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California governor intervenes to avert new BART strike

The Bay Area Rapid Transit workers union was poised to go on strike but was averted by the 11th hour intervention of California Governor Jerry Brown.


Richmond sues Chevron Corp for willful negligence in last year's refinery fire

The City of Richmond filed a lawsuit against Chevron Corp over a refinery fire that occurred last year.

San Francisco District judge denies class action certification by women filing case against Wal-Mart

San Francisco U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer rejected a motion filed by women workers of Wal-Mart's California offices as a class action lawsuit.

Facebook makes capital investments worth US$1.6 billion this year

Facebook would make its capital investments worth US$1.6 billion in 2013 to capitalize on the number of its users and its mobile advertising base.


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Award-winning actress, fashion designer and singer Amanda Bynes was hospitalized after meeting the criteria for 5150 psychiatric hold.
PayPal's mistake made a resident from Pennsylvania the richest person alive for a few hours with exactly US$92,233,720,368,547,800.
On Sunday, the co-owner of Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, Rick Harrison, tied the knot with his girlfriend Deanna Burditt in Laguna Beach, California.
150,000 guests attended Comic-Con's 44th annual pop-culture festival kicked off last Wednesday.
JP Morgan sells off power marketing rights amidst allegations of price manipulation in California and Michigan.
IHSI shares are now publicly traded in OTC Bulletin Board. The board of Intelligent Highway Solutions Inc has announced that shares of stock under the ticker symbol IHSI has been traded publicly in the OTC Bulletin Board.
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