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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/News of Southern Californiaen-usFri, 04 Jul 2008 08:28:29 GMT288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dj/Uus-wildfires.R7jq_Il3.htmlwed/dj/Uus-wildfires.R7jq_Il3.html1215159363Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:16:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dj/Uus-wildfires.R7jq_Il3.html"></a>GOLETA, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters struggled Thursday in Southern California to keep a wildfire as small as possible as it devoured brush they said had not burned for 50 years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dj/Uus-wildfires.R7jq_Il3.html">New Calif. blaze threatens Santa Barbara</a><br />GOLETA, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters struggled Thursday in Southern California to keep a wildfire as small as possible as it devoured brush they said had not burned for 50 years.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ao/Uus-collider.RJQC_Il1.htmlwed/ao/Uus-collider.RJQC_Il1.html1214986548Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ao/Uus-collider.RJQC_Il1.html"></a>SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. physics professor is scoffing at claims the Large Hadron Collider being built in Europe might create a black hole, producing a planetary catastrophe.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ao/Uus-collider.RJQC_Il1.html">Physics expert: European collider is safe</a><br />SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. physics professor is scoffing at claims the Large Hadron Collider being built in Europe might create a black hole, producing a planetary catastrophe.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/at/Uus-wildfire.Rz3e_Il1.htmlwed/at/Uus-wildfire.Rz3e_Il1.html1214986548Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/at/Uus-wildfire.Rz3e_Il1.html"></a>BIG SUR, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday called out the California National Guard to help battle a stubborn swarm of wildfires burning in the state.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/at/Uus-wildfire.Rz3e_Il1.html">Nat'l Guard mobilized for Calif. wildfires</a><br />BIG SUR, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday called out the California National Guard to help battle a stubborn swarm of wildfires burning in the state.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ct/Uus-roblowe.RUyc_IuS.htmlwed/ct/Uus-roblowe.RUyc_IuS.html1214674490Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:34:50 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ct/Uus-roblowe.RUyc_IuS.html"></a>SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 28 (UPI) -- A nanny suing TV star Rob Lowe for alleged sexual harassment has been accused of being sexually promiscuous, California court documents show.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ct/Uus-roblowe.RUyc_IuS.html">Nanny allegations fill Lowe court papers</a><br />SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 28 (UPI) -- A nanny suing TV star Rob Lowe for alleged sexual harassment has been accused of being sexually promiscuous, California court documents show.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/be/Uus-squid.Ru0P_IuQ.htmlwed/be/Uus-squid.Ru0P_IuQ.html1214501692Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:34:52 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/be/Uus-squid.Ru0P_IuQ.html"></a>SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 26 (UPI) -- Wildlife researchers in California said they found the remains of what is likely a rare 25-foot-long giant squid.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/be/Uus-squid.Ru0P_IuQ.html">Giant squid discovered along Calif. coast</a><br />SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 26 (UPI) -- Wildlife researchers in California said they found the remains of what is likely a rare 25-foot-long giant squid.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bf/Uus-caliplants.RH9c_IuP.htmlwed/bf/Uus-caliplants.RH9c_IuP.html1214448285Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:44:45 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bf/Uus-caliplants.RH9c_IuP.html"></a>BERKELEY, Calif., June 25 (UPI) -- A University of California-Berkeley study contends climate change could prove deadly to two-thirds of California's native plants.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bf/Uus-caliplants.RH9c_IuP.html">Climate change could kill Calif. plants</a><br />BERKELEY, Calif., June 25 (UPI) -- A University of California-Berkeley study contends climate change could prove deadly to two-thirds of California's native plants.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bp/Uus-wildfires.RLMM_IuP.htmlwed/bp/Uus-wildfires.RLMM_IuP.html1214396686Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bp/Uus-wildfires.RLMM_IuP.html"></a>BIG SUR, Calif., June 25 (UPI) -- With a smoky pall creating an eerie feel in Northern California, crews Wednesday were showing progress in their battles against scores of area wildfires.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bp/Uus-wildfires.RLMM_IuP.html">Crews make progress in Calif. wildfires</a><br />BIG SUR, Calif., June 25 (UPI) -- With a smoky pall creating an eerie feel in Northern California, crews Wednesday were showing progress in their battles against scores of area wildfires.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/am/Uus-carlabels.RaGA_IuO.htmlwed/am/Uus-carlabels.RaGA_IuO.html1214331323Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:15:23 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/am/Uus-carlabels.RaGA_IuO.html"></a>SACRAMENTO, June 24 (UPI) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists is praising California officials for requiring new car pollution labeling beginning next year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/am/Uus-carlabels.RaGA_IuO.html">Scientists praise California car label law</a><br />SACRAMENTO, June 24 (UPI) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists is praising California officials for requiring new car pollution labeling beginning next year.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dk/Uus-wildfires.RWpV_IuM.htmlwed/dk/Uus-wildfires.RWpV_IuM.html1214295396Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:16:36 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dk/Uus-wildfires.RWpV_IuM.html"></a>WATSONVILLE, Calif., June 22 (UPI) -- Firefighters in northern California Sunday were dealing with spot wildfires sparked by hundreds of lightning strikes in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dk/Uus-wildfires.RWpV_IuM.html">Lightning sparks more Calif. wildfires</a><br />WATSONVILLE, Calif., June 22 (UPI) -- Firefighters in northern California Sunday were dealing with spot wildfires sparked by hundreds of lightning strikes in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-viralimage.Rbjz_IuN.htmlwed/aj/Uus-viralimage.Rbjz_IuN.html1214295396Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:16:36 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-viralimage.Rbjz_IuN.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists using electron microscopy and 3-D computer reconstruction say they have produced the most detailed image yet of a viral protein envelope.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/aj/Uus-viralimage.Rbjz_IuN.html">Detailed image of a viral protein created</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists using electron microscopy and 3-D computer reconstruction say they have produced the most detailed image yet of a viral protein envelope.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ah/Uus-wildfires.Rikg_IuN.htmlwed/ah/Uus-wildfires.Rikg_IuN.html1214295396Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:16:36 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ah/Uus-wildfires.Rikg_IuN.html"></a>SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 23 (UPI) -- California firefighters Monday were battling nearly 400 fires, many in northern California where a weekend lightning storm started hundreds of small blazes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ah/Uus-wildfires.Rikg_IuN.html">California firefighters tackle 400 blazes</a><br />SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 23 (UPI) -- California firefighters Monday were battling nearly 400 fires, many in northern California where a weekend lightning storm started hundreds of small blazes.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dq/Uus-whalesong.RxXR_IuL.htmlwed/dq/Uus-whalesong.RxXR_IuL.html1214122533Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:15:33 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dq/Uus-whalesong.RxXR_IuL.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 21 (UPI) -- Blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, have begun adjusting their songs to one another as their population increases, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dq/Uus-whalesong.RxXR_IuL.html">Researchers: Blue whales adjusting songs</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 21 (UPI) -- Blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, have begun adjusting their songs to one another as their population increases, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/aa/Uus-seals.RYhf_IuI.htmlwed/aa/Uus-seals.RYhf_IuI.html1213821887Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/aa/Uus-seals.RYhf_IuI.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 18 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has refused to order the city of San Diego to protect seals who have moved onto a popular beach.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/aa/Uus-seals.RYhf_IuI.html">Seal advocates lose fight at Calif. beach</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 18 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has refused to order the city of San Diego to protect seals who have moved onto a popular beach.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/cy/Uus-amphioxus.RKa9_IuI.htmlwed/cy/Uus-amphioxus.RKa9_IuI.html1213816489Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:14:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/cy/Uus-amphioxus.RKa9_IuI.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists say they have found the genome of a worm-like marine animal is providing new information about human evolution.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/cy/Uus-amphioxus.RKa9_IuI.html">Worm-like animal sheds light on evolution</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists say they have found the genome of a worm-like marine animal is providing new information about human evolution.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bj/Uus-westnile.RPsf_IuH.htmlwed/bj/Uus-westnile.RPsf_IuH.html1213727691Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:34:51 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bj/Uus-westnile.RPsf_IuH.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 17 (UPI) -- California officials say they're finding more evidence of West Nile disease among birds in heavily populated areas of the state.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bj/Uus-westnile.RPsf_IuH.html">More West Nile birds found in urban areas</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 17 (UPI) -- California officials say they're finding more evidence of West Nile disease among birds in heavily populated areas of the state.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dd/Uus-wildfires.Rze6_IuF.htmlwed/dd/Uus-wildfires.Rze6_IuF.html1213545288Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dd/Uus-wildfires.Rze6_IuF.html"></a>CHICO, Calif., June 15 (UPI) -- Firefighters say they've gotten the upper hand on the stubborn Humboldt fire in Northern California, where more than 23,000 acres and 74 homes have been burned.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dd/Uus-wildfires.Rze6_IuF.html">California wildfires still burning</a><br />CHICO, Calif., June 15 (UPI) -- Firefighters say they've gotten the upper hand on the stubborn Humboldt fire in Northern California, where more than 23,000 acres and 74 homes have been burned.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/br/Ayb118203196.RNxi_IyD.htmlwed/br/Ayb118203196.RNxi_IyD.html1213331691Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:34:51 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/br/Ayb118203196.RNxi_IyD.html"></a>SAN DIEGO -- Coming off arthroscopic surgery and a nine-week layoff, Tiger Woods figured he needed to get into the flow of the U.S. Open early, with a quick, strong start in the first round.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/br/Ayb118203196.RNxi_IyD.html">Golf's Big Three Own the Spotlight at U.S. Open; Streelman and Hicks Lead After First Round</a><br />SAN DIEGO -- Coming off arthroscopic surgery and a nine-week layoff, Tiger Woods figured he needed to get into the flow of the U.S. Open early, with a quick, strong start in the first round.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bg/Ufbn-foley.REvZ_IuC.htmlwed/bg/Ufbn-foley.REvZ_IuC.html1213326325Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:05:25 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bg/Ufbn-foley.REvZ_IuC.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 12 (UPI) -- An off-duty police officer who shot a former San Diego Chargers player was on a personal "crusade" against drunken drivers, say attorneys for Steve Foley.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/bg/Ufbn-foley.REvZ_IuC.html">Ex-NFL player files suit against cop</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 12 (UPI) -- An off-duty police officer who shot a former San Diego Chargers player was on a personal "crusade" against drunken drivers, say attorneys for Steve Foley.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dp/Uus-faultdrill.RUBZ_Iu9.htmlwed/dp/Uus-faultdrill.RUBZ_Iu9.html1213041288Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dp/Uus-faultdrill.RUBZ_Iu9.html"></a>SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 9 (UPI) -- California scientists said they're considering a plan to drill 7,000 feet into the fault that produced the deadly 1933 Long Beach earthquake.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dp/Uus-faultdrill.RUBZ_Iu9.html">Deep drilling may provide quake clues</a><br />SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 9 (UPI) -- California scientists said they're considering a plan to drill 7,000 feet into the fault that produced the deadly 1933 Long Beach earthquake.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/cc/Uus-lowe.RXvX_Iu7.htmlwed/cc/Uus-lowe.RXvX_Iu7.html1212860687Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/cc/Uus-lowe.RXvX_Iu7.html"></a>SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 7 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed by actor Rob Lowe against a former nanny should be thrown out of court due to a missing document, a lawyer has told a California court.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/cc/Uus-lowe.RXvX_Iu7.html">Missing document threatening Lowe lawsuit</a><br />SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 7 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed by actor Rob Lowe against a former nanny should be thrown out of court due to a missing document, a lawyer has told a California court.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/do/Uus-diabetesvitamind.RA_E_Iu5.htmlwed/do/Uus-diabetesvitamind.RA_E_Iu5.html1212683693Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:34:53 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/do/Uus-diabetesvitamind.RA_E_Iu5.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 5 (UPI) -- Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/do/Uus-diabetesvitamind.RA_E_Iu5.html">Study links vitamin D, type 1 diabetes</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 5 (UPI) -- Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dc/Uus-anchovies.RDAr_Iu5.htmlwed/dc/Uus-anchovies.RDAr_Iu5.html1212681290Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:54:50 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dc/Uus-anchovies.RDAr_Iu5.html"></a>SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they may have discovered how marine mammals are being killed by a parasite typically associated with cats -- and anchovies are the key.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dc/Uus-anchovies.RDAr_Iu5.html">Anchovies: Key to marine mammal deaths?</a><br />SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they may have discovered how marine mammals are being killed by a parasite typically associated with cats -- and anchovies are the key.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dq/Uus-blackwater.RgTf_Iu4.htmlwed/dq/Uus-blackwater.RgTf_Iu4.html1212625488Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:24:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dq/Uus-blackwater.RgTf_Iu4.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, June 4 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled that Blackwater Worldwide may proceed with plans for a training facility in San Diego but left room for further legal challenges.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dq/Uus-blackwater.RgTf_Iu4.html">Court OKs Blackwater San Diego project</a><br />SAN DIEGO, June 4 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled that Blackwater Worldwide may proceed with plans for a training facility in San Diego but left room for further legal challenges.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ay/Uus-califdrought.Rqru_Iu4.htmlwed/ay/Uus-califdrought.Rqru_Iu4.html1212614089Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:14:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ay/Uus-califdrought.Rqru_Iu4.html"></a>SACRAMENTO, June 4 (UPI) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared Wednesday that California, after two years of below-average rainfall and snow, is in a drought.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/ay/Uus-califdrought.Rqru_Iu4.html">Governor declares drought in California</a><br />SACRAMENTO, June 4 (UPI) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared Wednesday that California, after two years of below-average rainfall and snow, is in a drought.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dk/Uus-politics-calif.RhNP_Iu3.htmlwed/dk/Uus-politics-calif.RhNP_Iu3.html1212567355Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:15:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dk/Uus-politics-calif.RhNP_Iu3.html"></a>SACRAMENTO, June 3 (UPI) -- With the economy slowing and gas prices rising, most California voters say the country and their state is headed in the wrong direction, a poll indicates.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.california.southern.misc/2/wed/dk/Uus-politics-calif.RhNP_Iu3.html">Calif. voters sour on governor, lawmakers</a><br />SACRAMENTO, June 3 (UPI) -- With the economy slowing and gas prices rising, most California voters say the country and their state is headed in the wrong direction, a poll indicates.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)