Mayor would cut S.F. workers’ week to save cash - San Francisco Chronicle
(02-08) 22:32 PST SAN FRANCISCO — More than 10,000 San Francisco city workers - from librarians and gardeners to secretaries and street cleaners - would be laid off and most rehired for jobs with shorter hours under a controversial plan being

Green Valley man arrested for leaving 23 dogs to die – update with - Tucson Citizen
Four adorable dogs – out of a starving pack of 23 – survived the cruel abandonment that landed a Green Valley man under arrest. Raymond Quintero, 34, has already received citations for not providing adequate food and water to his brood as he left

Douglas Emmett, Inc. Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End - Stockhouse
Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI), a real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced its 2009 fourth quarter and year-end financial results for the period ended December 31, 2009. Financial Results Funds From Operations (FFO) for the three months

Obama to take health bill without items he pursued - Times Union
WASHINGTON — Signaling he’d meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he’s willing to sign a bill even if it doesn’t deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal

Villaraigosa tells L.A. council that layoffs are only way to avoid - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday made a rare address to the City Council to urge quick action on proposals to lay off workers and cut departments, warning any delay could force the city into a “financial tailspin.” The mayor, greeted by boos

First lady on health care: ‘Doing nothing not an option’ - CNN
First lady says she believes Congress will pass some sort of health care reform She emphasizes access to physicians and her own family’s dietary struggles She says Obamas enjoy normal family life in White House, but it’s “like living in a big hotel

Mayor would cut S.F. workers’ week to save cash - San Francisco Chronicle
(02-08) 22:32 PST SAN FRANCISCO — More than 10,000 San Francisco city workers - from librarians and gardeners to secretaries and street cleaners - would be laid off and most rehired for jobs with shorter hours under a controversial plan being

Green Valley man arrested for leaving 23 dogs to die – update with - Tucson Citizen
Four adorable dogs – out of a starving pack of 23 – survived the cruel abandonment that landed a Green Valley man under arrest. Raymond Quintero, 34, has already received citations for not providing adequate food and water to his brood as he left

Douglas Emmett, Inc. Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End - Stockhouse
Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI), a real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced its 2009 fourth quarter and year-end financial results for the period ended December 31, 2009. Financial Results Funds From Operations (FFO) for the three months

Obama to take health bill without items he pursued - Times Union
WASHINGTON — Signaling he’d meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he’s willing to sign a bill even if it doesn’t deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal

Villaraigosa tells L.A. council that layoffs are only way to avoid - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday made a rare address to the City Council to urge quick action on proposals to lay off workers and cut departments, warning any delay could force the city into a “financial tailspin.” The mayor, greeted by boos

First lady on health care: ‘Doing nothing not an option’ - CNN
First lady says she believes Congress will pass some sort of health care reform She emphasizes access to physicians and her own family’s dietary struggles She says Obamas enjoy normal family life in White House, but it’s “like living in a big hotel