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Canadian minister visits California on a campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers north

The Canadian PressMay 17, 2013 14:02
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system. Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, arrived in the San Francisco Bay area Friday for a four-day visit aimed at snapping up talent for his country's high-tech economy by offering startup entrepreneurs a new visa.

Residents of bankrupt California city launch council recall

May 15, 2013 14:57
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Up in arms against the leadership it blames for San Bernardino's bankruptcy, a group of business people and residents on Thursday launched a campaign to recall the California city's council, mayor and city attorney. The group, looking for a "clean sweep" inside crisis-hit San Bernardino, presented its initiative on the steps of City Hall before a crowd of residents and local media.

Investigators seek cause of deadly California limo fire

May 15, 2013 14:56
By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Investigators sought to determine on Monday what caused a stretch limousine to erupt into flames as it crossed a bridge over the San Francisco Bay, killing a new bride and four of her friends, law enforcement officials said.

US kidnap suspect had history of violence, threats

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 12:45
Ariel Castro, the man accused of holding three young women captive for a decade, had a history of violence and threatening behavior, US police reports released Monday showed. But while police questioned Castro on at least eight occasions -- including twice while the kidnapped women were trapped in his Cleveland, Ohio home -- he was never charged with a crime. Cleveland's police have come under fire for failing to find the women sooner, but they insist that had no reason to suspect Castro.

Molycorp rises after smaller than expected loss

May 12, 2013 15:00
(Reuters) - Shares of Molycorp Inc <MCP.N> soared more than 30 percent on Friday, a day after the rare earths producer reported a narrower-than-expected loss for the first quarter. Byron Capital Markets analyst Jon Hykawy said he believes the market reaction was driven largely by confirmation that the overhaul at Molycorp's Mountain Pass mine is still on schedule. "It's really just the reassurance that they're on track, and they're probably not going to have to go back to the equity markets," said Hykawy.

Bride, friends who died in California limo fire identified

May 11, 2013 17:33
By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A bride and four friends who died over the weekend trapped inside a burning limousine on a bridge over San Francisco Bay were formally identified by a coroner on Tuesday, but the cause of their death and of the fire are still under investigation. New bride Neriza Fojas, 31, and eight female friends were heading across the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge on Saturday night to a party celebrating her recent wedding when the white stretch limousine they were riding in burst into flames.

Firefighters, helped by rain, mop up California wildfire

May 7, 2013 14:01
By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cool winds and rain helped firefighters mop up the remains of a fast-burning California wildfire on Monday that had threatened 4,000 homes in an early start to an expected busy wildfire season. The Springs Fire, which started in the Southern California community of Camarillo and burned all the way to the Pacific Ocean, charred 28,000 acres and destroyed 10 outbuildings before a rainy weather system moved in over the weekend.

Three women missing for years found alive in Cleveland house

May 7, 2013 13:59
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Three women believed to have been abducted years ago were found alive on Monday at a house in Cleveland, a short distance from where at least two of them were last seen, and police said a man has been arrested in connection with their disappearance. A neighbor in the community was alerted to their presence by screams from the house and rushed to the dwelling where he found the women, one of whom used his cell phone to call emergency-911, according to Cleveland police.

Hollywood abandons Hollywood in search of lower production costs

Agencia EFEMay 6, 2013 11:31
Los Angeles, May 6 (EFE).- The flight of film productions from Los Angeles to cities like Atlanta, New Orleans and Vancouver, much more flexible in terms of taxes and more generous in granting financing, is a trend that candidates running for mayor of the Southern California city will try to turn around.

Fire north of Los Angeles is 60 pct. controlled

Agencia EFEMay 5, 2013 19:30
Washington, May 5 (EFE).- The fire that has consumed more than 11,000 hectares (27,500 acres) north of Los Angeles since late last week has been 60 percent brought under control, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Sunday. Mike Parkes, the assistant director of the department, said that fire activity in the area has dropped in a "dramatic" manner. Thanks to a falloff in temperatures and in local winds, authorities expect that the fire, known as the "Spring Fire," will be fully under control by Monday.
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