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Super Bowl: Pats' last attempt fails as Giants win

By DENNIS WASZAK - Updated: 12:54 am

Just as they did four years ago in Arizona, Tom Coughlin's Giants have defeated Bill Belichick's New England Patriots - this time 21-17 in Indianapolis for their fourth Lombardi Trophy.

Budgets were tight, but some California lawmakers got extra money last year

By Jim Sanders and Phillip Reese - Published: 12:00 am

With California billions behind on its budget and public services shrinking, the Assembly collectively tightened its belt last year – but not all of its members did.

California pot industry's next move: Ballot initiative for state regulation

By Peter Hecht - Published: 12:00 am

A proposed ballot initiative aimed for the November elections begs a key question looming over California's medical marijuana industry: Can stricter state regulation keep the federal government from shutting it down?

Local cities report sales taxes are increasing; property taxes remain flat

By Loretta Kalb - Updated: 12:25 am

There's plenty of talk these days about how the economy is looking up, thanks to a bit more hiring, more consumer spending and an upswing in consumer optimism.

Job Front: Tech salaries rising in Sacramento, survey says

By Darrell Smith - Updated: 12:25 am

Salaries for tech professionals are on the rise in Sacramento, says technology careers site Dice.com, pointing to a more competitive market early in 2012.

Q & A: Dr. Olivia Kasirye, county health officer nominee, welcomes challenge

By Brad Branan - Updated: 12:25 am

Dr. Olivia Kasirye learned about the importance of public health programs while studying medicine in her native country of Uganda.

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Luda Ivanyuk gives Elisa Romandia a hand massage at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Ivanyukis a school community worker for the San Juan School district volunteers evenings after work giving hand massages to patients at Kaiser. The 27-year-old started volunteering last summer when she though she was going to be laid off.
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Andrew Karperos, 14, of Sacramento, foreground goes through stretching exercises with other participants during a Family-friendly circus arts workshop at the UC Davis Institute for Exploration in Theatre, Dance and Performance at Mondavi Centerâ€™s Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. The ninety-minute workshops were free and open to the public. View a photo gallery.
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New England Patriots defensive end Mark Anderson, left, sacks New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. View a photo gallery.
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A Russian man climbs out from an ice hole after swimming in a lake on the outskirts of St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday. The temperature in St.Petersburg hit -9.4 Fahrenheit.
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A Kashmiri Muslim devotee raises his hands for prayers as a head priest displays a relic of Prophet Mohammed at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad or birthday of Prophet Mohammed birthday, in Srinagar, India, Sunday. Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet.