Romney stumps for cash in the Bay Area on the eve of Obama’s arrival, scandal over experimental surgery at UC Davis, Joe Paterno’s statue comes down, more.
- GOP standard-bearer Mitt Romney swept into the Bay Area Sunday for fundraisers in Woodside, at the Fairmont Hotel and in Pacific Heights. Mercury News
- Two UC Davis neurosurgeons, including Dr. J. Paul Muizelaar, chairman of the department of neurological surgery, have been banned from performing medical research on humans after being accused of performing experimental surgery on patients without the university’s consent. Sacramento Bee
- Joe Paterno’s statue was removed from its hallowed perch outside Beaver Stadium at Penn State. AP
- The New York Times examines the “cycle of decline” of the Republican Party in California.
- The Colorado theater massacre apparently didn’t hurt “The Dark Night Rises” at the box office. AP
