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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2010 file photo, Kyle Ramirez, 18, is escorted by deputies from a San Joaquin County courtroom where he testified in the trial of Anthony Waiters, for the allegedly abduction and false imprisonment of Ramirez, when he was 16-year-old teen, in Stockton, Calif. A jury...
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2010 file photo, Kyle Ramirez, 18, is escorted by deputies from a San Joaquin County courtroom where he testified in the trial of Anthony Waiters, for the allegedly abduction...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2010, file photo, Anthony Waiters is escorted from the courtroom during a break in his trial for the alleged 2008 kidnapping and false imprisonment of a 16-year-old teen in , in Stockton, Calif. A jury on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, found Waiters, 31, of torturing...
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2010, file photo, Anthony Waiters is escorted from the courtroom during a break in his trial for the alleged 2008 kidnapping and false imprisonment of a 16-year-old teen in , in...   (Associated Press)
This undated booking photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010 shows 88-year-old Roy Charles Laird who is accused of shooting his 86-year-old wife Clara who was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in her bed at a Southern California nursing home...
This undated booking photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010 shows 88-year-old Roy Charles Laird who is accused of shooting his 86-year-old wife Clara who was...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2008 video frame grab release by AP Television, manager Sam Lutfi leaves UCLA medical center after visiting Britney Spears in Los Angeles. A California appeals court has rejected a bid by Britney Spears' mother Lynne to have a defamation claim filed by Lutfi thrown...
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2008 video frame grab release by AP Television, manager Sam Lutfi leaves UCLA medical center after visiting Britney Spears in Los Angeles. A California appeals court has rejected...   (Associated Press)
Herpetologist Jens Vindum, dressed as Santa Claus, watches as two reindeer graze on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The reindeer will be part of a holiday exhibit at the academy called Tis the Season for Science that runs through...
Herpetologist Jens Vindum, dressed as Santa Claus, watches as two reindeer graze on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The reindeer will be...   (Associated Press)
Herpetologist Jens Vindum, dressed as Santa Claus, watches as two reindeer graze on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The reindeer will be part of a holiday exhibit at the academy called Tis the Season for Science that runs through...
Herpetologist Jens Vindum, dressed as Santa Claus, watches as two reindeer graze on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The reindeer will be...   (Associated Press)
A reindeer grazes on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The reindeer will be part of a holiday exhibit at the academy called Tis the Season for Science that runs through Jan. 2. The Arctic exhibit will include an igloo...
A reindeer grazes on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The reindeer will be part of a holiday exhibit at the academy called "Tis the Season...   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, scientist Paul Hsieh is seen in California. A new study from the presidential oil spill commission describes the behind-the-scenes, excruciating tension and mistakes behind the three-month effort to cap the busted well in the Gulf. Details include the story of...
In this photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, scientist Paul Hsieh is seen in California. A new study from the presidential oil spill commission describes the behind-the-scenes, excruciating tension...   (Associated Press)
FILE - This Dec. 8, 2009 file photo shows California Highway 41, the main street of Kettleman City, Calif. The tiny farm town is home to the largest toxic waste dump in the West. On Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, California health officials said they found no common cause for birth...
FILE - This Dec. 8, 2009 file photo shows California Highway 41, the main street of Kettleman City, Calif. The tiny farm town is home to the largest toxic waste dump in the West. On Monday, Nov. 22,...   (Associated Press)
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Lt. Andy Roberts of the California Dept. of Fish and Game shadows the Equinox, a commercial fishing boat from Brookings, Ore., during the start of the Dungeness crab season off the coastline near Stinson Beach, Calif. Dungeness crab fishermen for the first time this...
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Lt. Andy Roberts of the California Dept. of Fish and Game shadows the Equinox, a commercial fishing boat from Brookings, Ore., during the start of the Dungeness crab season...   (Associated Press)
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Lt. Andy Roberts of the California Dept. of Fish and Game holds up a crab during the start of the Dungeness crab season off the coastline near Muir Beach, Calif. Dungeness crab fishermen for the first time this season hauled in pot after pot...
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Lt. Andy Roberts of the California Dept. of Fish and Game holds up a crab during the start of the Dungeness crab season off the coastline near Muir Beach, Calif. Dungeness...   (Associated Press)
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, a flag flies on a California Dept. of Fish and Game boat during a patrol at the start of the Dungeness crab season off the coastline near Muir Beach, Calif. Dungeness crab fishermen for the first time this season hauled in pot after pot...
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, a flag flies on a California Dept. of Fish and Game boat during a patrol at the start of the Dungeness crab season off the coastline near Muir Beach, Calif. Dungeness crab...   (Associated Press)
FILE - This undated photo released by the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Hollywood publicist Ronni Sue Chasen, who was shot to death Nov. 16, 2010, in her Mercedes-Benz in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. The mayor of Beverly Hills says detectives believe a Chasen was probably shot from another...
FILE - This undated photo released by the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Hollywood publicist Ronni Sue Chasen, who was shot to death Nov. 16, 2010, in her Mercedes-Benz in a Beverly Hills...   (Associated Press)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sits at the wheel of a California made Fisker Karma all-electric sports car, during a tour of some of the greenest vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sits at the wheel of a California made Fisker Karma all-electric sports car, during a tour of some of the greenest vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los...   (Associated Press)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger checks the General Motors Chevrolet Volt electric car, during a tour of the greenest vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger checks the General Motors Chevrolet Volt electric car, during a tour of the greenest vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, Lou Peralta, racing promoter for Alta Vista Events is photographed in Mojave, Calif. The federal Bureau of Land Management is conducting an official review of a weekend accident at an off-road desert race that left eight spectators dead and 12 injured....
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, Lou Peralta, racing promoter for Alta Vista Events is photographed in Mojave, Calif. The federal Bureau of Land Management is conducting an official review of...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2010 file photo, California Highway Patrol officers examine the accident scene Sunday where an off-road race truck went out of control and plowed into a crowd of spectators during a race in Lucerne Valley, Calif. At least eight people were killed and 12 injured...
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2010 file photo, California Highway Patrol officers examine the accident scene Sunday where an off-road race truck went out of control and plowed into a crowd of spectators during...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2010 file photo, a divot left by an off-road truck that went out of control running into a crowd of spectators at the California 200 Saturday night is shown in Lucerne Valley, Calif. The truck pinned bodies beneath it and sending others flying into...
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2010 file photo, a divot left by an off-road truck that went out of control running into a crowd of spectators at the California 200 Saturday night is shown in Lucerne Valley,...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2010 file photo, debris from the scene of an accident litters the ground where an off-road race truck, background, went out of control and ran into a crowd of spectators during a race in Lucerne Valley, Calif., on Saturday. At least eight people were...
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2010 file photo, debris from the scene of an accident litters the ground where an off-road race truck, background, went out of control and ran into a crowd of spectators during...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2010 file photo, law enforcement officers examine the accident scene where an off-road race truck, background, went out of control and plowed into a crowd of spectators during a race in Lucerne Valley, Calif. The U.S Bureau of Land Management says its staff...
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2010 file photo, law enforcement officers examine the accident scene where an off-road race truck, background, went out of control and plowed into a crowd of spectators during...   (Associated Press)
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FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960 file photo shows the Squaw Valley ski resort in California during the 1960 Winter Olympics. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw Valley USA to a Colorado-based investment firm that's pledging $50 million in improvements over the next five...
FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960 file photo shows the Squaw Valley ski resort in California during the 1960 Winter Olympics. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw Valley USA to a...   (Associated Press)
FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960 file photo shows a ski jumper during the 1960 Winter Olympics at the Squaw Valley ski resort in California. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw Valley USA to a Colorado-based investment firm that's pledging $50 million in improvements...
FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960 file photo shows a ski jumper during the 1960 Winter Olympics at the Squaw Valley ski resort in California. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw...   (Associated Press)
FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960, file photo shows a ski jumper during the 1960 Winter Olympics at the Squaw Valley ski resort in California. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw Valley USA to a Colorado-based investment firm that's pledging $50 million in improvements...
FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960, file photo shows a ski jumper during the 1960 Winter Olympics at the Squaw Valley ski resort in California. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw...   (Associated Press)
FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960, file photo shows the Squaw Valley ski resort in California during the 1960 Winter Olympics. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw Valley USA to a Colorado-based investment firm that's pledging $50 million in improvements over the next five...
FILE - This Feb. 1, 1960, file photo shows the Squaw Valley ski resort in California during the 1960 Winter Olympics. Owners of the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have agreed to sell Squaw Valley USA to...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1996, file photo, Terry Collins, the newly appointed manager of the California Angels, speaks at a news conference in Anaheim, Calif. Collins is a major league manager once again, hired by the New York Mets to help revitalize a franchise that has struggled on...
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1996, file photo, Terry Collins, the newly appointed manager of the California Angels, speaks at a news conference in Anaheim, Calif. Collins is a major league manager once again,...   (Associated Press)
Southern California's Maurice Jones reaches to pass around New Mexico State's Gordo Castillo, center and Tyrone Watson in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Southern California won, 80-61. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
Southern California's Maurice Jones reaches to pass around New Mexico State's Gordo Castillo, center and Tyrone Watson in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame...   (Associated Press)
New Mexico State head coach Marvin Menzies has talk with his team in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game against Southern California during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Southern California won, 80-61. Looking on at right is Hernst...
New Mexico State head coach Marvin Menzies has talk with his team in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game against Southern California during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield,...   (Associated Press)
New Mexico State's Tyrone Watson charges along the baseline against Southern California's Nicola Vucevic in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Southern California won, 80-61. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
New Mexico State's Tyrone Watson charges along the baseline against Southern California's Nicola Vucevic in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament...   (Associated Press)
New Mexico State's Tyrone Watson get airborne attempting to keep ball in bound after colliding with Southern California's Garrett Jackson in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
New Mexico State's Tyrone Watson get airborne attempting to keep ball in bound after colliding with Southern California's Garrett Jackson in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during...   (Associated Press)
Southern California's Maurice Jones gets caught under New Mexico State's Hernst Laroche after losing his grip in dribbling in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. In back is New Mexico State's Hamidu...
Southern California's Maurice Jones gets caught under New Mexico State's Hernst Laroche after losing his grip in dribbling in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of...   (Associated Press)
Southern California's Donte Smith shoots over New Mexiso State's Hamidu Rahman in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
Southern California's Donte Smith shoots over New Mexiso State's Hamidu Rahman in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass....   (Associated Press)
New Mexico State's Hernst Laroche attempts to grab the ball from Southern California's Maurice Jones in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
New Mexico State's Hernst Laroche attempts to grab the ball from Southern California's Maurice Jones in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament...   (Associated Press)
Southern California's Bryce Jones shoots over New Mexico State's Tshilidzi Nephawe and Tyrone Watson in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Southern California won, 80-61. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
Southern California's Bryce Jones shoots over New Mexico State's Tshilidzi Nephawe and Tyrone Watson in the second half of a men's NCAA college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament...   (Associated Press)
Southern California head coach Kevin O'Neill reacts in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico State during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Southern California won, 80-61.(AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)
Southern California head coach Kevin O'Neill reacts in the first half of a men's NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico State during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Springfield, Mass....   (Associated Press)
California's Brandon Smith goes up as New Mexico's Dairese Gary guards during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat New Mexico 89-64. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
California's Brandon Smith goes up as New Mexico's Dairese Gary guards during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat New Mexico...   (Associated Press)
California's Harper Kamp, center, is greeted by teammates after leaving the court near the end of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat New Mexico 89-64. California's Jorge Gutierrez is right, back. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
California's Harper Kamp, center, is greeted by teammates after leaving the court near the end of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California...   (Associated Press)
California's Gary Franklin reacts after scoring a three point basket against New Mexico during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat New Mexico 89-64. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
California's Gary Franklin reacts after scoring a three point basket against New Mexico during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California...   (Associated Press)
California's Jorge Gutierrez, right, drives for the basket as New Mexico's Alex Kirk guards during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat New Mexico 89-64. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
California's Jorge Gutierrez, right, drives for the basket as New Mexico's Alex Kirk guards during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California...   (Associated Press)
California's Harper Kamp, center drives fot the basket through New Mexico's Emmanuel Negedu, left, of Nigeria, and Tony Snell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California Beat New Mexico 89-64. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
California's Harper Kamp, center drives fot the basket through New Mexico's Emmanuel Negedu, left, of Nigeria, and Tony Snell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
California's Gary Franklin shoots against New Mexico during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat New Mexico 89-64.(AP Photo/George Nikitin)
California's Gary Franklin shoots against New Mexico during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Berkeley, Calif. California beat New Mexico 89-64.(AP Photo/George...   (Associated Press)
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  • Jenner boat accident - one dead, four rescued

    S.F. Chronicle | 11/23/2010 8:49:00 PM

    A 60-year-old fisherman was killed Tuesday morning in an unusual boat accident off the Sonoma County coast, authorities said. The unidentified man was with three other men and one woman, crab fishing near Jenner in a...

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  • California to get more gas pipeline inspectors

    S.F. Chronicle | 11/23/2010 8:13:00 PM

    Four new safety inspectors will be hired "without delay" by the California Public Utilities Commission, according to a letter released Tuesday from the commission's executive director. The action comes after criticism...

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  • Anthony Waiters convicted in Tracy teen's torture

    S.F. Chronicle | 11/23/2010 6:56:00 PM

    The only defendant to go to trial on charges of beating, torturing and holding captive a 16-year-old boy in a Tracy home could spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted Tuesday of every count against...

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  • Belmont man seeks Arizona-like immigration law

    S.F. Chronicle | 11/23/2010 5:23:00 PM

    California voters may get a chance to weigh in on a proposal similar to Arizona's controversial immigration law, after the secretary of state gave the go-ahead to a Belmont man to collect signatures for a proposed...

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  • Economy Update

    KQED San Francisco | 11/23/2010 11:48:26 AM

    Economists are eagerly awaiting early holiday shopping figures to determine if the economy could get a boost from the season's consumers. Meanwhile, US unemployment rates remain high, fueling some bleak economic forecasts. In this hour, Forum's panel of experts takes stock of the US economy. More »

  • The Natural World

    KQED San Francisco | 11/23/2010 11:46:19 AM

    Forum checks in with naturalist Michael Ellis for tips on the best places in the Bay Area and across the globe to experience the natural world. From elephant seals just south of San Francisco to mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Ellis brings stories and suggestions of awe-inspiring nature outings. More »

  • Progressives jockey for 'holy grail': S.F. mayor

    S.F. Chronicle | 11/23/2010 4:00:00 AM

    The solid left majority on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has an opportunity to do what city voters haven't done for more than two decades: put a progressive in the mayor's office. Not since the election of Art...

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  • La Niña may reduce California water allocations

    S.F. Chronicle | 11/23/2010 4:00:00 AM

    Despite an unusually wet October and weekend storms that deposited more than 10 feet of snow in parts of the Sierra Nevada, the state next year expects to deliver about one-quarter of the water requested by agencies...

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  • Freed student Steve Li returns to S.F.

    S.F. Chronicle | 11/23/2010 4:00:00 AM

    The past three days have been like a dream for Steve Li. After spending more than two months at a detention center in Arizona, Li, who was on the verge of being deported to Peru, is back in San Francisco - the only...

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