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 California May Pay With IOUs for Second Time Since Depression (Bloomberg)
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- California , the world’s eighth largest economy, may pay vendors with IOUs for only the second time since the Great Depression, State Finance Director Mike Genest said.
 California court rules against Coldwater Creek (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A California court has awarded boutique accessories retailer Brighton Collectibles a $6.7 million verdict against women's apparel retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. for infringing intellectual property rights, Brighton said Friday.
 Tour of California returning to San Francisco (San Francisco Chronicle)
After a one-year absence, San Francisco is back in the mix in the Amgen Tour of California. But don't blink, because you might miss it. In the first two editions of the Tour of California, San Francisco hosted the prologue, the opening race of the week-long...
 Southern California union is probing top official's role in ex-boyfriend's deal (Los Angeles Times)
SEIU is investigating whether Local 721 chief Annelle Grajeda helped Alejandro Stephens, who had headed a local that merged with hers, stay on the L.A. County payroll. She denies wrongdoing. Early last year, Alejandro Stephens' long tenure as president of one of California's biggest union locals came to an end after the labor organization he headed merged into a larger local. ...