Man returned to Calif. from Phoenix in family slaying case (The San Francisco Examiner) ANAHEIM, Calif. ( Map , News ) - A second man being held in connection with the killing of a father and daughter and the brutal beating of the girl's mother was brought back to California after he was found in Arizona....more...Java junkie sets goal to visit every Starbucks (The Pantagraph) FORT WORTH, Texas -- When Winter answers the phone, he is on the road, somewhere between Barstow, Calif., and Las Vegas. He is on the road so often, it's almost like a natural habitat for him. His mission? Visit every Starbucks in the world....more... From REALity to the surreal? (The Electric New Paper) UP UNTIL now, David Beckham's idea of a tough road trip has been a visit to Ukraine to play Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. That is going to change very quickly....more... A.J. happy to be at home (The San Francisco Examiner) (AP file photo) A.J. Allmendinger?s trip back to Northern California will be his first on the NASCAR circuit....more... Tours and more (Newsday) TRAIN TOUR Travel Italy by first-class train for this seven-night trip, between Sept. 7 and Oct. 31, that allows stops in Florence, Rome and Venice for $1,605 a person (double occupancy), including round-trip airfare from New York. The cost also covers airport transfer on arrival, train travel, hotel accommodations for three nights in Rome, two each in Florence and Venice, breakfasts, sightseeing ......more... Driver dies after truck plunges down Mount Tamalpais embankment (The San Francisco Examiner) NOVATO, Calif. ( Map , News ) - Authorities are investigating what caused a man to drive his pickup truck off a Mount Tamalpais road and down a 400-foot embankment....more... Ranch off Hwy. 152 now protected (The Pinnacle) The Open Space Authority purchased the Nielsen Ranch June 7, adding 128 acres to the protected lands in south Santa Clara county. The propery is adjacent to the 574-acre Doan Ranch that was aquired in 2007....more... Magellan(R) Maestro(TM) GPS Devices Offered (SYS-CON Media) As the summer vacation driving season begins, motorists can have the Automobile Club of Southern California's travel expertise and roadside help at their fingertips with the new Magellan® Maestro(TM) GPS personal navigation devices that come loaded exclusively with AAA travel information and AAA roadside assistance....more... Letters to the Editor (Berkeley Daily Planet) A recent letter in the Daily Planet claimed that those of us who oppose legalization of undocumented immigrants engage in ?self-serving intransigence.?...more... |