01/13/10 Wayne Pierce with his wife, Marci By Jonathan Partridge The Gilroy Dispatch A La Jolla couple who own the majority of a 6,400-acre property in Gilroy that they had planned to develop filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 4, owing more than $71 million on the property at the time. La Jolla resident Wayne Pierce, who along with his wife, Marci, owns 85 percent of Sargent Ranch LLC south of the ... 01/13/10 Amador County's drug enforcement team was busy as the year turned, launching three operations that lead to multiple arrests and the seizure of heroin, "ice" methamphetamine and Oxycontin. 01/13/10 Actor and comedian Nick Armstrong, a native of Sacramento, is one of the six finalists in the Doritos® Crash the Superbowl contest, a contest that will take three of the highest voted Doritos commercials and air them during the first half of the Superbowl. Voters 01/13/10 FRESNO, Calif. & WOODBRIDGE, N.J.----RCC Consultants, Inc. has been selected by the City of Fresno Police Department, and the CalSIEC Central Planning Area, to lead the Regional Interoperability Program Management Office for the purpose of advancing interoperability in accordance with the Department of Homeland Security SAFECOM Interoperability Continuum, the National Emergency Communications ... 01/13/10 The Cosumnes Community Services District Board of Directors has unanimously elected Elaine Wright as the new CSD board president and Michelle Orrock as vice president to serve in 2010. 01/13/10 Police are unsure what caused the wreck that severely injured an Exeter teen and a Visalia man over the weekend near Ivanhoe. The accident happened at 8:10 a.m. Jan. 9 at Road 132 north of Avenue 320 when a 2002 Ford Focus traveling northbound on Road 132 drifted off the road onto the dirt shoulder. 01/13/10 PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - 01/13/10) - The APWG named Laura Mather, Ph.D. an "APWG Thought Leader" at the fourth annual APWG eCrime Researchers Summit held in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Mather was recognized for her work in leading various initiatives to protect global consumers against phishing and other online threats. She has lead various initiatives including APWG's Redirect Education Page ... 01/13/10 Residential burglary A burglar or burglars entered a residence on Second Street through a detached garage and stole 17 rifles and shotguns and ammunition with a total value of $19,840 from a gun safe, between 1:30 and 5 p.m. Dec. 30. Included in the items stolen were a Weatherby Mark 5 rifle with scope valued at $2,500, a Winchester Model 61 rifle valued at $1,600 and more than 70 boxes of ... 01/13/10 Date of Report: 1/12/2010 Time of Report: 1:46 Deputy Name: Pickens, Brian Report Number: 00234-10 Charges: 11357(a) HS Suspect Arrested Y/N: No Arrestee: None Location: Apple Ave and 11th Street, Greenfield Synopsis: Vehicle stop located over an ounce of marijuana and prescription medications. 01/13/10 Republican Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby has won California's 72nd Assembly District seat vacated by a lawmaker who was caught on camera boasting about sexual romps with lobbyists. Norby easily beat two other rivals in Tuesday's runoff, taking 62 percent of the vote. Democrat John MacMurray was second with 32 percent, followed by Green Party candidate Jane Rands with 6 percent. 01/13/10 Indications are that BYU running back Harvey Unga will return for his senior season. However, there's been no official... 01/13/10 With all 197 precincts counted in Orange County's special election for the 72nd Assembly District, Republican Supervisor Chris Norby has won, receiving 63 percent of the vote according to unofficial figures posted today on the county Web site. |