How did you love your mother this weekend? One journalist successfully navigated the Iranian penal system to reunite with hers. I think she wins. On a non-maternal note, authorities have finally “drilled” the wildfire case wide open. Oh and remember that quasi-douchy kid in high school we used to tease for making video resumes? Well, he’s got a job now. Find out why these guys have all the luck Monday, May 11th, 2009.

THIS MORNING’S TOP STORIES

With Arnold swinging for the Pot Lobby, commentators speculate on potential impact. Chron, Chron

US Journalist freed by Iran. ABC7, Chron

FROM THE SF CHRONICLE

Warning: wielding knife and charging police can lead to fatal shooting

It was Professor Power Tool, in the Santa Barbara woods, with the faulty wiring.


Area strip malls starting to look like ghost towns

ERs testing for HIV in bid for protection

FROM THE REST OF THE WEB

Video resumes on the up and up, waves of YouTube hilarity sure to follow. ABC7

Bay area mama’s boys flex their Oedipal muscles. CBS5

Driving (Cabbies Nuts) Under the Influence. Weekly

Water, water everywhere, and only certain drops to drink. Ex

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