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OAK |
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Emergency landing |
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| Apr.2 |
OAK |
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New Terminal Moves Forward At Airport |
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Pacifica |
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Highway 1 Closed At Devil's Slide The recent heavy rains have forced Caltrans and the CHP to close the highway
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| Apr.3 |
Union City |
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Men Plead Guilty To Mass Pirating CDs |
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Treasure Island |
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Police Shoot 2 After Chase Onto Island
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Coliseum |
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Yankees 15, Oakland 2, in home opener |
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| Apr.4 |
Highway 101 |
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Caltrans Worker Killed In Highway
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| Apr.5 |
Apple |
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Apple Software to Run Windows XP
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San Jose |
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South Bay Reservoirs Filling Up Fast |
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SF City Hall |
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SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi A city panel identified Google and EarthLink as the best candidates to complete the ambitious project
| The recommendation was completing a 6-week reviewc The companies decided to team together earlier this year Google and EarthLink will pay to build the entire $15 million network
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Golden Gate Park |
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Body may be missing woman |
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| Apr.6 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants fans greet Bonds with cheers
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Redwood City |
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Caltrain Slowed By 2 On-Track Fatalities |
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| Apr.7 |
San Jose |
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Babysitter In Train Death Gets Probation
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Oakland |
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Innocent Woman Killed At Police Chase| A crash occurred just as police began pursuing a suspect in a stolen car. Police spotted a speeding car and began following it.
The suspect's speeding car slammed into the victim'... | |
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| Apr.8 |
Richmond |
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Death of Toddler Investigated |
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SF Downtown |
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One Dead After Shooting Near Coit Tower
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| Apr.9 |
Oakland |
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2 murdered in separate incidents |
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Oakland |
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Mysterious Block Of Ice Falls From Sky A solid block of ice crashed into earth and left behind a 3-foot hole in the grass at Bushrod Park
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San Anselmo |
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Sliding Home Demolished By Hand 
In San Anselmo, a red-tagged home came down before it could damage other properties
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Marin County |
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Rain Closed Highway 1 |
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| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Immigration Protests Draw Thousands Waving flags thousands marched for immigrant rights, taking part in a wave of demonstrations across the nation
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West Contra Costa |
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Proposal To Ignore Exit Exam Rule Fails| The School District board voted 4-1 against granting diplomas to students who have not passed CAHSEE. 300 people attended the standing room only meeting.
Board member Da... | |
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Alum Rock |
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Thousands Protest Immigration Bill One of the largest rallies the South Bay has ever seen winds to Alum Rock over I-101 onto Santa Clara St.
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| Apr.11 |
San Francisco |
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Rash Of Public Laptop Thefts In S.F. |
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San Jose |
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Teen Girl Stabbed |
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| Apr.12 |
Mill Valley |
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Man Died After Mudslide Hits Home| Firefighters searched for a 73-year-old who was feared missing in a mudslide that crashed into his house | |
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San Jose |
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Sharks earned playoff |
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Daly City |
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2 Homes Red-Tagged Due To Mudslides
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| Apr.13 |
SF Tenderloin |
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2 dead in separate shootings |
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Barry Bonds |
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Bonds may be subject of perjury probe Federal prosecutors may be pursuing a case stemming from his denials of steroid use during a federal grand jury
| The new panel has been hearing testimony whether Giants baseball star lied about his steroid use during the hearing
Bonds told the first grand jury in 2003 that he was had never knowingly taken performance enhancing steroids
Barry's legal team is unaware.
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Highway 680 |
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Bank Robbers Dump Cash On Freeway Map of the money out San Jose| 3 suspects are in custody following a pursuit that included the throwing the money out of the car onto the roadway. ells Fargo Bank was robbed at gunpoint around 2:45 p.m.
The suspects fled in a car that was spotted by police officers
After the chase all lanes ... | |
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Alameda County |
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Schwarzenegger Declares Emergency
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Mill Valley |
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Body Locate Of Man Buried By Mudslide |
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| Apr.14 |
Sunnyvale |
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Police Impersonators Rob Stripper |
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| Apr.15 |
Redwood City |
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3 Dead in Shooting After gunfire erupted outside the Headquarters Bar, a car with 2 people raced away from the scene but crashed
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San Francisco |
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Dalai Lama Brings Message Of Tolerance The Dalai Lama urged religious leaders to reach out to Muslims, saying Islam is a compassionate faith
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| Apr.16 |
Oakland Hills |
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Mudslide Threatens Homes |
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| Apr.17 |
Richmond |
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Brother, Sister Held In Murder Of 2 |
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| Apr.18 |
SF Downtown |
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City Commemorates 1906 Quake, Fire| Sirens wailed through the city before dawn to mark the moment when the Great Quake struck, shattering the city. On 18 April 1906 a 7.8 quake shook the San Andreas fault for just under a minute.
About 3,000 people died.
The quake was touching off fires that burned f... | |
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Bay Bridge |
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$1.43 Billion Deal Should Complete Work |
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Pacifica |
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Explosions Rock Boulders Along Highway 1 |
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| Apr.19 |
Oakland |
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'State Of Emergency' To Close Schools |
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| Apr.20 |
eBay |
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Strong First Quarter, Outlook Unchanged |
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Apple |
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Shares Jump After Strong 2Q Earnings |
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Western Addition |
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Hell's Angels Arrested In FBI Raids| At least 12 people, including 2 top members of a notorious gang, are behind bars | |
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Google |
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Quarter profit soars
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Bay Bridge |
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Contractor Named For Suspension Project |
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| Apr.21 |
Cisco |
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Bush, Schwarzenegger Talk Education| President touted 'American Competitiveness Initiative' as the solution to the nation's economic woes. Bush spoke before some 250 high-tech leaders who gathered in San Jose for a rare presiden... | |
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Stanford |
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Protesters Block Bush From Meeting
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San Jose |
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Sharks 3, Predators 4, in playoff |
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| Apr.22 |
Napa |
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Bush Marks Earth Day Mountain Biking
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San Francisco |
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Victory For Stem Cell Research Agency |
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Giants |
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Bonds ends drought with No. 709
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| Apr.23 |
Carquinez Bridge |
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Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge The eastern span of the 1927 bridge will be removed as part of the process to dismantle the entire bridge
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San Jose |
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Sharks 3, Predators 0 |
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San Quentin |
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New prison health czar tours state prison
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| Apr.24 |
Orinda |
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Polk Defends Herself As Trial Begins |
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Sun |
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McNealy steps down as CEO| Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy replaced by Jonathan Schwartz, who had served as COO and president. Scott McNealy, 51, is ending a long career as one of Silicon Valley's most colorful and controversial CEOs. McNealy will rem... | |
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Castro Valley |
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Grafitti Vandals Target Ranches
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| Apr.25 |
Ocean Beach |
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Hells Angels Suspect Found Dead At Beach |
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Oakland |
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Manager Slain In Restaurant Shooting
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SJ Arena |
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Sharks smother Preds 4-1 |
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| Apr.26 |
Willow Glen |
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Investigators Inspect Vehicle Fires |
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SJ Mercury News |
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MediaNews to buy Merc, CoCo Times
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds forces extra innings with No. 711 |
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| Apr.27 |
Santa Clara |
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Fire Guts Silicon Valley Hi-Tech Firm
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SF Castro |
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Several Parked Cars Torched| Several fires have engulfed 8 parked cars. One person has died. A Buick ran a red light and slammed into a BMW that was making a right turn.
The vehicles burst into flames and went careening into a row of unocc... | |
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East Oakland |
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On Tape: Teens Forced Into Prostitution |
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SJ Arena |
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Sharks knock off Predators for 3-1 lead |
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| Apr.28 |
Chevron |
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Chevron 1Q earnings soar 49% to $4b |
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San Francisco |
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Fire Destroys Three Buildings |
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| Apr.30 |
San Jose |
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Sharks oust Preds, 2-1, in Game 5 Marleau nets 7th goal of playoffs. Marleau and Bernier each scored power-play goals
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Silent Vigil for Darfur on east sidewalk |
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.1 |
OAK |
Emergency landing |
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| Apr.2 |
Pacifica |
Highway 1 Closed At Devil's Slide The recent heavy rains have forced Caltrans and the CHP to close the highway
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| Apr.4 |
Highway 101 |
Caltrans Worker Killed In Highway
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| Apr.5 |
San Jose |
South Bay Reservoirs Filling Up Fast |
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| Apr.5 |
Golden Gate Park |
Body may be missing woman |
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| Apr.6 |
Redwood City |
Caltrain Slowed By 2 On-Track Fatalities |
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| Apr.7 |
Oakland |
Innocent Woman Killed At Police Chase| A crash occurred just as police began pursuing a suspect in a stolen car. Police spotted a speeding car and began following it.
The suspect's speeding car slammed into the victim'... | |
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| Apr.9 |
Oakland |
Mysterious Block Of Ice Falls From Sky A solid block of ice crashed into earth and left behind a 3-foot hole in the grass at Bushrod Park
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| Apr.9 |
San Anselmo |
Sliding Home Demolished By Hand In San Anselmo, a red-tagged home came down before it could damage other properties
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| Apr.9 |
Marin County |
Rain Closed Highway 1 |
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| Apr.12 |
Mill Valley |
Man Died After Mudslide Hits Home| Firefighters searched for a 73-year-old who was feared missing in a mudslide that crashed into his house | |
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| Apr.12 |
Daly City |
2 Homes Red-Tagged Due To Mudslides
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| Apr.13 |
Alameda County |
Schwarzenegger Declares Emergency
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| Apr.13 |
Mill Valley |
Body Locate Of Man Buried By Mudslide |
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| Apr.16 |
Oakland Hills |
Mudslide Threatens Homes |
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| Apr.18 |
SF Downtown |
City Commemorates 1906 Quake, Fire| Sirens wailed through the city before dawn to mark the moment when the Great Quake struck, shattering the city. On 18 April 1906 a 7.8 quake shook the San Andreas fault for just under a minute.
About 3,000 people died.
The quake was touching off fires that burned f... | |
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| Apr.25 |
Ocean Beach |
Hells Angels Suspect Found Dead At Beach |
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| Apr.26 |
Willow Glen |
Investigators Inspect Vehicle Fires |
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| Apr.27 |
Santa Clara |
Fire Guts Silicon Valley Hi-Tech Firm
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| Apr.27 |
SF Castro |
Several Parked Cars Torched| Several fires have engulfed 8 parked cars. One person has died. A Buick ran a red light and slammed into a BMW that was making a right turn.
The vehicles burst into flames and went careening into a row of unocc... | |
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| Apr.28 |
San Francisco |
Fire Destroys Three Buildings |
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.5 |
SF City Hall |
SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi A city panel identified Google and EarthLink as the best candidates to complete the ambitious project
| The recommendation was completing a 6-week reviewc The companies decided to team together earlier this year Google and EarthLink will pay to build the entire $15 million network
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| Apr.10 |
West Contra Costa |
Proposal To Ignore Exit Exam Rule Fails| The School District board voted 4-1 against granting diplomas to students who have not passed CAHSEE. 300 people attended the standing room only meeting.
Board member Da... | |
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| Apr.19 |
Oakland |
'State Of Emergency' To Close Schools |
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| Apr.21 |
Cisco |
Bush, Schwarzenegger Talk Education| President touted 'American Competitiveness Initiative' as the solution to the nation's economic woes. Bush spoke before some 250 high-tech leaders who gathered in San Jose for a rare presiden... | |
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| Apr.22 |
San Francisco |
Victory For Stem Cell Research Agency |
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.3 |
Coliseum |
Yankees 15, Oakland 2, in home opener |
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| Apr.6 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants fans greet Bonds with cheers
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| Apr.12 |
San Jose |
Sharks earned playoff |
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| Apr.13 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds may be subject of perjury probe Federal prosecutors may be pursuing a case stemming from his denials of steroid use during a federal grand jury
| The new panel has been hearing testimony whether Giants baseball star lied about his steroid use during the hearing
Bonds told the first grand jury in 2003 that he was had never knowingly taken performance enhancing steroids
Barry's legal team is unaware.
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| Apr.21 |
San Jose |
Sharks 3, Predators 4, in playoff |
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| Apr.22 |
Giants |
Bonds ends drought with No. 709
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| Apr.23 |
San Jose |
Sharks 3, Predators 0 |
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| Apr.25 |
SJ Arena |
Sharks smother Preds 4-1 |
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| Apr.26 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds forces extra innings with No. 711 |
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| Apr.27 |
SJ Arena |
Sharks knock off Predators for 3-1 lead |
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| Apr.30 |
San Jose |
Sharks oust Preds, 2-1, in Game 5 Marleau nets 7th goal of playoffs. Marleau and Bernier each scored power-play goals
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.2 |
OAK |
New Terminal Moves Forward At Airport |
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| Apr.5 |
Apple |
Apple Software to Run Windows XP
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| Apr.18 |
Bay Bridge |
$1.43 Billion Deal Should Complete Work |
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| Apr.18 |
Pacifica |
Explosions Rock Boulders Along Highway 1 |
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| Apr.20 |
eBay |
Strong First Quarter, Outlook Unchanged |
|
| Apr.20 |
Apple |
Shares Jump After Strong 2Q Earnings |
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| Apr.20 |
Google |
Quarter profit soars
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| Apr.20 |
Bay Bridge |
Contractor Named For Suspension Project |
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| Apr.23 |
Carquinez Bridge |
Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge The eastern span of the 1927 bridge will be removed as part of the process to dismantle the entire bridge
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| Apr.24 |
Sun |
McNealy steps down as CEO| Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy replaced by Jonathan Schwartz, who had served as COO and president. Scott McNealy, 51, is ending a long career as one of Silicon Valley's most colorful and controversial CEOs. McNealy will rem... | |
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| Apr.26 |
SJ Mercury News |
MediaNews to buy Merc, CoCo Times
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| Apr.28 |
Chevron |
Chevron 1Q earnings soar 49% to $4b |
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.3 |
Union City |
Men Plead Guilty To Mass Pirating CDs |
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| Apr.3 |
Treasure Island |
Police Shoot 2 After Chase Onto Island
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| Apr.7 |
San Jose |
Babysitter In Train Death Gets Probation
|
| Apr.8 |
Richmond |
Death of Toddler Investigated |
|
| Apr.8 |
SF Downtown |
One Dead After Shooting Near Coit Tower
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| Apr.9 |
Oakland |
2 murdered in separate incidents |
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| Apr.11 |
San Francisco |
Rash Of Public Laptop Thefts In S.F. |
|
| Apr.11 |
San Jose |
Teen Girl Stabbed |
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| Apr.13 |
SF Tenderloin |
2 dead in separate shootings |
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| Apr.13 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds may be subject of perjury probe Federal prosecutors may be pursuing a case stemming from his denials of steroid use during a federal grand jury
| The new panel has been hearing testimony whether Giants baseball star lied about his steroid use during the hearing
Bonds told the first grand jury in 2003 that he was had never knowingly taken performance enhancing steroids
Barry's legal team is unaware.
|
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| Apr.13 |
Highway 680 |
Bank Robbers Dump Cash On Freeway Map of the money out San Jose| 3 suspects are in custody following a pursuit that included the throwing the money out of the car onto the roadway. ells Fargo Bank was robbed at gunpoint around 2:45 p.m.
The suspects fled in a car that was spotted by police officers
After the chase all lanes ... | |
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| Apr.14 |
Sunnyvale |
Police Impersonators Rob Stripper |
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| Apr.15 |
Redwood City |
3 Dead in Shooting After gunfire erupted outside the Headquarters Bar, a car with 2 people raced away from the scene but crashed
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| Apr.17 |
Richmond |
Brother, Sister Held In Murder Of 2 |
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| Apr.20 |
Western Addition |
Hell's Angels Arrested In FBI Raids| At least 12 people, including 2 top members of a notorious gang, are behind bars | |
|
| Apr.23 |
San Quentin |
New prison health czar tours state prison
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| Apr.24 |
Orinda |
Polk Defends Herself As Trial Begins |
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| Apr.24 |
Castro Valley |
Grafitti Vandals Target Ranches
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| Apr.25 |
Ocean Beach |
Hells Angels Suspect Found Dead At Beach |
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| Apr.25 |
Oakland |
Manager Slain In Restaurant Shooting
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| Apr.26 |
Willow Glen |
Investigators Inspect Vehicle Fires |
|
| Apr.27 |
East Oakland |
On Tape: Teens Forced Into Prostitution |
|
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| 2006 |
|
| Apr.5 |
SF City Hall |
SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi A city panel identified Google and EarthLink as the best candidates to complete the ambitious project
| The recommendation was completing a 6-week reviewc The companies decided to team together earlier this year Google and EarthLink will pay to build the entire $15 million network
|
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| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
Immigration Protests Draw Thousands Waving flags thousands marched for immigrant rights, taking part in a wave of demonstrations across the nation
|
| Apr.10 |
Alum Rock |
Thousands Protest Immigration Bill One of the largest rallies the South Bay has ever seen winds to Alum Rock over I-101 onto Santa Clara St.
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| Apr.13 |
Alameda County |
Schwarzenegger Declares Emergency
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| Apr.15 |
San Francisco |
Dalai Lama Brings Message Of Tolerance The Dalai Lama urged religious leaders to reach out to Muslims, saying Islam is a compassionate faith
|
| Apr.18 |
SF Downtown |
City Commemorates 1906 Quake, Fire| Sirens wailed through the city before dawn to mark the moment when the Great Quake struck, shattering the city. On 18 April 1906 a 7.8 quake shook the San Andreas fault for just under a minute.
About 3,000 people died.
The quake was touching off fires that burned f... | |
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| Apr.21 |
Cisco |
Bush, Schwarzenegger Talk Education| President touted 'American Competitiveness Initiative' as the solution to the nation's economic woes. Bush spoke before some 250 high-tech leaders who gathered in San Jose for a rare presiden... | |
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| Apr.21 |
Stanford |
Protesters Block Bush From Meeting
|
| Apr.22 |
Napa |
Bush Marks Earth Day Mountain Biking
|
| Apr.30 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Silent Vigil for Darfur on east sidewalk |
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