State News

	Judge reinstates Islamic group's wiretapping suit A federal judge has reinstated an Islamic charity's lawsuit challenging a Bush administration surveillance program.
	Prop. 8 backers take on AG's gay marriage argument The sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban say Attorney General Jerry Brown is advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning Proposition 8.
	Los Angeles saw drop in homicides in 2008 The Los Angeles Police Department says crime in the nation's second-largest city dropped slightly in 2008 compared to the previous year, marking the sixth successive annual drop.
	Calif court sides with US church over property The state's high court has prohibited three Southern California parishes who left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers from retaining ownership of their church buildings and property.
	Fresno suing to preserve historic buildings Fresno officials are getting tough on the absentee landlords of vacant downtown historic buildings, promising lawsuits for owners who let them deteriorate.
	Judge: Gary Condit owes $45K to ice cream maker Newly released transcripts from a trial pitting former Congressman Gary Condit against ice cream giant Baskin-Robbins show the former legislator could owe more than $100,000 in unpaid franchise and legal fees.
	Arcadia massage parlors shut down, one fined $2M Five Arcadia massage parlors shut down for alleged labor code violations include one location fined nearly $2 million.
	San Jose expects modest loss in conventions San Jose officials say they expect to make it through the economic downturn with only modest losses to the city's convention business.
	Redwood City teen fatally stabbed in street attack Redwood City police are hoping any possible witnesses will provide information after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in a gang-related incident over the weekend.
	Suspect arrest in crash that killed pregnant woman A suspect in a hit-and-run freeway collision on the coast north of San Diego that left a pregnant Tijuana woman and her unborn child dead has turned himself in.