CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN JOSE : Protesters Arrested at Chemical Firm

Nine protesters were arrested during a demonstration at the United Technologies Corp. headquarters in San Jose, where they called for speedier cleanup of a toxic chemical spill at one of the company’s test sites. Police said three of the 100 demonstrators were taken into custody after rushing a doorway at the front of the building, and the other six were detained after refusing to halt a sit-in at the doorway. All nine were booked on trespassing counts. The demonstrators said they wanted to draw attention to underground leakage of trichloroethylene near a drinking water reservoir in the Morgan Hill area.