Walnut Creek, CA News

• Walnut Creek, CA News
• Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
• Moraga School District secret: Principal failed to report student abuse letter
• ShotSpotter lauded as key police tool in tracking gunfire
• Night Owl: Get your nerd on in Oakland's downtown
• Most students eagerly count the days until summer vacation, but homeless children will lose safe havens
• Brentwood U-pick season kicks into high gear this weekend
• New York Yankees rough up Tyson Ross, Oakland A's
• Manny Ramirez not sure when he'll be ready to join Oakland A's
• Big inning bites Tim Lincecum again in San Francisco Giants' 7-6 loss to Miami Marlins
• Freshman assemblyman from Fremont faces two challengers
• No longer a victim, assistant swim coach at Cal reclaims her dreams
• Dragon makes history with space station docking
• Senator seeks to limit UC students from outside California
• Democratic Oakley Councilman Jim Frazier takes large lead in money race for Assembly seat
• Kaiser, state settle therapy dispute
• New box design to make Tide Pods harder to eat
• Former Danville officer pleads not guilty to new criminal charges
• Equine body worker massages horses, assesses gaits
• Richmond teen gets 50 years to life for killing El Cerrito High football player
• Hicks: Janet Jackson doesn't want niece Paris to start acting
• Federal government rejects Scotts Valley Indian casino in North Richmond
• Harvey Berman, 'grand leader' of area theater scene, dies
• What's an American Indian? Warren case stirs query
• Bill banning employers from requesting social media passwords passes California Legislature
• Exclusive: San Francisco-based ECOtality sues state regulators over electric vehicle charging deal
• San Jose woman killed in rig crash remembered for family devotion
• Long-awaited visitors center to open Saturday at Richmond's national park
• Hospice wedding for Pleasanton leukemia patient and beau
• Oakland finances on upswing
• Tenacious D rocks Fox Oakland
• Oakland A's slugger Josh Reddick gets resilience from father
• Police search for man who robbed Subway store in Martinez
• Big Tobacco leads in spending race for June election
• Community meeting about police-involved shooting turns raucous, Occupy Oakland members arrested
• Global warming winner: Once rare butterfly thrives
• Sierra LaMar's alleged killer charged with murder; no plea entered, no bail set
• Big Tobacco leads spending race for June 5 election
• Grass fire burning in Oakley
• Obama's 2008 magic past, Iowa all-out battleground
• Woman hit by car while walking in Brentwood
• Romney ventures onto Democratic turf, gets earful in Philadelphia
• Fremont seventh-grader places third in National Geographic Bee
• Pleasanton police investigating body found in trash can
• Supreme Court limits protection against double jeopardy
• Contra Costa County approves $50,000 settlement to prosecutor injured in DA's Office brawl
• Electronic dance music is booming in Bay Area, across nation
• U.S. poised to OK possible arms for Syrian rebels
• Consumer Reports rates sunscreens; drugstore brand a best buy
• Two people badly injured in one-car wreck on Kirker Pass Road in Concord
• VA medical facilities draw health and safety violation citations
• West Contra Costa charter schools get mixed reception at board meeting
• Missouri opts for untested drug for executions
• Senate passes bill to speed up approval of key medicines
• BART proposes improvements with budget surplus
• Romain Collin sets Piedmont Piano date
• San Jose Earthquakes overcome 2-0 deficit to stun Los Angeles Galaxy
• President Obama arrives for two-day fund-raising trip
• Support for new California tobacco tax drops
• Ly Tong: Vietnamese 'freedom fighter' appears at trial in drag
• Memorial Day weekend kicks off most dangerous time of year to be on the road
• Teen girl held in attempted murder of her mother
• El Cerrito: Mom arrested for shoplifting, waving knife with baby in tow
• Bikes recovered after being stolen from Bay Area cycling team
• Richmond Parkway wreck spectacular, not deadly
• Oakland A's still uncertain when Manny Ramirez will join them
• Tim Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith has lots of new toys
• Man says Oregon psychiatrist told him he wasn't gay
• Family of Sierra LaMar suspect considered him the good son
• Walnut Creek fountain becomes mosaic art masterpiece
• Hicks: Scotty from 'Star Trek' finally goes into outer space
• Kennedy-King Memorial College Scholarships go to 17 undergraduates
• Secret Service director testifies about Colombia prostitution scandal
• 'American Idol' live blog: Who will take the crown?
• Antioch man convicted of first-degree murder for revenge killing
• Milk is spilled when trucks collide, slowing I-580 commute
• Two homes gutted in Bethel Island fire
• Downtown Oakland Tully's closes because of furloughs and competition
• Late rally erases steep losses on Wall Street
• Suspect in failed Oakland, Emeryville bank heists arrested
• West Contra Costa students reach language milestone
• Walnut Creek couple honors daughter by helping others
• Exhibition - Cardburg 2012, The Super Track
• Donald Driver scores touchdown, crowned new 'Dancing with the Stars' champ
• Antioch holds off on changing street name
• Loss of Golden State Warriors stings Oakland
• Los Angeles Angels shut out Oakland A's 5-0
• Occupiers' shouting prevents vote Oakland weapons ban
• 'American Idol': Did Jessica or Phillip win your heart?
• 'America's Got Talent': Howard Stern is growing on us
• Rolando McClain has Raiders' support right now, but his future is full of uncertainty
• Obama campaign rolls out its LGBT drive in California
• San Francisco gay marriage case goes to federal appeals court in September
• Buster Posey hits another HR as San Francisco Giants defeat Milwaukee Brewers
• Golden State Warriors announce plan to move to San Francisco in 2017
• Firefighters responding to house fire in Antioch
• Five left to vie for Nadia Lockyer's empty Alameda County District 2 Supervisor seat
• Brown makes pitch to business leaders for tax hikes
• Oakland police release sketch of sexual assault suspect
• Police find four firearms inside East Oakland house
• 49ers notes: Kyle Williams says NFC title game turnovers provide motivation
• Cuba's first daughter lands in Bay Area
• Suspect in Sierra LaMar case was watched constantly for weeks before his arrest
• A's outfielder brings science of baseball to Richmond school
• Anonymous donor ensures Andrew Luck's legacy will live on at Stanford
• Livermore residents bring back July 4 fireworks
• After public outcry, Pleasant Hill to review home gun sales
• Late Contra Costa supervisor lauded for her devotion to the county
• SpaceX rocket blasts off, headed to space station
• Developer offers 'no-electric bill' homes in Brentwood and Rio Vista retirement communities
• 'Dancing with the Stars': Flurry of 10's as Levy, Jenkins, Driver impress
• Frustrated veterans descend on 'Fix-it" event
• 'The Bachelorette' recap: Emily makes some rainbow connections
• Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum's dad says son is close to finding his old form
• Tom Barnidge: Richmond's plan to eliminate obesity, one soda at a time
• 'America's Got Talent' recap: Crowd goes nuts for a man named Horse
• Rutgers webcam-spying defendant sentenced to 30 days in jail
• San Jose: Firefighters extinguish garbage truck fire, townhomes singed
• San Jose man was driver in crash-and-clash with bikers on Peninsula freeway
• San Ramon council to conduct hearing on youth daytime curfew
• Berkeley Police Chief orders detectives to track down son's stolen iPhone in Oakland
• Cosco Busan oil-spill pilot trying to sail in San Francisco Bay again
• Apple's Tim Cook, Oracle's Larry Ellison had highest CEO compensations in 2011, study finds
• Hicks: Arsenio Hall about to launch comeback
• A's activate Coco Crisp, put him in lineup
• Pleasant Hill police say man abused woman while driving
• Hicks: Miley Cyrus forgot to wear pants to Billboard Music Awards
• Chris Treadway: Chefs cooking up showdown at Pinole business incubator
• Missing UC Santa Cruz hiker found safe in Yosemite
• Court won't reduce student's music download fine
• Warriors-San Francisco courtship may be getting serious
• Barnidge: Richmond's plan to elilminate obesity, one soda at a time
• Berkeley crash victim identified; had been preparing to attend UCLA grad school
• Senators target federal judges' tropical get-together
• Pleasanton man receives Ellis Island Medal
• Millions look skyward as eclipse crosses US, Asia
• Monday is the last day to register to vote
• Congress pulls plug on Pell Grants; thousands of students affected
• Parents make appeals before webcam case sentencing
• Some gay rights advocates oppose jail time in Rutgers case
• Tick season heats up debate over Lyme disease
• Second motorcyclist dies in two days on San Mateo County road
• Golden State Warriors mum on purported move to San Francisco
• Top-seeded Cal overwhelms Arkansas twice to advance to NCAA softball tournament's super regional
• Roadshow: Praise for improved DMV service
• Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B
• Political Blotter: Medical pot activists plan State Capitol blitz
• Pell Grants plug pulled for thousands of students
• Antioch orthodontist offers free fixes for teeth, attitudes
• Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62 following battle with cancer
• SUV runs red light in Antioch, motorcyclist injured
• Oakland A's snap 11-game losing streak at AT&T Park in 6-2 win over San Francisco Giants
• Tim Lincecum continues to struggle in San Francisco Giants' 6-2 loss to Oakland A's
• Silicon Valley foreign worker search speeds up after lull
• USS Iowa's departure delayed by rough seas
• Police: Bikers beat video-taping driver on Highway 101
• Celeb Pix: Paris Hilton pops up at Cannes film festival
• Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60
• San Pablo boy, 5, struck and killed by car in Richmond
• Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski called to U.S. national team training camp
• First tropical storm of the season Alberto forms off South Carolina
• U.S. men's eight crew takes top seed at 2012 Olympic qualifier
• San Leandro native becomes the voice for celebrated actress
• Oakland Effect: Richmond students contemplate violence globally and locally
• Martinez to improve access to bridge bike-pedestrian path
• Residents say not all is cool with fixes to Antioch low-income apartments
• Commencement just the opening act at Saint Mary's
• Drummond: Community buyback to offer $100 gift cards for guns
• Fremont student to represent California in National Geographic Bee
• California retailers reach out with bilingual clerks
• Alan Gordon rescues San Jose Earthquakes again
• Indy 500 qualifying: Ryan Briscoe wins the closest pole duel in event's history
• San Jose-based Daniel Cormier wins Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix
• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg changes status to 'married'
• Contra Costa Supervisor Gayle Uilkema dies following bout with cancer
• Manny Ramirez goes 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in his return to pro ball
• Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another wins Preakness
• SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second
• Three men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit in Chicago
• Charting Obama's journey to reshape Afghan War
• Top news photos: Caught up in NATO summit protests, taking laps and more
• Man dies after being struck by Caltrain in Burlingame
• Road closures planned in Fremont for Holy Spirit parade Sunday
• Romney's Mormon faith runs silent, but deep
• Authorities ID San Francisco woman killed in Oakland crash
• San Francisco Giants shut out Oakland A's 4-0
• Oakland A's shut out by San Francisco Giants 4-0
• Roadshow: Over 61,000 cell phone-texting tickets issued in April crackdown
• Man found dead in Guadalupe River in San Jose
• Two people injured in separate San Mateo County vehicle accidents
• Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?
• Principal at Sun Terrace Elementary acts like a bully, some parents say
• Fire district parcel tax is subject of televised debate
• Chavez Supermarket sets up shop on Mission Boulevard in Hayward
• Richmond High technology students complete e-bike challenge
• Barry Zito pitches well; San Francisco Giants hold off A's 8-6
• A's Josh Donaldson shows some pop in return to A's
• Albany artist's passion for fire, robots to be on display at Maker Faire
• San Jose man dies after getting caught in middle of CHP chase
• San Jose: Gilroy man convicted of murder in retrial of 2009 DUI crash that killed 6-year-old
• Georgia woman learns fate of infected limbs
• Rescue crews race to multi-car wreck in Richmond
• Great expectations for Stanford diver Kristian Ipsen
• Oakland to install more bike lanes
• Correction
• Move over Segway, Honda introduces the Uni-Cub
• Low-flow watering options for gardeners
• Bay Area regional growth plan advances
• It's official: Martinez sells historic building amid hopes for a downtown revival
• Citywise: Oakland City Council rejects Civil Rights lawyer
• The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country
• California's child care system faces deep cuts
• San Ramon man arrested in Dublin hit-and-run
• Gov. Brown names Marquez, Greenwood and Danner to judicial posts
• Federal officials announces 20,000 youth summer jobs
• Rep. Barbara Lee attacks Romney on Obama's behalf
• Oikos nursing program put on probation by state
• Livermore approves garbage, water rate hikes
• Field set to replace Nadia Lockyer
• San Francisco Giant hitters come alive in victory over St. Louis Cardinals
• State's DC delegation demands answers from VA concerning disability claims
• Union City school to hold free documentary screening
• Cataloging wounds of war to help heal them
• State judges must post financial info online
• Dark days for California's courts
• State Bar charges Santa Clara County prosecutor with misconduct; disbarment possible
• A different kind of promotion for East Bay veterans
• San Jose man fights for life as family criticizes time lapse before roadside discovery
• Atherton: PG&E crews repairing gas line leak that prompted shelter in place
• Crews responding to downed power lines in Woodside, SF
• Field set to replace Nadia Lockyer
• U.S. forecasters say heat will stay on this summer
• No DEA agents took part in Honduran shootout, U.S. says
• Huge job cuts rumored to be looming at Hewlett Packard
• Hercules officials lash back at state over scathing audit
• Hercules loses state environmental grant; city, state exchange letters
• Facebook sets bar high for huge IPO
• Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain found guilty
• Young Richmond gangster to spend rest of life in prison for 2009 shootings
• Gravel spill blocking lanes on westbound I-580 in Castro Valley
• Hicks: Billy Bob Thornton on Angelina Jolie -- he' 'like the janitor who married Audrey Hepburn'
• Richmond area police agencies on alert after recent killings
• Former FAME charter school CEO claims in suit that she's a scapegoat
• Iran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name
• Review: Dandy Warhols rock the Fillmore
• 'American Idol' Top 3: Who won the night?
• Anemic San Francisco Giants lose to St. Louis Cardinals
• Darvish, injuries put big hurt on Oakland
• Robbery at FoodMaxx in Concord
• Sacramento man gets 18 years for killing college roommate from Santa Clara
• Caltrain hits, kills man in South San Jose
• San Jose: Crews digging up coffins from forgotten cemetery on Valley Medical Center campus
• 911 tape: Confusion at home where mom shot kids
• Missing San Jose man found alive a week after discovery of his wrecked pickup
• Volunteers needed for annual creeks cleanup
• Oakland law targets violent protesters
• Stop the presses, fire up the grill: Pleasant Hill In-N-Out opens Thursday
• Federal judge requires Richmond robbery defendant to submit book reports while free on bond
• Electrical fire reveals warehouse-sized pot grow in Richmond
• Healthy eating can cost less, study finds
• Fire at Black Diamond Middle School in Antioch
• Pleasanton woman sentenced to year in county jail for burning down family home
• Richmond to place 'soda tax' on November ballot
• Video of incident involving Raiders' Rolando McClain surfaces
• FEC says Feinstein can't go back to donors after embezzlement
• Authorities ID man found dead at Castro Valley house
• Bay Area plan to guide growth up for regional vote
• Sagan wins fourth straight Tour of California stage
• Man killed while sitting in his car in Richmond
• Brown, in "management mode," chides those who oppose tax hikes on wealthy
• San Francisco Giants' flaws exposed in 5-4 loss to Colorado
• Monte Poole: Carson Palmer's defining year with Oakland Raiders
• 'America's Got Talent' recap: San Francisco auditions weird and wonderful
• Families, teachers stunned by sudden closure of Oakland charter school
• Is Facebook a good investment?
• Man survives being struck by Caltrain in South S.F.
• Amgen Tour of California whips through the East Bay
• Attorney General Kamala Harris: Bay Area-based international drug ring busted
• Lawsuit attacks teacher tenure rules in low-income San Jose school district
• Oakland Raiders' Darren McFadden feels like his old self
• Berkeley's Fred Rodriguez using Tour of California as platform to boost his Olympic dream
• Peter Sagan continues Tour of California dominance, wins Stage 3 with sprint finish in Livermore
• Prevention is goal of Alzheimer's drug trial
• Immigration permit auction touted as reform that would aid economy
• Contra Costa election forums air on public television, online Forums on available on public television and online
• Candidates set the table for 18th Assembly District seat
• Body found in bloody scene at Castro Valley home
• Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
• Santa Clara Valley Water District under investigation for violating water-pollution laws
• Obama assets valued at $2.6 million to $8.3 million
• Antioch looking to fill several committee positions
• Contra Costa supervisors endorse tobacco tax measure
• House fire on Tilson Drive destroys garage, classic car
• Rally in Oakland on Wednesday to decry proposed early education budget cuts
• Former Contra Costa sex crimes prosecutor Gressett on paid leave receives pay raise
• Contra Costa County adopts $1.2 billion budget
• City Slicker Farms is accepting bids to turn old paint factory into a farm
• Homeless brothers see light at end of tunnel after lightning strike
• 'The Bachelorette' recap: Emily wants a minivan full of babies
• Oakland A's defeat Los Angeles Angels 5-0
• Giants topple Colorado Rockies
• 'America's Got Talent' recap: Howard Stern behaves himself in debut
• PG&E seeks to restore pipeline safety documents, reputation
• Gov. Jerry Brown slashes programs for the poor, threatens to do the same to schools
• Five candidates for 20th Assembly District seat offer different viewpoints
• Tammerlin Drummond: A tireless advocate for sexually exploited children
• 9 arrested after UC police clear out "Occupy the Farm" settlement in Albany
• San Francisco makes new play for Warriors
• Pittsburg couple volunteers time to teach kids through sports, help with academics
• Santa Cruz: Physician accused of diverting drugs for his use surrenders medical license
• Roadshow: Green-bike lanes aren't a hit with everyone
• Richmond to consider placing 'soda tax' before voters
• Gov. Jerry Brown says voters face "day of reckoning" to avoid budget pain
• MLB, union rescind ex-Giant Eliezer Alfonzo's 100-game drug ban
• Warriors promote Kirk Lacob to assistant GM
• Turf-dancing production by teen journalists wins news award
• Slovakia's Peter Sagan wins another Tour of California stage with strong finish in Aptos
• Oakland warrant sweeps net 32 suspects
• Hicks: Michael Jackson's clothes going on tour
• Man killed in drive-by shooting in North Richmond
• Latest draft of Delta Plan released
• AEG holds on to lead in bid for O.co Coliseum contract
• Five arrested on suspicion of scamming 83-year-old El Cerrito man out of thousands
• Me and My Car: A stainless steel beauty with wings
• Voters to decide on bond measure to renovate Antioch High
• Alameda officials to consider ordinance on tattoo, massage businesses
• In brief
• Bay Area school districts rescinding layoff notices
• San Bruno to welcome back survivors of PG&E blast
• San Jose Earthquakes earn 1-1 draw with Chivas USA
• Barnidge: Students of Excellence show public education still can work
• Dems, GOP using popular bills to hurt other party
• Fire destroys seven downtown Mariposa businesses
• Police say dad delivering kids to soccer game was going 104 mph
• Oakland Athletics fall to Detroit Tigers 3-1
• Ten years after controversial Cinco de Mayo arrests, Richmond and its police have changed
• Peter Sagan takes first stage of Amgen Tour of California
• San Francisco Giants take series against Arizona Diamondbacks with 7-3 win
• Political Blotter: House again refuses to stop federal raids on medical marijuana
• PG&E seeks to restore pipeline safety documents, reputation
• Mark Purdy: Giants, A's ownership should do what's right for baseball
• Celeb Pix: Kim Kardashian snuggles courtside with Kayne West
• Boston University community mourns loss of three classmates
• Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson stepping down
• NBC announces a fall schedule heavy on comedy
• Lance Armstrong's former manager to rejoin team for Stage 2
• Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul
• Not your garden-variety Brentwood plant sale
• Online gun business based in Pleasant Hill condo raises concerns
• In Alameda County judge race, it's all about experience
• Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants beat Diamondbacks 5-2
• Website reports that federal agents served Lance Armstrong's former team director with subpoena
• Winning lottery ticket sold in San Jose
• Concord woman beaten by couple with lamp
• Brandon McCarthy, Oakland A's beat Detroit Tigers 3-1
• Oakland A's outfielder Jonny Gomes swings pink bat for mom
• Tour of California: Reigning champ Chris Horner making case for Olympics
• Oakland marchers protest police shooting of high school student
• Oakland Raiders rookies get crash course during minicamp
• A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes goes on disabled list
• California's budget deficit has ballooned to $16 billion, Gov. Jerry Brown says
• Gov. Jerry Brown: California facing $16 billion shortfall
• Top news photos: Football fans riot in Istanbul, hot air balloon festival and more
• Earthquakes not rattled by injuries
• Family and co-workers search for missing VTA supervisor
• Oakland officials ask public to send video, photos of vandals
• One killed, one injured in Oakland shootings
• Police: Man arrested after pulling gun on victim in Santa Cruz
• Pleasanton boy suffers minor injuries when run over by vehicle
• San Ramon house fire displaces family of four
• One-alarm fire damages Bay Point home
• Veterans incensed over report of overwhelming delays at Oakland VA office
• Oakley man lone American killed in Indonesia plane crash
• SaberCats beat Utah Blaze, own first place in Arena Football League's West Division
• Oakland A's slug way to 11-4 romp over Detroit Tigers
• San Francisco Giants lose again in Arizona
• San Jose police: Student with Airsoft gun touched off Independence High lockdown
• Los Gatos murder-for-hire: Ex-fiancee was willing to lie on stand, according to document
• Oakland high school singing group wins international a cappella competition
• Oakland's Jack London Market still hungry for food vendors
• Pleasanton teachers OK new contract, concede over $2 million
• 49ers rookie LaMichael James determined to make big impression
• Newark students grieve for slain football star Osana Futi
• Cal softball: Bears shut out Arizona State, clinch first outright Pac-12 title since 1987
• Jennifer Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murder
• Gov. Jerry Brown removes controversial doctor fighting tobacco tax
• Roadshow: Rules of the road same for green bike lanes
• Fire burning near building in Antioch
• Former Your Black Muslim Bakery member not guilty in gun case
• Roadshow: Bottlenecks at 87-101 and 85-Foothill Expressway in South Bay could be unplugged
• San Ramon man pleads guilty to tax evasion
• Levi Leipheimer to compete in Tour of California after all
• Walnut Creek proposed two year budget calls for more police and cuts
• West Contra Costa schools erred in teacher layoffs, judge rules
• Disabled BART train at San Francisco's Civic Center station causing delays
• Hicks: Time magazine's breast-feeding covers causes stir
• Expect delays Tuesday due to Amgen Tour of California
• Detroit Tigers unload on Oakland A's starter Bartolo Colon in 10-6 win
• Monte Poole: Question still lingers as fans says goodbye to Junior Seau
• Mark Purdy: Oakland Raiders fans should be concerned about Minnesota Vikings stadium deal
• Former Stanford receiver Chris Owusu looks for fresh start with the San Francisco 49ers
• Brothers suspected in San Jose homicide arrested in Salt Lake City
• Rising California gas prices expected to increase even more
• BART board approves contract for 410 new train cars
• Authorities continue to probe Santa Clara fire that destroyed unfinished townhouses
• San Jose City Hall falcons given names
• Federal appeals court overturns Alameda County death sentence
• Fremont school board reluctantly raises class sizes
• Oakland's Mother of the Year event is Saturday
• NBC renews 'Parenthood,' plans final season of '30 Rock'
• Equipment problems causing 20-minute BART delays
• Bay Area vets wait almost a year on average to have claims processed at Oakland VA facility
• Gilead drug can prevent HIV, FDA panel says
• Cyclist's dog adopted by family friend after he's killed in hit-and-run accident
• Fire destroys three-story home in Bethel Island
• Rally Friday in Oakland against cuts to services for women and families
• Rodeo Hercules Fire District closing one of its stations because of budget cuts
• 'Help me! Get me out!': Burning car crash driver in San Rafael rescued, then booked
• Live coverage: Garcia sentenced to life in prison in Los Gatos murder-for-hire case
• Injury accident blocking all lanes of I-80 near Richmond
• State audit blasts Hercules financial practices; more reports coming up
• Standoff at Oakland hills home ends peacefully
• Pittsburg teachers, school district reach tentative agreement
• Report: Darrius Heyward-Bey of Oakland Raiders charged with drunken driving
• Fewer Californians attending state universities, researchers find
• Treadway: USS Iowa reopens for final weekend of Richmond tours
• Contra Costa County foster child seeks to close 'gap' in transition to adult independence
• 'American Idol': Joshua, Jessica blow the judges away
• San Francisco Giants lose to Dodgers 6-2
• Mark Purdy: It'll be salsa time for Oakland A's if Yoenis Cespedes stays healthy
• Report: San Francisco police shoot, kill man in Nob Hill standoff
• Around Livermore: Turkeys don't make the best neighbors
• President Barack Obama announces support for same-sex marriage
• Obama's shift on gay marriage in line with country's shift
• Peralta district chooses long-sought chancellor
• Bed, Bath & Beyond to buy Cost Plus
• Skater killed in collision is Livermore middle school student
• Autopsies inconclusive in Pleasanton double shooting
• Union City exempts gas stations from tobacco ordinance
• Employee concessions, reserves help Hayward close budget gap
• Fremont second-grader wins national wildlife art contest
• Molotov cocktail suspected in fire in unincorporated San Pablo
• Hicks: Sofia Vergara splits with boyfriend
• Oakland Mayor Jean Quan says recall campaign poised to fail
• Community mourns San Jose native killed in Half Moon Bay crash
• Roadshow: Come meet Mr. and Mrs. Roadshow at Hybrids 2 Hot Rods show on Saturday
• SFO-bound jet makes emergency landing in Denver
• Alameda County's only pending death penalty case begins
• Man guilty in 2008 San Francisco traffic killings
• Review: Death Cab brings Magik to Fox
• Facebook spawns ecosystem of startups
• Roadshow: Rules of the road for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclist on city streets, bike trails
• Bullets, marijuana and other barriers to school reform in East Oakland
• Hercules town hall meeting to discuss property sales
• Antioch focuses federal block grant dollars toward code enforcement, economic development
• Concord council loath to shutter camp in effort to close budget gap
• Brandon Inge's ninth-inning grand slam lifts Oakland A's by Toronto Blue Jays
• Ryan Vogelsong, Brett Pill leads San Francisco Giants to 2-1 win over Los Angeles Dodgers
• 'The Voice': And the winner is ...
• Father arrested after Castro Valley toddler is mauled by family dog
• California will reach 40 million people milestone later than expected
• Gilead's Truvada pill safe for HIV prevention, FDA says
• Scientists find 100-fold increase in plastic trash in Pacific Ocean since 1970s
• Investigators have car possibly connected to disappearance of missing teen Sierra LaMar
• Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity
• Hobbs, NM, picked as site of scientific ghost town
• Crews battling raging fire at Antioch tire shop
• State's lawyers call MTC's building purchase improper; opinion fuels regionalism reform
• Armed man arrested while driving stolen vehicle in Walnut Creek
• Thomas Kinkade autopsy: alcohol, Valium and smudges of green paint
• Hicks: Denise Richards dating Richie Sambora, kissing Charlie Sheen
• Cyclists to ride from Oakland to Sacramento on Saturday to protest school spending levels
• Woman accused of running over San Mateo man during robbery
• John Muir Health to open Outpatient Center
• California will reach 40 million people milestone later than expected
• Barnidge: Scammers see senior adults as inviting targets
• Pleasanton council delays vote on Walmart grocery store
• Pleasanton mother, daughter shot to death in their home
• Los Angeles Dodgers rout San Francisco Giants 9-1
• Giants notebook: Reliever Guillermo Mota hit with 100-game suspension by Major League Baseball for positive drug test
• East County fire district ponders future without parcel tax
• Abandoned pit bull found tied to Antioch railroad track
• Official: Nuclear plant will be offline
• Sheriff's Office seeking red, mid-1990s Jetta associated with Sierra LaMar disappearance
• Report: Thomas Kinkade died of accidental booze, Valium overdose
• Suspect escapes handcuffs, flees in Oakland police car
• Pit bull attacks 2-year-old in Concord
• San Jose police officer shoots at suspect, who is not injured
• Team looking at safety situation on Niles Canyon Road
• 9th Circuit tosses lawsuit over VA mental health care
• Needs of women veterans reflected in art at San Francisco exhibit
• O.co Coliseum authority to redo vote on management contract Friday during special board meeting
• Flying Fortress makes annual stop in Hayward
• Green bike lanes spreading across Bay Area
• DA: Japanese Consulate official charged on Peninsula with stabbing wife
• Frustrated by college costs, advocates turn to small piece of puzzle: student loan interest
• Top news photos: Facebook IPO roadshow, mascot race and more
• UC Berkeley running out of patience for "Occupy the Farm"
• Postponed election forums rescheduled for Wednesday, May 9
• Hicks: Matthew Fox arrested for DUI
• Mysterious gas odor reported Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill; school briefly evacuated
• 'Sully' Sullenberger on being a national hero and making a difference
• The death of Camp Concord? More budget cuts loom
• Do you know this cool, elderly model? Congressional art contest winner in San Jose seeks Costco shopper who posed for his prizewinning portrait.
• 'Sully' Sullenberger on being a national hero and making a difference
• Oakland A's cap winning road trip with 9-5 victory over Tampa Bay Rays
• Alamo: Neighbor rescues 96-year-old woman from burning house
• Roadshow: Some cheer double carpool lanes on Highway 101
• Hercules officials boost June 5 sales tax measure to boost police, youth, senior and other services
• Barnidge: Leaving business behind to find fulfillment in the classroom
• Top news photos: Paddle-out for Junior Seau, World Laughter Day and more
• Blake Young wins West Coast Moto Jam AMA SuperBike race at Infineon
• San Francisco Giants defeat Milwaukee Brewers in 11 innings
• Ballots are in the mail for June 5 election
• Californians to vote once again on modifying term-limits law
• Oakland cop wounded, suspect dead after shooting
• Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic injures knee; will miss remaining games for Team Canada
• Irish tourist blamed for wrong way crash in San Mateo County
• Police: Man likely to survive San Jose shooting
• East Palo Alto police buy back over 70 guns
• San Jose: More than 30 arrests at relatively peaceful Cinco de Mayo
• Report: Antioch animal shelter controls costs better than county but lacks in services
• Longtime environmentalist helped create wildlife refuge
• Walnut Creek trying to lure Lucasfilm to business park
• Jazz on Fourth set for May 20 in Berkeley
• Cinco de Mayo draws crowds downtown, but little trouble reported in San Jose
• San Jose SaberCats hold off Arizona Rattlers
• Slideshow: Super moon shines on as brightest and closest of 2012
• Vancouver Whitecaps beat San Jose Earthquakes 2-1
• Willie Mays: The embodiment of baseball genius
• One-alarm fire damages San Jose school
• Twin sisters defied social pressures; now they're bound for Yale -- together
• California farmers already follow FDA guidelines on antibiotics
• The cost of California's death penalty
• Oakland Tribune wins several top awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association
• Oakland Effect: Oakland's high homicide numbers affect everyone
• Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years in Pleasanton
• Chaotic scene at hearing in 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay
• For 9/11 victims' families, hearing another ordeal
• Third campus in Mt. Diablo school district rises up, with parents and former staff voicing concerns about school leadership
• Study links fertility treatment, birth defect risk
• Cal grads formerly held in Iranian prison to marry Saturday
• Connecticut aims to avoid states' medical marijuana woes
• Boy, 15, critically injured in Pleasanton while helping father move equipment
• Kentucky Derby: I'll Have Another rallies to win
• Martinez agrees to share sales tax dollars to keep industrial supplier in town
• Man dies while hiking on park trail in Fremont hills
• U.S. military turns its focus on drug smuggling in Honduras
• Man arrested after Vallejo man killed, woman injured in stabbing
• Man killed in East Oakland shooting
• Man in stable condition after Oakland shooting
• Federal appeals court denies Chabot challenge to power plant
• Oakland gang member sent to prison for at least 75 years for killing man because of red hat
• Pittsburg schools launch free dinner program for kids
• Two men sentenced for pimping girls out of San Ramon house
• San Francisco Giants drop fourth straight, 6-4 to Milwaukee Brewers
• Dog stays for hours with owner killed by apparent hit-and-run driver on California coastal road
• San Jose gang leader nicknamed 'Capone' sentenced to 223 years to life for violent kidnapping
• Doctor in tobacco ads faced bankruptcies; house now being foreclosed
• China opens way for dissident to come to U.S.
• Refinery repairs driving up gas prices in California
• Former Concord P.I. admits guilt in CNET corruption scandal; ex-San Ramon cop sentenced
• Tyson Ross roughed up again as Oakland A's lose 7-2 to Rays
• Tribute to Creature Features TV show slated Saturday in San Leandro
• Thizz defendants plead not guilty in federal court in drug probe
• Hillary Clinton to visit India, Bangladesh with modest agenda
• Environmental report comments for Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza expansion due Monday
• After years of environmental battles, truce may be near at Pebble Beach
• All's not fair when it comes to war
• Alameda County prosecutor put on leave for violating defendant's attorney-client privilege
• Report: Miguel Tejada close to signing with Baltimore Orioles
• Citywide: Tuman considering Oakland council run
• El Cerrito reaches deal with bank to continue operations until June
• San Francisco: Police responding to suspicious pacakge near Balboa Park BART station
• Hicks: Tanning mom calls detractors jealous, fat and ugly
• San Jose teen prodigy to play Warren Buffett in ping pong
• Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worse
• As primary election nears, Rep. Pete Stark apologizes for recent gaffes
• Former Seau teammate Gary Plummer: 'He was crying out for help'
• San Francisco Giants lose Pablo Sandoval to hand injury, lose game to Marlins
• Stanford on hunt for new A.D. after Bob Bowlsby leaves for Big 12 commissioner's job
• San Mateo judge denies motion to move accused child molester from state hospital
• Motorcycle lane splitting is legal, but even some bikers get nervous about it
• 'American Idol': The competition is down to a fab four
• Castro Valley man found guilty of special circumstances murder for stabbing companion to death
• Boy, 7, pricks himself with a syringe he found on a play yard
• Police: Antioch man found with backpack of incendiaries during Oakland May Day melee
• Oakland A's: Weeks' second season not coming quite so easily
• Newark high school students arrested in on-campus brawl
• Plans vetoed for Oakland dog park
• Hicks: Michael Jackson to be featured in Pepsi campaign
• 14-year-old boy charged in 15-year-old's fatal shooting in Oakland
• Hayward, San Leandro host Cinco de Mayo celebrations
• New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera carted off field with injury
• Obama to attend three Silicon Valley fundraisers May 23
• Concord officer pleads not guilty to felony domestic violence charges
• Cyclist Levi Leipheimer still ailing as Tour of California approaches
• Contra Costa jury awards nearly $2.5 million to S.F. woman injured by chicken bone at South San Francisco Round Table
• Pet wash fundraiser to help fund canine search and rescue organization
• Contra Costa County seventh- and eighth-graders learn college is cool at 'COOL Nite'
• Firefighters rescue four dogs from Martinez apartment fire
• Martinez overturns decision allowing lice-removal salon to open
• San Jose: Leland High assistant principal arrested for alleged unlawful sexual contact with minor
• Storied Knightsen building houses garden club
• West County celebrating Cinco de Mayo
• Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby calls morning meeting for undisclosed topic
• First-place San Jose Earthquakes score five goals for first time in eight years in beating DC United
• 'American Idol' recap: This race is too close to call
• Motorist suffers major injuries in light pole crash in Pleasant Hill
• Berkeley law professor cannot be sued over Bush-era torture memos
• Deadly infection claims San Francisco VA lab worker
• San Jose 8th-grader killed in savage park beating, police say
• Friends and family mourning shooting death of 37-year-old transgender woman from Hayward
• Woman gets 2 life terms for raping infant daughter along with former CSU East Bay professor
• Dublin man arrested in San Leandro burglary spree
• Castro Valley Unified reaches tentative agreement to avoid cuts
• Man killed after restaurant confrontation identified
• Oakland's airport becomes hub for low-cost airline
• Backup on southbound Interstate 880 through Oakland after multicar wreck
• Oakland regroups after May Day protests
• Elizabeth Edwards tore off her shirt in confronting husband in front of aides, witness says
• Automated dorm room tests tolerance, opens world
• 13 charged in hazing death of Florida A&M band member
• Oakley mom of lung recipient raises donor awareness as Brentwood mom donates kidney to son
• Deadly infection claims San Francisco VA lab worker
• Closing arguments made in case of Castro Valley man who stabbed wife to death with screwdriver
• With Junior Seau death, NFL could be reaching tipping point
• Fremont man gets 93 months in prison, must pay $7 million restitution for mortgage fraud
• Voting begins to name the four San Jose City Hall falcon chicks
• Sheriff's Office: Man who shot at Oakley police later found dead in apparent suicide
• Richmond council delays port security project, continues to weigh options
• Occupy Oakland attempt to revitalize momentum met with riot-clad police, tear gas
• San Francisco Giants still can't support Matt Cain
• Martinez house fire extinguished with no injuries
• Souther California Assemblyman charged with misdemeanor DUI in Concord arrest
• Walnut Creek adopts new alcohol restrictions
• Jarrod Parker earns first major league win as A's hang on to beat Red Sox
• Coach Frank Yallop's steady style guiding San Jose Earthquakes to unprecedented start
• A new kind of competition for Special Olympians
• Newest San Jose City Hall falcon chicks are three boys and a girl
• Facebook organ-donation option gives 'an immediate spike' to California registration
• Oakland: Thousands marching to downtown Oakland as May Day march picks up steam
• Walnut Creek burglary leads to car chase, arrest in Concord
• Mt. Diablo school district and SunPower celebrate K-12 solar project.
• Jury begins deliberations in murder trial for Richmond boy
• Fire damages attic of Pittsburg house
• On surprise visit to Afghanistan, Obama lays out path to ending war
• Raiders sign QB Matt Leinart
• Hicks: Tony Award nominations snub 'Spider-Man', 'Ghost'
• KlabLab visits Dougherty Valley High School
• May Day protesters call for reforms of child protective services
• District court upholds jury's ruling in Antioch discrimination case
• Spare the Air smog season starts Tuesday in the Bay Area
• Oakley teen was driver in fatal crash
• More than 20,000 expected for Girl Scout celebration Saturday in Pleasanton
• Report: Oakland Raiders fire longtime scout Jon Kingdon
• Two Oakland men sent to prison for killing man in Uptown neighborhood
• Newark: High school mourns star football player killed in weekend stabbing
• Oakland man takes top prize in international natural bodybuilding contest
• O.co Coliseum board challenged on decision to negotiate with AEG for management contract
• Funeral held for Doris Chibuko, Oikos victim from San Leandro
• Accused Oikos University shooter pleads not guilty
• Prosecutor: No charges against driver in fatal that killed 6-year-old East Palo Alto girl
• Review: Marvel's 'The Avengers' does it right
• Judge declines to sanction attorney in Richmond police racism suit
• Sinkhole repairs to close part of Richmond road for eight months beginning Tuesday
• Former Colts backup quarterback Jim Sorgi to work out for Oakland Raiders
• Police allege manslaughter against Antioch man in brother's accidental shooting death
• Ironhouse mulls raising developer fees
• Castro Valley man on trial for killing wife testifies he doesn't remember fatal confrontation
• In Mass. US Senate race, a question of heritage
• A tale of two beer fests -- Martinez event thrives while Pleasant Hill hopes for bigger payoff this year
• Pet therapy dogs help relieve UC Berkeley students' stress as finals loom
• Oakland, Vallejo men arrested after Vallejo carjacking in which driver was shot twice
• Obama pushes back on 'celebration' of bin Laden's death
• 'Octomom' files for bankruptcy, is as much as $1 million in debt
• Roadshow: I-880 lanes through Brokaw Road construction seem narrower but they aren't
• American Homecoming
• Accused Oikos University shooter pleads not guilty
• TV to air Livermore hotel's extreme makeover
• Payton Jordan Invitational track notebook: Despite losing track of laps, Lopez Lomong records world-leading time in 5,000 meters
• Roadshow: Fines for texting or using handheld cellphone while driving could be increased
• American distance record-holder Alan Webb battles back from injuries
• A Bay Area first: Double carpool lanes coming to Highway 101
• Chances of Iran strike receding, U.S. officials say
• Crew to be named in final bid for U.S. men's eights to reach London Olympics
• UC students 'spread the word' about college life to Richmond High students
• Barnidge: The pity is the need for a Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Fifteen-year-old victim in Brentwood crash identified
• San Francisco Giants take series against San Diego Padres with 4-1 win
• Oakland Raiders ticket plan to aid Oakland public schools
• Staggered Oikos swims upstream toward survival
• As scandal winds down, aging state Treasurer Bill Lockyer sets sights on controller's job
• Man shot and killed on San Jose elementary school campus
• Celeb Pix: How did Lindsay Lohan get White House dinner invite?
• Oakland A's drop series finale against Baltimore Orioles 5-2
• Newark Memorial ball player stabbed to death at Fremont party, officials say.
• Former Cal tight end Anthony Miller signs with Denver Broncos
• Mark Purdy: "Crackback!" looks into why there are so few opportunities for black head coaches in college football
• Citywise: Oakland's crowd control reforms on hold
• Van plunges off NY road into zoo grounds; 7 killed
• Tim Lincecum pitches San Francisco Giants to victory over San Diego Padres
• Defense steps up in San Jose SaberCats blowout
• San Jose Earthquakes defeat Philadelphia Union 2-1
• How Apple sidesteps billions in taxes
• Crews pull together in honor of athlete
• Mad cow discovery reignites debate: Are U.S. food-safety laws too lax?
• 1 dead after storm blows down St. Louis beer tent
• Police: Antioch man shoots brother, says it was accidental discharge
• Baltimore Orioles rout Oakland A's 10-1
• Roadshow: Some readers recommend calling 911 if they see a person slapping a child in a car seat
• Hayward firefighters save unconscious woman in burning home
• Authorities ID Marin County sailor found Thursday, killed in April 14 accident
• Two men wanted in Fremont attempted home burglary
• 49ers: Depth is the priority on final day of draft
• Two-alarm fire destroys Ashland house, displaces six residents
• Assembly, Contra Costa supervisor and East Contra Costa parcel tax elections set for public forum
• Danville lotto ticket wins more than $300,000
• Mt. Diablo school board extends contracts for top administrators
• Reward for Sierra LaMar's safe return increased to $25,000
• Antioch High student has visions of a brighter future
• Cal receiver Marvin Jones goes to Bengals
• Doyle Drive demolition begins, continues through the weekend
• Fremont running back Robert Turbin goes to Seattle
• Alameda County sheriff's SWAT team travels to Jordan
• Hercules declares debt of $316.5 million from defunct redevelopment agency
• 11 charged in connection to huge Oakland marijuana grow house raid
• California Justice Department won't charge Nadia Lockyer's ex-lover
• Realtor fights restraining order from Antioch house "squatters"
• Review: Coldplay is on top of its game in San Jose
• Defense lets San Francisco Giants down again in loss to San Diego Padres
• Golden State Warriors find hope amid the gloom
• Newest San Francisco 49er A.J. Jenkins not lacking for hands
• Reward to be increased in Sierra LaMar case as searches continue
• Two-alarm fire rages through Ashland house Friday night
• NCS Board of Managers votes down open division plan
• Oakland city attorney has sued two more Occupy Oakland protesters over vandalism
• Plug pulled on sports complex in Piedmont's Blair Park
• For Obama, bin Laden killing becomes campaign tool
• Stricter alcohol ordinance on Walnut Creek council's Tuesday agenda
• Florida's crucial Hispanic voters remain wary of Romney
• Video shows bicyclists violently struck by vehicle in Berkeley
• Stanford's Coby Fleener and Jonathan Martin, Cal's Mitchell Schwartz and Mychal Kendricks go in NFL draft's second round
• San Leandro theater owner sentenced to four months for obstructing deputies, appeals verdict
• Antioch officials investigate possible carbon monoxide poisoning at middle school
• Hicks: Ted Nugent concert at Army base canceled over his remarks about President Obama
• Martinez lice-removal salon ruling expected Wednesday; proposed requirements more restrictive
• Hicks: 'Battleship' studio suing knockoff flick
• Energy firm NRG will add electric car charging stations in low-income communities
• Distracted driving highlighted by safety advocates in Concord
• West Oakland shooting kills 18-year-old man
• Pittsburg to hold annual creek cleanup Saturday
• Union City commission nixes tobacco-sale exemption for gas stations
• New details emerge in case against Yusuf Bey IV's former attorney
• San Francisco 49ers pull first-round surprise, take Illinois receiver A.J. Jenkins
• Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers surprise everyone with their first-round pick
• Monte Poole: NFL draft underscores the Raiders' move into a new era
• Golden State Warriors' season ends with a loss, hope for a lucky draw
• At 92, movie DVD bootlegger is soldiers' hero
• Three Strikes Law initiative likely to qualify for Nov. ballot
• Seeno executive indicted, pleads not guilty
• Divided Fremont school board approves dogs to sniff out drugs on campus
• Cat rescued from Iran ends up at San Francisco animal shelter
• Occupy Oakland has to leave A's-White Sox game at O.co Coliseum over flier flap
• Livermore man replaces war artifact stolen from Pearl Harbor survivor in San Leandro
• Thizz Entertainment releases statement on behalf of Mac Dre's mother regarding DEA probe
• Former Sun chiefs differ on Google's use of Oracle's Java code in Android
• After seeing the fiscal impact, Oakland school board rejects charter conversion
• It's official: Andrew Luck goes to Indianapolis Colts with No. 1 pick
• San Leandro Portuguese library provides newspapers for digitization project
• Miller, Gioia to host town hall breakfast
• Ernest Callenbach, 'Ecotopia' author, dies in Berkeley at 83
• Hicks: Lane Garrison charged with battery
• Man convicted of sex with 13-year-old girl he met online faces life in prison
• Owners of El Balazo taqueria chain sentenced for immigration and tax fraud
• MIT students drop piano from roof in annual rite
• Milpitas police: Five San Jose men arrested after gun tossed from car
• Reports: Police raid East Oakland warehouse in massive pot bust
• Mac Dre's mother distances her son's label Thizz Entertainment from drug probe
• 'American Idol' recap: Queen for a day
• Giants place Aubrey Huff on DL due to anxiety
• San Jose man found with cache of guns, explosives pleads guilty to 50 felony counts
• AC Transit approves bus rapid transit project in Oakland and San Leandro
• A landmark retrofit
• Berkeley summer youth program at risk after 12 kayaks stolen
• Man's lost loot will be returned four weeks after students find it in Lake Merritt
• San Francisco Giants waste another stellar outing by Barry Zito, lose 4-2 to Cincinnati Reds
• Sizing up the Golden State Warriors' draft lottery situation
• NFL draft: Andrew Luck says he 'couldn't ask for a better opportunity'
• Investigators probing whether body found in Bodega Bay is connected to fatal yacht crash
• Hospital worker slain while walking to North Oakland home
• Mary Hayashi inquired about Nadia Lockyer's seat
• Barnidge: Why all the rush to extend superintendent's contract?
• Father with ties to Hercules arrested on suspicion of kidnapping ailing son from Missouri hospital
• Hicks: George Jones feuding with daughter
• Emotional 911 tape played at trial of man charged with stabbing wife to death in parking lot
• Warriors' Davis Lee to have surgery on torn abdominal muscle
• Albany commissioners nix wireless antenna
• Safeway could be a potential takeover target
• A's defeat White Sox 5-4 in 14 innings
• Tobacco industry gearing up to take down California cigarette tax initiative
• SoCal assemblyman apologizes after blood test reveals he was drunk during Concord stop
• Alameda police continue to investigate shooting
• Feds bust suspected Ecstasy drug ring centered around Bay Area rap label founded by Mac Dre
• Alameda County Supes make Nadia Lockyer's resignation official Tuesday
• San Francisco Giants blown out by Cincinnati Reds 9-2
• Kurt Suzuki's pinch-hit double sparks Oakland A's to 2-0 win over Chicago White Sox
• Sharks' Doug Wilson noncommital, but says: 'I believe in Todd'
• Warriors make Bob Myers their GM
• Alameda apartment peppered with bullets Tuesday evening
• Bay Area tennis community absorbs news of loss of SAP Open
• Mad cow disease found in Central Valley dairy cow
• Quan, chief defend 100 Block plan
• Logan High student injured in Union City shooting
• Moraga police: Man made false robbery report to test police response
• Suspect arrested after taking pregnant woman hostage at Hayward bank
• PG&E's pipeline maintenance should be more thoroughly scrutinized, advocates say
• Months-long closure of Kato Road in Fremont scheduled
• Concord settles most recent sex-harassment case
• U.S., Yemen pledge united front against al-Qaida
• Giants' Freddy Sanchez takes infield for first time in week
• Fremont trio arrested on auto burglary, possession of stolen property charges in Milpitas
• Artist Thomas Kinkade's girlfriend accused of being gold-digger out for "money and fame"
• Metta World Peace suspended for 7 games for elbowing player
• Contra Costa, deputy district attorneys at contract impasse
• Police swarm San Jose street, nab robbery suspects
• Ex-BP engineer arrested for obstruction of justice in gulf oil spill
• Report: Dontrelle Willis to file grievance against Baltimore Orioles
• Pleasanton car burglaries up sharply
• Google launches "Google Drive" cloud storage and collaboration service
• What they're saying about Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie
• Drummond: Conference to focus on blacks and breast cancer
• Oakland A's manage just three hits off Jake Peavy in 4-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox
• Police announce new crowd control tactics
• Oakland Raiders G.M. Reggie McKenzie has strong bond with his twin brother
• Suspect dies in Fairfield officer-involved shooting
• 63-year-old Oakland man pleads not guilty for 1974 molestation and killing of teen girl
• Bill targets mattress dumping
• Calif. prison overhaul would save $1.5B a year
• Sneak peak in Oakland of HBO "Weight of the Nation" series Wednesday
• Freddy Sanchez begins rehab assignment in San Jose
• Chris Treadway: Excitement builds toward opening of Rosie the Riveter visitors center
• Tuesday profile: Oscar Wright, Oakland's education advocate
• Barnidge: Need for education doesn't end when summer vacation starts
• Alameda County needs poll workers for June 5 election
• Hicks: Lane Garrison arrested for domestic violence
• Vallejo woman hospitalized after setting herself on fire while trying to light fireplace
• Contra Costa seeks volunteers for homeless outreach
• 'Wounded Warriors' begin week of surfing lessons
• Ex-Yahoo president and husband agree to split millions in final divorce settlement
• Oikos shooting suspect has not eaten in three weeks
• Restaurant fire displaces three families in Antioch
• Anti-death penalty measure qualifies for November ballot
• Congressman John Lewis tells his story about being a young activist during Civil Rights movement
• AC Transit sets Wednesday hearing and vote on bus rapid transit project
• Neighbors act quickly to rescue woman from Antioch house fire
• Radio newsman Bob Melrose retires from KCBS after 36 years telling Bay Area stories
• Lafayette cracks down on massage businesses
• Lawsuit says wind energy industry hurts condors
• Roadshow: Drivers cannot pull into bike lane to pass a vehicle waiting to make a left turn
• San Jose Sharks likely to get roster makeover after early playoff exit
• Rookie Charles Jenkins helps Golden State Warriors rally past Minnesota Timberwolves
• Romney on spending: Guns triumph over butter
• Oakley invites residents to submit their to-do list
• Heavy rain in East, and April snowflakes for some
• Restoration of huge wetland near Redwood City nearing completion
• Oakland Athletics beat Cleveland Indians 5-1
• Protesters occupy Berkeley-owned farm tract in Albany
• Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year semifinalists announced
• Court documents reveal PG&E likely to take hard line on issue of paying punitive damages
• Ex-Cal star Mychal Kendricks believes he measures up to NFL linebacker standards
• Stanford primed for NFL draft's first-round spotlight
• 2 injured in shooting in Oakland saturday night
• All eyes on Florida jail as George Zimmerman awaits release on bail
• San Francisco Giants rained out Sunday against New York Mets
• Hayward community rallies to fix swimming pool
• San Jose Earthquakes beat Real Salt Lake 3-1
• Golden State Warriors Andrew Bogut, Stephen Curry scheduled for surgery
• Oakland A's put up little resistance, fall to Cleveland Indians 5-1
• Quarterbacks who followed NFL legends offer advice for Andrew Luck
• San Jose Sharks ousted from Stanley Cup playoffs by St. Louis Blues
• Firefighter suffers minor injury in San Jose vehicle fires
• Police find swimmer in Lake Del Valle who went missing
• San Jose Sharks notebook: Faceoff failure come back to haunt Sharks
• Army data gives snapshot of drug trade in war zone
• The VA's Palo Alto Health Care System welcomes Marines with open arms
• Herhold: Latest outburst proves Pete Stark needs to go
• Vorderbrueggen: Richmond politics get ugly
• A conservative charity's role as stealth business lobbyist
• 'Hunger Games' fever makes archery cool for kids
• Official vs. political trips: blurry line, tricky math
• To New England fishermen, Whole Foods is another barrier
• Vast Mexican bribery case hushed up by Wal-Mart
• Fired Santa Clara County prosecutor allegedly pressed cops to arrest husband's ex-wife
• One dies in East Oakland vehicle crash
• Mt. Diablo school board may extend top administrator contracts on Monday
• San Francisco Giants lose to New York Mets 5-4
• Volunteers clean up North Richmond creek for Earth Day
• Cal football: Freshman leads Gold to victory
• Big rig catches fire, blocks I-580 lanes in Livermore
• Man fatally shot near East Oakland park
• AEG moves a step closer to O.co Coliseum management contract
• Oakland A's fall to Cleveland Indians 4-3
• San Francisco Giants hold on, beat New York Mets in 10 innings
• Searchers find body believed to be missing Santa Rosa girl
• Another daylong Sierra LaMar search scheduled for this weekend
• Morgan Hill students get in trouble for getting high on pot cookies
• Pizarro: San Jose State president Mohammad Qayoumi lays out academic plans
• Bay Area adds nearly 11,000 jobs in March as employment surges
• Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer resigns, citing need to focus on motherhood, recovery
• Traffic flowing again on San Mateo Bridge following early morning crashes
• Oakland pot protest targets Obama
• Oakland police officer sues Sgt. Derwin Longmire for sexual harassment
• Oakland man sent to prison for life for killing man while trying to steal pot plants
• Walnut Creek Farmers' Market
• Skyline High School student killed in rollover crash near King City
• San Francisco judge refuses to grant suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's request to derail administrative process
• North Carolina racial bias law is used to set aside death sentence
• International Bird Rescue celebrates 40 years
• BART agent says he could be fired for gifting discarded tickets
• Oakland A's have surprise for Los Angeles Angels, win three of four
• Cal's Memorial Stadium financing faces challenge to meet lofty goals
• San Jose Sharks fall to St. Louis Blues 2-1, trail playoff series 3-1
• Mark Purdy: The face of San Jose Sharks' Game 4 defeat is Patrick Marleau
• Purdy: The toughest job in sports?
• The buzz: Honeybees are swarming, and that's a good thing
• Federal court hears arguments on Hayward power plant permit
• Jack Douglas, 79, eminent Santa Clara Valley historian
• Hicks: Kinder, gentler Hannibal Lecter
• Police identify man shot and killed while pushing stroller in East Oakland
• PG&E fined nearly $20 million for safety lapses in Contra Costa County
• Vehicle in fatal Concord crash linked to earlier drug and weapons citation
• California Lottery pulls ad with slap-happy Lady Luck
• Fremont school board mulls budget cut options
• Richmond anti-violence agency accuses Sheriff's deputy of assaulting staff member
• Bud Selig says A's must get new stadium
• Martinez agrees to compromise on lice-removal salon, delays vote on appeal
• U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 4 troops
• International Bird Rescue celebrates 40 years
• Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff
• Vallejo motorcycle cop injured in collision with car during pursuit
• Exploring Tim Lincecum's struggles
• Police investigate South Richmond shooting
• San Francisco Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings
• Bartolo Colon is sharp in pitching Oakland Athletics over the Los Angeles Angels
• Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry turns attention to next season
• 'American Idol' recap: Top 7 belt out hits from now and then
• Hundreds of millions spent to protect Delta levees. Is it enough?
• Family OK after garage fire in San Ramon home
• San Jose-bound passenger goes nude at Portland airport to protest screening
• San Jose murder-suicide victim once ran popular Sunnyvale nightclub Abyss
• Retired Ill. couple claims share of $656M jackpot
• San Jose woman sentenced to 1 year in jail for stealing jewelry from young students
• Oikos classes to resume Monday, some in building where students were slain.
• Giants' Brian Wilson will have Tommy John surgery
• Prosecutor suing Contra Costa DA in politicial retaliation claim
• Oikos classes to resume Monday, some in building where students were slain.
• Fremont City Council nixes more meeting about Kimber Park development
• Larry Page evasive with Oracle's lawyer, but admits Google never obtained Java license
• Pleasanton Safeway employee cited for selling cigarettes to underage decoy
• Pot backers plan Friday protest in Oakland
• Man fatally shot in Oakland while pushing girl in toy stroller; child unharmed
• Sentencing of Paul Garcia in Los Gatos murder-for-hire case postponed again
• Oakland City Council changes meeting date to avoid protesters
• Roadshow: Major repairs needed to fix gravel problems on I-880
• Pleasant Hill man killed in Orinda freeway crash
• Police looking for witness in Fremont homicide
• Congressman Pete Stark apologizes for accusing challenger of taking bribes
• Lightning grazed homeless men, and cast spotlight on need for help
• Three candidates -- two seasoned, one newcomer -- running for Contra Costa supervisor
• Madison Bumgarner leads San Francisco Giants past Philadelphia Phillies
• Monte Poole: Golden State Warriors can win for losing
• Oakland A's rally past Los Angeles Angels 5-3
• Pinole council bans home-based gun and ammo sales
• Bay Area attorney facing jail time on contempt charges because of scheduling conflict with Alameda County murder trial
• Legislative group turns focus amid Martin backlash
• Flying the world, from his own garage
• Prepare to sneeze: Sunny skies and warm weather signal start of allergy season
• Tech titans testify in federal court
• Several units damaged in fire at Antioch apartment complex
• Mother injured in gunfight at East Oakland store where her son was killed two years ago
• McClymonds coach pens book about personal tragedies, triumphs
• Penalty kill has to be better for San Jose Sharks
• Chris Treadway: Environment is focus of El Cerrito events
• Twenty people convicted in Contra Costa Superior Court in massive insurance fraud ring
• Police handcuff Georgia kindergartner for tantrum
• Top news photos: Discovery's final flight and more
• Happy? Positive outlook may be good for your heart
• Two suspects arrested in burglary of San Leandro business
• State Supreme Court denies review of San Leandro Hospital's purchase by Sutter Health
• PG&E investigating outage that shorted out Rio Vista and other Delta towns
• Bay Area rapper surrenders in Vallejo Valentine's Day slaying
• Cleaner clouds needed at Apple, Amazon and Twitter, Greenpeace says; Apple denies charges
• Seismic retrofitting finished at Antioch Bridge
• Illegal prison cellphones being disabled
• Oakland Raiders release 2012 schedule
• Federal court to hear appeal of Hayward power plant permit
• Stop California bullet train, state's top analyst urges
• Dialysis website enables patients to compare safety records of clinics
• San Pablo musician rocks and rolls for charity
• San Jose Sharks yield three power-play goals in loss to St. Louis Blues, who lead series 2-1
• San Jose Sharks' top line held without a goal for third straight game
• Mark Purdy: St. Louis Blues postseason return to San Jose evokes a haunting past
• Tim Lincecum's free fall continues against Philadelphia Phillies
• Oakland A's shut out by Los Angeles Angels
• Mark Purdy: San Jose Sharks playing like it's February, which won't get it done in postseason
• Tim Kawakami: Game 3 shows why the St. Louis Blues are a tough matchup for San Jose Sharks
• Golden State Warriors coach wants to solidify small forward position
• Police identify pair killed in San Jose shopping center murder-suicide
• Pit bull bites toddler in Martinez
• Woodside Elementary grieves for third-grader killed recently in auto accident along with her father
• Oakland: Man fatally shot while driving in East Oakland; passenger injured
• Chris Treadway: Richmond temple plans Holocaust remembrance event
• Ride to cemetery turns fatal for San Mateo man
• Roadshow: Tips on adjusting outside mirrors to cover blind spots
• Antioch community members join DeSaulnier in support of homeowner protection
• Tracy council weighs capital-improvement plans
• Napa woman arrested on drug charges after striking 77-year-old bicyclist
• Hicks: Bobby Brown pleads not guilty
• Fumble leaves Alabama with a shattered BCS trophy
• Giants to pay tribute to yacht-race victim who was former bat girl
• Hotel market rebounds in Bay Area
• San Jose State names interim AD, will conduct national search to find Tom Bowen's replacement
• Trial date set for Watsonville teen accused of raping, beating woman
• More local money put toward Highway 160 ramp project near Oakley/Antioch border
• Family tries to move on after slaying of Marine vet in Antioch bar
• Former Stanford star Alex Aragon wins TPC Stonebrae Championship on Nationwide Tour
• State tries to contain citrus disease
• High-stakes Oracle-Google trial has tough veteran federal judge at helm
• Roadshow: Expect delays on I-5 near Buttonwillow through August
• National day to support end-of-life health-care planning
• San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues say they're focused on winning, not fighting
• San Francisco Giants drop series finale against Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1
• Oakland A's drop series in 5-3 loss to Seattle Mariners
• Top news photos: Paris Marathon, Titanic anniversary and more
• Police: Toddler found at San Jose murder-suicide was victims' daughter
• Searchers race against clock in hunt for missing Farallons sailors
• Attorney: Former KNBR host Ralph Barbieri wrongfully terminated
• San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson concedes season-ending surgery likely
• Residents digging out after tornadoes hit Midwest
• Dole recalls bagged salad for salmonella risk
• Escaped Santa Clara County convict recaptured
• 'Hunger Games' earns $21.5M to slap down 'Stooges'
• Richmond: Gunfire, car chase lead to arrests
• Owners celebrate three-legged dogs' in-the-moment spirit
• Loan modification attempt turns into nightmare for Antioch family
• One person dead, four missing after yacht runs aground at Farallon Islands during race
• Tempers flare, but San Jose Sharks lose to St. Louis Blues in Game Two
• San Jose SaberCats lose 61-55 at Philadelphia Soul
• Light-hitting Oakland A's stay course against Seattle Mariners, fall 4-0
• Feds fine Google for impeding probe into data collection
• Obama seeks aid from U.S. CEOs in improving trade relations with Latin America
• Spring Game does nothing to settle Stanford's search to replace Andrew Luck at QB
• Tammerlin Drummond: Bank foreclosures an urban blight
• Limited early successes for 100 Blocks
• Best Buy to close stores in East Palo Alto, Pittsburg
• Former Vice President Dick Cheney makes first appearance since heart transplant
• Man convicted in Santa Clara County escapes from minimum-security camp
• Hayward resident displaced, home damaged in one-alarm fire
• Mt. Diablo district residents are invited to community forums regarding proposed property tax increase
• 6-year-old San Jose girl killed by a log on Santa Cruz beach identified
• Santa Clara man lives on with donated heart from Hayward man, meets his family
• Giants closer Brian Wilson likely headed for season-ending elbow surgery
• Golden State Warriors lose to Clippers despite Nate Robinson's 28 points
• Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in San Jose
• Suspect wounded in officer-involved shooting in Berkeley
• Vandals break into vehicles, set booth on fire in downtown Oakland
• Cupertino company recalls tuna after Salmonella outbreak
• Purdy: McLellan, Hitchcock share mutual admiration
• Snow blankets mountains as strong storm moves into Southern California
• Bartolo Colon, Oakland A's shut down Seattle Mariners
• Quarterback David Fales impressive in San Jose State football Spring Game
• Kawakami: Cain masterpiece a fitting beginning for Giants
• Anselmo "Chemo" Candelaria, Chicano and Native American activist, dead at 68
• Man who fatally beat Sacramento State dorm roommate from Santa Clara is sentenced
• Tracy police nab two suspected of trying to steal a car
• Misconduct alleged against Secret Service agents
• A Stow family moment brightens Giants' home opener
• Advice from politicians who know: Nadia Lockyer's future is up to her
• U.S. overture to North Korea fizzles with rocket
• Oakland police chief, Alameda County district attorney defend actions against Occupy Oakland
• Family of man bludgeoned to death criticize Berkeley police response
• Police release details on suspects, car believed used in Oakland hills shooting
• Google shares drop on stock-split news
• Vermonth governor chased by 4 bears in backyard
• Latest ailing Warrior: David Lee
• Hicks: Mindy McCready has second child
• Independent booksellers ponder their fate as Amazon and Apple duke it out
• Lighting bolt grazes two campers on Mount Diablo
• Equipment problem causing BART delays
• San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues make adjustments for Game 2
• Police: Armed suspect at Oakland hotel disguised himself as a woman
• Loan modification attempt turns into nightmare for Antioch family
• Honor Bar Grill and Cocktails in Emeryville fills a gap for tech-and-art set
• Eye on the East Bay: Occupy movement comes to Brentwood pub
• French designer Philippe Starck says he is working on 'revolutionary' project for Apple
• New, expanded Concord health care clinic opens to serve uninsured
• Flames seen coming from Modesto standoff apartment
• A's bullpen could be team's biggest question
• Golden State Warriors rally but lose to Dallas Mavericks
• Email from Nadia Lockyer account claims Treasurer Bill Lockyer supplied her with drugs
• San Jose Sharks beat St. Louis Blues 3-2 in playoff opener
• Thunder, lightning filling Bay Area skies
• Fish and Game chief who killed mountain lion broke political contribution law, state panel says
• Brother says painter Thomas Kinkade battled alcoholism
• California Supreme Court: It's not the boss's problem if employees work during breaks
• At long last -- a BART groundbreaking
• Alameda County tries to salvage of its redevelopment projects
• Senate subcommittee supports California's transitional kindergarten law
• Giants get better pitching in win over Rockies
• Modesto: Deputy, citizen killed while sheriff is serving eviction notice
• High-speed rail board approves final plan for California bullet train
• UC student newspaper Daily Californian searches for survival money
• Hicks: 'Arrested Development' set to start shooting this summer
• Raiders sign TE who never played college football
• North Korean rocket launch appears to have failed, U.S. says
• Longtime Orinda teacher, administrator Ted Boyce to be honored
• Protesters take to Lafayette neighborhood to decry 'the 1 percent'
• Carol Kitchens, Campolindo's 'tireless' leader, to retire
• Heavy rains flood San Francisco street with sewage
• Hicks: Green Day to release three records within the next year
• Walnut Creek police holding prescription drug, needle drop off Saturday
• Alameda County District 4 Supervisor race a David and Goliath story
• $ 1 billion needed for South Bay flood protection and marsh restoration
• Push made for 'Made in America' transit vehicles
• 'American Idol': Top 7 take on contemporary artists
• Golden State Warriors lose to Portland Trail Blazers 118-110
• Tim Lincecum hit hard as San Francisco Giants are routed by Colorado Rockies 17-8
• One dead, one injured in shooting outside Fairfield bar
• Investigators in Sierra LaMar case study underwater sonar images for clues to help find missing Morgan Hill teen
• Train hits car in San Leandro, killing elderly woman
• Accused Oikos University gunman One L. Goh tells reporter he is "deeply sorry" in first jailhouse interview
• Purdy: Low expectations might bode well for Sharks
• Hayward man sentenced in DUI crash that injured boy after Giants game
• Laotian leader is San Pablo's pick for open council seat
• George Zimmerman is in custody, will be charged with second-degree murder
• Former Hoover family home to reopen as nature center at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
• Funeral held for father and daughter killed in Concord crash
• Walk-off hit batter caps Oakland A's comeback win over the Kansas City Royals
• Stanford football notes: Tight end dynamic has changed with Coby Fleener gone
• Rafael Baca providing clutch midfield play for the San Jose Earthquakes
• A city littered with trash: Illegal dumping an expensive problem for Oakland
• Roadshow: Woman repeatedly slaps kid in car. What would you do if you saw this?
• Report: Barbieri let go by KNBR
• Chase Bank along Highway 4 in Discovery Bay is robbed
• East Bay firm accused of illegal debt collection shut down
• Oakland gets share of Microsoft settlement
• Oakland A's manage only one hit in loss to Kansas City Royals
• San Ramon sex trafficking trial ends with guilty verdicts
• Antioch moves forward with changes to housing document
• Expect 'trucks with dirt' as BART construction gets under way
• Sharks goaltender Antti Niemi faces a big challenge against Blues
• Warriors president Rick Welts found courage to tell 'whole story'
• The ugly side of the beauty industry
• Federal anti-hacking prosecutions reined in by appeals court ruling
• Oikos leader fears for school's survival
• SJ State ends admission guarantee for local students
• San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy still figuring out how to use new outfielders
• Purdy: One year later, Stow family keeps rooting for little victories
• Tulsa residents want death penalty in shootings
• Jury sides with city, police chief in Richmond racial-discrimination suit
• East Contra Costa farmers say unusual winter may push back the start of the summer fruit season
• Hayward firefighters extinguish garage blaze on Second Street
• Ship leaves NYC to visit Titanic graves in Canada
• Port, Oakland fighting over labor system
• Weight loss study: Fads not as helpful as exercising, eating less
• Last of three movie theater murals to be unveiled in downtown Hayward
• Walnut Creek restaurant, bar owners against proposed alcohol law
• Santorum's decision to call it quits puts chill on California primary
• Rain delaying flights at SFO up to two hours
• Protesters take to Lafayette neighborhood to decry 'the 1 percent'
• Driver in Concord fatal crash released from custody, victims' family prepares for funeral
• Pokemon: Not just for kids any more
• Tom Milone sharp in Oakland A's debut with victory against Kansas City Royals
• Study: Fungus behind bat die-off came from Europe
• AP Enterprise: Rushed bills compromise disclosure
• Golden State Warriors suffer 39-point loss to Denver Nuggets
• San Jose Sharks have to figure out how to beat St. Louis Blues
• Tammerlin Drummond: Fed crackdown on Oaksterdam just a matter of time
• Dublin police to collect unwanted and expired prescription drugs April 28
• Boy Scout troop leaders inspire special ed kids by teaching leadership and outdoor scouting skills
• Police probe continues into tragic Concord crash
• Family mourns Fremont homicide victim
• Edwards Avenue freeway off-ramp in Oakland closed while police investigate shooting
• Market-rate rentals in stalled Hercules project get mixed reception from public
• Roadshow: How Air Resources Board helped clear things up
• Girlfriend says painter Thomas Kinkade died in his sleep
• Hayward forum Tuesday for candidates in Congress, City Council races
• Duplex fire in West Oakland displaces five
• Giants get first victory as Zito shuts out Rockies
• Oakland: Suspect arrested in December fatal shooting
• Kenneth Libo, historian of Jewish immigration, dies at 74
• Oakland: Bicyclist killed in collision with SUV
• Jesuit seminary student must pick up trash for Occupy Oakland involvement
• Oakland Catholics reflect on Easter in wake of Oikos tragedy
• New trail under I-580 opens door for more Tri-Valley bike, foot travel
• San Jose's Oak Grove High rallies around African immigrant who speaks rare language
• San Jose Sharks in unfamiliar position as underdog
• Oakland A's Josh Donaldson working hard to learn to play third base
• Cal football stadium on time for Sept. 1 kickoff
• Tulsa police say shootings may have been revenge
• Work continues to rid Richmond, San Pablo homes of lead
• Barnidge: Trying to make sense of feds' Oaksterdam raid
• Golf: Bubba Watson wins Masters playoff over Louis Oosthuizen
• San Francisco Giants swept by Arizona Diamondbacks
• Tammerlin Drummond: Easter sermons seek spiritual meaning in Oikos tragedy
• Vorderbrueggen: Chevron's failed appeal delivers ironies aplenty
• Four injured after car hits tree in Antioch; police suspect alcohol involved
• Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' star interviewer, dies
• Roadshow: Flashing white lights on bicycles: legal or not?
• Santa Clara man killed in San Jose crash
• Police probe driver's cell phone after fatal Concord crash
• Two robberies on same Gilroy block, just minutes apart
• Tim Tebow draws big crowd to Texas Easter service
• Celeb Pix: Three Stooges ride again
• Oakland: Three-alarm fire scorches business
• Commemoration marks 70 years since Bataan Death March
• Will an Oakland school district initiative slow teacher turnover, or make it worse?
• Livermore fireworks inch closer to return
• San Jose Sharks want to relish underdog role in playoffs against St. Louis Blues
• Golden State Warriors blow out Denver Nuggets
• Chris Wondolowski scores twice in San Jose Earthquakes' 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps
• Oakland A's fall to Seattle Mariners again
• San Jose Sharks will face St. Louis Blues in NHL playoffs
• 'Uncooperative' teen male stabbed in Watsonville
• Gay Mormon students at BYU come out in Web video
• Tyson fans meet hero fighting for redemption
• Three displaced, two firefighters injured in Hayward house fire
• Roadshow: Santa Clara County-wide litter cleanup is planned
• Navy jet crash a 'Good Friday miracle' -- but how?
• Father, young daughter killed by speeding vehicle in Concord
• Mt. Diablo district residents are starting to chatter about proposed property tax increase for bond projects
• Shared experiences connect Romney and Netanyahu
• Windfall of cash could hit state treasury from global warming program
• Fang Lizhi, who inspired Chinese dissidents, dies
• U.S. defines its demands for Iran talks
• Family of Sierra LaMar announces $10,000 reward; 49ers Alex Smith participates in search
• Motorist dies in big rig crash on I-280 near San Mateo
• San Francisco Giants fall to Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4
• Woman injured in Oakland shooting
• Eye on the East Bay: Media storm Piedmont home after Oikos shooting
• Oakland student makes the most of a new start
• Oakland A's lose home opener, 7-3 to Seattle Mariners
• Golden State Warriors lose 104-98 to Utah Jazz
• San Jose firefighters applaud man for pulling driver from wrecked car
• Oaksterdam founder to leave cannabis business
• Citywise: Newark mayor to deliver State of the City
• Caltrain hits, injures woman in Redwood City
• Maryland high court hears lesbian divorce case
• Thomas Kinkade, one of nation's most popular painters, dies suddenly in Los Gatos at 54
• Program teaches tennis to blind Fremont students
• Oaksterdam founder to leave cannabis business
• Oakland University shooting: Willow Glen mom Judith Seymour killed in rampage
• Sheriff's van carrying prisoners catches fire on I-580 in San Leandro
• San Jose State spring football: SJSU out to retool offensive line
• Fremont rejects energy conservation ordinance
• Big lottery winners often prize anonymity
• Hicks: 'Bully' gets PG-13 rating
• Walmart grocery is rejected by Hayward Planning Commission
• San Francisco sheriff's wife: Husband victim of coup
• Contra Costa supervisor candidates to participate in environmental forum
• Man struck and killed by train in Antioch
• Oakland shooting victim's remote village wants him home
• Former Modesto teacher arrested for sexual contact with another teen
• Oakland tragedy: Community continues healing as case develops
• Man dies after being shot near Fremont DMV
• Bay Area water district approves project after connection fees rebound
• San Jose Sharks clinch playoff berth, then hold off Kings in shootout
• San Jose Sharks' Ryane Clowe breaks up Kings' late potential scoring threat from the bench
• Oikos University students return to school to pick up belongings
• San Jose murderer who killed inmate says he was avenging innocent children
• Bounty Tape Transcript: Ex-Saints assistant Gregg Williams tells his players to try to seriously hurt 49ers players
• California's tough gun laws could not prevent East Oakland tragedy
• Jury gets case against men charged with pimping underage girls in San Ramon
• California gets longest commercial salmon fishing season since 2005
• Longtime Santa Clara city manager, who oversaw 49ers stadium deal, to retire in June
• Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul draws crowd at UC Berkeley
• GOP National committee closing the gap on fundraising
• Connecticut moves to abolish death penalty
• Housing proposed for old Mervyn's headquarters site in Hayward
• Teenager rescued from rocks near Cliff House in San Francisco
• Oakley votes no on clean water initiative
• Suspect in Hayward murder also charged in 2007 Union City killing of 14-year-old
• A's fans hoping to afford a better future
• Suspect in Hayward murder also charged in 2007 Union City killing of 14-year-old
• Oakland police: Different administrator was true target of Oikos shooter
• Preventing child sex abuse to be discussed at workshop in Pleasant Hill
• Jury deliberations begin in Richmond Police Department racism trial
• San Jose Earthquakes' Steven Lenhart leaves practice with injury
• Wallet stuffed with $10,000 returned in Laguna Beach
• Deadline approaching for IRAs
• East Bay-bound BART trains experiencing 20-minute delays for medical emergency
• Hicks: Keith Olbermann sues Al Gore's network
• Crime down in Danville in 2011
• Pleasanton Council clamps restrictions on Neo dance club
• Richmond defense team calls black officers' racial discrimination claims 'absurd'
• Oakland A's send right-hander Tyson Ross to minors, choose Graham Godfrey as fourth starter
• Goalkeeper Joe Cannon revitalizes career with Vancouver Whitecaps
• Season preview: Oakland A's hope their offense generates enough runs
• 'American Idol': Contestants rock out on '80s night
• San Jose Sharks must get past Los Angeles Kings to achieve postseason
• Man injured in knife attack at Berkeley store
• Sax titan Dayna Stephens fights for his life
• "QR codes" replace milk cartons in quest to find missing children
• Yahoo to cut 2,000 jobs, or 14 percent of global workforce
• Walmart grocery appeal heads to Hayward planners
• San Mateo County chosen to pilot merger plan for those covered by Medi-Cal and Medicare
• U.S. moves toward normalizing relations with Myanmar
• Iran's efforts to stir Afghan violence worry U.S.
• Hayward, police officers sued by family of man who died after dog bite
• Warm and fuzzy T. rex? New evidence surprises
• Whitney Houston autopsy says white powder, residue on spoon found in her room
• Sunnyvale police: Fatal hit-and-run suspect admitted he intentionally drove into 2 pedestrians
• Oakland university shooting: Family remembers San Leandro's Doris Chibuko as genuine, generous
• Oakley students can apply for help to attend Advocacy Workshop Day
• Chevron's failed tax appeal illuminates paradox in Contra Costa lawsuit by 28 cities and special districts
• College official from Piedmont says she was target of Oakland rampage suspect
• Oakland university shooting: One Goh charged with seven counts of murder, may be eligible for death penalty
• Top news photos: Golf legends at Masters, bunny ears on Wall Street and more
• Antioch poised to open new public boat ramp
• East Bay MUD's $32 million upgrade diverts waste
• Oakland university shooting: Hundreds gather at vigils for shooting victims
• A's notebook: Dallas Braden's injury not as serious as Oakland A's feared
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Brandon Belt appears set as opening-day first baseman
• Matt Cain strikes out six as San Francisco Giants beat Oakland A's 3-2
• Golden State Warriors blow 12-point fourth-quarter lead, lose to Memphis Grizzlies
• San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars, move closer to NHL playoffs
• Ex-Seaside police officer acquitted on all 33 counts in sexual abuse case
• Roadshow: Prius drivers fire back at their critics
• Seton Medical Center in Daly City appoints interim CEO
• Singer Avril Lavigne visits Pleasanton Safeway to launch campaign for disabled
• Family, friends struggle to cope in wake of Oikos shootings
• Healthiest California counties ranked in new study
• Doctors launch new effort to cut wasteful medical spending
• Mt. Diablo school board will poll district residents on tax increase
• San Ramon Valley's 2010 teacher of the year dies of heart complications
• Oakland university shooting: Authorities release One Goh's booking mug, list of victims
• Concord man convicted of murdering girlfriend's stepdad during fight over rent
• Occupy Oakland accuses DA of abusing power
• Top news photos: Large tornadoes hit Dallas area
• Tornadoes slam Dallas area, more than a dozen injured
• Rescue crews at scene of wreck on Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon
• New stain-resistant seats are expected to please unhappy BART riders
• Nursing student lauded for sealing classroom from Oikos shooter
• Healthiest California counties ranked in new study
• Oakland's Head Start programs receive federal grant
• Singer Avril Lavigne visits Pleasanton Safeway to launch campaign for disabled
• El Cerrito woman among victims of Oikos shooting rampage
• Oakland school rampage suspect sought revenge against administrator, police say
• Hometown Hero: Cheers for cheer leader
• Daric Barton is still in mix at first base for Oakland A's despite shoulder surgery last September
• Melky Cabrera gets San Francisco Giants off on right foot in Bay Bridge Series
• Giants notebook: Buster Posey touched by fans' reception
• Victim in Oakland massacre was studying for nursing degree
• Oikos University attracts nursing, music, religion students
• Gov. Brown looks to global warming fees to pay for high-speed rail
• PG&E looks to appeal Oakley power plant court ruling
• Agency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins
• Arrests made in 2010 slaying of popular Hayward High student
• Chevron loses Contra Costa County property tax appeal
• 'American Idol' contestant DeAndre Brackensick generating excitement in San Jose
• Hicks: Chevy Chase feuding with "Community creator
• Feds raid three Oakland medical marijuana sites
• Former nursing student opens fire at Oakland university, killing 7 and wounding 3 others; suspect arrested later in Alameda
• Bay Area nonprofit fights to keep camp alive
• Seton Medical Center in Daly City appoints interim CEO
• Newest Raider Wheeler said fans helped make his decision
• 'Shakespeare Iraq' exceeds $30,000 fundraising target, will perform at Oregon festival
• Matt Cain's deal with Giants guarantees pitcher $127.5 million
• Roadshow: Drivers explain why they don't close gaps behind cars at a red light
• Oikos University attracts nursing, music, religion students
• Despite low turnout, organizers happy with Mavericks Festival
• New California bullet train plan a grand finale to years-long drama
• Los Angeles Lakers defeat Golden State Warriors 120-112
• Baylor defeats Stanford 59-47 in Women's Final Four semifinal
• U.S. and others move to increase assistance to Syrian rebels
• Coast Guard rescues two injured crew members from stranded racing yacht
• Woman hit by truck, seriously injured in Pleasant Hill Marshall's parking lot
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Brett Bochy makes his dad proud with scoreless inning of relief against Brewers
• Roadshow: Double white line crossings are rampant
• First base still to be sorted out as Oakland A's wrap up exhibition play
• Blind Antioch teen feels his way through auto shop
• Me and My Car: Corvette owner fell hard for this Mercedes
• Scramble for West playoff spots enters final week for San Jose Sharks, four other teams
• Buster Posey's health the best development of spring camp for San Francisco Giants
• Police investigating homicide of homeless man in Concord
• Pacifica: Three-alarm blaze kills two, injures two
• Temporary outage of Visa card network Sunday
• Police: Thousands of dollars in damage after Occupy Oakland antipolice march
• San Jose solicitor cited as police battle Palo Alto break-ins
• Jeremy Lin's injury leaves Knicks star's story incomplete
• Mitt Romney's staff pulls April Fools' gag on candidate
• Victim, suspect in Thursday Berkeley murder identified
• Sailors injured in storm during race off California coast
• Santa Rosa cyclist Levi Leipheimer suffers leg injury after hit by car
• Video arraignments, tech-based efficiency employed in Hayward courtroom
• Drummond: Criminals give hoodies bad rap
• Contra Costa clean water election draws scrutiny and public ire
• NCAA Final Four: Kentucky, Kansas advance to title game
• San Jose Sharks give playoff push a huge lift in 3-0 win over Stars
• Mark Purdy: Joe Pavelski helps San Jose Sharks make statement in win over Dallas Stars
• Chris Wondolowski scores on a penalty kick in the San Jose Earthquakes' 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC
• Oakland A's pitcher Dallas Braden suffers setback with shoulder injury
• Five Bay Area lottery tickets pay $227,955 prize
• Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike's Stanford University sisterhood coming to an end
• China clamps down on social networking
• New hangars going up at Hayward airport
• Oakland's Cambodian community holds anti-violence march
• Three winners, over 100 million Mega Millions losers
• Eye on the East Bay: Councilman's effort to speed up Richmond meetings draws backlash
• Thirty East Bay Elementary Campuses Named 2012 "California Distinguished Schools"
• Police: One shot dead during Antioch bar fight
• Ron Paul to speak at UC Berkeley on Thursday
• San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith joins search for Sierra Lamar
• First lady commissions newest Coast Guard cutter
• New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin needs knee surgery, likely done for season
• Romney looks to Wisconsin for all-clear
• VORDERBRUEGGEN: Senator and regional transportation board ramp up long-standing feud
• Congress gets rough treatment at Supreme Court
• Thomas Peele: Convenient excuses allow officials to evade public disclosure in times of embarrassment
• Police are using phone tracking as routine tool
• Oakland's O.co old and gray but still beloved
• Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin case known as tough
• Bay Area counties await radical changes to care for state's poorest, sickest
• Fremont needs $568 million to upgrade schools
• El Cerrito's Windrush closing at end of school year
• Oakley students gain driving skills in 'golf car'
• New Jersey Nets edge Golden State Warriors
• No one in California wins $640 million lottery prize, but jackpot claimed elsewhere
• San Jose SaberCats snap 8-game road losing streak
• San Francisco Giants put infielder Mike Fontenot on waivers
• Photos, texts and police reports shed new light on Nadia Lockyer's tortured affair
• Sunnyvale police: Hit-and-run homicide suspect boarded plane to Dubai
• Brown's balancing act on tax hike: Wage populist fight to soak the rich or carefully court business?
• Mega Millions also-rans: 5 tickets worth $130,000 each were sold in the Bay Area
• Raiders trade for veteran Carolina Panthers running back
• Dozens sickened by carbon dioxide leak at Vallejo food processing plant; company owner calls incident 'false alarm'
• Mt. Diablo High science labs lacking, teachers say.
• With warning, preparing for an attack on the Internet
• Lake Merritt sunken treasure could go back to Oakland students
• A Japanese-inspired approach to teaching is expanding in the Bay Area
• San Jose police: 3 men arrested trying to sell stolen guns
• Citywise: Oakland looking at second police academy
• Bill would prohibit employers from demanding applicants' social media information
• Gunman in Hayward video game store slaying pleads no contest to manslaughter
• Mastercard and Visa look into possible security breach
• Old photos may be deceptive in Florida neighborhood watch shooting case
• Fire crews fighting blaze at Brentwood commercial building
• Morrison: Fremont weathered depression, prepared for future
• Obituary: Criminal defense lawyer Mintz, 70, known for high-profile cases
• Berkeley shooting victim dies, suspect arrested
• Delta's woes: No easy fix, report finds
• San Jose Sharks lose 2-0 to Phoenix Coyotes, fall to ninth in Western Conference
• Fremont district could eliminate home-to-school bus transportation
• San Francisco Giants running short of time to reach a deal with Matt Cain
• Two East Bay high schools revive rivalry for one last game
• Oakland students find 10 pounds of sunken treasure at Lake Merritt
• Sierra LaMar searchers find used condoms, handcuff box
• Oakland priest abuse ruling makes lawsuits throughout California more difficult
• In California, countdown to foie gras ban begins
• Walnut Creek's Lindsay Wildlife Museum releases golden eagle at Las Trampas in San Ramon
• Benicia man convicted of first-degree murder and torture in Martinez teen's 2009 slaying
• One-alarm fire destroys vacant Hayward home
• Where are you buying your Mega Millions tickets? A list of the Bay Area's luckiest lottery outlets
• Hayward city union members say enough with the cuts
• Air Force pilot from Vacaville dies in overseas crash
• Southern California legislator arrested for DUI in Concord
• Union City teacher pleads not guilty to underage sex charges
• Convicted murderer from Contra Costa County stabbed in prison
• One killed, two wounded in Oakland shootings
• Sensitive personal information missing on 800,000 California residents
• Developer back with new Pleasanton housing plan at contentious hill site
• Fremont schools could use police dogs on campus
• Oakland police use tracking technology to find teens who escaped from L.A. group home
• Name of teen found dead at Alameda County juvenile jail still not released
• 'American Idol' recap: Contestants get a whole lotta love from judges
• San Jose Sharks fall out of Pacific lead with 3-1 loss to Anaheim Ducks
• Golden State Warriors say Stephen Curry could return in two weeks
• Oakland school board meeting turns into sit-in as protesters demand schools be kept open
• East Bay school districts forge ahead with transitional kindergarten programs.
• Power restored in Oakland hills after tree falls across lines
• Bill requiring dense breast tissue notification returns
• High court justices try to envision post-health insurance mandate landscape
• Bay Area inks $1.5 billion deal to electrify Caltrain for high-speed rail
• Audit targets Oakland council
• Neighborhood mourns elderly woman who died in West Oakland house fire
• Action Line: Verizon land line outage hits Netflix and surrounding Los Gatos area
• Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters
• Berkeley organic food company Annie's leaps 89 percent in IPO
• Lucy's species was not alone, foot fossil indicates
• Stanford law school dean to step down in September
• Cupertino pair at center of legal fight over future of national cricket organization
• Romney edges into mop-up phase of campaign
• Bicyclists sought in downtown Oakland robberies
• Gun sighting near East Oakland middle school leads to arrests, recovery of pellet guns
• Hicks: Octomom strips
• Federal agents shoot, critically wound suspect, arrest two others in incident near Hilltop Mall in Richmond
• New security for U.S. troops in Afghanistan
• Authorities identify Hayward boy who died in school P.E. class
• Hicks: Alicia Silverstone feeds her son like a mother bird
• Mark Purdy: Giants fans should be concerned about the deep-pocketed new Dodgers owners
• New bus stop resolves dispute between Fremont temple, neighbors
• Oakland police chief: Early education key to crime prevention
• Berkeley police chief contacted other media to 'clarify' stories, new emails show
• Kobe Bryant ends Golden State Warriors' hopes of upsetting the Lakers
• Frank McCourt has announced he is selling Los Angeles Dodgers to Magic Johnson's group
• San Ramon group takes on fight against prescription drug abuse
• Hercules approves sale of troubled Sycamore North project
• Oakley hires contractor to overhaul downtown shopping center
• FBI's friendly visits to mosques were for spying, ACLU charges
• Water bond teeters, may be pulled from 2012 ballot
• Investigators say Morgan Hill girl Sierra LaMar, 15, likely abducted, didn't run away
• Justices have hard questions on health insurance requirement
• Antioch agrees to Tri Delta's plan for senior bus program
• First lady to visit S.F., Alameda this weekend
• Berkeley man bludgeoned to death requested quick police response, transcript shows
• A gunshot fired at Oakland High School was likely accidental
• New Walnut Creek law would allow crackdowns on all bars, restaurants and clubs
• Santa Clara felon pleads not guilty to killing Hayward man nearly 30 years ago
• California courts scrap $2 billion tech project
• Jean-Marc Alexandre's goal leads San Jose Earthquakes to 1-0 win over Portland Timbers
• Storm causes car accident, power outages and downing a tree and a telephone pole in Concord
• Lack of bipartisan support hampers Russia talks, Obama says
• Thieves shoplift $1,000 worth of items from pharmacy, Alameda police say
• JetBlue captain restrained by passengers after ranting about a bomb
• Teen found dead at juvenile jail in San Leandro
• First lady to visit S.F., Alameda this weekend
• Romney's fundraisers are quietly amassing millions
• Amish buggies exempt from orange stickers under new Kentucky law
• Oakland man pleads not guilty to murder over long-running dispute
• Hercules City Council to consider Sycamore North deal
• Drummond: Where are calls for justice in local killings?
• San Jose Sharks beat Colorado Avalanche, move into first place in Pacific Division
• Stanford women look to reach new heights in Final Four
• Obama to Russia: More flexibility after elections
• Dozens rally in Oakland, joining national call that the man who shot Florida teen be prosecuted
• San Jose: Five suspects in February homicide charged with murder, attempted murder
• KlaasKids Foundation to begin searches for Sierra LaMar
• New federal Internet privacy standards introduced
• Khalil Shaheed, Oakland jazz trumpeter and educator, dies at 63
• Fairfield men ID'd as Napa golf club stabbing victims
• Danville chiropractor to pay $1.125 million fraud settlement
• Panel finds new Bay Bridge is safe, although news story questions panel's objectivity
• Preliminary hearing begins for I-580 shooter
• San Jose: Mother describes attempted abduction of daughter in Willow Glen
• Antioch to consider options for senior bus programs
• Hercules City Council to consider Sycamore North deal
• San Francisco slaying suspect had been ordered deported; served time for armed robbery in San Jose
• Vehicle fire cleared from Bay Bridge; traffic still slow
• Officers shave heads for charity
• Stray bullet grazes fisherman one-quarter mile from the shooting
• Billboard campaign takes jab at steel in new Bay Bridge
• Ex-SF Giants employee gets 21 months in prison
• Raiders' McKenzie happy to have more draft picks
• New rules could rub out sketchy massage parlors in Pleasant Hill
• Orinda same-sex couple fights deportation
• Oakland A's notebook: Yoenis Cespedes will bat fifth in his major league debut
• State bonds propel road-building blitz across Bay Area
• Stanford Chiney Ogwumike says bruised knee shouldn't be problem against Duke in Elite Eight game on Monday
• After failing to reach goals, California attempts to jump-start its 'Hydrogen Highway'
• Oakland A's might not feel like 'home' team in Japan opener against Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners
• San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche meet for first time since trade
• Friend thrown from car at San Leandro Marina; DUI charge for driver
• Despite big night by rookie Charles Jenkins, Golden State Warriors lose to Portland Trail Blazers
• Suspect arrested in San Francisco multiple-homicide
• Jon Wilner: Plenty of storylines for the Final Four
• Veterans group looks to settle in Antioch
• Rock on: Richmond world-renown guitarist has lived more than two decades with ALS
• Quake hits central Chile; no reports of casualties
• Experts, legislators discuss need to increase revenues for California schools
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Infielder Joaquin Arias making strong roster bid
• Rave party with deadly past coming to Oakland's Oracle Arena
• Director James Cameron reaches deepest spot on Earth
• Rep. Mike Honda presents his "Budget for All" as counter to GOP plan
• Tammerlin Drummond: Berkeley hills tragedy shows better ways needed
• Police: Officer shoots at man armed with BB gun in San Jose
• Obama squeezes N. Korea to change, China to help
• Afghans: US paid $50K per shooting spree death
• Fremont girl vying for national hoops title
• Contra Costa County, eastern cities, sued over safety concerns on Highway 4 bypass
• Women's college basketball: Nneka Ogwumike scores 39 points to lead Stanford into regional final
• Women's college basketball: Nneka Ogwumike scores 39 points to lead Stanford into regional final
• Women's college basketball: Nneka Ogwumike scores 39 points to lead Stanford into regional final
• Klay Thompson scores 31 points as Golden State Warriors beat Sacramento Kings
• San Jose Sharks beat Phoenix Coyotes in shootout
• San Jose SaberCats lose 60-59 to Utah Blaze
• Passenger killed, driver to be arrested for DUI in Contra Costa crash
• Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana
• Gilroy soldier's final days
• With opening day nearing, Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes starting to feel more comfortable
• Mark Purdy: For San Jose Sharks, this stretch has new look
• Huge search for missing Morgan Hill girl yields no new clues
• Bishop O'Dowd girls dominate Laguna Hills, capture program's first state title
• One person wounded in East Palo Alto shooting
• Eye on the East Bay: Search continues for missing Walnut Creek tiger
• Mt. Diablo and some other East Bay school districts fare poorly in educating minorities and low-income students.
• Top news photos, March 24: Bahrain unrest, Occupy Wall Street heats up
• Analysis: Who is the true heir to Ronald Reagan?
• Aide: Dick Cheney recovering from heart transplant
• Chris Wondolowski leads San Jose Earthquakes to 3-0 win over Toronto FC
• Rave party with deadly past coming to Oakland's Oracle Arena
• Man arrested after police officer fires weapon in South San Jose
• Pinole council to consider options for fire department budget
• U.S. health reform law two years old and still a heated debate
• Walnut Creek police looking for Friday night robbers
• Tulips galore on display at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland
• West Contra Costa school district says more tax money needed to lower class sizes, retain teachers
• Monte Poole: Move to left field still bothers Oakland A's Coco Crisp
• San Francisco Giants' Ryan Vogelsong, Freddy Sanchez appear headed to disabled list
• Meetings set on ban of "single-use" bags
• Man gets one year in county jail for 1969 gunbattle with police
• For sale: Boardwalk's Hurricane roller coaster. Cost: $500,000
• Pennsylvania church conducts mock kidnapping on youth group
• Eagles reappear in San Mateo County after nearly century absence
• Santorum on defensive as race turns to Louisiana
• Steps set for livestock antibiotic ban
• Newark council, shooting victim honor officers
• Oakland man gets 25 years in child porn case
• Richmond lands $2.48 million federal award to clean up lead paint, other home hazards
• San Francisco: Five found dead in possible murder-suicide
• Citywise: Reid faces opposition from Quan's daughter
• Pope arrives in Mexico, denounces violence
• Army sergeant charged in Afghan massacre
• 'Pepper gas' was needed at UC Berkeley protest, review finds
• NRG Energy's $120 million settlement over energy crisis contracts reaps big investment for electric cars
• Police: Marital strife motivated Brentwood murder-suicide
• Love prevails over hate, prosecutor says as Oakland gang member found guilty of murder
• Environmental report ready for major Walnut Creek apartment complex
• Nothing freshman-like about Stanford point guard Amber Orrange
• Obama taps Dartmouth president to lead World Bank
• San Jose Sharks boost playoff bid with 2-1 win over Boston Bruins
• Golden State Warriors lose to Houston Rockets 109-83
• Cal's Valerie Arioto showing she's among softball's best in the U.S.
• San Francisco 49ers sign quarterback Josh Johnson, return specialist Ted Ginn Jr. and wide receiver Mario Manningham
• Sergio Romo is fine with setup role for San Francisco Giants
• Hayward Unified presents positive budget report
• Defendants admit guilt to reduced charges in Newark pot club case; charges against three others dropped
• More roadwork Friday at Laurel Curve on Highway 17
• Antioch police fatally shoot man they say is fugitive parolee
• Senator: Employers shouldn't seek site passwords
• Inching toward energy independence in America
• Sierra LaMar case: Bag, clothes belonging to missing girl yield no clues
• More than 8,500 runners expected for Sunday's Oakland Running Festival
• City Attorney cautions workers about council interference
• Andrew Bogut: Seven things about the Warriors' new 7-footer
• Coast-to-coast buzz grows for Friday drawing of $290 million Mega Million jackpot
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Tim Lincecum, Brian Wilson get their work in against minor leaguers
• Body of Martha Gutierrez found near Pacheco Pass Highway
• Boxing champ Andre Ward offers message of inspiration for inmates
• Oakland Raiders G.M. Reggie McKenzie says Michael Bush's departure as free agent was inevitable
• Suspect not mentally competent to stand trial in beating death of Berkeley hills man
• Soldiers loot Mali presidency after ousting leader
• San Francisco: Suspicious package near Jewish Community Center deemed harmless
• California ballot initiative would make college free for residents
• Crowd of parents, kids speaks out against demotions of Hayward principals
• Police: Islamic gunman dead after French standoff
• Parking spot to park in Oakland
• High-speed rail, Bay Area plan to split $1.5 billion cost to supercharge rail line
• 'American Idol' recap: Contestants take on Billy Joel
• Hercules transit center project gets $4.5 million cash infusion
• Stanford men beat Nevada to earn trip to New York, spot in NIT semifinals
• Klay Thompson scores career-high 27 points as Golden State Warriors beat New Orleans Hornets 101-92
• California struggles to set up early quake warning system
• The stuff of nightmares sets in for family of missing Morgan Hill girl
• Nadia Lockyer lied about offering legal advice to ex-lover, attorney says
• San Lorenzo River straightens path to ocean, away from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• New federal public defender for Bay Area
• Big turnout for police exam
• Head-Royce School, Lincoln Child Center announce pending land deal
• Brentwood police investigating shooting deaths of man and woman found in a home
• Former prosecutor files civil claim, alleging malicious prosecution of rape case
• French riot police pressure gunman to surrender
• Pleasanton planners uphold approval for Walmart grocery store
• Safeway to stop using controversial filler for ground beef
• Danville mom accused of leaving infant twins in car pleads not guilty
• Rockers add their touch to Goodguys car show in Pleasanton this weekend
• UC violates law in delaying pepper-spray report release, experts say
• Free clinic at the O.co Coliseum in Oakland opens for registration 3:30 a.m. Thursday
• Oakland strip-search payouts top $1 million
• Mexico's Catholic Church assumes a more vocal role
• Denver Broncos trade Tim Tebow to New York Jets hits snag, Jaguars now a possibility
• Contra Costa prosecutor Michael Gressett announces plans to sue the county and Martinez for malicious prosecution in rape case
• San Jose Sharks lose to Los Angeles Kings 5-2
• Maker of methyl iodide scraps controversial pesticide
• Fighting between falcons in San Jose is a sign of peregrine health, best in Bay Area history
• New clue gives hope to solving Earhart mystery
• Oakland man gets 11 years for accidentally killing his 4-month-old son
• Missing Morgan Hill teen's father is registered sex offender, but not a suspect in disappearance
• 880-237 toll lane: Is it worth it?
• Fighting between falcons in San Jose is a sign of peregrine health, best in Bay Area history
• Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer visited ex-lover in jail, records show
• Afghanistan suspect had shaky business dealings
• Monte Poole: Chili Davis is a man on a mission with the Oakland A's
• Oakland postal employee accused of bilking $4 million from government
• General says no sudden Afghan withdrawal is planned
• Police: Man likely jumped to death off Concord Hilton
• Going with the 'reverse flow': Powerful politicians say downsizing is just fine with them
• San Francisco Mayor Lee suspends embattled Sheriff Mirkarimi
• Authorities locate 12-year-old runaway from San Ramon
• Thursday workshop about I-680/Norris Canyon carpool lane ramps
• Oakland Running Festival draws runners from other counties as field grows
• Alex Smith, 49ers appear to have a new deal in place
• Temporary medians to be added to deadly Laurel Curve on Highway 17
• Judge bans UC Berkeley Occupy protesters from campus
• Woman files sexual harassment lawsuit against Alameda County Probation Chief David Muhammad
• 7.4 quake shakes Mexico
• More land preserved along Marsh Creek
• Drummond: Public safety crisis affects all Oakland residents
• Tim Kawakami: How Chris Mullin's night turned into Joe Lacob's nightmare
• Chris Mullin's jersey retirement marred by booing
• San Jose Sharks miss chance to move into first place, lose to Anaheim Ducks 5-3
• Stanford basketball team rallies for 92-88 overtime win over Illinois State in NIT
• Calif. chief justice warns of dangerous delays
• Defendants who rejected plea deal with 26-year sentence get life after conviction in Oakland robbery spree
• Parents plan rally in support of demoted Hayward principals
• Mark Purdy: Did the 49ers mess up with pursuit of Peyton Manning?
• Tuesday is deadline to register for PTA Legislative Day to be held Friday in Danville
• Markets cheer as Apple announces dividend, stock buyback
• Contrition accomplished? San Francisco Sheriff Mirkarimi: 'Not the person I thought I was'
• Alameda County wants residents to understand how cuts will affect them and do something about it
• Morgan Hill: Missing girl's cell phone found three-quarters of a mile from her home
• Contra Costa County Board of Education seeks representative for Clayton Valley Charter High board
• Roadshow: Carpoolers need to cover FasTrak transponders to avoid being charged at 237-880
• Hicks: Ashton Kutcher headed for outer space
• A's send top pitching prospect Jarrod Parker to minors
• Feds: New flight system to save 2.6 million gallons of jet fuel, speed Bay Area air travel
• Pittsburg mom's deportation delayed after close call
• Amazon to sell $10 cards for $5 to lure customers
• Report: Raiders sign ex-49ers defensive back Shawntae Spencer
• CHP wants median barrier at Highway 17's lethal Laurel Curve
• Gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
• Chinese writers sue Apple over e-book piracy
• Orinda's landmark mural to get new home
• Bay Area News Group photographers win 4 first-place awards.
• Hawaii-bound jet out of Oakland makes unscheduled landing at SFO
• San Jose Sharks 3-0-1 since Joe Thornton, Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski were made the top line
• Search continues for missing Morgan Hill girl
• Purdy: Alex Smith's visit with Miami Dolphins is no surprise
• Layshia Clarendon scores 16 points as Cal women hold off Iowa in NCAA win
• Golden State Warriors believe in Klay Thompson
• Justice for victims languishes in rape kit backlog
• Longtime San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith makes free-agent visit to Miami Dolphins
• Report: US makes modest gains in graduation rate
• San Jose State prepares to give up local guarantee
• Stanford women face a physical West Virginia team Monday in NCAA tournament
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Second baseman Freddy Sanchez's availability for opening day in doubt
• Gun shows caught in the crossfire
• Apple to reveal decision on use of cash hoard
• Historic theater organ key to Pittsburg efforts at replicating Oakland Fox project
• Mitt Romney wins Puerto Rico, GOP campaign continues
• Report: Alex Smith makes free-agent visit to Miami Dolphins
• Police: Search called off for missing Gilroy woman likely slain by son
• Celeb Pix: Is Lily Collins the fairest of them all?
• Police: Woman abducted and raped at gunpoint near Oakland city hall
• Brentwood's Liberty Union to serve only combo lunches for better health
• Newark adding businesses big and small, eases pain of recent departures
• Mercury laden skin creams sought in Bay Area
• Bidders for Coliseum complex to make their case
• San Jose Sharks down Detroit Red Wings, move into tie for eighth in Western Conference
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Reliever Sergio Romo giving his elbow a rest
• Storm doles out wildly uneven amounts of rain across Bay Area
• Golden State Warriors lose to Utah Jazz in overtime
• John Demjanjuk, accused as a Nazi camp guard, is dead at 91
• Alameda County appoints acting chief probation officer LaDonna Harris
• Tammerlin Drummond: Montclair demands action on burglaries
• Bay Area Tuskegee Airmen speak at USS Hornet
• Pacifica woman arrested in stabbing, carjacking of taxi driver
• Family says Florida man didn't kill black teen in self-defense
• Sunol quarry makes friends in deals to help environment and pay community
• United flight attendant's 63 years in the air, from glamour to days of gray
• East Bay rain should let up a bit
• Despite quick NCAA exit, Saint Mary's season had share of high points
• Cal football team developing the next generation of tailbacks
• Dead body discovered in Berkeley Marina
• Two San Jose carjacking suspects arrested after pursuit through city streets
• Occupy Wall Street celebrates 6 months since start
• Top news photos, March 17: St. Patrick's Day, Occupy Wall Street 6-month anniversary
• Peyton Manning's wedding anniversary puts 49ers, Broncos decision on hold
• Delicate rescue saves stranded $1.7 billion U.S. satellite
• San Jose Earthquakes fall to Houston Dynamo 1-0
• Monte Poole: 49ers should be easy choice for Peyton Manning
• Republicans brace for possible open convention
• Gilroy murder-suicide: The high emotional cost of combat
• Berkeley hires attorneys to investigate police chief
• Antioch agrees to sell historic house
• Walnut Creek to look at installing speed and incident signs on Ygnacio Valley
• Monta Ellis returns to Oakland with his new team, the Milwaukee Bucks, who rout the Golden State Warriors
• Oakland A's notebook: Ailing reliever Joey Devine still hopes to make Tokyo trip
• Saint Mary's absorbs pain of narrow NCAA loss to Purdue
• Former San Jose cop pleads no contest to sex acts with high school students
• Police still looking for two armed carjacking suspects in South San Jose
• Eight girls allege Campbell nanny molested them, encouraged them to talk to strangers online
• Eye on the East Bay: Martinez scratches its head over lice salon
• Northgate High School crisis counselors address teen suicide attempt at Ygnacio Valley High
• One killed, one injured in car accident in Pacheco
• Violent robbery in Hercules likely connected to others nearby, police say
• Obama administration outlines options on birth control coverage
• Night Owl: Night Light lounge opens near Oakland's Jack London Square
• Raiders release Kamerion Wimbley, agree to terms with free-agent guard Mike Brisiel
• Afghan leader blasts US over probe into shootings
• Citywise: San Leandro mayor to present State of City Address
• Documentary details Fremont group's work with elderly Afghans
• Interstate 580 in Dublin reopen after afternoon wreck
• Doctor pleads not guilty in prescription drug deaths
• Iraq War veteran injured during Occupy protest will sue city
• UC pepper-spray report stays partly sealed
• Hicks: Brand sprung from big house
• North Korea plans rocket launch that U.S. calls a 'deal-breaker'
• Hearing date set for former Livermore judo teacher charged with sex with minor
• San Jose Sharks beat Nashville Predators 2-1 in a shootout
• San Lorenzo River still threatening Santa Cruz boardwalk; crews fight back
• San Francisco Giants second baseman Freddy Sanchez still not ready to play in a game
• Many homes damaged as tornado rips through Michigan
• Gilroy police: Iraq War veteran killed sister, 11, then himself
• Eli Holman overcomes missteps and setbacks to realize potential
• Despite merger of tax initiatives, proponents will also go their own ways
• UC Berkeley professors condemn light punishment for administrator
• Judge awards more than $400,000 in back pay, damages to workers at Sunnyvale restaurant
• Vigil planned in Fremont's 'Little Kabul' for slain Afghan civilians
• Emeryville police seeking man who stuffed woman into her car trunk, tried to kidnap her before she escaped
• Helicopter makes emergency landing in marsh near Palo Alto Airport
• Pleasanton's water slides may have a second life
• Second murder conviction for killer of Raiders legend's daughter
• Saint Mary's brings tournament-savvy attitude into NCAA opener with Purdue
• Berkeley police step up focus on west side after two shootings
• Hicks: Jennifer Lopez's manager talks about her "obsessive men
• Iran cut off from global financial system
• Barflies: Sex-deprived male flies go for the booze
• Gilroy police: Iraq War veteran killed sister, 11, then himself
• Oakland swears in chiefs
• All the world's a stage, and 'Shakespeare Iraq' wants to bring theirs to the USA
• Warriors make deal to get themselves into draft
• One killed, Highway 13 blocked after tree falls onto roadway in Oakland
• San Jose firefighter injured battling 3-alarm blaze
• San Leandro High teens end hunger strike
• Hercules council ratifies waterfront development agreement
• Around San Ramon:
• Warriors notebook: Stephen Curry's goal is to get healthy before he plays
• Golden State Warriors brass elated over trade for Andrew Bogut
• South Florida routs Cal in NCAA First Four
• 'American Idol': Jermaine Jones' ouster overshadows performance night
• 49ers lose free-agent lineman Adam Snyder to Arizona Cardinals
• Mark Purdy: Yoenis Cespedes' presence should make the Oakland A's interesting
• Rangers warn of shark attack on seal at Waddell Creek Beach in Santa Cruz County
• Kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard to remain in hiding to protect daughters
• Thieves rolling Tide detergent out of stores
• Brown's revised plan would hike income tax rate on $500,000 earners
• Oakland man must stand trial for murders at Jack London Square bar
• New guidelines discourage annual Pap tests
• Vallejo baby has transplant after parents of toddler killed in accident donate liver
• Wide receiver Michael Calvin shines in dreary conditions at Cal's pro day
• Devil's Slide closed after head-on collision
• Oakland Raiders cut Cooper Carlisle, John Henderson
• Panetta on tense visit to Afghanistan
• Montessori conference features re-creation of 'Glass Classroom,' with children on display as they learn
• Rain delays opening of 237-880 toll lanes until Tuesday
• Days after Afghanistan massacre, suspect nameless
• Hicks: Charlize Theron is a mom
• Dellavedova has St. Mary's back on track
• Longtime East County volunteer, cameraman succumbs
• Alameda County delays move to force drugmakers to dispose of unused pharmaceuticals
• Man shot and wounded by officers in East Oakland
• Pleasanton moves meeting to bigger buiding to hear appeal of Walmart store approval
• East Bay education leaders gather to protest cuts in Sacramento
• Monte Poole: Golden State Warriors did the right thing by trading Monta Ellis
• Humble paper becomes high art in hands of Alamo origami master
• Golden State Warriors trade Monta Ellis to Bucks for Andrew Bogut, Stephen Jackson
• San Jose Sharks get a point but lose in overtime to Calgary Flames
• Mood brightens for Cal heading into NCAA First Four game with South Florida
• Stanford men defeat Cleveland State in NIT opener
• High speed rail chief: Bullet train won't cost $100 billion
• Castle Rock State Park saved from the closure list
• Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries
• Giants outfielder Angel Pagan eager to show San Francisco fans his skills
• Cellphone signal leads crews to hiker rescued after two days from Mount Tam trail
• Bay Area congressional delegation renews calls for quicker withdrawal from Afghanistan
• Alameda County approves spending $2 million in short-term aid for St. Rose Hospital
• Brentwood schools, day care center briefly locked down during search for burglary suspect
• PayPal looks to digital wallet to replace physical wallet
• Dozens displaced by carport fire near Lake Merritt in Oakland
• Gangster convicted of murdering San Pablo teen who was unintended victim of gunfire
• Students seek to stop loan interest rate increase
• Oakland Animal Services shelter overrun with rabbits
• San Jose Earthquakes' Steve Lenhart being unfairly targeted by officials, says his coach
• Four suspects wanted in Hayward stabbing
• Ione man killed after car goes off onramp, lands in parking lot of Concord shopping center
• Encyclopaedia Britannica to end print editions
• Cummings Skyway in West Contra Costa reopens from rig crash and daylong blockage
• Killer avalanches claim more lives in backcountry
• Hunger strike continues for San Leandro High students
• Drummond: Berkeley police chief's astounding lapse in judgment
• West Contra Costa residents recall history of musicians' union
• San Jose Sharks defeat Edmonton Oilers 3-2
• Randy Moss signs one-year deal with San Francisco 49ers
• Surfer dies after being found unconscious in Santa Cruz; first surfing death in 17 years
• Report calls PG&E records on pipelines "a mess"
• PG&E, San Bruno reach $70 million restitution agreement
• Stanford women OK with long trip to start NCAA tournament quest
• Hercules set to ratify waterfront develop agreement, but loose ends remain
• PG&E, San Bruno reach $70 million restitution agreement
• Trial begins for men charged with pimping underage girls out of San Ramon house
• Seagull into power line causes power outage at San Quentin prison, east San Rafael
• Hicks: Kim Kardashian responds to Jon Hamm calling her an 'idiot'
• Next target: Extending BART under downtown San Jose
• BART seeks witnesses to help explain what happened to comatose man found at Civic Center station
• Oakland: Nine suspects arrested on suspicion of robberies
• Antioch residents say park is ruining privacy
• Alameda County pet lovers unite Tuesday in protest to cuts to animal shelters
• Santa Clara nurse recognizes Livermore twin, pregnant with twins 30 years later
• San Francisco sheriff, soap star wife want 'safe and happy home' after plea ends domestic violence case
• San Jose: Police release surveillance camera image of robbery suspect
• Berkeley police union 'gravely concerned' with chief's move to alter story
• Get your green on for Dublin's big day
• Pleasant Hill police union says violent crime on the rise
• Bay Area Hindus celebrate annual festival of color
• Golden State Warriors blow big lead but pull out win over Los Angeles Clippers
• Deals haven't helped smooth San Jose Sharks' road
• Body found in Hayward regional park
• Maryland college student charged in rampage threat
• Learn to tweet and blog
• Saint Mary's lands No. 7 seed, matchup with Purdue
• Review: Drake concert in San Jose marred by over-the-top production
• Police identify 18-year-old victim in fatal San Jose crash Sunday
• San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson sharp in spring training debut
• U.S. Army sergeant shoots, kills 16 in Afghan villages
• Saint Mary's gets No. 7 seed, headed to Omaha to play Purdue
• Cal administrator repeatedly hiked pay for employee during sexual relationship
• WestCAT Lynx, BART Express show robust ridership growth
• Two injured in multi-vehicle freeway crash in Mountain View
• PayPal executive - Eric Salvatierra, 39, killed on Caltrain tracks in Menlo Park
• Celeb Pix: Bruce Springsteen rocks the Apollo
• Overloaded power circuit sparked fatal Alameda blaze, official says
• Review: Drake concert in San Jose marred by over-the-top production
• Oakland A's expected to make first round of cuts
• Two wounded in early Sunday Oakland shooting
• Job traversing San Francisco Bay all it's quacked up to be
• Evaluation sought for Richmond anti-violence agency
• Concord nonprofit, founder, the latest black eye for health care district
• Oakland's painful school closure era might be over sooner than expected
• Camp Parks is churning out its own power
• Golden State Warriors defeat Dallas Mavericks, but Stephen Curry re-injures his ankle
• San Jose SaberCats hold off Arizona Rattlers 71-70 to win AFL season opener
• San Jose Earthquakes win season opener, 1-0 over New England Revolution
• One motorcyclist dies, another seriously injured in Antioch accidents
• Six key people behind the BART extension to San Jose
• Stanford football: Key position battles remain open
• San Jose Sharks' playoff hopes take another hit in 3-0 loss to Phoenix Coyotes
• Oakland A's star Yoenis Cespedes makes loud debut
• Oprah praises Jaycee Dugard at New York awards ceremony
• Two-alarm fire destroys business near downtown Hayward
• Immigration decline tied to dropping crime rates
• Afghan anger and security changes imperil aid groups
• Stanford women post convincing win over Cal in Pac-12 tournament final
• Santorum easily wins caucuses in Kansas
• 79-year-old Oakland man a stabbing victim, suspect
• Obama campaign plans a big push to court women
• Eye on the East Bay: Hot dog, classic diner is back in Antioch
• Giants notebook: Closer Brian Wilson ready to take mound for San Francisco Giants
• Two San Jose teens arrested after five armed robberies, police pursuit
• GOP race: Santorum takes Kansas, Romney counters in Wyoming
• Hayward woman, 92, in critical condition after rescued by son from house fire
• Gambling-like sweepstakes games create enforcement dilemma
• Berkeley police chief sends sergeant to reporter's home to request story changes
• Harold Camping, predicted end of the world twice, admits error
• Cal falls to Colorado in Pac-12 men's basketball semifinals
• East Bay races and measures head to June 5 ballot
• Hercules to settle $4.1 million suit with bond insurer
• Review of North Dakota Olive Garden goes viral
• Salinas and Morgan Hill men sentenced to 20 years each in "Operation Garlic Press" case
• Assemblyman drops campaign to oust wildlife official who shot and killed mountain lion
• New pavement technique will be tried at Laurel Curve on Highway 17
• Wright named Antioch's citizen of the year
• Planners release new roadmap for Bay Area growth
• Police search for missing San Bruno man
• Bay Area Japanese-Americans visit region still struggling, but see signs of hope and resilience in those living amid destruction
• Gingrich: I won't quit if I lose Tuesday in South
• Air controller involved in second potential collision
• Mt. Diablo school board to discuss bond measure audits, district budget, layoffs, busing and boundaries
• Jury out in vehicular mansluaghter trial involving motorcyclists killed on Antioch highway
• Police call off search of North Oakland pharmacy for possible robbery suspect
• Work to begin soon on Castro Valley Veterans Memorial
• East Oakland residents briefly lose power after garbage truck hits phone lines
• San Ramon girl, 15, is robbed, assaulted at gunpoint
• As governor, Romney's CEO style irked lawmakers
• Buster Posey makes spring training debut
• Kawakami: A day for loving Buster Posey in the desert
• Mt. Diablo school board approves charter waiver, discusses informal meetings and strategic plan
• Oakland man held as suspect in two-county robbery spree
• Doctor charged with murder in San Ramon man's prescription drug death appears in court
• Fremont man sentenced to 10 years for wedding reception shooting
• Berkeley police chief apologizes for response to Feb. 18 beating death of hills man
• Cal defeats Stanford 77-71 in Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals
• San Jose Sharks fall to Dallas Stars in shootout, 4-3
• Tribune and Maynard Institute's community journalism program seeks East Oakland voices
• Orinda woman pleads not guilty to selling secrets to Chinese firm
• Closing arguments begin in 65-count robbery case
• San Jose State opens spring practice seeking to find its next quarterback
• 'American Idol' trims its field to 12; San Jose singer still in it
• Golden State Warriors notebook: Team embarrassed by performance in loss to Memphis Grizzlies
• White House set to shape debate over health law
• 49ers extend Tukuafu's contract
• Sandra Cantu's memory lives in Tracy Celebrates Children event
• Berkeley's Cafe Fanny to shut its doors after 28 years
• Arrest made in San Jose parking lot attack
• Two Oakland elementary schools will become charters, bringing the total to 38
• Suicides among Army soldiers up 80 percent in four years
• Dublin home burns, fire crews on scene
• Amtrak workers file race discrimination suit against passenger train giant
• 2 children found living in abandoned school bus
• Suspect using carjacked vehicle sought in Oakland, Emeryville robberies
• San Jose: Teens accused killing dog during beating won't be charged as adults
• Tim Kawakami: Billy Beane and the Battle for San Jose
• Solar storm not nearly as bad as could have been
• Police identify man slain Wednesday night in Oakland
• San Leandro man charged with murder of man found in burning house
• Firefighters battle apartment fire near UC Berkeley campus
• Antioch, police union reach tentative deal on new contract
• New Haven school district in Union City issues layoff notices
• Walnut Creek Neiman Marcus opens Friday
• Golden State Warriors lose to Memphis Grizzlies 110-92
• 'American Idol': Top 13 pay tribute to Whitney, Stevie
• Two dead in Fairfield shooting
• Purdy: A's owner Lew Wolff turns up heat on Giants, territorial rights battle
• Oakland fights to keep teams
• It's official: Two Oakland elementary schools will become charters
• San Leandro students start hunger strike to protest school budget cuts
• Israeli President Shimon Peres mingles with tech up-and-comers at LAUNCH Conference
• Hicks: Tila Tequila off to rehab after overdose, aneurysm
• Sunnyvale police: Mother killed 22-year-old autistic son, then herself
• Video: Gray whale and her calf enter San Francisco Bay
• Roadshow: Traffic woes on Camden Avenue in San Jose
• North Pacheco residents may get to vote on becoming part of Martinez
• Bay Area students talk to space station astronauts
• $7,000 reward offered to locate missing 85-year-old Hayward man
• Biggest solar flare in five years heading toward Earth
• Hunters, fishermen turn out in droves to support embattled Fish & Game chief
• City Attorney's Office sues Occupy Oakland protester over vandalism of city building
• Mystery hospital patient identified
• New Cars Land headlines Disneyland expansion set to open June 15
• Richmond pushing to allow expansion of pot dispensaries
• East Bay Women's Conference provides challenge, strength
• On Bay Area visit, Israeli leader addresses Middle East tensions
• Council approves plan to keep A's, Raiders and Warriors in Oakland
• Oakland City Council spares teen center
• San Jose Sharks lose 3-2 to Edmonton Oilers in shootout
• A's lefty making a good impression
• Report: Indianapolis Colts to cut ties with Peyton Manning
• San Jose State women have reason for optimism heading into WAC tournament
• Behind the downward slide of Pac-12 basketball
• Hercules to vote on half-cent sales tax in June
• Concord council puts millions in surplus money to work
• GOP rivals split states' primaries; Santorum strong
• Former Archbishop Mitty star and ex-UCLA player Drew Gordon prominent in Sports Illustrated article on Bruins' troubles
• New male falcon on top of San Jose City Hall is named: "Fernando the rocket"
• Analysis: Knockout missing, GOP battle plods on
• Hicks: Tim Tebow says no to 'The Bachelor'
• Hercules to lay off more police officers, employees
• Israeli President Shimon Peres checks in at Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters
• New 'Google Play' store launches Tuesday
• Former 49ers defend Bill Walsh on bounty issue
• Convicted child killer from Oakland found dead in Monterey County prison cell
• One arrested in connection with Antioch shooting, two others remain at large
• Hicks: Saudi Arabia shows second film in 30 years
• Power restored after brief outages in Fremont, Newark
• Trains running again after downed wire falls across Martinez train tracks, sparks small fire
• PG&E shuts down southbound traffic on Oakport Street until end of March to inspect pipelines
• Hicks: Justin Bieber's mom writing a book
• Monkees contemplate how to memorialize Davy Jones
• Judge delays UC pepper-spray report
• Southern California woman gets prison for fake Christian concerts
• Drummond: A widening gap between rich and poor schools
• Murder trial begins for gang member once featured on Discovery Channel
• Five people, including two children, injured in Oakland shootings
• Power restored to most customers in San Francisco's Sunset District
• Protesters facing off with CHP in Capitol rotunda over higher ed costs
• Oakland Tribune needs help in getting pictures of the 110 people who were homicide victims in 2011
• Oakland City Council to consider teen center, probe
• San Jose City Hall falcon saga better than a real-life soap opera
• Romney plans Bay Area fundraiser
• 'The Voice': Alameda singer competes in the battle round
• Hercules schedules special meeting Tuesday to discuss possible tax measure
• Clayton native, George W. Bush impersonator Steve Bridges dies at 48
• Reed says call for audit of San Jose pension estimate is politically motivated
• Roadshow: Gas prices finally ease but could soar by April
• Dublin council considering a pay raise
• Gang outreach leader reaching out to 4.0 students, too
• Stanford's Nneka Ogwumike named Pac-12 women's Player of the Year in media poll
• Man pleads not guilty to 1984 slaying of Pleasanton girl
• Walnut Creek neighbors riled over Shadelands Safeway planning process
• Pair of quakes, topped by 4.0 temblor, rattle Bay Area
• Concord is likely choice as successor to imperiled Mt. Diablo Health Care District
• Hicks: Adam Lazzara, Taking Back Sunday singer, felled by a tree
• Oakland man, 51, fatally shot, then run over by friend's car Sunday
• Recall group bites dust in Oakland
• Critics of move to oust Fish and Game Commissioner did the same thing five years ago
• Barnidge: Clayton Valley charter plans starting to take shape
• Moraga dog park plans may change in face of legal challenge
• Roadshow: Express toll lanes at 237-880 to be ready March 15
• Stanford women rout Cal to cap 18-0 Pac-12 regular season
• Oakland A's: Cuban Yoenis Cespedes confident he can make quick transition to major leagues
• Saint Mary's faces Gonzaga again in WCC tournament title game
• Me and My Car: Walnut Creek man's love affair with Olds 88s
• Political Blotter: Rush Limbaugh jumps the shark ... again
• Cold-shooting Golden State Warriors lose to Toronto Raptors 83-75
• Believe it: Harvard cheaper than Cal State
• Saint Mary's aiming to cool down hot-shooting Gonzaga freshman Kevin Pangos in Monday's WCC final
• Man shot to death, possibly run over in Oakland
• Citizen emergency team seeking East County recruits
• Second credit-rating agency downgrades Pleasant Hill recreation district debt
• Stanford beats Cal, spoils Bears' chance to share Pac-12 basketball title
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Brian Wilson faces hitters, looks strong
• Concord to vote on using surplus to patch deficit
• Parolee leads police chase from Concord to Byron on Marsh Creek Road
• Missing Newark teen ran away from home, search scaled back, police said.
• Injured golden eagle found in San Jose park
• Berkeley: Three wounded in early morning shooting
• Police: More victims possible in South San Francisco child rape case
• A 7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show
• Enthusiasm is growing for iPads in the East Bay, as students and teachers explore new technology
• Drummond: Little known provision could help mentally ill
• Oakland cemetery catches grief of tree removal
• WCC welcomes K.C. Jones, Tom Candiotti, Kurt Rambis into its Hall of Honor
• Slideshow: Black Diamond Mines visitors center reopens
• San Jose Sharks fall to St. Louis Blues
• Saint Mary's defeats USF, advances to WCC final
• Hundreds mourn student killed in Ohio shooting
• Occupy marchers hit streets as three sit in jail
• San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan still feeing effects of head injury
• Indiana town hard to find, but tornado leaves mark
• Towns search for survivors after storms kill at least 35
• Israel's backers pressure Obama to combat Iran
• Hercules waterfront development gets major boost from council
• Vet groups, VA split over mental health expansion
• Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult
• Environmental damages remain issue after BP deal
• Eye on the East Bay: Dublin audience learns how 'Star Wars' inspired mythbuster
• Three Occupy Oakland protesters arrested for robbery and a hate crime, both felonies
• Text of Rush Limbaugh apology to law student
• What went wrong in Nevada for the Seenos
• Stanford, Cal freshmen point guards ready for Sunday's women's rematch
• Cal's revived Pac-12 title hopes now depend on win vs. Stanford
• Pentagon may put special ops in Afghanistan under CIA control to meet 2014 pullout deadline
• Mt. Diablo school district to hold community meeting about Bay Point schools on Monday
• Saint Mary's women eliminated by No. 1 seed Gonzaga in WCC semifinal
• One wounded in East Oakland shooting Friday evening
• BART eyes fare increase, seeks ideas on how to share the pain
• Three Oakland men arrested in San Leandro triple homicide
• USF beats Loyola Marymount, advance to WCC basketball semifinal game against Saint Mary's
• Three shot in Berkeley during dice game
• Three more girls say San Jose teacher molested them
• New Haven reaches deal to avoid more furloughs
• Oakland women sent to federal prison for tax fraud
• Newspaper group offers Facebook, Twitter, blogging training
• Three men get plea deals in murder case
• Castro Valley school board moves to raise class sizes, lay off teachers
• Police searching for two, 200-pound bronze pieces stolen from historic Oakland fountain
• Golden State Warriors lose to Philadelphia 76ers 105-83
• San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan returns to practice
• Suspects arrested in chase may be responsible for as many as 30 Bay Area store robberies
• Red Cross blocked from shattered district in Syria
• Hicks: Scarlett Johansson nabs Janet Leigh role in Hitchcock movie
• Chris Treadway: Richmond ready to celebrate International Women's Day
• Ailing San Pablo councilman resigns
• Young Oakley woman to ski in Special Olympics Winterfest competition
• Newark accident leaves two injured
• Hicks: Engelbert Humperdinck is Britain's last hope in pop music
• At least two injured in Fremont crash
• Doctor arrested for second-degree murder in death of San Ramon student
• Homes on crooked Lombard Street flooded when car crashes into hydrant
• 600-pound Livermore man receives outpouring of support after YouTube plea for help
• Company sued over Walnut Creek bone cement surgery deaths
• San Jose Sharks lose to Buffalo Sabres 1-0
• 'American Idol': Top 13 includes San Jose's Brackensick
• USF men easily handle Portland to advance to WCC basketball quarterfinals
• Conservative publisher, activist Andrew Breitbart dead at 43
• Ethics complaint filed against wildlife official who shot mountain lion
• Protesters rally against education cuts in Oakland
• Washington Hospital to explore St. Rose partnership
• Pair charged in series of Oakland robberies
• Political novice no stranger to upending status quo
• Carjacked SUV smashes into Antioch house
• The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is swimming in coffee -- 4 tons of it, to be exact
• Hicks: Michael Jackson's daughter slams rumors
• Two oak trees set to come down in Walnut Creek
• Oakland artist brings art classes to the cafes
• For full-time teachers considering a career in special education, there soon could be one less hurdle
• Martinez police arrest man with gun at Alhambra High
• Protesters rally against education cuts in Oakland
• Santa Clara women fall behind early, lose to Portland in WCC second round
• End death penalty measure likely to be on November ballot
• Union City mulls lifting tobacco sales buffer for gas stations
• Police report: Ex-Hells Angel charged with homicide severely beaten before he pulled out gun
• Pleasanton makes $5.5 million in cuts to its school budget
• Redwood City special ed teacher: 'I never abused a child'
• Gay marriage supporters urge court to reject latest Proposition 8 appeal
• San Ramon drops city fireworks show, but may legalize sale of 'safe, sane' fireworks
• Union City seeks to shut down marijuana dispensary
• Rebellious mood at San Leandro school board meeting on budget cuts
• Golden State Warriors hold off Atlanta Hawks 85-82
• Nneka Ogwumike sparks Stanford women past Seattle 76-52
• High-speed rail construction delayed
• 'American Idol' recap: It's ladies night
• Antioch teacher, counselor positions face uncertainty
• U.S. men's soccer team shocks Italy 1-0
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Madison Bumgarner might replace Matt Cain as No. 2 starter
• Santa Clara men end season with loss to Portland in WCC tournament
• San Jose Sharks' playoff quest hinges on improved defense, health of key players
• 12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South
• Suit against former Hercules city manager moved to Alameda County
• Jemile Weeks making best of chance to learn from Hall of Famer Barry Larkin
• Tom Barnidge: Sufi sanctuary hearing a fine example of democracy in action
• U.S. skips first chance at new Iran penalties
• East Avenue Middle School in Livermore on lockdown after report of a gunman on campus
• Apple joins the $500 billion club, but could be poised for more
• Fire at old Orchard Supply Hardware building in Antioch under control
• With more layoffs looming, Hercules declares fiscal emergency, paving way for possible tax measure
• Prosecutor sues prosecutor over 2010 election-driven fight in Contra Costa DA's office
• Davy Jones paved the way for modern heartthrobs like Justin Bieber
• Mariners center fielder Franklin Gutierrez has pectoral injury
• Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski to attend anger management classes over 2010 Walnut Creek night club incident
• Man robbed in parking lot of Moraga shopping center
• Aromas man arrested for shooting, killing his dog because it wasn't obedient
• Happy Juan Uribe returns to Dodgers camp after reaching settlement in San Francisco case
• Golden State Warriors routed 102-78 by Indiana Pacers
• San Jose Sharks return home, edge Philadelphia Flyers 1-0
• Antioch approves moratorium on Internet cafes
• 'American Idol': Guys hit the high notes in first live show
• Livermore cyclist bites officer, turns warning into arrest
• Santa Clara's nightmarish basketball season close to a merciful finish
• Romney faces stubborn question, despite victories
• Romney regains stride with victories in Michigan and Arizona
• Embattled California wildlife official who shot mountain lion refuses to resign
• Alameda County set to become first to force drugmakers to take back pharmaceuticals
• Santa Clara man arrested in 1983 Union City cold case
• Nadia Lockyer's ex-lover: 'There's a way bigger story than the sex tapes'
• Hicks: Charlotte Church gets a big check from News Corp.
• Oakland man guilty of murder for killing girlfriend
• Matthew Dellavedova makes it a Saint Mary's repeat for WCC Player of the Year
• Pathologist: Coroner wrong about killing of daughter of former Raiders star Fred Biletnikoff
• See the International Space Station from your own backyard
• Gun shop denied. County supervisors side with San Lorenzo homeowners
• Mt. Diablo school board approves 89 layoffs and the departure of 72 Clayton Valley High teachers
• Interpol says suspected Anonymous hackers arrested
• DUI suspected in Pleasant Hill hit-and-run collision that injured a woman and her two kids
• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center's Summit new patient care center gets final beam
• San Pablo man convicted of murdering Richmond woman near school
• Family mourns Oakley man whose death remains unclear
• Richmond man convicted in violent 2001 gang rape in city park
• Drummond: Nadia Lockyer saga gets uglier
• Fire mars Daytona 500; Matt Kenseth wins
• Fire district will ask voters for 10-year tax hike
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Brian Wilson says he'll be ready for opening day
• Matt Kenseth wins Daytona 500 after fire and rain
• White House proposes to cut tsunami warning system
• Authorities release identity of pedestrian killed on I-580 in Pleasanton
• Actor Ashton Kutcher joins Silicon Valley task force in Marin County for child porn sweep
• Warriors midseason report card
• Hercules, bond insurer, close to settlement over default, official says
• Golden State Warriors have much work to do to contend for playoffs
• With Andrew Luck gone, Stanford faces something new: quarterback competition
• Mark Purdy: G.M. Doug Wilson's latest trade addresses San Jose Sharks' inconsistency
• Hercules council to consider waterfront land deals, development agreements
• Cal freshman who fell from frat house in 'grim' condition
• A's lose Sizemore for season with torn ACL
• Man grabs girl on her morning walk to Harbor High School in Santa Cruz
• Pittsburg teachers, district come up short after all-night cram session
• Kensington man arrested in El Cerrito after his car stalls out during police chase
• Bill to hold up MTC move from Oakland to San Francisco is introduced
• Oakland police arrest shooting suspect and locate guns after several hour search that forced a school lockdown
• Dublin school board to consider putting June bond measure before voters
• 'American Idol': Second time the charm for San Jose singer
• Hicks: Uma Thurman pregnant at age 41
• Amyris captures $83.7 million in new financing to close cash flow gap, but red ink deepens
• Top news photos, Feb. 27: Student killed in Ohio, Daytona delay and more
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Police say teen shot during drug deal in Peninsula BART parking lot; Marin man arrested on suspicion of pill trafficking
• Officers hurt in Occupy clash at state Capitol in Sacramento
• Brentwood feed store must change to survive
• PG&E bills stay flat despite big drop in natural gas prices
• Tracy cook hopes she has a $1 million hamburger
• Man shot in East Palo Alto Saturday
• Palo Alto: Eight burglaries in one day, almost nine
• Roadshow: More lanes on Highway 85 are years away
• NFL combine: Utah State's Robert Turbin could be a steal in the NFL draft
• Afghan unrest has U.S. worried about pullout
• San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan knocked out of game in San Jose's 4-3 loss at Minnesota Wild
• Man in hospital after fall from second floor of Berkeley fraternity
• Oscars 2012: Fashion that could use some help
• Tim Kawakami: New 49ers president Gideon Yu sees some Mark Zuckerberg in Jed York
• Hells Angel arrested in killing of fellow gang member
• Pleasanton man dies after medical issue, car crash near Sunol
• Bay Area resident takes on tough job for GOP: attracting Latinos
• Pinole council, amid tribute to gun rights, extends moratorium on home gun sales
• San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey hits off live pitching for first time since injury
• Cal men lose 70-57 at Colorado
• Oscars 2012: Fashion that rocked the red carpet
• No one hurt in Fremont shooting after teen party
• Source: Warriors rookie Jeremy Tyler heading to NBA Development League
• Antioch police identify man struck, killed by two cars
• Police ID body found near Oakley, no cause of death yet
• California girl, 11, dies following planned after-school fight
• Drummond: Mentally ill man falls through cracks with tragic results
• Roadshow: What should the price of gas be?
• Stockton man injured in head-on collision in unincorporated San Mateo County
• Workers stage march to mark second anniversary of Castlewood Country Club lockout
• Pedestrian struck by vehicles in Antioch dies of injuries
• Fremont ponders future of Warm Springs
• Weekly Occupy Oakland protest focuses of recent police shooting
• The Education Report: A different kind of charter school for Oakland?
• Saint Mary's holds off USF to clinch West Coast Conference title
• College basketball: Stanford loses to lowly Utah
• Drawn-out race forces Romney to recalibrate
• Many links to Romney in one office suite
• Gingrich says Obama out to 'punish' Americans with energy policy
• Eye on the East Bay: Birdwatchers flock to backyard count
• NYPD surveillance of Muslim students provokes outrage at Columbia
• Stanford women beat Utah for coach Tara VanDerveer's 700th victory
• Cal's Jorge Gutierrez a source of inspiration at Denver's Lincoln High
• A new light on U.S. drone war's death toll in Pakistan
• Cal linebacker Mychal Kendricks patterns his game after San Francisco 49ers star Patrick Willis
• San Francisco 49ers checking out receivers at NFL combine
• Cal women top Colorado 64-43, clinch second place in Pac-12
• Giants president and CEO hints that a resolution to the A's desire to move to San Jose is not coming soon.
• Giants notes: Matt Cain wants contract done before opening day
• Fight at house party leads to Discovery Bay shooting
• Walnut Creek gets a brand: The place for fine dining and shopping
• Night Owl: Telegraph beer garden and cafe replaces Mama Buzz
• Council to weigh teen center probe
• Top California GOP official acknowledges 'communication deficit' as state convention opens in Burlingame
• Return to sender: Cities tackle junk mail avalanche
• Quakes' Jean-Marc Alexandre working to build youth soccer in his native Haiti
• Oakland Raiders value NFL combine despite having just two picks in the draft
• Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III walk in Peyton Manning's shadow
• Manny Ramirez arrives at Oakland A's camp, grateful for opportunity to play
• Majority of California Assembly members call for resignation of wildlife official who killed mountain lion
• Hayward trustees looking to voters for parcel tax
• Judge approves Oakland gang injunction targeting 40 Fruitvale residents
• Rio Vista considers changes to transit system
• Citywise: Protesters want end to Goldman deal in Oakland
• Man hit by two cars, badly injured in Antioch intersection
• Alameda County health care director to explain Affordable Care Act at forum
• Serra to name football stadium after Brady
• Oakley animal shelter draws young volunteers
• Woman steals boat in Oakland, crashes on Alameda shoreline, police say
• Pleasanton woman injured in multicar wreck in King City expected to survive
• A's to fans: Signs limited to 3x6 at O.co
• The latest flu season in nearly three decades finally begins
• Occupy Oakland forces to join labor protest march to Castlewood Country Club on Saturday
• A wild online ride hits the digital piracy wall
• Castro Valley man sentenced for stabbing young mother to death
• Hayward thoroughfare upgrade at the halfway mark
• San Francisco District Attorney releases bruise photos in Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's domestic violence case
• College basketball: Stanford men win on road, rout Colorado 74-50
• Saint Mary's claims at least a share of West Coast Conference men's basketball title
• Cal men grind out victory over Utah
• Four women arrested after robbery, gunfire at Sunvalley mall
• Oakland Raiders G.M. Reggie McKenzie busy talking with agents at combine
• Person fatally struck by Caltrain in Palo Alto
• Tom Brady headlines Serra High School fundraiser
• Child porn raids in Marin County lead to arrests
• Stanford women's basketball extends nation's longest active home winning streak
• Getting his feet wet
• California Republicans meet in Burlingame to ponder their relevance
• Simple, early blood test tells fetal health, replacing intrusive tests
• Bay Area trainers helped make Knicks guard Jeremy Lin better, stronger, faster
• Residents say burger chain could spell doom for Pinole shop
• Pleasanton woman, two others killed in nine-car wreck in Monterey County
• Coco Crisp not giving up Oakland A's center field job without a fight
• Former Montclarion newspaper worker found dead in Oakland Hills home; police suspect foul play
• Hicks: Sacha Baron Cohen may be banned from Oscars
• South San Francisco: Woman's wheelchair stolen from front of her home
• Eric Mora's defense attacks prosecution case
• California gas prices up 23 cents in past week
• Time of Your Life: Joan Aragone: Study shows friends are important not only to our emotions but to our brains
• Two retired San Jose cops celebrate 20 years of 'Fugitive Watch'
• San Ramon man faces attempted murder in bat attack
• Hicks: Angelina Jolie to pen forward for Billy Bob Thornton's book
• Contract for new AC Transit boss Armijo is approved
• Crews battling large brush fire in Napa County
• Ostrander hut man is a beacon to show the way to Yosemite Park high country
• San Pablo council urges fair resolution of casino labor dispute
• Ostrander hut man is a beacon to show the way to Yosemite Park high country
• NFL Combine Q&A: Of Andrew Luck, 49ers, Raiders and RG3
• Monta Ellis' late basket lifts Golden State Warriors over Phoenix Suns
• White House offers online privacy guidelines for consumers
• California requires Google, Apple and other tech giants to enforce privacy standards on mobile apps
• Tri Delta Transit to take over operations for Antioch senior bus program
• Man shot by Oakland police charged with four felony counts
• New Haven district to try to pass parcel tax again
• Hayward organ donor imparts life in her passing
• Contra Costa pension system earnings fall well below projections
• Virginia House scraps invasive pre-abortion requirement
• Union City church vandalized with satanic symbols on Ash Wednesday
• Closing arguments begin in Eric Mora murder trial
• Colonoscopy prevents cancer deaths, study finds
• High-tech new citizens bemoan long path to ceremony
• Fremont schools locked down, three arrested in home invasion robbery
• Newark mayor: NYPD Muslim files 'deeply offensive'
• Immigration chief seeks to reassure Silicon Valley
• California's elections chief: Postal center closures threaten integrity of upcoming election
• Holy windfall, Batman! Man's childhood comic collection fetches $3.5 million
• Longtime faculty member named president of Chabot College
• Hicks: 'X Factor' castoff Rachel Crow gets record deal, TV show
• Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit
• Tim Kawakami: Was the Giants' 2010 World Series title a fluke?
• Congressman beefs up reward for information on Richmond school vandalism
• State rates health plans on quality measures
• San Ramon: Police arrest man on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly beating mom with baseball bat
• Crews repair broken water main in Lafayette
• Man shot in Oakland robbery
• Asian-Americans feel a real connection to Jeremy Lin
• 15-year-old Aptos girl sliced in fight at her birthday party
• In din over Iran, echoes of Iraq war
• U.N. nuclear agency reports failed Iran talks
• In GOP race, a new breed of superdonor
• Santorum says Obama elected as 'a rock star'
• Union Bank in Oakland closes after dozens of protesters occupy a downtown branch
• Teacher seniority rights remain intact in Oakland's public schools
• Berkeley homicide: Councilwoman wants answers from police
• Hayward trustees to hold hearing on parcel tax
• Hicks: Drew Barrymore pregnant?
• Hayward museum on track for October opening
• Tough fiscal times predicted for Alameda County
• Gay marriage ban supporters seek second review by circuit court of ruling
• Inherited comic collection expected to fetch $2 million
• Prosecutor defends use of 'trailer park Mata Hari' as informant in Arizona bomb case
• Top news photos, Feb. 21: Israeli troops strike back with teargas
• San Leandro Community Church to close
• Despite concussion history, Stanford's Chris Owusu is cleared for NFL by leading neurosurgeon
• Felony charges filed against leaders of defunct Alameda County agency
• Suisun City woman, 55, found dead at base of cliff near Bodega Bay
• Tracy remembers Sandra Cantu with special day for children
• A swinging life in Richmond
• Richmond couple devote their lives to serving community
• Traffic back to normal after Bay Bridge opens early
• Backup Ekpe Udoh helps Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Clippers
• Jeremy Lin: New Jersey Nets get better of Linsanity, New York Knicks in rematch
• San Jose man, 19, taken to hospital with gunshot wound
• Republican campaigns grow more dependent on Super PACs
• Initiative glut taking a toll on state resources
• In the Bay Area and across the country, teachers are discussing possible changes to their profession
• Mother of suspect in killing of Berkeley man says son has mental problems
• Four suspects arrested after CHP chase from Livermore to East Palo Alto
• People: Bethany Frankel opens up about recent miscarriage
• Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making iPads
• Livermore burglary suspect arrested for second time in three days
• San Jose Sharks: Marc-Edouard Vlasic hopes to play Tuesday
• Oakland Athletics sign Manny Ramirez to minor-league contract
• People: Judi Dench denies reports she's going blind.
• People: Monaco prince hospitalized after NYC bar brawl
• Giants' closer Brian Wilson says he's pain free
• Protesters gather at San Quentin to demonstrate for prisoners' rights
• San Jose man dies in rollover crash on ramp from 101 to Capitol Expressway; third fatal accident of the holiday weekend.
• Helicopter crashes north of Antioch after midair collision with small plane; no serious injuries
• Proposal may keep discounted bus service for Antioch seniors
• Hellman tribute looks forward
• Vandals launch large rocks at houses in Livermore early Saturday morning
• Scouts to turn over files in Calif. sex abuse case
• Roadshow: Carpool supporters sound off
• Cal welcomes elite athletes back to school
• Ray Samuels -- former Newark police chief -- dead at 60
• San Ramon's vision for the future
• Political Blotter: Stark and Swalwell to meet for first time
• Bay Bridge to reopen Sunday night ahead of schedule
• Mt. Diablo school Bond Oversight Committee accepts first-year audit, despite questions raised
• Jeremy Lin: Lin-sanity revived as New York Knicks rally to knock off Mavericks
• Milos Raonic defends SAP Open title with win over Denis Istomin
• Barnidge: The not-quite-ready Kindergarten Readiness Act
• Lindsay Lohan to guest host 'SNL' next month
• Every February Yosemite waterfall turns to lava
• Official: 44 dead in Mexico prison riot
• 'Colbert Report' to return Monday after absence
• Three killed, up to 8 missing in Washington avalanche
• Man killed outside his Berkeley hills home Saturday evening; Alameda man arrested
• San Jose: One in custody, victims to survive Eastridge Mall attack
• Oakland A's Brandon McCarthy already gearing up for opening day
• Car crash power outage fixed for most in Union City and Fremont
• Oakland: Two fatal shootings early Sunday
• Rodeo ballpark lights, disabled by copper wire theft, to be on again by Opening Day
• Cal men defeat Oregon State 77-63, stay tied atop Pacific 12 standings
• AC Transit fast bus project to boost ridership, but take away parking spaces
• Speed Freak Killers cast spotlight on small town Linden
• Oakland A's hoping Bartolo Colon provides boost to rotation
• Sufi fight heads to county supes Tuesday
• Golden State Warriors fall to Memphis Grizzlies 104-103
• Another shooting in Pleasant Hill
• San Jose Sharks try to end Detroit Red Wings' record home win streak
• Hopes rekindled for new life in downtown Hayward
• Bay Bridge closure going smoothly, BART traffic up
• Wal-Mart continues efforts to build Supercenter in Antioch
• Saint Mary's loses 65-51 to Murray State
• VORDERBRUEGGEN: Feisty ex-Concord mayor wants back in the game
• Mt. Diablo school board to hold public hearing Thursday regarding waivers from financial impact of charter
• Head of Berkeley schools fund steps down amid questions about past termination
• Man dies in Campbell vehicle accident
• Police: Concord 'explosion' caused by fireworks
• Whitney Houston's voice soars at NJ hometown funeral
• Three injured Friday in two East Oakland shootings
• Copper wire worth $460,000 stolen from Fremont street lights
• Three people critically injured in Tracy drug lab fire
• Oakland's last chance
• Tammerlin Drummond: More to Lockyer story than meets the eye
• Oakley man killed Friday evening in car accident
• Police capture man involved in Livermore standoff
• Budget picture in Pittsburg still dismal, but improving
• Sharks beaten again, this time by Carolina
• Police try to determine source of Concord explosion
• SAP Open: No. 2 seed Andy Roddick loses in quarterfinals
• Golden State Warriors hammered by Oklahoma City Thunder
• Tracking software leads police to stolen cellphone, arrests
• George Mark Children's House on stable ground
• Oakland: 'Most wanted' suspect released from jail
• Fired workers march on Berkeley steel plant
• Fremont teen to compete on 'Jeopardy!'
• San Francisco man pleads not guilty to murder charge in Union City slaying
• Oakland man gets life without parole for murder during robbery
• Lafayette massage parlors questioned
• Doctor with practices in three East Bay cities has pleaded guilty to a felony
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Busy weekend ahead for Marin bridges; Peninsula lawmaker reunites with former troubled teen
• Gas prices surging beyond $4 a gallon -- and they will go higher
• 2-day-old baby taken from Castro Valley hospital
• Martinez approves four-year police contract that trims health and retirement benefits
• Talks with Iran over its nuclear program may resume soon
• Rising on the wings of education
• Hooters servers' class-action remains in court
• Hill reunites with man, now sober, who once vandalized his home
• Glenn fever returns 50 years after historic flight
• Eden Township Healthcare District board member forced to resign
• Police still investigating standoff outside Livermore apartment
• Chris Treadway: Richmond high school poet takes top spot in county
• Miss Pearl's on Jack London Square reopens for Fat Tuesday
• Fire displaces eight from Alamo triplex
• Teen shot to death in East Oakland
• San Jose Sharks get Dominic Moore in trade from Tampa Bay
• Golden State Warriors rookie Klay Thompson has earned coach Mark Jackson's confidence
• College basketball: Santa Clara stumbles again, drops to 0-13 in WCC with loss to Gonzaga
• SAP Open: Ryan Harrison outlasts Robby Ginepri in third-set tiebreaker
• President Obama in Bay Area on fundraising trip
• Contra Costa feeling impact from state prison shift
• Eight months later, survivors of sinking ship continue search for seven missing men
• Stanford crushes Oregon State in women's basketball
• Cal Bears rally past Oregon Ducks in key Pac-12 men's basketball win
• Raiders part ways with longtime executive John Herrera
• College baseball prewiew capsules
• Round 2 begins: Vote for the ultimate TV crush
• St. Rose Hospital in Hayward seeks sustainable future through merger
• U.S. officials tie terror group to Syrian bombings
• Fernando Valenzuela understands Lin-Sanity first-hand
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marin landmark demolished; Bones unearthed by Peninsula crew may be American Indian
• Around East County: Antioch centenarian lived her life to the fullest
• Martinez council members OK dredging plan, blast partners
• Sharks pick up forward Dominic Moore from Tampa
• Occupy protester charged with kicking Oakland police sergeant over the weekend
• Union City police officer arrested on suspicion of DUI
• Newark approves use of police drug dogs
• Two Moraga-Orinda Fire trustees resign
• GM records its highest yearly profit ever: $7.6 billion
• SAP Open: Top seed Gael Monfils withdraws from tournament; Andy Roddick rallies to win
• Trail Blazers hand Warriors brutal loss
• College basketball: Saint Mary's stunned at home by Loyola Marymount
• Warriors G.M. Larry Riley on losing Jeremy Lin: 'We have to face up to that'
• Discovery Bay board to look for candidates to fill vacant seat
• Shot putter Jillian Camarena-Williams is healthy heading into U.S. indoor championships
• Candidate filing period begins for Hayward City Council election
• Debate is taking root in Bay Area high schools
• Outraged San Bruno officials claim PG&E delaying settlement of gas-line disaster
• Santorum's tax returns show rise in wealth
• With apps, an easy sweep of user data from phones
• San Francisco Bay: a garbage can for 7 million people
• Hercules woman assaulted in Valentine's Day domestic disturbance
• Roadshow: Drivers scramble to find way around Bay Bridge closure this weekend
• Official: 358 killed in Honduras prison fire
• Murder victim's husband tearfully describes affair with woman accused of killing her
• Concord car wreck helps prevent spread of grass fire
• Alameda: Police identify couple in murder-suicide
• Tim Kawakami: The beauty of Jeremy Lin isn't his race; it's that he looks like he belongs
• State shuts down Institute of Medical Education in Oakland, San Jose
• Fremont volunteers organize blood drive
• Police: Eighth-grade boy hospitalized after beating at Berkeley school
• Stanford: 15-minute-old newborn gets pacemaker for heart
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Feb. 14: Sean Penn goes to Bolivia
• Celeb Pix: Jessica Alba, Stacey Keibler turn heads at Fashion Week
• UC Berkeley cop cleared in federal jury civil rights ruling
• Lab test rules out connection to mad cow disease for one of two rare Marin cases
• Years of perseverance, promise of candy bars breaks Speed Freak Killers case
• Alameda County's Chief Probation Officer placed on leave
• Robby Ginepri looks sharp in opening win at SAP Open
• Antioch leaders call for meeting to discuss recent violence
• San Ramon plans to cut back on July fireworks display
• Shadow Cliffs water slides will not open this year, and maybe never again
• Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, wife of California treasurer, acknowledges substance abuse, affair
• Santa Clara County domestic violence case: Murder-suicide followed after man failed to give up handgun
• Calif. couple sentenced in Filipino smuggling case
• San Mateo County supervisors votes to close nursing center; 230 patients to be displaced
• San Francisco sues feds over San Bruno pipeline blast
• San Mateo County residents charged over Ed Lee campaign donations
• One of Oakland's 'most wanted' is off the streets
• Hayward homicide victim remembered as 'good family man'
• Hicks: Family nixes public memorial for Whitney Houston
• Rare chance to visit battleship in Bay Area
• Police seek city's help in finding Richmond school vandals
• Mt. Diablo High restrooms reopened after national publicity regarding principal locking out students
• Alameda police: Two killed in apparent murder-suicide
• Hicks: Kim Kardashian back with Reggie Bush?
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Feb. 14
• Morgan Hill woman accuses cop of posting her photo on Facebook
• Roadshow: Weekend traffic a mess at Caldecott Tunnel heading toward San Francisco
• Albany man held on child sexual abuse charges
• Oakland woman arrested in boyfriend's fatal stabbing
• Spike strips end East Bay police chase sparked by license-plate violation
• SunPower sues five former employees, rival SolarCity for computer fraud
• Chinese company to seek ban on iPad imports, exports amid trademark fight with Apple
• Police: Antioch resident disarms, kills apparent home invader
• All-natural candy warehouse booming in Concord
• Golden State Warriors rally past Phoenix Suns
• John McEnroe entertains in SAP Open exhibition
• San Jose Sharks skate past Washington Capitals 5-3
• San Francisco to sing its heart out for Tony Bennett
• Table tennis teen Ariel Hsing of San Jose has Olympic aspirations
• Oakland rapper, two others arrested near nightclub in San Francisco's Richmond District
• Three more arrested, three wanted in connection to Bay Area dope ring
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Feb. 13
• Knightsen stomach flu, absences on the wane today
• Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties celebrated for open land preservation
• Roadshow: Forget that $3-a-gallon gas contest
• Prominent San Jose nightclub owner faces rape charge
• Oakland honoring gay rights on Valentine's Day
• Cal State East Bay talk will take on sports, politics
• BART extension to San Jose getting $250 million in federal funds -- more than expected
• Vandalism causes at least $500,000 in damage to new Richmond school building
• Contra Costa prosecutors and county at labor impasse
• Monterey hotel hazmat spill sends 16 workers, 1 guest to hospital
• Former San Francisco 49er Freddie Solomon dies at 59
• San Jose: Investigation continues into fatal beating of dog
• Hugh Hefner son arrested in domestic violence case
• Antioch considers several school site changes
• U.S. attorney meets with Bay Area Sikh community
• All lanes of Highway 13 reopened after downed tree cleared
• Walnut Creek woman arrested in fraud case
• Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis on mini-run with two-game win streak
• List of Grammy winners in select major categories
• Tim Kawakami: Jerry West calls Jeremy Lin "a tremendous player"
• San Jose Sharks give up two 5-on-3 goals in loss to St. Louis Blues
• Stanford men defeat USC 59-47
• Roadshow: Police to clamp down on bad driving in Santa Clara school zones this week
• Pebble Beach notebook: Rough start, strong finish for Charlie Wi
• Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney
• El Cerrito ends study of animal slaughter ban
• Not the AT&T finish that Tiger Woods had in mind
• Fatal accident blocks lane on Highway 242 in Concord
• Coroner: Whitney Houston autopsy results on lockdown
• Greece passes new austerity deal amid rioting
• Affluent Californians send huge donations to Obama, Romney
• Two arrests after mostly peaceful Occupy Oakland anti-police march
• Spoiler: Grammys under way, overshadowed by death of Whitney Houston
• 'The Artist' named best picture at UK film awards
• Man robbed and abducted at gunpoint in Gilroy parking lot
• AT&T Pebble Beach: Mickelson's final round mastery upstages struggling Woods
• Stanford women cruise to 82-59 win over UCLA
• Pleasanton limits troubled night spot
• Drummond: Quan State of the City ignores big elephants in the room
• Rodeo and Crockett women are first in county to be prosecuted under tough new truancy law
• Vorderbrueggen: Councilman finds old ties hard to shake
• Heritage students taking 'Asimov' to robotics regionals
• Bay Area investment group connects socially responsible lenders, local farmers
• Noticeable decline in school-age children in West Oakland
• SAP Open: After all these years, John McEnroe still one of the faces of U.S. tennis
• Jeremy Lin: New York Knicks star scores 20 points, hits winning free throw to beat Minnesota Timberwolves
• Saint Mary's College bounces back against Santa Clara
• Gas leak briefly closes Pacifica stores
• San Jose pedestrian killed Saturday is city's second traffic fatality in 10 hours
• Ex-Stanford golfer Bramlett no ordinary Joseph with double-eagle 2 at Spyglass Hill
• Redistricting by citizens' panel sparks competitive California congressional races
• Occupy movement regroups, preparing for its next phase
• Even critics of safety net increasingly depend on it
• Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies at 48
• State senator, wife attacked at western N.Y. casino
• Monte Poole: Enjoy the Jeremy Lin ride while it lasts
• Family, teachers remember Powell boys in Tacoma
• Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln is deemed a hoax
• Maine GOP chairman say Mitt Romney wins caucuses
• Man, 21, killed in Pleasant Hill drive-by shooting
• Woman dead, man in critical condition after East Oakland shooting
• Tiger Woods poised for victory at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
• Third round AT&T Pebble Beach: Tiger Woods vaults into third place
• Seventeen-month-old San Mateo twins recovering after liver transplants
• Afghan war's risks shift to contractors
• Cal holds off UCLA rally for 73-63 victory
• Danville woman arrested after leaving newborn twins in car while shopping at Pleasanton mall
• Oakland seeking to shut down two motels known for prostitution
• Reptile fans say federal restrictions are a slithery slope
• Tesla shows off its next project: The Model X SUV
• Night Owl: Fremont Niles District charms with a mix of Gold Rush vintage
• Walnut Creek chooses developer for valuable downtown parcel
• San Jose Sharks snap two-game losing streak, hold off Chicago Blackhawks
• San Jose: 65-year-old man dies while trimming tree
• Woman dead after being hit by car in San Jose
• Teen struck and injured in Livermore crosswalk
• Jeremy Lin: New York Knicks star scores 38 points in win over Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
• New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick finds solace with strong pro-am showing
• Former Cal Bears golfer Charlie Wi in command at halfway point of AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
• Federal officials release new details about underwear bomber
• Citywise: Occupy Oakland foe targeted
• Second round AT&T: Former Cal standout Charlie Wi takes three-shot lead
• State halts construction at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
• Oakland man accused of shooting federal agent in Newark makes court appearance
• Chris Treadway: Albany set to cut the ribbon on new Aquatic Center
• Warren Hellman tribute concert slated for Feb. 19
• Vallejo police in standoff, SWAT team called
• Greece plunged into turmoil over austerity measures
• Men charged in San Leandro attempted burglary
• Occupy Oakland takes complaints to Grand Lake Theater
• Nowhere to go: Mt. Diablo High students protest locked restrooms
• Hicks: Ray Romano opens up about wife's cancer
• Porn sites blocked from using Cal names
• Optician arraigned in Newark shooting was obsessed with agent's wife, police said
• Stanford's slide continues with loss at UCLA
• Cal overpowers USC
• Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry have winning recipe against short-handed Denver Nuggets
• College basketball: Saint Mary's loses its first WCC game, falling at Gonzaga
• Occupy Oakland takes complaints to Grand Lake Theater
• Murder suspect discussed chemicals used to decompose bodies, witness says
• Fremont foundation to hold education gala
• Journeyman Ken Duke has record run of 8-under 28 on Pebble Beach's back nine
• San Ramon Valley Fire District chief retires
• New guidelines downplay blood-clot risk for economy-class fliers
• Rare ale's annual arrival brings fans to Hayward beer bar
• National worker ID card a bad idea, says UC Berkeley study
• State eases some mosquito fogging restrictions
• Concord woman pleads not guilty to murder charges in boyfriend's death
• Tiger Woods hot, but others scorching on Day 1 at AT&T
• Women at war: Pentagon is easing its job limits
• NRC approves first new U.S. nuclear plant in three decades
• For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible
• Former owners of Cigarettes Cheaper stores sentenced in fraud case
• Rooftop burglar in El Cerrito nabbed in the act
• Survey: Voters support bond for Antioch High improvements
• Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
• San Pablo woman arrested after police say she called 911 more than 3,000 times in four months
• Quan says Oakland pointed in right directions
• Livermore basketball scorekeeper passes milestone
• Goalie Miikka Kiprusoff gets 300th career win as Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks
• Monte Poole: Quietly, Randy Bennett puts Saint Mary's basketball in national spotlight
• Silicon Valley Democrat tops in fundraising, even though he's not running yet
• Assembly bill helps UC and CSU students from middle-income families
• Coach Mark Jackson seeing some progress in Golden State Warriors
• San Jose: Man tackles suspected bicycle thief being chased by cops
• California and other states negotiate $25 billion deal for homeowners
• Local sports digest: San Francisco 49ers' Ray McDonald jailed over warrant offense
• 'American Idol': Tension mounts as Hollywood round begins
• Body found near Hayward BART tracks ruled a homicide
• Suspect shot, officer hurt in Castro Valley officer-involved shooting
• San Leandro fiber optic loop project begins with high hopes for a high-tech future
• Police surround home in Hayward Hills
• Council rolls back serving hours for Walnut Creek lounge
• Raiders retain Al Saunders as an assistant coach
• Family believes loose talk led to Castro Valley home invasion
• Hicks: 'House' is done after this season
• Study: Electric boost helps brain to learn better
• Pebble Beach Preview: Who's got what it takes?
• Antioch basement fire displaces two
• Caltrans holds open house in Richmond to explain I-80 congestion relief plan
• Tosh Lupoi: Ex-Cal assistant speaks for first time since taking Washington job
• Crockett board to consider putting $110-a-year parcel tax on ballot
• Contra Costa judge dismisses state charges against officers in CNET scandal to preserve federal case
• Monta Ellis scores 48 points, but Golden State Warriors lose to Oklahoma City Thunder
• Oakland City Council votes against resolution to prevent disruptive protests at the port
• San Mateo, Santa Cruz county murder cases bring key issues to California Supreme Court
• Tiger Woods is feeling the effects of age
• South Bay student talks science with Obama
• San Jose police auditor launches cable television program
• Stanford on alert after two women are assaulted on campus
• California immigration crackdown campaign to enlist American Legion members
• San Pablo man arrested after shots fired at elementary school
• Piedmont Measure A: Voters turn down sewer tax
• Bay Area athletes, legends at Pebble Beach for good causes
• California gay marriage ban struck down, appeals court cites equal rights
• Santorum wins Minn. caucuses, nonbinding Missouri
• Former Sharks captain Owen Nolan announces his retirement
• San Jose Sharks: Even dad wants Joe Thornton to shoot the puck more
• Trio pleads not guilty to murder charges in death of Benicia woman in Concord
• Hicks: Chris Brown will perform at Grammys
• Mt. Diablo school board discusses Transitional Kindergarten, Clayton Valley charter, community meetings
• Smoky air can harm dogs and cats, too, says vets and pollution experts
• Gay marriage supporters in Bay Area cheer ruling on Prop. 8, will take their chances in U.S. Supreme Court
• PayPal rolls out in-store payment at Bay Area Home Depot stores
• Reigning champ D.A. Points takes a back seat to Bill Murray and Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade
• Wine warehouse arsonist sentenced to 27 years, restitution
• Spike in Berkeley burglaries puts residents on edge
• North Bay wine warehouse arsonist gets 27 years in prison
• Police arrest suspect in shooting of off-duty federal agent in Newark
• Bay Area native brings slacklining mainstream with Super Bowl show
• Identities released of two Oakland homicide victims
• Union City fire heavily damages Taco Bell
• Knightsen School employees juggle multiple roles
• Pinole good Samaritan faces foreclosure
• New USDA guidelines call for more healthful school lunch programs
• Dispute over East Bay MUD water line in Lafayette
• PETA's bid to free SeaWorld orcas may not get far
• PETA, prosecutor seeks to reinstate Milpitas man's conviction in cocker spaniel death
• San Jose: Chief Moore asks public's help to identify suspects in hate crime
• Murder trial of LA police detective begins
• Redwood City teacher accused of slapping, kicking special needs students
• 1 dead following crash of stolen plane in Fresno
• Storefront partly collapses in East Oakland
• Clint Eastwood 'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
• Competing California tax measures move ahead without Brown's blessings
• Univision, Disney look at English news channel
• Mistrial declared in Hayward video game store slaying
• Alameda County Sheriff's deputy pleads not guilty to felony rape charges
• Three arrested after police find gun in car at San Leandro Quik Stop
• Romney makes Pete Wilson his honorary California chairman
• Marine hazing trial delayed a day after charges expanded
• Cupertino High School locked down after student found with Nerf gun
• New Pittsburg charter school founders offer parent meetings
• Hicks: M.I.A. may be stuck with Super Bowl fine
• San Jose police investigate fatal shooting of 21-year-old man
• Embattled Discovery Bay director resigns
• Raiders and Niner fans enjoy Super Bowl that both watched with a little bit of heartbreak
• Commercial appeal: The highs and lows of Sunday's Super Bowl ads
• Spare the Air alerts make air district public enemy No. 1 -- but there's a reason behind those no-burn days
• Super Bowl: New York Giants beat New England Patriots 21-17
• Tim Kawakami: Super Bowl XLVI was the San Francisco 49ers' type of game -- and a game they could have won
• SF's Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal
• Raiders fans enjoy vicarious Super Bowl victory over Patriots
• Seven shot Sunday afternoon in West Oakland and North Oakland
• Political Blotter: Stark jabs at Gingrich with 'NEWT Act'
• Man's ear nearly cut off in Livermore bar fight
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Feb. 5
• Barnidge: Everyone knows California budget cuts needed, but no one wants to feel the ax
• Four-alarm fire destroys abandoned warehouse, heavy smoke visible for miles
• Shooting in Richmond leads to high-speed chase and crash
• Spare the Air alerts make air district public enemy No. 1 -- but there's a reason for behind those no burn days
• Tiger Woods' forgotten gem at 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• San Mateo County: Mountain lion spotted
• Micron appoints Durcan CEO after Appleton's death
• Northern California grandmother arrested after baby found on sidewalk
• Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
• Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook: focused from the beginning
• The cost of dying: It's hard to reject care even as costs soar
• San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh named Coach of Year
• Golden State Warriors rally to force OT but fall to Sacramento Kings
• San Jose State men's basketball edged 83-81 in overtime by Hawaii
• Dodgers ask judge to reject claims for damages filed by Stow
• Occupy Oakland protesters march against police again
• Tammerlin Drummond: New book examines journalist's murder
• County to cut down 1,000 trees at Mount Madonna County Park
• Oakland Effect: Violence is an abstraction until you experience it
• Oakland Voices seeks next class of community correspondents
• Women's Cancer Resource Center marks 25 years of service
• Phoenix Coyotes snap San Jose Sharks' three-game winning streak
• Cal Bears rout Arizona State Sun Devils 68-47
• San Francisco Giants look to push through the adversity of disappointing 2011 season
• Stanford men fall to Arizona Wildcats 56-43
• Super Bowl Sunday brings extra DUI patrols
• AP Interview: Bay Area women call Egypt captors 'kind'
• Me and My Car: Berkeley resident fell in love with Avanti
• Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses
• Cardinal women rout Arizona for 17th straight win
• One killed in East Oakland shooting Saturday
• Family speaks up in hazing death of Santa Clara Marine
• Pipeline leak floods Fremont neighborhood
• Four arrested in gang-related fatal shooting in Tracy
• Man killed in I-280 crash in Daly City
• Oakland Raiders reportedly eying Stanford co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver
• Judge refuses to drop stay-away orders for Occupy Oakland protesters
• Komen Foundation bows to social media firestorm, reverses Planned Parenthood funding cut
• Support grows to help Oakland immigrant get kidney transplant
• Seeno family at center of explosive lawsuit
• San Jose Sharks: Antti Niemi likely to get more rest than last season down the stretch
• Will the Golden State Warriors' Monta Ellis be an All-Star?
• Darnell Hillman's flashy style a reminder of basketball's vivid past
• Milpitas: State suspends license of contractor in fatal trench collapse
• Former Giants, Warriors DJ killed in Thailand taxi tragedy
• Romney and Gingrich pull songs after complaints
• Job growth stuns economists, sends Nasdaq to highest level since dot-com crash
• San Jose police bias lawsuit rejected
• Police: Man lied about crime that led to Newark standoff
• Citywise: Money not flowing into recall campaigns in Oakland
• Posey looking good; Bochy, Sandoval discuss weighty subject
• Two killed, three wounded in spate of shootings in Oakland
• DeSaulnier to host free foreclosure prevention workshop in Antioch Saturday
• Giants reliever Brian Wilson drops 10 pounds but not the beard
• Walnut Creek lounge will come under council scrutiny
• Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call
• Bay Point man's death during traffic stop ruled suicide
• Judge denies San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's request for visitation
• Lincecum not cutting out In-N-Out burgers, he's just not eating as many
• Pleasant Hill may end free health insurance for elected officials
• Fremont Opera shuts down
• Fairfield woman gets probation for fire that killed four young children
• Report: Manny Ramirez to decide between A's, Orioles, Blue Jays
• Giants: Cain not making any promises about his next contract
• Cal basketball team loses to Arizona, falls out of tie for first in Pac-12
• San Jose Sharks continue win streak with 5-2 victory over Dallas Stars
• Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry help Golden State Warriors roll past Utah Jazz
• Santa Clara Broncos' bid for first WCC win thwarted by hot-shooting Portland Pilots
• No. 18 Saint Mary's Gaels hold off San Diego to stay perfect in WCC
• Stanford men's basketball routs Arizona State to snap three-game losing streak
• Sandhill cranes bring their trumpet and dance to the Delta each winter
• Oakland Zoo welcomes Maggie -- the giraffe
• NFL owners approve $200 million loan for 49ers stadium
• Half Moon Bay: Police seize $1.2 million in pot plants, Uzi submachine guns
• Man dubbed 'chrome revolver bandit' in Bay Area crime robbery spree faces 37 felonies
• Proposition 8 gay marriage ban trial video release denied
• Brisbane man who embezzled from soldier in Iraq gets jail time
• Firefighters responding to house fire in Martinez
• West Oakland celebrates the opening of a youth center, designed by teens
• East Bay airman, just back from Afghanistan, killed in Arkansas car wreck
• High-speed rail tapped state funds for unusual lobbying contract
• Martinez to spend up to $1 million dredging marina
• Group to protest red-light cameras in Fremont
• New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning no longer the 'other Manning'
• Hero rescues man from burning East Oakland apartment
• Nomination period opens Feb. 13 for Alameda County candidates
• El Cerrito High School shaken by fatal accidents
• Few answers for friends in death of homeless Crockett man
• Taco truck owner, robbery suspect wounded in East Oakland shootout
• Cal-OSHA investigating Brentwood trench collapse that trapped contractor
• Oakland's new chief shakes police command staff
• Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says 6 more weeks of winter
• Brentwood, Oakley take 13 miles of freeway from state control
• Strong finish gives Stanford a top 10 class
• Concussion law puts teams on the spot
• Man taken to hospital after being stuck in a muddy trench for three hours in Brentwood
• Man expected to be OK after being shot in Richmond
• O'Brien: Reflections on Facebook's journey from start-up to dominance
• L.A. Police: 'Soul Train' host Cornelius dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
• Alzheimer's spreads like a virus in the brain, studies find
• Proposition 8 ruling on release of trial video coming Thursday in federal court
• Cal's recruiting day brightened when five-star WR recruit Bryce Treggs stays with Bears
• Oakland mayor names new chiefs for police, fire
• Longtime deputy public defender appointed to Contra Costa Superior Court bench
• Antioch may charge retailers for stray shopping cart collection
• Oakland teen accused of killing parents gets public defender
• Berkeley man guilty again of making criminal threats
• San Jose State takes out-of-state approach with recruiting class
• Hayward confectioners out-cupcake the competition
• Panetta: U.S. combat in Afghanistan to end next year
• Berkeley considers closing its multimillion dollar Wells Fargo account over bank's handling of foreclosure crisis
• Contra Costa scientist is Dr. Itchy when it comes to mosquitoes
• Nyjer Morgan catches up on his hockey with Sharks
• Livermore police still looking for burglary suspect after SWAT search
• Hercules police arrest burglary suspects after a search
• Pleasanton, police union reach tentative agreement on new contract
• Golden State Warriors hold off Sacramento Kings
• San Jose Sharks clobber Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0
• Oakland City Council approves budget cuts
• Greg Knapp will return to Oakland Raiders as their offensive coordinator
• Stanford scientists bypass stem cells to create nervous system cells
• Gov. Jerry Brown gets wide array of support for tax-hike initiative
• Family: Hayward carpenter who died in Milpitas avalanche a 'hardworking' father
• Stay-away from Ogawa Plaza orders issued Tuesday for a dozen protesters arrested in Saturday's Occupy protests in Oakland
• Authorities: Possible discipline over suspensions might have led boy to slaying of parents
• Cal football still being stung by recruiting losses
• Support flows in for dying father who is illegal immigrant
• Mt. Diablo district abandons appeal of bus-drop decision
• Thousands of Kaiser workers wage one-day strike
• San Leandro schools react to slaying of ninth-grade student
• Hicks: Colbert's super PAC nets $1 million -- who's laughing now?
• San Francisco man charged with murder in 2011 Union City slaying
• Richmond police seek witnesses in brutal attack, sexual assault of elderly woman
• 'State' of Walnut Creek: Budget challenges ahead
• Hercules, unable to make redevelopment bond payment, headed for court
• Hicks: Snooki show banned in Hoboken
• California could run out of cash by March, state controller warns
• With eye on international expansion, Apple names British exec to lead retail operations
• Free tax help makes tax time less taxing
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Jan. 31
• Atherton: Couple victim of rare home invasion robbery
• Apple names European exec to head retail
• Woman seriously injured in apartment fire on Clayton Road in Concord
• Drummond: Documentary explores North's role in slavery
• Oakland teen, 15, accused of killing parents to be charged as an adult, authorities said
• Richmond cop's Twitter comment attacking Internet hackers draws anger, criticism
• Daly City woman pleads no contest to DUI crash that injured family
• Marine pleads guilty to assault of fellow Marine from Santa Clara
• Man buried, dies when hillside collapses in Milpitas
• Fremont student questions Obama during YouTube interview
• Oakland tries new tactics against Occupy
• Vallejo, Bethel high basketball teams slapped with two forfeit losses over brawl
• Attorneys give closing arguments in 2008 slaying at Hayward video game store
• 17-year-old boy killed by freight train in Richmond
• Richmond chosen as site for Berkeley lab's second campus
• Google, Facebook and host of other tech companies join effort to fight dangerous spam scams
• After opponent's taunt, Feinstein takes to Twitter
• Contra Costa College investigating possible fraud
• Actor who was Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt on 'Seinfeld' dies at 77
• No transplant for dying dad who is illegal immigrant
• Oakland drops Victory Court ballpark
• Man wanted in connection with Oakland's first homicide of 2012 arrested in Bay Point
• FDA approves Genentech's Erivedge, first drug to treat advanced form of most common type of skin cancer
• Pinole workshop to explore fire, sewage treatment issues
• Hicks: Rick Springfield returning to 'General Hospital' again
• Hicks: Newt Gingrich sued for using 'Eye of the Tiger' on campaign
• Allen's arrival marks new era for Oakland Raiders
• Tri-Valley water agency eliminates controversial bonus program
• High-stakes labor battle coming to California
• Mosquito fogging in jeopardy after new environmental regulations
• Hospitals see success in limiting elective early births
• Backyard astronomer gawks at stars as if they are celebrities
• Oakland A's open to signing Manny Ramirez
• Cal basketball team beats Stanford 69-59 for 14th consecutive home win
• NHL All-Star game: Ottawa homecoming is memorable for Logan Couture
• U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Jeremy Abbott wins men's finals
• Man shot outside Concord Elks Club party was not intended target
• Fee hike at Pittsburg's East County Boys & Girls Club angers parents
• Showdown over California courts coming to a head
• Mt. Diablo High teachers and students question principal's plans to convert campus to 'all academies'
• Nine people arrested in downtown Walnut Creek fights early Sunday
• Police investigating whether body found in Oakland is San Leandro murder suspect
• U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Caydee Denney, John Coughlin win pairs short program
• Backyard astronomer gawks at stars as if they are celebrities
• Man stabbed in violence-wracked South San Francisco neighborhood
• Two dead, one arrested in I-80 crash near Fairfield
• Australian Open: Djokovic defeats Nadal in longest final
• Police focus on SUV in Sacramento train crash that left 2 people, toddler dead
• Highway pileup kills at least 10 people on I-75 in Florida
• 'The Grey' tops box office with $20M
• Food Shift aims to save wasted food and feed the hungry
• Liberty fashion students learn sewing skills
• Oakland Effect: Researchers explore alternative treatments in treating addiction, depression and anxiety
• Annual march keeps hope alive for Ilene Misheloff's return
• Safeway plans Hercules store
• Death of redevelopment draws closer
• The pain lingers on
• Ashley Wagner stuns the field to win U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• Top basketball recruiting classes don't guarantee wins, just ask Cal and Stanford
• Son, 15, admits killing his Oakland parents, police say
• Former Woodside High star Julian Edelman becomes jack-of-all-trades for New England Patriots
• El Cerrito woman, 81, found badly beaten, possibly sexually assaulted
• College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan
• Meryl Davis, Charlie White sweep fourth consecutive U.S. Figure Skating Championships ice dance title
• In a harsh shift, Romney planned to goad Gingrich
• California could matter in the GOP presidential race after all
• GPS tracking up in private sector
• St. Louis hosts first big parade on Iraq War's end
• Alabama tornado survivors help after latest twisters
• Stanford women's basketball pushed into overtime by Cal before extending home winning streak
• Police fire tear gas as Occupy Oakland marchers near convention center
• NATO's war resolve questioned
• Blood found at home where Maine tot was last seen
• 49ers' Aldon Smith arrested on DUI charges
• Etta James remembered as triumphant trailblazer
• 2012 Cream of the Crop: Top 20 capsules
• State's newest park near Brentwood is named Marsh Creek State Park
• Alameda County weathers storm of cuts and realignment
• California's Catholic hierarchy takes stand against illegal-immigration dragnet
• Anguished 4-year-old 49ers fan's video goes viral, gets team owner's attention
• Suspect in SJSU dorm gropings arrested
• Girl, 15, killed in San Leandro stabbing, police looking for boyfriend
• Rodeo parents face criminal charges over their kids' truancy
• U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Jeremy Abbott wins men's short program
• Golden State Warriors lose to Oklahoma City Thunder 120-109
• Fatal shooting in West Oakland
• Sentencing of Paul Garcia postponed again in Los Gatos murder-for-hire
• Get crime alerts from the Oakland Police Department on your phone
• California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions
• Night Owl: What to do in Oakland? An idiosyncratic list
• State Supreme Court spurns Republican request to keep old maps
• Agnes Zawadzki a surprise leader at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• $1 million bail set for Redwood City student accused of trying to rape teacher
• Morishita named Cal State East Bay's fifth president
• Gilroy police: Man already in jail charged with 2010 homicide
• Romney is the aggressor in final Florida debate
• Planners want to direct Bay Area residents to live in existing communities to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions
• College basketball: Santa Clara loses to USF, falls to 0-7 in WCC play for first time
• Toll lanes coming soon to 237-880, but drivers fear they will make congestion worse
• Oakland seeking to reduce layoffs, service cuts
• Get crime alerts from the Oakland Police Department on your phone
• Bus drivers for Alameda County special needs kids speak out about safety, low wages
• San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture is the final player selected in NHL Player Fantasy Draft
• Somalis move U.S. hostage after SEAL raid frees others
• Richmond police officer acquitted of all charges in brutality case
• Warriors will have their hands full with Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant
• Roadshow: An elderly man seeks help in coping with decision to stop driving
• Hicks: Journey drummer arrested for assault
• Twenty indicted in connection with large Bay Area drug ring
• HPV study finds 7 percent of US teens, adults carry virus in mouths
• Man and woman uninjured in Antioch drive-by shooting
• Illegal wiring in pot grow house causes Hayward fire
• UC Berkeley opens Magnes Collection's new home
• Burglary suspects charged with murder for fatal Newark accident
• Netflix stock price skyrockets back to levels not seen since mass subscriber exodus
• 2011 a vintage year for sales of California wine
• Appeals court: Judge should not have halted $18 billion judgement against Chevron
• Report: Brazil plans criminal charges against Chevron execs in oil spill
• Oakland council seeks to save jobs, programs
• Golden State Warriors get past Portland Trail Blazers
• Figure skating: Future seems bright for juniors star Gracie Gold
• Oakland firefighters contain property blaze
• Pleasanton school board signs off on police dog drug patrols
• Liberalism spreading among college freshmen, survey finds
• Suspected Hayward gang members arrested in robbery spree
• Neighbor sought as suspect in Oakland's first homicide of 2012
• Study: Old Port of Oakland trucks out, cleaner air in
• Pairs partner stays with Los Gatos skater through heart surgery
• APNewsBreak: Army to cut combat brigades
• California air board to vote on landmark electric-car rules
• U.S. says Oregon man scammed StubHub tickets
• State approves $86 million to widen Highway 4 and Highway 4 bypass
• Woman injured in small fire at Union City hotel
• Conn. mayor blasted for 'taco' quip about Latinos
• Amid tears, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords bids farewell to Congress
• East Contra Costa groups work together to put on Black History Month exhibit
• Wrongful death lawsuit filed in BART police shooting of homeless man
• Retrial open in San Mateo killing of former Raiders star's daughter
• Oakland Occupiers plan Saturday move-in
• Watsonville police find 7-year-old girl who had been reported missing
• School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains
• NFL to allow players to use Twitter during Pro Bowl
• Tunnel breakthrough gives momentum to building Caldecott fourth bore
• Tunnel breakthrough gives momentum to building Caldecott fourth bore
• Nathan Chen wins junior men's U.S. Figure Skating championship
• Concord council sets course for naval weapons station redevelopment
• San Jose Sharks head into All-Star break with much needed win
• Dennis Allen reportedly is the choice to replace Hue Jackson as the Oakland Raiders' head coach
• Monte Poole: Hiring Dennis Allen isn't a touchdown for Oakland Raiders
• Another report casts doubt on financing for Calif. high-speed rail
• Obama challenges: Shrink gap between rich, poor
• Funding cuts unfair, Oakland nonprofits say
• Man who threatened to kill an Alameda County supervisor and sheriff back in court for threatening again
• Castro Valley trustees decide against parcel tax for school funds
• Coalition criticizes spending plan for Alameda County sales tax
• Thousands wait in long lines to mourn the late Joe Paterno
• Former Judo champion from Livermore in court on sex crime charges
• Chris Treadway: West Contra Costa science fair returns to Contra Costa College
• Antioch man sentenced to 10 years for drug trafficking
• Chauncey Bailey Project reporter's book soon to be released
• Pleasanton man arrested on suspicion of having child pornography
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Jan. 24
• Antioch man sentenced to five years prison for injuring 5-year-old boy in beating
• Gov. Jerry Brown's tax proposal gains support among voters
• Embattled Mirkarimi tells SF mayor he's not leaving
• Lanes cleared on I-238 in Castro Valley after injury crash
• Jury: Oklahoma hospital must return $500,000 donation to Garth Brooks
• Redwood City: Student arrested on suspicion of trying to rape school employee
• California Democrats sue controller for halting lawmaker pay
• Authorities identify college student killed in Richmond
• San Jose Two plead guilty to accessory for helping accused killer escape police
• Overdue, but duly recognized
• Richmond chosen as site for Berkeley lab's second campus
• New coach Mark Jackson still confident but Golden State suffers another late collapse
• San Jose Sharks lose to Edmonton Oilers in a shootout
• Gracie Gold leads junior ladies competition at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• San Francisco Giants notebook: Closer Brian Wilson ready to start throwing
• Police: Thieves hit San Mateo County preschools
• Assembly candidate accused of threat
• San Jose: Driver in fatal DUI case pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter
• Iowa Lottery sets deadline in mystery jackpot case
• San Jose police: Kidnapper assaulted 11-year-old girl before cop killed him
• 110 fans tossed from Candlestick for bad behavior
• Pepperdine denies recognition of gay support group
• Small non-profit works to reduce massive sewage spills into San Francisco Bay
• GPS ruling could affect bakery leader's appeal in Bailey murder
• Spice shop fantasy becomes a reality in Oakland
• What California wants from Obama's state of the union: Path to prosperity
• Real estate consultant to replace ousted San Leandro planning commissioner
• Richmond-El Cerrito trail project wins grant
• Richmond officer did not immediately report use of force, sergeant testifies
• Prosecution rests case in preliminary hearing for accused serial killer
• Hicks: Tracy Morgan collapses at Sundance
• UC Berkeley faculty stand between protesters, police crackdown
• Authorities ID Pleasanton man killed in Newark crash
• Roadshow: When a solo driver can move into the carpool lane on expressways to make a right turn
• Political Blotter: Citizens United foes launch amendment drive
• Pleasanaton school officials hope dogs will help sniff out drug problems
• Project to revitalize Bay Point stalled indefinitely without redevelopment
• Walnut Creek's December half-marathon causes headache for drivers
• 49ers notebook: No shortage of sacks by San Francisco 49ers in playoff loss to the New York Giants
• San Francisco 49ers' wide receivers ineffective
• 49ers fans disappointed over loss but praise successful season
• Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week
• New York Giants beat San Francisco 49ers in overtime to advance to the Super Bowl
• New York Giants wide receivers, especially Victor Cruz, have big day against 49ers
• 49ers defense holds Giants to begin third quarter
• Lawrence Tynes' 31-yard field goal gives Giants their first lead
• Pedestrian killed in Union City hit-and-run accident
• Person hit, killed on Caltrain tracks in Sunnyvale
• Antioch 'sweet 16' party ends in shootout; 6 injured
• Local skaters star in novice U.S. Figure Skating competition
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Jan. 22
• San Leandro police release sketch of purse-carrying armed robbery suspect
• Hercules sheds two more high-level posts
• "Traffic hell" for drivers going to big Niners, Giants match up
• Report: Raiders interviewed Packers assistant Winston Moss last weekend for head coaching job
• LA detective in Simpson-Goldman murders dies at 70
• Fired Penn State coach Joe Paterno dies at 85
• 'Underworld' sinks teeth into box office with $25M
• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to resign from Congress this week
• Animal visit puts smile on faces of Antioch seniors
• No. 24 Saint Mary's defeats Santa Clara 93-77
• Laid-back Eli Manning is impervious to pressure
• Missing Daly City man found dead at Lake Merced
• Major development sought for Lake Merritt station
• Officers injured, four arrested in late-night Occupy SF protest
• Oakland Effect: Inmates find work rewarding at San Quentin News
• Berkeley protesters claim victory in library occupation
• Gingrich storms to S.C. victory, scrambling GOP race
• Obama to draw an economic line in State of Union
• 7-year-old boy saves self, mother in Hayward fire
• Governor calls for less testing, more flexible spending in California school districts
• Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary
• Ongoing standoff in East Oakland with man suspected of shooting two people
• How online companies win piracy fight
• Cal hires Todd Howard as defensive line coach
• Road collapses, slides in Oakland hills
• Stanford women defeat Washington Huskies 65-47
• Warrantless electronic tracking debate awaits U.S. Supreme Court ruling
• Mild winter offers break from high heating costs
• Rates of preventable infections vary at Bay Area hospitals, state data show
• Teen ends globe-circling voyage in St. Maarten
• Major youth groups make headway against sex abuse
• San Francisco: Hundreds flood financial district for daylong Occupy protest
• Family of slain Pittsburg man outraged at killers' plea deal
• Stephen Curry returns to Golden State Warriors lineup in loss to Indiana Pacers
• Report: Oakland A's 'very interested' in Manny Ramirez
• Committee addresses quality of life issues for young black and Latino men
• Police: Robbers using Craigslist to lure Oakland victims
• Oakland Police dismantle marijuana operation next to elementary school
• Esteban pleads not guilty to slaying of nursing student Michelle Le
• San Jose: Brothers in vigilante attack get short prison terms
• Concord robber escapes
• Saint Mary's men's basketball team gets used to being the hunted
• Milpitas: Car crashes into supermarket, man flees but is arrested
• Bay Area lost 2,900 jobs in December in a surprising setback
• Tuskegee airmen to come out for Hayward 'Red Tails' screening
• Hicks: Garth Brooks wants donation back
• Live Blog: Occupy SF protesters on the move, blocking traffic as they march up Market Street
• Lafayette high school student victimized by flasher
• 26 homes lost in Reno fire and 2,000 evacuated
• Martinez school board approves bond funds for music room, wireless technology
• Senate postpones online piracy vote
• Walnut Creek to offer lower retirement benefits for new workers
• Lafayette middle school teacher sentenced to more than five years prison for molesting student
• Zynga seeks partners for online gambling effort
• Supreme Court rejects judge-drawn maps in Texas
• Administration rules insurers must cover contraceptives
• A 49ers fan's poignant wish
• East Bay Parks buys Marsh Creek land protected by conservation group
• Lunar New Year celebrations reflect Bay Area diversity
• College basketball: Stanford tumbles out of first place
• No. 4 Stanford Cardinal continues dominance over Washington State in women's basketball
• Ottawa Senators stay hot with 4-1 win over San Jose Sharks
• Oakley council weighs public reaction to affordable housing plan
• Fiery debate tops bizarre GOP campaign day in South Carolina
• After a rough 2010 season, life is a kick again for the 49ers' David Akers
• The opposite of evil: Google named best place to work in America
• No. 24 Saint Mary's men's basketball team beats Pepperdine for eighth consecutive win
• Cal men's basketball team holds off late Washington rally
• San Jose: Police announce arrest in October homicide
• Oakland against seeks to stop port shutdowns
• Slow pace of Oakland police reforms puts department in the hot seat
• Golden State Warriors find a bench on the road
• Oakland man faces life in prison in long-running cocaine distribution conspiracy
• Recall: Issues, rules and risks, what Oaklanders need to know
• Anonymous takes down government, recording industry websites in retaliation for bust
• El Sobrante man killed himself during police standoff, inquest jury rules
• Hicks: Jude Law getting, cash, apology from Rupert Murdoch
• Derelict ferryboat moved from Delta to be scrapped
• Union City woman accused of intentionally hitting Fremont women with vehicle
• PG&E: Odor near Bay Point is harmless
• A rocky day for Romney as money questions persist
• Sex poses surprisingly low risk to heart patients
• Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes
• Chris Treadway: Volunteers raising funds to keep Pinole Swim Center open
• More child molestation charges, alleging five victims, filed against Mt. Diablo schools custodian
• 49ers' run puts focus on belligerent fans
• New autism definition would exclude many, study suggests
• SOPA protest part of growing Silicon Valley-Hollywood beef
• Abortion foes to gather for weekend rallies in Bay Area
• Gunman opens fire on undercover officer's vehicle in San Leandro, eludes capture
• Santa Clara: Group says it has enough signatures to force vote on 49ers stadium loan
• Brown lashes out at high-speed rail foes in State of the State address
• Wikipedia, Google and other websites protest anti-piracy laws
• California could be model for 'super PAC' disclosure
• Biden in San Francisco to raise money, predicts victory in November
• Monta Ellis has a big night, but Golden State Warriors lose to New Jersey Nets
• College basketball: Stanford, Cal set to battle elements in Washington
• Cal basketball: Sophomore forward Richard Solomon ruled academically ineligible
• Former Shark Milan Michalek returns to San Jose as an NHL All-Star
• A's lease expires in 2013
• Oakland police identify woman found in Oakland Estuary
• Oakland Deputy Mayor Lewis Cohen resigns
• Oakland sends out layoff notices
• Window to past opens in Brentwood
• Black Richmond officer testifies that he felt discriminated against by chief
• Redwood City: Man robbed of gold chains and beaten
• Really? Rob Lowe tweets Peyton Manning will retire
• Broncos' Tim Tebow played through injuries in playoff loss
• One killed in Newark when burglary suspects crash into car
• PG&E: Don't expect a power outage at Candlestick on Sunday
• Pleasanton teacher pleads guilty to drug charge
• Roadshow: The free right turn debate rages on
• Man rescued by helicopter after spending night in Alviso Slough
• Dublin council favors tough curbs on tobacco sales
• San Jose Sharks defeat Calgary Flames in shootout
• Assistant coach Eric Kiesau leaves Cal, joining top recruiter Tosh Lupoi at Washington
• Richmond encourages police chief to turn down some mutual aid requests
• Pinkberry yogurt chain co-founder held at LAX on assault warrant
• Man charged in deadly salon shooting indicted
• Bank foreclosing on O.J. Simpson's Florida house
• Documents: New S.F. sheriff mistreated wife twice
• Bizarre, tiny animal skulls with horns seized and destroyed at SFO
• David Lee's 29 points lead Golden State Warriors past Cleveland Cavaliers
• Lack of snow turns Yosemite National Park into a very different place
• Overnight temperatures in San Jose, Oakland, Napa drop to record lows
• San Francisco Giants give Pablo Sandoval 3-year deal; Tim Lincecum asks for $21.5 million
• Police exhume woman's body searching for connection to suspected serial killer Joseph Naso
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Jan. 17
• Trial starts for Richmond cop accused of brutality
• Oakland missing person case featured on TV One cable show
• Chris Treadway: West Contra Costa historical societies plan future
• Source: San Francisco Giants and Pablo Sandoval agree to three-year, $17.15 million deal
• Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang leaves company
• Family objects to jury's suicide finding for man killed by Antioch police
• Union City teacher arraigned on underage sex charges
• Case begins for Oakland man accused of killing girlfriend despite lack of body
• Oakland to expand crime-fighting plan
• Fire in vacant house in Pinole contained quickly
• Trial starts for Richmond man charged with Hwy 580 homicide and West Oakland and Richmond shooting spree
• Santa Clara: Coroner identifies man fatally shot by officer
• Brentwood man injured in motorcycle crash
• Young and old in West Oakland celebrate meaning of Martin Luther King's achievements
• Program allows Antioch family to buy back foreclosed home
• Playground for special needs children opens in Oakley
• East Bay celebrates legacy of civil rights icon
• Santa Clara: Investigation continues into first fatal cop-involved shooting since 2009
• Oakland A's acquire bat in outfielder Seth Smith from Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso, Josh Outman
• Cal football assistant coach and recruiting ace Tosh Lupoi accepts job at Washington
• Ex-San Francisco 49ers running back Roger Craig says fumble against New York Giants doesn't haunt him
• Earthquakes open camp optimistic, thanks to newcomers, healthy returners
• Report: Oakland Raiders get permission to interview two Denver Broncos coordinators about head-coaching job
• Sharks: Columbus forward Byers gets three-game suspension for hit on Desjardins
• San Leandro builds 'fiber optic loop' in bid to become a high-tech hub
• At hearing, Naso likens rape to 'making out'
• Pittsburg to hold multiple MLK Day celebrations
• Tammerlin Drummond: Hey, New York Times, Oakland is more than Uptown
• Roadshow: More metering lights will be turned on near 237-880 interchange
• Hacker accesses customer database of online shoe seller Zappos
• Action figure of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs canceled
• SF Mayor says he has no immediate plans to suspend Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi
• Hicks: Kasey Kahl of 'Bachelorette' fame arrested
• Multiagency squad puts out central Contra Costa grass fire on Bailey Road
• Warriors: Curry does not make cut for 2012 Olympics
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Jan. 16
• Antioch receives $3 million grant to fix flooding
• A life that's far from the daily grind: Paul Rice, head of Fair Trade USA
• Clayton Valley High charter conversion prompts examination of state school funding laws
• Golden Globes: 'The Artist' is a portrait of an awards winner
• List: Golden Globe Awards winners
• Police ID 14-year-old sought in Oakland sex assaults
• Suspect's homeless dad speaks
• Two 49ers fans shot by Saints fan after cheering San Francisco's win
• Roadshow: Bay Area leads state in issuing carpool tickets
• Oakland Raiders' coach search could heat up with Green Bay Packers out of playoffs
• Golden Globes roundup: Ricky Gervais snipes at Kim Kardashian
• San Francisco 49ers to host New York Giants for NFC championship
• Two dead and Gilroy woman arrested after San Jose DUI crash
• Is Brown's plan to close state parks all a political gimmick?
• Santa Clara: Police shoot and kill man who reached for pistol
• Political Blotter: VP Joe Biden in SF Wednesday
• Man stabbed on the street in Richmond Sunday afternoon
• Nine homeless after San Mateo house fire
• Report: A's agree to deal with Bartolo Colon
• Ex-A's pitcher Gio Gonzalez agrees to 5-year, $42 million contract with Washington Nationals
• Pleasanton: Fremont man shot in leg after bar brawl
• Hulet Hornbeck, former East Bay Regional Park land buying chief, dies
• One of ex-Syracuse assistant coach's accusers admits lying
• Commissioner Goodell says NFL to consider some full-time officials
• A year after California regulators began scrutinizing more health insurance rate hikes, reaction has been mixed
• Brentwood math teacher to represent region in contest for best middle school teachers
• Police arrest two during mostly peaceful Occupy Oakland protest
• Cal routs Utah, stays tied for first in Pac-12
• Saint Mary's holds off Portland to stay perfect in WCC play
• A year after California regulators began scrutinizing more health insurance rate hikes, reaction has been mixed
• Oakland Port commission vacancy -- interested?
• One person dies in Highway 85 wreck in San Jose
• Stanford basketball: Cardinal finds groove, routs Colorado
• Roadshow: How to handle speeding spouses
• Project to pour water into volcano to make power
• Live Update: 49ers defeat Saints 36-32
• Father of girl left at wrong stop by Mt. Diablo district bus is outraged by district's small claims appeal
• Election could change face of Oakland council
• The 1 percent paint a more nuanced portrait of the rich
• Experts: Help needed for gay domestic violence victims in Santa Clara, other Bay Area counties
• U.S. general fights alcoholism after public collapse
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Jan. 14
• New rule would ban imports of Burmese pythons, eight other snakes
• Aptos pilot's new book recounts tale of trip around the world
• Photo Gallery: Martin Luther King Jr: The fight for civil rights
• Lafayette faces life without redevelopment agency
• Night of chaos, fear after cruise ship ran aground; 3 dead, 40 missing
• Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno speaks for 1st time since firing
• TV press tour: TNT's new 'Dallas' reunites Hagman, Duffy and Gray
• Stanford men rout Colorado 84-64 to remain in first place in Pac-12
• Dublin council targets tobacco retailers
• Quan readies for recall, gets labor support
• Golden State Warriors see an opportunity for wins on the road
• No injuries, damage after gas line explodes in Rio Vista
• Crews contain Fairfield fire
• Police say 31-year-old West Oakland woman has been missing for many weeks
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
• Mother wins part of $7 million judgment nearly six years after son's murder
• East Bay moviegoers get so many cult flicks, so little time
• Oakland Running Festival moves to Lake Merritt over concerns about Occupy Oakland
• Sentencing in Achilli case postponed for at least another month
• Illegal immigrants getting major review, new chance
• Oakland ranks high on New York Times 'places to go' list
• Missing Hayward girl found Friday in Chico
• Martinez man pleads guilty to stealing $1 million worth of rare coins
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marin town's new police chief finishes first week; Solano high school field gets makeover
• Concord Krispy Kreme comeback?
• San Jose: Two middle school students sickened by pot-laced candy
• Antioch police concessions extended while negotiations continue
• San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to face misdemeanor charges
• End of an era: Judge Richard Arnason steps down from the Contra Costa bench after 49 years of service
• Union City teacher arrested on suspicion of having sex with student
• At preliminary hearing, accused killer Naso reminisces with former girlfriend
• San Jose financial analyst wins $208 million lottery jackpot in New York
• 'In The Name of Love' musical tribute honoring Martin Luther King Jr. is Sunday at Paramount
• Hicks: Stephen Colbert planning a run for president?
• Judge rules: Innovative Bay Area development guidelines are flawed
• Orlando's Dwight Howard too much for the Golden State Warriors
• Cal basketball team survives cold shooting from top three scorers, holds off Colorado
• Saint Mary's College shows it's top dog in WCC, routing Gonzaga in men's basketball
• Grant money flows for Oakland port truckers, but for some it's too little, too late
• Warriors' Kwame Brown may miss rest of the season
• Eisenhowers want presidential memorial redesigned
• College basketball: Stanford struggles to top woeful Utes
• Police, family search for missing Hayward girl
• Oakland to issue lay off notices to 200 workers over loss of redevelopment money
• NYC lawsuit: Diamond stolen in UK emerged in Asia
• 'Tebowing' turns talk from football to faith and a question: Is God on the Broncos' side?
• Head of High-Speed Rail Authority quits as agency undergoes shake-up
• San Jose: Two bank robbery suspects arrested, bomb scare closes Highway 85
• Shrimp boat sinks in San Jose's Alviso marina, captain slightly injured
• Change in tenants for Martinez affordable senior apartment complex worries council
• Police release sketches of suspects in Oakland father's killing
• Alaska winter piles on more snow for weather-weary
• Tim Kawakami: Turnaround wasn't a surprise to 49ers players
• Richmond police investigate city's first homicide of 2012
• UC sees big jump in applications, but transfers fall
• San Jose Earthquakes take UC Santa Barbara's Sam Garza with No. 6 pick in MLS draft
• Midwest gets first big snowstorm of warm winter
• Missing Fremont woman found safe in Santa Cruz Mountains
• County trustees approve Clayton Valley High charter school
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Police book shot Marin burglary suspect; thieves steal BMW from repair shop in 60 seconds or less
• Latest potential Raiders coaching candidate: Dom Capers
• Livermore reels from arrest of teacher accused of sexual assault
• Monte Poole: 49ers G.M. Baalke quietly built a championship-caliber team
• Amid Romney's rise, Bay Area Mormons hope for more acceptance
• UC system to ban smoking, chewing tobacco
• Fire district to keep both Rodeo, Hercules stations open while seeking more cash
• Driver killed in San Leandro crash
• More than a decade after her mother accidentally backed over her, Clayton's Miracle Molly and mom begin to heal
• Local sports digest: U.S. Olympic gymnastics team will be determined at San Jose trials
• Record 29 Bay Area high school students are Intel semifinalists
• Saint Mary's men face formidable challenge in Gonzaga's front line
• Oakland Raiders eyeing Miami Dolphins' Todd Bowles as head coach candidate
• Daly City ATM repairman who stole $200,000 gets time served
• Pair busted with $500,000 worth of cocaine, meth hidden in luggage at SFO
• Guard Nate Robinson has been a great pickup for Golden State Warriors
• Teacher at Granada High in Livermore accused of sexual relationship with student
• California legislative analyst expects lower revenue than Gov. Brown, raising specter of more cuts
• EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits
• Fritos, bologna and fish scraps can't bring elusive injured bird to safety
• Livermore, Dublin charter school petitions denied
• Justices recognize 'ministerial exception' to job laws
• Livermore lab watchdog appeals for closure of lab's bioresearch facility
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marin town's leaders to ask Lucas to create theater; Judge releases Peninsula ATM repairman who switched bills
• Man shot in Livermore late Tuesday night
• Oakland officers disciplined in nameplate flap during Occupy protests
• Giants: Vogelsong agrees to two-year deal
• Red wine researcher accused of falsifying data
• Hayward girl, 15, reported missing
• Mark Purdy: How Jim Harbaugh turned around the 49ers
• Oakley postpones taking action on plan to build more affordable housing
• Golden State Warriors stun LeBron James and the Miami Heat in overtime
• Antioch will keep longtime boat ramp open
• Romney is winner in New Hampshire, resisting attacks
• San Francisco 49ers legends discuss the present -- and reminisce about The Catch
• Monte Poole: The Raiders as you've never seen them
• Pleasanton high schools may use drug-sniffing dogs
• San Jose Sharks open trip with disappointing 5-4 shootout loss at Minnesota
• Tim Kawakami: Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis makes good first impression
• New Oakland Raiders G.M. Reggie McKenzie will get full authority
• 49ers fondly remember franchise's last Candlestick playoff appearance
• For Romney, South Carolina poses tests on ideology and faith
• San Jose Earthquakes re-sign forward Alan Gordon
• Richmond girl, 5, found safe after someone drives off with her in the car
• One joint a week doesn't hurt lungs, marijuana study suggests
• Oakland community honors memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marijuana dropped from Marin smoking ban; Pair in paraglide pellet-gun case plead not guilty
• Walnut Creek's Las Lomas High gets major tech grant, buys iPads
• Suspect in 1984 Pleasanton killing of 14-year-old to face charges as an adult
• Obama praises'vital' work of EPA
• Jury in Pittsburg homicide trial struggling to reach verdict
• Howard Bern, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology, indocrinologist, dead at 91
• Justices weigh relevance of broadcast decency rules
• Romney wins in New Hampshire, cements front-runner position
• Meeting about jobs at Oakland Army Base development abruptly canceled
• Livermore school district recommends denial of charter school petition
• Brown's tax plan could fall short
• Four Alameda County schools nominated for Blue Ribbon honor
• US teens struggle to find elusive part-time jobs
• Alameda County child protective services criticized by state auditors
• Rodeo-Hercules fire district finances at focus of meetings
• Plan to develop Oakland Army Base coming into focus
• Saint Mary's men's basketball team cruises past USF
• Hayashi calls clothes theft 'absent-minded error'
• Leaping lizards! Tiny reptiles advancing robot design
• Federal officials recommend full funding for BART extension to San Jose
• Police: Berkeley city clerk dies after falling down stairs in Oakland home
• San Jose firefighters extinguish two early-morning blazes
• Six-year-old is a gutsy competitor on the raceway
• A very special unit: San Francisco 49ers loaded with key specialists
• Quarterback Tate Forcier no longer a San Jose State Spartan
• CORRECTION
• Romney retains big lead as New Hampshire prepares to vote Tuesday
• Occupy protesters join strike at Union City candy plant
• Chris Treadway: Legendary Kennedy coach to be honored with renaming of gymnasium
• Roy Disney family mulls bid for Dodgers
• Hicks: Nick Cannon's 'mild kidney failure' apparently cured
• George Moscone's murder explored in new play directed by his son
• Monte Poole: Fisher and Wolff never wanted to commit to keeping the A's in the East Bay
• Danville man rallies aid for troops overseas
• Occupy Oakland protester pleads not guilty to assaulting officer
• Reinvented Dodge Dart to join compact car race
• Georgia district investigates math homework on slavery
• Overturned big-rig stalls Highway 24 traffic
• Alameda Sheriff's deputies searching for burglar who escaped Santa Rita Jail
• Roadshow: The speeding husband vs. the worried wife
• Hayward parolee arrested after three-hour standoff with Livermore police Sunday
• Nine Contra Costa County schools could lose millions of dollars in state funding starting in the fall
• San Francisco 49ers defense gearing up to face New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees in NFL playoffs
• Allen Crabbe helps Cal men's basketball team roll past Oregon 77-60
• Political Blotter: Iowa is hardly a bellwether
• A year after the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords
• Gov. Brown's release of budget a prelude to a wild political year
• Roadshow: Double white lines to mark off 237-880 toll lanes soon
• Activists sign up in droves for Bay Area transit plan meetings
• Antioch boat ramp project back at full strength
• Texas electoral maps at issue before Supreme Court
• Broncos, Tim Tebow stun Steelers in OT, win 29-23 in NFL playoffs
• Danville man rallies aid for troops overseas
• Man detained after SWAT standoff in Livermore
• Oakland police arrest six Occupy protesters in Saturday night march
• Cop punched, brawler Tased in sprawling Walnut Creek bar fight
• New Monterey Bay visitors center a window to the ocean
• TV press tour: Fox drops plans for 'Glee' spinoff
• Me ad My Car: Driving Miss Lilly
• Arizona remembers deadly shooting with bells, tears
• TV press tour: J.J. Abrams talks 'Alcatraz,' 'Star Trek'
• 'Devil Inside' lifts Hollywood spirits with $34.5M box office weekend
• Report: Hue Jackson still in as Oakland Raiders head coach
• TV press tour: Sutherland says '24' movie to begin shooting soon
• Heater may have caused Daly City Lucky store fire
• Drummond: A dedicated public servant to the end
• New merging lanes to ease I-680 congestion in San Ramon Valley
• Oakland eyes pay-to-play visa program for ballpark, new Coliseum
• Quan gets little backing from council
• Millions hang in balance of Chevron assessment suit
• Report: New Oakland Raiders G.M. may replace Hue Jackson as coach
• San Jose Sharks maintain home ice dominance over Washington Capitals
• Stanford men's basketball team wins 103-101 in fourth overtime
• Golden State Warriors lose fifth straight game, falling to Utah Jazz
• Police investigating death of woman found in Oakland home
• Man shot and killed in home near Gilroy
• Santa Clara starts fast but can't hold up against No. 25 Gonzaga
• Hercules transit center delays focuses attention on engineering firm
• Analysis: Romney's rivals have little time in S.C.
• Post-Senate career has seen Santorum's income soar
• Grand jury report questions need for fire district's $197 parcel tax
• Iranians tell of six weeks of fear with Somali pirates
• Boy, 6, found alone in East Oakland lot at 3 a.m.
• Woman dies in Bay Point fire
• Motorists injured in two-vehicle crash near Sunol
• Nneka Ogwumike becomes Stanford's fourth player to score career 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds
• Lull in strikes by U.S. drones aids militants
• Richmond's first black mayor dies
• Rare Asian duck draws bird watchers to Fresno
• Muhammad Ali returning home to Louisville for 70th birthday
• Agents' union delays training on new deportation policy
• Thieves seek restaurants' used fryer oil
• Pleasanton woman to be tried for arson
• Mall magnate pulls plans to build high-end center in Dublin
• Legislative analyst says state needs clearer higher-ed vision
• Gov. Jerry Brown calls for historic shuttering of state's notorious youth prison system
• Sharks notebook: Third and fourth lines getting equal time
• Kobe Bryant scores 39 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Golden State Warriors
• Utility explains, fixes phone glitch that frustrated hundreds of West Contra Costa residents
• Eye on the East Bay: Bus agencies adopt new look
• Electrical union pays members to "intercept'' anti-stadium group in Santa Clara
• 200,000 new jobs are positive sign in U.S. recovery
• Book depicts tensions between first lady, aides
• East Bay lawmaker Hayashi pleads no contest in shoplifting incident
• Oakland's three slain children to be honored as 'Save our Babies' block party
• Raiders putting their new GM to work now
• Bethel Island man sentenced to life in Oakley bar owner's killing
• Oakland Tribune tells spinoff to stop using its name and logo
• Hercules suit against former city manager postponed; defendant wants trial moved
• Hundreds attend funeral for boy, 5, killed in Oakland
• Bird plane runs afoul of federal regulators
• Former San Francisco Chronicle Editor Phil Bronstein leaving Hearst
• Home loan protesters disrupt two Antioch banks
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marin ferry considers premium parking fee; Peninsula officials to urge long-term care center's closure
• New Obama administration rule lets some illegal immigrants stay as they seek green card
• A room to rest at the airport
• Obama administration defends core of health care overhaul
• Former Alabama teacher accused of sex abuse was popular
• Bay Point man charged with murder in cousin's shooting death
• Report: Oakland Raiders to hire Reggie McKenzie as general manager
• Golden State Warriors won't be facing the same old Los Angeles Lakers
• San Jose Sharks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1
• Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry out at least the next two games; team then will determine next course of action
• Host Oregon State Beavers leave Cal Bears out in cold
• Titanic items to be sold 100 years after sinking
• Mark Purdy: Moving the Cal-Stanford Big Game to October is a blow to tradition, and Pac-12 presidents are to blame
• Schools will be cut $4.8 billion if taxes don't pass, Gov. Jerry Brown says
• Alameda Planning Board to consider Target store in city's West End
• Baby bison dies after being chased by small dog in Golden Gate Park
• The pika, tiny alpine rabbit relative, up for endangered status in California
• Berkeley-based biotech company Xoma cuts workforce by 34 percent
• San Jose nurse charged with machete-murder of wife's mother in Willow Glen
• AT&T finally rolls out high-speed 4G network in Bay Area
• Wrong-way driver in crash that killed Santa Cruz mom enters plea of not guilty by reason of insanity
• As Santa Clara group collects signatures, city attorney not sure referendum drive on stadium vote is legal
• Former Stanford star Greg Reynolds traded to Texas Rangers
• Two ordered to trial, one on hate crime charges, in connecttion with 2008 gang rape of Richmond woman
• New Obama military strategy refocuses armed forces
• Real estate: 5 reasons to get a new mortgage in 2012
• Good Samaritans help elderly couple survive Union City fire
• Father: Suspect in deadly Utah shootout had PTSD
• San Jose: Carjacking suspect charged with attempted murder of police officer
• El Cerrito to pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Karzai demands coalition cede control of Afghan prisoners
• Report: Warriors trying to trade for Dwight Howard
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Peninsula police seek bank robber; solo crash severely injures Marin cyclist
• Hicks: Tiger Woods' ex-wife destroys house
• Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry sprains right ankle again in loss to Spurs
• Several 'Occupy' members arrested at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Wednesday night
• Dump old, impractical calendar, researchers urge
• Berkeley man ordered to go to trial on charges of sex assaults at complex near Walnut Creek
• San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 3-1
• Man fatally shot in Oakland
• Friends hold vigil tonight for San Jose woman, 25, who died in car accident
• San Jose: Federal marshals arrest Norteno wanted in Los Banos double homicide
• Yahoo seeks to freshen its brand at Sundance
• Romney showing financial muscle for next round
• Contra Costa County's new fraud notification program catches suspect property transfers
• Big Game between Cal and Stanford will be played in October for the first time
• Police need public's help solving attempted kidnapping case
• Greenbrae resident, 90, and burglary suspect wounded in gun battle
• More U.S. women having twins; rate at 1 in 30 babies
• Panel urges lower cutoff for child lead poisoning
• New England Journal: 200 years of medical history
• Grand jury indicts marine biologist for allegedly feeding killer whales in Monterey Bay
• San Jose: Driver who ran from sheriff's deputies found hiding behind a shed
• Key departure at PayPal not expected to result in major changes
• Burglars hit Hayward nonprofit agency over holiday weekend
• Hayward man injured in Union City shooting
• Roadshow: Figuring out where to install that GPS system you got for Christmas
• Fitch Ratings boosts Alameda County debt rating to AA
• Christmas tree collection at issue in Richmond
• Longtime West Contra Costa hospital rep departs
• More Americans work past traditional retirement age
• Experts: Don't build $99 billion California bullet train
• Deadly parasite turns Bay Area honeybees into zombie slaves
• Richmond Superfund site toxic pollution increasing
• Roadshow: 880-280-Stevens Creek, the interchange we love to hate
• Family sues Mt. Diablo school officials over bus mishap
• Oakland Tribune cartoonist defined golden age of Bay Area sports
• Astound cable company comes to Pleasant Hill
• Judge: Black church rightful owner of KKK store in South Carolina
• Funeral for 5-year-old Oakland boy scheduled for Friday
• Photos of dead aim to bring new life to cold cases
• O'Brien: My 10 fearless high-tech predictions for 2012
• Iowa: Santorum, Romney leading the tight vote
• Obama applauds Iowa Democrats for their help
• Analysis: Iowa GOP caucus a mixed bag for Romney
• Cat survives 2 euthanasia attempts at Utah shelter
• After 40-year battle, train may roll in Hawaii
• Trial begins in 2008 slaying near Southland Mall in Hayward
• San Jose police officer seriously hurt chasing carjacking suspect
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Jan. 3
• Dry December nearly one for the record books
• Mount Rainier remains closed after ranger shooting
• Spaceflights get ready to board business class
• Oakland revokes Occupy teepee permit
• Weight-loss surgery reduces cardiovascular risks, study says
• Pistol-whipping occurs outside Walnut Creek bar
• People: Angelina Jolie buys Brad a waterfall
• Agencies offer curbside Christmas tree pickup
• San Jose: 25-year-old woman is city's first traffic fatality of the year
• U.S. to Iran: U.S. warships to remain in Gulf
• Union City's new top cop ready to lead
• BART airport connector rising but still stirring debate
• Oklahoma State defeats Stanford 41-38 in overtime in Fiesta Bowl
• Oakland: Two shootings injure three early New Year's Day
• Montebello audit shows accounting flaws; state audit of Hercules to follow
• Herhold: Designer of two San Jose museums dies in Mexico
• Panda Express founders now betting on dry cleaning chain
• Los Angeles police say they caught arson spree suspect who terrorized neighborhoods
• People: Russell Brand looking at $20 million divorce windfall
• 49ers reflect on success, look ahead toward NFC playoffs
• 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman a finalist to replace Joe Paterno at Penn State
• Warriors fall to Suns in desert 102-91
• No mall for Indians in Fremont
• People update: Madonna says no to portraying Jackie O
• Power restored in Daly City, Pacifica
• People update: Aretha Franklin engaged to longtime boyfriend
• Richmond: Suspect in stolen car arrested after brief chase
• Police say body believed to be suspected Rainier gunman found, ID not confirmed
• Cee Lo Green ticks off John Lennon fans
• 49ers and Raiders 2012 home and road opponents
• San Jose police identify woman killed in Willow Glen home
• Bay Area accidents highlight importance of children's safety around vehicles
• March and vigil mark third anniversary of Oscar Grant shooting
• Empathy as an antidote for job burnout
• Bowl season's top matchup is ... Stanford-Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl
• Vallejo hits its second highest homicide rate in past 25 years
• Briefs
• Daniel Brown: "Greatest trade in football" fails to land Raiders a playoff spot
• Stanford notebook: Tight ends key Cardinal offense's efficiency
• Stanford defense braces for Oklahoma State in Fiesta Bowl
• Republican campaign hinges less on issues more on topping Obama
• San Jose Sharks notebook: Short trip with some baggage
• Pittsburg woman killed in car crash on Highway 24
• Two arrested after beating outside of Walnut Creek nightclub
• Fake pizza order leads to robbery of deliverer in Concord
• Shootings and stabbings mar New Year's celebrations in San Jose and around Bay Area
• San Francisco 49ers clinch NFC no. 2 seed with 34-27 win over St. Louis Rams
• Political Blotter: For-profit college official named to student aid panel
• Oakland Raiders miss playoffs after 38-26 loss to San Diego Chargers
• SF boosts minimum wage to $10.24 an hour
• For some in need, Facebook is route to new kidney
• Golden State Warriors' Monta Ellis expected in lineup against Phoenix Suns
• Mark Purdy: San Francisco 49ers earn their much-needed bye
• Slideshow: San Francisco 49ers beat St. Louis Rams
• LA arson: More car fires hit Hollywood and other parts of Los Angeles on New Year's
• 2nd NASA probe en route to moon on New Year's Day
• Share the Spirit: Concord agency takes pain out of being a kid
• First year a rough one for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
• Report: Squirrel monkey stolen from San Francisco zoo found safe
• Oakland Effect: Oakland's homicide rate still a dismal fact of life
• Tammerlin Drummond: 2012 Time to turn a new page on violence
• Roadshow: A word of advice -- pay those old out-of-state traffic tickets
• Stanford football: A recruiting class like no other on The Farm
• Bay Area tries to rein in greenhouse gases with growth/transportation plans
• Stanford men hold off USC 51-43
• Gay history and immigrant aid laws to take effect
• Police seek suspects in shooting death of 5-year-old boy in East Oakland
• NASA probe circling the moon on New Year's Eve
• Watch out: Political attacks turn nasty in Iowa
• FDA is finding attention-deficit drugs in short supply
• Illinois topples UCLA in Fight Hunger Bowl
• Warriors' Monta Ellis to miss New Year's Eve game against 76ers
• Willow Glen machete murder: Woman who claimed to be another victim of attack arrested
• Obama to target Congress in 2012 re-election campaign
• Obama signs military spending bill
• Cal's uses best half of the year to rout UCLA and complete Pac-12 basketball opening sweep
• Spare the Air alert issued for New Year's Day
• BART phases out discount paper ticket sales at most outlets
• A look back at 2011: Fewer bars than the year before and another adult store
• Monte Poole: Playoffs, and more, on the line for Oakland Raiders
• Local schools among those on ski-vacation buses busted for pot
• Boy, 5, dies after East Oakland shooting
• Outdoor game in San Francisco would appeal to Sharks' Ryane Clowe
• Santa Clara edged at buzzer in Cable Car Classic championship game
• BART phases out discount paper ticket sales at most outlets
• Fish and Game wardens arrest San Jose couple for poaching crab, sturgeon
• New Parkway Theater to open in Oakland's Uptown district
• Police arrest 14 in separate confrontations with Occupy Oakland protesters
• Stage Right to hold auditions for 'The Wizard of Oz'
• Mavericks organizers plan public safety meeting as surfing contest season opens
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marin park admission price climbs Sunday; Peninsula surf contest readies public-safety meeting
• Traffic fines to double on stretch of Vasco Road
• Grand jury transcripts show slain Michelle Le was subject of suspect's growing hatred
• The top 10 stories in Bay Area sports in 2011
• Stop monkeying around and return Banana-Sam to the San Francisco Zoo
• PG&E announces rate increase
• Firefighters respond to report of unconscious child in Black Diamond Regional Park
• Warriors' Monta Ellis on leave to tend to his grandmother's funeral
• Mark Purdy: There is, too, a local team in the Rose Bowl
• Company running teens in ski-bus laden with pot had similar incident before
• Oakland homicide victims will be remembered at St. Columba Saturday
• People: Did Russell Brand blindside Katy Perry with divorce filing?
• Rapping Brentwood math teacher adds 'hip' to hypotenuse
• Men's basketball: Dramatic defensive stop lifts Stanford over UCLA
• Santa Clara routs Eastern Michigan, returns to Cable Car Classic championship game
• Saint Mary's men's basketball team rolls over BYU
• Contra Costa County evicts 50-year-old business to make way for tree landscaping
• Teenage girl who had brain surgery attacked by Sharks fan at HP Pavilion
• Contractors' role grows in drone missions, worrying some in the military
• Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd made brazen sexual overtures to actress, Gloria Allred's letter claims
• Police: San Jose man who wouldn't turn down music, and then pulled out machete, now in custody
• Cal basketball team survives USC comeback to win Pac-12 opener 53-49
• East Bay redevelopment leaders reeling after ruling
• Mark Purdy: The most powerful person in Bay Area sports
• Scholars want help identifying slaves' origins
• Chris Treadway: Community college student to help update historic resource list
• Fremont mayor dead at 77
• Lawmaker doesn't want TSA to pocket change left at checkpoints
• People: Kelly Clarkson assailed on Twitter after endorsing Ron Paul
• California Supreme Court allows redevelopment money grab
• Cal football: Tedford sees brighter days ahead
• Pittsburg man pleads not guilty to arson charge
• Traffic moving again on Interstate 880 after van overturned
• Crews repair broken San Leandro water main
• Two homes damaged, four firefighters injured in Berkeley hills blaze
• Decade-old Pinole murder investigation ends in charges
• Live coverage: Bay Area cities react strongly to California Supreme Court's ruling on redevelopment agencies
• Sears, Kmart stores in Bay Area survive first round of closings
• BP money buys sports towels, Christmas lights, jingles
• San Lorenzo cookie company is year-round holiday treat
• Salvation Army shares the bounty with struggling families this holiday season
• Two homes damaged by three-alarm fire in the Berkeley hills
• Golden State Warriors rally to beat New York Knicks
• San Jose Sharks lose 3-2 in overtime to Vancouver Canucks
• Tammerlin Drummond: Sanjiv Handa was an original
• Carmakers, U.S. worry about hacking of cars
• New California law requires car seats for kids 8 years old and younger
• San Francisco printing company owner to stand trial for Oakland woman's death
• Another blow for Genentech as Avastin fails in tests on ovarian cancer
• Stanford's StartX incubator looks to hatch more startups down on the Farm
• Would-be robber tries to enter San Anselmo store via the roof, gets arrested
• Name released for pedestrian killed on Highway 101 near Gilroy
• Swine flu strain that is resistant to Tamiflu is spreading more easily
• Police clearing new Occupy Oakland camp in West Oakland
• Santa Clara County offers a deal: Half off your unpaid traffic tickets
• Coroner identifies motorcyclist who died in Devil's Slide wreck
• Mt. Diablo school district custodian charged with molesting two children
• UCSF researchers perform first electrical recordings in human sperm
• 17-year-old charge as an adult in downtown Oakland shooting
• Monte Poole: The Oakland A's are a travesty
• People: Ashton Kutcher dating Demi Moore clone
• State amnesty program for some old traffic violations
• Vacaville police seeking hit-and-run driver who struck 16-year-old boy
• Transit systems offer later service or free rides on New Year's Eve
• Mark Hawthorne -- aka Hate Man -- has made People's Park his home for 10 years
• Beset by rats, People's Park gets a trim
• A's send closer Bailey, outfielder Sweeney to Boston
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Dec. 28
• Pleasanton's finance director pens two children's books
• Two men receive transplants on Christmas from Oakland shooting victim
• Lucky scam overcome by generosity to South Bay Blue Star Moms
• Governor begins naming new judges across state
• San Jose cop, anonymous couple, collect $5,000 for family whose home burned
• Federal appeals court upholds San Mateo County murder conviction
• Hollywood in San Jose? Students study at film camp to produce feature-length movie
• Brown finds governing 'endlessly interesting'
• Romney well-positioned to emerge as winner in Iowa
• Water agency tightens its belt with new contracts
• Christmas crackdown on fireplaces yields 400 complaints; New Year's may be next
• Cal's Isi Sofele wants to play a big part vs. Texas at Holiday Bowl
• Oakland City Hall gadfly Sanjiv Handa has died
• People: Maria Shriver might not divorce Arnold, TMZ says
• Custodian arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a child worked at three elementary campuses
• Judge dismisses federal suit over UC Berkeley harassment
• Man tries to abduct 9-year-old boy in Oakland hills
• Two men receive transplants on Christmas from Oakland shooting victim
• Two injured in plane crash at Buchanan Field in Concord
• Slideshow: Bay Area News Group photographers' favorite images of 2011
• Three Oakland Raiders make Pro Bowl
• Survey: Home prices down in most major US cities
• 49ers place eight on Pro Bowl team, tops in NFC
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Dec. 27
• People update: Lady Gaga's assistant sues for $380,000
• California Gov. Jerry Brown gets mostly B grades from analysts for memorable, though ultimately disappointing first year back
• Antioch toddler's death a 'tragic accident,' police say
• Fremont police: Two vehicles hit and kill pedestrian, keep driving
• Union City man launches clothing line
• BART seismic work will displace greenway users
• Disgraced ex-journalist Stephen Glass fights to get California law license
• Backcourt mates Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry lead Golden State Warriors to victory over Chicago Bulls
• San Jose Sharks lose to Anaheim Ducks 3-2
• Roadshow: Keep a notebook in car to share insurance information after a crash
• New rideshare sites around Bay Area rely on Facebook
• Political Blotter: New law cracks down on 'robotripping'
• Burglars make off with Morgan Hill family's presents and dog
• UCSC moves to new method on admissions
• California executions remain in everlasting limbo
• Woman, two dogs killed in San Leandro blaze
• Oakley couple fill home with vintage vehicles
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Dec. 26
• As Iowa caucus nears, much is still up in the air
• Middle schoolteacher takes on giant math problem: Getting kids to love numbers
• Shoppers take the malls for returns, to cash in those gift cards
• Cal football: Quarterback Maynard adjusts after slow start
• Florida helicopter crash kills doctor getting heart for transplant
• These 49ers don't flinch in face of adversity
• Two World War II gunners with a lot in common enter hospice care with pride, dignity and sharp memories
• Alameda County judge gives felons a second chance
• East Bay roots sprout a Texas Longhorn by way of Hollywood, selfless service and combat
• San Jose: 2 families file lawsuit in child care worker molest case
• Antioch woman strives to keep efforts of military in focus
• Los Angeles Clippers play Grinch on Christmas against Golden State Warriors
• Mark Purdy: Pregame glitz isn't nearly enough for Golden State Warriors
• Obama spends Christmas with family, military
• State senator aims to double lobby fee in California -- to 14 cents a day
• Stanford football: Defensive lineman Terrence Stephens plans to honor his hero, the late Chester McGlockton
• Cal linebacker Mychal Kendricks works his way to the top
• More tiny, but harmful, frogs showing up in Hawaii
• Changes could be in store for Antioch senior bus program
• Oil sands pipeline seems likely to endure
• Several U.S. states weigh in on cigarette label suit
• Crusaders take page, and outfits, from comics
• U.S. preparing for Pakistanis to curtail ties
• 'Anonymous' hackers target U.S. security think tank
• Jacob E. Goldman, creator of Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, dies at 90
• Familiar face takes mayor's gavel in Pinole
• Collision closes I-580 lanes in Richmond for an hour
• Distraught mother drops 22-month-old son out second-story window in San Jose
• Four Bay Area residents split $780k MEGA Millions lotto prize
• Texas police find seven dead in Dallas-area apartment
• Coast Guard rescues 28 after boat engine catches fire in SF Bay
• Dig for SF's transport terminal unearths artifacts
• Oakland: Man shot, killed in car
• Drummond: Teaching life skills through golf
• Foothill Boulevard gateway getting face-lift in Hayward
• Program keeps children in the family
• For refugees, leaving California a gamble
• Tim Kawakami: It wasn't pretty, but 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh got what he wanted
• Golden State Warriors have difficult opening act in Mark Jackson's coaching debut
• Monte Poole: Oakland Raiders find a way to 'win it in the end'
• Last-minute buyers top off strong shopping season
• English Learner becomes first women in her family to go to college
• Last combat troops out of Iraq back at Fort Hood
• Oakland Raiders beat Kansas City Chiefs in overtime 16-13
• More accurate view of Washington crossing debuts
• Slideshow: San Francisco 49ers beat Seattle Seahawks
• Extreme year, few measures
• Occupy Wall Street becomes highly collectible
• Gingrich short of signatures needed for ballot in Virginia
• Lost last month, blind dog gets home for Christmas
• Unprovoked attacks at heart of 'Knockout King'
• Source: A's owner 'very confident' deal to move team to San Jose is near
• San Francisco 49ers rally past Seattle Seahawks 19-17
• In Alaska, becoming the militants next door
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Dec. 24
• San Jose Sharks win fourth in a row, beating Los Angeles Kings
• Eye on the East Bay: Oakley story lost in translation
• San Jose: Bank manager, husband charged with stealing $1 million from 96-year-old
• Oakland Raiders, Kansas Chiefs still have postseason hopes
• TSA launches help line for disabled travelers
• San Francisco 49ers are winning the turnover battle
• Mark Purdy: San Francisco 49ers defense hitting the right way
• 1941 fruitcake in Ohio sells for $525
• Martinez police seek pair in restaurant robbery
• Biden, Romney spar like it's fall 2012
• Packed San Jose mall partially evacuated after too much cleaner gets in air
• CHP officer nearly struck by motorist in Vacaville
• Suspect in Vallejo double homicide gets new attorney
• Indonesia girl back with family after 2004 tsunami
• Credit rating agency downgrades Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park District
• Most retailers don't plan later hours on Christmas Eve
• Coach Tom Martinez, best known as Tom Brady's guru, still fighting
• A's trade of Gio Gonzalez to Washington Nationals is official
• Curry gives Warriors a base to build around
• San Francisco fire caused $8M in damage, started near trash chute
• Cal men's basketball team can't keep up with UNLV
• Lafayette war crosses founder hopes to see them come down
• Nun famous for kissing Elvis prays for miracle -- millions to renovate Connecticut abbey
• Chris Treadway: Richmond Rockets give back to community
• Fremont woman builds replica Christmas village
• Tech firm Five9 signs big lease, will move hundreds to San Ramon's Bishop Ranch
• Walnut Creek school custodian suspected of child molestation
• 'The X Factor': Melanie Amaro wins; Chris Rene takes third
• No. 6 Baylor holds off Saint Mary's 72-59
• College basketball: Stanford stunned by struggling Butler
• West Oakland recyclers make pitch to relocate to former Army base
• 49ers' Vernon Davis happy to end TD drought
• Sixty people displaced by intense fire in San Francisco's Western Addition
• Pigeons can learn higher math, study suggests
• He Believes: Mark Jackson brings dose of faith to Warriors
• House Republicans agree to extend payroll tax cut
• Bill authored by Sen. Joe Simitian that outlaws cough syrup sales to kids in California takes effect Jan. 1
• Passengers injured after bus crashes through fence at Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station
• San Jose: Police say handgun in officer-involved shooting is also homicide weapon
• Fearless autistic singer gears up for concert at his Hayward school
• Fremont raises garbage, recycling rates
• Brentwood after-school program builds legacy of success
• San Jose Sharks score five goals in first period, rout Tampa Bay Lightning
• Occupy Berkeley encampment shrinks following eviction edict from city
• Strong police presence set for anniversary of triple South San Francisco killing
• PG&E still doesn't know cause of 2nd Candlestick outage
• San Francisco 49ers: 'Phenomenal' Andy Lee leads NFL in punting
• Los Gatos police: Molester lured boys by offering them car washing jobs
• South Bay jury convicts Hawaiian in tax scam
• Oakland names independent investigator into Occupy protests
• Couple charged with running Silicon Valley rent scam
• Tammerlin Drummond: "Snitch" murder sends a chilling message
• People: Kardashuians accused of using slave labor
• Air district asks public not to burn wood on Thursday and Friday
• San Jose to Tokyo flights to board soon
• Most California high-speed rail jobs too good to be true
• Oakland council rejects resolution to police port against protesters
• Shoppers turning to e-gift cards during the holidays as more retailers offer them
• $2 million bail for accused killer in Hells Angels brawl at Reno casino
• Former Stanford player Tom Williams resigns as Yale football coach amid controversy
• Man ordered to trail in aces trial in death of Hayward good Samaritan
• South San Francisco man dies after motorcycle crash in Pacifica
• Police shoot reported gunman near Hilltop Mall
• Warriors' Curry gets good news on ankle
• Power plants in East Contra County get formal notice of lawsuit threat
• Newark council to appoint candidate to fill vacant council seat
• Stephen Curry injures ankle in Golden State Warriors' exhibition finale
• Warriors, Ellis being sued for sexual harassment
• Women's basketball: Nneka Ogwumike scores 42 points as Stanford defeats Tennessee 97-80
• US: Don't publish all details of lab-bred bird flu
• More than a year later, mastermind set for sentencing in murder-for-hire of Los Gatos restaurateur
• Day after Candlestick goes dark, 49ers still looking for answers
• Family of six displaced by Pittsburg house fire
• Conservatives in House block payroll tax cut
• Mass. man convicted of conspiring to help al-Qaida
• MLK parade bomber sentenced to 32 years in prison
• Insurance payments for Berkeley fire victims a murky proposition
• Plans stall for preserving Brentwood agricultural lands
• Nearly $9 million bail for Oakley rape suspect
• New Delta invader threatens to clog waterways, pumps
• Oakland police release photo of suspect in Chase bank hold up
• Study: When a football team wins, male grades drop
• Governor Jerry Brown kicks off California climate change conference with attack on "deniers"
• People: Piers Morgan denies ties to phone hacking
• Kamala Harris sues Fannie, Freddie demanding answers
• Water utility ordered to refund Bay Point residents $1.5 million
• Danville man, 19, sentenced to six years prison for February rape
• Americorps volunteers give conservation efforts a boost in Santa Cruz County
• Man rescued from vehicle after it plunges down embankment on outskirts of Daly City
• Woman found dead in Antioch hotel room identified
• Oakland High School glee club wins $25,000
• Drummond: Value is about more than price
• San Francisco 49ers defense shines in 20-3 win over Pittsburgh Steelers
• Walnut Creek downtown is bouncing back
• Brian Stow interview on television Monday night
• Actor Gerard Butler OK after getting held underwater by waves at Mavericks
• San Jose: Driver arrested for DUI accident, firefighters rescue three trapped in car
• U.S. considers shutting down Somali militants' Twitter use
• Slideshow: Cal stifles UC Santa Barbara, 70-50
• Critics decry arrests
• Slideshow: Monday night matchup: San Francisco 49ers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
• Amazon Price Check promotion fuels Bay Area bookstore backlash
• Hayward wins multimillion-dollar Promise Neighborhoods grant
• Power outage blacks out Candlestick, delays 49ers game
• People: College prof claims he was fired after giving James Franco bad grade
• Police ask public to help ID woman found in Oakland Estuary Thursday
• Martinez buying building from county to get a project off the ground
• Antioch man indicted on child pornography charges
• Pleasanton police arrest suspected car burglars after freeway chase, crash in Castro Valley
• Stringing massive cable on new Bay Bridge span starts this week
• Actor Gerard Butler OK after getting held underwater by waves at Mavericks
• How to find greener tech products
• Critics say Chevron tax appeal undercuts its "We Agree" ad
• Labor vows to fight recall campaign against Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
• Gilroy: Parolee surrenders after six-hour standoff with police
• Berkeley schools chief to retire after busy four-year tenure
• Neighbor describes scene of Foster City homicide
• Three in running to be new Chabot College president
• Work to start soon on first high school in Mountain House
• State trigger cuts could put Alameda County in a $6.2 million bind
• 511.org overhaul: faster directions for faster commutes
• Report: Ben Roethlisberger to start for Steelers against the 49ers on Monday night
• O'Brien: New York wants to steal Silicon Valley's innovation crown? Puh-leez.
• Occupy San Jose once again sets up tents at San Jose City Hall plaza
• Economic recovery slow for US nonprofits
• Advocates of scaling back California's tough Three-Strikes law hope for place on ballot
• Merry pumping: Falling gas prices turning filling stations into dispensaries of good cheer
• Slideshow: North Korea leader Kim Jong Il dead at 69 following heart attack
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Il: dynastic leader with nuclear ambition
• Man killed in East Oakland house fire identified
• Two Saturday shootings leave one dead, two injured in Oakland
• Mark Purdy: Oakland Raiders need to make big plays to win
• 511.org overhaul: faster directions for faster commutes
• Oakland Raiders' losing streak continues after 28-27 loss to Detroit Lions
• A year after epic skiing, Tahoe is thirsting for snow
• Bay Area's seventh Winter Spare the Air Alert issued for Monday
• Silicon Valley group provides tech training to poor in developing world
• Oakland Effect: War's mental toll
• Heavy traffic expected Monday afternoon; 49ers fans urged to arrive early at Candlestick Park
• Richmond: 49-year-old man killed in high-speed crash
• Philippine storm death toll exceeds 650; 900 missing
• Hundreds attend funeral for former Oakland Tech football star
• 'Sherlock' slips with $40M debut
• Small quake rattles Alameda County
• Doctor: Blues singer Etta James terminally ill
• Berkeley Food Pantry doubles its offerings over last three years
• Hospital workers don't always practice what the experts preach in getting flu shots, statistics reveal
• De La Salle dominates Westlake in CIF Open Division title game
• San Jose Sharks defeat Edmonton Oilers 3-2
• Golden State Warriors big man Ekpe Udoh sparkles in exhibition win over Sacramento
• Andre Ward wins unanimous decision over Carl Froch in WBA title fight
• Senate votes to extend payroll tax cut
• Manning's sexual orientation is raised in hearing
• Economic issues not top concern for Iowa voters
• Historic visit to Libya by Pentagon chief Panetta
• High school football: No perfect ending for Bellarmine in its quest for state title
• College basketball: Stanford routs San Diego 75-55
• Newark man shot in his home, suffers minor injuries
• Marchers protest home of Piedmont man
• Hercules waterfront development agreement postponed to January
• Daniel Borenstein: State retirement systems placing risky wagers at taxpayer expense
• Lone gray wolf wanders near California border
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Dec. 17
• Cal women stage furious rally but fall short at home to Ohio State
• Fire displaces several residents in Alameda
• Oakley man arrested on suspicion of rape, kidnapping
• Campolindo's dream season ends with loss to Washington Union
• Salvation Army volunteers set bell-ringing record
• Pot clubs getting into mainstream holiday spirit
• San Jose woman charged with stealing jewelry from children
• Homemade guns, bombs found in Santa Clara home
• Bay Area residents join holiday effort to pay down Kmart layaway accounts
• Hayward shoreline protection board votes to bar future items dealing with power plant
• Services for slain toddler draw 1,000 mourners to Oakland church
• Renovations and reuse on tap at Hayward Executive Airport
• Golden State Warriors: Center Andris Biedrins worked in offseason to regain strength, confidence
• High school football: Bellarmine loses to Santa Margarita 42-37 in Division I state title game
• Cal basketball team puts clamps on nation's top scorer in win over Weber State
• Veil is lifted on abusive coaches
• SHELL GETS NOD TO DRILL IN ARCTIC
• Congress delays food marketing guidelines for kids
• San Jose police, girlfriend give different accounts of fatal officer-involved shooting
• Night Owl: Popup Hood in Old Oakland draws crowds with artisan goods and good marketing
• Floating Occupy tent on Oakland's Lake Merritt dismantled
• Union City gang member gets life in prison for shooting Fremont police officer
• Martinez woman killed in Antioch motel room
• Antioch ferryboat saga nears end
• Herman Cain says he'd like to be secretary of defense
• Kobe Bryant's wife files for divorce
• Winton Avenue onramp to I-880 closed after big-rig accident
• Marin judge rejects lethal injection procedures
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marin judge tosses state death-penalty procedure; Solano man's pine tree no longer home for holidays
• Barry Bonds sentenced to two years probation, 30 days home confinement
• People: Christian Bale causes ruckus in China
• The American dream reconsidered
• Video streaming: New wave of game consoles
• State to receive nearly $57 million in Race to the Top funding to improve early childhood education
• Occupy Concord plans Saturday rally
• 3 people killed, 2 wounded in shooting at Southern California office
• Earthquakes acquire midfielder Marvin Chavez from FC Dallas
• San Jose Sharks rally for 5-4 win over Colorado Avalanche
• Oakland Mayor Jean Quan jeered at Occupy forum
• Struggling family of five get keys to new Habitat home in time for Christmas
• Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62
• Bay Area group launches campaign against parents sharing bed with infants
• Crackdown coming to Occupy Berkeley
• Forecast: South Bay and East Bay to rebound strongly
• Bay Area drug maker seeks first-ever approval for drug to prevent HIV
• Oakland boxer Andre Ward goes for Super Six title Saturday
• 49ers: Red-zone issues benefit kicker David Akers
• It's the end of the road for Ford's Ranger pickup
• Police seize rifles, nearly $40,000 in Newark, Danville pot raids
• Oakland school board recall proponents face a tough challenge
• Golden Globes nominee list features surprises
• Oakland seeks to stop port protests
• Group behind millionaire's tax presses on
• Phony contractor to be sentenced Friday in San Francisco
• Hicks: Barbara Walters to Kardashians -- 'You don't have any talent'
• Man stabbed near at Serramonte shopping center in Daly City
• Office employees sickened by UC Berkeley fuel spill
• Oakland community volunteer Eddie Snow has died
• Raiders now 7-for-7 or sellouts this season
• Oakley rape suspect eludes capture after being spotted near San Diego
• Contra Costa County reaches contract deal with five unions
• Open Carry gun rights activists to gather at Concord mall tonight
• Richmond police dog bites tow truck driver
• Cal Bears' 2004 Rose Bowl snub lingers, adds some spark to Holiday Bowl matchup with Texas
• Dog thrown out car window in Monterey found alive
• Congress weighing length of jobless benefits
• Financial aid program benefits middle-class students at UC Berkeley
• Federal grand jury is investigating Solyndra, bankruptcy court filings show
• Second victim identified in Vallejo homicide
• Livermore school board to decide charter school fate in 2012
• Newark pot club raided one week after another dispensary closed
• Walnut Creek closed for the holidays, employees still paid
• Two Silicon Valley high-altitude ballooning groups vie for record
• Discovery Bay leader pleads not guilty to spousal abuse charges
• 'Nativity Live' Friday, Saturday at Martinez's Morello Hills church
• New Haven to extend winter break by a day
• Salvation Army need 35,000 pounds of food by Friday
• Oakley councilwoman is asked to resign
• Occupy shutdown costly for Oakland port
• Oakland enacts five-minute 'grace period' on expired parking meters
• Santa Clara approves 49ers stadium deal; fate in NFL's hands
• PG&E accepts blame for San Bruno blast
• 50 groups share $690,000 to help Bay Area LGBT community
• Google gives $40 million to bolster education. limit slavery and make technology more available
• Chuck E. Cheese fined for violating child-labor laws
• DUI deaths reach new low in California
• Relief from loud TV commercials closer to reality
• Swords to Plowshares? New study outlines future for Silicon Valley mountaintop Air Force base
• San Jose Sharks lose to Colorado Avalanche 4-3
• Belmont woman injured after brief elevator free fall
• Light sculpture to add new luster to Bay Bridge
• Motive remains vague in Hayward man's death in unincorporated Walnut Creek
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• Sandre Swanson will challenge Loni Hancock for state Senate
• Lottery investigators seek serial burglar who stole tickets at South Bay stores
• Port operations resume after day of Occupy protests in Oakland
• College student jailed for tying puppy's nose with a rubber band
• Cannonball stunt to be addressed at meeting in Dublin
• Occupy tree-sitters come down from perch outside Oakland City Hall
• Connecticut man charged in attack on Gene Simmons website
• Homefix: Finding a leak in a chimney or roof
• Livermore council narrows field of applicants for vacant seat to five
• People: Angelina and Brad might not be done breeding
• Black Friday shooting defendants arraigned
• Ex-Penn State coach Sandusky arrives at courthouse for preliminary hearing
• Poll: 60 percent of California voters favor Brown's tax hike
• Burmese refugees struggling in the East Bay
• Consultant sets tone for saving ailing Mt. Diablo Health Care District
• Cardinal sells out its bowl tickets
• Herhold: The logic of gun permits
• Grand, new addition to national park system: Coastal ranch north of Half Moon Bay
• Oakland Raiders' Rolando McClain breaks his silence but not about Alabama shooting incident
• San Francisco 49ers, coach Jim Harbaugh preach accountability after tough loss
• Tammerlin Drummond: Fremont sperm donor in feds cross hairs
• Community asked to keep eyes peeled for dog named Frosty who was thrown from car in Monterey
• Tim Kawakami: Eddie DeBartolo likes this 49ers team -- a lot
• Occupy protesters try again for Port of Oakland shutdown
• Settlement to halt Niles Canyon construction
• Faces and voices of the Occupy movement
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• Mt. Diablo school board to discuss $4.3 million increase in solar contract, three-year budget shortfalls
• A's agree to contract terms with Daric Barton, Landon Powell and Adam Rosales
• Bay Area Iranian-Americans fear forced closure of Iraq's Camp Ashraf will lead to a massacre
• Astros catcher Jason Castro sidelined three months after foot surgery
• Bill would halt more work on MTC move from Oakland to San Francisco
• In aftermath of Diablo View Middle School teacher's arrest, counselors and administrators on campus
• People: Sarah Palin shops new reality show -- but no takers
• Fremont prepares for major development
• Richmond park guru sees salvation in swings and sandbox
• Lousy economy doesn't deter determined entrepreneurs in Oakland
• San Mateo County: Big-rig accident spills live crabs across Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay
• Operation Toy Drive comes to Bay Area for first time
• Who gets to carry a concealed weapon in Santa Clara County?
• Amazon unnerves Bay Area merchants with its killer app
• 'Skyrim' wins top prize at Spike Video Game Awards
• Diesel fuel leak closes UC Berkeley's Stanley Hall
• High-speed chase ends with crash in Richmond, knocks out power to over 2,700 PG&E customers
• Concord police arrest three after noninjury officer involved shooting
• Slideshow: 49ers lose tight game in Arizona
• Oakland Raiders slip in AFC West standings after 46-16 loss to Green Bay Packers
• Cal State campuses overwhelmed by remedial needs
• San Francisco 49ers can't hang on in 21-19 loss to Arizona Cardinals
• Slideshow: Raiders meet unbeaten Packers in Green Bay
• California Interscholastic Federation bowl game selections announced
• California braces for more budget slashing
• Calif. senator threatens boycott over Lowe's ads
• US proposes unmanned border crossing with Mexico
• Feds, SF tussle over America's Cup use of Alcatraz
• Hayward: Wheelchair user killed when struck by car
• Facebook tacking online conflicts with compassionate touch
• Health insurance premiums rising faster than incomes for California families, study reveals
• N.L. MVP Ryan Braun has positive drug test, is appealing
• Golden State Warriors notebook: Team plans to offer DeAndre Jordan $40 million over four years
• Luck still a winner in defeat
• Flooding forces brief disruption at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• Obama praises members of military academies
• Tammerlin Drummond: How would recalling mayor help Oakland?
• Alameda County realignment plan "ambitious" but moving in the right direction
• 'Adopt a Family' gets personal about playing Santa for needy Hayward-area residents
• As Port protest looms, Oakland Police face tough questions over use-of-force
• Eye on the East Bay: Occupier goes shopping after eviction
• Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in Danville wreck
• Hayward hospital removes gang, prison tattoos for free
• Daniel Borenstein: Elected officials' behavior often stranger than fiction
• Waste Management faces $882,200 fine in connection with San Jose landfill pollution
• Concord man who stabbed stranger declared legally insane
• Several hundred Santas descend on San Francisco for SantaCon
• One-alarm fire forces Oakland market to close
• Martinez residents awake to car crash in home
• Oakland father of three killed near his wife, kids in drive-by shooting
• Sky-watchers get rare treat: total lunar eclipse
• Two men injured in separate West Oakland shootings
• Warriors become third Oakland team to fancy home across the Bay
• It's a new day in Newark City Hall
• Antioch exotic pet store set to close
• Former Gilroy city councilman convicted for stealing Memorial Day Parade money
• Police arrest third suspect in Black Friday Walmart shooting
• Oakland Police Department gets much needed officers
• Billionaire 'playboy' has a $20 million vision to save California
• Airline baggage ripe for rifling, and smuggling
• Odds stacked against Stanford's Andrew Luck in Heisman Trophy race
• Radioactive water leaks inside Japan plant
• Fishers, a weasel cousin, helped to comeback in north state
• Canadian accused of conspiring in US terror case
• Walnut Creek's new mayor wants to take a walk
• House GOP introduces bill renewing payroll tax cut
• Struggling Pittsburg junior high violates deal netting $900 per student
• Oakland A's trade right-hander Cahill to Diamondbacks
• People: Lowe's pulls advertising from 'All-American Muslim'
• Concord to pay almost $500,000 after summer of park copper thefts
• Clayton middle schoolteacher suspected of sex crimes involving former student
• Walnut Creek's downtown alcohol-related woes continue
• Warriors become third Oakland team to fancy home across the Bay
• Hiram Lawrence Jr., todder injured in Oakland shooting, has died
• Pleasant Hill Council selects John Hanecak as mayor
• Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce ousts longtime director
• Golden State Warriors waive guard Jeremy Lin
• Oakley neighborhood caught between the law and a hard place
• Damaged floor now part of Fremont earthquake exhibit
• Hoping for cures, supporters may back another ballot measure for stem cell agency
• All four lines get in the act as San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 5-2
• European Union weighs greater unity to save euro
• Roadshow: Many think it's OK to briefly leave a child alone in a parked car
• Suspect in Black Friday Walmart shooting surrenders in East Oakland
• Missing American on video: 'Help me'
• Rodriguez found guilty of first-degree murder in brutal 30-year-old cold case
• Gilroy police arrest more than a dozen suspected gang members in early morning sweep
• Berkeley school district to settle sexual harassment case
• Hayward receives statewide award for mural program
• Mt. Diablo Health Care District trims interim executive director's contract
• Hiram Lawrence's family is removing him from life support, attorney says
• Twenty applicants vie for vacant Livermore City Council seat
• BART arrests San Francisco man in copper-wire theft case
• Purse-theft suspect attacked by Walnut Creek shoppers charged
• Civic hackers use their tech skills to solve public problems
• Hicks: Alec Baldwin should stop talking
• Richmond prepares to kick out sewage plant operator
• Two-alarm fire leaves Oakland home uninhabitable
• New I-680 freeway proposal for ramps stirs debate in San Ramon.
• Packed board meeting for Clayton Valley High charter appeal
• Volunteers see new group in need
• Oakland Police post videos, dispatch records of violent Occupy Oakland protests
• Huge property in Santa Cruz Mountains to be preserved
• Doctors want to take 23-month-old child off life support, family of the shooting victim says
• Development could come to Fremont park
• Obama, Clinton to world: Stop gay discrimination
• Feds seek six years in prison for former Fry's executive
• Cal dismantles San Jose State
• DA dropping death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal
• San Francisco 49ers' Larry Grant makes hard-hitting impression subbing for injured Patrick Willis
• Game on in Iowa as GOP attacks target Gingrich
• Tammerlin Drummond: Soccer wars in Piedmont
• Iceless skating rink to open in Concord
• Hicks: Terrence Howard's wife gets restraining order
• Two people shot in Antioch in what witnesses called a drive-by shooting
• After early morning raid, Occupy SF protesters vow to regroup
• 'Mythbusters' cannonball accident leaves questions, worries and repairs
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• Woman arrested for possessing knife, drugs at Newark school
• Fremont man accused of robbing $4,000 from woman
• San Leandro resident takes helm of Chabot-Las Positas college board
• Girlfriend of man accused of running down firefighter pleads not guilty to accessory charges
• Customer outrage grows in Lucky hacking case
• Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi excused from next court hearing
• Motorist found dead in wreck along I-580 in Livermore
• Live coverage: Police clear out Occupy San Francisco camp
• San Jose Sharks lose to Minnesota Wild 2-1
• Mentoring program offers military families help with the unthinkable: a loved one's death
• Pearl Harbor Attack - 70 year ago - still fresh in the memories of old sailors
• Lucky's urges some customers to close bank accounts in wake of hacking
• Richmond to vote on soda tax
• Murder-for-hire cold case trial opens second day with details about San Jose shooting
• Fiery three-car wreck in Pittsburg, but no injuries
• Warrant issued for informant tied to San Leandro cop drug case
• BART: Copper wire thefts this year total $90,000
• New police chief settles in to Hayward job
• Barry Bonds asks judge to give him probation
• State ethics panel set to fine former Pinole Councilman
• Parcel tax sought to support Contra Costa County, cities clean water program
• Occupy protest targets Oakland foreclosures
• San Leandro officer saves suicidal woman on railroad tracks
• Long Washington record starting to haunt Gingrich
• Possible cannonball hits home in Dublin
• Star-studded schedule for Warriors at Oracle Arena
• Livermore woman sentenced to 18 months in tax fraud case
• California's annual homicide rates declined
• Hicks: Jesse James pops off about Sandra Bullock, America shudders
• $210M settlement reached in W.Va. mine explosion
• State: Mom who shot kids, self denied food stamps
• PG&E to upgrade power lines from Hayward to Fremont
• Oakland man gets 80 to life for killing 16-year-old
• Tammerlin Drummond: Holding out for a miracle
• Antioch man shot at after chasing down stolen car
• San Jose Sharks: NHL realigns; all teams will visit at least once every season
• Workers accused of fraudulently draining county mosquito agency of $635,000
• Minnesota Wild off to hot start despite low production from former San Jose Sharks
• Disgraced former Fry's exec seeks leniency before sentencing: He's a gambling addict
• Candy workers strike at Union City licorice plant
• Oakland A's active in trade discussions at winter meetings
• Clayton Valley High School charter appeal to be heard Wednesday
• Facebook acquires location-based service Gowalla's talent, but not the app
• Massive black holes found lurking in monster galaxies
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Peninsula college campus to close for two weeks; Marin murder case jury selection nearly complete
• Warriors players unofficially get back to it
• Livermore winemaker targeted by 'Dirty DUI' scheme sues wife, CNET scandal suspects
• Trump wants say in GOP race, mulls independent bid
• Celeb Pix: Olivia Wilde goes Revlon, Kennedy Center Honors and more
• Berkeley High principal warns parents about growing Occupy camp near school
• Pinole set to sell ownership stake in shopping centers to partner
• AC Transit sets Dec. 14 hearing on redrawing political districts
• Growth of dollar stores fueled by frugal shoppers from all walks of life
• Brown: Only way to avoid more cuts to schools, police is raise taxes
• People update: Will Madonna make NBC sorry for booking her on Super Bowl?
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Dec. 5
• Pearl Harbor survivor recalls 'day of infamy'
• East Bay mom says her film "Race to Nowhere" is sparking education reform nationwide
• Richmond security guard seriously injured in shooting
• Return of Bleak House: California budget's trigger cuts weigh adult day care center
• 100K wreaths headed to Arlington National Cemetery
• Stanford's Fiesta Bowl matchup against Oklahoma State offers plenty of offensive firepower
• Mark Purdy: San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore grinds way to record, playoffs
• Dark weekend for box office, but 'Twilight' still glimmering
• Political Blotter: Emken won't self-fund vs. DiFi
• Work continues on El Cerrito sculptures
• Monte Poole: Oakland Raiders torch their needed momentum
• Tim Kawakami: 49ers erase eight years of futility
• Several geese shot in Concord park
• FAA: 4 killed in crash of small plane in Colorado
• Kentucky church changes course -- will welcome mixed-race couples
• Suspect in Nordstrom purse heist is caught by customers and passers-by in Walnut Creek
• No. 24 Cal basketball team falls to San Diego State 64-63
• San Francisco 49ers clinch NFC West in 26-0 victory over St. Louis Rams
• Boxer Andre Ward fights hard to keep things normal
• Slideshow: Oakland Raiders lose to Miami Dolphins
• Oakland Raiders' win streak snapped in 34-14 loss to Miami Dolphins
• Sports digest: Tiger Woods wins Chevron World Challenge
• Cardinal wins Stanford's first women's soccer title in 1-0 victory over Duke
• Frank Gore becomes 49ers' rushing record leader; Patrick Willis exits with injury
• Drive provides meals, toys for needy in West Contra Costa
• More traffic trouble ahead for East Contra Costa drivers
• ZooLights starts Friday at the Oakland Zoo
• Community groups, citizens, nonprofits help fight prostitution
• Some Sharks support proposed NHL schedule change
• Oakland Effect: Juvenile justice system needs reforming
• Hate crime victim to speak at Newark conference
• Obama to give economic talk in historic Kansas town
• 85-year-old says she was strip searched at JFK
• Newark's longtime mayor ready to bid goodbye
• Jon Wilner on college football: No major bowl shake-ups for Stanford, Cal on season's final day
• Winter meetings could kick off Oakland A's latest rebuilding phase
• An unbowed Cain suspends his bid for the White House
• Laid-off Concord investment banker now giving back
• Virginia Tech seeks to block fine in shooting case
• Cutting deficits harder than just talking about it
• Huntsman gets aid from group linked to his father
• An immigrant's path from bicycle to deportation
• Barnidge: No answers but lots of noise at UC regents meeting
• Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian'
• SAP to pay $3.4B for San Mateo's SuccessFactors
• Is Nevada recovering? Depends who you ask
• Oakland police detain 5 in shooting that wounded child
• Trailer home in Concord burns, but nobody injured
• Man finishes Chinese food, shot to death on Richmond sidewalk
• Book dispenser is a hit at Hayward elementary school
• Martinez boy run over by car in June makes "miraculous recovery"
• When is it time to change your Facebook relationship status?
• Mt. Diablo health district names executive director
• Eye on the East Bay: Councilwoman crashes anniversary party
• Sign of hope: Jobless rate drops to 8.6 percent
• Contra Costa County warns of patient privacy breach
• Family clashes with hospital over care of toddler shot in West Oakland
• Gov. Jerry Brown postpones release of tax-hike plan to Monday, Monday
• U.S. sets new guidelines for campus diversity
• Payroll tax exposes rift in House Republican caucus
• Lafayette police seeking suspect seen running from a home
• Ten condos burned in San Ramon apartment complex fire
• Richmond man sentenced in 2008 freeway killing
• KGO Radio plans immediate shift to news-oriented format
• Virtual assistants raise new issues of phone etiquette
• Wells Fargo, a target of Occupy protests, shows its charitable side
• Walnut Creek seeks public benefits in Broadway Plaza expansion
• Raiders' Hue Jackson uncertain whether Rolando McClain will play
• Occupy movement plans day of action Dec. 6
• People: Legal battle breaks out in Marley clan
• Petition to recall Mayor Jean Quan almost ready for signatures
• Chris Treadway: San Pablo Eagles continues holiday dinner tradition
• Suspect in slain nursing student gives birth, delays plea
• Power failure knocks out cell service to some areas of Santa Cruz County
• Richmond moving ahead with missing link of Bay Trail
• Natural foods maker Annie's files for $100 million IPO
• San Jose Sharks beat Montreal Canadiens in shootout 4-3
• Santa to drop in at Concord, Byron airports to help food bank
• Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain facing four charges in hometown of Decatur, Ala.
• BART adopts new political district boundaries
• Winds blow over Bay Area, but nothing like in SoCal
• San Jose man punched, called 'terrorist' on grocery trip to Lucky
• Game warden's job turns into 'war in the woods'
• Suspected gunman in Occupy Oakland fatal shooting arrested and charged
• Occupy SF shaken by police appearance
• Donna Fitzwater, Hayward's go-to woman for volunteers, dies suddenly at 61
• 60 percent of adult illegal immigrants in US for 10 years or more, report says
• Apple juice can pose a health risk -- from calories
• Federal jury rejects brutality claim against former BART officer
• Pittsburg charter high school pilot approved by state after local rejection
• Fire destroys two homes, damages a third in North Livermore
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Peninsula murder victim exhumed for DNA test; North Bay activist, survivor marks World AIDS Day
• Oakland police still surround apartment where suspect believed to be hiding
• Fremont to see first Occupy protest
• People: Brad Pitt helps distraught stranger
• East Bay regional parks looking for a few good hands
• Obama on AIDS: 'We can beat this disease'
• Rick Perry, feisty presidential hopeful, verbally pummels Congress, Wall Street
• Attorney says BART should pay at least $1 million for alleged officer beatings
• Fewer than one-third of California students meet fitness goals
• Funeral for fallen Danville Marine draws nearly 1,800 mourners
• Vigil held for 1-year-old boy shot Monday night
• Group makes plea to save state parks from closures
• New Haven school board appoints new member
• Gov. Jerry Brown to add tax plan to the mix
• Caltrans dismantles Bordertown Skatepark
• Markets surge on action by several central banks
• San Jose police: Man who caused post office shutdown was jogger in unusual gear
• Clorox Company settles consumer lawsuit for $200,000
• Services set for San Jose cop and wife, fundraiser planned for their sons
• People: Mindy McCready must return child.
• Monte Poole: Remembering Chester McGlockton
• "Organic" personal care products lawsuit partially settled
• Senate clears way for passage of big defense bill
• Drummond: Guns are root of violence problem
• More school-age children are living in poverty
• Field Poll: California Republican voters still not thrilled with potential candidates
• Danville man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
• Elite Marine role in Afghanistan key to 2014 exit
• Open house for Boy Scouts Wednesday at Antioch's Dallas Ranch
• Group: BLM ecological study flawed due to politics
• Attorney says BART should pay at least $1 million for alleged officer beatings
• Mavericks organizers announce new start date for surf contest
• Texas drought is revealing secrets of the deep
• Gumby-like flexible robot crawls in tight spaces
• Unpaid property taxes see drop
• A homeless love story
• Bird lovers count San Francisco bay's shorebirds
• Ritchie appointed to fill New Haven school trustee opening
• Quake warning system for West Coast nears reality
• Tenants detail problems at burned Berkeley building
• Teen in Craigslist case looks dazed in Ohio court
• Top analyst warns state could waste $6 billion over high-speed rail
• San Jose's busiest post office re-opens after a bang
• Facebook settles with FTC on privacy deception charges
• Wish Book: Nine-year-old Salinas boy pulling for miracle in battle with cancer
• Conrad Murray gets four years for role in Michael Jackson's death
• Thieves take toys, food donated for Oakley charity drive
• Tim Kawakami: There's an edge to the new Alex Smith
• San Francisco Giants: No 'big splash' on hitting for GM Brian Sabean
• Avaya signs huge lease in Santa Clara as commercial real estate heats up
• U.S. scrambles to contain Pakistan fallout
• Pakistan to protest NATO strike by skipping Afghan meeting
• Police seeking van involved in hit-and-run
• Group sues UC Berkeley leaders over police beatings
• Delta studies to be released after complaints from Congress, others
• People: Brad Pitt, 'The Artist' score with New York Film Critics.
• Opening of Mavericks window delayed
• Rio Vista to begin search for new city manager
• Deputies settle contract with Contra Costa County
• San Ramon man killed self during CHP stop in Concord, inquest rules
• Poll: Californians evenly split on Occupy movement
• Refinancing to save taxpayers $375K per year in Contra Costa college district
• Toddler in grave condition after gunfire injures seven in West Oakland
• American Airlines parent company seeks Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
• San Pablo councilman, recovering from stroke, says time is the greatest gift
• Pet parade is a restarted tradition in Hayward
• Crash into power pole leads to Antioch power outage
• At least eight shot including 1-year-old child in West Oakland
• San Jose Sharks lose to Los Angeles Kings 2-0
• Saint Mary's College steps it up in second half, pulls away from Weber State in men's basketball
• Police investigation into Scott Olsen injury still ongoing
• At least eight shot including 1-year-old child in West Oakland
• Fire in Dwinelle Hall at UC Berkeley quickly contained
• Closing arguments made in murder trial for Castlemont High teenager killed in May
• UC protesters urge tax reform and delay UC Regents meeting
• Well-wishers give a final salute to Lance Corporal Joshua Corral
• 'Weed Wars': Reality TV puts Oakland dispensary in spotlight
• Police bolster patrols after spree of shootings in Richmond
• 9th Circuit agrees to rehear long-running Alameda County gun rights case
• Live Blog: More details on UC Berkeley faculty resolution
• City solicits input on pedestrian, bicycle plan
• Fremont couple attacked, robbed outside residence
• Cyber Monday continues to grow while looking to mobile sales
• Bay Point chemical waste pond cleanup nearing
• Council to hold economic development session
• Tablet wars have begun: Apple and Amazon have banner Black Fridays
• Fremont men arrested in hit-and-run accidents
• Trader Joe's in Oakland seeks to extend hours
• People update: Wyclef Jean's Haiti charity missing money
• Danville woman seeks GOP nod to take on Feinstein
• Oakland fashion designer helps put local manufacturing back on the map
• Hometown Hero: Kristi Holohan finds reason to create, teach and belong in Oakland
• Mark Purdy: Oakland Raiders put best feet forward in win
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• Study aims to reduce number of deer hit on freeway
• San Jose Sharks' Dan Boyle is trying to snap his slump
• Study aims to reduce number of deer hit on freeway
• Rose Parade struggles as fewer splurge on floats
• Raiders get their kicks against Bears
• Survey: Black Friday shoppers reach 226 million nationwide, historic high
• Man hit by cars, killed while running across freeway near Berkeley
• New Mass translation launches in American parishes
• Antioch church members stand guard over property
• 11th-seeded Stanford to host first two rounds of NCAA women's volleyball tournament
• Spotify music service resumes after login problems for users in U.S. and Europe
• Two arrested during chaotic night of bar fights in Walnut Creek
• Fremont figure skater to compete at nationals
• San Pablo working to combat obesity rate
• Bay Area couple at center of federal gay rights showdown
• Woman says man sexually assaulted her on DeAnza Trail in Bay Point
• CHP: DUI arrests down, traffic deaths up
• Eight injured in Southern California power boat blast
• Bay Point shelter raising holiday spirits for addicted moms, their children
• Drummond: A dispatch from Black Friday
• California school districts prepare for a new grade level: transitional kindergarten
• Butterflies all aflutter along East Bay shore
• Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 3-2
• San Jose State wins at Fresno State for first time in nearly a quarter-century
• Filipino police arrest 4 suspected AT&T hackers with ties to terror group
• Danville soldier honored in public memorial
• Oakland Effect: Outrage over inequality the crux of Occupy movement, group says
• New safety protocol keeps refrigerated goods moving through Port of Oakland
• Award-winning teachers share inspirational insights
• American student arrested in Cairo arrives in U.S.
• A large side of drama at Waffle House diners
• 1965 shooting shows pitfalls of closing old cases
• Legal battle ignites over Jesus statue in Montana
• Hercules loses $50,000 on condo owned by former mayor's daughter
• For veterans returning to U.S., green energy jobs await
• U.S. military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth
• Wins by Oregon and Alabama mean Stanford must pin BCS hopes on an at-large berth
• BART prepares for holiday travel by running longer trains
• Jail inmate captured in Walnut Creek after post-hospital visit escape
• Two 13-year-old boys arrested for Rodeo home invasion robbery
• New "villages" help aging Americans stay at home
• Richmond man, 20, killed in North Richmond shooting
• Cal outlasts Arizona State for 47-38 win
• Stanford women advance to soccer Final Four
• Concord police investigate death of boy, woman
• Five years after deadly E. coli outbreak, Salinas Valley farmers struggle to rebound
• Live music returns to Union City coffeehouse
• Emergency crews stop flow of water at break in South San Francisco
• Orinda may poll residents on how to finance road repairs
• Caltrans may close an I-580 ramp in Richmond for years
• Oakley content to keep council meetings offline
• Chris Treadway: Soroptimist grants benefit West County organizations
• Richmond pays $1.5 million to family of mentally ill man who died in police custody
• California energy report says state can slash greenhouse gases by another 80 percent
• Driving school student rams through fence, crashes into Pleasant Hill house
• Former NYT columnist, author Tom Wicker dies
• People update: Prosecutors want Conrad Murray sentenced to 4 years in prison
• Union City police chief retiring after productive, cash-strapped tenure
• Making the right call on smartphones
• Funeral for fallen Danville Marine to be held Wednesday
• Alameda County property taxes due Dec. 10 to avoid late fee
• Owner to demolish fire-ravaged Berkeley building
• Architects draw up green designs for Habitat for Humanity
• Restaurant to host fundraisers for train victim's family
• One shot during robbery attempt outside San Leandro Walmart
• Sanitary district drops idea for wind turbine on Pittsburg/Antioch border
• Live coverage: Follow the latest Black Friday news all over the Bay Area
• Gunfire at North Carolina mall in early morning of Black Friday
• Woman turns to pepper spray in Black Friday fight at WalMart, 10 injured
• 49ers notebook: Penalty nullifies big play
• Ravens end 49ers' winning streak at eight games
• Gun issue represents tough politics for Obama
• Hair stylist speaks out about Romney's famous locks
• Support builds for a plan to rein in Medicare costs
• Civilian-military gap grows as fewer Americans serve
• Mark Purdy: John Harbaugh wins battle of brothers
• A new wildlife freeway between Brentwood and Tracy
• Alameda County considers plan to reduce plastic bags
• San Pablo to try again for name to planned development
• U.S. troops celebrate last Thanksgiving in Iraq
• One teen, one man wounded in separate Oakland shootings
• Oakland market offers a different kind of Thanksgiving celebration
• Jared Veldheer fills gap for Oakland Raiders at offensive tackle
• Online retailers offering more Black Friday deals to lure shoppers
• AT&T, T-Mobile temporarily withdraw bid for FCC merger approval, plan to press ahead with deal
• Witness: Killing of Hells Angels member was a mistake
• Author J.K. Rowling, actress Sienna Miller testify about media abuse
• Gay teen murder illustrates schools' challenge
• Weather: Rain likely today, mostly cloudy tomorrow
• Obama acknowledges tough economy this Thanksgiving
• NBC apologizes to Michele Bachmann for Jimmy Fallon song choice
• London theater turns England's riots into a drama
• Drummond: Giving thanks despite adversity
• Share the Spirit: Needy families able to celebrate with donations
• San Jose Sharks' Antti Niemi makes 34 saves in 1-0 shutout win over Chicago Blackhawks
• Bay Area grocery chain issues identity theft warning
• State loses out on Race to the Top funds
• Thanksgiving forecast: maybe a light rain to start but a decent finish
• Neighborhood rallies around fire victims
• Fremont woman sentenced to five years for foreclosure scam
• "Mayor of B Street" dies of cancer
• Growing up Harbaugh: Little sister shares what it was like
• Fund established for family of train accident victim
• Former UC Berkeley Chancellor Ira Michael Heyman was a champion of diversity, civil rights
• Chris Treadway: El Sobrante Salvation Army ready to feed locals in need
• Oakland deputy city attorney named U.S. magistrate
• DA: Drunk mom busted after "The Smurfs" movie in Daly City
• Saturday low tide will show off sea life
• Life in prison for killer of 18-year-old Antioch man
• The battle rages on -- neighbors appeal Sufi sanctuary to county board of supervisors
• Medicare chief steps aside in political impasse
• Reports: Microsoft takes step toward another bid for Yahoo
• Restaurants dish up Thanksgiving
• People: George Clooney might testify in Berlusconi sex trial
• School Notes, Lamorinda Sun
• Supercommittee failure complicates election year
• Economy gets mixed batch of news ahead of holidays
• Richmond to easing hiring of ex-criminals
• Merchants encourage shoppers to stay local
• 'Dancing with the Stars': And the mirror ball trophy goes to ...
• College basketball: Cal gets crushed by Missouri
• NASA launching 'dream machine' to explore Mars
• Soyuz with 3 astronauts lands in Kazakhstan
• Oregon governor bans death penalty for rest of term
• Soldier faces December military hearing in WikiLeaks case
• Illegal immigrants suspected in 30 border fires in Arizona
• Giving thanks helps your psychological outlook
• Regulators see surge in caller ID spoofing
• At DC DMV: Driver's license, tag renewal, HIV test
• Drought and rising temperatures will challenge state's farmers, experts say
• San Pablo landslide slides into court
• Oakley's at-risk 'tweens get extra attention in new outreach
• Scandal over memo forces out Pakistani ambassador to U.S.
• Mt. Diablo school district estimates Clayton Valley High charter conversion could cost up to $4.2 million a year
• East Contra Costa sanitation district approves revisions to codes
• L.A. offers Occupy camp offices to dismantle tents
• Stanford football: Cardinal will sport whole new look against Notre Dame
• People: Authorties question reopening Natalie Wood case
• Oakland Raiders help tackle hunger at food bank
• Slain kids' dad cleared to circulate drug-tax ballot measure
• Occupy campers pitch tents at foreclosed lot in West Oakland -- for now
• Kawakami: 49ers appreciate the degree of difficulty
• More teens arrested in San Leandro carjackings
• Bill Gates testimony continues in WordPerfect trial
• Hewlett-Packard stock falls after earnings report, then rebounds
• Prince Harry rents Harley for 1st trip to Vegas
• Quan names new chief of staff
• More Californians traveling this Thanksgiving, AAA survey says
• Solar projects change looks of Bay Area schools
• 'Dancing with the Stars': Rob Kardashian takes lead after a perfect score
• Danville Marine's family find hundreds sharing their pain
• Power outage affects 1,400 El Cerrito customers
• Hewlett-Packard revenue falls 3 percent; profit plunges 91 percent
• Fundraising race is bigger each year
• AP: NJ cop layoffs cut arrests for minor offenses
• Cost of proposed Lafayette pathway gives council members pause
• Supercommittee fails to reach deal; stock markets plunge
• New city manager looks to turn page in Hercules
• State agency clears Alameda paramedics of wrongdoing
• Alameda County receives grant to improve financial and personal health
• Inquest: Pinole bank rob suspect died 'at hands of another'
• Boy, 14, arrested in San Leandro armed carjackings
• School solar projects offer students hands-on opportunities to learn about green technology
• Drummond: Time for Occupy leaders to step up
• People: Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has cancer
• Mt. Diablo Health Care District hires director
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Nov. 21
• Outrage mounting of UC police treatment of protesters
• Harbaugh brothers prepare for Thanksgiving battle
• Warriors rookies play the NBA waiting game
• Former BART officer Johannes Mehserle faces federal civil trial
• Fishermen say crab won't be caught in time for Thanksgiving
• College trustee says he still represents Fremont
• Gilead Sciences to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion
• Walnut Creek taxi cab drivers not allowed to park on street
• Power outage affects PG&E customers in and around San Leandro
• CHP car on fire shuts down Highway 101 in Sausalito
• Taylor Swift wins 3 trophies at AMAs
• Live chat: East Bay prep football, Monday at noon
• Officers in pepper spray incident placed on leave
• Hundreds share memories of fallen Vallejo police officer at candlelight vigil
• Alameda County commission proposes ballot measure to increase sales tax for transportation
• San Jose Sharks make it back-to-back road wins with 4-1 victory over Colorado Avalanche
• Political Blotter: Boxer bills would require everyone to report child abuse
• Mark Purdy: San Francisco 49ers gearing up for the Thanksgiving
• Tony Stewart wins Homestead to win NASCAR championship
• Financier, philanthropist Theodore Forstmann dies at 71
• NYC mayor: Manhattan man arrrested in bomb plot
• Man struck, killed by BART train at 24th Street station in SF
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Nov. 20
• Interstates 880, 980 reopened after multivehicle accident
• Oakland Raiders hold on to beat Minnesota Vikings 27-21
• San Francisco 49ers beat Arizona Cardinals 23-7
• Stanford defeats Boston College in NCAA women's soccer tournament 2-0
• Occupy movements in Bay Area seek life after encampments
• Let there be light: restoration finally begins at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
• Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Union City
• Antioch, police officers union back at bargaining table
• Police clear new Occupy Oakland camp
• Tim Kawakami: Oakland Raiders need to play better than they look
• Vigil held for Michaela Garecht, 23 years after her disappearance in Hayward
• Drummond: Occupy protests a political minefield
• Riot police hold early morning raid to clear remnants of smaller Occupy San Francisco camps
• Santa Clara men's basketball rolls past San Jose State 84-58
• Big Game: Stanford holds off Cal 31-28, keeps The Axe
• Cal Bears WR Keenan Allen returns to form
• Stanford notebook: Stepfan Taylor reaches milestone rushing mark
• Dan Henderson beats Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in top match at UFC 139
• Occupy Oakland marches, establishes new encampment
• Sharks land atop Pacific Division with win over Dallas Stars
• DUI arrest after brief Walnut Creek chase
• Family of slain Vallejo police officer releases statement
• Santa Clara woman, 79, dies in crash on Highway 101 off-ramp
• Democrats urge Obama to protect contraceptive coverage
• The quarterback who couldn't win leads 49ers to top
• Officials say 32 homes destroyed in Reno fire
• USDA targets stores in food stamp trafficking
• Upscale Florida town in fight over immigrant prison
• Danville mourns Marine killed in Afghanistan
• Deficit panel faces a rift over who ought to pay
• UC Davis launches probe after pepper spray video
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Depleted Minnesota Vikings secondary could be easy pickings for Carson Palmer
• Gadhafi son Seif al-Islam seized in southern Libya
• Kitty Corner shelter in Pleasant Hill finds homes for senior and special needs cats
• Afghan assembly endorses talks with U.S. on troops
• San Jose State breaks its three-game losing streak with victory over Navy
• Egypt police clash with protesters ahead of vote
• The doors are open and burgers back at venerable Hayward eatery
• East Bay prep football recap: Freedom upsets Cal in playoffs
• Firefighters battle four-alarm blaze in Berkeley
• Marine from Danville dies in Afghanistan
• National Guardsman from San Jose, 21, killed in Afghanistan
• Bal Theater owner facing misdemeanor charges, claims police beat him
• As deadline nears, deal still elusive for deficit panel
• Firefighter burned, 25 homes damaged in Reno fire
• The near poor: Older, married, suburban and struggling
• CHP: Drunken driver arrested near Gilroy after car hits Santa Clara woman
• As Myanmar eases controls, U.S. sees opening
• Demand for help grows at Contra Costa food pantries
• Jury weighing charges in 1978 deaths of 5 NJ teens
• Survey shows Hayward voters support bond for schools, parcel tax a harder sell
• U.S. uses cyberspace to rebut extremists' messages
• Night Owl: 11/11/11 a night for openings in Oakland
• Chris Treadway: West County home to several warm coat drives
• Return of 'horrific' winds could whip up Reno fire
• Family Finance: 3 ways to get cash before the holidays
• Star-studded sendoff at Heavy D funeral service
• Carl Pope steps down as chairman of Sierra Club
• Live blog: Bay Area prep football playoffs updates, Friday, 7 p.m.
• San Lorenzo woman suffers minor injuries in fire
• Pittsburg man gets 31 years to life in prison for shooting pizza deliveryman in Concord
• Cain: Taliban 'going to be part of the government" in Libya
• Bay Area continued to add jobs in October
• Occupy movements in Bay Area regroup after raids
• Veteran Vallejo police officer killed during pursuit of bank robbery suspects
• Vallejo cop shot and killed while pursuing bank robbery suspects
• Stanford women: Cardinal routs Old Dominion 97-48
• San Jose Sharks roll over Detroit Red Wings 5-2
• Black Friday midnight openings becoming more common as stores compete for shoppers
• Supreme Court rules Prop 8 supporters can defend the law
• Judge won't issue restraining order against Oakland Police
• Not camping but still angry, supporters of 99 percent movement gather in downtown Hayward
• High-speed rail delayed again after Congress eliminates funding
• Union workers embrace Occupy mantra in San Jose march
• Jammed lavatory door on flight sparks terror scare
• Alameda County Office of Education to host digital expo
• Idaho man charged with trying to assassinate Obama
• Police arrest 15-year-old driving stolen car in Pleasant Hill
• Suspect wanted in 2001 bombing that killed San Jose student is arrested in Venezuela
• White House threatens veto over detainee policy
• House sets Friday vote on balanced budget proposal
• Immigration agents release Occupy Oakland activist
• Occupy protesters march nationwide; 200 arrested
• Bay Area Occupy Blog: Talk of imminent Occupy SF raid
• Is economy best birth control? U.S. births dip again
• Family of slain nursing student forms group to assist in other missing person cases
• The oldest old: Reaching 90 more likely than ever
• Moraga-Orinda fire board continues to evaluate office space options
• People: Justin Bieber's accuser hits new setback
• Police dismantle Occupy Cal tents, camps elsewhere remain quiet
• 14-year-old auto-theft suspect arrested in Pleasant Hill after chase
• Walnut Creek to install new parking meters
• Roadshow: Don't honk if you like litter cleanup
• Three Contra Costa County teachers to receive $10,000 award
• BART may look at buses instead of trains to extend late night service
• GE to hire 400 engineers for software hub in San Ramon
• San Jose police officer fired for mishandling sex cases gets her badge back
• Faculty strike at Cal State East Bay expected to draw outside support
• Richmond takes step toward divesting from corporations
• Danville police seek public help in investigation of fatal crash
• AC Transit votes to reduce Dumbarton Express bus service
• San Leandro theater owner claims sheriff's investigators beat him
• Black Friday midnight openings becoming more common as stores compete for shoppers
• Occupy supporters coming to downtown Hayward on Thursday
• Tammerlin Drummond: Occupy Oakland joins Berkeley movement
• Tribune to host discussion of coverage of Occupy Oakland by non-journalists
• California Supreme Court to decide Proposition 8 issue Thursday
• Odd details emerge in case of missing Washington boy
• Democrats, Republicans far apart on deficit deal
• Women more likely to have 'broken heart syndrome'
• Occupy rally in Antioch to focus on banking practices
• Policy and politics collide as Obama enters campaign mode
• Supporters rally against deportation for detained Occupy Oakland
• Oakland will have to look elsewhere to restore services after defeat of parcel tax
• Occupy movement takes its message to the financial district of San Francisco
• Karzai wants pact with U.S. but says raids must end
• Murder trial begins for Vallejo woman charged with killing Pittsburg man
• Judge tosses out police sergeant's lawsuit against Oakland
• Making the perfect Christmas tree
• Live Blog: SF occupiers evict troublemakers
• Solyndra held off announcing layoffs until after 2010 mid-term elections
• Porn, violence jam Facebook newsfeeds
• Santa Clara approves $10 million prep work for 49ers stadium
• Brentwood opens revitalized downtown for business
• Seventy years of racing history at Golden Gate Fields may make way for new lab
• Fine mess? Traffic scofflaws in Alameda County discover two types of justice
• Occupy Cal protesters vote to pitch tents
• Bay Area to outpace state in job growth next year
• Brentwood opens revitalized downtown for business
• Occupy Oakland protester could be deported
• Police shoot armed man at UC Berkeley's business school
• Story poles erected for Walnut Creek sculpture
• Longtime city planner Marc Roberts will be Livermore's new city manager
• CHP seeks tips in San Ramon woman's death on I-680
• Live Blog: Shooting reported at UC Berkeley
• People: Patti LaBelle sued for hurling water at toddler
• Local crab fishermen hold out for better prices
• Antioch senior housing project gets go-ahead from council
• High doses of statins help unclog arteries, study finds
• Valero to pay $130,500 in fines to settle air quality violations at Benicia refinery
• Afghan conference of elders to discuss U.S. role
• Santa Clara Valley Water District OKs adding fluoride to its drinking water
• Melendez to sign copies of book at Emanuele
• NYPD clears park of Occupy Wall St. protesters
• Previously conjoined twins set to go home
• 'Dancing with the Stars': Ricki Lake aces samba in semifinals
• Wall Street protesters ousted from Zuccotti Park
• Wall Street protesters ousted from Zuccotti Park
• Stanford basketball team beats Fresno State 75-59 in NIT Season Tip-Off opener
• Peaceful raid on Occupy Oakland tent city likely not the end
• Supreme Court to hear challenge to health overhaul
• Deep-chilling trauma patients to try to save them
• As California governor, Brown disdains fundraising -- so far
• Apparent drive-by shooting Monday in North Richmond kills one, injures another
• San Jose State holds off UC Irvine for first men's basketball win of season
• Caltrans boss says new Bay Bridge is safe despite technician's false data
• 'Occupy Martinez' debuts outside Shell refinery
• Commercial Dungeness crab season kicks off
• Barnidge: A car that has everything going for it except a place to refuel
• UC Regents cancel meeting citing potential danger
• Santa Clara University: Hacker changed grades of 60 students
• People update: Michael Jackson was on Propofol in 1999, manager says
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Nov. 14
• Slideshow: Staff pictures of the week
• Mayor Jean Quan's chief legal adviser resigns
• Heavy heart hasn't waned for Sharks' Handzus
• Stanford football team limps into Big Game week
• CSU proposes 9 percent fee increase
• Former Giants payroll manager pleads guilty to embezzling $2.2 million
• Occupy Oakland Live Blog: Police walk through deserted camp
• Occupy Oakland protesters brace for early morning raid
• Santa Clara Valley Water District to vote on fluoridation
• Walnut Creek Library Foundation News - What Inspires You?
• Panel seeks way to reach a deal on tax increase
• Tim Kawakami: 49ers' Justin Smith closes out another game
• Mark Purdy: You can't underestimate these 49ers anymore
• Volunteer project turns sidewalk utility boxes in San Jose into public art
• BART likely to wait on parcel tax for new train cars
• Brentwood looks to preserve more agricultural land
• Cal basketball: Bears rout George Washington 81-54
• Saint Mary's Matthew Dellavedova hopes hard work in summer pays off
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Nov. 13
• Gingrich resurgent, but will it last?
• Big rig driver likely fell asleep at wheel before Hwy 101 crash near Menlo Park
• Oakland to open homeless shelter early as speculation of Occupy crackdown grows
• San Francisco 49ers rally to beat New York Giants 27-20
• Pastor makes a mark in fight against graffiti
• Nneka Ogwumike leads Stanford Cardinal to 76-61 victory over Gonzaga
• St. Louis Cardinals set to hire former Giants catcher Mike Matheny as manager
• Utah mayor apologizes to Carmel Valley man over photo misuse
• Despite title, Supreme Court not always last word
• Police move in on Oregon park, Occupy Portland protesters remain
• Aptos man jailed after 72 pounds of pot seized in Illinois traffic stop
• 'Immortals' reigns with $32M box office opening weekend
• Oscar's tumultuous week ends with Governors Awards
• Live chat: NCS football playoffs seeding meeting, Sunday at 2 p.m.
• Cal becomes bowl eligible by hitting six-win mark with victory over Oregon State
• San Jose Sharks are blanked by Phoenix Coyotes
• Stanford Cardinal blown out by Oregon Ducks 53-30
• New Hayward schools chief starts job in 'fact finding' mode
• Oakland motorcycle buff killed last month remembered as "generous, big-hearted" man
• Oakland Effect: Homicide near Occupy Oakland a reality check for some
• South Koreans have no dog in this hunt
• Mainstream banks also offer payday-style loans
• Tim Kawakami: Oregon's speed kills Stanford's hope for a dream season
• Pleasant Hill Verizon robbed, police looking for two suspects
• Michigan Arab-American center head mistakenly jailed
• Richmond: Evacuation over, repairs being made to ruptured gas line
• Woman found dead in Mt. Diablo State Park is identified
• Surviving a gunshot, less than half the battle
• Feds use more unmanned aircraft to secure border
• Obama policy on deportation is unevenly applied
• A quick pick by the pooch could mean millions
• Clayton baby arrives at 11:11 p.m. on 11/11/11
• Point Reyes poisoning case underscores need to install carbon monoxide detectors
• Mexican democracy tested by drug lords in politics
• Obama sees economic power of Asia-Pacific region
• Bicyclist suffers major injuries in Union City hit-and-run
• Stanford 'College GameDay' branded a success, Corso says Oregon will lose
• Police hand out another round of Occupy Oakland evictions
• Richmond: Immediate evacuation ordered after gas line ruptures
• Feds use more unmanned aircraft to secure border
• Oakland police issue evictions notices at Occupy Oakland
• Sale of former Hercules city manager's family business never consummated, purported buyer says
• Cowabungle! Fiona the cow has been prisoner of U.S. Customs
• Md. college books 'cruise' for dormless students
• Georgia, or most of it, ends Sunday ban on alcohol sales
• Teachers, facing low salaries, opt to moonlight
• Soy diet is cruel and unusual, Florida inmate claims
• Change in pipeline plan could present new problems
• Pennsylvania hunting and fracking vie for state lands
• European turmoil could slow U.S. recovery
• Stanford's David Shaw channels wisdom learned from Bill Walsh
• Troops and hoops for Obama, on a Navy warship
• Baby girl born at 11:11 a.m. on 11/11/11 at Kaiser San Jose
• Mexico's top Cabinet secretary dies in crash
• Perry, Cain, manage crises with humor, defiance
• Motorist found dead down embankment at Mt. Diablo State Park
• Live Blog: Eviction notices 'effective immediately' at Occupy Oakland
• Doctors: Test all kids for cholesterol by age 11
• Faith group asks for help to fight foreclosures at Antioch town hall
• Judge dismisses school districts' effort to recover $20 million from county
• Edwin 'Ed' Suchman, former San Leandro councilman, dies at 99
• Live blog: De La Salle vs. California, Friday, 7 p.m.
• Walnut Creek to allocate money to sports fields, playgrounds and pool plans
• Alcatraz will have a giant white tower
• San Francisco Examiner sold to Black Press Group
• IAEA shows Iran nuke program intel to 35 nations
• Brentwood road reopened after injury crash
• AC Transit holds hearing on cutting Dumbarton express service
• Woman trapped in car in Antioch after hitting fire hydrant, utility pole
• East Bay prep football recap: Monte Vista, O'Dowd win bragging rights
• Trade winds continue to favor San Jose Sharks in win over Minnesota Wild
• Live Blog: People gather for candlelight vigil
• Oakland Raiders fend off San Diego Chargers, move into first place in AFC West
• Monte Poole: Raiders defense rises to the occasion
• Minnesota and San Jose Sharks are both pleased after their Wild summer of trading
• Quan's lack of leadership attacked
• Veterans march planned Friday in support of wounded Occupy protesters
• Fremont tax hike just a question of when
• Union City coffeehouse hosts Occupy forum
• Suspect in 1968 South San Francisco police gun battle turns self in
• APNewsBreak: New advice on kids' cholesterol tests
• Drummond: City and Occupy Oakland on collision course
• Four found dead in Pittsburg home in shooting and apparent suicide, police say
• Administration delays pipeline decision past 2012 election
• Contra Costa poised to impose daytime curfew on school-age children
• $41 million Concord office complex sale a hopeful sign for region
• Senate approves jobs benefits for veterans
• Parking lot at John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez to close for repairs
• Nixon shed no light on tape gap to grand jury
• One shot near Occupy Oakland
• Van Jones encouraging older activists to get involved in Occupy movement
• Martinez eyes ways to breathe life into its ailing downtown
• UC Berkeley police defend Occupy crackdown, say tents won't be tolerated
• Balloon causes power outage in San Leandro
• Court gives probation to Walnut Creek woman who hid daughter from ex for 15 years
• Walnut Creek Sports and Fitness Club Turkey Trot
• 3 San Francisco cops suffer minor injuries after car collides with pole
• 'Dancing with the Stars': Ghosts and goblins a Go Go
• Bay Area's first frost could be on the way
• Monterey Bay fishing boat searching for an unusual catch: old fishing gear
• Rep. Sam Farr, House members question California pot club crackdown
• 1 million still in dark after storm
• UNESCO approves full membership for Palestinians
• San Jose Sharks' trip ends with 5-2 loss to New York Rangers
• Martinez gas station robbed
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Tim Tebow will start for Denver Broncos on Sunday in Oakland
• Tim Kawakami: Plenty of time for San Francisco 49ers' plot to thicken
• Hometown Hero: The healing game
• Parolee's passenger killed in Pittsburg chase
• Oakland A's: Home run leader Willingham unlikely to return
• Martinez city manager has gone three years without a review
• Murder charges leveled against suspects in Concord slaying
• Fears of potentially hazardous containers close two Port of Oakland terminals
• October stock gains and losses underscore market volatility
• Berkeley quakes put city on edge, but don't herald a major temblor
• Pregnant mom says sandwich arrest was 'horrifying'
• Saint Mary's College not selected as 2012 presidential debate site
• Dublin school wins NFL health grant
• People: Jessica Simpson confirms she's pregnant
• Walnut Creek leaders to discuss Broadway Plaza expansion Tuesday
• Occupy Oakland, city brace for general strike
• Shortened school year shortchanges students, report says
• Mark Purdy: Patience pays off for 49ers' Gore
• Monterey shark-bite victim in good condition
• Qantas expected to resume flights after court acts
• Pakistan agents part of U.S. push for peace talks
• Mexico: Video threatens to disclose Zetas allies
• California's bullet train gamble begins: $9 billion now on the line
• Perry to GOP: I could handle Obama in debate
• October surprise snow cuts power to millions in Northeast
• Skeptic finds he now agrees global warming is real
• Car plunges down embankment
• Tim Kawakami: 49ers open up bag of tricks
• Political Blotter: Red-light cameras should be about safety, not money
• Pleasant Hill approves five-year contract with employees
• Hometown Hero: The healing game
• Slideshow: San Francisco 49ers beat Cleveland Browns 20-10
• Giants re-sign Javier Lopez to two-year contract, pick up Jeremy Affeldt's option
• 'Gossip Girl,' other CW shows coming to Hulu
• Higher postage doesn't have to hurt small business
• San Francisco 49ers beat Cleveland Browns to extend record to 6-1
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Oct. 30
• Frank Gore becomes No. 2 on San Francisco 49ers all-time rushing list
• Hayward science fair excites attendees
• 3 million without power as October snow surprises Northeast
• Phoenix flight attendant found dead in Mexico City
• Stanford Cardinal celebrating victory for the ages
• Occupy Oakland regroups following late-night march
• Paramedics Plus takes over Alameda County emergency ambulance service Tuesday
• Translating a lucrative and sometimes scary proposition
• Protesters' confrontation with police ends peacefully
• Andrew Luck helps Stanford Cardinal stay unbeaten with 3-overtime thriller over USC
• Power almost completely restored to Daville customers
• Cal Bears inept on offense in loss to UCLA
• Obamas hand out Halloween treats at White House
• Peter Douglas, longtime champion of the coast, hands over power
• San Jose Sharks stay perfect on trip
• Clock this: UK may consider time zone switch
• California employers embrace E-Verify
• Sugarland sings of healing at site of fair stage collapse
• Pittsburg murals teach drawing and debate
• Mistakes cost San Jose State in 38-28 loss at Louisiana Tech
• Local girl scout volunteers unhappy with potential closure of Lafayette camp
• Fake Halloween spider web snags live screech owl in San Rafael
• Occupy Oakland sees rapid growth and changes
• Addiction doctors restate anti-marijuana stance
• Live blog: Michael Moore crosses the Bay, visits Occupy SF
• Early, wet snowfall pelts East Coast, cuts power to 1.7 million
• Walnut Creek's long term financial outlook shows modest recovery
• Concord house fire injures one, caused by arson
• Audit drafts should have been retained
• Obama cites income gap to push stalled jobs bill
• BART delay near Caldecott Tunnel caused by power outage
• Former Raiders owner Al Davis died of heart failure
• Occupy Oakland: Tents return as documentary filmmaker Michael Moore energizes protesters
• East Bay prep football recap: Big wins for De La Salle, Encinal, Alhambra
• World Series: St. Louis Cardinals complete comeback with win over Texas Rangers
• Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi charged with felony shoplifting
• Oakland mayor under siege from all sides
• Bay Bridge gets last deck segment for new suspension span
• Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi charged with felony shoplifting
• San Jose: Former Trace parent-teacher treasurer pleads no contest to embezzlement
• Joe Thornton's two goals power San Jose Sharks past Detroit Red Wings
• Oakland has become epicenter of Occupy movement
• West sees business opportunities in Libya
• Former Hercules finance chief hired in Calistoga
• Live blog: Bay Area prep football updates, Friday, 7 p.m.
• Contra Costa school threats were part of personal revenge scheme, police say
• Live Blog: Teachers at one Oakland school will join boycott
• WWII battleship USS Iowa begins voyage from San Francisco Bay
• Divided board approves contract for new Hayward schools chief
• Delta contract dispute forces feds to back down
• Annual Bay Area Science Festival starts Saturday
• Road closure helps spare the newts in Tilden Park
• Bias against blacks prevalent in Richmond housing
• People: Queen me -- U.K. rewriting rules of throne succession
• Richmond city manager declares City Hall violence debacle resolved
• Concord employees' health care contributions to double
• Man burned in Antioch home fire likely sparked by cigarette
• World Series: St. Louis Cardinals force Game 7 with dramatic win
• Occupy Oakland: Officials shift into damage control
• Occupy Oakland makes plans for citywide general strike
• Harbaugh leads 49ers' charge from the depths
• Hewlett-Packard rejects plan to spin off PC business
• Brown's own allies are his biggest foes in pension reform fight
• Want to get something done in Santa Clara? Call 87-year-old Glorian Quigley
• San Francisco 49ers' Ted Ginn Jr. followed his father's path
• Food Drive
• Former Brentwood city manager remembered
• Two arrested in homicide of woman found in Concord
• After poor debates, Perry may skip some in future
• Tea party says cities favor Occupy protesters
• Brentwood aims at specialty niches to attract business
• Bay Area News Group to collaborate with the public in new Community Media Labs
• Bay Area News Group announces it will retain East Bay mastheads
• New director named for Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Oct. 27
• BART board postpones vote on cellphone blackout policy
• Man found shot to death in Bay Point
• Energy Secretary Steven Chu to testify at Solyndra hearings
• Innocent driver killed in Concord chase was headed home to Arizona, relative says
• Judge blocks most of San Francisco cellphone warning law
• Contra Costa spends millions to settle claims
• California public sites among those targeted for solar development
• European leaders craft economic deal, Obama hopeful
• Monte Poole: Terrell Owens comes full circle, sadly
• Occupy Oakland: Iraq vet critically injured by police projectile
• More than 1,000 Occupy SF protesters await clash with police
• The verdict is in: Five Oakland elementary schools will close
• Faced with mounting debts, Antioch's Hapgood Theatre goes dark midseason
• Occupy Oakland protesters return downtown to claim Frank Ogawa Plaza
• San Jose Sharks notebook: Broken sticks cause all kinds of trouble
• San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh's parents immersed in football from beginning
• West Contra Costa schools to pay down debts, preserve two elementaries
• San Jose State football: Talented receivers responsible for much of the improvement
• Sikhs to hold international martial arts competition in San Jose
• Live Blog: City workers remove metal barriers at Frank Ogawa Plaza
• Graphic message in letter prompts early dismissal for some Martinez schools
• Fans can interact West Coast Conference men's basketball coaches Thursday
• Small quake hits Blackhawk
• Oakley council rescinds controversial housing perk for city manager
• Brown must show he's serious about pension reform
• People: Kim Kardashian's marriage might already be on the rocks
• Motorcycle rider seriously injured in San Ramon crash Tuesday
• Golden State Warriors: New coaching starting to prepare for when lockout ends
• Iraq veteran in critical condition after getting hit with police projectile during Occupy Oakland demonstration
• Bay Area transit agencies could save $235 million a year, analysts say
• Clayton Valley High charter debate stirs emotions in the Mt. Diablo school district
• Grass fire burns 60 acres on Dublin Army Reserve base
• Attorney General's office returns to court in Gressett case, but won't say if it will refile
• Ousted protesters marching back to Frank Ogawa Plaza
• California attorney general goes after questionable 'biodegradable plastic' bottles
• Concord police investigating possible homicide
• 'Dancing with the Stars': Chaz, we ain't got you, babe
• Obama collects $1 million at San Francisco fundraiser
• Police chase ends with fatal crash in Concord
• Antioch authorizes settlement in class-action discrimination suit
• San Jose cops shouldn't have shot man with toy gun, suspect's relatives say
• Controversial HPV shot now recommended for boys, too
• San Jose Sharks beat Nashville Predators behind two goals from Joe Pavelski
• Perry's plan: 20 percent flat tax, higher retirement age
• U.S.'s biggest nuclear bomb dismantled in Texas
• 'Personhood,' a new tack in abortion fight
• Paratransit driver charged with murder of biker in San Leandro
• Orinda faces $67.1 million in infrastructure repair
• Consumer Reports says Ford's quality slips
• Just in time for the holidays, a bad economic mood
• Teacher's union suggests it might oppose millionaire's tax
• Contra Costa supervisors want tighter control on meteorological towers
• Clayton Valley High charter prompts dissent on Mt. Diablo board
• Ousted protesters marching back to Frank Ogawa Plaza
• Antioch officers shoot, kill local fugitive
• People: John Lennon's tooth expected to fetch $16,000 at auction
• Delta plan critics see conflict of interest in state use of water agency employee
• 2-week-old baby pulled alive from quake rubble in Turkey
• Vote nears on toll lane network expansion
• Andronico's sale to Renovo nears even as grocer decides to close a Berkeley store
• Police arrest protesters, tear down Occupy Oakland tent city
• 'Dancing With the Stars': Footwork mixes with fireworks on Broadway Week
• RAND retracts report on pot dispensaries and crime
• Former Livermore judo instructor charged with illegal sex with a minor
• World Series: Texas Rangers down St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5, need one more win for first world title
• Occupy San Jose protester scales wall near City Hall, won't come down
• Trial begins for engineer accused of stealing Marvell trade secrets
• San Jose man, 22, identified by family friend as city's 39th homicide victim
• Panetta: U.S. at 'turning point,' to refocus on Asia
• Defense of Jackson case opens with doctor, police
• Republicans embrace Twitter for 2012
• Government job losses a growing drag on recovery
• Concord security guard accused of shooting Richmond boss arraigned on felony charges
• Oakley council slated to rescind official's home loan deal
• Rescind Delta plan oversight agreement, U.S. lawmakers demand
• Chevron, Contra Costa County square off on property values
• PMI hires firms to weigh restructuring, faces pressure on loan payments
• Another Hells Angel funeral slated for Oak Hill cemetery, but this one will be private
• Quan opponents file for her recall, hoping to turn 71 signatures into 20,000
• Think Berkeley is strange? Try coming here from overseas
• Contra Costa County Board of Education to review redistricting plan Tuesday
• Italian-American stereotypes to get the panel discussion treatment at Saint Mary's
• Authorities ID Hells Angel killed on I-580
• Clergy march to support Occupy effort in San Francisco
• Suspect sought in Berkeley home invasion robbery
• Man uses umbrella to hide face during San Francisco bank robbery
• Moraga council to discuss off-leash dogs at Rancho Laguna Park
• Biographer says Steve Jobs saw himself as 'chosen'
• California GOP hard-pressed to dispute law that moves initiatives to November ballot
• Accused hit and run driver had clean work record, official said.
• Adoption-worthy rats -- 30 of them -- get spayed and neutered by veterinary-tech students
• Demand for breast milk outstrips supply at San Jose's Milk Bank
• Accused hit and run driver had clean work record, official says.
• Peninsula wineries make do after difficult growing season
• California study: Kindergartners may be wrongly identified as English learners
• San Pablo relinquishes destination name after Georgia company claims it owns 'Avenue'
• Antioch High improvement bond likely headed to 2012 ballot
• Why do Concord's efficient new streetlights keep failing? It's a mystery
• Libya declared free, but Gadhafi death questioned
• Fatal accident on Redwood Road in Castro Valley
• Man wielding weapon shot by San Jose police at hotel
• Two wounded in Burlingame shooting
• Convicted South Bay killer's parole bid in limbo
• Home invasion robbery leads to Richmond bridge pursuit
• Political Blotter: Cal alum nominated to 9th Circuit court
• Kansas City Chiefs shut down Oakland Raiders 28-0
• 7.2 quake in Turkey kills at least 138, collapses buildings
• Will Ferrell wins nation's top humor prize in DC
• Oakland Raiders QB Kyle Boller gets the start
• Vorderbrueggen: Holdouts in voluntary pay-cut in Contra Costa County
• Oakland school closures: Is a $2 million savings worth the cost?
• Public hospitals carry burden of charity care despite big tax breaks for nonprofits
• Married on the job
• Saint Mary's College guard Paul McCoy injures knee, could miss season
• Cal routs Utah for first Pac-12 football victory
• San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski finishes season tied for MLS goals lead
• Bank's collapse in Europe points to global risk
• Occupy Oakland continues to defy city orders, holds march around Lake Merritt
• Stanford runs over Washington 65-21
• Occupy Oakland continues to defy city orders, holds march around Lake Merritt
• People: Old-time radio convention meets for last time
• Conflicted Iraqis face future without US troops
• Open-carry advocates rally with rifles, long guns in San Leandro
• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Castro Valley crash
• Washington cited for new violations
• Extreme sport finds following in Byron
• Hayward: 20-year-old Fremont woman identified as victim of fatal 1-880 crash
• Clayton Valley charter seeking enrollees
• Hayward: 20-year-old Fremont woman identified as victim of fatal 1-880 crash
• West Berkeley medical clinic breaks ground on expansion project
• Open-carry advocates rally with rifles, long guns in San Leandro
• Arrests made in Danville robbery where suspects returned to the scene of the crime
• Walnut Creek apartment projects raise question of whether the city can handle demand
• Oakland Pride revisits new residents through an unexpected source
• Richmond industrial heart beats around an unlikely wonderland
• East Bay prep football recap: Deer Valley, Campolindo continue upset trend
• San Jose Sharks win in Joe Thornton's 1,000th game
• Man shot and killed by San Jose police had extensive criminal record
• Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski might miss Sunday's game
• Pittsburg seeks hotel tax hike
• Officials escalate efforts to remove Occupy Oakland protesters from City Hall
• Review: 'Steve Jobs' Apple's genius of technology
• Officials escalate efforts to remove Occupy Wall Street protesters from city halls in Bay Area
• New Mecca renovation a wrap
• Pet owners asked to check pets' rabies shots after fourth infected bat found in Alameda County
• Traffic stop nets 46-pound pot seizure in Livermore
• Suspects sought in Walnut Creek home invasion
• Possible motives behind Concord, Richmond shooting episode emerge
• Concord High campus remained peaceful Friday, after Thursday threat
• Tax sharing deal for North Pacheco clears way for annexation into Martinez
• Bay Point man charged with impresonating cop and fleecing man on street
• Charter high school item kept off Mt. Diablo school district board agenda
• Contra Costa, sheriff's deputies at labor impasse
• East Bay sheds 4,000 jobs, halting a recent stretch of improvement
• Brentwood plans stricter review of future big-box stores
• Gang violence forum seeks broader audience
• Suspect rams police car during high-speed East Contra Costa chase, ends with rollover
• Lake Tahoe ski resorts to hold job fairs
• Livermore Judo champion arrested -- again -- for sex crimes against a minor
• Danville robbery suspect dines while cops search for him nearby
• Northgate principal enters debate over Clayton Valley High charter conversion
• Medicinal gel cuts herpes risk among women, study finds
• Schools to mark Red Ribbon week begining Saturday
• Phoenix police officer's 2010 killing confounds colleagues
• Seton Medical Center sues state over case involving patient allegedly abused
• San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton will skate in 1,000th NHL game
• San Jose Sharks will begin their long road trip with Marty Havlat in lineup
• State air board approves "historic" greenhouse gas rules
• Cupertino quarry massacre 911 tapes: "There are people dying right now. My supervisor is dying."
• Steve Jobs biography describes his disdain for money, early battle with cancer
• 4.0 quake near Berkeley rattles nerves
• Bachmann knocks Occupy movement, praises tea partyers
• FBI official calls for secure, alternate Internet
• Oakland police investigating couple's death as murder-suicide
• Authorities capture security guard who opened fire in Richmond, Concord
• Pittsburg elementary school gets White House visitor
• Richmond City Hall brawl may bring policy changes
• Contra Costa prosecutor accused of rape could be charged again
• People: Lindsay Lohan misses first day of work
• Oakland man arrested in San Leandro triple homicide
• Few Americans take immigrants' jobs in Alabama
• Gadhafi is killed as Libyan forces take Sirte
• Oakland Zoo welcomes four new tigers
• School namesake celebrates 20th anniversary with students, staff
• Just hours before the real thing in East Bay, millions participate in statewide quake drill
• Lions and tigers shot in Ohio, animal advocates sad, understanding
• Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stop
• More tickets available for Christmas tree lighting
• Libyan fighters capture Gadhafi hometown of Sirte
• State report ripped Longmire for Bey investigation
• Bay Area rents are rising
• Former Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums defends decision to fire city administrator
• Bachmann returns to Bay Area a diminished candidate
• Walnut Creek School District says victim's parents notified of death threat
• BART proposes policy to govern cell phone blackouts
• Former San Jose teacher pleads no contest to lewd acts, sentenced to five months in jail
• Lions and tigers shot in Ohio; owner freed them
• San Jose brothers plead no contest to vigilante attack
• Cal football: Does Jeff Tedford's complex offense cause arrested development of quarterback?
• Oakland Occupy residents struggle with internal security issues
• Plans for Cosco Busan oil spill restoration discussed at public meeting in Oakland and Mill Valley
• Top U.S. delegation to enlist Pakistan's help
• Judge dismisses rape case against Contra Costa prosecutor Michael Gressett
• Water agencies seek to control Delta project studies
• Oakley 'dog lady' offers sanctuary for rescue animals
• San Pablo man victim of homicide
• Former Black Panther Party leaders speak to Occupy Oakland protesters
• Heroic Oakland community leader Frank Rose leaves legacy of generosity
• GOP primary contest is getting nasty, personal
• San Ramon Valley school employees get a one-time bonus
• Times writers honored for corruption, conflict-of-interest coverage
• People: Lindsay Lohan led away in handcuffs
• Clinton in Kabul to push Afghan reconciliation
• Pleasanton company has IPO, shares rising
• Bay Area bridges in bad shape, report says
• Zombie apocalypse? Atlanta says bring it on
• 'Dancing with the Stars' loses some sparkly, Carson Kressley high-kicked off the show
• Structure fire in Oakland
• Occupy Oakland movement members try to define goals
• CHP: San Jose driver failed to slow down before fatally striking Apple engineer, horse
• Man whom cops killed Oct. 10 was suspected of slaying 2 near SJSU
• Apple fails to beat projections for quarterly earnings
• Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson on Carson Palmer trade: 'We're chasing a championship'
• Walnut Creek school under fire after student receives racial threat
• Fry's Electronics to Omar Siddiqui: You still owe us $65 million
• Richmond staffers say they cannot cooperate with police
• Truck with equipment for Obama tour stolen in Virginia
• Ferry breakdowns a disruption in Delta
• San Jose cops let hundreds of bikers leave cemetery crime scene without searches, interviews
• As U.S. announces record-high deportations, Contra Costa sheriff meets with Latino leaders on deportation program
• People: Shia LaBeouf in bar fight?
• State education head discusses schools over breakfast in Antioch
• A softer, gentler Rapture
• Santa Cruz County faces suit over plastic bag ban; plastic bag group claims basis for law is flawed
• Brentwood leaders schedule discussion of big-box stores
• A cute beetle with staying power
• Convicted child molester to testify against men who allegedly beat him for the molestation.
• Libyans close to total victory over Gadhafi forces
• Life at Occupy Oakland attracts range of characters
• Rats and drugs mar Occupy Oakland tent city, officials say
• Live chat: Inside the Oakland Raiders, Tuesday, noon
• 'Dancing with the Stars': JR Martinez scores a 10 for a sexy samba
• San Jose Sharks fall to Anaheim Ducks for third consecutive loss
• Two felons' probation reports to be made public, after review
• Al Davis' private funeral
• Sources: 38-year-old San Jose biker is suspect in cemetery slaying
• U.S. considered cyberwarfare in Libya attack plan
• As one farm subsidy loses favor, another arises
• 49ers are buzzing after win in Detroit, 5-1 start
• Kansas City mom admits she was drunk on night baby vanished
• 2012 GOP hopefuls head to recession-battered Nevada
• As he eyes 2012, Obama finds North Carolina less receptive
• Freed American hikers speak to Occupy Oakland on Monday night
• Walnut Creek once again named a top place to retire
• Concord high school students get help with imagining new products to wow consumers
• Pittsburg party shooting that injured 9-year-old girl was likely gang related, police say
• Suspected gang member arrested in Union City shooting
• Wells Fargo profits hit record, but revenue decline sends stock down 8.4 percent
• Millionaire's tax on its way to California ballot?
• Oakland Effect: Dreams are an opportunity to heal trauma
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Peninsula highway widening divides town's residents; North Bay man charged in housemate's rape
• Apple sells more than 4 million new iPhones in three days
• Fox rumble over Rep. George Miller and son misses some facts
• People: Susan Sarandon calls Benedict XVI a Nazi
• Correction: Ed Arnow column
• 49ers' Harbaugh: 'Apologies seem like excuses'
• Wind, overgrown trees and brush still a hazard in the hills
• Battle brews over proposal to widen Highway 1 in Pacifica
• 4 disabled adults locked in Pennsylvania basement; 3 arrested
• Anti-Wall St. movement grows to dozens of cities
• Iran's Khamenei warns U.S. over assassination claims
• Obama: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 'stirred our conscience'
• 3 dead, 4 hurt in crash at South California reservoir
• Luminaries pay tribute to Steve Jobs at Stanford service
• Henry Coe State Park to undergo prescribed burn
• New California law increases children's age for booster car seats from 6 to 8 years old
• Four victims, one a 9-year-old girl, shot at Pittsburg party
• Hayward Area Historical Society seeks nominations for annual awards
• Tim Kawakami: It's Kyle Boller's world now
• Pleasant Hill reaches deal on three-year contract with management employees
• Lafayette gets look at proposed BART solar project
• San Jose police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting
• Investigation of shooting death at funeral of another gang member being foiled, say police
• California doctors' group backs legalizing pot
• Authorities: Reservoir crash occurred during turns
• Cindy Sheehan arrested at Wall Street protest in Sacramento
• Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell leaves game with broken collarbone
• Oakland Raiders hang on to beat Cleveland Browns 24-17
• Massive IndyCar crash in Las Vegas claims driver Dan Wheldon
• Mark Purdy: 49ers need to move on 'with humble hearts,' softer handshakes
• A warm shower is a treasure for the homeless
• Slideshow: Massive IndyCar crash claims driver Dan Wheldon
• Federal contraception law upsets Catholic colleges
• Oakland hills fire: 20 years later
• Daly City dad gets jail, probation for dropping son into hot oven
• Apple to hold private service for Jobs Sunday at Stanford -- report
• California drivers get half-off ticket deal from state
• California's execution machine could crank up
• She never thought the fire would jump the freeway
• Efforts redoubled against school bullying in San Mateo County
• Model of Navy dirigible flies at Moffett Field
• Wall Street protests go global: Asia, Africa, Europe
• Oakland marchers demand 'jobs not cuts'
• Ohlone changing election system
• Jordanian female police, military participate in Bay Area terrorism exercise
• Decision on controversial unincorporated Walnut Creek religious center Tuesday
• Rash of vandalism at Antioch elementary schools raises alarm
• Survivor of Virginia Tech massacre brings his story to Diablo Valley College
• With a little help from the parents
• Hells Angels member gunned down at San Jose funeral
• Longtime Hayward gym closing after almost three decades
• Local groups allege biased training colors FBI dealings with American Muslims
• County planners to look at preservation ordinance again
• Antioch curfew sweep detains 10 minors
• With a little help from the parents
• Brentwood eyes bigger library
• West Contra Costa school notes
• Gang member charged with two Oakland killings
• Can a police chief be a chief in Oakland?
• Some Oakland students face a midyear upheaval
• Man to spend life in mental hospital for beating to death Richmond grandfather
• East Bay prep football recap: Three top 10 teams lose for first time
• San Jose State overcomes six turnovers to beat Hawaii
• Alameda named top city for young people
• Judges' deaths add to 9th Circuit backlog
• 'Operation Garlic Press' results in more than 100 arrests in five Bay Area counties
• The Buzz: Not many East Bay diners support restaurant tipping standard
• Obama administration scraps part of health care law
• District Attorney won't file charges in De Anza case
• Motorcyclist hurt in major head-on collision on Marsh Creek Road
• Acquaintance facing charges in Hayward motel room slaying
• Live blog: Bay Area prep football updates, Friday, 7 p.m.
• Google to kill Buzz, focus social efforts on Plus
• Clayton Valley High charter group says it has satisfied Mt. Diablo district conditions
• Murder suspect found guilty for speaking to reporter
• Antioch rescinds card room decision
• Court denies Antioch approval of Walmart Supercenter
• Nevada pledges to keep Jan. 14 caucus date
• Woz the first to get new iPhone in Los Gatos
• Occupy Walnut Creek draws hundreds, another one coming Wednesday
• KC bishop charged for not bringing porn to police
• Protesters march through downtown Oakland heading back to City Hall plaza
• Fremont kung fu teacher pleads not guilty to molest charges
• New Bay Bridge span will be backdrop of police training exercise
• Federal crackdown leaves California medical marijuana industry weighing risks
• Prospective buyers camp out to be first in line for iPhone 4S
• Two rescued from burning Concord home
• PG&E to replace more than 1,200 miles of faulty gas piping across California
• San Francisco 49ers well aware of Detroit Lions' Ndamukong Suh
• Alhambra High receives anonymous threat, but school to stay open
• Cal football: Bears lose to USC for eighth straight season
• Appeals court upholds conviction of former Brocade CEO Reyes
• Senate Republicans unveil competing jobs plan
• Lawmakers advise supercommittee to be cautious
• White House dinner icing on SKorea charm offensive
• Showdown looms between Wall Street protesters and cops
• Cain's nontraditional strategy -- unlikely, too?
• Hercules Council, after rescinding medical benefits, finds retirement a stickier process
• Alameda: Drowned man's family files claims against city, county
• People: Lindsay Lohan fired from community service job
• Portrait of Jobs as a romantic, poetic teen
• Sharks ready to rev it back up
• Post office cutbacks spell trouble for some East Bay residents
• Safeway posts rising profits and sales, but the lousy economy has jolted customers
• San Jose State's pass defense will be tested by Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz
• Obama returning to Bay Area on Oct. 25
• Oakland school board member says closing schools would be a mistake
• Interim Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan sworn in
• Mosquito experts look to nature to get upper hand on West Nile virus
• Vacancy remains on East Contra Costa fire district board
• Fire crews rescue man from West Oakland blaze
• BlackBerry maker says service fully restored
• Amtrak trains collide in Jack London Square; at least 18 injured
• Cal football: Bears hoping to end long dry spell against USC
• One injured, one dead in San Bruno car crash
• Bay Area college basketball teams prepare to launch season
• San Francisco protesters target Wells Fargo Bank
• Unlikely turn for a suspect in a terror plot
• 8 Gacy victims exhumed for attempt to identify them
• Oakland infant kidnapped at gunpoint, returned unharmed
• Stanford partners with New York City University
• Funerals today for 2 Cupertino cement plant shooting victims
• With three 9S, Cain changes math for taxes
• Trade deals pass Congress, ending 5-year standoff
• Nigerian man pleads guilty in underwear bomb plot
• More than one guest list for South Korean dinner
• A legacy worth bragging about
• Ballots to reflect growing diversity
• Effort to repeal California gay history law fails
• People: Man charged with hacking e-mails of Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis
• Need for Oakley health clinic has a human face
• California fails to signal early interest in No Child Left Behind waiver
• Small fish with big impact rebounds, easing fears of extinction
• Speier co-authors bill to allow 'Amazon tax'
• San Ramon's long awaited city center still in the works
• Police: 6 killed, 3 wounded in Orange County salon shooting
• Police searching for suspect in stabbing at Concord adult school
• Four more charged in alleged university scam
• Concord backs plan to split Naval Weapons Station work among union, nonunion crews
• Detroit police impound suspected mobile strip club
• Police Chief Batts quits, tired of 'defending the Alamo'"
• San Jose State tight end Ryan Otten plenty fast enough to burn opposing defenses
• 'Dancing With the Stars': Chynna Phillips can't hold on for one more dance
• Raiders rumored to be heading to Los Angeles, or sharing stadium with 49ers
• School board denies unconditional approval of Clayton High charter petition
• Coroner's report: Cupertino cement plant worker killed himself
• Defense takes a hit at trial over star's death
• Iranians accused of plot to kill Saudi ambassador in U.S.
• Topeka, Kan., moves to decriminalize domestic violence
• Raiders rumored to be heading to Los Angeles, or sharing stadium with 49ers
• Pink ploy? Breast cancer charity motives doubted
• Oakley city manager asks council to rescind home deal
• Feds file charges against execs of failed United Commercial Bank
• Vitamin E pills linked with prostate cancer risk
• All I-880 lanes open again near 23rd Avenue in Oakland
• Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts resigns
• Richmond city attorney stepping down
• Shooting begins in Jay Moriarity film; paddle-out moved to Friday
• People update: Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore try to patch up their marriage in the great outdoors
• College district revives contentious labor discussion
• San Jose teen in custody after Fremont chase ends in crash
• Councilmember camps overnight with Occupy Oakland protesters
• Once-punchless Lions lifting up Detroit
• Woman accused in gruesome killing of mother, unborn son
• 'Dancing With the Stars': Ricki Lake goes 'Psycho" over first 10's of the season
• Occupy Wall Street protest comes to Oakland, Berkeley on Monday
• San Jose Sharks roll eyes at curious scheduling
• Sunken World War II-era tanker -- which may hold 3 million gallons of oil -- to be investigated by high-tech divers.
• San Jose police identify two weekend homicide victims, both former SJSU students
• No injuries in Concord chimney fire
• Antioch card room makes unsuccessful play for more tables
• Golden State Warriors' young players trying to bide their time
• Two Americans win Nobel Prize in economics
• Not the economy? GOP campaign focuses elsewhere
• For Democrats, protests offer opportunity and risks
• Oakland Effect: Understanding neuroscience, psychology and the study of complex psychiatric disorders and trauma
• Commercial salmon fishing season was promising
• Illegal immigrants get boost in new California laws
• Voting begins Oct. 17 on Oakland parcel tax in mail-in election
• Smash Mouth singer had egg on his face
• Barnidge: Nader misses the mark by attacking college football
• Governor signs bill to help struggling Doctors Medical Center
• People: FBI upset that Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover biopic may portray him as gay
• San Jose police officer shoots and kills armed suspect
• Antioch blasé about Pittsburg annexation vote
• Occupy Walnut Creek on Wednesday
• State: Cal student picked up mumps overseas
• Gov. Jerry Brown defies easy description in how he handled 563 bills
• San Francisco 49ers receiver Joshua Morgan has surgery, out for 'extended time'
• Gov. Brown mounts frantic finish to sign or veto bills before deadline
• Gov. Brown's frantic finish of signing or vetoing bills from the legislature
• Monte Poole: Harbaugh has San Francisco 49ers believing in themselves
• From Raider Nation, nothing but love and respect for the late Al Davis
• Same-day voter registration at issue in Maine
• Connecticut keeps up tough Amazon stance
• U.S. incomes kept falling after recession ended, study finds
• The Occupy Wall Street movement unfolds in downtown San Jose
• Mother killed crossing train tracks
• Gay rights advocate Paula Ettelbrick dies at 56
• Rossmoor residents plead with Walnut Creek to block new event center
• Voting via the mailbox gets started
• Mt. Diablo school board to revisit Clayton Valley High Charter petition Tuesday
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Oct. 9, 2011
• Heinold's, Vitus share pre-Prohibition cocktail expertise
• Sri Lankan native is a serial entrepreneur
• San Francisco 49ers rout Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-3
• Fan throws hot dog at Tiger Woods at Frys.com Open
• Person fatally struck by Amtrak train in Martinez
• Tim Kawakami: Oakland Raiders do what Al Davis wanted
• Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh dies at 40
• Antioch police seek two men in 24-year-old's death by gunfire
• Most Oakland services closed Monday to cut costs
• Blue Shield of California won't cover breast cancer drug Avastin
• Oakland Raiders hang to beat Houston Texans 25-20
• San Jose State falls at Brigham Young
• ALCS: Texas Rangers beat weather, Detroit Tigers, in Game 1 of ALCS
• San Jose Sharks get off to good start, beat Phoenix Coyotes 6-3 in opener
• Monte Poole: Al Davis molded the Oakland Raiders to his liking
• Andrew Luck and Stanford rout Colorado 48-7
• Oakland Raiders out to honor memory of Al Davis with their play against Houston Texans
• Tim Kawakami: Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, life to the fullest
• San Francisco 49ers look to stay hot against Buccaneers
• For Romney, social issues pose new test to reach GOP base
• Wondo savors road thrills
• Casey Anthony takes video deposition in civil case
• Dave Newhouse: Hey, Jude: You Sit Atop This Beatles Poll
• Michael Jackson's children appear at tribute show
• Retail lags at Pleasant Hill-Contra Costa Centre BART transit village
• Brentwood dam expansion nears critical milestone
• NICU reunion brings families, doctors together
• Loss of retailers on Antioch's west side causes concern
• Gov. Jerry Brown signs second part of Dream Act
• Gov. Jerry Brown OKs California Dream Act bill for illegal immigrant student aid
• What they're saying about Raiders owner Al Davis, who died Saturday at age 82
• Suspect, one officer injured in Oakland car chase
• Al Davis: Fans of Oakland Raiders react to owner's death
• East Bay prep football recap: De La Salle, California, San Ramon Valley survive
• Tiger Woods makes the cut, but England's Paul Casey owns the lead at the Frys.com Open
• San Jose Sharks 2011-12 season preview
• Frys.com Open notebook: Nate Smith and Erick Justesen renew rivalry
• Governor signs pipe safety laws created in response to deadly San Bruno explosion
• High Court refuses to hear San Leandro's arguments
• San Jose cop and suspect hospitalized after struggle over officer's gun
• Feds describe crackdown on pot dispensaries
• Yusuf Bey IV finally on his way to prison for murdering journalist, two others
• Union Pacific puts 147 acres up for sale next to Fremont's Tesla factory
• Pittsburg apartment village wants better bus service, may get worse
• Orindans upset over proposed speed limit increase
• Parents say Mt. Diablo school district bus is overcrowded and unsafe
• Mt. Diablo school athletic foundation behind in sign-ups for 5k fundraiser this Sunday
• Cardboard cop snatched from outside Rockridge pet store
• People: Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicates new Schwarzennger museum in Austria
• Feds describe crackdown on pot dispensaries
• Small HIV studies show promising signs
• Sharks' Couture ready for a big encore
• Hercules police search for evidence in pot-garden fire
• Services set for Victory Outreach Pastor Ed Morales who built bridges between San Jose gangs
• Oakland's Andrew Hatch turns 113
• Richmond serial rapist sentenced to 521 years in prison
• Lafayette fire crew rescues dog impaled on rebar
• Oregon routs Cal 43-15
• Feds crack down on California pot dispensaries
• Public to get up-close view of new sewage treatment facility
• Documents: Cupertino gunman's ex-wife said he had violent temper and assaulted her
• Cupertino shooting spree suspect was armed, 'threatening' when deputies shot, killed him
• Is this edition of the San Jose Sharks the best?
• State agency bans rail transit operators from using all portable wireless devices
• National Park Service steps in to keep Muir Woods and Tomales Bay parks open
• Gov. Brown signs bill eliminating fingerprinting requirements for food stamp recipients
• Campaigns at Christmas looking more possible
• Wall Street protesters fed up with both parties
• Alameda County's medical safety net prepares for future under health care reform
• Man whose body was discovered on San Pablo freeway ID'd
• Pittsburg pool construction to begin soon
• Future of the Delta could be tourism, according to state report
• Westbound lanes of I-580 open again after police call off search for suspect
• Walnut Creek allows on-street free parking on four more holidays
• Pittsburg man convicted in 2010 knife attack
• Richmond Costco and Kaiser employees center of large-scale insurance fraud ring, prosecutors say
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Peninsula dog mauling probe rules out murder; North Bay prison worker arrested on drug, bribery charges
• Pickup truck struck by lightning in Pleasant Hill
• Eyeing an Afghan exit, military resets priorities
• People: Jude Law tops list of 60 U.K. celebs, citizens claiming tabloid hacked their phones
• Lawsuit claims Giants' Lincecum trashed San Francisco apartment
• All UC Berkeley mumps patients had two vaccinations, city says
• El Cerrito police urge attentiveness after rash of home burglaries
• Military report: Small number of soldiers with animal bites in combat receive rabies vaccine
• LIVE COVERAGE: Cupertino triple homicide suspect shot and killed
• Cupertino quarry shooting suspect who killed 3, wounded 7 still on loose
• Oakland Raiders defense can't afford to zone out against Houston Texans
• Baseball playoffs: Arizona Diamondbacks keep hitting grand slams, force Game 5 with 10-6 win over Milwaukee Brewers
• Oakland A's name Chip Hale as their bench coach
• Mark Purdy: Tiger Woods, now ranked 51st, wants only one thing at Frys.com Open -- a win
• San Francisco 49ers offense feeling the power
• Yahoo shares soar on new Microsoft takeover hopes
• San Jose Sharks still unsure if Martin Havlat will play in season opener
• To pay for jobs, a tax measure and a gauntlet for the GOP
• Supreme Court tackles church-state conflict involving schools
• After much speculation, Palin says she won't join 2012 race
• Risky pregnancy drug raised daughters' cancer odds
• Alabama loses workers as immigration law takes effect
• Cycling: Alberto Contador, three-time Tour de France champ, makes Bay Area visit
• Dublin charter school plan denied by school board
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Gore visits Peninsula school; Vandals free salmon early from North Bay pens
• Apple co-founder and Silicon Valley pioneer Steve Jobs is dead
• Hayward trustees select Compton administrator to lead schools
• CEO Tim Cook's letter to Apple employees announcing Steve Jobs' death
• Jobs family's statement on death of Apple founder
• UC Berkeley reports mumps outbreak
• LIVE COVERAGE: 3 dead, seven wounded in Cupertino shootings, gunman still on the loose
• Apple says former CEO Steve Jobs has died
• Housing center looks to future
• Contra Costa insurance fraud ring busted; 22 indicted
• Cupertino quarry shooting suspect who killed 3, wounded 7 still on loose
• Bay Area nurses file complaint over lockout following strike
• Sarah Palin says she will not run for president
• BART parking contractor to refund $202,000 in overcharges for long-term parking
• Oakland delays action on new gang injunctions, youth curfews
• Venerable outdoor campfire area at Big Basin restored
• Pittsburg marching band has new road trip in works
• NHL skating a fine line in crackdown on head shots
• 'DWTS': Cavallari's elimination stuns judges, audience
• Three women in Michael Jackson's doctor's life testify at his trial
• UC Berkeley physicist shares 2011 Nobel Prize
• Apple unveils new iPhone
• Baseball playoffs: Texas Rangers beat Tampa Bay Rays to advance to ALCS
• Livermore man to be tried on murder charge
• San Jose Sharks hoping that Martin Havlat gets clearance to play
• Walnut Creek continues carpenters' appeal of apartment project
• People: Fox says 'Simpsons' is done if cast won't take huge pay cut
• Tammerlin Drummond: Time for honest public dialogue about violence
• Central Park walk to tackle global poverty
• Nader: College athletics dumbing down society
• Local teachers to be honored Thursday
• Oakland medical cannabis club owes IRS millions in back taxes
• BART to fix barrier to access for disabled at Lafayette station
• CHP trying to find out why man's body was on San Pablo freeway
• State agency to consider six-figure fine for former Pinole councilman
• Northern California braces for wet, early season storm
• 1 current San Jose cop, 1 former cop charged with stealing $120,000 from charitable fund
• Pleasanton headed back to court over Oak Grove land
• Live coverage: Apple CEO Tim Cook wraps up new features of iPhone 4S, with Siri at top
• Hayward police seek witnesses after man found shot, dying in driveway
• Probe: Drug abusers exploiting Medicare benefit
• 'Dancing With the Stars': Emotional dances to match celebrities' emotional stories
• Audit: Oakland investment in Fox Theater quadrupled without strategy
• Governor signs bill to bolster "buy America" rules for new buses and train cars
• Highway 101 sea lion was shot in the jaw
• Italy appeals court clears Amanda Knox of murder
• Hundreds of Bay Area students without whooping cough vaccine barred from school
• Governor signs bill requiring 10-day notification before granting criminal clemency
• Baseball playoffs: Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers take 2-1 series leads in A.L.
• Salmon hatchery gets good news
• Big deal for a small town: New pedestrian trail opens in Clyde
• Man killed in Bay Point home threatened family with a screwdriver, authorities say
• Teens converge on Delta for high school bass championships
• Live chat: Cal Bears football pre-game, Thursday at 2 p.m.
• Oakland Unified takes a lenient approach to enforcing whooping cough shot law
• Steve Westly tried to wave Obama away from Solyndra
• ESPN pulls intro after Hank Williams' Obama comments
• Live chat: Inside the Oakland Raiders, Tuesday, noon
• San Leandro High School mourns shooting victim
• People: 'Hung' star Thomas Jane tells of gay hooker past
• Wanted: Surfers for paddle-out scene for Jay Moriarity movie in Santa Cruz
• Environmental groups and state regulators win major smog case over home developers
• Oakland police officer videotapes killing of suspect
• Highway 101 sea lion was shot in the jaw
• Newhouse: Can A's find the way to San Jose?
• High prices spawns rash of companies buying gold for cash
• Local sports digest: Olympians Meb Keflezighi, Deena Kastor win San Jose Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
• Santa Clara denies request to disclose 49ers stadium security report
• Andy Rooney ends '60 Minutes' run of 33 years
• Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul
• Baseball playoffs: Cardinals, Brewers, Tigers grab playoff wins
• A Halloween Trick, A Treat and A Costume Parade
• Snag for Perry: Offensive name at Texas camp
• More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids' shots
• New state laws restrict ballot access
• Bay Point woman fatally shoots 23-year-old man during 'domestic incident'
• Supreme Court set to open crucial term
• San Francisco 49ers shock Philadelphia Eagles 24-23
• Three killed, three wounded in shooting at San Leandro party
• Mistakes costly to Oakland Raiders in 31-19 loss to New England Patriots
• Monument Corridor set to lose hotel tax grant program
• Dave Newhouse: Luck's a student and an athlete
• Monte Poole: San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith comes out swinging
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Oct. 2, 2011
• Singer 'Stevie B' owes $420K in child support; Masschusetts cops haul him off stage during show
• Campbell: Teen being charged as adult in alleged pot robbery in backyard
• San Diegeo County wildfire chars 2,000 acres, forces highway closure
• Man feared lost during hike in Sierra Nevada safe
• A single plan for retirement
• Pleasanton Tomato Battle proves a bloody good time
• San Jose Earthquakes can't protect late lead in tie with Sporting Kansas City
• Bay Point: Sheriff's deputies investigate fatal shooting in wake of alleged threats
• San Jose Sharks end preseason with first loss
• Stanford routs UCLA 45-19
• Raiders want to turn up the heat against the Patriots' Brady
• Tom Brady By The Numbers
• Me and My Car: A cool and nostalgic ride
• Brentwood exceeds recyling goals
• Sully takes to the sky in Livermore
• After 25 years, 'Phantom' still brings down chandelier
• Sully takes to the sky in Livermore
• Walnut Creek, other cities looking at new fee for tow operators
• Swanson may challenge Hancock for state Senate
• Authorities: CA slayings suspect killed in manhunt
• Sea lion rescued after crossing Highway 101 in Burlingame
• Walnut Creek man was the mastermind behind 'Ocean's Eleven'-like, multi-million dollar scam
• No warning lights or arms at site of Brentwood train-truck collision
• Three killed, one injured in Oakland crash
• Tom Brady's mentor, Tom Martinez, in fight against cancer
• On Assignment: MDUSD textbook/workbook snafu frustrates some parents and teachers
• Coast Guard: Rats must be removed from seized boat
• Former Concord police officer sentenced in Chico pot grow operation
• Rio Vista political cartoon causes freedom of speech flap
• Cooperatives find new relevancy helping low-wage workers
• East Bay prep football recap: De La Salle, James Logan, Encinal among big winners in league openers
• San Jose Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon to showcase U.S. distance running revival
• Baseball playoffs: Rays rout Rangers; Yankees-Tigers suspended because of rain
• One-time funds lead to improved outlook for Antioch budget
• Amtrak train, farm truck collide near Brentwood; dozens injured
• Education activist urges online learning as alternative to failing schools
• Santa Clara County animal shelters have a wish: 'empty our shelters,' adopt animals
• UCSF police take man into custody in connection with Hells Angels homicide
• Bay Area lawyers banned from visiting hunger strikers
• Orinda's leaf blower foes return
• San Ramon woman dies after being struck by car
• Fremont woman testifies she saw murder suspect holding bloody knife after boyfriend's stabbing
• People: Ex-fiancee plans to auction Hugh Hefner's engagement ring
• The Night Owl goes to San Francisco for a pizza opera
• Newsom, shipping officials urge release of federal trust fund money
• Stocks suffer through worst quarter since the financial meltdown in 2008
• Oakland A's: Hitting coach, pitching coach will not return to Melvin's staff
• Oakley forgives home loan for city manager
• Orinda employees agree to six furloughs for 2011-12
• Jerry Brown tweaks "bipartisan' legislators again
• Carpenters union appeals Walnut Creek apartment project approval
• Federal suit accuses Contra Costa County of civil rights violations
• GPS in victim's car leads Antioch police to wanted man
• BART expects weekend delays on Pittsburg/Bay Point line
• BART police to wear cameras
• San Jose Sharks get two scares in shutout win over Vancouver Canucks
• Alameda County Sheriff's deputies exchange fire with California fugitive
• High school roundup: San Ramon Valley stays unbeaten in boys water polo
• San Francisco Giants G.M. Brian Sabean: Don't count on big-ticket additions
• Crosswalk where 6-year-old was struck, killed has dangerous history
• Pakistani politicians reject Mullen's attack charges
• A's general manager Billy Beane says he expects to remain in Oakland
• US: Cyber attacks on utilities, industries rise
• Class war? 52 percent say U.S. isn't divided economically, poll finds
• Woe is the San Francisco 49ers' 'O'
• Oakland Raiders game Sunday vs. New England Patriots is a sellout, will be televised locally
• Walnut Creek's first Community Service Day likely to have more than 1,000 participate
• Oakland firefighters at scene of scrap metal blaze
• Brown hails public-safety handoff to locals
• People: Ashton Kutcher tweets semi-denial of charges he cheated on Demi Moore
• Dublin exploring possible utility users tax that would benefit city, school district coffers
• Pittsburg overpass dedicated to fallen police officer
• Mosquito-fogging truck to roll through Concord Friday evening
• As black families leave Oakland, their kids are disappearing from the city's public schools
• More blacks leave urban cities for suburbs and the South
• Police probe links between Antioch robbery and central county heists
• 3.3 quake strikes near Oakland
• Documents: Biker from another San Jose gang shot Hells Angel chief in back
• Federal grant to help Los Medanos with science, math
• Apotheker leaves HP with $13 million; Whitman takes $1 a year
• Powerful figure in water wars steps down
• Live chat: Oakland Raiders wide receiver Denarius Moore, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
• Obama praises Fremont student during speech
• San Francisco Giants end season on losing and painful note
• Federal cash boosts shrinking Oakland police department by 25 officers
• No stage fright for Stanford safety Michael Thomas
• U.S. asks Supreme Court to rule on health care law
• Double tragedy befalls East Palo Alto, as schoolgirl and motorcyclist killed in separate accidents
• Oakland A's will open 2012 season in Japan with two games against the Seattle Mariners
• San Jose: Family and friends mourn local Hells Angel president
• Israel rejects criticism of new Jerusalem housing
• Shutdown averted, but deep differences linger
• Barnidge: Welcome to the third season of Berkeley's favorite protest
• Richmond to halt farmer's market live poultry sales
• Saint Mary's campus rallies for unity in wake of reported rapes
• Mt. Diablo school board may revisit Clayton Valley High Charter petition
• Friday is deadline for Mt. Diablo district students to get whooping cough immunizations
• Brentwood residents fight to stop potential Walmart store
• Metropolitan Transportation Commission approves move to SF building
• Walnut Creek's Lindsay museum soars to new heights with new exhibits
• Fire forces evacuation of Livermore church school
• Saint Mary's campus rallies for unity in wake of reported rapes
• Author says she was turned away from Livermore school
• Barnidge: Welcome to the third season of Berkeley's favorite protest
• Frenzied finish in baseball as four teams battle for last two playoff spots
• Hercules agrees to new contract with city manager
• Woman injured in vicious Oktoberfest attack in Clayton
• 'Dancing with the Stars': Elisabetta sent packing for Italy
• Oakland A's GM Billy Beane fires back at angry Art Howe over portrayal in 'Moneyball'
• Madison Bumgarner pitches San Francisco Giants to 7-0 win over Colorado Rockies
• Antioch agrees to restart program to fight blight
• Mourners turn out to pay tribute to Michele Le
• Thousands of nurses return to work at Alta Bates
• Overflow crowd argues against district plan to close five Oakland schools
• Local digest: Andre Ward's fight with Carl Froch rescheduled for Dec. 17 in Atlantic City
• Concord council approves public smoking ban
• Hiker's family hid Israeli link during Iran captivity
• Cantaloupe outbreak could be deadliest in a decade
• National Park Service, FAA to consider rules on helicopter and airplane tours over Bay Area parks
• UFC coming to San Jose for first time, but not with expected marquee bout
• Santa Clara police ID man dragged, killed in wheelchair; plea made for witnesses
• San Jose Sharks generally pleased with NHL's new approach to discipline
• Oakland gets federal grant to pay for more police officers
• Tassajara Valley project foes speak out early
• Bridgelux cuts jobs, shifts focus in how it makes LED systems
• Satirical affirmative action bake sale, protests attract hundreds to UC Berkeley
• Tammerlin Drummond: Playing the blame game in patient's tragic death
• Power outage reported in Pittsburg and Antioch
• 'The Amazing Race' casting call Saturday in Danville
• GOP's Paul Ryan renews call to repeal, replace health care reform
• Census: 28,000 same-sex couples in California say they are married, regardless of the law
• Touting jobs, Brown signs a pair of bills and curses 'too damn many regulations'
• People: Actress Leisha Hailey says she was kicked off flight for kissing girlfriend
• Cowboy up: Judge rules Santa Cruz County's first rodeo in 20 years can move forward this weekend
• Second rape reported at Saint Mary's College in as many weeks
• San Pablo Councilman hospitalized after heart attack, stroke
• Apple to announce new iPhone Oct. 4
• NTSB: PG&E still unable to accurately assess safety of its pipes
• Dancing with the Stars: Quickstep, jive -- daunting dances for celebrities
• San Jose Sharks notebook: Coach rewarding Tommy Wingels' strong play with a move to third line
• Government shutdown averted; disaster aid dispute surmounted
• Living people on U.S. stamps: Who would you choose?
• Military jet escorts biplane back to Watsonville airport after pilot violates airspace for Obama visit
• Wangari Maathai, Nobel laureate
• San Francisco Giants prospect Gary Brown is too valuable to be rushed
• Woman who died at Alta Bates may be victim of medical error not medication mistake
• A man's take on antiques
• People: Report says music legend Sly Stone down and out in Los Angeles
• Massive Boys Scout event makes achievement easier
• Antioch considers restoring some code enforcement
• Hercules recasts Sycamore North as possible market-rate project
• Affirmative action bake sale ruffles feathers at Cal
• Director resigns from East Contra Costa Fire District board
• L-Word star kisses girl, gets escorted off Southwest flight
• Obama brings jobs plan to Silicon Valley
• Man found in burning Oakland apartment identified as paroled killer
• Stanford's endowment grew 22.5 percent in the last year
• Woman who died at Alta Bates may be victim of medical error not medication mistake
• 'Hero of Hudson' to offer free flights to kids
• Oakland Effect: Senate bill would hurt youth violence prevention programs
• 49ers distract themselves from ailing offense with hospital visit
• Debate over GPS devices on suspects' cars spurs 'Big Brother' concerns
• Longtime Richmond gadfly now on the other side of the podium but still making trouble
• Fremont man arrested in fatal vehicle accident
• Report: Americans fail to appreciate local papers
• Wheelchair-bound man, 67, killed in Santa Clara hit-and-run
• Cañada College program to train students in green-building career
• Next billion-dollar project for Texan: 49ers stadium in Santa Clara
• Death of Oakland woman killed by nursing mistake prompts controversy, investigations
• Hit-and-run crashes in Menlo Park, Santa Clara kill 2 Bay Area residents
• Hayward, Union City residents robbed of gold jewelry
• San Jose native Jerry Schad, author of hiking guides, dies at 61
• Concord City Council to vote on banning smoking downtown
• Financial abuse seen in Antioch elder agency's treatment of woman, prosecutors say
• Primo's Run for Education hoping for 8,000 runners
• Obama arrives in Bay Area for fundraisers, town hall
• Gas smell from pipeline work leads to shelter-in-place order
• Bay Area roads awash in trash
• Grand jury testimony: Two recount drinking, sex with San Jose cop
• Oakland Raiders beat New York Jets 34-24
• San Francisco 49ers hold on in 13-8 win over Cincinnati Bengals
• Freed hikers: Iran detained them because of nationality, not actions
• Golf: Bill Haas wins high-stakes FedEx Cup
• Thomas Peele: Alameda County courts put up bureaucratic roadblocks to public information
• San Francisco Giants swept in 5-2 loss to Arizona Diamondbacks
• Police identify man shot and killed in West Oakland
• Oakland Raiders appear to match up well with New York Jets
• Oakland superintendent recommends closing five schools, merging or expanding others
• Pinole Valley alumni mourn homicide victim
• Disputed Palestinian children's art exhibit shown near Oakland children's museum
• San Jose Sharks top Phoenix Coyotes on Benn Ferriero's goal
• Replacement nurse involved in 'medical error' leading to patient death at Oakland hospital
• Guillermo Moscoso, Oakland A's fall to Los Angeles Angels
• Richmond hit-and-run victim 'always saw bright side'
• Perry and Romney set clear lines of attack
• Farmers on alert as pig thieves strike by night
• Huge Yosemite trail project is latest example of parks philanthropy
• All eyes are on Clayton Valley High as teachers push for charter conversion
• Clayton Valley High principal racing against charter conversion to get school on track
• Perry loses Florida GOP straw poll to former pizza chain executive
• Two Bay Area men charged in $8 million fraud scheme
• Cops shoot man who repeatedly opened fire near high school games
• Pinole Valley alumni mourn homicide victim
• Seen any satellite pieces? NASA says space junk likely in ocean, but may have hit US
• A mess of pork, a mess of eaters
• Cal loses to Washington 31-23
• Man shot and killed in West Oakland
• Pleasanton gas station robbed at gunpoint
• Brandon Rutley leads San Jose State past New Mexico State
• Vigil for slain nursing student Michelle Le set for Tuesday
• Antioch man sentenced to 13 years for jealously fueled beating death
• San Francisco protesters: No nudes is bad news
• East Bay prep football recap: Top two teams fall as De La Salle, Pittsburg lose
• Mistakes very costly for De La Salle in 30-6 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida
• Home runs by Jemile Weeks, David DeJesus give Oakland A's win over Los Angeles Angels and help Texas Rangers wrap up A.L. West
• San Jose Sharks defeat Anaheim Ducks 5-1 in exhibition
• Richmond resident in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run
• AP Interview: Troy Davis' sister vows to carry on
• Arizona Diamondbacks beat San Francisco Giants to clinch National League West title
• UC Berkeley quiet day after arrests
• NTSB focusing on aircraft part in Reno air crash
• Brown weighs STD vaccination bill
• Gov. Jerry Brown signs Amazon sales-tax bill
• Icahn drops bid to buy Clorox, Oakland corporate giant remains independent
• Pittsburg takes first step to 'pay to play' on redevelopment
• Now you see it, now you don't: beaver removed from Martinez mural
• California policymakers weigh Obama's No Child Left Behind proposal
• Contra Costa reports first human case of West Nile virus this year
• Orinda jet owner vows to return to Reno next year
• Union stung by candidates' no-show in San Ramon
• Judge's blistering rebuke of two federal scientists stokes fires under Obama administration
• Metropolitan Transportation Agency to reconsider San Francisco headquarters
• Low poll numbers, economic doldrums won't dampen Obama's Bay Area support
• Palestinians formally request U.N. membershipnetan
• Live blog: De La Salle vs. St. Thomas Aquinas-Florida, Friday at 5 p.m., sponsored by the San Francisco 49ers
• O.co Coliseum commissioners fine tune management contract requirements
• Solyndra executives invoke the Fifth Amendment at Congressional hearing
• San Francisco Giants face divisional elimination game after losing to Los Angeles Dodgers
• Obama plan would give relief to some schools failing under No Child Left Behind
• San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns is a dynamo
• Trial set in San Bruno blast case against PG&E, sparring continues
• Injured Giants fan Bryan Stow asks for his kids; hospital says he's showing signs of progress
• Americans freed from Iran enjoy family reunions
• Brain scans let computer reconstruct movie scenes
• At General Assembly, Turkey slams Israel, Iran slams West
• Fire burns 20 acres in Hercules
• Oakland Raiders receiver Denarius Moore's quick development surprises NFL draft experts
• New Great America owner will also manage Gilroy Gardens
• Lafayette teacher accused of molestation will face January trial
• Mt. Diablo health district trustee pleads not guilty to using public funds to pay rent
• BART to put $17.8 million of surplus in reserve for new train cars
• After five months, Antioch school cashes in on bank's donation
• Police looking for motive in Hayward motel room slaying
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay rapper denies role in murder over iPod; South Bay explosives suspect charged over gun cache
• Judge to issue injunction against five alleged Oakland gang members by Monday
• Blood drive Saturday to aid African-Americans with sickle cell disease
• Brentwood street closed for construction
• Nurses at nearly three dozen hospitals in California hospitals strike
• Obit: KTVU journalist Bob MacKenzie dead at 75
• Dow falls 391 on worldwide fears about economy
• New Mills president sheds big pharma for little college
• Nurses at nerly three dozen hospitals in California hospitals strike
• Dozens occupy UC Berkeley building
• Census reveals lower Bay Area incomes, rising poverty
• Billy Beane and Moneyball: How it went wrong on the field for the Oakland A's
• San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles Dodgers, gain ground in wild-card race
• San Jose Sharks rout Anaheim Ducks in exhibition opener
• Jeff Clark once again in charge of Mavericks
• Satellite still on for Friday freefall from space
• Oakland A's announce hiring of Bob Melvin as their full-time manager
• Georgia executes Davis; supporters claim injustice
• Obama rebuffed as Palestinians pursue U.N. seat
• House rejects GOP stopgap spending bill
• White supremacist executed for Texas dragging
• Walnut Creek Half-Marathon and 10-K
• Baring their soles for the sake of the grape
• Richmond restaurant employee found murdered
• Million young adults get health coverage under law
• Renovo bids to bag both Andronico's Markets and A.G. Ferrari Foods
• Competition to run O.co Coliseum opens up Friday
• Pleasanton murder suspect faces possible contempt charge
• County prosecutor, Dublin councilman to challenge Pete Stark
• Co-founder of successful Bay Area salsa company convicted of child molestation, sexual assualt
• People: Singer Tony Bennett apologizes for 9/11 remarks
• Politics in Iran and abroad factor into timing of American hikers' release
• Tammerlin Drummond: Ella Baker Center celebrates 15 years fighting for social justice
• Antioch, other East Bay school districts, scramble to get students vaccinated ahead of deadline
• Police: One man killed, another wounded in North Oakland shooting
• Brown faces quandary with bill to consolidate initiatives
• New victims alleged in deadly San Jose crime spree
• Lawyer says Iran about to free 2 jailed Americans
• Alleged victim retells Janikowski confrontation
• Sources: Oakland A's reach 3-year deal to make Bob Melvin permanent manager
• San Francisco Giants' playoff hopes get smaller after another loss to Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw
• Study: Medical pot dispensaries don't boost local crime
• Richmond restaurant employee found murdered
• 'Dancing With the Stars': Lakers' player bounced off the dance floor
• Brown says California GOP is harder to work with now
• Obama aims to salvage Mideast crisis aversion plan
• Poll finds Obama losing ground to Republicans
• Blast kills leader of peace council in Afghanistan
• AP-MTV Poll: Young people jaded by slurs online
• Condemned Georgia inmate has much support, little hope
• Diablo Trail Adventure Half-Marathon, 10-K and 5-K
• Republicans push for mandatory E-Verify; farmers not so sure
• Mullen: Troop total in Iraq to drop sharply
• Contra Costa OKs emergency waterline to Marsh Creek Road mobile home park
• Weather turns hot and smoggy in final day of summer in Bay Area
• Contra Costa County hospital and clinics face challenges, opportunities under health care reforms
• Phone service in areas of Moraga interrupted
• Witnesses aid in arrest of pair suspected in Oakland robbery, Alameda carjacking
• Missing 15-year-old Oakland girl gone for three weeks
• Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary donates to tutoring program
• Highland Hospital draws attention to fall prevention among seniors
• LA trustees rename school 'Carlos Santana Academy'
• Disney to build 'Avatar' attraction in theme parks
• Residents voice concerns about temporary Richmond school
• President Obama to host jobs town hall on LinkedIn
• Neighborhoods served by small grocers called "food deserts"
• Brad Pitt brings "Moneyball" to Oakland
• Spare the Air alert called for Tuesday
• Bay Area job market expected to expand despite slowdowns elsewhere
• 'Dancing With the Stars': First dance
• Hayward: Coroner confirms body found in Niles Canyon is Michelle Le
• Brad Pitt brings "Moneyball" to Oakland
• Hayward: Coroner confirms body found in Niles Canyon is Michelle Le
• Senators didn't always slam energy loan program
• Obama signals new hard line on debt relief
• 49ers owners part of the $70 million deal to buy Great America theme park
• Mountain View driver, 55, dies in car accident on 237 in Sunnyvale
• Cosco Busan owner/operators to pay $44.4 million settlement for San Francisco Bay oil spill
• Hayward: Woman suspected of killing nursing student delays plea
• Unable to reach a deal, Pleasant Hill has imposed contracts on 3 of 4 employee unions
• Parents unhappy with Mt. Diablo district's special education busing
• Downtown plans in Lafayette, Orinda spark debate about future
• Clayton Community Church puts downtown development plan on hold
• Ex-San Ramon cop kept jailed by feds after domestic violence arrest
• Delta water grab fears unfounded, says U.S. resources chief
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Peninsula teen slain in shooting; Marin doctor faces sex-crime inquiry
• Low construction bid could kick-start two Highway 4 projects
• Boyfriend sentenced after pleading guilty in 2009 killing
• Bill would allow BART to keep out those who repeatedly break law
• Fire burning in Anthony Chabot Regional Park
• Pleasanton man killed in crash on Camino Tassajara
• Calisolar lays off 80 Sunnyvale staffers after turning down loan guarantee
• Study: Whooping cough vaccination fades in 3 years
• Hayward man killed, wife wounded in shooting
• New report: San Francisco Bay getting healthier, not in the clear yet
• Hometown Hero: Zachary Carey stands up for those who can no longer stand up for themselves
• Obama plan to cut deficit will trim spending by $3 trillion
• Flight data recovered in crash at Reno air race?
• Tim Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers come up small with game on line
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Rookie receiver Denarius Moore is on full display against Buffalo Bills
• San Francisco 49ers notebook: Frank Gore upset team 'didn't finish' game
• Retiree benefits for the military could face cuts
• Generic biotech drugs meet global need but not demands
• Obama to offer his own deficit reduction package
• Sharks make sure to toe the line in scrimmages
• Spare the Air Day declared for Monday
• Bay Area elected officials urge FDA to ban menthol in cigarettes
• State's suppression of aquatic weed in Delta has mixed results
• Body found in search for Michelle Le will undergo DNA, dental testing
• Dallas Cowboys rally to beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-24 in overtime
• Oakland A's split series with Detroit Tigers after 3-0 loss
• Oakland Raiders fail to hang on in 38-35 loss to Buffalo Bills
• San Jose carjack, murder suspect still at large
• Plane that crashed at Reno air race had 'radical' changes to compete
• Mark Purdy: Oakland Raiders need to dig deep after loss to Buffalo Bills
• San Francisco Giants sweep Colorado Rockies with 12-5 victory
• Antioch man sentenced in slaying of teen
• Bay Area Spare the Air alert issued for Monday
• Contra Costa supervisors likely to reject Marsh Creek Road residents' plea for water
• Cal handily beats Presbyterian as Jeff Tedford stands alone as the Bears' all-time winningest coach
• Bay Area volunteers pick up trash on Coastal Cleanup Day
• Stanford pounds Arizona in second half, rolls to 37-10 victory
• With 600 bills to consider, Gov. Jerry Brown gets persuasion from all corners
• Demonstrators blocked from Wall Street
• Sharks newcomer Michal Handzus' return to hockey helps him overcome loss of friend and ex-teammate Pavol Demitra in Russian plane crash
• Brett Pill's pair of triples help Giants win seventh straight
• Santa Clara teen who tried to 'pray the gay away' now champions gay youths
• West Contra Costa School Notes
• Money, politics still mix for most on Congress' debt panel
• A mother's war on germs at fast-food playlands
• Michele Le search party finds body, unclear if missing woman
• Alameda County: Body found during search could be that of Michelle Le
• San Jose: Cops find body; suspect in shooting, kidnapping still on loose
• Cooper of CNN '360' fame does a 180 for daytime TV
• Military society subtlety changes as 'don't ask, don't tell' ends
• Rescue team trains inside Caldecott's fourth bore
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Hue Jackson says Derek Hagan will have to earn playing time
• San Jose State rally falls short against Nevada
• Incorporate or not?
• Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza ready to grow -- a lot
• Gio Gonzalez leads Oakland A's past Detroit Tigers
• Reno crash killed 9; probe focuses on wayward part
• Pioneer of crackle-glaze pottery dead at 94
• Alameda County budget cuts impacting courts
• East Bay prep football recap: De La Salle, Pittsburg, California all roll to one-sided wins
• Castro Valley veterans memorial gets big donation
• BART: East Contra Costa extension to be completed a year later
• East San Jose: Cops in shootout with suspect on daylong crime spree
• Oakland A's watch Detroit Tigers celebrate A.L. Central title with 3-1 victory
• AP Exclusive: Navy clears gay WWII vet's record
• Silicon Valley job recovery continued in August
• Reno airshow ends in horror
• Judge considering whether to toss rape case against Contra Costa prosecutor
• Thousands of nurses to strike 34 hospitals Thursday
• San Jose explosive-device suspect charged with 10 felony counts
• Officers from San Jose and CHP shoot man during stolen car stop
• Oakley gets new tools to catch speeders
• Producer of film about Jay Moriarity looking for extras in Santa Cruz
• Fatal crash on I-80 tying up traffic
• Doctor: I would have given exposed soldier expired rabies shots
• Raiders' Janikowski charged with misdemeanor battery, false imprisonment
• Plane crashes near grandstand at Nevada air show
• Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year says she has come a long way in the past year
• Former church worker found guilty of petty theft
• Orinda residents take flight at Reno air races
• Hispanic heritage celebrated in Concord
• Ex-San Ramon cop in CNET scandal jailed after domestic-violence arrest
• State Assembly computer system breached
• UC Regents endorse tobacco tax for cancer research
• Education Report: The Parent Trigger might be coming to a school near you
• Oakland A's delay Detroit Tigers' title party
• Gender equity movement defines career for Justice Ginsburg
• Livermore soldier's family wants answers from Army on how their son died from rabies
• Two teenage boys injured in Pleasanton stabbing
• Rep. Bachmann visits Bay Area for breakfast chat in San Rafael
• DA says San Jose cop's shooting of mentally ill man was justified
• San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys look to rekindle rivalry
• Centuries-old Danville tree headed to chopping block
• Oakley educator is the Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year
• Carlos Beltran says he'd consider re-signing with San Francisco Giants but only if the team makes other upgrades to weak offense
• Deportation program draws more criticism
• White House worried about Solyndra default
• Candidates bash stimulus, campaign at companies
• Defying orders, Marine saved other troops
• Emeryville schools emerge from state takeover
• UC regents want better options than perpetual 16 percent tuition hikes
• Pittsburg man convicted of shooting pizza delivery driver
• Antioch church hit by copper thieves -- again
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: GOP candidate visit Marin supporters; Peninsula motel couple pleads not guilty to pimping teens
• Environmental toxins in San Francisco Bay could increase with Delta water plan
• Former Discovery Counseling Center head pays restitution in embezzlement plea deal
• Troubled youths get a pep talk
• Dr. Oz accused of fear-mongering on apple juice
• World War II relic ready for face-lift
• People: 'D.C. Housewife' leaves husband for Neal Schon of Journey.
• Craigslist, eBay square off in San Francisco court
• Walnut Creek chooses new city attorney
• Car pinned near Dublin BART tracks causing major freeway, train delays
• NASA: Announces discovery of first-ever - "Star Wars" - planet that orbits dual suns
• 'America's Got Talent': Oakland band PopLyfe falls short of title
• Oakland A's defense shows off the good, bad and ugly in loss to Los Angeles Angels
• Officers arrest two youths who walked away from La Honda detention camp
• John Laird will not seek Senate seat in new district
• How Cal ended up with its matchup with obscure Presbyterian College
• Emails show pressure from White House to finalize Solyndra's Department of Energy loan due to scheduling issue
• Purdy: Bill Neukom out as S.F. Giants honcho
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked to halt execution
• Gas prices leveling off after latest jump, may even drop a bit
• Oakland Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski gets big kick out of record-tying 63-yard field goal
• Beltran, Lincecum lead Giants to sweep
• San Jose man with stockpile of explosives is a convicted felon
• Sheriff's Office investigating whether bones are human remains
• Gas prices leveling off after jump, may even drop a bit
• Man arrested in Oakland Safeway armed robbery
• Consultants recommend bond oversight and ethics training for administrators
• Eugene O'Neill Festival celebrates the work of theater icon
• Omani official says a plane sent to Iran to bring home jailed UC Berkeley grads
• California Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday
• BART offered riders scripts and free travel to pro-BART news conference
• Orange County man accused of biting off man's eyebrow in fight
• Hercules staff scolded for purchasing insurance policy without council review
• Police uncover marijuana grow operation in Oakland
• Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year to be named Thursday night
• People: New book says Palin used cocaine, bedded basketball star Glen Rice
• Bay Area hospitals lauded as top performers
• When Concord Naval Weapons Station is developed, will work crews be union?
• Clayton Valley High charter committee wants Mt. Diablo board to reconsider conditions
• Bay Area "trash hot spots" list is out
• Oakland A's, O.co Coliseum crowd produce little noise in loss to Los Angeles Angels
• Driver struck and killed after getting out of car on I-680 shoulder
• Richmond council wants sewage plant operator to clean up its act
• Hercules taps Richmond development director for city manager post
• Police detonate cache of explosives in San Jose's Japantown
• Fired Fry's exec plea agreement unsealed, faces up to six years in prison
• 'America's Got Talent': Oakland band PopLyfe performs in finals
• No. 1 Cal turns back No. 2 Stanford in Big Spike
• San Jose cheerleaders now "OK" with miniskirt ban, principal says
• Police investigating report of another sexual assault near SJSU
• Mt. Diablo board conditionally approves high school charter
• Forecasters see bigger economic role for Washington
• Carmakers look past economy woes at Frankfurt show
• Bay Biz Buzz: Bay Area gas prices jump 12 cents a gallon, return to $4 mark
• Airlines collect $783M in bag fees in 1st quarter
• Armrest wars: Flights are fuller than ever
• Two arson attempts at nearby San Leandro homes
• "Hoodslam" wrestling show on Oakland's First Fridays is for the wicked
• New airport security policy for kids under 13
• It's official: Livermore wants Doolan Canyon
• Lawyer: Iran sets bail for two jailed Americans
• Young people hit hard as U.S. poverty rate increases to 15.1 percent
• Cohen out as head of Oakland economic development agency
• Tammerlin Drummond: Shame on MOCHA for censoring Gaza exhibit
• Three of four Byron boys ranch escapees caught in Antioch
• Oakland Raiders put focus on Buffalo Bills, fixing mistakes
• Lawyer: Iran sets bail for 2 jailed UC Berkeley grads
• Four teens escape Contra Costa youth detention facility
• Raiders beat Broncos to win opener
• San Francisco Giants hit three home runs in 8-3 win over San Diego Padres
• Oakland Effect: Mass trauma, similar to that after 9/11, is widespread in cities like Oakland
• Older pills often safer; many think new is better
• BART protests will continue in downtown San Francisco
• Los Gatos officer injures 25-year-old man in accident, police say
• 9/11 memorial opens in NY; 'This is so peaceful'
• In Pennsylvania, somber funeral for remains from Flight 93
• Fire breaks out in apartment building near Lake Merritt
• First day at work for new PG&E CEO
• Mt. Diablo school board to vote Tuesday on Clayton Valley High charter petition
• Redevelopment credited for Pittsburg's push against crime
• Alameda: USS Hornet museum gets moving grant
• Miniskirt ban at San Jose school also applies to cheerleader uniforms
• Alameda: USS Hornet museum gets moving grant
• Record fish numbers caught in Delta water pumps
• St. Mary's student suspect in sexual assault of another student
• Governor's jobs plan dead for the year?
• Oakland men accused of killing 3-year-old plea not guilty
• Antioch program turns troubled teens into peer mediators
• Oakland: Pair sentenced in 1994 kidnapping case
• Taleo agrees to expand in Dublin with a big lease that can accommodate 175 more employees
• Oakland man accused of killing over stolen iPod
• Danville man could spend life in a mental institution for mother's killing
• Only hockey player to survive Russian plane crash dies
• Tim Kawakami: 49ers' Jim Harbaugh embraces Alex Smith
• Judge orders Page and Ellison to appear for mediation
• Harris declines to evaluate budget's constitutionality
• Police arrest man suspected of raping woman in vacant South San Francisco home
• Fresno football players tied to welfare fraud case
• Odor forces evacuation of Fremont medical clinic
• Stanford law professor argues black women should cross race barrier for marriage partners
• Actress Glenn Close to open 34th Mill Valley Film Festival
• Bedroom fire displaces six in San Jose
• Clouds and chance of thunderstorms in the Bay Area
• Tainted turkey recalled nationwide
• Mosquitoes found with West Nile virus in San Jose
• Roadshow: Lane cutters at 101-880, the CHP is watching
• On Sept. 11, a day that stands alone
• Small transit districts in Contra Costa and Alameda counties may have to wait a year for Clipper cards
• Correction
• Angel Island Immigration Station a treasure trove for genealogists
• Discovery Bay leader says he will not resign after spousal battery arrest
• Contra Costa County overcharging for inspections, gas station owners say
• Homicide investigation launched in Oakland fire deaths
• Giants offense awaken in 8-1 win over the Dodgers
• 49ers coach Harbaugh debuts with 35-17 victory over Seahawks
• Oakland A's fall 8-1 to Texas Rangers
• Pets of the week
• U.S. Open: Samantha Stosur upsets Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3
• Passengers detained after 'suspicious' behavior on Denver-Detroit flight
• East Oakland residents outraged, exhausted by summer killings
• Officials keep faith in Fremont's green economy
• Environmentalists find few victories this year in Sacramento
• Cody Ross assumes time with San Francisco Giants nears end as youth movement begins
• San Jose Earthquakes snap record winless streak
• Gilead Sciences expansion in Foster City grows
• A changed America: Marking 10 years since 9/11
• Country music is kicking butt in Bay Area concert scene
• San Jose State falls short in upset bid at UCLA
• AP sources: No sign of U.S. entry for terror plot
• Livermore 28, Liberty 13
• Andrew Luck, Stanford football blow past Duke 44-14 after sputtering start
• BIRTHS
• Oakland A's snap nine-game losing streak against Texas Rangers
• The cost of cutting: Richmond leads local efforts to stem truancy
• Sacramento Valley river of rejuvenation
• Cal outlasts Colorado in OT on Zach Maynard's touchdown pass to Keenan Allen
• County assessor unsympathetic about Antioch's property tax dive
• Amazon deal may signal national online tax shift
• Stanford beats Duke, 44-14
• Oakland SWAT team arrests armed robber after seven-hour standoff
• Michael Jackson's fame challenges Murray jury selection
• Memorial Day drowning report comes out Sept. 29
• Danville Women's Club to celebrate centennial
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Left tackle Jared Veldheer, at 6-foot-8, faces leverage problem against Denver Broncos' Elvis Dumervil
• Gallery to auction Amelia Earhart goggles in Oakland
• Giselle Esteban, accused of murdering former friend Michelle Le, makes court appearance
• East Bay prep football recap: Lightning wreaks havoc on most games Friday night
• Oakland museum cancels exhibition created by Palestinian children
• G7 officials brush off calls for more unity
• US gets chance to catch up on credit card security
• AT&T denies government's allegations against merger
• California Senate OKs Amazon.com compromise
• Carondelet High School proposal to build pool, gym appealed by neighbor
• Wall Street swoons amid uncertainty over Europe's debt
• Gymnast refuses to be grounded by Down syndrome
• Pleasanton orchid king dies at 87
• Walnut Creek man sentenced in elaborate Las Vegas investment scheme
• Health district under review for possible elimination hires attorney
• Richmond struggles to hold banks accountable for blight
• Owners of El Balazo taquerias plead guilty to hiring illegal immigrants, tax fraud
• New apps help people make money with their phones
• Ex-Solyndra workers attend career workshop, still reeling from the sudden loss of their jobs
• Ten years after 9/11, California still has no curriculum devoted to the terrorist attacks
• Stocks plunge as worries about Europe intensify
• Bey IV makes another attempt at self-representation -- this time in kidnapping and torture case
• Two East Bay hospitals fined for medical errors
• Bay Area panel backs request to add 290 miles of toll lanes
• Former Cal golfer found dead in Fremont parking lot
• Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt slices hand with knife, out for season
• Highway 4 to be closed weeknights between Pittsburg and Antioch
• Job seekers generally approve of Obama's jobs plan
• Google buys restaurant ratings and review company Zagat
• A rare sight in the state Capitol: Assembly passes bipartisan tax-relief package
• BART protest closes Powell Street station; police arrest protesters
• East Contra Costa communities to consider ways to lower development fees
• Cal football: Zach Maynard and Keenan Allen a pass-catch tandem that's all about brotherly love
• Richmond cops arrest man suspected of scamming $200,000 from San Jose woman
• New normal in post-9/11 aviation turns friendly skies into fortress in the clouds
• Numbers for Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez and Brett Anderson don't live up to Oakland A's 'Big Three' legacy
• San Francisco 49ers notebook: Receiver Michael Crabtree back at full speed, will use special cleat
• AP Exclusive: Kuwait may host U.S. Iraq backup force
• 'Game-changer' in evolution from S. African bones
• Before- and after-school care nonprofit makes agreement to keep San Ramon Valley sites open
• Dublin charter prep school debate rages on
• Nestle-Dreyer's decides to move to downtown Walnut Creek and leave Oakland
• The politics of school closures in Oakland
• San Diego residents without electricity
• AP source: Specific, unconfirmed terror threat received
• Alameda County Sheriff's motorcycle officer injured in Tassajara Road crash
• Senate passes bill to overhaul patent system
• Health and political leaders strive to keep doors open at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo
• Oakland police seek supermarket robber
• FBI agents search Solyndra's Fremont headquarters
• Education Report: California Dream Act awaits governor's signature
• People: Jury selection starts in Jackson case
• White House aide: Time for Congress to act on jobs
• Amazon.com cuts California sales tax deal in stunning turnabout
• West Contra Costa school district to retire old state loan, keep two campuses open
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Blowout win against Denver Broncos last season affected both franchises
• Guillermo Moscoso flirts with no-hitter in Oakland A's win over Kansas City Royals
• Mark Purdy: Are you ready for 'What's Your Deal' Part II?
• Romney, Perry don't let facts get in the way
• Chevron to pay $24.5 million for gas station pollution violations
• Perry and Romney square off at Republican debate
• GOP pipeline bill would block safety reforms
• Disaster aid plan sets off fight in Congress
• Obama's best jobs plan might be status quo
• Sharks prospect Daniil Sobchenko perishes in Russian plane crash
• California lawmakers inch toward more openness in their daily schedules
• County to pay $11.7 million to Clayton family for Marsh Creek Road fatality
• U.S. says no decision on keeping troops in Iraq
• Opponents of new Alamo fire station appeal to county supervisors
• Danville moves to ban marijuana dispensaries, and cigarette smoking in parks
• Information meeting for service academy appointments planned
• Clayton couple perishes in Idaho plane crash
• Maui prosecutors charge Santa Cruz man in attorney's death
• Person dressed as Gumby tries to hold-up Southern California convenience store
• Convicted murderer to be sentenced for attacks on sheriff's deputy, attorney
• DNA evidence, surveillance footage led to arrest in Michelle Le case
• Brown vetoes fine boost for drivers using cellphones
• Correction: PG&E blast graphic
• Correction: Prison story
• Contra Costa settles with family of Rio Vista man killed by deputies in emergency room
• Feds propose endangered status for rare San Francisco plant
• Fire along Carquinez Scenic Drive in Port Costa burns 17 acres
• Reprieve for Fremont's Center Theater
• Ringling Bros. circus attracts fans, opponents
• Tammerlin Drummond: Prevention must be priority for crime summit
• Pittsburg-based dog jumping company making a splash
• Gio Gonzalez has rough outing as Oakland A's fall to Kansas City Royals 7-4
• Monte Poole: Jeff Tedford's Cal football team needs to prove it can pass the road test
• "Remember Them" monument unveiled Tuesday in Oakland inspired by 9/11
• Raiders' Hue Jackson embraces the boss
• Yahoo fires CEO Carol Bartz
• Solyndra files for bankruptcy, listing nearly $784 million in debts
• People: Bridge School Benefit names Dave Matthews, Arcade Fire, Tony Bennett to star-studded lineup
• Retirement race as Contra Costa workers take last shot at pension boosting benefit
• Saratoga: Suspect arrested in 2009 home invasion case, other suspect dead
• Driver says he didn't see horse and rider until 10 feet before fatal crash
• Martinez police to hold 9/11 anniversary ceremony Sunday
• A decade after 9/11, Bay Area emergency responders still not on same radio frequency
• Is it a woman's right to know she has a condition that could mask breast cancer?
• Spare the Air Day announced for Wednesday
• Sheriff investigates campus shooting near Pinole
• Family of dead, local leaders push for San Bruno gas pipe legislation
• Pinole police investigate shooting death
• BART protesters plan more demonstrations
• Violence amid revelry at NY West Indian Day Parade
• Los Altos Hills: Mountain lion sightings over the weekend prompts emergency alert
• Morgan Hill: Apple engineer and his horse die after being hit by pickup truck
• Obama says GOP must back U.S. first, create jobs
• Oakland Raiders strong safety Tyvon Branch working hard to improve his cover skills
• New 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh brings new intensity and a return to the West Coast offense
• Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas
• GOP hopefuls vying for tea party's support
• Still undecided, Palin rails against Obama
• Tomato hurling headed to Pleasanton
• Apartment complex proposed for business park north of Highway 4
• Cool weather in 2011 has meant mild smog year in Bay Area
• Flurry of Bay Area Muslim arts and activism counters stereotypes after 9/11
• West Oakland shooting sends man to hospital
• Fire crews battle Concord house fire
• People: Eddie Murphy now front-runner to host Oscars
• Oakland A's bullpen yields five runs in ninth inning of 11-6 defeat
• California Supreme Court tackles gay marriage case again
• Parental dilemma: Whether to spy on their kids
• San Francisco Giants beat Padres; Sandoval homers twice
• Police arrest suspect in Oakland shooting
• Hazardous materials team wraps up investigation, I-280 ramp near Portola Valley reopens
• Hurricane Katia grows to Category 3 storm
• Oakland Pride returns for second dose of community celebration
• Bear behind the wheel, takes Prius for a drive
• Caltrans goes on a repaving binge
• Four East Oakland shootings Saturday leave one dead, three hospitalized
• Sonar search fails to find fishing boat sunk in Sea of Cortez
• San Jose light-rail murder case heading toward a trial
• Obama strongly leads GOP candidates in California poll
• Caltrans goes on a repaving binge
• With roster set, Oakland Raiders and coach Hue Jackson focus on regular season
• Greg Roman: The 49ers' king of pain
• Tea party forcefully shaping 2012 GOP race
• Postal service struggles to stay solvent and relevant
• Lee drenches Gulf Coast, could cause inland floods
• Discovery Bay hosts traveling memorial to fallen soldiers
• Livermore eyes Doolan Canyon to Dublin's surprise
• San Francisco Giants give up late runs in 4-1 loss to Arizona Diamondbacks
• Oakland A's sweep Seattle Mariners with 8-5 victory
• Hall of Fame defensive end Lee Roy Selmon dies at 57
• Hacienda Peralta in the Fruitvale to tell historic stories and personal ones too
• Walnut Creek apartment complex could bring residences to commercial area
• Tropical Storm Lee drenches Gulf Coast, could cause inland floods
• San Francisco 49ers claim Scott Tolzien off waivers
• El Sobrante standoff suspect found dead
• Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
• Culinary school grads claim they were ripped off
• Oakland hosts pot industry convention
• Despite some mistakes, Cal Bears beat up on Fresno State Bulldogs in season-opening football game
• Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants KO'd by Arizona Diamondbacks
• San Jose State mistakes play big role in blowout loss to Stanford
• Regulations, taxes aren't killing small business, owners say
• California's gay history referendum faces long ballot odds
• Police chiefs warn that overcrowding plan could lead to crime wave
• A son saved, a vow taken
• El Sobrante standoff between police, armed man ongoing
• N.M. officer taped in coitus atop car is fired
• Dave Newhouse: Sinatra sings about Oakland High
• Strauss-Kahn at NYC airport, may head for France
• Stanford crushes San Jose State 57-3
• Burning Man draws record crowd on Nevada desert
• Tropical Storm Lee weakens just off Louisiana
• Evacuations lifted in Southern California wildfire
• Man shot, killed in East Oakland
• FDA cooking up helpful new nutrition facts label
• Big Brothers program faces severe funding cuts
• Final roster cuts leave San Francisco 49ers with only two quarterbacks
• City, developer at odds over Hercules waterfront plans
• Highway billboard promoting Martinez may go high-tech
• Oakland A's shut out Seattle Mariners 3-0
• East Bay counties prepare for influx of felons into jails, probation departments
• Amid controversy, new interim leader appointed for Oakland schools police
• Children affected by violence suffer mental injuries, psychologists and experts say
• Obama backs off stricter national smog standard
• Miramonte 36, Analy 35
• Pinole Valley 39, Irvington 3
• Justin-Siena 60, St. Mary's 25
• St. Patrick-St. Vincent 21, Tamalpais 7
• Piedmont Hills 20, Alameda 6
• Atwater 27, West 22
• Dublin 20, Benicia 6
• Cardinal Newman 35, Concord 6
• San Francisco Giants get crucial win in series opener against Arizona Diamondbacks
• No changes planned for Alamo Municipal Advisory Council
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Shotgun-wielding suspect detained in East Bay; Leaky gas pipe found after South Bay home blast
• San Ramon mayor candidate hit by sign thefts
• At Tesoro refinery, old industry meets new technology
• Derby girls deliver thrills, spills on wheels
• Hiring standstill points to growing recession risk
• Federal government rejects casino application for casino at Richmond's Point Molate
• Marijuana street fair comes to downtown Oakland
• People: Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong booted off flight for baggy pants
• Two men rob Tracy credit union, one wearing safety vest, hard hat
• West Oakland skate park under I-580 may be demolished
• Comedy club announces Jerry Lewis Award, Web-athon
• Green Day frontman booted from plane in Oakland for saggy pants
• Anti-DUI "Avoid the 25" campaign to target Interstate 680 corridor
• San Joaquin Valley air sets cleanliness mark in August
• Martinez swimming pool to stay open weekday evenings until Sept. 30
• Attempt to rescue skewered Santa Clara duck unsuccessful
• CDC: Doctors prescribing fewer antibiotics to kids
• Federal appeals court rejects wrongful death case against Santa Clara cops
• Oakland Pride festival returns for a second year
• Roadshow: Be careful when driving Interstate 5 at night
• 'Anonymous' defendants appear in San Jose federal court in PayPal cyberattack case
• Robo-signed mortgages date back more than a decade, possibly invalidating deeds
• Spare the Air advisory called for Friday in the Bay Area
• Tsunami warning called off in Alaska after 7.1 quake in ocean
• Handicapped drivers outraged by Oakland's new parking enforcement
• Pittsburg schools enroll more students, hire 71 teachers
• Danville driver charged with killing Walnut Creek cyclist flees to China
• Oakland Pride festival returns for a second year
• People: George Lucas can't keep his mitts off 'Star Wars'
• Judge throws out $1.3 billion verdict in Oracle case against SAP
• Democratic lawmakers, business leaders pan Amazon's offer as a 'ploy'
• Concord gang members killed innocent man over the color of his belt, prosecutors say
• Labor charges filed in Pleasanton country club labor dispute
• Education Report: It's test score time
• Several potential buyers emerge to bag Andronico's
• Tree sitter in Berkeley's People's Park defies order to climb down
• Bay Point plagued by illegal dumping, code violations
• Eight more birds infected with West Nile virus found around Contra Costa
• Pixieland owners: No warning signs before child-porn probe
• Facebook to allow further music integration
• Caltrain rejects lowest bidder to operate system
• Concord amusement park employee arrested for possessing child pornography
• Discovery Bay councilman arrested on suspicion of spousal battery
• Decoto residents banding together to fight crime
• Dave Newhouse: Silver hair and a golden voice
• Oakland man sent to federal prison for identity theft
• More schools in Alameda County fail to meet No Child Left Behind goals
• Marin man who tried to burn down downtown Oakland hotel sent to prison
• San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore signs three-year contract extension
• Giants notebook: Madison Bumgarner shuts out Cubs as Giants homer twice
• Oakland A's lose fifth straight, see Conor Jackson traded
• Danville teen was a finalist in Seventeen Magazine contest
• After 44 years on his feet, checker says it's time to travel
• Brentwood teen, African child rescuer share message of hope
• Hercules picks hometown man for city attorney
• Students Rising Above: School, music helped Richmond girl survive unstable home life
• President Obama to visit Bay Area next month
• Barnidge: Budget woes increase the burden on community colleges
• BART board hires former Seattle official as new general manager
• Half of Americans drink daily soda, sweet beverage
• East Bay students doing better by state standards, but many lag by federal rules
• Solar energy company collapse a worrisome sign for 'green-tech' hopes
• March Under the Arch event Friday kicks off Scottish games weekend
• Strong autos drove July factory orders up 2.4 pct.
• Government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
• Solar maker Solyndra closes its Fremont operations, lays off 1,100 workers and prepares to file for bankruptcy
• Former San Francisco Giants employee charged with embezzlement
• East Contra Costa bus district plans route and service cuts, fare increases
• Things are looking up for San Jose State football
• San Francisco Giants lose another game on the field and in the standings
• Red Cross urges blood donations for hurricane victims
• Potbellied pig, dog star in movie being filmed in South Bay
• San Jose dentist dies after falling into boat propeller
• Gilroy installs downtown security cameras to encourage visitors
• Highway 4 ramp in Hercules closed for bridge work
• Raiders' Stanford Routt still getting used to the attention
• Concord father and son get last-minute deportation reprieve
• Tammerlin Drummond: Wild West on International Boulevard
• Preparedness Fair to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
• Gay Ugandan refugee finds home in Bay Area
• Report: 49ers running back Frank Gore gets contract extension
• Unusual grape growing year for Livermore winemakers
• Investigators slam PG&E over San Bruno explosion
• Solaria, already expanding in Fremont, seeks a second solar factory site
• Barnes & Noble narrows loss
• Live chat: Cal running back Isi Sofele, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
• Live chat: Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Tommy Kelly, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
• Russian oil teams up with Exxon Mobil
• HP to produce 'one last run' of TouchPads
• Raiders notebook: Team trims nine players from roster
• Caldecott fourth bore project will cause road closures
• Power outage affects 500-4,999 customers in Oakland
• San Francisco Giants shut out by Chicago Cubs
• Casinos bet on Latino gamblers
• West Oakland carjacking leads to East Oakland manhunt, officer involved shooting
• Caltrans turns on lights to reveal shape of new Bay Bridge
• Man wounded in North Richmond shooting
• Obama taps jobs expert as top economic adviser
• Cargo ship troubles may force astronauts from space station
• AP source: Warren Jeffs in medically induced coma
• Irene's toll jumps to 38; Vt. towns battle floods
• San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree: Did he or didn't he practice?
• NTSB says source of flawed San Bruno pipe still a mystery
• For Bay Area immigrants facing imminent deportation, new Obama policy offers no reprieve
• Rossmoor controversy: Events center would be in wrong place, many say
• Mother and daughter sentenced for plot to kill 91-year-old Dublin woman
• Cisco buys S.F. software startup Versly for Microsoft Office document-sharing technology
• People: Kreayshawn hackers unwittingly spread 'child prono'
• Polycom strikes deal to move HQ from Pleasanton to San Jose
• Woman and her childhood lifesaver reunite in San Ramon
• Oil spill showdown looms in California legislature
• San Jose courthouse sting targets people driving with suspended, revoked licenses
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay man shot dead in front of own son; South Bay man fatally stabbed
• Hercules councilman fined $500 for fabricating candidate statement
• Antioch Catholic church targeted by copper thieves
• BART protest planned for this evening's commute
• Earthquake simulator gives model levee a big shake
• One killed in overnight shooting at Concord park
• Bath salts, legal and scary
• Raiders notebook: Rookie running back Taiwan Jones of Antioch shows off his speed
• Mark Purdy: Judging by loss to New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders offense will have to do the heavy lifting
• California Legislature under pressure over secrecy
• Oakland Raiders' defense shredded by New Orleans Saints
• Irene's bad weather good news for one TV channel
• As fortunes dim, big banks confront a leaner future
• Oakland man killed in front of his son
• San Jose service honors fallen Navy SEAL
• 'Moneyball' rolls into Oakland on Sept. 19 for world premier at Paramount Theatre
• Moraga-Orinda Fire District exploring more office space options
• Antioch event keeps disabled adults moving
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory mans bioterror front lines post-9/11
• Antioch event keeps disabled adults moving
• Dozens of flights canceled at SFO due to Hurricane Irene
• Houston Astros beat San Francisco Giants 4-3 in 11 innings
• Vendors show their wares at Niles Antique Faire
• Will Power wins IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma, gains ground on Dario Franchitti
• Irene downgraded to tropical storm, bangs into New York
• A year after San Bruno blast, are we safer?
• After Irene: Severe flooding is feared over the next few days
• Kennedy High-Richmond football player Kenneth Walker III orally commits to Cal
• Casino San Pablo facelift to feature outdoor sculpture, better parking
• Peele: Mt. Diablo district's treatment of bond committee member is shameful
• San Francisco 49ers stumble in 30-7 exhibition loss to Houston Texans
• San Francisco Giants rally, beat Houston Astros 2-1 in 10 innings
• Bay Area rescue team set to help with Hurricane Irene rescues
• Bay Area rescue team set to help with Hurricane Irene rescues
• Late call, late goal help S.J. salvage tie
• San Francisco 49ers notebook: Frank Gore hopes for 'fair' contract extension soon
• Oakland offensive coordinator Al Saunders familiar with Raiders philosophy
• Tim Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers whipped in all phases
• Obama to the nation: Rekindle post-Sept. 11 unity
• Thousands of California parents not vaccinating their children despite whooping-cough outbreak
• Oakland kids get back-to-school help Saturday with free backpacks, supplies
• Holy smokes: State sends Pleasant Hill man hefty cigarette tax bill
• Casino San Pablo facelift to feature outdoor sculpture, better parking
• Brentwood soccer league threatened with sanctions for field violations
• Will Power wins pole for Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
• Castro Valley junior rodeo brings out pint-sized cowboys
• Irene churns up coast, weaker but still ferocious
• Vallejo emerges from bankruptcy
• Red Sox top A's in wet doubleheader opener
• Irene churns up East Coast, weaker but still ferocious
• "Bites Off Broadway" features Oakland food trucks offerings every Friday evening
• West Contra Costa School Notes
• US official: Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan
• Three-month vigil for missing nursing student Michelle Le to be held Saturday
• San Francisco Giants beat Houston Astros 2-1
• San Jose State football: Multiple running backs will get carries
• A busy first day for Pryor
• Rick Perry turning to California for cash
• Bay Area Red Cross volunteers prepare for hurricane relief
• Oakland A's rout Boston Red Sox 15-5
• 2 million ordered to leave as Hurricane Irene takes aim
• Tim Kawakami: Oakland Raiders' Amy Trask has tough task
• Judge upholds Barry Bonds' conviction
• Logan Couture deal official: $5.75M for two years with San Jose Sharks
• Economy grows slower than expected, stoking fears of another recession
• Pittsburg bond refinance reduces property taxes
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: One dead in East Bay home invasion; Peninsula police seek hit-and-run drivers in man's suicide
• Brother charged with murder in Pinole robbery suspect's death
• Highway 4 construction leads to fewer injury crashes
• A restructured Hewlett-Packard will still face many challenges
• Two-thirds of West Contra Costa students pass exit exam
• Barbecue fire damages house in Pleasant Hill, displaces 6
• Former drug dealer speaks to youth, urges a different path
• Woman killed, man seriously injured in suspected Richmond home invasion
• Oakley school district sues for $87K in back rent
• Deportation tide changing for gay couples
• People: 'Ghostbusters 3' is set, but Bill Murray isn't
• Dublin officer named in fatal shooting
• Life terms for two men who murdered journalist Chauncey Bailey
• San Francisco Giants fall 3-1 to Houston Astros
• 49ers notebook: Backups will get long look against Houston Texans
• Japan prime minister resigns amid public dismay
• Cal's Sean Cattouse leads on and off the field
• Former congressman charlie GUBser DIES
• Gov. Brown seeks tax changes to promote job growth
• Bill to change laws for juvenile offenders serving life-without-parole sentences fails in state Assembly
• Vaccine cleared again as autism culprit
• CIA demands cuts in book about Sept. 11 and terror fight
• Apple patents show Jobs' attention to design
• Investigation renews in spiraling missing mom case
• In brief
• U.S. widens role in Mexican fight
• Bay Biz Buzz: Pandora, Cost Plus, Five9, Smart Modular, Chevron
• Police release sketch of Candlestick Park beating suspect
• How the Bay Area helped the Union win the Civil War
• California asks for relief from federal No Child Left Behind law
• People: In death, Michael Jackson has made an incredible comeback.
• Last key step taken toward removing Alviso from federal Superfund list
• Third suspect arrested in Pinole armored car heist
• Report: Terrelle Pryor agrees to four-year contract with the Oakland Raiders
• Alameda County government and court workers rally over executive perks in Oakland
• Oakland A's slammed -- thrice -- by New York Yankees in 22-9 loss
• Judge delays decision on Barry Bonds' bid to have conviction set aside
• U.S. Considers refinance plan for mortgages
• Pandora still losing money, but beats expectations
• Coco Crisp's second home run of the night gives A's extra-inning win over New York Yankees
• Stanford football: Questions on offensive line becoming more clear
• San Francisco Giants win 2-1 behind Tim Lincecum
• Cal football notebook: Bears being out-done at box office by Fresno State for opener at Candlestick Park
• Jackson awed by kicker's power
• Darren McFadden shows Oakland Raiders star power when healthy
• Hercules sues former city manager, alleging conflict of interest
• Police, family of slain Richmond man search for answers
• Oakley man's business is for the birds
• Sunday concert to benefit Oakland nonprofit that works with children
• 4.5-magnitude aftershock hits East Coast
• Santa Clara County DA says evidence proves Maurice Nasmeh murdered Jeanine Harms, the Los Gatos woman who disappeared in 2001.
• Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
• Construction on high-end Livermore outlet mall finally begins
• Oakland police seek help identifying homicide victim
• Google pays $500 million to settle probe into drug ads
• Robbery suspect dead, officer wounded in Pinole shootout
• More than 90% of black and Latino students pass California high school exam
• Hacker group posts explicit photos it says are of BART spokesman
• O'Brien: Steve Jobs reshaped Silicon Valley in his own image
• Brown seeks to extend California energy surcharge
• Lax land oversight cost California millions, audit finds
• State auditor to probe MTC's proposed move to SF
• Spartans go with Matt Faulkner at QB
• Berkeley chancellor seeking funds for undocumented students
• Tammerlin Drummond: Oakland must change public safety dialogue
• 3.6 quake rattles East Bay, felt throughout area
• Fremont dealership faces discrimination suit
• Radio spots focus on driving safety during Vasco Road wind turbine construction
• San Francisco Giants rally but lose 7-5 to San Diego Padres
• Mt. Diablo school district, teachers eye possible shortened school year
• Pescadero without water due to broken pump
• Tim Kawakami: Wounded Giants are starting to run out of time
• Ex-Fry's exec to be sentenced in December for kick-back scheme
• Water agency leaders oppose deal for proposed Cargill Redwood City development
• Injured Giants fan Bryan Stow suffers setback in recovery; family issues statement about violence at 49ers-Raiders game
• People: No illegal drugs in Winehouse
• Giants activate Carlos Beltran from disabled list
• State Controller to audit Hercules' books
• In Oakland visit, Boxer calls for end to FAA stalemate
• Facebook makes changes to privacy settings
• Sketch released of man who tried to burglarize Danville home
• Culture clash over bowl of shark fin soup
• How long will protests trigger BART station closures?
• Rodeo man guilty of 2008 murder of Emeryville pot dealer
• Report says Sprint to get iPhone in October
• Violent storming of compound fails to turn up Gadhafi
• Joe Montana: Be patient with 49ers' offensive revival
• One killed, four wounded in Oakland shootings
• Adidas launches barefoot shoe
• Oakland police still hitting radio dead zones despite improved system
• Josh Willingham forcing Oakland A's to make difficult decision
• Ayres avoids prison sentence
• Somber mood at King memorial's opening in DC
• Federal judge sets aside embattled San Jose lawyer's conviction
• San Jose: Captain chosen as new assistant police chief
• Giants' Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain victims of poor support
• District attorney asks judge to drop Strauss-Kahn case
• Oakland Raiders take Terrelle Pryor in NFL supplemental draft
• 49ers players say game with Raiders not worth danger to fans
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Darren McFadden and Jacoby Ford return to the field
• $103M to expand broadband Internet in rural US
• Motorola value found in 18 patents used against Apple
• Andronico's Markets files for bankruptcy and plans to sell itself, but its seven stores will remain open
• BART police arrest four protesters, close Civic Center station
• Mt. Diablo school year would be shortened by five days, under proposed contract
• Serial slaying suspect perplexes judge who says no to delay request
• Police: Fatal shooting at Antioch party started with uninvited gang members
• Louise Clark, owner of Lafayette Crosses site, dies at 86
• Contra Costa County and its midlevel managers reach labor deal
• Livermore native helping in drought-stricken Somalia
• Ex-drug agent in federal CNET case pleads not guilty, expected to be freed on bond
• Hospitals are giving faster heart care, study says
• PMI shares plunge 32 percent
• Bay Biz Buzz: Chevron petroleum product imports fall
• Getting Libyan oil back to market could take years
• Answers elusive as complaints about hip replacements surge
• Kellogg defends Toucan Sam against San Ramon group's logo
• Andronico's Markets files for bankruptcy and plans to sell itself, but its seven stores will remain open
• Tripoli falls to Libyan rebels; citizens celebrate in Green Square
• One dead, one wounded in Antioch shooting
• Stanford's running game stuffed at scrimmage
• Oakland Raiders notebook: Team gets good news on quarterback Jason Campbell
• N.J. community grieves after 4 teens killed in crash
• GOP may OK tax increase that Obama hopes to block
• Tedford's brain trust together again
• U.S. surveillance and NATO helped rebels race to Tripoli
• Geologists report discovering oldest known fossils on Earth
• It took San Jose State's Jabari Carr hard work and a trip to Virginia to get ready for college opportunity
• Oakland toddler expected to survive
• Dave Newhouse: The tastiest, funkiest burgers around
• Porn movie pirates beware, you may be sued
• Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce financial woes
• BART director says first phase of Livermore BART extension should proceed as soon as possible
• Three men hit in shootout outside Castro Valley Moose Lodge
• Jailed UC hikers families remain hopeful of release
• Punchless A's manage just one hit in loss to Toronto Blue Jays in series finale
• Sacramento couple arrested for forcing girls into prostitution
• San Francisco Giants hang on to beat Houston Astros in extra innings
• San Francisco Giants' closer Brian Wilson placed on disabled list
• 'Help' moves upstairs into No. 1 box office spot with $20.5M
• Student safety at heart of anti-seizure med debate
• Two men fighting for lives after bloody 49ers-Raiders game violence
• Earthquakes' winless streak hits 12 games with loss to Los Angeles
• Gio Gonzalez recovers after shaky start as A's beat Toronto Blue Jays
• BART: Here's why we cut cell service
• East Oakland shooting injures boy, 2
• How's the national political scene playing in Peoria? Poorly
• Mark Purdy: 49ers, Raiders annual clash teaches fans a few things
• Cal's Josh Hill eager to put academics woes in the past
• San Francisco 49ers defense dominates Oakland Raiders
• Ex-U.S. Commerce official from Bay Area believes government can help, not hinder economy
• Oakland Raiders take step back in loss to San Francisco 49ers
• Top Alameda County officials receive two lucrative taxpayer-funded retirement plans
• Iran sentences 2 American men to 8 years in jail
• Law could lighten the sentences of California juvenile offenders serving life without parole
• Stanford student feared missing found safe in Malaysia
• Fireworks, cars, and intricate models at Goodguys 25th Anniversary West Coast Nationals
• Major Walnut Creek apartment projects coming to town
• East Contra Costa advisory boards lose money from county fund
• Mt. Diablo school bond oversight committee member alleges misuse of money
• Barnidge: Anonymous came off looking even worse than BART
• Some struggling Santa Cruz harbor businesses, Port District at odds over direction
• NFL players speak up against brain trauma
• Art and Soul Festival highlights Oakland's charm
• Fremont's Holy Family sisters enjoy yoga class
• Oakland A's shut out Toronto Blue Jays behind Rich Harden
• In South Bay, 99 percent of you are online tax cheats -- best in the state
• New website helps college-bound East Bay students 'pivot up'
• Oakland Raiders receivers hope to make good impression against San Francisco 49ers
• 49ers rookie Colin Kaepernick will get first taste of Candlestick when he faces Raiders
• Houston Astros blank ailing San Francisco Giants 6-0
• Private sector employment gains bolster East Bay job market in July
• VORDERBRUEGGEN: Electeds put on the spot over wage rollbacks
• Mark Purdy: Athletes I'd have as house guests
• Grant funds to pay for new roof on Felton's historic covered bridge
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Peninsula community reels after fatal drive-by shooting; Marin businesses rattled by gunman showdown
• Flash mob of women to go topless in Santa Cruz to raise breast cancer awareness
• People: David Letterman ups security at his theater after threat
• Dublin fertility clinic abruptly shuts its doors
• Icahn seeks to replace Clorox board
• Bank of America to lay off 3,500 workers
• Detours on I-580 in Livermore planned Sunday morning
• Newsom touts green jobs at RichmondBUILD graduation
• Butler pleads not guilty in federal court in CNET scandal
• Antioch high school shelves dress code
• Stanford student reported missing while traveling in Malaysia
• Mosquito with West Nile virus found in Oakley
• Private sector employment gains bolster East Bay job market in July
• Trevor Cahill rocked again in Oakland A's loss to Toronto Blue Jays
• Gunman in Interstate 580 standoff with police found dead
• Atlanta Braves beat San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum 1-0
• Government will stop deporting some illegal immigrants, allow them to work
• Residential fire in Oakland
• Cal football season tickets moving slowly as team prepares to play at AT&T Park
• Indicted former Fry's exec files for bankruptcy, lists $137 million in debt
• San Jose man charged with killing fellow inmate now faces death penalty
• Richmond man arrested in 1979 fatal attack
• White House asks agencies to propose budgets cuts
• Stanford football: Highly touted players take different paths
• Body discovered near Richmond may be that of missing boater
• Hit-and-run driver who hid from justice sentenced for killing Martinez cyclist
• BART board to tackle cell phone blackout policy
• Spirit Airlines adds competition for the Oakland-to-Las Vegas vacation dollar
• Feds and NUMMI reach $6 million settlement over payments to disabled auto workers
• A jazz education at Lafayette camp
• Tow operators worry AAA consolidation plan will put them out of business
• Marine from Pittsburg takes a memorable spin in San Francisco
• Gilroy boxer Robert Guerrero suffers shoulder injury; Aug. 27 fight at HP Pavilion canceled
• State attorney general shuts down law firms accused of conning homeowners
• AP Source: Aruba suspect sought insurance payout
• People: Gwyneth Paltrow saved woman on 9/11
• San Jose airport evacuation turns out to be false fire alarm
• Salsa dancing festivals are hot, but funding is not
• Tower of Power headlines Oakland's Art & Soul Festival Saturday and Sunday
• Walnut Creek women find treasure
• Oakland schools police chief retires amid allegations of racial slurs against another cop, apologizes
• Residents vent their ire over economy at Pelosi, Lee in Oakland town hall
• Mark Purdy: Looks like a Giants repeat isn't in the cards
• San Francisco Giants get much needed victory against Atlanta Braves
• Dublin schools superintendent gets contract extension, $7,000 raise
• Oakland Raiders hurting at camp
• U.S. inquiry said to focus on S&P'S ratings of mortgages
• White House forges new jobs package
• Joplin, Mo., defies odds, just by opening schools
• U.S. agency seeks plan to send humans to the stars
• Pipeline regulatory reforms urged at state hearing
• People: Abercrombie & Fitch offers to pay 'Jersey Shore' star The Situation not to wear its duds
• Sharks parent company lays off 19 employees
• 49ers sign quarterback Josh McCown to one-year deal
• Hackers releases personal info about BART officers
• UC employees to receive raises after four-year freeze
• MTC rescinds earlier vote to move from Oakland to S.F.
• Tri Delta Transit buying land for park-and-ride lot in Antioch
• Richmond sub in million dollar race to the bottom of the sea
• Second trial begins for Bethel Island man charged with killing Oakley bar owner in 1993
• Toyota Walnut Creek owners snap up a downtown parcel near existing dealership
• Core wholesale inflation up most in 6 months
• Livermore looms large on national TV ad
• Trash dump limits targeted in pending state legislation
• San Jose police identify final suspect in Mexicali Club triple homicide
• Brown says he's not interested in Prop. 13 reforms
• Pittsburg woman killed by red-light runner remembered
• People: Abercrombie & Fitch offers to pay 'Jersey Shore' star The Situation not to wear its duds
• BART directors divided over cell phone blackout
• Plea deals part of East Bay duo's history, courts' reality
• San Francisco Giants finally place Carlos Beltran on disabled list
• Man, 45, dies in Daly City fire
• Oakland A's beat Baltimore Orioles to halt four-game losing streak
• Tim Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers' quarterback quandary is nothing new
• Concord assemblywoman co-authors parole bill inspired by Jaycee Dugard
• Santa Clara police arrest four at GameStop on burglary charges
• San Francisco Giants lose 2-1 in 11 innings
• Man shot dead after Facebook death-plot allegations
• Rolando McClain Oakland Raiders' 'old soul' in the middle
• 49ers notebook: Alex Smith moving up in competition for quarterback job
• World War II vet's dog tags found in Southern California desert
• Pittsburg council upholds approval of low-income apartment complex
• Moraga looks to future of Rheem shopping center
• Loose parts playground comes to Richmond
• Brentwood residents fear effect of increased truck traffic on bypass
• Contra Costa, managers' union likely to settle contract fight
• Bay Biz Buzz: Taleo, Lafayette Highlands, Jamba, Kiara Solar, Apple Store, Clorox, Hutchison auto repair
• OSH goes back to basics
• East Bay home sales cool off
• People: Sugarland's Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles lucky to survive Indiana disaster
• Most victims of Sacramento water park chlorine leak leave hospitals
• Condors vs. power lines, and for once, the condors win
• Pleasanton thoroughbred sale has owners looking to find the next winner
• Sandra Cantu's autopsy files ordered sealed for good
• Fremont man sentenced to 10 years in prison for leading East Bay theft ring
• Oakland school's top cop on paid leave while district investigates use of racial slur
• Second man arrested in slaying of 3-year-old Oakland boy
• BART launches new Estuary Shuttle
• Closing arguments made in case of Rodeo man accused of killing Emeryville pot dealer
• Oakland A's fall to Orioles
• Droid deal: Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
• New NTSB documents offer clues but no conclusions on San Bruno blast
• One destination attracts wide bipartisan support: Israel
• Veteran quarterback Daunte Culpepper auditions for San Francisco 49ers
• How classroom success saved San Jose State football
• Gas leak in West Oakland forces evacuations
• BART protest live blog: Extra security at BART stations
• Freedom fighters or vandals? No consensus on Anonymous
• PG&E to replace 500 wooden light poles in Danville
• Highway widening hides decades-old Antioch entrance sign
• Unemployed and low-income renters teeter on the edge
• Experts: Only one of couple's two pit bulls was involved in fatal attack on Pacifica woman
• FCC will review BART cell phone service disruption
• People: Billy Crystal 'itchy' to host Oscars again
• Drug enforcer scandal draws heavy federal felony charges against two Contra Costans
• Yahoo uses Facebook to test six degrees of separation
• Castro Valley woman's sweet victory
• Buffett: Congress must stop coddling the rich
• TLC cancels 'Kate Plus 8'; last show airs Sept. 12
• Cricket star Muttiah Muralitharan part of weekend fundraiser in Diablo
• Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
• Saratoga boy, 15, plans to run 100 miles in 30 hours
• Pension reform to be top priority
• Pawlenty withdraws from GOP race
• Strong wind topples stage at Ind. fair, killing 5
• Recovered from beating he took as a Buffalo Bill, former Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards looks to start anew as an Oakland Raider
• California pension reform top priority for returning lawmakers
• San Francisco 49ers notebook: Veteran QB Daunte Culpepper to be checked out
• FAA: 4 dead in small plane crashes in Idaho
• Protesters crash Eritrean culture festival in Oakland
• West Contra Costa graduation, dropout rates worse than state average
• A's rally, but can't avoid being swept by the Texas Rangers
• Former Cal Bear's career on the rise
• Smartphone camera can almost do it all
• Solar activity increases odds of disruptions on Earth
• BART external website hacked by anonymous protesters
• Political Blotter: Californians want ballot-measure system reform
• San Francisco Giants snap solo home run streak in 5-2 win over Florida Marlins
• Ex-Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid
• Governor: Wind gust that fell Indiana stage a 'fluke'
• 'Apes' takes top box office spot again with $27.5M
• New outdoor mural in Fruitvale inspired by gang injunction defendants
• Queen of the Road: An odd phenomenon on the road
• Doctor's grand jury transcripts tell tale of sexual abuse, misplaced trust
• Hacker group takes aim at BART
• San Jose Earthquakes suffer costly loss to Colorado Rapids
• Man, young girl found dead in SUV targeted in Amber Alert
• Found car may be linked to Amber alert case
• Indiana State Fair stage collapses, killing four
• Mandela's tale told in a way it hasn't been told before: Opera
• Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants shut out Florida Marlins 3-0
• UK violence raises questions about American unrest
• Internet war of words breaks out in Miss. killing
• Philly mayor chides black parents over teen mobs
• Oakland police say officer shot man who attacked her after urinating on wall
• Two killed, at least three wounded in Oakland shootings
• Fremont hosts ragin' Cajun event
• Pittsburg students getting butterflies
• Armored car company offers reward after heist in Santa Rosa
• SF: Illegal ads for grafitti documentary keeps anti-grafitti crews busy
• Community members wash cars to raise money for slain Oakland 3-year-old
• Two killed, at least four wounded in Oakland shootings
• Healthy Aging Fair moves to Chabot College
• Oakland A's lose to Texas Rangers 7-1
• Lafayette eyes bicycle, pedestrian pathway near Highway 24
• Germany marks construction of the Berlin Wall
• Perspective: A life between West and East Germany
• Hayward police investigating death of woman found engulfed in flames
• Oakland police say officer shot man who attacked her after urinating on wall
• Copper thieves darken San Leandro street
• Partition violence still haunts South Asians
• Earthquakes still hoping to strike a deal before international transfer deadline
• Texas Rangers, C.J. Wilson enjoy romp over Oakland A's
• Coast Guard rescues two after boat crash near Angel Island
• Tim Kawakami: Chris Mullin, Tara VanDerveer bring grace, dignity to Hall of Fame ceremony
• Criticism of GOP economic direction grows louder and sharper
• Appeals court finds Obama's health care mandate unconstitutional
• BART explains cell phone disruption; ACLU pans action
• Alex Smith, 49ers offense roughed up in exhibition opener
• Pittsburg woman sentenced in tax fraud case
• Pleasant Hill man killed in Florida car accident
• War crosses memorial has run out of space on Lafayette hillside
• Pleasanton residents upset by removal of heritage trees and 103-year-old home
• Richmond neighborhoods frustrated by violence
• Lafayette middle school teacher headed to trial for 25 felony sex crime charges
• After a wild week for stocks, what to do?
• Oakland police draw guns without cause too often, federal report finds
• Broussard gets 25 years for killing Chauncey Bailey, Odell Roberson
• People: Report says Miranda Cosgrove lucky to survive bus crash
• Monterey County deputies investigate early morning shooting in Prundale
• Concord man who fled country to avoid prosecution sentenced for sex assaults on girls
• Tracy man pleads guilty to bid rigging foreclosure properties
• Yosemite park officials managing lightning-sparked fire
• Oakland Museum of California has new telephone number
• Raiders can't hold off Cardinals in preseason opener
• Giants won't seek retribution in Florida for Buster Posey injury
• California report reveals dropout rates for Class of 2010
• Oakland A's rough up Toronto; Hideki Matsui has four hits
• Giants' Carlos Beltran doubtful Friday, could go on D.L.
• California report reveals dropout rates for Class of 2010
• Santa Clara mosque showcases new 64-foot tall minaret
• Dow posts another big number
• SETI project: We're listening again, ET
• From jail cell, Steven Carlson denies he killed Pleasanton teen
• IRS warns of tax scammers posing at churches, community centers in San Jose, Oakland
• Lawmaker breaks with policy, releases meeting calendar
• Sungevity stays in Oakland, plans to hire 200 to 300 workers
• State Supreme Court temporarily halts raid of redevelopment agency funds
• Bay Area model plane hobbyists flying on borrowed time
• Blackhawk church embezzler sentenced to jail
• Pregnant woman fatally mauled by her own pit bull in Pacifica
• Homebuyers have mixed reactions to market swings
• Number of hate crimes steady in California, but more reported against Latinos last year
• Morgan Hill kids kidnapped by mother found safe; mom still on the loose
• People: Suspect's lawyer in Alex Trebek burglary case says client is prostitute, not a thief.
• BART rolls out new seat configurations at public meetings this month
• Postal Service considers cutting 120,000 jobs
• Google+ rolling out "Angry Birds" and other games
• Pittsburg parolee charged with murder in killing of Oakland 3-year-old
• Intel's first Ultrabooks to be released without new chips
• 4-month low in unemployment claims eases fears
• Richmond man arrested after pursuit on Highway 4
• East Bay foreclosure activity falls, but it's not a sign the housing crisis is easing
• Barnidge: Some hitches in utility trailer safety
• Ex-Navy destroyer now East Coast artificial reef
• Man who found Apple iPhone prototype in bar, sold it to Gizmodo, to face charges
• Oakland A's reliever Craig Breslow allows grand slam in loss to Toronto Blue Jays
• Woman struck and killed by Caltrain in Burlingame
• Commission to study options if Mt. Diablo health district eliminated
• Financial turmoil evokes comparison to 2008 crisis
• Voters to decide in November on tax for San Pablo hospital
• Safety Dashon Goldson makes his peace with San Francisco 49ers
• Police have man in custody linked to Oakland boy's fatal shooting
• Suspect in killing of Pleasanton teen remains in juvenile court for now
• First 'Throw Down for the Town' service festival is Saturday in Oakland
• For this San Jose hockey team, the puck is underwater
• Strike kills insurgents who shot down helicopter, U.S. says
• Bay Biz Buzz: East Bay, Bay Area stocks melt down
• West Oakland's innovative approach to soil decontamination
• Raiders looking for defensive stability
• Signature gatherers and Safeway are at war
• Police looking for suspect in Concord bank robbery
• Dublin international market's expansion plans on hold for parking study results
• County commission puts off decision on subdivision near Mount Diablo
• Dublin charter high school plans resubmitted
• State approves more than $200 million for South Bay transit and road projects
• People: Jennifer Lopez to return to 'Idol'
• Exposure to summer programs essential to students' retention
• How four Bay Area teens used their brains this summer
• Two suspects arrested in shooting death of 3-year old Oakland boy
• Fresno County bans medical marijuana clinics
• Aubrey Huff's power breakout powers San Francisco Giants past Pirates
• Wire thieves in San Pablo deprive 60,000 of late-night cable
• Cal football releases documents and video acquired from controversial scout Will Lyles
• New Cal State East Bay president assumes post
• Homeless pets to benefit from Oakley's largesse
• Bay Area investors ponder the reality of a "lost decade"
• New DNA profile of Ted Bundy gives hope to old cases
• Berkeley, Emeryville pull out stops for lab campus
• People: Singer Gavin DeGraw in hospital after New York City attack
• Silicon Valley tech leader Kenneth Oshman dies at 71
• Jilted Vallejo woman allegedly hires teens to kill ex's new wife
• Bay Area investors ponder the reality of a "lost decade"
• Suspect in Pleasanton killing has a long history with the law
• Danville approves town manager contract, looks at fines for false alarms
• Yosemite seeks to remove cabins in rockfall zone
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Missing East Bay teen found safe; Southern California family charged in South Bay elder fraud case
• Apple briefly surpasses Exxon as most valuable U.S. company
• Dave Newhouse: Widowed wife will carry on for Brother John
• Doctors Medical Center to consider parcel tax measure Wednesday
• Condition improves for boy hurt in hit-and-run after Giants game
• Man found dead in Martinez house fire
• 2 men sue Great America over gay slur on photo
• Tammerlin Drummond: Will death of 3-year-old boy finally be enough?
• Martinez library reopens Aug. 20
• Report finds increase in negative equity in Bay Area
• PUC investigates allegations in lawsuit against PG&E
• Pittsburgh Pirates blank San Francisco Giants 5-0
• Brentwood church garden produces abundance for families in need
• Stocks plunge -- Dow posts 6th-biggest point loss
• BART service restored following computer problems
• Battered PG&E names outsider as new CEO
• Huge San Benito County solar farm proposal has its day in court
• Deadly crash highlights role of U.S. elite forces
• Twins at scene of fatal shooting muddy Arizona case
• For-profit college company accused of widespread fraud
• Famine: 'Hundreds of thousands of kids could die'
• House shuts down its page program
• Perry signals intent to enter GOP campaign
• Coast Guard rescues another swimmer in distress near Rio Vista beach
• Man arrested in 1984 stabbing death of Pleasanton school girl
• Bay Biz Buzz: East Bay stocks battered by stock market meltdown
• Jason Campbell excited about year two in Oakland
• Vallejo's bankruptcy officially over
• Antioch man sentenced for his role in death of 91-year-old Dublin woman
• East Oakland: 3-year-old boy killed, two adults wounded in drive-by shooting on International Boulevard
• Naked man attacks firefighters in Hayward
• Danville teen to be on MTV special about Seventeen Magazine contest
• People: Kanye West says he's as hated as Hitler was
• Your smartphone: A new frontier for hackers
• House of Representatives to end page program after nearly 200 years
• Freddie Mac asks government for $1.5 billion in aid
• Fremont 15-year-old missing
• Five issues as Stanford begins football practice
• Europe pledges vigorous action to calm markets
• Critics take aim at state budget plan
• Critics take aim at state budget plan
• California Supreme Court pick Liu accustomed to hot seat
• S&P downgrade seen as adding urgency to debt-cutting panel
• Iowa focal point for potential shifts in GOP race
• AIG to sue Bank of America over mortgage-backed securities
• Coyote pup's rehabilitation is something to howl about
• SEALs killed in Afghan crash were on rescue mission
• Center Jonathan Goodwin likes San Francisco 49ers' upbeat approach
• Oakland boutique owner celebrates success
• Oakland Raiders rookie receiver Denarius Moore starring in training camp
• Wildfire plan heats up debate protecting East Bay hills from catastrophic fires
• Brown's shaky bet on $4 billion
• Willingham's 10th-inning homer lifts A's
• Walnut Creek ponders how to finance routine upkeep
• Giants defeat Phillies 3-1, avoid sweep
• Gov. Jerry Brown calls for Obama to step up to GOP
• 'Apes' rise to No. 1 movie, taking in $54 million
• 26 London police officers injured in riot
• Israeli minister: Cut ties with Palestinians
• PG&E workers say safety warnings ignored
• World's finance leaders discuss market stability after U.S. rating downgrade
• 45,000 Verizon workers strike after labor talks fail
• San Diego officer shot; armed suspect killed
• Bay Area Eritreans try to keep the faith amid religious, political schisms
• San Jose Earthquakes battle back to salvage draw
• Bay Point MAC member joins Ambrose parks board
• Oakland A's steal a win against Tampa Bay Rays
• Navy SEALS among those dead as U.S. chopper is shot down in Afghanistan
• Mysterious donor to pro-Romney PAC identified
• Texas Gov. Perry holds day of prayer
• Iran's FM hopes for release of 2 Americans
• Cal football preview: Tailback Brendan Bigelow has speed to excel
• San Pablo Casino workers meet to address stalled negotiations
• Hospital care quality data updated on national website
• Antioch mother killed, aunt wounded after getting caught in East Oakland shootout
• UC Berkeley turns its attention to researchers' spouses
• Formerly conjoined Guatemalan twin girls turn 10
• Fremont arts festival brings in large crowds
• Antioch curfew sweep detains 35 minors
• Hamels, Phillies hand slumping Giants another loss
• Concord man missing since July 25 after setting sail to San Diego
• Shooting in Concord wounds 19-year-old man
• Rangers find Yosemite falls victim's body
• School board names oversight committee members
• Mt. Diablo schools superintendent gives Measure C and budget update
• 19-year-old man shot in Concord
• Running back Michael Bush joins Oakland Raiders
• Safeway plan debated
• Oakland A's lose fourth straight game
• Benches empty during Giants' lopsided loss to Phillies
• Earthquakes, coming off winless streak in July, are seeking offensive punch
• San Jose State football opens camp on same page
• Oakland Raiders sign tight end Kevin Boss
• U.S. swimmers no longer dominate sprints
• Far-right anger, violence thrive on Europe's edges
• Next frontier: Jupiter
• San Jose: Police arrest man in stabbing death of woman at apartment complex
• Gas at $3.50 in San Jose soon? Believe it, experts say
• Toddler drowns in Richmond pool
• Santa Clara: Volunteer stabbed in attempted robbery at Bingo night
• Masked robber with a gun holds up San Ramon bank
• Former longtime Pleasanton church leader dies at 88
• Former Walnut Creek woman accused of hiding daughter for 15 years jailed again for skipping court
• New Concord website shows proposed citywide zoning changes
• Thomas Peele: News of the World scandal taints good journalism
• U.N.: Money raised from Eritrean-Americans helped finance militants in East Africa
• Berkeley woos lab campus for Aquatic Park site
• SmartMeter opponents to seek sheriff recall over enforcement of county moratorium
• East Contra Costa fire devastates business owner; investigation continues into blazes along rail line
• Project Ready to Learn still collecting
• Terminally-ill Richmond woman booted from welfare for winning back-pay judgment
• Wall Street up, then down, then up in search for direction
• Philadelphia Phillies shut out San Francisco Giants behind Cliff Lee
• Elizabeth Beisel wins 400 individual medley at U.S. swimming championships
• Jury finds Sara Cole guilty of misdemeanor, not guilty on 2 felonies
• Braylon Edwards has first 49ers practice
• Iran official expects hikers to be released "very soon"
• Jury finds Sara Cole guilty of misdemeanor, not guilty on 2 felonies
• Mark Purdy: 49ers' Alex Smith finally practices, but it won't mean much until he plays a game
• Indian soccer team has eye-opening experience in Bay Area
• Stocks in worst tumble in 2 years amid global worry
• Court records: Los Gatos developer threatened last year to kill son, self
• Eye injury sidelines Oakland running back Darren McFadden for at least two week
• 49ers QB Alex Smith shows a little rust in first practice of camp
• Deputies recapture inmate after escape from Fremont courthouse
• Another Hercules city manager's house goes on the market
• Antioch father ordered to trial in toddler's accidential shooting death
• Moraga-Orinda fire board again delays decision on new offices
• Pittsburg man drowns, two teens saved at Rio Vista beach
• Man in critical condition after kids' rock fight escalates to gunfire in Hayward
• Firefighters put out series of blazes in East Contra Costa
• Annual Livermore rally marking Hiroshima bombing will also address nuclear power
• Pair who staged kidnapping to rob Antioch barber to be arraigned on felony charges
• People: Paul McCartney says he was hacked
• Hercules withholds half of former city manager's golden parachute
• Chevron fined $170,000 for not fully reporting polluting releases
• Walnut Creek-based mortgage insurer PMI sees shares plunge
• Unemployment aid applications tick down to 400K
• Cal baseball coach David Esquer rewarded with new contract
• Sharks add defenseman Colin White
• One dead, one hospitalized after boat collision near Brisbane's Sierra Point
• Person killed in Altamont Pass crash was Tracy woman
• Ryan Lochte pulls out of U.S. swimming championships because of fatigue
• 'I just jumped in,' says 8-year-old San Jose boy who helped save drowning girl
• NBA lifer Don Nelson wants to coach again with Minnesota Timberwolves
• Discovery Bay residents to see higher water, sewer bills
• Oakland Raiders, in tight spot at tight end, work out former New York Giant Kevin Boss
• Pittsburg development measure qualifies for Nov. 8 vote
• Cargill recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey
• Abducted teen, alleged gunman arrested in Antioch robbery
• A's season hits new low with completion of three-game sweep by Seattle Mariners
• Grants to help neighborhoods in Richmond, Concord fight obesity
• Fire damages part of San Leandro's Bayfair Mall
• Oakland mayor hosts City Hall fundraiser for Pride Family Festival
• Giants, Vogelsong avoid the sweep
• Ranch acquisitions add 5 square miles to Black Diamond Mines Preserve
• California fairs face tough times as state funds evaporate
• Trees chopped down as part of San Ramon Valley High green project?
• Cyberattacks have been targeting government and financial institutions, McAfee says
• 18-year-old killed in Richmond street shooting
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: One dead, one hospitalized after Peninsula boating accident; Police rescue suspected thief from car in East Bay
• People: Heather Mills phone hacking claim may implicate Piers Morgan
• Contra Costa Times editorial: 70,000 unemployed, $1 billion lost due to GOP holdup of FAA budget
• USDA announces recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey
• National Night Out sets Oakland record
• Report: 49ers sign free-agent cornerback Carlos Rogers
• Budget deal could jeopardize high-speed rail, clean-water programs
• Tim Kawakami: It's early, but Arizona Diamondbacks building confidence
• San Francisco Giants drop second in a row to Arizona Diamondbacks
• Oakland A's hot hitters go cold in clutch in Seattle
• New video of Garridos luring children revealed as DA urges change in prisoner release policy
• 49ers notebook: After Aubrayo Franklin's departure, coach Jim Harbaugh denies staff is 'cleaning house'
• New White House plan to fight violent extremism
• Debt ceiling bill becomes law, averting default
• Bay Area airport construction workers lose work after Congress fails to renew FAA funding
• Propane explosion at Brentwood National Night Out event sends man to hospital with burns
• Former Cal star Dana Vollmer wins 100 butterfly in U.S. Swimming Championships at Stanford
• Angry managers bitterly oppose Contra Costa County pay, benefit cuts
• Westbound Highway 4 closed in Pittsburg on Friday night
• Fire district leans toward parcel tax to restore services
• Livermore honors resident for wearing seat belt
• Also: Leonardo DiCaprio is highest-paid actor with $77 million; 'Green Lantern" sequel underway (really?), Samantha Ronson popped for DUI.
• East Bay animal shelter receives large donation, still needs public's help
• Families of missing fishermen keep hope alive
• Second Fremont shooting in three days injures man
• AOL launches personalized magazine app for iPad
• San Leandro man arrested after standoff
• Bethel Island painter wins contest to design license plate
• Spider-Man swings through Bay Area stores
• Ashland shooting leaves one man injured
• Moraga-Orinda fire board likely to make decision on office space Wednesday
• BREAKING NEWS: Antioch kidnap victim released and is safe, police say
• Arizona Diamondbacks defeat San Francisco Giants 5-2
• Oakland A's lose to Seattle Mariners
• Bay Area Congressional delegation holding back votes or holding noses over deficit deal
• Amber Alert issued for Antioch boy
• Analysis: Lessons learned, default fault abounds
• Scientist suspension is about project's management
• House passes bill on debt ceiling
• Sara Cole testifies teen sexually assaulted her
• Obama's Silicon Valley task force to convene in Palo Alto on Tuesday
• Kamerion Wimbley's new contract could help Oakland Raiders re-sign Zach Miller
• Walnut Creek council to decide Tuesday on employee contracts
• Contra Costa and union at impasse
• Governor vetoes bill by Sen. Ellen Corbett that would bar per-signature pay on ballot-measure petitions
• Asomugha talks about Bay Area departure
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Debt deal raises alarms for the future
• 40 years later, FBI gets promising lead in D.B. Cooper case
• Hawaii girl finds message in a bottle from Oregon
• 24 Oakland police officers rehired could hit the streets Saturday
• Ryan Lochte escaping Michael Phelps' shadows
• San Lorenzo man killed in Fremont drive-by shooting
• San Jose: Man and 3-year-old granddaughter saved from drowning in apartment complex pool
• Prosecutors: Suspect kicked unconscious Giants fan Bryan Stow in the head after he fell
• Bay Area Congressional delegation holding back votes or holding noses over deficit deal
• Solar firm buys offices in Walnut Creek, hopes to create green campus
• San Francisco: Rescuers ask public to help find sea lions entangled in trash
• At least one dead in overnight Richmond shooting
• Profile: Tower of Power leader Emilio Castillo keeps Oakland soul band grooving
• Tim Kawakami: Jim Harbaugh pushes tempo with San Francisco 49ers
• It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default
• San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore to end brief holdout
• Responses to debt deal range from angry to angrier
• Heat wave threatens elderly in remote towns
• Deal in sight, global markets look up to Monday
• Oakland Raiders re-sign Michael Huff; Jacoby Ford has fracture; Zach Miller close to return
• Man killed in Fremont drive-by shooting
• Scores die as Syrian forces attack defiant cities
• Temporary campus for Richmond elementary will be at Kennedy High
• Pleasanton is first in nation using microwave technology to protect cyclists
• Pleasanton to host new "Fast and Furious Festival"
• Safeway eyes Walnut Creek parcel for development
• Giants lose 9-0, swept by Reds
• A's beat Twins, trade Ziegler to Diamondbacks
• San Francisco Giants update: Trade for Orlando Cabrera 'academic' to GM
• Some jumbo loans to become less jumbo
• Serena Williams cruises to Bank of West title
• Woman killed in fiery crash on Altamont Pass
• Mountain lion spotted walking the links at Burlingame golf course
• Congress closing in on a deal to avert U.S. default
• Mexico says a top Juarez cartel figure captured
• Three fatally shot in Oakland
• County looks to outlaw poaching of recyclables
• Choosing between a credit card or personal loan
• County looks to outlaw poaching of recyclables
• Borenstein: Teacher pension system on dangerous path to insolvency
• Oakland hitters rock on in blowout win, and no trades yet in sight
• Oakland Raiders sign former Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards
• San Francisco Giants trade for Orlando Cabrera after loss
• A mosque expands in San Ramon as Muslim population grows
• Sheltered in motels, the homeless wait and hope
• Oakland A's update: Rich Harden trade to Boston Red Sox reportedly falls through
• Analysis: Debt mess shows Washington's awful side
• Amid talks, some optimism on debt crisis
• Serena Williams will face Marion Bartoli in Bank of the West Classic final
• Nevada trucking firm countersues Amtrak, Union Pacific over crash
• Cal collects a chorus of freshman voices
• Analysis: Debt mess shows Washington's awful side
• Late stab at debt-limit deal to avert US default
• Bill to allow online gambling sites in California pits tribe against tribe
• Fentons Creamery eyes Lafayette as city looks to solve parking woes
• Local woman turns 102 years young
• Disaster readiness practice for pets to take place in San Pablo
• Pleasant Hill recreation district passes tight budget, cuts employee benefits
• Stolen weapons cache turns up in search of Concord home
• NFL, NFLPA working on final details of new collective bargaining agreement
• State releases insect to combat invasive weed
• Police work with an artist's brush
• Police search for minivan in good Samaritan shooting
• Oakland pushes ahead with new stadium plan for Raiders, solo or shared
• 19th century 'base ball' -- a more fundamental game
• Minnesota Twins defeat Oakland A's 9-5
• Debt Crisis, bankruptcy fears? See Jefferson County, Ala.
• San Francisco Giants fall to Cincinnati Reds in 13 innings
• Serena Williams routs Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3
• Second man arrested in Rodeo shooting death
• House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it
• Debt crisis seen as tea party's fault
• Neighbor describes finding two bodies inside Los Gatos area home
• San Jose: Two more suspects arrested in fatal stabbing of 18-year-old man
• Philadelphia Eagles are surprise winners in the Nnamdi Asomugha sweepstakes
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: One hurt in East Bay warehouse fire; South Bay deaths investigated as murder-suicide
• Judge dismisses sex crime charges against Pajaro Valley High teacher because of car crash injuries
• Celeb Pix: Monkey business suits James Franco well
• Macy's Santa fired for telling dirty jokes is found dead
• Berkeley lab scientists helping to build the world's largest clock for Burning Man festival
• People: Oprah Winfrey retooling her talk show for OWN network
• Oakland pushes ahead with new stadium plan for Raiders, solo or shared
• Former congresswoman wins battle with cancer
• Produce and attendance is growing in San Ramon
• In Concord, a gate where there should be a path
• Obama, auto industry agree on tough mileage improvement
• Analyst sues Alameda County pension association
• Pleasant Hill man sentenced for tax evasion
• Barnidge: Clayton Valley's goal? Break free from Mt. Diablo rule
• Serial slaying suspect will have to pay for a legal advisor
• Citizens commission releases final maps
• Newsom unveils plan to fix ailing economy
• San Francisco 49ers kicker Joe Nedney expected to retire; David Akers added
• San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree sidelined again
• Oakland Raiders: Coach Jackson picks up practice pace
• Two U.S. hikers face Iranian court date on spy charges
• California's redistricting panel is costing millions more than estimated
• Tim Lincecum shows no weakness in San Francisco Giants' win over Philadelphia Phillies
• San Jose: Teacher recounts resuscitating girl who nearly drowned in pool
• Atheists sue to ban cross-shaped beam from Sept. 11 museum site
• Airlines asked to reveal profits in FAA shutdown
• Rule changes are sign of the times in Brentwood
• Scientists use natural predator to control invasive Delta water weed
• House puts off debt vote, after conservatives balk
• Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova will meet in Bank of West quarterfinals
• Oakland man shot while providing food to former homeless man dies
• U.S. accuses Iran of 'secret deal' with al-Qaida
• APNewsBreak: Arctic scientist under investigation
• "Scary Larry, a driving test examiner with a reputation for failing grades, retires
• Celeb Pix: Who do you think is the spiciest guy
• Alhambra Valley residents worry volunteer fire station could close
• Laid-off teacher rehires thrown into confusion by new state law
• People: Amy Winehouse left behind a trove of unreleased songs
• Newark neighborhood locked down through the night
• Debt fight could bring more airwaves for broadband
• Auditor calls for more UC budget transparency
• Court holds all abortion demonstrators equal under Oakland 'bubble ordinance'
• Oakland man shot while providing food to former homeless man dies
• Union City shooting injures one
• AC Transit approves contracts with two unions that reduce district costs
• They're the Swinging Oakland A's again these days
• Pac-12 Conference to launch seven networks in August 2012
• Maria Sharapova advances at Bank of the West Classic
• Homicide suspects lead police on freeway chase across Bay Area
• Baseball: Angels' Ervin Santana no-hits Indians
• Bay Area law enforcement officers train to deal with mental health issues
• CPUC orders PG&E to dig up abandoned San Bruno gas pipe
• Two months of 'no such thing as a normal life' for family of missing nursing student
• Court document: 2 suspects confessed to setting Trace school fire
• Former Santa Clara cop convicted in federal case
• Giants update: Ryan Vogelsong may face Phillies if Tim Lincecum still ailing
• Detroit to set services by neighborhood condition
• Mr. Mayor may become Mr. Councilman
• Dublin market's expansion hits snag
• Robertson Park gets new play area
• Man, 3-year-old shot while feeding the needy
• Bay Area law enforcement officers train to deal with mental health issues
• Livermore police investigating a 'suspicious death'
• Russian team takes home international geography bee medal
• Fear over debt fight hits Wall St.; Dow loses 198
• A high-tech, bipartisan presidential ticket?
• Ceremony marks closing of Walter Reed hospital
• People: 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek injured chasing burglar in his S.F. hotel
• Rural US disappearing? Population share hits low
• Cal professor Goodwin Liu's confirmation hearing set for Aug. 31
• McDonald's adding apple slices in every Happy Meal
• Drummond: The danger in rushing to judgment
• Oakland Raiders going quietly into start of training camp
• Baseball: Controversial call in 19th inning lifts Atlanta Braves over Pittsburgh Pirates
• Stanford's Andrew Luck ready for scrutiny in what he says is his last season
• Mistakes over hazardous liquid pipe locations pose threat
• Pennington drives victory
• Camp Galileo gives kids unique learning opportunity
• Brentwood council rejects high-density apartments
• Neighbors rescue man from Martinez house fire
• Serena Williams wins Bank of the West opener in 47 minutes
• San Jose: Boy, 13, stabbed while walking with friend, dog to park
• Facing obstacles, GOP delays vote on plan for debt
• Mistakes over hazardous liquid pipe locations pose threat
• Liu's nomination would create Asian majority on state Supreme Court
• Gulf oil industry-government ties persist
• Mistakes over hazardous liquid pipe locations pose threat
• In wake of sex allegation, congressman will resign
• Access to health care benefits for gay partners is gauged
• Contra Costa board resets its political boundaries
• Family of missing nursing student to hold vigil on two-month anniversary of disappearance
• New nonprofit offers parent education classes, support for families of all kinds
• Brown nominates Goodwin Liu to California Supreme Court
• East Bay park shooting search delayed
• Hayward police believe man arrested for indecent exposure may be repeat offender
• People: Egg-faced Arnold Schwarzenegger amends divorce papers to grant Maria Shriver spousal support
• Fire erupts at Fairfield plastics plant
• Clorox rejects latest Icahn proposal to buy company for $10.7 billion
• Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral
• New California marijuana ballot measure starts circulating
• Gunmen attack East Bay Regional Park District police officer
• San Leandro petitions U.S. Supreme Court to hear church land-use case
• Alameda County assessed property values dip as a whole
• Federal judge orders Oakland nursing home to rehire workers after strike
• Emeryville, Newark and Livermore needs poll workers for Nov. 8 election
• A's rally past Tampa Bay Rays
• Poole: We're ready for some football
• Serena Williams looks to regain No. 1 form
• Recession hurt Hispanics more, new study says
• Congress heads for showdown on debt-limit plans
• Brown signs law to expand open space funding
• San Francisco Giants' Cody Ross returns to Philadelphia, awaits Phillies fans' barbs
• Hercules affordable housing project in limbo as developer calls 'timeout'
• School districts get 30-day extension on whooping cough immunizations
• Power provider shutting five East County plants
• Obama to address nation on debt limit stalemate
• Congress' inaction halts Oakland airport tower project
• Suspect in Oslo killings isolated; Norway mourns the 76 who died
• Two arrested in Pleasanton on suspicion of burglary
• Lights go out in Berkeley
• Richmond student fends off grizzly with kicks
• Brown signs law to expand open space funding
• People: Jay-Z, Kanye West open Throne tour in San Jose
• Restaurant argument led to Richmond killing, police say
• Jerry Brown gets summons for jury duty in Alameda County
• Old Mervyn's stores in Livermore, Santa Clara, San Jose and Cupertino attract new retailers, including Target and TJ Maxx
• Northern California inmate's death investigated as homicide
• Scaled-down housing project still alive for South Hayward BART area
• Oaklandish makes local love a business model
• Landlubbers learn how to tack, jibe, steer on Oakland's Lake Merritt
• Drug prices to plummet in wave of expiring patents
• Teens mauled by grizzly in Alaska; Richmond youth hurt
• Brand-name drug prices to plummet in wave of expiring patents
• Markets hold their breath with Washington at impasse
• Reid, Boehner prepare own separate debt-ceiling plans
• Couples wed on first day gay marriage is legal in N.Y.
• Accuser in Strauss-Kahn's NYC sex case speaks out
• Norway terror suspect influenced by bloggers
• Legend of Sam Fuld catches on with Tampa Bay Rays
• How the case against Dodger Stadium beating suspect unraveled
• Shooting at party kills teen boy
• East Contra Costa native recovering after Afghanistan explosion
• Accountant's dream of working with animals comes true
• Richmond: One man killed, another critically injured in Saturday night shooting
• Orinda man accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars
• New economy companies bolster Oakland's workforce
• Two shot in Oakley fatality
• Oakland police search for suspect in robbery, shooting
• Winehouse's mother: 'She seemed out of it'
• Oakland A's come up short in 7-5 loss to New York Yankees
• San Francisco Giants take series against Milwaukee Brewers in 2-1 victory
• Deanna Santana promises fiscal reform, open dialogue as Oakland city administrator
• Teen dead, 8 wounded in Stockton shooting
• Experts: Roger Clemens likely to go on trial again
• Oakland Effect: Got PTSD? There's an app for that
• Dems pained to find names on tobacco list
• Fiscal and prison overcrowding crises could lead to Three-Strikes reform
• Norwegian Americans from the Bay Area express shock over Oslo tragedy
• San Francisco Giants beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 to even series
• Across New York, day of long-awaited weddings
• San Jose Earthquakes melt down after red card
• Debt limit talks held in Congress and at the White House
• San Jose: Loud, disabled and proud at second annual disability pride parade
• Palo Alto family dies in car crash while vacationing in Canada
• New plan to preserve the views in Yosemite begins with 'timber!'
• Troubled diva Amy Winehouse dead at 27
• Debt limit talks held in Congress and at the White House
• Investors weigh options after debt talks stall
• Saving the vineyards and the rolling hills
• Walnut Creek budget still tight
• San Pablo casino, union locked in wage debate
• Retired Army Gen. John Shalikashvili dies
• Harrington: A once-in-a-lifetime talent has been silenced
• Pleasant Hill check cashing store robbed at gunpoint
• Woman shot when robbers steal laptops from popular Piedmont Avenue cafe
• Rossmoor fire started near stove, investigator says
• Richmond sinkhole threatens to swallow historic railroad signal
• JFK University's new business accelerator moving to downtown Concord
• Tri-Valley Youth Sports Roundup
• Linda Christian, the first Bond girl, dies at 87
• Gay pride rally draws hundreds in Castro Valley
• Star Report: New webmaster Garfield: Spidey's always in style
• Oakland lobbies to keep public agencies in East Bay
• San Francisco Giants open tough stretch with loss to Milwaukee Brewers
• Mark Purdy: San Francisco Giants know what they want in a hitter
• New York Yankees overwhelm Trevor Cahill, Oakland A's 17-7
• Three-alarm fire damages Rossmoor apartment building
• Norway shaken by dual attacks in Oslo and camp
• Debt limit talks break up again as Speaker walks out
• Traffic crime, drunken driving deportations way up
• Texas Ed Board compromises on evolution materials
• Short-handed Earthquakes face big test against Real Salt Lake
• Motorcyclist suffers injuries in collision with horse
• People: Schwarzenegger's youngest son in hospital after boogie-board accident
• Alamo fire station opponents file appeal
• Man severely burned in suspicious Oakley house fire
• Richmond puts on charm offensive to woo Berkeley Lab
• Mt. Diablo health board considers public outreach campaign
• Judge keeps man in prison for life for Pittsburg cop slaying
• New Walnut Creek restaurant to take over former Bing's site
• Southern Pleasant Hill In-N-Out Burger plans still causing heartburn
• Budget cuts forcing Social Security offices to close 30 minutes earlier
• East Bay adds 8,100 jobs in June, leads upswing in Bay Area employment last month
• Tim Kawakami: Raiders' Al Davis still doing it his way
• Obama ends gays in military ban
• Fremont woman, 77, wins three gold medals for Team USA
• Man, two daughters robbed in East Oakland home
• Family of barber killed by Oakland police sue city for $10 million
• New ESPN Deportes affiliate reaches Spanish soccer fans
• Oakland A's young aces look to end struggles against the New York Yankees
• Two new suspects arrested in beating of Giants fan; original suspect may be exonerated
• San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey making progress
• San Jose's football-slinging Mr. Mom
• NTSB documents reveal new findings on San Bruno blast
• Fire burns 50 acres near Altamont Pass, snarls I-580
• BART releases video showing officer firing fatal shots
• Pair arrested after Union City burglary attempt, shooting
• Bank of America sells its downtown Concord offices in an $80 million deal for the 1.1 million-square-foot complex
• Bank of America sells its downtown Concord offices in an $80 million deal for the 1.1 million-square-foot complex
• New BART police auditor aims to bring transparency to agency
• Task force to target recent Richmond killings
• Slide show: East County Times editorial cartoons
• NFL: Owners vote for tentative deal to end lockout, pending player approval
• Police catch fugitive in six-figure Walnut Creek coin theft
• 10 years after San Jose case, more children dying in hot cars
• Firefighters battle two-alarm house blaze in Walnut Creek
• Former Richmond cops indicted on federal charges
• Martinez reluctantly OKs Alhambra Hills subdivision
• Two charged with special circumstances murder in killing, burning of 21-year-old woman
• People: Alleged Marilyn Monroe porn film up for auction
• Antioch leaders discuss ways to generate money
• Last space shuttle comes home, ends 30-year era
• California traffic fatalities down for fifth year in a row
• Wells Fargo paying record fine of $85 million over alleged loan practices
• Audit: State prisons had lousy bookkeeping
• Authorities: 3 swept over Yosemite waterfall presumed dead
• Hideki Matsui hits 500th homer as Oakland A's beat Detroit Tigers
• Push intensifies for bigger goal in budget deal
• Oakland arts program helps children discover their creative side
• California traffic fatalities down for fifth year in a row
• NFL deal could bring 49ers' Santa Clara stadium to reality
• Motorcyclist killed in Highway 101 collision in Santa Clara; driver sought
• Ambrose board members may face recall election
• Too much Kershaw for Giants in 1-0 loss
• Richmond killers take another life
• New TSA software to end naked scanner images
• Hezbollah commander could be transferred in days
• Mark Purdy: 49ers and Raiders could share a stadium, but where?
• Richmond investigates joining public power agency
• Lifeguards test their limits at western states championship in Pleasanton
• Oakland proposes a new football stadium as NFL appears likely to provide some funding for shared stadium
• Three injured in Concord DUI crash
• Wells Fargo agrees to pay record fine for mortgage actions
• Pleasanton identifies affordable housing sites; awaits state approval
• People: R. Kelly's career on hold indefinitely after throat surgery
• Unions object to "silent" immigration raids
• Icahn ups bid for Clorox to $10.7 billion, or $80 a share
• Bittersweet homecoming for former Antioch woman whose son died in Joplin tornado
• Tobacco's influence runs deep in California
• Orinda teen in sand collapse in vegetative state, family says
• Hayward-San Leandro area drug prevention groups save funding
• Roadshow: State may approve $2,500 tax rebate for buyers of electric cars
• Former Washington nurses accuse hospital of lying to state
• Corridor project introduces new ramp to I-880 in Oakland
• Three charged in East Oakland fatal shooting of Concord man
• Wells Fargo offers settlement to Alameda County retirement association
• Oakland boy, 7, dies after playing with lighter in East Oakland home
• Drummond: Black anti-abortion campaign misses larger crisis
• Oakland police arrest two in death of burned Union City woman
• Barbara Parker named Oakland city attorney
• Truckers protest requirement they buy new trucks for work at Port of Oakland
• They look like a million, and nearly cost that much as well
• Police strained, study finds
• Wells Fargo offers settlement to Alameda County retirement association
• Meeting planned for beleaguered Hercules project
• Rio Vista sanctioned by state for delaying grant audit
• They look like a million, and nearly cost that much as well
• Local high school students take on major research projects
• Last shuttle leaves space station
• Study finds half million illegal immigrants in Bay Area
• Lean times force many Bay Area 'boomerang kids' to return home as adults
• Courts in Tracy and Lodi to be closed
• Richmond: Park board OKs more parking in Alvarado Park
• U.S. vows counterterrorism support for India
• People: Marc Anthony's controlling ways doomed marriage to J.Lo, reports say.
• Wells Fargo posts record quarter profit of $3.73 billion, topping Wall Street view
• Tank spews flames next to San Jose fire station
• Roadshow: 'Carmageddon' on Highway 85?
• Poll: Obesity hits more boomers than others in U.S.
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: One arrest, none hurt after East Bay standoff ends; North Bay morning power outage hits thousands
• Women arrested in Emeryville-Berkeley car burglary spree
• Pleasant Hill police union rejects contract offer
• Ashland standoff ends after two men arrested
• Brentwood tots sickened after drinking from found water bottle
• United Spiral Pipe warns of 83 layoffs in Pittsburg
• Barnidge: He's still bedeviled by Mt. Diablo
• A second London police official quits in scandal
• Former Santa Clara cop goes on trial in federal court
• Pipeline repaired after Oakley gas leak
• Magid: If you don't like Netflix's price hike, there are other options
• Antioch to brainstorm about spending priorities at budget workshop
• Concord carjackers take a Nissan from owner
• Union City man headed for world speech championships
• State pension funds had a tremendous fiscal year
• New Marin trail to replace one closed by Metallica guitarist
• Obama picks former Ohio attorney general to lead consumer agency
• One dead, three wounded in Oakland shootings
• Political Blotter: 'Double majority' tax votes?
• Sun doesn't set on his vision
• Bay Area courts to be hit hard by state budget cuts
• Lawsuit planned to challenge laws that kill redevelopment agencies
• Ex-news executive arrested, law enforcement chief resigns
• Lawyer's claim that Mubarak is in a coma is contradicted
• Gadhafi rallies the troops against the world
• San Francisco Giants beat San Diego Padres on squeeze play in 11th inning
• Richmond company helping build the next space telescope
• Bay Point-Pittsburg recreation district approves unpopular after-school program cuts
• Tim Kawakami: U.S. women gracious in defeat
• Box office records shattered with opening of last 'Potter'
• British Open: Darren Clarke wins 1st major title
• Walnut Creek teen rape survivor recalls crime, community's help
• Japan wins 1st World Cup title in penalty shootout
• Carwash raises funds for funeral of woman found burned in Oakland
• Conor Jackson's grand slam powers A's past Angels
• Mayor's town hall meeting in Chinatown draws huge crowd
• Casey Anthony lies low on first day of freedom
• Lead doctor says Hosni Mubarak did not have stroke
• State parks closure has unlikely consequences
• SF: 25,000 people expected at AIDS Walk in Golden Gate Gate Park
• 'Harry Potter' takes down Batman with $168.6M weekend
• 'Cash Cab' hits, kills Vancouver pedestrian
• 1970s serial killers sowed fear in Contra Costa
• Tuneful reunion for musician
• Oakland City Stables alive again with horsemanship day camp
• An alarming new stimulant, sold legally in many states
• San Jose man faces life sentence for attacking man suspected of molesting his stepdaughter
• San Rafael man arrested for making death threats to Sen. Boxer
• Obama meets with Dalai Lama; Chinese complain
• Same-sex marriage faces military limits
• Vandals open more than a dozen central Contra Costa fire hydrants
• 1970s serial killers sowed fear in Contra Costa
• Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez begins chemotherapy
• Death penalty threatens to once again embroil Brown
• Group to hold carwash fundraiser for woman found burning to death in Rockridge
• Oakland A's drop first game of doubleheader against Los Angeles Angels
• Walnut Creek man makes whiskey with a good story to tell
• Troops march in San Diego's gay pride parade
• Management of O.co Coliseum up for grabs
• The end of the school counselor?
• Clorox sale? Oakland has its hands full with other problems
• Clorox receives unexpected $10.2 billion bid from activist investor Carl Icahn
• Seniors advised about the latest scams at Castro Valley event
• $1 million pot bust at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
• Bal Theatre gets permit for live acts
• Newark summer concert series returns Sunday
• On Assignment: Lots of blame, but seemingly less accountability, when it comes to grants for California's failing schools
• San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski trying to recapture magic
• Libya rebels get formal U.S. backing, and $30 billion
• Watsonville 'Potter' showing fades to black too soon; police called and movie resumes
• The Great Sunflower Project needs you to count bees
• After search for missing nursing student, relatives say no news is good news
• San Jose activists demand meeting with ICE agents helping cops with anti-gang campaign
• Clorox receives unexpected $10.2 billion bid from activist investor Carl Icahn
• Urgent care clinic opens in Antioch
• Metering lights to debut on I-680 in Alameda and Santa Clara counties
• Carjacking suspects charged
• San Ramon dismisses grand jury report
• 22 laid off San Jose firefighters get their badges back
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Family arrives in nick of time at long-dead WWII soldier's Peninsula funeral; North Bay transit director takes agency reins
• Mercury News interview: John Roos, United States Ambassador to Japan
• Bay Area wide food drive Saturday
• Danville's Thursday nights are full of summer plans
• Barnidge: A policeman's best friend
• Danville police seek suspect in molestation of a teen girl at park
• Alameda County board honors San Lorenzo leader
• New political districts likely to divide Fremont
• Data Center: City of Oakland salaries added to database
• Final numbers emerge in Oakland layoffs
• Judge orders Concord man to trial for involuntary manslaughter in toddler's death by pit bulls
• 55 more people sue PG&E over San Bruno blast
• Police have Brentwood man's number -- and his iPhone
• NYC man held in boy's slaying says he hears voices
• Santa Cruz ranked as one of nation's top boardwalks
• Morgan Hill: One suspect in baby kidnapping surrenders to police
• Highway 87 lane reopoens after 30-foot sinkhole is patched
• Serial slaying investigators' determination closes the mystery on 1977 Walnut Creek murder
• Judge tosses class action lawsuit over bungled green card lottery
• Heavy coastal erosion in 2009-2010 winter linked to climate change
• Judge orders couple to sell properties they failed to properly maintain
• Disabled children delighted by special San Jose sports camp
• Brown signs LGBT inclusive education bill into law
• Taste Livermore Valley's terroir on July 21
• Pleasant Hill recreation district struggles with tight budget
• Nepalese group raises funds to build cultural center
• Earthquakes acquire three players from Toronto FC
• Theodore Roszak, scholar who coined term 'counterculture,' dies
• Army finds Mexico's biggest marijuana plantation
• Chowchilla kidnapping victim writes book
• Brentwood boy, 5, survives fall from second-story window
• Circus of fire in Oakland
• Police pursuit ends in five-car wreck in Pleasant Hill; three injured three, one arrested
• Oakland Building Services department subject of scathing Alameda grand jury report
• Commission delays decision on fate of Mt. Diablo health district
• State Board of Education conditionally approves parent triggers, some grants
• U.S. women's soccer team uses more late heroics to advance to World Cup final
• Obama to GOP: 'Don't call my bluff'
• GOP 2012 candidates quiet on McConnell plan
• Obama raises more than $86M for campaign, party
• Cantor's role in debt talks could shape his future
• Two arrested in connection with Antioch slaying
• Alabama churches lead opposition to immigration law
• San Jose: Spa owner accused of practicing medicine without a license
• Suspect allowed to view child porn in Wash. jail
• Garrido parole documents reveal stark contrast between reports, reality
• Richmond sewage plant still emitting foul egg smell
• Hundreds attend San Francisco memorial service for fisherman who died on capsized fishing boat
• A's not offering a lot of reason for hope
• Joey Travolta film camp at St. Mary's opens new horizons for campers with autism, Asperger's syndrome
• San Ramon wants to be kept in the loop on Tassajara Valley development
• Bay Area-focused Huffington Post site launches
• Lockyer warns that spending cap could spell doom for higher ed
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Nunez wrong about son's sentence
• Walmart may be planning stand-alone grocery stores in Pleasanton and Hayward
• Energy Recovery expands manufacturing, will add San Leandro jobs
• Former Pleasanton employee charged with embezzlement
• Zeltiq files for $115 million IPO
• Bay Area green driving campaign aims to reduce greenhouse gases
• People: Brangelina allegedly set to make it official
• Drummond: East Oakland killings impact entire city
• 'American Idol' concert in Oakland brings an array of musical styles
• Walgreens jumps into Bay Area food fight with new food section in dozens of its stores
• Giants' Sandoval, Wilson help NL to victory
• San Jose Earthquakes defeat West Bromwich Albion of English Premier League
• Search for missing Baja fishermen suspended
• Cal State approves another tuition increase
• Richmond man killed in bicycle accident at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
• Antioch moves toward transferring historic building to nonprofit
• Calif. prison doctor, who made $777,000 last year, gets paid for doing little
• Police: Handyman killed priest, headed for Disney
• Governor signs Swanson's child exploitation law
• Startling videos show parole agent miss Jaycee in backyard
• Afghanistan war veteran given nation's highest honor
• East Bay Vets' Fair offers help with jobs, benefits
• Man pleads guilty to trying to pay someone $65,000 to burn down Oakland residential hotel
• Dugard memoir details her public excursions in Contra Costa, hoping to be recognized, rescued
• Danville moves to permanently ban medical marijuana dispensaries
• Livermore council OKs initiative to keep BART on Interstate 580
• Alameda County Fair attendance hits a new high
• Oakland man dies from gunshots wounds suffered June 27
• Contra Costa supervisors delay redistricting decision
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Teacher layoff bill takes away local control
• People: Arnold Schwarzenegger back on as star on new film
• $2.4 million message: Drive slower to spare the earth
• Winning, and losing, the green card lottery
• Fire official: Daly City school blaze was arson
• Missing autistic San Jose teen found on bus in Los Angeles was hoping to meet celebrities he loved
• Panetta tells Iraq to decide on U.S. troops
• With debt talks at an impasse, Obama seeks centrist banner
• Drought spreads its pain across 14 states
• Minnesota shutdown stirs debate over who gets paid
• Salt diet dangers may be influenced by potassium
• Woman suffers head injury in Antioch bicycle crash
• Plans for new Alamo fire station approved despite neighbors' worries
• Hercules faces weighty near-term financial headaches
• Signs promote safety for highway workers
• Amazon wants voters to decide on tax collection
• Search for missing fisherman, wait for news, continues
• Suburban residents rally around the car culture
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Parolee's rush-hour crisis blocks East Bay highway; Peninsula fall claims South Bay man's life
• 9th Circuit orders government to state position on don't ask don't tell
• Contra Costa's assessed property values drop slightly
• Richmond shooting survivors won't face charges
• Protest turns rowdy at San Francisco's Civic Center BART station in wake of shooting
• San Francisco parking meter rates to change later this month
• Alcohol believed to be a factor in Santa Rosa girl's death
• Two arrested in Pleasant Hill, suspected of making fake ATM cards
• Berkeley Labs announce public meetings in Bay Area
• People: Mila Kunis accepts sergeant's invitation to Marine Ball
• A's Gio Gonzalez combines smile, substance
• Another person shot on Delta de Anza Regional Trail in Pittsburg
• Jaycee Dugard tells harrowing story of horror and survival in TV special
• Governor taking stock of judge picks
• Jaycee Dugard tells harrowing story of horror and survival in TV special
• Mass. city to pay wedded gay workers to offset tax
• Obama presses GOP for deal on debt ceiling
• Kate, William depart U.S. after charming Hollywood
• Hercules home damaged in fire
• Verdict brought few answers in Caylee Anthony case
• Questions swirl after war veteran falls from NY coaster
• Panetta says Iranian arms in Iraq are a 'tremendous concern'
• As UC tuition rises, quality outranks access
• San Francisco Giants grab the spotlight in Showtime reality series
• Third man identified in Richmond triple homicide
• New website allows Contra Costa residents to request jury duty excuse
• On Assignment: Mt. Diablo district does about-face on new drinking water law
• Pittsburg shooting victim dies
• Oakland A's swept by Texas Rangers
• Final space connection: Atlantis docks at station
• David Beckham, wife Victoria welcome a baby girl
• U.S. beats Brazil in shootout in Women's World Cup Quarterfinal
• Russia: 102 missing after boat sinks in river
• 'Transformers' stay in shape with $47M box office weekend
• Shooting near Mills College injures one person
• Resetting Social Security can result in larger payments
• Oakland Effect: Could increased diversity help stem crime?
• Drummond: Casey Anthony coverage a new low for media
• Soccer complex developer heading elsewhere as fight over vacant land continues
• Pittsburg businesses form marketing coalition to promote Old Town
• Contra Costa Community College police chief recounts surviving Sea of Cortez sinking
• Oakland A's lose to Texas Rangers on Josh Hamilton's homer in ninth
• Prince William, Kate 'let loose' for Santa Barbara polo match
• Trucker charged with murder in fatal buggy crash
• GOP presidential candidates take hard line on national debt
• Boehner to seek smaller $2 trillion deal
• Panetta says U.S. is 'within reach' of defeating al-Qaida
• Limits weighed to keep small fishing boats afloat
• Answer for invasive species: put it on a plate and eat it
• Labor groups moving to control tax debate
• Concord council to vote on daytime curfew for students
• Oakland Municipal Band celebrates 100th season
• CSU, UC students brace for another round of tuition hikes
• Fremont senior group tackles current affairs
• Memories of Amtrak crash remain with Antioch woman
• Activist/protester Brian Willson stops in WC to discuss new memoir
• Hayward man tries to take own life after shooting at officer
• Curfew sweep nets 37 youths out after-hours in Antioch
• NY Yankees' Derek Jeter homers for 3,000th hit
• Alameda County supervisors to approve county redistricting
• New Kaiser hospital in San Leandro progressing
• Bridge tolls to fund overpass from Antioch Bridge to Highway 4 bypass
• Corn is king in Brentwood
• Protesters march through downtown Oakland
• Fishing expert on capsized boat: 'There is no way I'd get on this.'
• Oakland A's, Texas Rangers play with heavy hearts after fan's death
• New Cañada College program to help veterans train for engineering careers
• Army sergeant who grew up in San Jose dies in fire fight in Afghanistan
• Adventurous Santa Cruz family's plane trip ends with crash just after takeoff; all four dead
• Two San Jose 16-year-old boys arrested in connection with VTA stabbing
• Fire scorches acre in Oakland hills
• Three strikes for Hercules on ballpark deal
• People: 'Dallas' coming back to TV next year; Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy will star
• Nostalgia, hope carry East Bay viewers as they watch the final launch of the Atlantis
• Coyotes spotted in San Ramon neighborhood
• San Jose pharmacist charged with Medicare fraud, threatening employees
• Schools taking novel approaches to new drinking water requirement
• Family leaves no Internet stone unturned in search for missing fisherman Don Lee
• U.S. report rebukes feds' monitoring of Dugard kidnapper Phillip Garrido
• Kate and William land in Los Angeles for U.S. trip
• Oakland delivers pink slips to 68 as unions agree to new contracts
• Woman slain in West Oakland identified, boyfriend charged in death
• Activist talks about failed mission to reach the Gaza Strip
• Concord woman hoping for return of mother's remains
• For DA, Strauss-Kahn accuser, case of frayed trust
• Fan dies after fall during Texas Rangers' win over Oakland A's
• Fremont releases draft general plan
• CPUC to add 9 people to safety staff
• Park rangers: Bear in mauling only protecting cubs
• Scientists say all polar bears descended from single female brown bear
• Debt and deficit talks: Inflation change could cut Social Security
• Jaycee Dugard embraces simple freedoms
• Long odds for open sea survival, but favorable conditions keep hope alive
• Antioch mom sentenced to probation over prison in toddler's DUI crash death
• Police Sgt. Longmire sues Oakland again, now in state court
• Walnut Creek commission to decide Monday on cattle, open space
• Capsized fishing boat survivors headed home to the Bay Area
• Serial slaying suspect can have a legal adviser, judge says
• People: Soaps 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' will continue online, ABC says
• Oakland police union OKs new deal including officer pension payments
• Sungevity plans to hire 200 to 300 employees by year's end
• Man shot in the head along Pittsburg trail
• San Jose cops: Poor loser assaulted opponent at martial arts tournament
• BART releases name of man shot on Civic Center platform
• Whale Ahoy! Popular California coastal license plate gets makeover following legal squabble over image
• UK tabloid closure points to Murdoch savvy
• Interview excerpt: Jaycee Dugard embraces simple freedoms, uses pinecone as link to her 'stolen life'
• Guillermo Moscoco leads Oakland A's past Seattle Mariners 2-0
• President looks to broader deal in deficit talks
• Man acting strangely in Martinez collapses after arrest
• CNN pulls plug on Spitzer's show
• More federal agencies implicated in gun-trafficking controversy
• In brief
• Woman dies after collision with skateboarder in Capitola
• Mark Purdy: Baseball's sleazy side on deck again as Roger Clemens trial approaches
• Spacecraft eyes raging storm, lightning on Saturn
• Casey Anthony, acquitted, now must rebuild life
• A skeleton crew for the final shuttle flight
• Study finds benefits in health insurance for the poor
• Oakland police chief unveils plan for department overhaul
• Sentencing postponed in Bailey murder trial
• People: James Spader new CEO at 'Office'
• Woman's death in West Oakland hotel investigated as homicide
• Danville Town Council approves Weber project
• Richmond man who spit on officer faces felony charges
• Man killed by grizzly at Yellowstone National Park
• Farmer sentenced for making false crop insurance claims
• Serial slaying suspect now wants legal adviser
• Pittsburg-based Jamaica Tea can trace its origin to pregnancy cravings
• Survivor recounts "pandemonium" on sinking fishing boat in Sea of Cortez
• San Jose woman seeks justice in mysterious, violent death of son
• Former Tracy police captain returns as new chief
• Missing cyclist spotted uninjured in Roseville
• Black cowboys -- and cowgirls -- ride into Castro Valley
• Tammerlin Drummond: Oakland budget nothing to cheer
• A's lose to Mariners after rally in ninth
• Men slain in separate East Oakland shootings
• Oakland Zoo's expansion projects expected to pump millions into the economy
• Missing Berkeley cyclist might have had impaired judgment from fasting
• Monte Poole: Jason Kidd reflects on long road to NBA apex
• Officials wait to notify family members before releasing name of man shot by BART police officers
• Richmond will issue municipal ID cards
• Sources: 10,000 US troops on offer for Iraq
• U.S. to prosecute Somali terrorism suspect in civilian court
• Anthony not guilty of killing daughter
• In brief
• Colon cancer deaths down except in Mississippi
• Death penalty abolition bill has first hearing Thursday
• Richmond police suspect old rivalries prompted weekend attacks
• East Bay Regional Parks settles lawsuit over wildfire management plan
• People: 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe says he had a drinking problem
• Use of new West Dublin BART station is increasing
• Alameda County Fair action
• Brentwood explores cuts to housing programs
• San Martin man among those rescued from capsized Baja fishing boat
• Owners of popular Antioch restaurant pass on the menu
• Alameda County to help businesses during road work
• Political Blotter: Feds clarify medical pot policy
• California bill targets excess health insurance rates
• San Jose police: Man stabbed in road rage incident
• Otto von Habsburg, who saw end of empire, dead at 98
• San Juan Bautista plans to cull town's iconic flock of chickens
• Crews mop up oil on Yellowstone River in Montana
• Debris from Japanese tsunami steadily drifting toward California
• U.S. officials tie Pakistan spy agency to journalist's slaying
• Person trapped under vehicle on Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch
• Ohlone College trustee's Livermore winery facing foreclosure
• Contra Costa Times editorial: The public needs answers to the latest BART police shooting incident
• Medicare and Medicaid could lose billions in budget talks
• Three Richmond men dead, three others injured in separate Sunday night shootings
• Autism study finds link to environment
• Padres pounce on Lincecum
• Alamo girl wins class at horse championship
• Officials may call off search for tourists tossed overboard from fishing boat
• BART police shooting unlike Oscar Grant case in key ways
• Second-quarter earnings could gauge economy's strength
• Google temporarily disables 'Realtime' search
• Richmond police officer flips car after prisoner spits at him from back seat
• Tim Kawakami: Let us count the ways we'll remember Dany Heatley
• Brandon McCarthy returns, but A's provide little offensive punch in 2-1 loss to Seattle Mariners
• 62 hot dogs = Another win for San Jose's Joey Chestnut
• People: Chord Overstreet dropped from 'Glee'
• Ex-slave's descendants prosper in Bay Area
• Man shot and killed by BART officer at San Francisco's Civic Center station
• Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win title
• Automakers and White House haggle over fuel efficiency rules
• For storm-battered Joplin, a day to celebrate
• 2 killed, including police officer, in Memphis hotel
• Exxon claims spill damage limited in Montana
• Budget cuts threaten federal testing of produce for pathogens
• Warming ocean could melt ice faster than thought
• States cracks down on unemployment insurance fraud
• Hayward laughter yoga class keeps students in stitches
• Political Blotter: Feds clarify medical pot policy
• Girl, 4, found dead in lake on California's Central Coast
• Oakland A's beat Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2
• San Francisco Giants fail to sweep Detroit Tigers in 6-3 loss
• Fremont man killed in fiery 3-vehicle crash on I-80 in Richmond
• Northern California tribal newspaper shut down over controversial articles
• Highway project in redwood grove stirs debate
• Crop-duster crashes in Brentwood corn field
• Amtrak train strikes and kills woman on tracks in Richmond
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Here's what pension reform should include
• Daniel Borenstein: Even when police contribute, taxpayers pay most of the pension bill
• Cam Inman: Nine headlines for the second half of the baseball season
• 'Transformers' shape up with year's best box office weekend
• San Francisco Giants blast Detroit Tigers 15-3
• A's Gio Gonzalez makes American League All-Star team
• Diabetes hits close to home for A's players
• Potential world-record burger still on simmer
• San Jose Earthquakes waste chance to win before record crowd
• At least one injured in Antioch shooting
• East Bay shoppers hunt for sales-tax bargains
• Oakland A's can't break through against Arizona Diamondbacks, Joe Saunders
• East Bay cities vow to fight plan to end redevelopment agencies
• Coney Island hot dog contest adds women's pigout
• Police warn of false donation requests on behalf of fallen Martinez cop
• Analysis: Brown hedges his political bets with veto of farmworker 'card check' bill
• Jersey paves way on tightening public worker benefits
• NASA's space shuttle program ends this month: Does anybody care?
• Spare the charcoal, on July 4th weekend Spare the Air Day
• Stolen car suspect escapes police in Concord mall
• Battle over California's Three Strikes Law reflected in faces of now-freed prisoners for life
• New York DA suffers new setback with Strauss-Kahn
• New campus an incubator for green innovation
• Gay marriage benefits pondered
• Same-sex marriage in New York spurs opponents to action
• State exempts tribes from marine life restrictions
• Administration supports lesbian employee's case
• East Bay professor says he will stay in Nigeria as he fights election results and criminal charges
• Hercules sues property manager for depleted trust account
• Oakland A's beat Arizona Diamondbacks as Rich Harden wins his season debut
• Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes look for revenge against Thierry Henry, New York Red Bulls
• Two victims in Amtrak crash were former South Bay residents headed to Morgan Hill
• New rules target racy Vietnamese cafes in Southern California
• San Jose federal judge to head nation's judicial center
• Sea plane capsizes into Richardson Bay south of Sausalito, passengers unharmed
• University of California eyes another tuition increase
• Fake firefighter receives 80 years to life for teen's kidnapping, rape
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay homes raided, men arrested in 2008 homicide; Marin transit strike falls through, confusing commuters
• Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger
• People: Prince William and Kate draw cheers in Canada, while some in Britain mourn Diana
• Concord Independence Day celebrations to cause road closures, traffic backups
• Verdict to be announced in Shemeeka Davis' sanity trial
• Some scientists say airplanes may be contributing to own snow problems
• Did Republicans blow chance at relevance?
• Hundreds of jobs spared, sacrificed in new Oakland budget
• Cousins sentenced for Montalvin Manor pregnant woman's killing
• El Cerrito High School principal leaves for San Ramon job
• East Contra Costa school district names new superintendent
• Joey Chestnut eats 20,000 calories, says doctor approves
• Delta party island charting return to business
• DA: Oakland woman denied disabled mother her medication, causing death in Pleasant Hill hotel
• Teenager fires flare at sheriff's helicopter
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay house fire claims 97-year-old woman; Coroner determines Marin General Hospital staff left patient's ventilator off
• 13 cities sue Contra Costa County over Chevron tax appeal repayment
• Online retailers strike back at new tax
• Police say anonymous source gave false information about missing nursing student
• 97-year-old woman dies in El Cerrito house fire
• Bay Biz Buzz: PMI, Synnex, Paradigm, Callidus
• Fremont woman arrested, accused of stealing $800,000 from Citigroup clients
• 49ers: San Francisco rookie QB Colin Kaepernick learns from vets
• 'That's Officer Lobo to you, Pardner'
• Around Dublin:
• Fireworks sales begin in East Bay cities
• In brief
• Oakland A's still hapless at hitting at halfway point
• Tim Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers' Camp Alex is a team-building exercise
• DA wants grandpa charged with murder for Concord toddler's death by pit bulls
• Universities, redevelopment agencies ponder the budget ax
• Obama pushes GOP on deficit
• Obama: 'Tax increases must be part of deficit plan'
• Bleak House: With governor poised to sign bleak budget, Californians skeptical over the results
• Gas price drop? So what, Fourth of July travelers say
• East Bay scouts safe after cresting creek cuts off bridge in Big Trees
• 1,000 hurt in Cairo clashes
• France acknowledges arming opposition
• Weed Eater inventor George Ballas dies at 85
• San Jose: Man dies six years after beating; police treating case as homicide
• Mt. Diablo school district approves budget, may avoid further midyear cuts
• Bay Area Bridge tolls go up Friday for truck, RV drivers
• A piece of history picked up and transplanted in Dublin
• Albany soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Consumer group appeals Oakley power plant approval
• Livermore rolls out business fee-reduction program
• Concord approves budget with no cuts, no new services
• People: Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson will return to 'American Idol'; Jennifer Lopez undecided
• Byron Williams: We are getting the government we deserve
• Former state fire marshal to review Alameda's Crown Beach death
• High gas prices deflate Fourth of July travel plans
• Oakland man found guilty of murder for killing 16-year-old
• Heritage High set to welcome new principal
• Three Richmond suspects named in Benicia bank heist
• 343 railcars trucked off Concord Naval Weapons Station for recycling
• Legislature approves budget
• Oakland A's top Florida Marlins 1-0
• Buffett's forgotten $20 helps California bridge budget gap
• Richmond City Council passes budget
• Oscar Grant's mom to get $1.3 million from BART in federal lawsuit settlement
• Brentwood pushing ahead with plans to sever ties with East County fire district
• Justice Department wants GPS suit thrown out of court
• San Jose: Four armed or strong-armed robberies reported in 16-hour period
• Oakland City Council gives details of budget plans
• 49ers lineman Joe Staley has only praise for receiver Michael Crabtree at workout
• West Contra Costa school board passes next year's budget
• Antioch names Cantando as police chief
• First Amendment dominates Supreme Court's latest term
• Delay Medicare eligibility: Coburn and Lieberman
• Contra Costa supervisors narrow choices of new district maps
• Daughter/mother found guilty of killing Dublin woman, 91
• People: Shia LaBeouf says he had fling with 'Transformers' co-star Megan Fox
• Defense: Social worker's mistakes contributed to killer foster mom's delusional behavior
• Two arrested in Walnut Creek triple stabbing
• FAA publishes safety recommendations for meteorological towers in wake of Delta crash
• Dead mountain lion found off Highway 13 is likely victim of urbanization
• Corn dogs will never be the same
• Century Theaters will open a 16-screen complex that will be centerpiece of Fremont entertainment district
• Benicia incident decade ago eerily similar to Alameda suicide off beach
• Diesel fuel spills into Lake Merritt; fire crews work to mop up the mess
• High school students learn engineering and manufacturing skills at summer day camp
• Five East Bay schools are finalists in governor's fitness challenge
• Benicia incident decade ago eerily similar to Alameda suicide off beach
• Opening reception scheduled for Danville art gallery exhibit
• Muslim woman sues Abercrombie & Fitch over hijab
• General named to head US Afghan force OKs drawdown
• Remains of 1977 Walnut Creek homicide victim found near Lake Berryessa
• Martinez police officer dies from cancer
• Diabetics get blood vessels made from donor cells
• Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich convicted of corruption
• Outspoken Bachmann launches White House bid
• Small asteroid swings harmlessly past Earth
• Tim Kawakami: First impression of Warriors draft pick Jeremy Tyler: He's a natural
• Sprouts set to open Dublin store and says it wants more stores in East Bay and South Bay
• Former San Jose City Councilman John DiQuisto dies at age 83
• Warriors to buy D-League team, maybe move it to San Jose
• Federal report: Livermore Lab beryllium protection incomplete
• Antioch settles dispute with developer over road project
• Oakley, Greenbelt Alliance settle lawsuit over farmland
• City responsible for March landslide damage, San Pablo homeowners say
• Bay Area specialty stores take stigma out of WIC
• Oakland, police union tentatively agree to givebacks to rescue city budget
• Oakland parking spot melee puts two in the hospital, one under arrest
• New video shows Giants fan Bryan Stow in argument with Dodgers fan before his attack
• Lake Merritt transformation on the horizon
• Two falcons shot in Oakland, state game wardens looking for suspects
• Martinez boy run over in driveway still on life support
• Oakland: Man fatally shot Thursday identified
• Serial slaying suspect's plea to go free rejected
• State budget deal on the table
• LulzSec member says group is 'bored'
• Bleak House: Budget crisis turns California's iconic highways into roads to nowhere
• British researchers say starvation can 'cure' Type 2 diabetes
• Big snowmelt feeds big falls at Yosemite Valley
• School's Out: East Bay kids ask state lawmakers how they spent their childhood summers
• Madison Bumgarner bounces back as San Francisco Giants beat Cleveland Indians
• Crews fully contain 1 of 3 major Arizona wildfires
• Roadshow: Prius Party packs 'em in
• Mark Purdy: Tony Stewart and Brian Vickers put on show in NASCAR race
• Lake Tahoe agreement threatened
• La Clinica expansion in Concord at midway point
• Will East Bay lawmakers feel the paycheck pinch?
• Antioch accidents illustrate dangers of leaving windows open
• Infamous hacker group LulzSec claims it will disband
• Kurt Busch takes charge early, wins Toyota Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway
• Truck company in Amtrak crash had multiple citations
• Oakland A's fall to Roy Halladay and Philadelphia Phillies
• Rise in number of centenarians has scientists looking at genes
• Chinese construction industry reaches into the Bay Area
• Police: 4-year-old Martinez boy on life support
• Diablo Canyon nuclear waste becoming 'terrible burden'
• Small earthquake near San Ramon
• Two teens arrested in shooting of five in San Francisco
• Mental health spending creating haves and have-nots
• Train conductor, formerly of Concord, remembered for her fierce love
• Danville teen in critical condition after sand tunnel collapse
• Trevor Cahill pitches Oakland A's to 4-1 win over Philadelphia Phillies
• Infamous hacker group LulzSec claims it will disband
• San Jose Sharks draft California native Matt Nieto
• Fred Steiner, composer who created TV theme songs, dies at 88
• San Jose Earthquakes tie 0-0 with Los Angeles Galaxy
• Oakland Effect: Horrific stories out of African often have European roots
• Bay Area specialty stores take stigma out of WIC
• The reluctant star
• Brown solidified credibility with veto
• Obama takes a risk with Taliban negotiations in Afghanistan
• Tracy billboards defaced to block faces, names of murder suspects
• Generous residents help neighbors in flooded Minot
• Woman in grave condition after Hercules house fire
• East Contra Costa district's board benefits questioned
• Nighttime kayaker rescued off Richmond
• Concord to vote Tuesday on budget with no cuts, no new services
• One dead, six hurt when 90-year-old crashes her car into San Jose nursing home
• Police, community group hope warning letters will curb prostitution
• At least 2 killed when truck hits Bay Area-bound Amtrak train
• San Francisco Giants defeat Cleveland Indians 1-0
• New York's move will have national impact, same-sex marriage backers say
• Gay marriage approved in New York
• Gay marriage approved in New York
• Andres Torres sparks San Francisco Giants' win over Minnesota Twins
• Walnut Creek lobbies to not lose state senator
• San Jose Sharks land Brent Burns, deal Devin Setoguchi
• Ba-da-bing, ba-da-bocce!
• Actor made role his own
• Amtrak train bound for Emeryville collides with truck in Nevada, 2 killed
• One parent questions Clayton Valley High charter petition
• Sheriff's lieutenant transitions from East Contra Costa command
• West County School Notes
• San Jose: Two federal immigration agents to help in city's anti-gang crackdown
• Campbell police: Former official scammed $160,000 from the Health Trust
• Golden State Warriors: Second-rounder Jeremy Tyler is a most intriguing choice
• Scouts create a student summer camp at Sunrise Senior Living in Danville
• Danville holds free 'Senior Buzz' sessions
• Weekend Alameda County Fair highlights
• Attorney for Livermore road rage suspect seeks phone memory card for defense
• Firefighters battling Mount Diablo grass fire
• Joey Logano seizes pole position for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway
• Can Whitey Bulger help solve biggest art heist in U.S. history?
• Big snowmelt feeds big falls at Yosemite Valley
• Vaccine shows promise in reversing Type 1 diabetes
• Convicted molester released, returns to Bay Point home
• Judge rules Oakland can enforce injunction against five gang members
• Concord police chase ends with car slamming into house
• People: Spider-Man dies in Marvel Comics release
• Freed from GPS device, parolee allegedly takes part in burglary, shooting
• Free family movies in Pleasanton
• Livermore trail section closed for summer
• Monte Poole: It just might be a Miller draft for Golden State Warriors
• Tracy man suspected in sexual assault of girl
• Man in critical condition after Richmond shooting
• Developer renovates Pittsburg Catholic church
• Oakland A's drop second straight game to New York Mets
• Virginia eliminates Cal from College World Series
• Parking makeover nearly complete at San Jose airport
• Fremont family walking for psoriasis cure
• Police, community group hope warning letters will curb prostitution
• Santa Clara: Summer means free concert series
• San Ramon Valley school district bans city hall from graduation stage
• Horse racing underway at the Alameda County Fair
• Body found after high-speed crash that sparked Crockett grass fire
• Federal grand jury investigation begins in Contra Costa cop scandal, attorneys say
• Switching gears, Republicans now say let voters decide tax issue
• Two dozen arrested in labor demonstration at Pleasanton's Castlewood Country Club
• Warriors draft Washington State's Klay Thompson with their first-round pick
• Sports Basement eyes a new store in the old Berkeley Iceland site
• AP-GfK Poll: Bachmann, Pawlenty gain in GOP field
• San Jose Sharks sign Devin Setoguchi for three years
• Giants' Lincecum strikes out 12 in 2-1 victory over Twins
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Pedestrian dies after hit by train in East Bay; Marin town's waters set to reopen Friday after great white shark sighting
• As malls falter, struggling downtowns like Martinez could benefit
• Malfunction causes flare-up at Chevron refinery in Richmond
• Census statistics show quarter of California same-sex couples raising kids
• With plenty of holes to fill, Warriors executive Larry Riley seeks depth and defense
• Man who thought he was being a good Samaritan draws gun on downtown San Mateo street
• Bay Area's best and worst roads concentrated in east and north
• Antioch Unified names new principal at Deer Valley High
• John Swett school board seeks more ways to tackle budget deficit
• Roadshow: Texting tragedy spurs calls for tougher state driving law
• Facebook readies for move to new home
• California coast is hot spot for marine life
• At Google, groups are key to the company's culture
• TV station KTEH to drop call letters, become KQED Plus
• San Bruno lawmaker demands answers of PG&E
• Winklevoss twins abandon Supreme Court appeal over Facebook case
• Doomsday herald Harold Camping's show goes off the air at the end of the month
• Kaleidoscope program to host Sunday festival in Dublin
• Questions abound over what's next at Capitol
• Walnut Creek council denies neighbors, allows cell tower
• New Martinez swimming pool opens July 23
• Mexico officials say drug lord sought to ally with foes
• No major cuts needed to balance Danville books
• Hercules City Council swearing-in marred by sniping
• Dublin's city budget: no cuts, more jobs
• Alameda County Fair is up and running
• Sharks' Logan Couture loses rookie of the year voting to Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Court right on class-action limits
• Winklevoss twins drop Facebook lawsuit
• Apple removes anti-Israel app from App Store
• Richmond council doesn't want to join Oakland, Berkeley in Lee's district
• Race-specific anti-abortion billboards arrive in Oakland
• In brief
• In South Africa, Obama family meets Nelson Mandela
• Passions: Young sisters have fallen in love with Soap Box Derby
• Oakland names San Jose deputy manager as new city administrator
• Fire destroys San Jose State fraternity house
• City endorses plan to convert Clayton Valley High to charter school
• Oakland pays $750,000 to woman hit by car on Martin Luther King Jr. Way
• Mitchell's testimony promised as Novato murder trial begins
• Utah man updated Facebook status during standoff
• AP Exclusive: Medicaid for the middle class?
• In brief
• Huntsman enters race with promise of civility
• Gingrich top campaign fundraisers quit
• East Bay high schools make Newsweek list
• Man targeted by shooter in Richmond homicide, police say
• Downtown Danville Thursday Night Street Festivals to be held July 14 and Aug. 11
• Michelle Le's family hires private investigator
• Seven pets found poisoned in Brentwood neighborhood
• When the bark makes you want to bite back
• People: Tracy Morgan apologizes for gay-bashing remarks in Nashville appearance
• Jury to decide fate of suspects in killing of 91-year-old Dublin woman
• Taxpayers on hook for millions in Pleasanton school bond refinancing
• Monte Poole: Time for A's and Giants to make a deal
• Chiang to legislators: You forfeited your pay
• Tickets for Oakland Zoo's Walk in the Wild still available
• Redevelopment agencies in limbo as California budget battle continues
• Eye wear chain had a vision
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Chiang made right call on pay halt
• Live chat: Cal in College World Series, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
• McCain responds as wildfire damages border area
• One dead, three injured in Oakland shooting
• Bond with pitching coach Dave Righetti made Ryan Vogelsong's return to San Francisco Giants easy
• San Jose: New consul general of Mexico hopes to continue work of predecessor
• Mark Purdy: Eric Jaffe gives a face to the other side of Cal's baseball story
• Oakland A's All-Star slot is up for grabs
• Supreme Court throws out huge discrimination suit against Wal-Mart
• Las Vegas prepares for rave after latest death
• Gordon feeling more love from fans as he wins less
• Antioch's animal shelter may get an assist
• Supplements industry finds 'natural ally' in Sen. Hatch
• Man urinates in water, Portland flushes 8 million gallons
• River trees should not be cut down, groups argue in lawsuit
• Alameda County Fair begins Wednesday, but will have fewer horse racing days
• Barnidge: American students are historically ill-informed, so to speak
• Delta science center taking shape at Big Break Regional Shoreline
• East Bay women look to continue legal fight against Wal-Mart despite Supreme Court decision
• Decision put off on Alamo fire station plans, neighbors not adequately notified
• Buena Vista Avenue in Walnut Creek reopens after downed power lines
• Major power outage in Concord
• Reported suicide at Walnut Creek Kaiser
• Bay Biz Buzz: Chevron oil refining venture in Australia expects weaker profits
• All welcome at ham radio operators' Field Day
• UC's QB3 bioscience and cleantech incubator arrives at old Twinkies bakery site in Berkeley
• People: Bristol Palin says in memoir she lost her virginity while drunk
• 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn dies in fiery Pennsylvania crash
• Danville to start new summer traffic safety campaign
• Winds challenge crews battling Arizona, New Mexico wildfires
• 21-year-old Californian wins Miss USA crown
• Berkeley parishioners protest at church
• Redistricting's complicated odd-even phenomenon
• Three boaters rescued off Alameda
• Congress to vote on financing for U.S. role in Libya
• Death penalty costs California $184 million a year, study says
• Richmond man hospitalized after shooting
• World War II vets share their stories
• Deadline to install carbon monoxide detectors nears
• Political Blotter: Romney's coming to town, Pawlenty got glitter-bombed
• Afghan American writer coming to Fremont and Hayward
• World War II vets share their stories
• Al-Qaida's in Pakistan has turned to kidnapping for ransom to offset dwindling cash reserves
• Richmond man slain in West Oakland
• Richmond man robbed at Mexican restaurant
• T.J. Robinson, owner-chef of T.J.'s Gingerbread House, dies at age 76
• Masked men rob Union City clothing warehouse
• Cal beaten by Virginia in its College World Series opener
• East Bay braces for big legislative shifts
• Father's Day 2011: A single purpose
• Tropical storm warning off Mexico's Pacific coast
• Florida Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez resigns
• 'Big Man' Clarence Clemons recalled in N.J. haunt
• Review: Britney belly flops in San Jose
• Candid Cam: Book it, Cal's World Series debut offers Father's Day flair
• Slide show: A's beat Sanchez, Giants
• Man, 91, armed with gun surrenders after hunkering in his Rodeo home for hours
• Marine who fought in Iwo Jima honored
• Three hospitalized after fire burns two homes in Pittsburg
• E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons dies
• Al-Qaida setbacks seen as easing Afghan pullout
• Some evacuees in AZ, NM return home from wildfires
• Parties use dead-end bills to push political goals
• Antioch schools looks to deficit spending to tide over budget
• Lisa Vorderbrueggen: Fire chief uses tax dollars for Harvard class
• Video shows saggy pants dispute aboard plane in SF
• Police looking for man who ran over ex-girlfriend in Hercules
• Alameda police officer critically injured in accident
• There she glows: Livermore firehouse light a reminder of faithfulness and service
• Oakland Juneteenth celebration adds pieces to the mystery of identify for African Americans
• Redistricting's complicated odd-even phenomenon
• 18-year-old Oakland man shot while riding with friends, later dies
• Walnut Creek police arrest Concord man suspected of brandishing gun at restaurant
• Oakland woman sentenced in fatal drunken driving cash
• Stores face lawsuits over lack of 'suitable seating'
• Berkeley city union agrees to pension contribution and other concessions
• School's out: Summer learning opportunities limited for many East Bay children
• World Refugee Day event in Oakland raises awareness
• Richmond woman sentenced in DUI deaths
• AARP is open to modest cuts in Social Security
• People: Disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner offered role on 'Entourage' TV show
• Arrest details emerge in case of bicyclist killed last week in Santa Cruz
• Future for Oakland Airport looks bright
• Alameda, animal shelter supporters reach deal
• Dems fuming over Brown veto
• Walnut Creek residents want cattle back in open space, fear fire
• Four arrested in Friday afternoon demonstration in Oakland
• Grand jury urges Hercules to get its act together
• Auto dealer drops plans for move to Pleasanton's Staples Ranch development
• Contra Costa firefighters to vote on major wage concession package
• Fruit of the Loomers ride the range in Livermore
• Convicted rapist Cary Verse set free with few restrictions
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Bank robbery suspect arrested at nearby Starbucks; Reunion Saturday for current, former Marine World employees
• People: Disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner offered role on 'Entourage' TV show
• Employers shed thousands of jobs in California and Bay Area during May, dealing setback to economy
• Water leak at Danville's Monte Vista High delays pool opening
• Concord canines poisoned by laced meatballs
• Pleasant Hill residents lobby for safer crosswalk
• Santa Cruz County education trustees back budget, make changes
• Oakland Coliseum operator defends planning leading up to U2 concert
• Antioch woman convicted of murder, torture in 2008 death of niece
• Fire damages roof of old Walgreens building in San Pablo
• Meatless Mondays catch on in Aspen
• Summer poetry workshop auditions available for area students
• Lawmakers mock Obama claim on Libya hostilities
• Senate votes to repeal ethanol tax credits
• Man struck by Amtrak train near Martinez station
• Morgan Hill: Arrest warrant issued in baby-kidnapping case
• People: Prisoner claims he shot Tupac Shakur in 1994
• Shining Internet star Pandora could be a boost for downtown Oakland
• Mercer Retail in downtown Walnut Creek is bought for $7.5 million, well below the peak prices of 2007
• Brown vetoes budget, criticizes 'gimmicks'
• Owl saved aboard the Mothball Fleet
• Devaughndre Broussard: I want the families to know I am sorry
• Martinez approves $37 million, two-year budget
• Pleasanton police arrest three Oakland men after freeway pursuit
• Man convicted of killing witness
• Regional transportation commission to vote on $24.5 million bailout for AC Transit
• Mt. Diablo school district to take over Bay Point after-school programs
• Prosecutor: Rosa Hill and her mother planned to kill their 91-year-old victim
• Man charged in Sweet Jimmie's shooting deaths
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Neighborhoods worry about growing crime in Oakland hills; South Bay grand jury issues scathing report on fire departments
• Brown vetoes budget, criticizes `gimmicks'
• Jaycee Dugard kidnappers now official state prison inmates
• 9 bicyclists hurt by suspected drunken driver in Los Angeles
• Newhouse: Daughter seeks recognition for the unknown Finley
• Al-Qaida says al-Zawahri has succeeded bin Laden
• Cars set on fire in Vancouver following Stanley Cup loss
• NYPD probing online post on Tupac shooting in '94
• Pakistan arrests after fatal raid roil relations
• Hackers say they hit CIA website
• Los Gatos man shoots woman and her daughter in Crescent City, then kills self
• Slide show: Celebrating the Class of 2011
• Homeless find services, aid in Richmond
• Knightsen leaders want to split advisory council and services district
• IBM turns 100
• Democrats OK basic state budget without GOP
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Bicyclist dies after accident on East Bay trail; South Bay teacher molested young student, police say
• Bay Area home prices and sales remain stagnant
• Police asking for public's help in tracking down suspect in June 4 killing
• Rally for slain woman slated for Saturday
• Antioch boy in critical condition after falling from window
• Alleged female San Jose molester teacher has 'medical condition,' attorney says
• Guilty plea in 2008 hit-and-run death of Martinez cyclist
• Alameda: Second boy, 9, arrested in chicken deaths
• Pandora IPO'surges as trading begins
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Commission has done good job reshaping districts
• Man found critically wounded in North Oakland backyard
• Fremont man killed in Dumbarton Bridge accident
• Suspect charged in North Oakland rape where victim filmed attacker
• Arizona wildfire near biggest in state's history
• AP sources: Pakistan nabs CIA informants
• eBART plans roll along in East Contra Costa
• Bankruptcy court rules against gay-marriage ban
• Memorial service for ex-49ers star John Henry Johnson scheduled for Saturday at Pittsburg High
• City, neighbors, store owners wrestle with Oakland's liquor store woes
• Schwarzenegger's mistress breaks silence
• Church will get former site of Brentwood continuation high school
• Blackout affects 2,000 PG&E customers in Antioch
• State Democrats drop overtures, will seek majority vote on budget without going to voters for tax OK
• Report paints grim picture of Doctors Medical Center operating losses
• Man killed in Union City shooting
• Trace amounts of cancer-causing chemical found in San Jose recycled water
• Record-setting strokes in Dublin
• Planned Kia dealership expansion latest in good news for Dublin economy
• Grass fire burns five acres behind Hercules High School
• Young Somali soldier killed Qaida operative
• South Bay foreclosures see price jump
• Huntsman joining GOP race -- at Statue of Liberty
• AP source: Drone base set for Persian Gulf region
• Iran expects to bring American hikers to court this summer
• Pandora Media readies IPO that could raise $234.9 million for Oakland-based Internet radio company
• Judge: Autistic Orange County boy must be allowed to bring service dog to school
• Europe's Libya campaign comes under scrutiny
• Alameda: Boy, 12, accused of killing 11 chickens with shovel
• Prized 20th-century art collection donated to Stanford
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Emulating successes abroad could help U.S. schools
• Livermore leaders order study on 'Keep BART On 580' initiative
• Special education teacher suspected of raping student aide in Vallejo
• Federal judge considers whether Prop. 8 trial judge may have been biased
• Republicans assail Obama, not each other in debate
• Andrew Mantas found competent to be tried for his mother's death
• Firefighters knock down fire at San Leandro apartment building
• Crews assemble huge digging machine to carve first-ever tunnel under San Francisco Bay
• HP announces big shake-up in top management
• Senator urges U.S. action on South China Sea dispute
• Three arrested after Dublin police search
• Graduation: Horizon High School Class of 2011
• Graduation: Amador Valley High School Class of 2011
• Attorney: Joe Montana hurt in accident, can't appear before Santa Clara council
• New police chief named in Alameda
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: San Bruno planning for anniversary of deadly gas pipeline blast; Three charged in robbery-murder of ex-Oakland prep star
• Digital flirting: Easy to do, and easy to get caught
• The killing of Oscar Grant III: A timeline of events
• Marie Callender's closes 7 restaurants in the Bay Area
• Mt. Diablo district grapples with budget woes, failing schools
• East Bay Press Club hands out honors to Bay Area News Group
• Martinez school district, day care center settle molestation lawsuit
• Crews assemble huge digging machine to carve first-ever tunnel under San Francisco Bay
• Subaru to delay startup at Port of Richmond
• Brown appears willing to accept a budget without cuts
• Q-and-A with Rep. Barbara Lee
• Once charged with 100 criminal counts, San Jose restaurant owners feel vindicated
• Mehserle released from jail
• Family of missing Hayward nursing student gets help
• Report: U.S. stopped North Korean ship bound for Myanmar
• 'Book of Mormon' wins big at the Tony Awards
• Saxophonist Clarence Clemons suffers stroke
• Not just Dirk; team effort lifts Mavericks to 1st NBA title
• Fire threat wanes; residents return to 2 AZ towns
• First photos of Giffords released since shooting
• Obama reaches out to Wall Street donors
• U.S. said to stop North Korea missile shipment to Myanmar
• An unorthodox advocate
• Republican presidential candidates make bold right turns
• Oscar Grant protesters marching down International Boulevard
• Putting a price on pets
• Re-enactment of Alameda suicide drowning seeks to highlight rescue failures
• Battle over Proposition 8 judge's same-sex relationship heads to court
• Elderly lost hiker found safe
• Pittsburg fast-tracks movie palace restoration
• Three sought in Richmond home invasion death
• Sonoma County: Plan to cut forest for vineyards faces opposition
• 'Book of Mormon' favored to win big at Tonys
• US gas prices down 17 cents over past 3 weeks
• Comcast's $4.4 billion Olympic Games bid a bold online bet
• Newt Gingrich looks to restart campaign
• Lt. Gov. Newsom, wife announce birth of baby boy
• Box office: Abrams, Spielberg's 'Super 8' lifts off with $37M
• States weigh relaxing penalties for teen sexting
• Western wisdom
• Pleasant Hill woman arrested in Disneyland scam
• Hercules councilman-elect, despite resume padding, plans to accept seat
• U.S. underwrites Internet detour around censors
• Alameda demonstrators plan to wade into waters where man died
• Oakland Effect: Scholar says "black violence is the unfinished business of the post slavery period"
• Cal shuts out Dallas Baptist 7-0 in first game of Super Regional
• For the person with everything, a $230,000 'protection dog'
• Stanford falls to North Carolina 7-5 in Super Regional
• Weiner seeks leave of absence from House
• Martinez residents invited to develop a vision for revitalizing downtown
• Hercules police chief steps down amid turmoil
• Woman found dead in garbage bag in Sunnyvale remembered by relative, friend
• Man detained after threatening to jump from Bay Bridge, traffic snarled
• Tour company ordered to take buses out of service
• Teen girl seriously injured in Hayward hit and run
• Lincecum struggles in San Francisco Giants' 10-2 loss to Cincinnati Reds
• Belmont Stakes: Ruler on Ice wins in upset
• East Bay Doomsayer Harold Camping suffers stroke
• Palin emails show her eyeing VP slot in summer '08
• Rep. Weiner seeks treatment, leave of absence from Congress
• San Jose: Man fatally shot Saturday morning
• Review: Peter Gabriel plays cover boy at Berkeley show
• Hercules council vote count final, with no change in outcome
• Police prepare for Mehserle demonstrations
• Flight makes emergency landing in San Francisco
• Appeals court: Doctor can sue Great America for bumper car injury
• Pleasant Hill lottery ticket burglary suspect finds himself in a "Hot Spot"
• Third Antioch grass fire in week called 'suspicious'
• San Francisco: Hundreds of colleagues gather for funeral of 2 firefighters
• Huge San Jose brawl, stabbing after Music in the Park may have been race war
• Dow slides below 12,000 as stocks fall for 6th week in a row
• Bridge tax goes down
• Probe: Afghan troops ran, hid during deadly attack
• Shaky Libya campaign shows NATO's weakness, Gates says
• Palin's Alaska emails show her obsession with image
• Serious blazes raise questions about firepot gel
• Clayton Valley High School teachers push for charter conversion
• Driver gets jail time, probation for 2007 fatal wreck near Acalanes High School
• East Contra Costa transit agency fined for emissions violation
• Psychologist: Antioch foster mom suffered from mental illnesses during torture of children
• Most Hercules employees agree to 12.5 percent cuts in salaries, benefits
• Water war heats up; farmers sue over move to save salmon
• San Ramon police on the move
• Las Positas College welcomes new chief
• Report: Pilot in fatal Livermore crash was not certified to fly in bad weather
• Analysis: Jurors took the 'demon' over the 'devil' in Bailey murder trial
• Cashing in on gift cards
• Release of new maps creates political 'tsunami'
• People: Tracy Morgan apologizes for homophobic rant
• Santa Clara: Joe Montana expected to pitch hotel project to City Council
• Chauncey Bailey murder trial: 'Justice has finally been done'
• Murder convictions cap a 'great day for journalists'
• Timeline of the Chauncey Bailey case
• Link between sewer job and San Bruno explosion grows stronger
• Antioch looks to add amenities back to boat ramp
• Bleak House: On the final day of school, an idealistic teacher goes job hunting
• Expert panel investigating San Bruno blast criticizes PG&E for "multiple weaknesses"
• Link between sewer job and San Bruno explosion grows stronger
• Santa Clara threatened with lawsuit over lack of minorities on city council
• San Jose: Cook found guilty of murder in hair stylist's brutal 1988 killing
• Roofer falls to his death in Richmond
• East Contra Costa school district rescinds $1.1 million in planned cuts
• CityWise: Oakland gives up museum control, backs farm workers
• Child star and longtime Santa Cruz resident Stephen C. Paylow dies
• Direct bus service to be offered from Alameda County Fair to BART
• Pensions pinch auto dealer
• Thirty suspected gang members arrested in Tracy crackdown
• Pleasanton pays off $7.8 million toward its pension obligations for workers
• Windows smashed at Dublin's St. Philip Lutheran Church
• AP sources: U.S. planes hit Yemeni militants
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Chauncey Bailey verdict brings long-awaited justice
• $1 billion in aid pledged to Libyan rebels
• Oakland Tribune editorial: Chauncey Bailey verdict brings long-awaited justice
• People: Stephen Colbert proposes to East Bay congressman
• Legislators poised for long weekend of budget debate
• BART to hold last seat labs for public to try out train seat designs
• Contrary to what Alameda fire chief said, rescue swimmers were funded
• Richmond fined for wastewater violations
• Hercules council candidate elected, but unsure he'll serve
• U2 concert turns into nightmare for motorists stuck in traffic
• Cal graduate fulfills a goal she set at her Oakland middle school, nine years ago
• Mehserle expected to be released Monday
• Hercules council candidate elected, but unsure he'll serve
• Prosecutor attacks accused grandmother killer's truthfulness
• San Bruno blast: PG&E pipe that blew had prior leak, NTSB chair says
• Heat grips much of U.S.; get used to it
• California Democrats set stage for budget fight
• Raids target Central Valley gangs that operate across U.S.-Mexico border
• Restraining order describes erratic, threatening behavior by 'person of interest' in Michelle Le case
• Police release 911 recordings from drowning
• From East Oakland to the East Coast and back, with a college degree
• News Corp. apologizes, pays, for hacking Sienna Miller.
• Jazzmin's twin testifies about abuse at Antioch foster mother's murder, torture trial
• Tammerlin Drummond: Employing youth a wise investment
• Hercules voters recall council members
• Oregon faith-healing couple convicted in felony case
• Study: Minority youth have big media appetite
• Richmond voters reject sales tax increase
• Los Gatos: Police arrest 'Bank Bomber' suspect
• Alamo Measure F leading in early returns
• Big rig flips on I-80, traffic is snarled
• Oakland to pay $175,000 to TV cameraman over run-in with police
• Rio Vista voters reject rollback of water and sewer rates
• After 40 years, the complete Pentagon Papers
• Politically fragmented Berryessa neighborhood longs to be made whole again
• Alameda: Mayor calls for independent review into drowning death
• Big rig flips on I-80, traffic is snarled
• Car stolen in S.F. found in water at Berkeley's Aquatic Park
• Livermore rodeo bucks into town this weekend
• Pawlenty economy plan rooted in bullish 5 percent growth
• Fifteen students from 11th Congressional District accepted to U.S. military academies
• John Muir opens breast health center in Walnut Creek
• Japanese students surprise Oakland students, who had written with well-wishes
• People: Josh Duhamel will return to soap opera 'All My Children'
• Obama expresses concern about slowing economy
• Defense: Mental illness, abusive upbringing caused Antioch foster mom to fatally abuse teen
• East Bay health departments ask public to help test emergency website
• Walnut Creek moves ahead with ambitious swimming pool plans
• Study shows some East Bay districts get bigger bang for their bucks than others
• State tells federal judges it has right plan to reduce prison overcrowding
• Governor: Talks teetering on edge
• Cameras could help catch toll cheaters
• Doctors Medical Center grapples with grim budget
• East Bay woman describes killing grandmother-in-law
• Antioch blogger clips her way to a new career
• Wildfire forces evacuation of another Arizona town
• East County fire board creates subcommittee to explore funding options
• Rep. Anthony Weiner admits to tweeting lewd photo but won't resign
• A speed limit for big ships? Slow them down to protect whales, say environmental groups
• Supreme Court refuses to review California illegal immigrant tuition law
• Oakland A's losing streak at seven as Baltimore Orioles win 4-2
• Judge: Transcripts in Tracy patient molestation case to be redacted, unsealed
• Forensics expert testifies in Casey Anthony trial
• Teachers retire from their labor of love
• Enormous sturgeon crowding into San Pablo Bay
• St. Isidore students get to demolish school
• On eve of recall election, Hercules council candidate admits padding resume
• Local measures on city ballots
• Arrest made in Oakley slaying
• Oakley woman injured in shooting outside Antioch eatery
• FitzPatrick Chevrolet's former building in Concord is being revived by Reynolds & Brown
• Oakland police and fire get radio upgrade after risky communication blackouts
• Coroner identifies Santa Rosa man killed in Discovery Bay crash
• Overstock.com Coliseum gets ready for U2 360 Tour
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: 17-year-old arrested in shooting death of three-month-old boy; Arrest made in Oakley slaying
• High court rejects Stanford's bid to revive lawsuit with Roche over AIDS treatment patents
• People: ABC, Katie Couric announce daytime talk show
• Reward for information leading to woman who vanished in Hayward raised to $65,000
• Police seek armed man who robbed store at Fremont Hub
• Gay couples seek green cards despite likely denial
• Ex-IMF chief due to answer charges in NYC sex case
• Winners from the 20th annual MTV Movie Awards
• Afghan officials visit East Bay to learn about local government and share culture
• Robert Pattinson sinks teeth into MTV Movie Awards
• Firefighters put out cooking fire in Pleasant Hill homeless encampment
• Alameda man dies after falling in water Sunday
• Antioch child falls from second story window
• Steeper U.S. pullout raised as option for Afghanistan
• The drowning suicide that shook an island
• Ryan Vogelsong, Andres Torres lead San Francisco Giants by Colorado Rockies 2-1
• Richmond's lean budget calls for cuts to all departments
• Youth fulfills dream of racing
• Five injured in three separate Oakland weekend shootings
• Five injured in three separate Oakland weekend shootings
• Suspects sought in East Palo Alto infant slaying
• E-waste law reaches a milestone: 1 billion pounds of computer junk recycled in California
• Isleton restarts iconic festival, but is it legal?
• Review: Plenty of blood, but not enough passion, in California Shakespeare Theater's 'Titus Andronicus'
• Family of missing nursing student seeking FBI help
• Oakland A's swept in 6-3 loss to Boston Red Sox
• Disney legends die within a day of each other
• Nadal beats Federer for 6th French Open title
• Fremont planning sports field complex near Pacific Commons
• June rain breaks records and plans across the Bay Area
• Concord police dogs corner suspect on roof
• Second firefighter succumbs to injuries
• Ag industry faces labor woes in immigration debate
• Moderation wanes as Kan. governor gets fast start
• Oakland Effect: Treating PTSD and other mental health disorders with biofeedback
• Man becomes Oakland's 49th homicide victim
• Would ending corporate tax breaks make dent in deficit?
• 2012 Republican hopefuls court religious right
• Ancient world dictionary finished -- after 90 years
• Lost in translation: Hercules council candidate likely victim of error, French official says
• History buffs hope to refurbish dilapidated San Lorenzo cemetery
• Alameda County students learn about genealogy in Berkeley
• One dead in Oakley park shooting
• Will looming budget deadline usher a deal?
• Efforts to ban circumcision gain momentum
• Bill would bar alcohol sales through self-checkouts
• Lawrence Eagleburger, a top diplomat, dies at 80
• Second San Francisco firefighter seriously burned dies
• San Diego drain is port of entry for a day
• Man dies in wreck on Highway 4 near Discovery Bay
• Pleasanton resident killed in Kentucky motorcycle crash
• West County School Notes
• Ex-Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger dies at 80
• Two major housing developments slated for Fremont
• Tears, praise, hope mark rally for missing nursing student
• Highland Hospital breaks ground on Acute Tower Replacement Project
• Former 49ers star John Henry Johnson dies
• Walnut Creek moms teach compassion at event
• People: Britain's William and Kate eye visit to San Francisco and Yosemite
• As job growth weakens, U.S. unemployment rate inches up to 9.1%
• Edwards pleads not guilty to funding charges
• Alameda: City Council to look at drowning death
• Highway 4 bypass intersection eligible for funding, but is it enough?
• Tri-Valley sisters are both breast cancer survivors
• People: Britain's William and Kate eye visit to San Francisco and Yosemite
• Delta protections, Northern California water could be cut by bill
• Highway 4 reopens after fatal wreck near Discovery Bay
• Feds take over Contra Costa's police corruption investigation, prosecution
• Nate Montana pleads not guilty to DUI charges
• Civil Rights era icon Geronimo "Ji Jaga" Pratt dies at home in Tanzania
• Authorities looking for San Leandro bank robber
• Should DA run rap sheets on police witnesses?
• Contemplating the pull of the ocean
• Pleasant Hill police say proposed benefit cuts would be devastating
• 14-year-old Oakland boy charged in death of store owner who died of heart attack after confrontation
• Judge: Take down rope for seals at La Jolla beach
• Federal appeals court lifts ban on public prayer at Texas graduation
• Piedmont schools, employees OK contract
• Oakland: Police searching for man who fired shots at them
• Kidnapping, sexual slavery, freedom through the eyes of Jaycee Dugard
• Former Black Panther leader Pratt dies at 63
• Education Report: School custodians raise scholarship money; developers eye Oakland elementary school grounds
• Father of embattled San Leandro officer faces molestation charges
• People: Jane Lynch to host Emmys
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Man killed by train in East Oakland; San Francisco firefighter dies, second fighting for life
• Woman accused of killing 91-year-old grandmother takes witness stand
• Rain likely, with a chance of whining
• Yemen's chaos is boost to al-Qaida, U.S. officials warn
• County Connection alters times on several bus routes
• Dugard: "I hated every second of every day of 18 years"
• Oakland's Pandora to raise $109 million in IPO
• Food pyramid out, 'My Plate' in for healthy eating
• Popular Martinez Christmas tree lot could become shopping center
• Weather casts cloud over Contra Costa Fair
• Acalanes Ridge dedication Saturday
• Pleasanton school board may restore cut programs
• Abandoned building burns in El Sobrante
• Massachusetts towns give thanks tornado toll wasn't worse
• Jaycee Dugard transcripts released
• Sutter Health will move patient billing unit and 102 jobs to Concord, exiting San Francisco
• Local businesses make hire as part of One Job for America
• Romney opens presidential bid -- he's got company
• N.Y. Congressman says he didn't send lewd Twitter photo
• Sextuplets born in Pennsylvania
• Gay couples line up for Illinois civil union licenses
• Big student debt could limit colleges' aid access
• Tornadoes barrel through Massachusetts, 4 people dead
• Cow's hoofs and healthy appetite help bring back endangered Contra Costa goldfields
• Voters want to have a voice on taxes
• Shannon Elementary in Pinole will stay open next year
• Short sales getting faster
• Signs point to an economy growing more slowly
• Brentwood man can sue for costs to care for his wounded cat
• State Senate OKs bill to overhaul high-speed rail project's authority
• Hayward police: No new leads on missing nursing student
• Alameda: Stepmother of drowning victim criticizes emergency response
• Contra Costa fair exhibits include entries for the sweet tooth
• Grandmother arraigned on kidnapping, burglary charges in connection with Knightsen baby theft
• Stormy forecast delays Highway 4 work
• Oakland gang member convicted of multiple murders
• Live Internet town hall regarding K-14 education budget at 7 p.m. Thursday
• Livermore police arrest 2 in parking lot shooting
• Turning his grief into tool for change, Mexican poet takes anti-violence cause to Bay Area
• NJ gov. takes state helicopter to son's ballgame
• Former state Treasurer Matt Fong dies at 57
• In $89 million cash deal, Polycom will buy an array of high-end videoconfering products from Hewlett-Packard
• Tennessee passes Web entertainment theft bill
• AP NewsBreak: Taxpayer identity theft is soaring
• People: Patrick Dempsey bailing on 'Grey's Anatomy' after this season.
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Summer is nowhere in sight - more rain on the way; Driver crashes pickup into Alameda bar
• Endeavour lands on Earth after 16-day mission
• IAEA says Japan underestimated tsunami threat
• Small plane found crashed in Nevada; 3 dead
• Driver crashes pickup into Alameda bar
• 1-month-old kidnapped at Morgan Hill food bank found
• Cellphone radiation may cause cancer, advisory panel says
• Hoopla, hype hover over unsettled GOP field
• Southern California woman charged in body parts barrel case
• Jonas Bevacqua, co-founder of street clothing brand LRG, dies
• Richmond street gang relocates, brings crime to beleaguered complex
• June arrives with more rain in forecast
• Alameda: City reviews emergency response after drowning
• New taste treat: Raccoon on a stick
• Severity of Europe E. coli outbreak stuns experts
• People: 'Jersey Shore' star Snooki loses license in ramming cop car in Italy
• Celebration next week of Walnut Creek city attorney's life
• Assembly OKs bill to tax online retailers
• Scott Dyleski seeks to overturn conviction in Lafayette murder, implicates victim's husband
• SUV collision shuts down Camino Tassajara in San Ramon, injures three
• Wells Fargo settles complaints of deaf customers
• Young people trace their roots with help of relatives, websites
• Cellphone records, car being scrutinized in case of nursing student who went missing in Hayward
• Jury returns guilty verdict for both Gebreselassie brothers
• The long arm of childhood: How chronic stress impacts Oakland teens in body and mind
• Fresno girl fatally shot by 2-year-old brother
• California woman seen pushing body parts in trash can
• Judge to rule on spat over seals at Southern California beach
• Live chat: Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour, Thursday, June 2, 2 p.m.
• East Bay Roundup
• Union City mother, San Leandro man killed in East Oakland
• Labor group reaches into GOP districts
• Memorial Day event honors fallen soldiers, veterans at Oakland's Mountain View Cemetery
• Tafralis family moving forward after San Bruno blast
• People: Singer Sean Kingston critically injured in Jet Ski crash
• Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022
• Jim Tressel resigns as Ohio State's football coach
• Weight-loss TV shows popular, but America keeps on gaining
• Hackers post phony Tupac story on PBS site
• Memorial Day forecast: cool temps, some clouds
• Two dead, one critically injured in Oakland shooting
• Singer Sean Kingston crashes watercraft in Florida
• Hayward man dies in Interstate 580 accident
• Shuttle Endeavour leaves space station -- forever
• Visiting Joplin, Obama offers message of comfort
• Number unaccounted for now stands at 39 in Joplin
• Former Texas Gov. Bill Clements dead at 94
• Antioch woman still working to help troubled teens after 41 years
• Bleak House: For one family, budget cuts could mean the end of Healthy Kids
• Children of fallen U.S. troops turn to each other
• Historic Jonestown memorial unveiled in peaceful Oakland ceremony
• Oakland A's sweep Baltimore Orioles in 6-4 win
• Dan Wheldon wins Indy 500
• Search continues for missing Oakland nursing student
• When it comes to taxes, both sides take familiar stand
• San Francisco Giants' Posey undergoes surgery
• Oakland: Two hospitalized in separate shootings
• Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college
• Companies look for power way, way up in the sky
• Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle
• 'Hangover' tops box office with $86.5M debut
• Cambodia's king seen as a 'prisoner' in his palace
• Egypt arrests Iranian diplomat for alleged spying
• E. coli cucumbers may be in Austria, Hungary
• Deep snowpack, more grizzlies mean more encounters
• Casting calls on cornfields? Two Brentwoods share little but a name
• Adam Williams' death leaves void for his mother, father, son, girlfriend
• Fly casting is just part of the fun for Oakland Casting Club
• Queen of the Road: Seeing double can be trouble, or don't cross the double-double lines
• Hayward man dies after Livermore motorcycle accident
• Fire at home in central Concord
• 2011 now deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950
• For ground zero workers, another 9/11 anniversary
• Bachmann may struggle in Palin's shadow
• Criminals pose as police more often, for more violent ends
• Obama exhorts US, allies to bolster Arab spring
• Alameda County supervisors to discuss redistricting across East Bay
• Family of kidnapped Knightsen baby try to get back to normal
• Lionel Messi's Barcelona tops Manchester United 3-1 in Champions League final
• State senator pursues broad legislative agenda
• Oakland: Motorcycle gunman fires on crowd, 3 injured
• Three critically injured in Highway 24 wreck near Orinda
• Delta jet has difficult landing in Atlanta; 4 hurt
• Irene Gilbert, who co-founded L.A. acting academy, dies at 76
• Walnut Creek's Memorial Day to focus on those missing in action
• Responders, others remember the worst bus crash in U.S. history in Martinez 35 years later
• Nicholas Riasanovsky, UC Berkeley expert in Russia's history, dies at 87
• East Oakland home damaged in fire
• Police search for stabbing suspect in Pleasant Hill
• Spoken-word musician Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62
• West County School Notes
• Citywise: Oakland hiring incentives spared; police and fire pensions could go to voters
• Family of missing Danville teen thanks volunteers, community
• 'Taxi,' "Grease' star Jeff Conaway dies at 60
• Barbecuing tips to keep you safe on Memorial Day weekend
• Livermore residents likely will vote on where they want future BART stations
• Missouri tornado death toll at 132; funerals begin
• Soggy Northern Plains braces for 2nd slug of water
• Education Report: Oakland school board rejects Aspire charter
• U.S. declines to grant endangered status to bluefin tuna
• East Contra Costa schools lose out on trip to Disneyland
• Armed man robs, rapes woman in Oakland hills
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: San Jose man dies from Livermore fire injuries; Grand jury: Santa Clara County agencies tracking sex offenders well
• APL first shipping line to use clean shore power at the Port of Oakland
• Friends remember, celebrate slain Antioch teen
• Closing some of California's state parks would violate federal law
• Joseph Naso, serial killing suspect, says racy bondage photos consensual
• Stem cell therapy gives dogs new pep in their step
• Hercules police arrest counterfeiting suspect
• Diplomat tapped to be ambassador to Mexico grew up in Concord
• Antioch mom convicted of killing baby in drunken driving crash
• Maintenance work to delay BART traffic through Transbay Tube
• Piedmont: Two suspected burglars nabbed, police say
• State Senate reject's Corbett's online privacy bill
• Longtime Walnut Creek City Attorney Valle-Riestra dies at 52
• Two sides trade barbs over Hercules waterfront development plans
• Clinton, Joint Chiefs chairman press Pakistan
• Officials: Montana floods could be worst in decades
• Astronauts make history on 4th, final spacewalk
• Signs of plentiful water found below moon's stony face
• Martinez police nab jewelry theft suspects at pawn shop
• Police search for car thief after high speed pursuit in Concord
• Family, friends mourn tragic death of Castlemont student
• Southern California officers killed after collision at funeral
• Congress sends terrorism-fighting bill to Obama
• Justices uphold Arizona immigration law aimed at employers
• Oakley native among those devastated by Missouri tornado
• PG&E bills: California regulators set new residential electric rates
• Richmond residents more satisfied with city, still concerned about crime
• Brentwood, Oakley consider fire district's future
• Measure F on June 7 ballot could increase money for Alamo parks and recreation
• Small increase in Memorial Day travelers expected
• Contra Costa's "Avoid the 25" anti-DUI campaign beefs up for Memorial Day weekend
• Judge voids Wisconsin collective bargaining law
• Salvadorans now fourth largest Latino group in U.S.
• BART moves to end secret board committee meetings
• Disabled East Bay man to swim, bike and run in San Francisco triathlon
• Amendment calling for troop drawdown in Afghanistan fails, but close vote may signal congressional support for war is waning
• California Closets moves headquarters to Berkeley
• Unveiling of Jonestown memorial will happen Sunday
• Bay Biz Buzz: Pandora revenue doubles in last quarter
• Campbell: Suspect's son found abused 3-year-old rolled up in carpet
• Piedmont man to receive French Legion of Honor for World War II service
• East Oakland fire displaces three; no injuries
• Computer errors let violent prisoners go free in California
• Palin's moves of late hint at presidential candidacy
• Democrats force Medicare vote to weaken Republicans
• Bail increased for woman accused of kidnapping Knightsen granddaughter
• Joplin tornado death toll rises to 125
• Report highlights effects of California's school finance deregulation; Oakland one of 10 districts included in study
• Suspect in Vallejo infant abuse case arrested in Minnesota
• People: Kim Kardashian to wed hoop star Kris Humphries
• SJSU announces scholarships in memory of 2 slain honor students
• Ohlone honors rotary clubs at Champagne Luncheon
• Chevron under siege at shareholder meeting in San Ramon
• Ending California prison overcrowding will be tall order
• Forced land sale ends 146 years of family's ownership
• Small business jet that took off from San Jose crash-lands at Arizona airport
• Concord to reorganize to focus on economic development
• Mt. Diablo school board pledges conservative budget
• Judge deliberating whether to make secret documents public in case against suspected serial killer Joseph Naso
• Castlemont senior killed during afternoon shootout in East Oakland
• Pittsburg school district moves ahead on third junior high
• Variety is the spice of life for top Knightsen teacher
• Disney withdraws Navy SEAL trademark application
• High-risk state parolees unsupervised
• Authorities believe missing Danville teen took her life
• People: Kim Kardashian to wed hoop star Kris Humphries
• Walnut Creek honors heroic efforts of officer and residents
• Woman who wore MIA bracelet to be recognized at Walnut Creek Memorial Day event
• Oakley leaders seek ways to keep fire district solvent
• Three Arizona officers accused of drug, human smuggling
• Boy arrested after jumping from car to elude police
• San Ramon officer implicated in CNET scandal leaves force, chief says
• Brentwood leaders discuss future of East Contra Costa Fire District
• A race to find survivors before more storms arrive
• Some California National Guardsmen accused of collecting improper pay
• Diamonds may not be Gingrich's best friend
• People: Maria Shriver leaked story of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child, report says
• Gates: Big budget cuts will diminish US influence
• Democrat wins special election for NY House seat
• One hurt, several displaced in fire at San Leandro apartment building
• Controversial Walnut Creek housing project back before city leaders
• Tralee project in Dublin gets new lease on life from Signature Development effort
• Voros: Massive sales tax cut coming to California
• California cemetery gravestones with N-word will be replaced
• 4 plead guilty in Southern California gambling machine crackdown
• Plan to rename Bay Trail after Bill Lockyer rebuffed
• Santa Clara police document: DNA on bat led to arrest in killing of 'Church Man'
• Union City police search homes, detain residents in Decoto
• Defense attorney: Yemeni airline passenger shows 'signs of mental health issues'
• Special, indeed -- Obama tends to U.S.-Britain bond
• Netanyahu calls for peace but rejects 1967 borders
• Cal State East Bay professor arrested in Nigeria
• Community dialogue about homeless problem will be held Thursday in Livermore
• Pleasanton eatery shutting its doors in June
• Police search for missing 15-year-old Danville girl
• Oakland-based radio host says third doomsday prediction will be the charm
• Deadly tornado rips through Joplin, Mo.
• Supreme Court upholds order requiring California to reduce prison population
• Netanyahu: Israel cannot return to 1967 borders
• Netanyahu: Israel cannot return to 1967 borders
• GOP proposes cuts to domestic, foreign food aid
• DNA evidence said to link ex-IMF leader to maid
• After Matteo's passing, his dream lives on in Concord
• ADHD, autism fuel rise in developmental disabilities, but is the increase real?
• Hoaxes: From Botox moms to Bigfoot, creative hoaxes fill history
• Oakland elementary school teaches children about gender
• MacArthur Transit Village project breaks ground after 17 years
• AC Transit to avoid service cuts after all
• Mt. Diablo school board to talk budget in Tuesday meeting
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Toxic fish warnings for Bay updated; Fire destroys home near De Anza College
• Bay toxic fish warnings updated
• Taliban spokesman denies leader has been killed
• Groth files for financial protection
• Correction
• Before rapt crowds, Obama traces his Irish roots
• Jury begins deliberations in Chauncey Bailey murder trial
• People: Lawsuit over tattoo threatens release of 'Hangover II'
• Chevron resubmits plan to retrofit Richmond refinery
• BART eyes tax election to pay for new rail cars
• Contra Costa Times editorial: State must decrease prison crowding
• Missing Knightsen baby found in Southern California; grandmother arrested
• CHP searches for suspects in crash that killed 72-year-old man
• Calling all kids: Draw your dad for Father's Day
• San Ramon wind helps festival take off
• Tornadoes batter central US, kill unknown number
• Infant still missing from Knightsen
• Oakland's problems solving officers have new challenges and new help to succeed
• Oakland Latino gangs defined by the colors they wear
• Pickets not enraptured by failed Doomsday prophesy
• Dave Newhouse: Cazadero: Where music and nature merge
• East Bay entrepreneur reinvents the bowl
• One arrested in Bryan Stow attack in LA; family calls arrest 'huge'
• Afghan cultural center fails to take root at Fremont theater
• Clayton Community Church proposal depicted with downtown 'story poles,' environmental review
• Reading program at Byron boys ranch marks 10 years
• San Francisco Giants beat Oakland A's in 11 innings to complete three-game sweep
• Daniels decides against Republican presidential bid
• Baby boomers fueling boom in knee, hip surgeries
• Cause of Livermore apartment explosion identified
• '60 Minutes' report: Armstrong encouraged doping
• Tornado hits Minneapolis
• Cam Inman: Two terrible minutes doom San Jose Sharks in Game 4
• Florida man found dead in Antioch lake
• Songwriter Joseph Brooks dies of apparent suicide
• San Jose Sharks drop Game 4 in 4-2 loss to Vancouver Canucks
• Dave Newhouse: Gospel fills the brothers' hearts
• Even considering closing Oakland libraries infuriates many
• Bay Area rocks, Rapture fails to roll
• Oakland Effect: Living with the pressure to join a gang haunts Oakland teens
• DUI arrests in Oakley far surpass neighboring cities
• Earthquake apocalypse? Not quite
• Three burn victims in critical condition from Livermore apartment explosion
• Earthquake apocalypse? Not quite
• More than 1,000 cadets graduate from West Point
• Internal Affairs: Dude, where's my debt ceiling? Timothy Geithner surfs at Half Moon Bay
• Businessman Cain enters 2012 GOP presidential race
• California considers first inmate for medical parole
• Small quake strikes East Bay
• Record snowpacks could pose flood threat to Western states
• Decision on controversial Walnut Creek wireless antenna delayed
• East Bay teens scared straight at coroner's office
• Fremont man's death at Oakland jail under investigation
• Serial burglary suspects arrested in Antioch
• Scientists: Iceland's most active volcano erupting
• Preakness Stakes: Shackleford wins; Animal Kingdom 2nd
• Former Walnut Creek detective pleads not guilty to statutory rape
• Hall of Famer Gary Carter diagnosed with brain tumors
• Newark woman volunteers to help senior programs survive
• Sidewalk chalk art masterpieces and art for sale at Danville Fine Arts Faire
• East Bay schools not serving minorities and low-income students well, new study says
• Brentwood's U-pick orchards are ready for business
• Harvey Milk crisis call center opens Sunday
• Pope blesses astronauts in first papal call to space
• Delta town continues to pin financial hopes on stalled pot farm
• Man fatally shot in Oakland robbery attempt
• Analysis: Abbas, Netanyahu face hard choices
• 3 Somalis plead guilty in deadly yacht hijacking
• Al-Qaida eyed oil tankers as bombing targets
• Help with housework key to good health for women, researchers say
• Freedom Riders get place in history 50 years later
• Citywise: Council to consider special election to put a new parcel tax on ballot, again
• Education Report: A new plan for Oakland schools
• Hand-made shakes destined for Felton's historic bridge
• State may eliminate day programs for frail seniors and the disabled
• Man shot while driving on I-780 in Vallejo
• Bay Area job growth continues
• Berkeley startup makes high-tech tents for hard-core mountain climbers
• East Bay schools offer gay studies for high school students
• People: Johnny Depp will play Tonto in new take on the Lone Ranger legend
• Oakland student suspended after spiking teacher's cup with cleaning fluid
• Man killed by police had criminal past
• Job market healing; Bay Area adds 5,400 jobs in April
• San Leandro cop charged with drug-related crime surrenders to authorities
• Slide show: Randy `Macho Man' Savage (1952-2011)
• Pleasanton's new police chief inspired by memory of childhood friend killed in the line of duty
• Memorial May 27 in Lafayette for Jason Dunbar, sous chef who died while hiking in Yosemite
• Sting operation in Oakland nets would-be gun dealer
• Scherer sentenced to consecutive life terms
• 'American Idol': It's Scotty McCreery vs. Lauren Alaina in the finale
• Oakland: Sting operation nets would-be gun dealer
• More than 30 cities out of gov't grant program
• South San Francisco boy wins national Google logo contest
• Chauncey Bailey trial: Prosecution's case is built on lies, defense attorneys argue
• The meticulous lifting of 900,000 pounds
• Family finds $45,000 in new home -- then returns it
• Embracing Palestinian terms, Obama calls for Israel return to 1967 borders
• Schwarzenegger puts acting career on hold
• Contractor to be tried for 2008 Summit Fire in Santa Cruz Mountains
• Ex-IMF chief gets $1 million bail in NYC sex assault case
• San Jose: Attorney General highlights campaign to stop exploitation of children
• Redistricting commission comes to Oakland
• Mississippi crests in Vicksburg, claims first life
• Giffords' doctors remain upbeat after operation
• More than 30 cities out of government grant program
• Former teammate says Lance Armstrong used drug EPO
• People: Arnold Schwarzenegger puts movie comeback on hold because of sex scandal.
• PDC Logistics takes over empty Livermore building once used by a NUMMI supplier
• GOP blocks UC Berkeley law professor's vote to bench
• Amtrak train lines in Martinez open in both directions from bomb threat
• Family, friends mourn 13-year-old Alameda boy
• Gilroy man accused of killing Chihuahua puppy faces life in prison
• Longtime Newark mayor not seeking re-election
• Dave Newhouse: Dolich not fooled by international scam
• BART ticket machines now compatible with Clipper cards
• Police arrest Texas mother in Maine boy's death
• Student brings live military marking device to show-and-tell
• IMF: Strauss-Kahn resigns amid sex charges
• Schwarzenegger child report spurs media frenzy
• Chauncey Bailey trial: Prosecutor lays out arguments against Yusuf Bey IV
• Author, San Jose native in custody after 6-year-old son is found dead in Maine
• Contra Costa leaders 'confident' in ability to respond to widespread flooding
• Poor could dine at restaurants in Contra Costa food aid pilot program
• Senate blocks GOP bid to speed offshore drilling
• Three top Pinole staffers take pay cuts as city whittles budget
• Creeks choked with trash, volunteers needed for annual cleanup day Saturday
• Got an electric car? Get charged at Oakland International Airport
• Energy commission gives OK for pair of power plants near East Contra Costa
• Concord plans for downtown winter ice rink -- without the ice
• Oakley's Big Break delta map first of its kind
• Benefit concert for spinal muscular atrophy Saturday
• San Jose man arrested for stealing giant relic from Lakeside Park
• Barry Bonds case: Post-trial hearing rescheduled to June 17
• People: Celebrities gather to fete Oprah Winfrey
• Girls' cultural image issues subject of presentation -- and senior class project
• New Pittsburg city manager chosen
• Amgen Tour -- whoosh! -- rolls through Livermore
• Evangelical radio station that predicted end of the world to be Saturday has raked in cash
• Oakland gang injunctions win narrow support from city council
• Karate Kid chopped from 'Dancing with the Stars' finals
• Giants fall to Rockies; shake-ups ahead?
• Cycling fans in mood for a party as Amgen Tour rolls in to Livermore
• Crews work to fix power outage in Oakland
• Oakland to pay victim of police car crash $610,000
• Chauncey Bailey trial: Man accused in journalist's slaying says he never killed anyone
• House Speaker John Boehner pays lucrative visit to Silicon Valley
• Two men arrested after trying to recycle relic stolen from an Oakland park
• Schwarzenegger fathered child with employee
• San Jose City Hall falcon dies while attempting to fly for first time
• Five Richmond residents arrested in connection with Antioch burglary
• Senate blocks bill to eliminate tax breaks for oil companies
• Man dead after van hits tree on Interstate 880
• Census: Veterans own 6 percent of Bay Area businesses
• DEA collects 28,000 pounds of unwanted drugs last month
• Santorum: McCain doesn't understand interrogation
• Bay Bridge detour to open Memorial Day weekend
• Although governor touted education funding in revised budget, some are wary
• California budget battle: Gov. Brown returns to inside game, wooing GOP
• Spin meter: On health care, it's Newt vs. Newt
• "Closed" signs going up on Jerry Brown's website?
• 'Idol' may show video of Durbin's Santa Cruz homecoming on Wednesday's show
• Moraga school district board takes steps toward new parcel tax
• Pittsburg signs up new gourmet restaurant, sweetens lease for another
• Cyberbullying forum to teach parents dangers on the Internet
• Amador Valley student one of four in 11th Congressional District to win Congressional Awards
• Hewlett-Packard cuts outlook for year
• Schwarzenegger admits to fathering child with household staff member
• High fish kill at Delta pumps, but that's not necessarily a bad thing
• FBI gets involved in CNET scandal by contacting San Ramon officer
• Alameda boy, 13, dies after being hit by SUV
• Questions? Here's what you need to know to get caught up on Sacramento's latest budget battle
• Contra Costa Fire District receives $6.5 million grant
• Supreme Court refuses to consider 'torture flights' case, ending legal battle
• Oakland police shut down Bay Area-wide identity theft operation
• San Jose teacher to work with NASA
• Slow pace of Mississippi flooding might lower its crest
• East Bay lawmaker renews call for tax hike on state's richest
• Brown proposes revised budget with lower deficit
• Oakland school markets bring fresh food to the deprived
• President, in personal terms, honors new graduates
• Giffords watches Endeavour lift off on penultimate space shuttle trip
• PG&E testing natural gas pipeline in Antioch for weaknesses
• Trial closes for 2009 Oakley crash that killed infant
• No proof that Hercules city manager relinquished company
• 10 years of transportation projects in Walnut Creek center on Ygnacio Valley Road
• Bay Commercial Bank expands into Silicon Valley
• People: Johnny Depp, Queen Elizabeth may be cousins
• RPM Mortgage growing despite shattered housing market
• BART's 'mobile seat lab' coming soon to a city near you
• Oakland gang injunctions face crucial vote at City Council
• E-waste event is Saturday at Overstock.com Coliseum
• Lawmakers hope to force Iran's hand on nukes
• IMF head's NYC hearing delayed in sex assault case
• Armed for a new era in Oakland, the Society for Creative Anachronism
• Thieves steal naval artifact
• Museum of the San Ramon Valley exhibit to focus on suffrage centennial
• Space Shuttle Endeavour fueled for launch; Giffords on hand
• Gov. Jerry Brown not giving up on tax increases to help California budget
• Fire damages Brentwood house
• Fremont bike plan envisions new crosstown route
• Gingrich calls GOP'S Medicare plan too radical
• New York police: IMF head picked out of lineup in sex case
• Political Blotter: GOP launches TV ad against McNerney on Medicare
• Union City man killed
• As water creeps closer, residents warned: Get out
• Dogged determination marks 100th Bay to Breakers run
• Rodeo parade thrills Castro Valley residents
• 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea; local tsunami alert issued
• Police: IMF head picked out of lineup in sex case
• Amgen Tour stage abruptly cancelled for first time in race's history
• NHL's Derek Boogaard brain donated for trauma research
• Bid to name Lake Tahoe cove after Mark Twain fails
• Thousands take to SF streets for Bay to Breakers
• Former head of Nathan's Famous hot dogs dies at 89
• 2 Lousiana teenagers thrown from spinning carnival ride
• Mother of beaten Giants fan doesn't blame LA fans
• Company's political effort is easy to see
• Rival Eritrean families await verdict in triple homicide
• Company's political effort is easy to see
• Poole: Unbeaten WBA champion Andre Ward dices up Arthur Abraham in Super Six Boxing Tournament
• Robotic exoskeleton helps UC Berkeley paraplegic make short -- but triumphant -- walk for diploma
• Nobody injured in San Ramon house fire
• At Henry W. Coe State Park, news of proposed park closure hits home
• In Cajun swamp, water turns into a nemesis
• La. floodgate opens, diverting Mississippi River
• How one number became the dividing line
• Oakland Effect: A Conversation with John Rich
• California makes huge payouts for some workers' unused time off
• Boy suffers broken ankle after being hit by truck in Bay Point
• In a shift, Obama takes steps to speed oil drilling
• Charles McPhee, 'Dream Doctor' radio host, dies at 49
• Walnut Creek woman attends Alabama memorial for soldier whose bracelet she wore for decades
• 'Dry' fire hydrants sprouting in Bethel Island
• Concord police crack down on gang members, truant students, 'problem houses'
• Debates focus on taxing the wealthy to save schools
• Twitter feed lawsuit underscores power of a tweet
• Durbin talks of up, down week
• Clayton man heads home after eluding police, but finds them waiting for him
• Volunteer's work comes up roses
• David DeJesus reaches 1,000 career hits in A's 6-2 win over White Sox
• Operation Donkey brings Iraqi equine to US
• Man dies in crash near Stinson Beach; Highway 1 reopened
• Fairfield man's body found on Masonic Temple grounds
• Twitter feed lawsuit underscores power of a tweet
• Louisiana floodgate opens for first time in 38 years, diverting Mississippi River
• Police violence reduction operation nets 36 arrests
• Get to the Greek -- the Oakland Greek Festival, that is
• Bird callers take to Piedmont High School stage for 46th year
• Vehicle struck by freight train in Martinez
• San Mateo's Hillsdale High bomber gets treatment and prison
• Fireworks confiscated from Concord liquor store
• Hayward: Food fight leads to big consequences for Leadership High seniors
• Pleasant Hill recreation district confronts tight budget
• SJSU students killed in shooting to get posthumous diplomas
• Giants' bullpen falters, Cubs win 11-4
• Officials highlight value of after-school programs during Bay Point visit
• California's next budget casualty -- 70 state parks on governor's closure list
• Acalanes seniors take top prize at Intel science fair
• San Jose stabbing victim dies in hospital; suspect identified
• Santa Clara: Detectives investigating death of 'Church Man' seek public's help
• Man sentenced for Richmond honor student's killing
• People: 'American Idol' will let James Durbin homecoming in Santa Cruz go on
• Indignant defendant sent to prison for 16 years for Berkeley Hills attempted murder
• Protesters picket live chicken sales at Richmond farmers market
• UC Regent Crane traveling rocky road toward confirmation hearing
• Crash survivor sees world in a new light
• Unpopular principal plan approved in Walnut Creek; parents angry
• Planners of Livermore Valley wine competition hope entries pour in
• Fremont man arrested Friday on suspicion of attempted murder
• Martinez officials: Council compensation lower than grand jury reported
• Bay to Breakers cleans up its act
• Indian-American population is fastest-growing minority group
• Guts and glory: San Jose Sharks win!
• Judge denies immediate halt to Jonestown memorial
• Giants win another one-run game, finish sweep of Diamondbacks
• Oakland Unified becomes a cautionary tale for state takeovers in California
• Wheelchair-using graduate prepares to walk the walk
• U.S. to limit Afghan forces' growth
• Police suspend church fraud investigations after suicide
• SJSU shooting: 3 who died ID'd as student, 25; her husband, 54; another student, 26
• South San Francisco bans medical-marijuana collectives
• Sewer rates might rise, but builders' hookup fees drop
• Some East County schools move up the ranks
• Antioch homicide suspect surrenders
• Warriors ask for permission to interview Lakers assistant Brian Shaw
• Antioch approves plan for nonprofit grants
• Volkswagen dealership will bring more auto sales and jobs to the East Bay
• IRS begins enforcing rule on gifts to political nonprofits
• Breakthrough in AIDS fight: Drugs radically reduce transmission of virus
• U.N. climate chief predicts U.S. turnaround on warming
• Sex-offender fears based on political cynicism, public hysteria, Seattle cop says
• Tri-Valley bank plans $7 million private offering of stock to help the bank expand to new markets
• Injured veteran gets modified minivan from San Ramon group
• Larger BART budget has more money to clean seats and cars
• Blackhawk woman pleads not guilty to embezzlement charges
• Chinese immersion program to start at San Ramon elementary school
• Ellie Mae, fresh from IPO, says sales jump in first quarter
• Obama asks FBI chief to stay, seeks Congress OK
• John Swett school district will consider dress code changes, school uniforms
• 'American Idol': Lady Gaga brings the drama to Durbin and company
• East Bay gets grayer along with region, census shows
• Cameras used to deter Brentwood crime
• Berkeley man still working to find out what killed his wife in Thailand in January
• Police: 'Unprecedented' SJSU shooting investigated as a murder-suicide
• Commission looks to July to decide Mt. Diablo health district's fate
• AC Transit Board approves higher bus fares
• Oakland fire displaces 10 people
• Critics call for Ariz. sheriff to resign, be indicted
• Police: 'Unprecedented' SJSU shooting investigated as a murder-suicide
• Census reveals East Bay's ethnic mosaic
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Unprecedented' SJSU shooting investigated as murder-suicide; S.F. revises its stance on illegal immigrant youths
• Mothers of twins may live longer
• Indictments may mean smaller World Series of Poker
• Diary: Bin Laden eyed new targets, big body count
• Union Bank leases flex-work space in Walnut Creek that could house up to 100 employees
• Farmers markets done in good taste
• Dublin schools consider joint city/district tax measure
• Pleasanton schools hope to raise $840,000 from community by June 1
• Poll: Bin Laden killing was justified
• Brentwood to consider starting own fire district
• Stanford hosts Google, other valley execs
• Missing 3-year-old Campbell girl severely abused; couple sought
• Police suspend church fraud investigations after suicide
• Suit seeks to nullify Schwarzenegger commutation of prison sentence involving death of Concord native
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Government should butt out of BCS debate
• Lawyer: Iran spy trial for three UC Berkeley grads does not happen
• Pittsburg railcar accident spills corrosive, prompts hazmat response
• Shooting kills two and injures one at San Jose State University
• CSU leaders warn of jump in tuition if tax increases lapse
• Obama in El Paso to discuss 'broken immigration system'
• No love for Romeo as he's shown the door on 'Dancing with the Stars'
• Antioch draws line on redistricting
• Federal prosecutors say man aboard American Airlines Flight 1561 posed serious threat
• Federal lawsuit against BART police officers involved in Grant killing will proceed, judge rules
• Woman who was stranded for weeks leaves hospital
• Cash-strapped Antioch has money to burn
• The unraveling of the Schwarzenegger-Shriver marriage
• Slow down high-speed rail plans, state analyst urges
• Navy halts move to allow gay unions by chaplains
• Google to launch cloud-based Music Beta service
• San Ramon driver crashes into stopped truck near Brisbane, killing San Jose man
• Tammerlin Drummond: Bin laden death no cause for jubilation
• Landmark study had little impact on heart care
• Jonestown memorial finally installed in Oakland's Evergreen Cemetery
• Apple, Google executives grilled by Senate panel on location data
• Scotts Valley tribe's casino plan faces uphill battle
• Commuters fume over I-680 express lane
• Consumer Reports: Facebook has 7.5 million underage users
• Oakland teachers arrested in Sacramento demonstration
• Google music service unveiled
• Red Lion Hotel in Concord defaults
• People: Controversial documentary will show photos from Princess Diana's fatal crash
• San Jose police: Homicide suspect may be posing as identical twin
• Large, distant quakes can trigger changes in the San Andreas Fault, new study finds
• Livermore police are seeking a serial 'pants-er'
• Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
• San Pablo teacher celebrates her past as a Freedom Rider
• Mental health status of attempted murder victim becomes focal point in trial
• Josh Willingham's five RBIs lead Oakland A's past Texas Rangers 7-2
• Man found dead at Pleasant Hill eatery
• U.S. Attorney: 'Wicked intent' of gang hit list found in Sacramento County jail
• Schwarzenegger, Shriver announce separation
• Miniature Willie Mays statue taken at knifepoint outside AT&T Park
• Filipino American WWII veteran honored for his contributions
• San Jose police ID victims of double-homicide; suspect still at large
• Report: Microsoft to buy Skype for $7 billion
• Oakland A's left fielder Josh Willingham handed one-game suspension
• Byron Union officials, teachers at impasse
• California gets $300 million for high-speed rail from feds, far less than hoped
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Police hunt suspect in San Jose double-homicide; Thieve drive truck through East Bay Costco doors, steal ATM machine
• More Bay Area homes going underwater
• University of California considers flex tuition
• Restored bomber brings old pilots back &
• Homeless Sacramento man in trash bin survives after getting compacted
• San Jose police: 69-year-old man run over, killed by girlfriend
• Mt. Diablo school board to vote on 180 layoffs, high school improvements
• Hercules council incumbents, challengers debate the issues
• More time to weigh in on unincorporated Walnut Creek religious center
• Central Contra Costa sewer rates to rise
• San Ramon officer out on bail
• Crew subdues man banging on cockpit during flight to SFO
• Sharks fail again to eliminate Red Wings, series heads to Game 6
• Teens accidentally set Pittsburg hillside ablaze
• Teachers to rally, push to prevent education budget cuts
• Concord house damaged in early Sunday morning fire
• U.S. demands to interview bin Laden's widows
• Suspicious debris fire at abandoned Pinole reservoir
• East Bay pets of the week
• Fremont's Independence Day Parade is on the move
• Political Blotter: Stark reintroduces LGBT adoption, foster care bill
• Battle over health care law shifts to federal appeals courts
• Murder trial to start for Florida mom Casey Anthony
• Pittsburg council puts ceiling on rainy day fund use
• Grand jury questions elected leaders' compensation; Richmond, San Ramon, Martinez top list
• Chipolte Mexican Grill under scrutiny as federal immigration investigation expands
• Google to build its own office space
• War of the Robes erupts over future of state court system
• Livermore police rescue woman and her dog in home fire
• Many conflicts reported at home in Fairfield shooting
• One person killed in vehicle crash off Sonoma County cliff
• Plane cleared to fly after 'security threat' in New Mexico
• 'Thor' hammers competition with $66M opening
• Newhouse: Schaaf clamps down on council job
• Oakland Effect: Girls, Gangs and Guns
• San Lorenzo family lucky to be alive after fast-moving fire
• Two accidents snarl traffic on southbound Interstate 880
• Oakland Zoo plans recently approved by the Oakand Planning Commission will be appealed by opponents
• Roadshow: 'Inoperative' red lights have some drivers stewing
• Now, to find a parking spot in San Francisco, drivers look on their phones
• Missing Orinda native found dead in apparent suicide
• Former Knight Ridder correspondent James McCartney dies at 85
• Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander throws second career no-hitter
• Animal Kingdom wins Kentucky Derby
• San Leandro police use stun gun on 17-year-old burglary suspect
• Bonsai: It's what's underneath that counts
• 3 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Fairfield home
• First of rescued dogs set to be adopted
• Second man is arrested in connection with Fremont auto parts store robbery
• Free surgeries in Fremont benefit low-income and uninsured
• Two men shot dead, teen injured at San Jose party
• Woman with 50 stolen purses arrested in Walnut Creek
• At 75, it's been a long, strange trip for Berkeley's Wavy Gravy
• East Bay mothers of slain children work to end violence
• Oakland Mayor Jean Quan heads east to boost trade and business for Port of Oakland
• Ruling on city gang injunction should come next month
• Sharks erase 3-0 deficit, lose Game 4 on goal with 1:27 left
• San Pablo, homeowners at impasse over landslide damage
• Details emerge of 'Durbin Day' as Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk show set
• Oil spill slows, doesn't stop, Friday commute
• Man suspected of stealing 31 vehicles in Vallejo chop shop operation
• New developer aims to renovate historic downtown Martinez building
• Windsurfers speed through second day of Santa Cruz Classic near Davenport
• Harvey West Jr., High Sierra patriarch and Sunset Beach resident, dead at 88
• San Jose: Alum Rock Avenue merchants clean up after Cinco de Mayo vandalism
• Have the heroes of 9/11 become today's scapegoats?
• Search team combs Santa Rosa park for missing college student and Walnut Creek native
• Feinstein introduces legislation to stop San Pablo casino expansion
• Lawsuit seeks to stop salmon fishing, just as normal season gets underway for first time in four years
• Bay Bridge operators lose $120 million in bond deal gone bad
• Alameda County alerting residents to prepare for fire season
• Experts support PG&E's plan to test pipes with water
• Sea otter pup's birth caught on video in slough near Moss Landing
• Alameda: School parcel tax opponents file lawsuit
• Golden Gate Fields: A Day at the Races
• Sharp drop in crude oil prices could lead to cheaper gas
• Oakland parents, students and teachers to bike to Sacramento
• People: Arnold Schwarzenegger signs on for 3 movies
• Tire store rolling out; Walgreens moving in
• Prosecutor: Embezzled church money went to for plastic surgery, shopping
• Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno Celebrates Cinco de Mayo at Oakland City Center
• New state rankings released for California schools
• Shelter-in-place lifted for Pleasant Hill
• Five-day nurse strike begins at Children's Hospital Oakland
• Former Hercules city manager multitasked as housing consultant in Lompoc
• Elvis exits as Jacob, Isabella top baby-name list
• New Memoir of Survival Against Medical Odds by Psychotherapist
• El Sobrante men plead not guilty in catalytic converter thefts
• Ruling bolsters smokers' lawsuits
• Federal effort to enforce immigration laws meets resistance
• First GOP presidential debate most notable for the no-shows
• Pizarro: Sacramento chamber of commerce chief may be moving to Silicon Valley
• Playwright Arthur Laurents dies in NYC
• Pakistan's army warns US not to stage more raids
• San Jose: Man fatally stabbed, police seeking suspect
• Serial killer suspect: I want to represent myself or I will go broke
• Gilroy: Sheriff's deputies arrest six suspects in violent home invasion robbery
• Locally made 'Too Perfect' and its young stars get the red-carpet premiere treatment
• Delta 'fix' plan hugely flawed vehicle meant to justify rerouting river water, U.S. panel says
• Save Mart shuffles struggling stores
• Danville native appearing on ABC's "Shark Tank"
• Concord asks: Where's the money? in regional planning for local development.
• Gigantic map brings the world to Livermore elementary school students
• Coroner: Oakley pastor dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound
• Teachers gear up for 'Week of Action' May 9-13
• For families of tornadoes' missing, a long torment
• Santa Clara County schools again tops in state
• William and Kate to visit California in July
• Stanford startup wins $50,000 prize in seed competition
• 'American Idol': James Durbin, Haley Reinhart bring the 'wow' factor
• San Ramon officer arrested in connection with drug task force scandal
• Chauncey Bailey trial: Witness says real killer never charged in homeless man's death
• Obama rejects showing photo of bin Laden
• California legislators insist their calendars should be secret
• Assemblywoman wants to make meteorological towers more visible after fatal Delta crash
• Around Pleasanton: Be a sucker for St. Jude
• The mysterious dog hero of the raid on bin Laden
• Fighting late stage cancer, South Bay woman's blog filled with love, hope
• For Obama, big rise in poll after bin Laden raid
• Indians say code name offensive but not surprising
• Hung jury forces mistrial for man charged with Oakley bar owner's killing
• Former Brentwood teacher sentenced to jail for soliciting student for sex
• Oakley pastor accused of fraud commits suicide, Sheriff's Office says
• Mt. Diablo High School students to host Friday 'Teach-In' to protest furlough day
• Concord roads in worse condition than previously known, still deteriorating
• Public employees defend 'modest' pension benefits
• Major Contra Costa meth ring bust
• David Spiller is the new police chief for Pleasanton
• Oakley OKs tattoos, three-chicken rule
• Newspaper founder Toni Locke is mother of the year
• People: Mel Gibson's ex girlfriend stuns court, drops abuse claim
• States ask U.S. court to overturn health overhaul
• Obama nominates Alameda County judge to federal bench
• Husband testifies about being attacked by estranged wife and mother-in-law in Dublin home
• Kendra Wilkinson stripped of her dance shoes, eliminated on 'Dancing with the Stars'
• Shots fired at Pittsburg police officer, suspect arrested
• Peralta Hacienda Historical Park holds event Saturday with author of Pio Pico biography
• Prosecution rests case in Chauncey Bailey murder trial
• Pleasanton school tax narrowly defeated
• John Swett parcel tax measure losing
• Lafayette voters pass Measure B school tax
• Ohio teens admit guilt in teen's hair afire on bus
• Officials: Bin Laden was unarmed when SEALs stormed room
• Bin Laden death not changing GOP hopefuls' plans
• In bin Laden death, debate revived over harsh questioning
• Tensions rise as U.S. officials press Pakistan for answers
• With bin Laden gone, will U.S. stick to war plan?
• Pleasanton water slides will eventually be removed, but can stay for now
• Pac-12 finalizes media deal with Fox, ESPN
• Backers of oil tax initiative can start to gather signatures
• Clorox, with profit falling, raising prices
• In cruel corner of Oklahoma, town endures dry adversity
• People: Musical by 'South Park' creators earns 14 Tony nominations.
• Missouri levee blast eases threat to Illinois town
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Get ready for some hot weather; Fremont hospital gets top national honors
• Whooping cough rates worry public health, school leaders
• Public safety cries foul over budget cuts
• Americans 45 and older are new voting-age majority
• Attorney pleads not guilty to manslaughter, DUI charges in Rossmoor man's death
• Proposed contract would save Pleasanton schools close to $2 million in 2011-12
• Proposed cash influx stalled after East Contra Costa fire board rejects report
• Sunol postmaster retires after 25 years in post
• Historic vessels to dock in Isleton
• Bay Area Muslims express relief over bin Laden death
• Pianist returning to Fremont as featured soloist
• Senate narrowly OKs union contracts
• Does water district board member have a conflict of interest? It's a secret
• San Jose: Suspect in fatal hit-and-run identified
• U.S. Appeals Court backs Alameda County gun ban
• Army Corps breaks southeast Missouri levee to prevent flooding
• San Jose: Driver in DUI crash that injured 5 sentenced to more than 13 years in prison
• Southwest buys AirTran, grows even bigger
• Concord bank robbed Monday
• Pleasanton high school finishes second at national civics competition in Washington, D.C.
• President of shuttered Tri-Valley University arrested
• Two killed in San Pablo crash
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Bomb scare at Fremont shopping center; Suspect in fatal hit-and-run in San Jose identified
• US official: Bin Laden skull blown apart by shot
• Washington teacher shaves for first time since Sept. 11
• Logitech moves 1,000 jobs to Newark
• Weekend stabbings wound three in Richmond
• Livermore planners to vote Tuesday on new Walgreens store
• San Ramon middle school wins National Science Bowl
• People: Obama talks laundry, kids and American dream with Oprah
• Celeb Pix: Charlie Sheen is winning in Las Vegas
• Three charged, suspected of embezzling from Danville church
• Bay Area legislators relieved, thankful with bin Laden's death
• Another Bailey slaying trial witness has memory problems
• Will killing Osama kill the movement he inspired?
• Americans gather to mark bin Laden's death
• Al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead; United States has his body
• Crowds gather in NYC, DC
• U.S. leaders react to bin Laden's death
• Death of Osama bin Ladin won't stop terror, expert says
• US puts embassies on alert, warns Americans of al-Qaida reprisal attacks for bin Laden killing.
• Obama says bin Laden killed in operation inside Pakistan
• Analysis: President's vow fulfilled
• 'U-S-A' chant fills the air outside White House
• Osama bin Laden: Emblem of evil in the U.S., icon to the cause of terror
• Bush congratulates Obama after hearing of bin Laden's death
• Hercules shrinks from redirecting wastewater to West County
• Moraga, contractor reach agreement on failed road repair
• Pedestrian killed by Amtrak train in Oakland
• Democrats denounce Obama bashing
• Giants fall in 5-2 loss to Nationals
• Sharks beat Red Wings to take 2-0 series lead
• Smoky cockpit odor grounds Delta flight in Tampa
• Phoenix-bound US Airways flight diverted to Vegas
• Dave Newhouse: A success in any language
• NASA: Endeavour's last launch delayed again
• Saluting Jameson Lindskog, a hero
• Charlie Sheen screams at heckler, gets rowdy in SF
• "Smart" meters safe research says, but many see need for more study
• 'We haven't given up on it yet': Antioch, residents show resilience in beleaguered Sycamore area
• Browns pick two-way Stanford star Owen Marecic
• Fiery rhetoric punctuates Democratic convention
• Walnut Creek police looking for Sonoma State student last seen in city
• Criminal probes, lawsuits target Oakley pastor over fraud allegations
• Bay Area Tibetan community now has a place to meet
• Hayward man hits century mark
• Gov. Jerry Brown has cancerous growth removed from nose
• Tax, spending divisions laid bare in public forums
• Orinda city councilman appointed to CSU board of trustees
• Barnidge: Overstock.com? Stadium name game is all part of big-bucks sports
• Family-owned S. Martinelli & Co. remains confident after huge fire
• John Swett educators hopeful about Tuesday's tax election
• Contra Costa supervisors looking at big changes in their districts
• Livermore stands to regain nearly $2 million in sales tax revenue
• Calif. may let locals opt out of immigration checks
• Union City police searching for missing at-risk woman
• Libya says Gadhafi survives NATO missile strike
• Fremont family meets man who received son's donated organs
• Bay Area residents taken advantage of DEA's second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
• Huff's walk helps Giants edge Nationals 2-1
• A's hurt by Rangers' 3 HRs in 11-2 loss
• Fate of Oakland's gang injunctions rides on city attorney replacement
• Oakland Mayor crafts three budget plans to cover every possibility
• Burton takes some heat for 'shooting' remark
• Live blog: Oakland Raiders and NFL draft, Saturday, 9 a.m.
• Fire damages four Walnut Creek apartments
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• Benn Ferriero scores winner in overtime as Sharks beat Red Wings in Game 1 of Western Conference Semifinals
• Antioch considers bringing back code enforcement program
• U.S. announces sanctions against top Syrian officials
• Even rescuers hobbled by worst twisters since 1932
• Clayton City Attorney, who started when the city incorporated, retires
• Chaos erupts after man found guilty of killing pregnant woman in Montalvin Manor shooting
• Nurses at Children's Hospital Oakland plan five-day strike
• Free autism and developmental delay screenings Sunday in Pleasanton
• Santa Clara County social services chief heads to the state
• Homeless man killed in fight with Dublin officer was a familiar figure in town
• Chevron earns $6.2 billion amid surging oil, gas prices
• San Jose: Fire at now-vacant former pot club is second in four months
• People: Meet the little bridesmaid who covered her ears at royal kiss
• Firefighters rescue man whose car plummeted off road in Oakland hills
• Fremont man arrested in Niles robbery
• Walnut Creek's Shadelands Business Park showing its age
• Walnut Creek wants one county supervisor, not three
• Oakland man sentenced to 40 years for killing prison inmate
• Richmond police seek man who tried to kidnap girl walking to school
• Oakland City Attorney Russo set for job in Alameda
• Latino congressman says Obama administration has failed on immigration
• Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 290
• Oakland girl, subject of Amber Alert, found unharmed; suspect arrested
• Charter schools topic of discussion at forum
• Killer tornadoes likely among largest, strongest
• Marines get trained on accepting gay recruits
• Livermore man arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing 11-year-old girl
• Former Walnut Creek man killed in hate crime may be removed from Arizona 9/11 memorial
• Snap a redwood photo, help a scientist
• Outdoor outfitters move to Alameda
• Garridos plead guilty to kidnapping, raping Jaycee Dugard
• Appeals court rejects Great America lawsuit over 49ers stadium plan
• Antioch slaying victim was against domestic violence, mother says
• Reluctant witnesses take the stand in Chauncey Bailey trial
• What's behind seniors' fears of GOP Medicare plan?
• Dublin sergeant shoots and kills transient during violent fight
• Opponents of downtown Livermore BART plan prepare to file petition
• People: 'Two and a Half Men" creator has a secret plan
• Free Pittsburg health care clinic at capacity
• Suspect in WikiLeaks case to be housed with other inmates
• 'American Idol': Durbin shines on Carole King theme night
• Defendant in triple-murder case continues testimony
• Obama hopes birth certificate release ends 'silliness'
• Steinberg threatens to cut services in GOP districts
• Family of doctor who delivered Obama 'honored'
• People: It's double OO summit as Oprah interviews Obama.
• Mass graves toll in northwestern Mexico at 104
• China census shows population aging rapidly
• Government asks food companies to limit youth marketing
• Storms kill 72 around South, including 58 in Alabama
• East Bay charros prepare for Cinco de Mayo
• Dave Newhouse: Attles doesn't need ringing in his ear
• San Jose man strangled to death by roommate
• Newark man arrested for fatal stabbing of woman Wednesday
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Police believe man was living with dead woman's body in his apartment; Officials blast lawsuit challenging library project
• San Ramon Valley schools superintendent declines $12,000 raise
• San Ramon finally approves general plan changes
• 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms' lives again onstage
• Repairs to Richmond's underground pipes will cost millions
• Chauncey Bailey trial: Jurors hear police recording saying Bey IV bragged out journalist's death
• BART might test out later Friday night service
• BART seat lab to visit Fruitvale station
• Clayton man sentenced in Ponzi scheme
• Pittsburg may fill 615 Restaurant space with Lumpy's Diner
• Pleasant Hill Planning Commission shoots down new gun shop rule
• Serial killing suspect speaks in court for first time
• At least 16 dead as storms pound South for second day
• Report: Oakland Coliseum set to be re-named the Overstock.com Coliseum
• Antioch considers bringing back code enforcement
• Wrestler Chris Jericho clotheslined from 'Dancing with the Stars'
• Carter, other ex-leaders meet North Korean foreign minister
• Thai-Cambodia clashes continue for sixth day
• Driver survives crash into Grand Canyon
• Sources: Crocker top pick for Afghan post
• Disability group drops suit after theater agrees to captioning
• Sony says PlayStation users' personal and credit data may have been stolen
• Gentrification a balancing act for downtown residents, merchants
• BART to bring mobile seat lab to public
• High radiation levels found at Ohio nuclear plant
• Colorado mall bomb suspect caught; no word on motive
• Obama strongly disapproves of public union limits
• Your Black Muslim Bakery leader accuses judge of unfairness in Chauncey Bailey murder trial
• Second brother accused of murder testifies in Thanksgiving triple-murder case
• Jury rules Concord homeless man's death from fall as accidental
• Second Richmond police officer accused in youth recruitment scandal resigns
• Man shot and killed in Antioch, suspect arrested
• UC Berkeley to test outreach science center in Vallejo
• Oakland woman gets prison term for Medicare fraud
• Mare Island dismantler gets no traction on new contract bids
• AP sources: Crocker top pick for Afghan post
• Voros: Privacy concerns fade away on Facebook
• AAA cuts more jobs in revamp
• Effort begins to get low-income families in Oakland connected to high-speed Internet
• Watchdog group gives state's small claims court system a B-minus
• In a first, women surpass men in advanced degrees
• Officials: Storms, floods kill 5 in Arkansas
• Feds join investigation into Stockton mosque fire
• Prop. 8 supporters move to erase ruling because trial judge has same-sex partner
• Report: Leaked documents describe al-Qaida plots
• Former Your Black Muslim Bakery member admits to lying for bakery leader
• Sharks beat Kings in overtime to advance in Stanley Cup playoffs
• Law firm splits over representing House GOP on marriage act
• Berkeley is one of many cities nationwide to hold Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Live chat: Oakland Raiders draft preview, Tuesday, April 26 at noon
• Boehner open to repealing oil company tax breaks
• Dossier paints father and son tied by militancy
• Napolitano recruits at UC Berkeley for cyber techs
• Walnut Creek man says school ignored son's bullying
• Hercules waterfront project faces critical vote
• Bay Point apartment tenants sue Wells Fargo
• Newark's Mowry Crossing gets new investors and second chance
• Prop. 8 supporters move to erase ruling because trial judge is openly gay
• Cal hires Lindsay Gottlieb as its new women's basketball coach
• Two dead, four wounded at Oakland restaurant
• Unique campout experience featuring music, yoga, massage and more is back in Livermore
• Martinez residents appeal approval of Alhambra hills subdivision
• Harbor Bay Isle Security are 'eyes and ears' for Alameda's Bay Farm Island
• People: Donald Trump fires back at Robert De Niro
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Officials rake in big-time perks for part-time work
• Pit bull kills dog as its owner walked it in Danville
• Oakland's Kwik Way brightens Lake Park Avenue
• Documents reveals new info on Guantanamo detainees
• Documents reveals new info on Gitmo detainees
• Man shot in Antioch; uncooperative with police
• 400 inmates, some Taliban, escape Afghan prison
• Dave Newhouse: King's Gym a boxing halfway house
• Retired Danville woman gets her chance to work with the Peace Corps
• Joseph Naso: Life of a serial killing suspect
• Strong, shallow earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
• Sathya Sai Baba, Hindu holy man, dies at 84
• Strike on Gadhafi compound badly damages buildings
• Guantanamo files: Lives in an American limbo
• Martinez senior housing project hits funding snag
• Sony 'rebuilding' PlayStation Network after outage
• CHP issues high wind advisory for Bay Bridge
• MSU student, two others bike across US for Haiti
• Secretary of Homeland Security to host forum on cyberspace at UC Berkeley
• Oakland's Kwik Way brightens Lake Park Avenue
• African-American justices honored for 50 years of service
• 'Rio' speaks louder than 'Madea,' repeats at No. 1 at the box office
• NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers
• Costly gasoline clouds Obama re-election prospects
• Protests continue despite Yemeni president's vow to step down
• Giffords standing on own, trying to improve gait
• Give 'Em Hill: Being British by the Bay
• Oakland Effect: First responders endure secondary trauma
• Scores of elected officials receive free health care on taxpayers' dime
• Many public agencies refuse to provide salary data
• As Yemen's president promises to resign in month, Bay Area Yemeni-Americans rally for immediate ouster
• Bicyclist in critical condition after being hit by car in Oakland
• Fire finally out, cleanup yet to begin
• Hercules candidates forum scheduled for next month
• 'American Idol' finalist returns home to Mountain House
• Seeking next frontier as 'coolest job ever' ends
• Oakland police looking for SUV believed to be linked to armed robberies
• Artist visiting Berkeley pays the bills with ancient rock art
• Rio Vista bans pot dispensaries
• Contra Costa supervisor wants East County schools to explore consolidation
• McCoveys in Walnut Creek raises $10,000 for injured Giants fan
• Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies
• California voters support tax hikes to help close the state's budget gap, poll shows
• Max Mathews, father of computer music and Stanford professor, dies at 84
• Cyclists decry Golden Gate Bridge speed limit plan
• Pushing Obama to keep promises
• Woman arrested after crashing into tree in Union City
• Wanted man arrested after Union City stand-off
• Walnut Creek police asking for public's help in finding woman's caretakers
• Lincecum roughed up in Giants 5-2 loss against Braves
• Cyclists decry Golden Gate Bridge speed limit plan
• Black Hole Fan Club to hold fundraiser for Jesus "Chuy" Campos
• Oakland biodiesel company offers eco-fuel for $4.15 a gallon for diesel-powered vehicles
• Pittsburg woman back at work after star turn at U.S. Supreme Court
• Naso's slaying style: Strangle prostitutes, dump bodies in rural areas, sources say
• Antioch officials think worst of budget woes may be over
• Four cars involved in I-680 crash near San Ramon
• Former Hercules city manager moonlighted in Central Coast city, records show
• Older workers who lost jobs spend longer time without employment
• People: Lindsay Lohan sent to prison for 120 days
• Tornado causes injuries at St. Louis airport
• Texans plan to rebuild wildfire-devastated homes
• 33 cited in peaceful Good Friday protest at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
• Judge sets $3 million bail for suspect in Livermore road rage killing
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Police say woman left 3-year-old in car while in card club; 33 arrested at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory protest
• Man who dropped baby in tub gets two years in prison after plea deal
• People: Lindsay Lohan sent to prison for 120 days
• Finding home care help requires careful research
• San Jose police: Woman left 3-year-old in car while in card club
• Arizona-style immigration initiative fizzles in California
• Lindsay Lohan gets jail sentence for probation violation
• Correction: Miglet's Cupcake Shop
• Battle of the billboards: Atheists mock Judgment Day signs, put up their own
• Los Gatos man sentenced to five years in prison after Placer County conviction
• Walnut Creek egg hunt Saturday
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Pardon was pathetic use of the governor's power by Schwarzenegger
• Walnut Creek plastic surgeon ordered to pay for scarring woman's face
• US missiles kill 22 people in Pakistan tribal area
• Judge orders Vatican to show files in abuse case
• McCain travels to Libya to meet with rebel forces
• Oakland A's update: Co-owner Lew Wolff denies interest in Los Angeles Dodgers
• Face of Egypt revolution tells Silicon Valley to 'change the world'
• Night Owl: A pub for the common good makes its home in Oakland
• Exploring San Francisco Bay Trail on Earth Day
• Sonoma vintner, racehorse owner Jess Jackson dies at 81
• Martinez police plan DUI checkpoint April 28
• Highway 1 between Carmel, Big Sur to reopen
• Dismantling of a Silicon Valley landmark: Hangar One demolition begins
• Treasury secretary and family catch waves at Half Moon Bay
• Walnut Creek residents protest against cell towers, ask for transparency in government
• Teen injured after gunfire erupts in West Oakland
• Woman charged for trying to solicit undercover Oakland officer while infant twins were in car nearby
• Oakland police arrest suspect in sexual assault near Lake Merritt
• Memorial for slain soldier to be held April 30 in Pleasanton
• Mirion pulls its IPO — again
• Eggs dropping from the sky in Livermore
• People: Donald Trump blasts Seinfeld after comedian quits fundraiser
• Oakland woman and friends shell out $76,000 to sing a protest song at Obama breakfast
• Debate over 'birther' bills among states' lawmakers
• Chauncey Bailey trial: Bey IV's former girlfriend said she can't remember key details
• PG&E's top exec resigns
• Greenpeace pushes Apple, Facebook, Twitter for clean-energy data centers
• Modified hunger strike targets Bay Area Latino supermarket
• Students safe after two Milpitas schools go into lockdown
• Caltrain board OKs budget that keeps all trains running, all stations open
• Ferry sinks with 100 aboard in Bangladesh; 3 dead
• 'American Idol': James Durbin finds his Muse
• "Temescal Flows" mural project in North Oakland beautifies area under freeway, connects neighborhoods
• Obama's Facebook appearance covers range of issues
• Soda tax would raise $1.7 billion, buoying school districts, study says
• Flyover, vigils mark Gulf oil disaster anniversary
• 'We started something in 2008' we need to finish, Obama tells SF supporters
• Chauncey Bailey jurors watch secret video
• Major League Baseball takes over operations of Los Angeles Dodgers
• Lawsuit claims Sutter Health overbilling for services
• State agencies lent millions to employees who never repaid the advances
• Livermore man, 65, charged with child sexual abuse
• Oakland police arrest 25-year-old woman for prostitution, find 1-month-old twins in her car
• Japan in the hearts of protesters at annual Good Friday nuclear weapons protest at Livermore Lab
• Alameda: Police investigate homicide
• Alamo students take part in health program
• U.S. to give Libyan rebels non-lethal aid
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: East Bay and Peninsula residents punished for their water conservation; South Bay woman accuses police of illegal search, arrest
• Multi-car accident on I-880 in Hayward sends two to hospital
• Lady Gaga caves in on Weird Al Yankovic's spoof request
• Equipment problem delaying BART trains from SFO
• Bay Area water customers punished for conservation
• Sunnyvale: Woman dies in three-alarm apartment fire
• Family of Rossmoor man killed in December awaiting answers
• Oakland police seize estimated $2 million in marijuana
• Oakland school district plans to cancel more layoff notices
• Model Petra Nemcova struts off the 'Dancing with the Stars' dance floor
• Richmond officer implicated in scheme leaves force
• CIA declassifies World War I-era secret documents
• Second Blagojevich trial won't be a rerun of first
• Government to expand airline tarmac-delay rule
• Judge allows large portions of video mocking journalist's death to be played for jurors
• WikiLeaks suspect being moved out of Quantico
• Woman turns herself in after shooting man, police said
• Two arrested after violent I-880 hit-and-run crash
• Supreme Court signals it will throw out global warming lawsuit
• Dave Newhouse: Women prefer courtroom in person, not on TV
• U.S. aims at its deadliest drug problem: painkillers
• Some in both parties oppose new Medicare advisory panel
• Japan mulls limited access to zone near nuke plant
• Concord man convicted of manslaughter for killing roommate
• Evelyn Einstein, granddaughter of Albert, dies at 70 in Albany
• County watching, charging people who illegally dump in North Richmond
• Hundreds attend meetings about charter schools in the Mt. Diablo district
• Friends of Fremont cliff fall victim arrested on drug charges
• Religious leaders call for end to Castlewood Country Club lockout
• Puppies and dogs given up by hoarder looking for new lives in the Bay Area
• Damon Williams convicted in three Hayward rape cases from 2008
• Man arrested for allegedly videotaping under skirts
• New federal consumer agency wants to hear from you
• Voros: Feds betting $3.7 billion on Oakland solar firms
• Mervyn's family buys local property
• People: Charlie Sheen pleads for custody of his sons before flying off to a concert.
• Richmond woman slain in West Oakland drive-by shooting
• Hand transplant patient describes her journey
• Lawsuit questioning Taco Bell's beef is dropped
• FAA suspends controller for watching move on duty
• Arizona governor vetoes presidential 'birther' bill
• New guidelines offered to diagnose Alzheimer's
• Scalpers flipping Yosemite reservations
• Poll: Best way to fight deficits is to raise taxes on the rich
• Taj Mahal of toilet water? Price tag for San Jose's sewage plant is climbing
• S&P warning on U.S.: Fix deficit or risk credit rating
• Mary Perry earns her day after 105 years
• Pentagon inquiry into article clears McChrystal and aides
• Poll: Students optimistic despite money doubts
• Killer storms moved too swiftly for many in North Carolina
• Carjacking suspect surrenders after hiding in Hayward motel
• A.G. Ferrari reorganization closes three more stores
• UC admits more out-of-state freshmen
• Chauncey Bailey trial: Attorneys to debate how much jurors should see of secret video
• Man sought for robbing Oakland construction workers
• Alamo family helped girl who survived Golden Gate Bridge suicide attempt
• Defendant calls sister-in-law "evil" hours after killing her and members of her family
• Mt. Diablo school board to vote on imposing cuts on Local 1 maintenance and clerical employees
• BART to swear in new deputy police chiefs
• CHP: 'Cardiac incident' caused driver to hit school bus in Concord
• Too many minorities in special ed, state says
• Federal grant cuts for nonprofit agencies less than feared
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Anniversary quake hits Peninsula; Armed thieves rob woman at Danville ATM
• North Richmond man guilty of 2nd-degree murder in girlfriend's death
• Armed thieves rob woman at Danville ATM
• Japan radiation fears add to complexity of choosing fish for Bay Area shoppers
• San Jose police investigate separate stabbing and shooting
• Iranian journalist with ties to East Bay killed in April 8 raid by Iraqi forces
• FAA gives tired controllers an extra hour to rest
• Naso murder arrest brings Fairfax victim's family 'a little closure'
• North Carolina gets worst of storms that ravaged swath of U.S.
• 14th San Jose homicide results from Sunday morning shooting by intruder
• One killed in I-880 crash in Fremont on Sunday
• President heads west to sell his deficit plan
• Super rich see federal taxes drop dramatically
• Narcotics investigator retires after 37-year career in law enforcement
• What leads gay, straight teens to attempt suicide?
• Bay Point park district seeking more Keller Canyon money
• Hometown Hero: Fredrick Pugh
• Teenage girl survives plunge from Golden Gate Bridge
• Oakland man critically wounded in shooting at San Leandro restaurant
• San Jose man shot, killed early Sunday on S. Capitol Avenue
• One killed in I-880 crash in Fremont on Sunday
• Teen survives fall from Golden Gate Bridge
• Nation's large states take different tacks to solving budget woes
• At least 35 dead in 6 southern states after storm's rampage
• Oakland Effect: History is powerful
• Newspaper group takes home 30 first- or second-place awards
• Zito hurt; Giants rally past Diamondbacks
• San Jose Sharks fall flat in Game 2 loss to Los Angeles Kings
• Concord man pistol-whipped, robbed
• U.S. and allies seek a refuge for Gadhafi
• AP Exclusive: al-Qaida in Yemen adapts to evade US
• Labor groups charting own paths on taxes
• Palin: Wis. gov doing the right thing with unions
• NM boy, 9, preps for solo flight in balloon
• Oil companies' new Gulf drilling plans called inadequate
• 1 missing after collapse at N. Idaho silver mine
• Spring storms kill 17, destroy family in Alabama
• Crash blocking I-880 connector ramp in Oakland cleared
• Barnidge: Sexual Assault Awareness Month focuses on a disturbing reality
• Rising fuel prices may leave boaters high and dry
• Man shot to death while driving in East Oakland
• Governor declares emergency from March rains for 19 counties, including Santa Cruz
• Ironhouse Sanitary loses board member, seeks replacement
• Government meeting listings, April 18-22
• Knightsen school district rejects proposed regional online school
• 5 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Ohio
• Former 49ers great Steve Young comes up high, dry on cabin permit for dad
• Obama assesses GOP budget: 'Wrong for America'
• San Jose police investigate shooting that sent 28-year-old man to hospital
• Father of slain college student calls Schwarzenegger's snore 'insensitive'
• Venture capitalist snatches up Benjamin Franklin Hotel
• Injured Giants fan taken off induced coma medicine
• Residents of rural Clayton finally find a way to get fire insurance
• Three hospitalized after Highway 4 crash in Concord
• Honors for fallen Pleasanton soldier
• Powerful spring storms kill 9 in Ark., Okla.
• People: Condoleezza Rice will play Alec Baldwin's ex-squeeze on '30 Rock'
• San Jose: Parents of woman killed on I-880 arrive from Japan to plan funeral
• BART appoints Sherwood Wakeman as interim general manager
• Ex-convict charged in Oakland neighbor's slaying
• MegaRegion Summit draws mayors, business leaders
• Daughters testify in emotional sentencing hearing of lifetime of sex abuse, father gets 300 years to life
• East Contra Costa agency to crack down on roadside memorials
• Job growth stalls in Bay Area, state
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Dogs maul San Jose woman who tried to save her dog; Family of Pittsburg man killed by deputies awaits answers
• Grant denial gives opportunity for second indoor sports complex in Martinez
• Oakland YMCA hosts Healthy Kids Day on Saturday
• Man found fatally shot in East Oakland
• People: Condoleezza Rice will play Alec Baldwin's ex-squeeze on '30 Rock'
• Benicia woman was strangled in February slaying, coroner says
• Two men sent to prison for life for 2007 double murder
• Ellie Mae's IPO jumps
• Neighbors divided over proposed Sufi religious center in unincorporated Walnut Creek
• America's Cup competition comes to San Francisco Bay
• Longmire takes the stand in Bey IV trial
• Fatal I-880 crash in Oakland; DUI suspected
• Brown turns to educators to make a plea for his tax deal
• Newark schools superintendent set to leave
• BART addresses security concerns for Hillcrest eBART station
• Fake firefighter convicted of "every woman's worst nightmare"
• PG&E granted rate hike to pay for gas pipeline repairs and maintenance but must report what it does with the money
• Space City didn't get a space shuttle, and Houston is irate
• Prosecutor points out discrepancies in Eritrean defendant's stories
• An Oakland school, transformed from the inside out
• Jack London Square restaurant evacuated after fire reported
• Lady Liberty postage stamp depicts the Las Vegas replica
• Knightsen community get-together planned Saturday
• Local charities hope donations will pour in at annual wine gala
• On a shoestring, U.S. groups helped nurture Arab opposition
• West Contra Costa school cuts may include adult education, school resource officers
• Barry Bonds case headed for extra innings
• AP Exclusive: Militant's road ends in Pakistan
• Giants raffle off authentic World Series ring
• San Francisco Giants star Tim Lincecum donates $25,000 to Bryan Stow Fund
• People: ABC cancels 'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live'
• PG&E granted rate hike to pay for gas pipeline repairs and maintenance but must report what it does with the money
• Hercules city attorney to step down in June
• Bay Area March home sales best since 2007
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: 84-year-old woman rescued after spending night in car perched on edge of cliff; Smoke alarm saves San Jose family's lives
• Sierra foothill dam expansion blocked
• State panel slashes funds for legislator vehicles
• Native Americans file civil-rights complaint against Vallejo
• Fishery council approves generous California salmon season
• One dead, another injured by gunfire in East Oakland
• Chauncey Bailey's anonymous source testifies Wednesday in the journalist's murder trial
• Ugly custody battle results in grandmother dead in trash can, prosecutor says
• Bonds found guilty of obstruction of justice, jury deadlocks on three perjury counts
• Taking on Republicans, Obama unveils debt relief plan
• Hercules residents urge council not to cut programs
• Fremont heist: Tech task force arrests five, recovers $37M in chips
• People: Catherine Zeta-Jones treated for bipolar disorder
• East Contra Costa school district searching for cash to keep sheriff's resource officer
• Dublin standoff ends peacefully
• Oakland wins judgment against two arrested in violence that followed Mehserle verdict
• Fremont council picks same site for skate park
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Sink hole closes Alameda street; San Jose woman dies in I-880 crash
• San Ramon Valley schools extended care provider upset with change
• Dublin planners say no to dealership's big readerboard
• Slide show: The week in Editorial Cartoons
• Hundreds attend funeral of slain Fruitvale restaurant owner
• Brown: Public's safety at risk
• Suspect in serial killings arraigned in Marin County court, does not enter plea
• Man remains hospitalized after being hit by BART train
• Bank of the West moving more workers to Bishop Ranch
• Alarms force Newark gas product company employees to evacuate
• Catholics, Mormons team up on concert and blood drive
• Candid Cam: Now how will Bonds be remembered?
• El Cerrito amusement park devotee Richard Tuck dies
• BART general manager resigns
• Viewers knock out Sugar Ray Leonard from 'Dancing With the Stars'
• Person struck by train at Rockridge BART station
• Ticks feast during wet, cool year
• Your Black Muslim Bakery leader had Chauncey Bailey killed, bakery follower testifies
• Hayward couple drop pounds for a dream wedding
• Two men accused in killing delay plea
• Federal cuts could devastate programs to help people living in poverty
• Obama first to put tax increases on budget table
• Mt. Diablo school board OKs furloughs, eliminating three school days
• Boulder Creek teenager killed after car collides with tree on Highway 236
• Sweeping plan aims to protect endangered species, cut red tape over the next 50 years
• Mexico finds more bodies in border pits
• America's Cup will be on display during Strictly Sail Pacific Show
• Another outburst by murder defendant causes brief chaos in courtroom
• Tammerlin Drummond: Oakland African-American boys defy statistics
• Bonds jury deliberates for a third day without reaching a verdict
• Livermore lab director stepping down
• Contra Costa's fifth year of budget cuts draws cries of alarm
• Disabled man narrowly escapes injury in Antioch fire
• AP Exclusive: FBI thought Demjanjuk evidence faked
• Interest in charter schools grows in Mt. Diablo district
• Danville church heads drive to save SF academy: 'This is a kind of school that takes the risk'
• Unsolved Contra Costa slaying one of four linked to alleged serial killer jailed in Marin County
• Sheriff's office: Cupertino couple's death was either murder-suicide or joint suicide
• People: Britney taps Nicki Minaj for concert tour opener
• DUI crash suspect ordered to trial for Antioch friend's death
• Gateway Bank HQ moves to Oakland
• Voros: America's ethanol policy feeds inflation
• Possible mountain lion sighting near Danville park
• Concord police investigating second homicide in as many days
• Amber Alert issued for SoCal girl, 17
• Jurors hear tapes of Broussard's jailhouse phone calls
• Walnut Creek fire quickly contained
• Solano County judge arrested on domestic violence charges
• White House: Obama regrets vote against raising debt limit
• Pakistan pushes for drastic cuts in CIA activities
• Amazon to sell Kindle at a lower price, with ads added
• Oakland facing cuts to 80 percent of discretionary spending
• Defendant blames victims for murder
• New Roman Missal translation is unclear to many Catholics
• Oakland filmmaker screens work at Oakland International Film Festival
• Vandals beheading Oakland parking meters
• Japan nuke agency upgrades severity of nuke crisis
• Bonds jury ends second day without verdict
• P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Personal dispute leads to 20-year-old's death; Victim of weekend shooting in Watsonville identified
• Budget cuts may hit disabled students hard
• Barnidge: There's a method to the madness -- feds don't like it when people lie under oath
• Oakland school custodian on leave following filing of sex-related charges
• Marriott Walnut Creek hotel for sale and is expected to draw buyers
• Strong quake jolts Tokyo
• PG&E wants Diablo Canyon nuclear plant license delay for seismic study
• Man shot in neck, extending violent stretch for Antioch street
• Mt. Diablo trustees to vote on employee contracts with furloughs that would shave three school days in May
• East Bay veterans group started as outcasts
• Police: Personal conflict, argument preceded deadly Concord stabbing
• Developer claims that Antioch violated open meeting law in suit
• Suspect held in fatal Concord stabbing
• Peruvians vote in San Francisco
• Thousands attend expanded Sikh Gurdwara-San Jose's opening
• Starbucks foe Jeremy Dorosin tries new approach
• Obama to call for broad plan to reduce debt
• A's snap out of offensive funk to beat Twins 5-3
• Political Blotter: An Election Day holiday in California?
• Dave Newhouse: Mayor jousts with sports ingrates and pirates
• Political Blotter: An Election Day holiday in California?
• Tri-Valley Youth Sports Roundup
• With a budget deal in hand, lawmakers turn to the details
• GOP presidential field sees budget wars from afar
• California's Calendar of Doom
• Clerk hurt in convenience store robbery
• Transit district encourages commuters to get on the bus
• Schwarzenegger ready to relaunch his acting career
• California's Calendar of Doom
• Motorcyclist dies in accident overnight near Oakley
• The Masters: Schwartzel wins after a wild day
• Tumultuous Oakland teacher convention ends with hope and excitement
• Hercules city employees skeptical on waterfront plans
• Man walking on Interstate 280 in Daly City struck and killed in hit-and-run accident
• San Francisco committee to hold hearing on off-leash dog proposal
• Sharks, Kings will face off in Stanley Cup playoffs for first time
• Star recruits commit to Cal despite Boyle's departure
• Russel Brand doubles up as 'Hop,' 'Arthur' lead weekend
• One unearned run is all Oakland A's need to beat Minnesota Twins
• Small plane crashes into Southern Calif. storage facility
• Investigators search for man believed to be connected to explosion near synagogue
• Oakland mayor addresses Fruitvale residents day after restaurateur's slaying
• Hundreds get free health exams at Oakland Coliseum
• Oakland Effect: The Gospel -- Why Parents Matter
• Dave Newhouse: A kind lady with many benevolent hats
• One killed, one injured in Richmond shootings
• Prostitution sting nets 19 arrests in Oakland
• End to Japan nuke crisis is years, a fortune away
• Long-awaited Ed Roberts Campus opens in Berkeley
• Sidney Lumet, whose films featured acts of conscience, dies at 86
• Homeowner hospitalized after confronting vandals
• SF retailer holding annual sale to raise money for HIV/AIDS
• 7 killed, 15 wounded in Dutch mall shooting
• Third person dead in Hawaii fireworks bunker blast
• Federal shutdown avoided, 2012 budget fight looms
• Cal launches national search for women's basketball coach
• Sidney Lumet, '12 Angry Men' and 'Network' director, dies
• Concord parolee arrested after car, foot pursuit
• Hawaii-bound Alaska Airlines flight hits bird
• Knightsen Garden Club marks 75 years
• Antioch reassesses affordable housing goals
• Mistrial declared in Youshock sanity trial
• Allegations of real estate fraud dog former associate of Your Black Muslim Bakery
• Shots fired in Bay Point
• 11th-hour deal averts U.S. government shutdown
• Behind the scenes, developers influence Concord Naval Weapons Station planning
• Transit district encourages commuters to get on the bus
• Boeing 737s scrutiny increases worldwide
• Government meeting listings, April 11-15
• Reporter receives death threat while investigating fraud allegations against Your Black Muslim
• Prominent Oakland restaurant owner fatally shot
• Education Report: Oakland school district's budget balancing act
• Wisconsin election fails to answer bigger question
• Automakers adjust production to quake-related shortages
• Rapid response limits damage in Concord apartment blaze
• Appellate court upholds Concord's RV ordinance
• Take a walk on the wildflower side for Hope Hospice
• Oak Knoll Naval Hospital now just a dusty memory
• Celebrating Passover with seders and making matzah
• County weighs fire district parcel tax
• Report: Highway 4 ranks among nation's most congested commute
• Oakland Police Chief Batts comes to aid of San Francisco seizure victim
• San Jose: CHP officer breaks leg while trying to help, driver arrested on DUI
• Brown takes pitch for tax vote to Republican stronghold
• Trio who helped save woman trapped in burning car on Highway 24 to be honored
• San Jose: Security breach at airport, metal detector left unattended
• Oakland man gets 16 years for 2006 killing
• Dublin named All-American City award finalist for second consecutive year
• Woman who led Hercules chase faces felony hit-and-run, other charges
• Contra Costa D.A. dismisses cases linked to drug evidence thefts
• People: 'DWTS'' Karina Smirnoff will pose nude in Playboy; ABC execs said to be seething
• Small quake strikes Delta north of Pittsburg
• City Wise: Quan grappling with budget, legal hurdles, as 100-day mark approaches
• Ominous text message preceded baseball fan's beating
• Policy eclipses numbers as shutdown gets closer
• No defendants found liable in De Anza rape trial, no damages awarded
• Surprise elimination on 'American Idol'
• Man seriously injured in Port Chicago Highway crash
• Benefit for injured Giants fan raises $140,000
• Federal jury now deciding Barry Bonds perjury case
• 'Dangerous' woman sentenced for killing disabled Pleasant Hill boss
• Oakland firefighter in stable condition after RV engine explosion
• More tax time
• U.S. Army agrees to land swap deal in Dublin
• Martinez green-lights indoor sports complex
• Five hospitalized, including police officer, after driver tries to flee arrest
• Concord approves $58,500 settlement with former public works employee
• People: 'DWTS'' Karla Smirnoff will pose nude in Playboy; ABC execs said to be seething
• San Jose: Fourth falcon egg hatches atop City Hall
• Phillip Garrido pleads not guilty in Dugard kidnapping; trial likely in August
• Oakland police radio communications disrupted again
• Oakland Career Expo a glimmer of hope in a gloomy job market
• Ed Robert Campus holds grand opening Saturday
• Homeless man found dead in Pleasant Hill likely died of natural causes
• Increasing competition puts heat on pizza chains
• Organizer of a recreation of the Great Automobile Race of 1908 speaks Saturday at Blackhawk Museum
• Domus returning to downtown Pleasanton
• Parents, teachers urge Oakland school board to minimize cuts
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