The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed lower Friday at 102.39, down 0.14 percent from Thursday. Declining issues beat advancers 49 to 48, and 63 issues were unchanged. Glacier Water Services Inc. (OTC: GWSV) was the top dollar gainer, up $2 to $36. ResMed Inc. (New York: RMD) was the top dollar loser, down $2.62 to $47.43.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Beverly Hills is among a growing number of cities around the state that are considering proposals that would ban the declawing of cats and other animals.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.

AZUSA, Calif. (AP) -- Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have shot and killed a man near Azusa after he grabbed a deputy's gun during a struggle.

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Water officials have banned septic tanks in portions of Malibu, ending years of wrangling between surfers, environmentalists and residents in the famous community.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The commandant of the Coast Guard says it's difficult to understand how a Marine helicopter and a Coast Guard airplane collided off the San Diego coast, killing nine people.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Shell Oil Co. has been ordered to pay $19.5 million to the state for environmental violations at gas stations around California.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults for the death of a 16-year-old girl who was shot after a homecoming football game in Long Beach.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A California State University, Sacramento student accused of beating to death his roommate has been charged with murder and assaulting a peace officer.

SALINAS, Calif. (AP) -- Salinas courthouse workers have settled their lawsuit claiming they were injured by asbestos during courthouse renovations.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- A man and woman are accused of murdering their baby daughter in a Southern California trailer park, then putting her in a trash bag and driving her body around the country.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court will conduct a new hearing to determine whether San Francisco officials violated the Constitution by denouncing a Vatican order to not place adoptive children with same-sex couples.

REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities are looking for a 29-year-old woman who abandoned one of her children at the home of a Redlands man who took her in.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- San Jose officials are asking taxpayers and city workers to take part in helping the city reduce its $96.4 million deficit.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is asking residents to be on the lookout for a sexual predator who has been targeting young girls in the mid-city area.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Santa Clara County will pay $800,000 to the father of a bicyclist who was killed when a deputy fell asleep while driving his patrol car.

BRENTWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- The weak economy is creating some unanticipated troubles in suburban Contra Costa County.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- About 50 immigrant rights activists have shown up at an Orange County campaign fundraiser to protest an appearance by the self-proclaimed"toughest sheriff in America."

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Law enforcement officials from the Middle East, Europe and other parts of the world have wrapped up a two-day conference in Beverly Hills, where they discussed ways of improving coordination and knowledge sharing.