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| Search for missing Hercules man turns to Bay Point landfill |
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Crews scour Bay Point dump in bid to find missing Hercules man
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| Photo slide show: High school sports: The football season begins |
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Photo slide show of our local high school athletes competing
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| Vigil honors slain salon worker and security guard |
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Friends turn out at shopping center where victims Cindy 'Jenny' Tran and Ricardo Sales worked
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| San Jose man fears persecution in Philippines, tries to avoid deportation |
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Benito "Benny" Honorio is now sitting in a Yuba County jail while his attorney races against the clock to win a court hearing from the federal Board of Immigration Appeals.
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| People: 'Crocodile Dundee' actor Paul Hogan allowed to leave Australia |
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Also: New poll suggests Alaska hates Levi Johnston, Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson rips Taylor Swift; did Lindsay Lohan really run over a baby?
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| $100,000 damage in two-alarm Pleasant Hill house fire |
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PLEASANT HILL -- A two-alarm fire caused about $100,000 worth of damage to a house Friday afternoon, but firefighters were able to keep flames away from the living quarters, preventing more destruction, a battalion chief said.
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| Sales of "Medal of Honor" video game blocked on U.S. military bases |
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Decision comes amid storm of protest against Redwood City-based Electronic Arts and its "first-person shooter'' game, which allows players to pretend they're Taliban fighters killing American soldiers in Afghanistan.
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| Pleasant Hill utility tax ballot measure draws support, derision |
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Some residents say city needs more money for police and road fixes; others contend council needs to cut spending
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| Fremont police officer shot last week in Oakland still sedated, but improving |
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Officer Todd Young will undergo more surgeries in the next few days, doctors announced
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| Swords to Plowshares awarded $1 million to help vets |
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Nonprofit works to reduce unemployment among returning service members
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| San Leandro spa hosts benefit to raise money to continue search for Hasanni Campbell |
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Benefit for the Citizens of the Lost Society is Sunday
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| Concerns grow a week after Hayward at-risk woman's disappearance |
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Donna Rytkonen was last seen at care facility on Aug. 27
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| Capitola passes on making Amgen bid amid high costs |
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Santa Cruz already dropped out due to high cost, low funds
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| Antioch Section 8 discrimination lawsuit to proceed as class-action |
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Case includes all African-Americans in Antioch who have, had or may hold housing vouchers
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| Chevron to pay $2.85 million for wetlands restoration |
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RICHMOND -- Chevron has agreed to pay $2.85 million for the restoration of 200-plus acres of San Francisco Bay wetlands as part of a settlement over contamination from its refinery.
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| Redevelopment, annexation, medical pot discussions drive Martinez forum |
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Challengers in Martinez argue downtown projects take money from schools, police
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| Mail fraud victim repeatedly fell for tales of lottery prize |
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A Vallejo senior fell for a mail fraud scam not once, not twice, but 18 times before realizing he wasn't really the winner of millions of dollars.
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| Teen convicted of manslaughter in 2007 North Richmond killing |
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18-year-old from Richmond faces up to 21 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter
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| Anglers herald return of Delta salmon fishing after 3-year absence |
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For the first time in three years, fishermen today can chase Chinook king salmon in the Bay-Delta estuary, from the Carquinez Strait in the west to the Sacramento River at Knights Landing in the north.
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| Man, woman charged in separate Oakland bank robberies |
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Suspected robbers told investigators they needed money for drugs
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| Richmond preschool kids as 'moving dots' |
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An electronic system is being tested to help Head Start keep track of youngsters.
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| Despite financing delays, new Rite Aid still headed for Concord's Monument Boulevard |
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Developer says new Rite Aid store on Monument Boulevard in Concord could be done by summer 2011
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| Event Monday to mark second anniversary of Martinez officer's death |
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The Martinez Police Department is holding a memorial Monday to honor Sgt. Paul Starzyk, who was killed in the line of duty two years ago. Starzyk and Catalina Torres were shot to death Sept.
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| BART art brings personality, visual surprises to train riders |
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San Francisco artist is second one commissioned by BART to produce posters for stations
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| People: 'Crocodile Dundee' actor Paul Hogan allowed to leave Australia |
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Also: New poll suggests Alaska hates Levi Johnston, Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson rips Taylor Swift; did Lindsay Lohan really run over a baby?
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| Brown, Latino leaders fire back at Whitman |
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Flanked by Latino political and community leaders, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown fired back at his Republican rival Thursday on leadership styles, experience and vision for California's future.
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| P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay preschoolers get head start on technology; Santa Cruz police get help patrolling downtown |
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Other hot stories around the Bay Area include crews using air bags to lift plane wreckage out of
Redwood Shores lagoon
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| Police release sketch of teen who assaulted 89-year-old woman near Livermore trail |
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LIVERMORE -- Livermore police have released a sketch of a teenage boy who hit an 89-year-old woman in the head several times as she walked along a trail Tuesday afternoon.
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| Driver error blamed for crash of SUV into Walnut Creek post office |
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WALNUT CREEK -- No one was seriously injured when a sport utility vehicle drove through the glass exterior of a post office Thursday afternoon and crashed into a row of post office boxes, police said.
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| CHP holding DUI checkpoint Sunday afternoon near Livermore |
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LIVERMORE -- The Dublin-area California Highway Patrol Office will conduct a DUI checkpoint from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday near Livermore. Drivers will see signs informing them they are approaching a checkpoint, where officers will explain why drivers are being stopped.
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| Celeb Pix: Sofia Coppola premiers 'Somewhere' in Venice |
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We are big fan's of Sofia Coppola's melancholy masterpiece 'Lost in Translation.' But the sad fact is that Stephen Dorff is no Bill Murray. |
| Richmond resident arrested in El Cerrito mugging of man with walker |
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EL CERRITO -- A mugger who knocked down a man who used a walker and snatched his bag Friday morning didn't get far before appalled onlookers helped police make an arrest.
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| Police arrest man in attack on woman in downtown Walnut Creek |
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WALNUT CREEK -- An Oakland man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated domestic violence after police say he tried to run over a woman near Broadway Plaza and then hid from authorities for more than two weeks.
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| Vigil tonight in Vallejo for slain hairstylist Cindy Tran |
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VALLEJO -- Grieving friends of slain hair stylist Cindy Tran are holding a vigil this evening near the salon where she worked in the Glen Cove shopping center in Vallejo.
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| Remains of body found on cliff in the Marin Headlands |
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The remains were sent to the Marin County Coroner's Office, and U.S. Park Police are treating the area as a crime scene.
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| Sept. 11 remembrance event in Danville |
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The Exchange Club of the San Ramon Valley will host a remembrance service of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The hourlong event will be held at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 at the All Wars Memorial at Oak Hill Park, 3005 Stone Valley Road in Danville.
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| Livermore woman pleads not guilty to charges of sex with teenage boys |
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Christine Hubbs, 42, has pleaded not guilty to more than five dozen sex crime charges involving two teenage boys.
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| Live chat: Cal Bears football with Jonathan Okanes resumes Friday, 1 p.m. |
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Join Cal beat writer Jonathan Okanes as he offers his insights and analysis on Friday, Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. during a Cal Bears football live chat. We've had to reschedule the chat, which was interrupted due to technical issues.
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| Coast Guard rescues boaters stranded overnight in Suisun Bay north of Concord |
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A group of boaters -- including three children -- was rescued safely after being stranded overnight when their motorboat ran aground in the Suisun Bay, the Coast Guard said.
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| Pilot walks away after helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas |
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SALINAS -- A helicopter landed upside-down on a California highway in Salinas Friday, slowing Labor Day weekend traffic for part of the morning but causing only minor injuries to the pilot.
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| Bay Area travelers ready for holiday gambol |
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As thousands of Bay Area travelers prepare to hit the road this Labor Day weekend, they have a lot to contend with -- a hurricane named Earl expected to disrupt air travel along the East Coast, and major roadwork along Interstates 80 and 680.
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| Alameda fire chief on administrative leave |
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Alameda officials have placed fire Chief Dave Kapler on administrative leave amid accusations that he inappropriately used the Fire Department's gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles.
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| Park District set to approve 218-acre land purchase in Fremont |
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The East Bay Regional Park District is poised to purchase a swath of ranchland that could help bring the long-awaited opening of a new regional park.
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| Oakland councilmember's home burglarized |
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Thieves get computer, other items in messy break-in at Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente's Fruitvale district home.
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| Lottery to be held to attend gubernatorial debate in San Rafael |
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If you want to attend the debate between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman at Dominican University's Angelico Hall, you'll have to get lucky in a lottery, officials announced Thursday.
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| Driver to CHP: I intentionally crashed beer truck |
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A truck driver -- and his rig -- got tipsy en route to Santa Cruz, but the driver says it wasn't because he'd been drinking
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| 65-year-old Marin man sues after getting shocked with Taser |
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A 65-year-old man is suing the Marin County Sheriff's Office after a deputy repeatedly shocked him with a Taser stun gun at his home last year.
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| Sierra campground open again after plague risk |
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A Sierra campground that was closed because of the risk of a plague outbreak is open again. California park officials had closed the Plumas-Eureka State Park nearly two weeks ago after a dead ground squirrel tested positive for plague.
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| Pleasanton man arrested on suspicion of seriously injuring ex-girlfriend |
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Pleasanton police have arrested a 24-year-old Pleasanton man on suspicion of felony domestic battery and assault causing great bodily injury.
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| Peninsula route for high-speed train selected, again |
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The state's high-speed trains will run along the Caltrain line on the Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, and through the Pacheco Pass to the Central Valley, officials decided Thursday.
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| 'Problem bears' on the rise in the Tahoe area |
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They showed up at dawn one morning this week at Lake Tahoe's Fallen Leaf Campground, wildlife officials looking for a bear sow and cub with a reputation for nonchalant visits to the tents.
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| Meg Whitman dismissed as juror in child-molestation case |
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Called as a potential juror in Redwood City, the GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman she told attorneys she would serve if selected but acknowledged this is "not a good time for me to give 100 percent." Whitman was among 30 potential jurors quizzed in the case.
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| Pittsburg parents express shock over teacher's arrest for possessing child pornography |
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Man accused of possessing child pornography on home computer was named Teacher of the Year at Los Medanos Elementary last year.
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| Students sickened by drug-laced brownie in Danville |
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Three 12th-grade girls were sickened -- one hospitalized as a precaution -- after apparently eating chocolate laced with marijuana, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District reported today.
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| Another Spare the Air alert called for Friday |
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The third consecutive Spare the Air alert in a row has been called for Friday as hot, smoggy air lingers in the Bay Area.
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| Chevron not among bidders for Mt. Diablo schools' massive solar project |
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The company had spent about 18 months wooing the school district as it sought a no-bid contract for a big solar project, but it backed out after Mt. Diablo forced it to compete against other firms.
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| 11th District candidates close in poll |
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Conservative think tank surveys 10 western congressional districts and finds Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney and GOP challenger David Harmer in a statistical dead heat.
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| Hancock leads tour of her district's budget woes |
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State senator visits groups that provide social services, criticizes governor's proposed budget cuts
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| Heir to porn empire gets third new lawyer in homicide case |
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James Raphael Whitty Mitchell is charged with fatally beating Danielle Keller and kidnapping their 1-year-old daughter.
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| Document: Hercules police report on fight between Efren Valdemoro and Ricardo and Frederick Sales |
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Details of August 22 physical altercation between Efren Valdemoro and Ricardo and Frederick Sales.
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| Pair sought in connection with body found in Fremont |
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The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in finding two men wanted on suspicion of murder and kidnapping in connection with a botched Feb. 26 drug deal.
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| Victim in San Leandro fatal shooting identified |
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A man gunned down after answering his front door has been identified as Eric Castaneda, 25. The shooting occurred on the 1200 block of Drake Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday.
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| Roadshow: Pros, cons of metering lights |
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When metering lights don't work properly or are shut off, drivers on one road (87) experience minimal delays and often say: Hey, this is great. But drivers on the adjacent road (101) find a tougher commute that isn't always visible to others.
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| Plan for Oakland parolee center OK'd despite complaints |
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Koreatown-Northgate neighbors fear negative impacts on business and the crime rate.
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| California schools to receive federal boost |
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In the next few weeks, school districts will likely receive federal dollars to rehire laid-off teachers or lengthen the school year
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| Video stores cater to eclectic cinematic tastes |
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The void of obscure, foreign, eclectic, independent and classic movies -- movies that do not require a lobotomy to enjoy -- seemed to stretch out endlessly after Reel Video in Berkeley closed. Then I discovered Silver Screen in Oakland, which led me to the Video Room.
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| Man accused of shooting Fremont cop back in Bay Area |
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The gang suspect who investigators say admitted shooting a Fremont police officer in East Oakland last week is now back in the Bay Area.Andrew Barrientos, 20, was flown back from San Diego Thursday and is being held at North County Jail.
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Small plane crash kills 1 off the Peninsula coast |
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Three people were killed just before noon Thursday when their small plane crashed into a Redwood Shores lagoon, seconds after taking off from the San Carlos Airport.
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| Slide show: Raiders edge Seahawks 27-24. |
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Raiders finish preseason on positive note.
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| Slide show: 49ers complete perfect preseason |
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49ers top Chargers 17-14.
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| Peninsula route for high-speed train selected, again |
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Agency confirms path from Bay Area to Central Valley challenged by suit
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| Allen: Howden Building a tiler's delight |
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One of my favorite landmarks in downtown Oakland is the historic Howden Building at 17th and Webster streets. It is one of the most unusual buildings you will see.
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| People: Jennifer Lopez close to joining 'Idol' |
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Also: T.I. arrested on suspicion of drugs; War suing Pepsi over ad; Simon Cowell won't fire contestant for prostitution; Letterman extortionist released from prison.
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| Final touches coming to new toll lane on I-680 |
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Re-striping and installation of equipment begins on new express lane, which will be open to solo drivers for a fee, as well as traditional carpools for free.
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| Walnut Creek's Creek Walk finally gets going |
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City dedicates more than $200,000 for plan to restore trails and habitat near water
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| Attack by victims may have led to Hercules killing, police say |
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Man and son woke man eventually shot by police, leading to 'physical altercation'; 35-year-old remains missing.
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| Gun scare prompts school lockdowns in Fremont, Newark |
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A report of teens exchanging a weapon was unfounded, police say.
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| San Jose: Broken sewer line is source of airport stink, official says |
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Crews are working to fix the line. Meanwhile, the odor has not reappeared for the last week.
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| Hercules: Attack by victims may have led to killing, police say |
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Awakening of man eventually shot by police allegedly led to 'physical altercation'; 35-year-old remains missing
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| Oakland A's swept by Yankees in New York |
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Math suggests A's are alive, but not much else does
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| HP wins bidding for Fremont's 3Par with raised offer of $2.4B |
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A final round of offers pushes the value of the deal to $2.4 billion, as HP and Dell engaged in a high-stakes bidding war for the little-known data storage company based in Fremont.
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| Beer truck loses trailer on Hwy. 17, blocks lanes to Santa Cruz |
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Heading south from San Jose to Santa Cruz this morning was a sluggish affair.
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| Brown poised to raise profile in governor's race |
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His campaign believes Whitman's 'brand' significantly damaged
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| Independent probe finds no problems with technology of PG&E's Smart Meters, but blasts the utility for poor customer service |
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Consumer advocates say many complaints about high bills remain unresolved
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| Live blog: Raiders vs. Seahawks in-game analysis, Thursday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m. |
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Live blog: Oakland Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
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| Patients, co-workers of missing Hercules man fear for his safety |
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Patients, co-workers say all seemed well days before nursing assistant disappeared
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