Santa Monica votes to ban smoking on beaches
Santa Monica moves toward a beach smoking ban as the council tentatively approves, 4-2, restricting smoking along 13 miles of coast, on the pier except in designated areas, and at bus stops. A second vote is needed before enactment. Californiawide rules also restrict smoking near entrances and in bars or restaurants.
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Park Service to cut travel costs amid congressional pressure
Park Service Director Fran Mainella pledged to halt foreign travel and reduce domestic travel by ten percent in response to congressional criticism. She said projects exceeding one million dollars would need her or Interior Secretary Gale Norton approval, amid a memo from former Park Service employees suggesting large plans were moving forward without consent.
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Man pleads not guilty in mass killing of nine children
A man accused of killing nine family members including eight children pleads not guilty as his attorney seeks a judge to lift restrictions on visits. He remains isolated in Fresno County Jail after authorities acted on a tip from March, with a potential death penalty if convicted. A separate case found a former boyfriend liable for an anonymous email pressuring a Miss North Carolina pageant in 2002. Robeson County jury to deliberate damages in that suit.
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