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Larry Sultan, a highly influential California photographer whose 1977 collaboration, “Evidence” — a book made up solely of pictures culled from vast industrial and government archives — became a watershed in the history of art photography, died on Sunday at his home in Greenbrae, Calif. He was 63.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/arts/14sultan.html

A California girl who was kidnapped at the age of 11 in 1991 has been found alive, having spent 18 years living in sheds and tents behind the home of her accused abductor, a convicted rapist who fathered two children with her, police said on Thursday.http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/08/28/news/news-us-usa-kidnap.html

The ruling, by a panel of three justices of California’s second appellate district, opened the door to further legal action that might resolve Mr. Polanski’s case without forcing him to be extradited from Switzerland or to serve further jail time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/movies/22polanski.html

A private plane carrying children and adults from California to a skiing vacation in Montana diverted from its planned destination and crashed on Sunday as it attempted to land at an airport in Butte, and a Federal Aviation Administration official said all on board — 14 to 17 people — had been killed.Read at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/us/23crash.html

Angry students at the Davis, California, branch of the University of California refused to vacate the school's

An alarming number of customer complaints leveled against a Bay Area moving company are raising serious questions about the firm’s questionable business practices while reinforcing that old caution "let the buyer beware."An unmarked, second-story office above a Campbell strip mall is the national headquarters of the Scout Relocation moving company.Its mailing address is for a now vacated San Jose apartment.The California Public Utilities Commission has authority over moves within the state o

Regardless of thelegislation’s fate, her opposition means that few if any power plants are likely to be built in the monument area, a complication in California’s effort to achieve its aggressive goals

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/business/energy-environment/22solar.ht...

Gay marriage is taking a hit in California as many are calling a victory for the banning of gay marriage in California. Votes right now are in favor of the ban with 84% of the precincts reporting. The ban had a total of 4,605,065 votes at 52% while 4,296,068 of 48% votes were against the ban.