Read more California stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/225/california.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:58:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74478/calif-buffalo-go-on-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouthern California's only herd of wild buffalo has been put on birth control. A conservation authority seeking to protect unique plant life on Santa Catalina Island, where buffalo have roamed since 14 of them were shipped out for a silent film in 1925, has been corralling the animals and injecting...http://www.newser.com/story/74478/calif-buffalo-go-on-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74439/university-of-california-imposes-32-tuition-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStudent protesters chanted “Shame on you! Shame on you!” on the UCLA campus today as the University of California board of regents approved a whopping 32% tuition hike. A year at a UC school—not including room and board—will now cost $10,300, three times the price in 1999....http://www.newser.com/story/74439/university-of-california-imposes-32-tuition-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74379/uc-students-protest-ahead-of-32-fee-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAngry students took to the streets yesterday to blast a proposed 32% fee hike for University of California schools. The Board of Regents is expected to finalize the increase today during a meeting at UCLA. It will hike tuition bills some $2,500. UC students will soon be paying $10,...http://www.newser.com/story/74379/uc-students-protest-ahead-of-32-fee-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 4:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74282/beverly-hills-la-ban-cat-declawing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFurniture beware: Los Angeles and Beverly Hills have become the latest California cities to outlaw the declawing of cats. Santa Monica and San Francisco recently passed similar bans and others are considering banning declawing before next year, when a new state law on the regulation of veterinary medicine will effectively...http://www.newser.com/story/74282/beverly-hills-la-ban-cat-declawing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 3:44:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia has by no means cornered the market on enormous financial problems at the state level, with a report out today saying Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also at tremendous risk. The Pew Center sees widespread unemployment, huge budget deficits, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:14:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73771/rape-witness-im-no-snitch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn East Bay witness arrested, then released for lack of evidence, in the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance last month said he didn't report the attack because "snitching is something you don't do." Salvador Rodriquez, 21, said he watched as attackers kicked the...http://www.newser.com/story/73771/rape-witness-im-no-snitch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 5:02:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73772/santa-cruz-seeks-deadhead-archivist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFar out. The University of Santa Cruz is seeking an archivist to help handle its horde of Grateful Dead material—for a very un-hippie-like $70,000 salary, plus benefits. The school is seeking a "creative" professional with a master's degree, and preferably "expert knowledge" of the "history and influence of...http://www.newser.com/story/73772/santa-cruz-seeks-deadhead-archivist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 3:03:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73368/jaycee-shielded-kidnapper-from-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKidnap victim Jaycee Dugard lied to a suspicious parole officer in a desperate bid to protect her abductor when she was discovered, according to just-released report of her questioning. Jaycee, kidnapped when she was 11 in her northern California town, called herself Alyssa and presented herself as Phillip Garrido's wife....http://www.newser.com/story/73368/jaycee-shielded-kidnapper-from-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 5:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73331/calif-parole-bungled-jaycee-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJaycee Lee Dugard could have been found and Phillip Garrido put behind bars much sooner if California parole officials had done their jobs properly, a report by a state prison monitor says. For starters, authorities did nothing when Garrido’s electronic monitor showed he’d traveled further from his home than permitted....http://www.newser.com/story/73331/calif-parole-bungled-jaycee-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 15:58:56 CST