Around the state

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is now the latest city to officially declare war against artery-clogging trans fats.

Mayor Gavin Newsom has signed a city measure that rewards restaurants for voluntarily banning the use of the unhealthy hydrogenated oils. Restaurants that comply will be issued a decal to display on their windows telling patrons the place is free of trans fats.

Newsom says the voluntary ban is just the first step toward a mandatory ban like ones in place in New York City and Philadelphia.

The Golden Gate Restaurant Association, representing about 800 of the city’s eateries, backs the voluntary measure and says it would also back a mandatory ban.

Judge dismisses rendition suit against Boeing subsidiary

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit accusing a Boeing Co. subsidiary of illegally helping the CIA secretly fly terrorism suspects to overseas prisons to be tortured.

U.S. District Court Judge James Ware on Wednesday ruled that national security could be jeopardized if the lawsuit were allowed to go forward.

CIA Director Michael Hayden had earlier urged the judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against Jeppesen Dataplan Inc. because he said that covert operations overseas could be exposed.

Border Patrol agent shoots suspected migrant smuggler

SAN DIEGO — A Border Patrol agent shot a suspected migrant smuggler in the leg in a San Diego motel room. The injury is not life-threatening.

Border Patrol spokesman Mark Endicott says two agents tried to arrest two suspected smugglers early Wednesday at the Economy Inn motel, near the Mexican border. One suspect allegedly began moving his hands under bed sheets, prompting an agent to fire his weapon.

Authorities did not identify the man who was shot.

Earlier this month, Border Patrol agents shot and killed a suspected migrant smuggler near a casino in east San Diego County. In that case, authorities say the suspect drove his truck toward the agents, who were on foot.