Gnomes to stay on Calif. utility poles for now

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Gnomes to stay on Calif. utility poles for now

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gnomes-stay-calif-utility-poles-now-202506730.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KJ1qNu3MM2aQDYa6ZQZSIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8f0718cc84710403280f6a706700546a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A hand painted portrait of a gnome is shown on a utility pole near Lake Merritt Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. to say Tuesday that it will keep them in place for now. The portraits on 6-inch blocks of wood began going up last year in an apparent effort to brighten up the blue-collar California city. There are currently more than 2,000 of the images on utility poles, with many screwed to the bases. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" align="left" title="A hand painted portrait of a gnome is shown on a utility pole near Lake Merritt Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. to say Tuesday that it will keep them in place for now. The portraits on 6-inch blocks of wood began going up last year in an apparent effort to brighten up the blue-collar California city. There are currently more than 2,000 of the images on utility poles, with many screwed to the bases. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /></a>OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) â€" Small paintings of gnomes that have popped up on utility poles have become a community sensation in Oakland, prompting Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. to say Tuesday that it will keep them in place for now.</p><br clear="all"/>

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