Highway 99 just south of Fresno as patches of dense fog obscured visibility on the heavily traveled roadway, CHP officials said. var mod_286585 = new pgGlbObject(); mod_286585.pgTotalImages = "5"; mod_286585.pgGalleryId = "17660"; mod_286585.omnitureURL=encodeURI(\'http://news.aol.com/common/photogallery/omniture.adp\'); ...
10.29.07

Officials: Boy With Matches Started Fire
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt.
10.27.07

Mortgage woes propel Calif. foreclosures to record
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By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mortgage lenders launched more than 70,000 foreclosure proceedings in California in the third quarter, marking a record for the state, where many housing markets are slumping amid mortgage market turmoil, according to a report released on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN2637340220071026?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=23&sp=true
10.04.07

Feds pull the domain name plug on State of California…
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October 04, 2007 (IDG News Service) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal government pulled the plug on the Web domain name used by the state of California on Tuesday, setting into motion a chain of events that threatened to grind government business to a standstill within the state. State IT staffers were able to fix the problem within a few hours, narrowly averting disaster, but the situation shed light on what observers are calling a shocking weakness in the state's IT infrastructure. The story behind the shutdown, and how the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) came within hours of shutting down the ...

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