State News

	NorCal fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting California game wardens have arrested a Sacramento fisherman in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.
	Five Long Beach students arrested for sexual battery Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school.
	Santa Monica police officer injured in crash Authorities say a Santa Monica police officer was injured when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a truck he was attempting to pull over on Pacific Coast Highway.
	Treasurer delays financing plans for San Quentin State Treasurer Bill Lockyer has delayed plans for issuing bonds to pay for the expansion of death row at San Quentin State Prison.
	Dozens occupying UC Berkeley building arrested Officials say dozens of people occupying a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts have been arrested.
	Former California Assemblyman Nao Takasugi dies Former state Assemblyman Nao Takasugi, who was sent to a Japanese internment camp during World War II, has died. He was 87.
	Attempt to recall lawmaker over tax hikes fails A recall effort against a Republican state lawmaker who voted to raise taxes earlier this year has failed.
	Death penalty off the table for Sacramento deputy Prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty for a former Sacramento County sheriff's deputy accuse of murdering a state correctional officer.
	LAPD arrests man for 1982 Koreatown killing Los Angeles cold-case detectives have arrested a man charged with murdering a 65-year-old woman nearly three decades ago.
	Death sentence for LA gang member who killed two A Los Angeles gang member has been sentenced to death for fatally shooting two people at a Watts housing project.