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Jerry Brown Pitches 'California Jobs First' Plan

The governor said his plan would provide tax incentives for companies to hire within the state.

1. Gov. Jerry Brown touted his jobs plan Tuesday at a Sorrento Valley biotech company, an effort that would provide tax incentives for companies to hire within the state. Brown made his pitch at Gen-Probe for his "California Jobs First'' plan that, if passed, would expand an under-utilized tax break to give small businesses with up to 50 employees a $4,000 tax credit for each new in-state hire and offer companies a sales tax exemption for purchases of new manufacturing equipment.

2. Police were on the lookout Tuesday for two young men who grabbed a pair of teenage girls in a dark Rancho Penasquitos park over the Labor Day weekend, threatened them with a knife and sexually assaulted them. The victims, both of whom live in Clairemont, were attending a family party in the 12600 block of Spindletop Road on Saturday evening when they decided to take a walk into a nearby open-space area, according to San Diego police. Read the full story on .

3. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, cruiser USS Chancellorsville, destroyer USS Preble and Carrier Air Wing 14 will return home Friday following a seven-month deployment. The ships departed Feb. 2 for a shakedown cruise before heading to the Western Pacific and Middle Eastern waters for what was expected to be a routine deployment. Read the full story on .

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