Her recent jobs included “Munich,” “Ice Age 2,” “Cars” and “Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.” For the latter, she cranked an old farmer’s seed dispenser to conjure the sound of battle droids.One of her proudest achievements was Puss in Boots’ hairball hacking scene in “Shrek 2.” Vance composed the hacking scene by [...]

A pit bull that attacked her owner, chewing off portions of the woman’s face, has been euthanized, authorities said.The owners of the 4-year-old dog believed that they would not be safe with the animal and authorized the procedure, Animal Control Services Officer Wesley Moore said.The 24-year-old victim, whose name was withheld by police, was attacked [...]

Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), chairwoman of California’s Democratic delegation.”We’re finally about to deal with the Iraq war issue, we’re finally taking on global climate change, energy independence — things we’ve been stonewalled on for a dozen years — and there’s great interest that these efforts not be short-circuited,” Lofgren said.Redistricting is crucial to politicians. Christopher [...]