A funny thing’s happening on the way to Nov. 6. The billionaires trying to buy the election with contributions of $1 million, $10 million or even $100 million aren’t succeeding.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ Orange County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges Tuesday against an Anaheim police officer who shot and killed a 23-year-old -- a death that preceded two officer-involved shootings this summer that sparked protests against police brutality.

A jury has found a 25-year-old man guilty of fatally stabbing the adult son of a Japanese film producer 58 times after he hid in the victim's Beverly Hills carport in a ninja-like outfit.

The body of the second of two men who disappeared after their boat capsized off the San Mateo County coast has been found.

A Navy hovercraft is set to land on San Francisco's Ocean Beach as part of a disaster response training exercise.

A court-appointed monitor says in a scathing report on Oakland police shootings that officers sometimes shoot at suspects without justification.

Homeless people are getting checks for property destroyed during Sacramento police raids on illegal campsites.

Basketball great Bill Walton is ready to recap his amazing career and even more amazing recovery.

A trucker is unable to explain why he drove his big-rig through a flashing crossing gate and struck an Amtrak train in a California farming community.

A man who allegedly videotaped himself having sex with his ex-girlfriend's young daughter has pleaded not guilty to child molestation in San Diego County.

Lower enrollment is forcing a 23-campus Northern California school district to eliminate 18 teaching position.

Authorities have identified a man who collapsed and died during a weekend hike in San Diego County.

Three men who weren't wearing seatbelts are dead after their car ran a stop sign in rural Central California and collided with another vehicle.

A national accrediting agency has approved a University of California, Riverside, plan to open a full medical school.

A federal jury has awarded $3.2 million to a mentally ill woman who sued after Los Angeles police shot her and shocked her with a Taser.

Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue, sometimes called “America's Main Street,” is being listed among the nation's endangered landscapes because of neglect and deferred maintenance by the National Park Service.

Gov. Jerry Brown began airing five new television commercials for his November tax proposal Wednesday, some of which misstate how the billions of dollars Proposition 30 would raise through higher sales and income taxes could be spent.

The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed lower Wednesday at 121.51, down 0.20 percent from Tuesday. Declining issues beat advancers 42 to 40, and 58 issues were unchanged.
Pricesmart Inc. (Nasdaq: PSMT) was the top dollar gainer, up $1.75 to $77.01.
HomeFed Corporation (OTC: HOFD) was the top dollar loser, down $1.75 to $26.25.
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