A.M. Splash: America's Cup Racers Drop Out; One Third of Monterey Fish Mislabled; Silicon Valley University CEO Indicted

Only five teams will likely compete in San Francisco for the America's Cup next year, organizers announced Thursday, and critics say it's the latest sign that the event's economic impact will be substantially less than projections. Two years ago, the city predicted that hosting the competition would generate $1.4 billion in revenue, 9,000 jobs and 15 sailing teams.

A recent round of testing at local seafood stores and restaurants shows 36 percent of fish are mislabeled, the latest effort by a local environmental group to highlight seafood fraud. The Monterey County Weekly published the results Thursday, after a round of testing done in conjunction with Monterey-based Oceana, a conservation group that has launched seafood tests in cities across the U.S.

Supporters of same-sex marriage are planning a "Kiss In" at Chick-fil-A restaurants to protest the fast-food chain owners' opposition to same-sex unions. The protests Friday come two days after hundreds of thousands of customers showed their support for the restaurant during an "Appreciation Day." Chick-fil-A says it set a one-day sales record on Wednesday.

Striking a blow at a Silicon Valley school that attracted foreigners with student visas, federal agents on Thursday raided Sunnyvale's Herguan University and charged its CEO with visa fraud. The indictment marks the second time federal officials have ensnared a Bay Area university in a growing effort to catch up with schools that allegedly rake in millions of dollars as so-called visa mills.

With its leadership team in disarray after the sudden death of one high-ranking official and the unannounced departure of a second, Lawrence Livermore Lab appears to be in some turmoil at a critical point for one of the federal government's top research labs. The lab made no public announcement, but notified workers Thursday that one of its leading managers, Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, the deputy director of Science and Technology, was leaving.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday collected the California Nurses Association's endorsement, a $1 million contribution and a pledge of boots on the street to support his tax-hike measure on November's ballot. Flanked by the leadership of the CNA and National Nurses United's leadership and a phalanx of red-shirted nurses, Brown called it "a generous contribution and one sorely needed to present the choice to the people of California."

Apple has cranked up the heat on rival Samsung and its lawyers over a disputed news release that Apple now claims warrants ending the patent lawsuit with a judgment in its favor. Apple on Thursday asked U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to impose a "severe penalty" on Samsung for allegedly trying to taint the jury by deliberately sending out material excluded from the trial that Samsung considers important to its claim that it did not infringe Apple patents. Considered a long shot by legal experts, Apple's legal maneuver is aimed squarely at prominent lawyer John Quinn, lead partner in the law firm defending Samsung.

The Berkeley Unified School District spent $172,697.15 on a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a high school student against her guidance counselor, according to records provided by district officials more than a year after they were first requested by California Watch. All but $46,281.25 of the cost of investigating, defending and settling the case involving Berkeley High School counselor Anthony Smith was paid by the district’s insurance carrier, Deputy Superintendent Javetta Cleveland said in a telephone interview.

An Alameda County prosecutor placed on administrative leave in May after she admitted illegally recording a privileged conversation between a murder defendant and a defense-hired expert has been given her job back. Deputy district attorney Danielle London, a 10-year-veteran of the office, is now working in the district attorney's charging office where she reviews criminal cases and decides what, if any, charges should be filed against people arrested by law enforcement.