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| May.1 |
West Oakland |
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At least 2 people dead after shooting |
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Walnut Creek |
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People Camp For Days To Buy New Homes |
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Alamo |
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Alamo Resident Held Captive in Iraq| 63-year old Australian Douglas Wood who lives with his American wife is being held hostage by a militant group | |
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San Francisco |
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Firefighter Files Sex Discrimination Suit |
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| May.2 |
San Francisco |
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Panel Endorses SF for Stem Cell Center A subcommittee of the 29-member board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
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Lafayette |
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Pittsburg Officer Eulogized as Hero
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| May.3 |
SF Downtown |
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Hotel workers' march results in 37 arrests
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Danville |
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Hit-and-Run Case Goes to Jury |
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Dublin |
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FBI Searches for 'Bag Lady Bandit' |
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| May.4 |
Martinez |
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Jurors Find Nanny Guilty of 2nd-D. Murder| Jimena Barreto, 46, was convicted of two counts of murder in the hit-and-run deaths of two children | |
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Eastern Span |
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Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty Federal Highway Administration: Welds on the new eastern span are not faulty as had been alleged by ex-welders
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| May.5 |
Walnut Creek |
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Report Blames Pipeline Company
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North San Jose |
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Police Investigate Fatal Shooting |
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San Francisco |
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Conviction Reinstated in Dog-Mauling Case |
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| May.6 |
San Jose |
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Ayala brought to County Jail Family members drove by in a pickup with t-shirts that read 'Innocent'
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Pacifica |
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Groundbreaking For Devil's Slide Tunnel
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Alamo |
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Kidnappers' Ultimatum for Alamo Hostage
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San Francisco |
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SF Gets Stem Cell Headquarters The 29-member committee made the decision over San Diego, Sacramento and Emeryville
| Members of the governing board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, took 2 roll-call votes to decide the contest. Mayor Newsom called it a historic achievement for a city and region suffering through the collapse of the dot-com bubble. California voters passed Proposition 71, which authorized $3 billion worth of state bonds in a decadelong program just now getting started
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| May.7 |
San Francisco |
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Factory fires 80 immigrants w/o severance |
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San Francisco |
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Stem Cell Institute Faces Legal Challenges |
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| May.8 |
Napa |
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4.1 Earthquake The earthquake struck at 1:43 a.m. and was centered 9 miles northeast of Napa and 10 miles northwest of Fairfield
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San Bruno |
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Shooting deaths of married couple |
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Piedmont |
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3.4 Earthquake |
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Mill Valley |
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Alleged gay-bashing at high school a hoax
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| May.9 |
UC Berkeley |
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Alcohol Banned At Fraternities, Sororities The ban, announced by University, follows several booze-fueled incidents involving hazing and fights
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San Francisco |
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Homeless Case Manager Shot and Killed
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San Jose |
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Suspect in Finger Case Appears in Court
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| May.10 |
Danville |
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Plane Debris Falls Onto Neighborhood |
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| May.11 |
Martinez |
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Suspect Who Attacked Jail Arrested The man threw a lit Molotov cocktail-type device into the lobby of the jail and then drove his van into a closed gate
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Yahoo |
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Yahoo introduces online music subscription
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| May.12 |
Hercules |
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Student Beating Posted On Internet| A video showing the beating of an teen at Hercules High School was removed, but not before thousands viewed it | |
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SF Downtown |
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'Star Wars' Premiere Held A well-heeled crowd lined the red carpet for a premiere showing of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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| May.13 |
Concord |
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Naval Weapons Station be closed| The Department of Defense recommended that the base be closed | |
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San Francisco |
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Archbishop Levada new Vatican enforcer| William Levada has a track record of upholding Roman Catholic policies while deftly handling controversy | |
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San Jose |
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Police Solve Case Of Missing Finger| The finger a woman claimed she found in a bowl came from an acquaintance who lost it in an industrial accident | |
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| May.14 |
San Jose |
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Wendy's Officials Vindicated in Finger Case |
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| May.15 |
Rohnert Park |
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Rugby team parent roughs up referee The parent of a Girls Rugby Club team member punched a referee in the face after being asked to stay off the field
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SF Downtown |
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Kenyans leading Bay to Breakers
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Athletics |
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Fan faces charges for dousing Giambi |
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| May.17 |
Berkeley |
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Police Officer Shot Police said the officer was shot twice in the chest. He is in fair condition after a surgery
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| May.18 |
San Jose |
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Report: Finger Payoff For $50 Debt
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Intel |
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Otellini succeeding Barrett as CEO
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Oakland Downtown |
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14,800 affected by 2-hour long outage |
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| May.19 |
Oakland |
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Not Guilty Verdicts in Riders Case A jury acquitted 3 ex-police officers on several counts, while deadlocking on others, involving assault
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| May.20 |
San Francisco |
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Doctor Found Stabbed| Dr. Robert Lull, 64, a nuclear medicine specialist was found stabbed to death in his home | |
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San Jose |
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Court Appearance for Chili Finger Suspect |
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| May.22 |
San Francisco |
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Memorial Designs Stir Up 9-11 Memories |
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| May.23 |
Berkeley |
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Explosion at Junior High No Accident Someone deliberately set fire to building materials and caused an acetylene tank to explode
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Apple |
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Apple considering jumping to Intel chips Apple Computer’s shares spiked 6% on news that it may start using computer chips from Intel
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San Jose |
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Parents Of Tillman Lash Out At Army
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| May.24 |
SF Downtown |
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Elderly Tourist Stabbed At Hotel |
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SF Mission |
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Gang Members Took Over Woman's Home| 6 gang members ran a drug den in the apartment of a elderly woman, even eating her free senior-citizen meals | |
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| May.26 |
San Francisco |
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Suspect in Doctor's Murder in Custody
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San Rafael |
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Home Prices Drive Out Fire Chief |
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San Jose |
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Deadly Police Shooting Sparks Concerns |
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| May.27 |
Davies Hall |
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Rice Defends Iraq Policy in SF Speech Condoleezza Rice's was a lightning rod for protest. The demonstrators were taken out of the hall by police
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San Jose Downtown |
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Evacuations After Gas Line Rupture |
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| May.28 |
Stanford |
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MBA Candidates Who Hacked - Rejected |
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| May.29 |
Golden Gate Park |
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World's Largest, Stinkiest Plant Enthralls
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SFSU |
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$10 million dollar donation |
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SF Mission |
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27th annual Carnaval Parade |
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| May.31 |
East Palo Alto |
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Gunman kills one man, injures 3 others |
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Santa Rosa |
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Santa Rosa Man is Deep Throat 
Former FBI official W. Mark Felt stepped forward as the secret Washington Post source that helped bring down Nixon
| Felt was the anonymous source whose rendezvous with investigative reporter Bob Woodward helped crack Watergate and led to Nixon's resignation in disgrace. All through the scandal, the Washington Post articles relied on the revelations of Deep Throat
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| 2005 |
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| May.1 |
San Francisco |
Firefighter Files Sex Discrimination Suit |
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| May.8 |
Napa |
4.1 Earthquake The earthquake struck at 1:43 a.m. and was centered 9 miles northeast of Napa and 10 miles northwest of Fairfield
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| May.8 |
San Bruno |
Shooting deaths of married couple |
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| May.8 |
Piedmont |
3.4 Earthquake |
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| May.10 |
Danville |
Plane Debris Falls Onto Neighborhood |
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| May.18 |
Oakland Downtown |
14,800 affected by 2-hour long outage |
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| May.26 |
San Rafael |
Home Prices Drive Out Fire Chief |
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| May.27 |
San Jose Downtown |
Evacuations After Gas Line Rupture |
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| 2005 |
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| May.2 |
San Francisco |
Panel Endorses SF for Stem Cell Center A subcommittee of the 29-member board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
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| May.6 |
San Francisco |
SF Gets Stem Cell Headquarters The 29-member committee made the decision over San Diego, Sacramento and Emeryville
| Members of the governing board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, took 2 roll-call votes to decide the contest. Mayor Newsom called it a historic achievement for a city and region suffering through the collapse of the dot-com bubble. California voters passed Proposition 71, which authorized $3 billion worth of state bonds in a decadelong program just now getting started
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| May.7 |
San Francisco |
Stem Cell Institute Faces Legal Challenges |
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| May.8 |
Mill Valley |
Alleged gay-bashing at high school a hoax
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| May.9 |
UC Berkeley |
Alcohol Banned At Fraternities, Sororities The ban, announced by University, follows several booze-fueled incidents involving hazing and fights
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| May.12 |
Hercules |
Student Beating Posted On Internet| A video showing the beating of an teen at Hercules High School was removed, but not before thousands viewed it | |
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| May.23 |
Berkeley |
Explosion at Junior High No Accident Someone deliberately set fire to building materials and caused an acetylene tank to explode
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| May.28 |
Stanford |
MBA Candidates Who Hacked - Rejected |
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| May.29 |
Golden Gate Park |
World's Largest, Stinkiest Plant Enthralls
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| May.29 |
SFSU |
$10 million dollar donation |
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| 2005 |
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| May.15 |
Rohnert Park |
Rugby team parent roughs up referee The parent of a Girls Rugby Club team member punched a referee in the face after being asked to stay off the field
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| May.15 |
SF Downtown |
Kenyans leading Bay to Breakers
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| May.15 |
Athletics |
Fan faces charges for dousing Giambi |
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| 2005 |
|
| May.1 |
Walnut Creek |
People Camp For Days To Buy New Homes |
|
| May.3 |
SF Downtown |
Hotel workers' march results in 37 arrests
|
| May.4 |
Eastern Span |
Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty Federal Highway Administration: Welds on the new eastern span are not faulty as had been alleged by ex-welders
|
| May.5 |
Walnut Creek |
Report Blames Pipeline Company
|
| May.6 |
Pacifica |
Groundbreaking For Devil's Slide Tunnel
|
| May.7 |
San Francisco |
Factory fires 80 immigrants w/o severance |
|
| May.11 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo introduces online music subscription
|
| May.12 |
SF Downtown |
'Star Wars' Premiere Held A well-heeled crowd lined the red carpet for a premiere showing of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
|
| May.13 |
Concord |
Naval Weapons Station be closed| The Department of Defense recommended that the base be closed | |
|
| May.14 |
San Jose |
Wendy's Officials Vindicated in Finger Case |
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| May.18 |
Intel |
Otellini succeeding Barrett as CEO
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| May.23 |
Apple |
Apple considering jumping to Intel chips Apple Computer’s shares spiked 6% on news that it may start using computer chips from Intel
|
| May.26 |
San Rafael |
Home Prices Drive Out Fire Chief |
|
| May.29 |
SF Mission |
27th annual Carnaval Parade |
|
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| 2005 |
|
| May.1 |
West Oakland |
At least 2 people dead after shooting |
|
| May.3 |
Danville |
Hit-and-Run Case Goes to Jury |
|
| May.3 |
Dublin |
FBI Searches for 'Bag Lady Bandit' |
|
| May.4 |
Martinez |
Jurors Find Nanny Guilty of 2nd-D. Murder| Jimena Barreto, 46, was convicted of two counts of murder in the hit-and-run deaths of two children | |
|
| May.5 |
North San Jose |
Police Investigate Fatal Shooting |
|
| May.5 |
San Francisco |
Conviction Reinstated in Dog-Mauling Case |
|
| May.6 |
San Jose |
Ayala brought to County Jail Family members drove by in a pickup with t-shirts that read 'Innocent'
|
| May.8 |
San Bruno |
Shooting deaths of married couple |
|
| May.8 |
Mill Valley |
Alleged gay-bashing at high school a hoax
|
| May.9 |
San Francisco |
Homeless Case Manager Shot and Killed
|
| May.9 |
San Jose |
Suspect in Finger Case Appears in Court
|
| May.11 |
Martinez |
Suspect Who Attacked Jail Arrested The man threw a lit Molotov cocktail-type device into the lobby of the jail and then drove his van into a closed gate
|
| May.12 |
Hercules |
Student Beating Posted On Internet| A video showing the beating of an teen at Hercules High School was removed, but not before thousands viewed it | |
|
| May.13 |
San Jose |
Police Solve Case Of Missing Finger| The finger a woman claimed she found in a bowl came from an acquaintance who lost it in an industrial accident | |
|
| May.15 |
Rohnert Park |
Rugby team parent roughs up referee The parent of a Girls Rugby Club team member punched a referee in the face after being asked to stay off the field
|
| May.15 |
Athletics |
Fan faces charges for dousing Giambi |
|
| May.17 |
Berkeley |
Police Officer Shot Police said the officer was shot twice in the chest. He is in fair condition after a surgery
|
| May.18 |
San Jose |
Report: Finger Payoff For $50 Debt
|
| May.19 |
Oakland |
Not Guilty Verdicts in Riders Case A jury acquitted 3 ex-police officers on several counts, while deadlocking on others, involving assault
|
| May.20 |
San Francisco |
Doctor Found Stabbed| Dr. Robert Lull, 64, a nuclear medicine specialist was found stabbed to death in his home | |
|
| May.20 |
San Jose |
Court Appearance for Chili Finger Suspect |
|
| May.23 |
Berkeley |
Explosion at Junior High No Accident Someone deliberately set fire to building materials and caused an acetylene tank to explode
|
| May.24 |
SF Downtown |
Elderly Tourist Stabbed At Hotel |
|
| May.24 |
SF Mission |
Gang Members Took Over Woman's Home| 6 gang members ran a drug den in the apartment of a elderly woman, even eating her free senior-citizen meals | |
|
| May.26 |
San Francisco |
Suspect in Doctor's Murder in Custody
|
| May.26 |
San Jose |
Deadly Police Shooting Sparks Concerns |
|
| May.31 |
East Palo Alto |
Gunman kills one man, injures 3 others |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| May.1 |
Alamo |
Alamo Resident Held Captive in Iraq| 63-year old Australian Douglas Wood who lives with his American wife is being held hostage by a militant group | |
|
| May.1 |
San Francisco |
Firefighter Files Sex Discrimination Suit |
|
| May.2 |
Lafayette |
Pittsburg Officer Eulogized as Hero
|
| May.3 |
SF Downtown |
Hotel workers' march results in 37 arrests
|
| May.6 |
Alamo |
Kidnappers' Ultimatum for Alamo Hostage
|
| May.8 |
Mill Valley |
Alleged gay-bashing at high school a hoax
|
| May.13 |
Concord |
Naval Weapons Station be closed| The Department of Defense recommended that the base be closed | |
|
| May.13 |
San Francisco |
Archbishop Levada new Vatican enforcer| William Levada has a track record of upholding Roman Catholic policies while deftly handling controversy | |
|
| May.22 |
San Francisco |
Memorial Designs Stir Up 9-11 Memories |
|
| May.23 |
San Jose |
Parents Of Tillman Lash Out At Army
|
| May.27 |
Davies Hall |
Rice Defends Iraq Policy in SF Speech Condoleezza Rice's was a lightning rod for protest. The demonstrators were taken out of the hall by police
|
| May.29 |
SFSU |
$10 million dollar donation |
|
| May.31 |
Santa Rosa |
Santa Rosa Man is Deep Throat Former FBI official W. Mark Felt stepped forward as the secret Washington Post source that helped bring down Nixon
| Felt was the anonymous source whose rendezvous with investigative reporter Bob Woodward helped crack Watergate and led to Nixon's resignation in disgrace. All through the scandal, the Washington Post articles relied on the revelations of Deep Throat
|
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