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| Jan.2 |
Napa |
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Governor Declares State of Emergency Schwarzenegger said about 'conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property'
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| Jan.3 |
San Ramon |
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Boys Left Alone, Parents In Las Vegas
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Raiders |
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Coach Turner fired |
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| Jan.5 |
SF Downtown |
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Feds Raid Antique Stores |
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| Jan.7 |
East Palo Alto |
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Officer shot and killed
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| Jan.9 |
SF Downtown |
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Pipe Bomb Defused In Starbucks |
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| Jan.11 |
Newark |
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Dead Baby Found In Dumpster |
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| Jan.13 |
San Quentin |
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Riot Injures 9 Inmates, Staff |
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San Francisco |
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Human Remains Found In Suitcase In Bay
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| Jan.14 |
SF Mission |
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Police officer shot, dragged for block |
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| Jan.17 |
San Quentin |
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State Executes Allen California's oldest condemned inmate Clarence Ray Allen needed an extra dose of a lethal chemical
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| Jan.18 |
San Jose |
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Chili-Finger Couple Receives 9 years
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| Jan.19 |
Google |
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Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe
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SF City Hall |
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Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing
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| Jan.20 |
San Francisco |
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Board Approves School Closures, Mergers
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| Jan.21 |
Livermore |
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Body Of Missing Livermore Teen Found |
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| Jan.24 |
Emeryville |
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Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal| Disney has agreed a $7.4bn deal to buy the animation firm behind films including Toy Story and The Incredibles. 2.3 Disney shares will be issued for each Pixar share. The deal will see Pixar CEO Steve Jobs join Disney's board of directors. Jobs fe... | |
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Google |
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Google censors itself for China
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| Jan.27 |
Hayward |
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Maximum Sentences In Transgen. Murder
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SF Downtown |
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Vehicle ran into restaurant, 3 hurt |
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| Jan.29 |
SF Downtown |
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Hillary Clinton spoke at fundraising event |
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| Feb.2 |
Livermore Lab |
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Lab Deploys High-Powered Weapon |
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| Feb.3 |
Napa |
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Bush Puts Disaster Label On Flood Zones |
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| Feb.4 |
Raiders |
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Madden elected to Hall of Fame |
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| Feb.6 |
SF Bayview |
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MUNI Driver Assaulted
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SF City Hall |
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Police chief questions 'use of force' report Heather Fong called Chronicle's series 'irresponsible,' saying she is concerned about the report's accuracy
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| Feb.7 |
Half Moon Bay |
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South African wins Mavericks Contest |
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| Feb.9 |
Oracle |
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Oracle laying off 2,000 employees |
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| Feb.10 |
Raiders |
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Shell hired as head coach for 2nd time |
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| Feb.11 |
Chinatown |
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Thousands turn out for Chinese Parade |
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| Feb.13 |
Oakland |
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Phony CHP Officer Pulls Over Drivers |
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| Feb.15 |
San Francisco |
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S.F. Installs New Archbishop
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| Feb.16 |
SF Mission |
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Doctor Accused Of Giving Fake Vaccines
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| Feb.19 |
Barry Bonds |
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Bonds backs off retirement talk |
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San Jose |
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Murray claims 1st win at SAP Open |
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| Feb.20 |
SF Downtown |
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Tour Of California Bike Race Begins |
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| Feb.21 |
San Quentin |
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Morales execution hold off 
The state has cancelled the execution of a killer over ethical issues surrounding the lethal injection method
| Prison failed twice within 24 hours to find anesthesiologists to administer the drugs to Michael Morales.
He was convicted of the murder and rape of a 17-year-old girl in 1981.
Morales is now back on Death Row while the state reviews the policy on how to carry out lethal injections.
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Richmond |
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10-Year-Old Girl Hit By Stray Gunfire |
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| Feb.23 |
San Mateo |
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Pursuit ends in home collision |
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| Feb.25 |
San Jose |
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Gov. Talks 'Boldness' At GOP Convention |
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| Feb.27 |
Daly City |
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30,000 PG&E customers in dark |
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| Mar.1 |
Chinatown |
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Chinatown leader assassinated Allen Leung, 56, died after being shot several times inside a dried seafood business
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| Mar.6 |
Sonoma County |
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Levee Fails, Flooding Farms, Highway
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San Francisco |
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Caught On Video: Homeless Beating |
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| Mar.7 |
Barry Bonds |
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Book details how Bonds used steroids| Shadows: Barry Bonds took a wide array of performance-enhancing drugs over at least 5 seasons.
2 SF Chronicle reporters allege that Bonds, jealous of attention lavished on McGwire during his record home-run year, began injecting steroids af... | |
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| Mar.8 |
Oakland |
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Woman Says Mayor Broke Her Phone |
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| Mar.9 |
SF Downtown |
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BART: Passenger Panic Worsened Fire
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| Mar.10 |
San Francisco |
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Scattered snow showers |
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| Mar.11 |
Highway 101 |
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2 people killed after a 31-car pile up
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| Mar.13 |
San Jose |
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McClatchy to Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5B The second-largest U.S. newspaper publisher will also assume about $2 billion in Knight Ridder's debt
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San Francisco |
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Jogging Victim Of Hit-And-Run Dies
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| Mar.16 |
Oakland |
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12 Arrested In Pot Candy Distribution Ring |
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| Mar.17 |
Oakland |
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Chertoff Concerned About Bay Area Ports |
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Google |
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Google Need Not Turn Over Records |
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| Mar.19 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Vandalism Spree Lands Teenager In Jail |
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| Mar.22 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Two Wanted For False Bomb BART Threat |
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| Mar.29 |
BART |
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BART In Standstill During Commute
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| Mar.30 |
Sausalito |
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Sliding Hillside Close To Homes |
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| Mar.31 |
San Francisco |
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Record For Rainy March The city set a record with its 24th day of rain this month, breaking the 1904 mark
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| Apr.2 |
Pacifica |
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Highway 1 Closed At Devil's Slide |
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| Apr.5 |
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
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| Apr.7 |
Oakland |
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Innocent Woman Killed At Police Chase
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| Apr.9 |
Oakland |
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Mysterious Block Of Ice Falls From Sky |
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San Anselmo |
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Sliding Home Demolished By Hand |
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| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Immigration Protests Draw Thousands |
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West Contra Costa |
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Proposal To Ignore Exit Exam Rule Fails
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Alum Rock |
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Thousands Protest Immigration Bill |
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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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| Apr.13 |
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
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Highway 680 |
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Bank Robbers Dump Cash On Freeway
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| Apr.15 |
Redwood City |
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3 Dead in Shooting |
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San Francisco |
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Dalai Lama Brings Message Of Tolerance |
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| Apr.18 |
SF Downtown |
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City Commemorates 1906 Quake, Fire
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| Apr.20 |
Western Addition |
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Hell's Angels Arrested In FBI Raids
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| Apr.21 |
Cisco |
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Bush, Schwarzenegger Talk Education
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| Apr.23 |
Carquinez Bridge |
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Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge |
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| Apr.24 |
Sun |
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McNealy steps down as CEO
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| Apr.27 |
SF Castro |
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Several Parked Cars Torched
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| Apr.30 |
San Jose |
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Sharks oust Preds, 2-1, in Game 5 |
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| May.1 |
East Oakland |
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Immigration Protesters March |
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San Jose Downtown |
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Thousands Of Immigrants Turn Out| 50,000 legal and illegals marched peacefully under a blue sky protesting what they call unjust immigration legislation. People called out battle cries such as 'Si, se puede,' meaning 'Yes, we can,' while waving U.S. and Mexican fl... | |
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| May.3 |
West Oakland |
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Girl, 6, Foils On-Campus Molestation |
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| May.4 |
SF Bayview |
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Murder Case Witness Gunned Down Twenty-two-year-old Terrell Rollins was supposedly being protected by the D.A.'s Office
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San Quentin |
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Sex Offenders Moving To San Quentin |
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| May.6 |
Fishermans Wharf |
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Ferry Crashes Head On Into Pier 41 |
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| May.7 |
Barry Bonds |
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Bonds one behind Ruth with 713th |
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| May.8 |
Apple |
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Beatles Lose Suit Against Apple Computer |
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Alameda |
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Toddler Fired Gun, Killed Dad |
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| May.12 |
Stanford |
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Armed Robbers Strike Stanford, Palo Alto
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| May.15 |
Ocean Beach |
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Man Drowns Trying To Save 2 Boys
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SF Bayview |
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PG&E Shuts Down Old Power Plant |
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| May.17 |
South of Market |
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Piece of Titanic Docks Atop Metreon |
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San Jose |
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Sharks out of playoffs |
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| May.19 |
Burlingame |
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Police Car, Bus Collide; 11 Hurt |
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| May.20 |
Coliseum |
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Bonds launches No. 714, tying Ruth
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| May.22 |
SF Downtown |
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Second-Grader Swims Alcatraz to SF |
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| May.23 |
Hercules |
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Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land The City Council voted unanimously to pursue using the power of eminent domain to seize 17 acres
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| May.26 |
SJSU |
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Student Disappears During Finals Week |
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| May.28 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds passes Ruth, trails only Aaron Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run to slip past Babe Ruth during Giants' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies
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| May.31 |
Sun |
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Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs
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| Jun.1 |
Hayward |
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7 Paroled Sex Offenders Move To Motel |
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Fruitvale |
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Sliding Earth Threatening Pricey Homes |
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| Jun.2 |
Richmond |
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3 children died in fire
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| Jun.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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Eastban span had 10-hour closure |
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| Jun.6 |
San Francisco |
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1 Dead In Officer-Involved Shooting |
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| Jun.7 |
Google |
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Google goes to Congress |
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| Jun.12 |
San Mateo |
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Jockey Sustains Critical Injury |
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| Jun.16 |
Martinez |
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Susan Polk Guilty Of 2nd Degree Murder
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Colma |
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Cemetery Forced To Dig Up 1,000 Pets |
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Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums Winner In Mayor Race
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| Jun.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Mayor Indicted For Bribery, Conspiracy| Gonzales was indicted on six counts stemming from a probe involving a secretly-negotiated city garbage contract. The contract cost taxpayers more than $11 million. Ron Gonzales, denied wrongdoing and rejected ca... | |
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BART |
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Free Commutes 2 Days For Spare The Air |
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| Jun.24 |
South of Market |
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Santa Cruz Chancellor jumps to her death Denice Dee Denton, 46, the controversial chancellor of the UC Santa Cruz, jumped from the 44th floor
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| Jun.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign |
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| Jul.1 |
San Francisco |
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First SF Soldier Killed In Iraq |
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| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
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Apple sued over stock options 2 lawsuits have been filed against its current and former officers and directors relating to stock options grants
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San Francisco |
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Bonds' trainer jailed |
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Highway 101 |
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Tongan Royal Family Members Killed 
The vehicle at a high speed went across the lanes into a ditch just north of Willow Rd.
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| Jul.9 |
North Beach |
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North Beach Celebrates Italian Win |
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| Jul.11 |
Highway 580 |
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Grass Fire Near Altamont Closes I-580 |
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| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
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Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured
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| Jul.20 |
San Francisco |
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No indictment for Bonds
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Google |
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2Q earnings soar past expectations |
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| Jul.23 |
Livermore |
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Record Temperatures| Livermore at 115 degrees, San Rafael at 108 degrees, San Jose at 102 degree, San Francisco 87 degrees. San Francisco's topped an 81-degree record set in 1917. 90,0... | |
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| Jul.24 |
San Jose |
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66,000 Bay Area homes without power
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Oakland |
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Record Temperatures |
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| Jul.25 |
Mountain View |
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HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b |
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| Jul.26 |
San Francisco |
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Police Officer Killed In Chase
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San Francisco |
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City Makes Short List For 2016 Olympics |
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| Jul.29 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Gives Blair Key To City
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| Aug.3 |
Pacifica |
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Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens |
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| Aug.5 |
Raiders |
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John Madden Inducted Into Hall Of Fame |
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| Aug.6 |
Highway 880 |
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Hit-and-run killed CHP officer
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| Aug.9 |
San Francisco |
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Drill Replicate Boat Crash, Oil Spill |
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| Aug.10 |
SFO |
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Bay Area Airports Up Security
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Oakland |
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Kaiser Fined $2M For Transplant Program |
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SFO |
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National Guard Deployed at Airport |
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| Aug.14 |
Livermore |
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4 Die In Crash Near County Line |
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| Aug.15 |
Google |
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Google Gives Free Wi-Fi To Mt. View |
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| Aug.16 |
Petaluma |
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Ramsey Suspect's Local Ties
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| Aug.18 |
SF City Hall |
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Strip Club Crackdown Proposed |
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| Aug.23 |
Alameda |
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'Ethical' stem cell lines created
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| Aug.28 |
Martinez |
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Dyleski Convicted Of Murder, Faces Life A jury found a 17-year-old Scott Dyleski guilty of murder in the bludgeoning death of a defense attorney's wife
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San Francisco |
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Anderson held in contempt |
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| Aug.29 |
Western Addition |
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SUV Driver Runs Over 16 People, 1 Dead Map of Spruce and Mayfair street San Francisco A rampaging man intentionally targeted pedestrians in San Francisco and Fremont
| The driver, Omeed Aziz Popal, 29, of Fremont hit pedestrians. 55-year old man was struck and killed. In some cases he drove on the sidewalk and aimed at people. Police finally boxed the SUV in in the Laurel Heights
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| Aug.30 |
San Francisco |
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Body Of Missing Baby Found |
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| Sep.1 |
North Oakland |
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Woman Set On Fire |
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| Sep.2 |
Bay Bridge |
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Lower Deck Closed Through Sept. 5 The eastbound closed for demolition on the approach's upper deck from Beale Street west to the Clocktower Building
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| Sep.5 |
Intel |
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10,500 Layoffs Announced Semiconductor giant is laying off employees as part of a massive restructuring effort to reverse sinking profits
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| Sep.6 |
HP |
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HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe Investigators sought private telephone records while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential information
| HP ousts veteran member of board George Keyworth. The techniques of the investigation relied on an illegal data mining method known as 'pretexting'
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UC Berkeley |
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30 Sickened In Marijuana Incident |
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| Sep.8 |
HP |
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Investigation broke state laws |
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| Sep.10 |
San Francisco |
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Police Remember Fallen Comrades, 9/11 |
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| Sep.12 |
HP |
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Dunn to Step Down |
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OAK |
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Karr Arrives Facing Child Porn Charges
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Apple |
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Apple targets TV and film market |
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San Pablo |
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Hospital On The Brink Of Closure |
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San Francisco |
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Tentative Agreement In Hotel Dispute |
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| Sep.13 |
Oakland Hills |
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Police search home of missing woman's ex
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| Sep.20 |
Santa Rosa |
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Evidence Missing In Karr Child Porn Case |
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| Sep.21 |
SF Chronicle |
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Reporters Ordered Jailed In BALCO Probe Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada were ordered jailed for up to a maximum 18 months, pending an appeal
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| Sep.22 |
HP |
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CEO Offers Apology; Chair Resigns Now
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| Sep.23 |
Giants |
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Bonds breaks NL record with No. 734 |
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| Sep.24 |
Oakland Hills |
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Authorities Scour Hills For Missing Mom |
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| Sep.27 |
Mountain View |
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Squirrel Attacks Prompt Crackdown |
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| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
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Westfield Center Opens |
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HP |
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Lawmakers Rip HP Tactics In Leak Scandal |
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| Sep.29 |
Fruitvale |
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Armored Car Guard Killed In Robbery
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| Oct.2 |
Stanford |
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Scientist Shares Nobel Prize In Medicine |
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| Oct.4 |
UC Berkeley |
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Prof. & Grad Share Nobel Physics Prize
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HP |
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Criminal Charges Filed Against Dunn
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Stanford |
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Professor Wins Nobel Prize In Chemistry |
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| |
East Oakland |
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Suspected of running torture chamber |
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| Oct.5 |
Santa Rosa |
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John Karr Freed, Charges Dropped| John Mark Karr walked out of Sonoma jail a free man after a County judge dismissed child pornography charges. Prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to take the case to trial against the one-time JonBenet Ramsey slaying ... | |
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| Oct.6 |
Coliseum |
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A's complete sweep of Twins
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| Oct.7 |
Redwood City |
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4 Dead in Accident
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| Oct.9 |
YouTube |
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Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn Google is buying video-sharing website for $1.65bn in shares. The companies will continue to operate independently
|
| Oct.11 |
Santa Clara |
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McAfee fires president; CEO retires |
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SF Bayview |
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Arrested After Shooting Alleged Shoplifter |
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| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
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Radio Host Under Fire For Comments |
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| Oct.14 |
Athletics |
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Tigers in World Series over A's, 6-3 Magglio Ordonez sent the A's packing with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9nth
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| Oct.17 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area Home Prices Down
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| Oct.19 |
Fremont |
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Woman Found Shot To Death |
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Google |
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Profits nearly double in 3Q |
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| Oct.20 |
Oracle |
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Oracle, Warriors have naming agreement |
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
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Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter
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Japantown |
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3 people shot, 2 died in Japantown |
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| Oct.24 |
Pleasant Hill |
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Bomb Threats Shut Down Diablo V. College
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South of Market |
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Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF
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| Oct.25 |
East San Jose |
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8 Buildings Destroyed In Foothills Fire
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| Oct.26 |
Giants |
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Giants To Name Bochy As Manager |
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| Oct.30 |
Oakland |
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Oakland 8th Most Dangerous City In U.S. |
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SF Bayview |
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Judge Prohibits Gang From Hanging Out |
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Richmond |
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Mother Arrested In Murder Of Son
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| Oct.31 |
North San Jose |
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Explosions At PayPal Building
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| Nov.1 |
SF Castro |
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10 Shot At Halloween Party Gunfire broke out between 2 groups at a massive street party as authorities were dispersing thousands of revelers
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SF City Hall |
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Bill Clinton Rallies To Support Prop. 87 |
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| Nov.6 |
Fremont |
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A's Reach Deal To Build New Stadium The A's will acquire a 143-acre site near the former Baylands racetrack off of I-880 in a deal Cisco Systems
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Dublin |
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Doctor wanted on rape charge |
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| Nov.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor San Jose Councilman Chuck Reed, a Kansas native, was leading San Jose native who directs education
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| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General
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Berkeley |
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Mayor Tom Bates re-elected |
|
| Nov.9 |
49ers |
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49ers dump Candlestick for Santa Clara The 49ers intend to replace dingy park with a state-of-the-art stadium in Santa Clara
| After years of planning for a stadium in the city, owner York changed his club's focus to Silicon Valley. John York is insisting the 49ers never will leave the Bay Area or change their name
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| Nov.10 |
Highway 101 |
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Woman killed by tire |
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| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
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City abandons 2016 Olympic bid
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| Nov.15 |
San Francisco |
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20 Swimmers Bitten By Sea Lion
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| Nov.20 |
Santa Rosa |
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Bishop Gets Counseling; No Charges |
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| |
Redwood City |
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Teacher Fired After Science Experiment |
|
| Nov.21 |
Google |
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Google jumps past $500 |
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Richmond |
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Mayor Concedes 2 Weeks After Election |
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| Nov.22 |
Castro Valley |
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Officer-Involved Shooting |
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| Nov.23 |
Daly City |
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Cops: Man Kept Girl Captive In Basement |
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| |
North Oakland |
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3 shot to death at apartment complex |
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| Nov.30 |
SF City Hall |
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35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal
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| |
San Jose |
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Missing Hikers Found In Mountains
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| Dec.2 |
West San Jose |
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Father Arrested For Killing Daughter, 2 |
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| Dec.4 |
UC Berkeley |
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Protesters perch in trees to save from ax Zachary RunningWolf, who ran was a candidate to become the mayor, and two others are hoping to save a grove
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San Jose |
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City Reports 4 Homicides In 48 Hours |
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San Francisco |
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Missing SF Mom, Kids Found Safe
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| Dec.6 |
San Francisco |
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Missing S.F. Man's Body Found In Oregon| James Kim, who got stranded in the snowy wilderness with his family nearly was found dead in a creek the mountains. Friends Mourn Father's 'Heroic' Death In Oregon. Trackers had been following 35-year-old internet journalist's footprints and searching ... | |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
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Final Skyway Segment Placed |
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| |
Giants |
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Bonds, Giants Agree On 1-Year Contract |
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| Dec.11 |
Fruitvale |
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Shootings leave 2 dead, toddler wounded |
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| Dec.12 |
Richmond |
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6 Cops Accuse Chief Of Racism |
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| Dec.14 |
Pittsburg |
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Malnourished 2-Year Old Toddler Dies |
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| Dec.21 |
4 |
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4 Dead, Including Child, In Plane Crash A small plane crashed and erupted in flames while attempting to land at a Concord airport in cloudy, rainy weather
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| |
Castro Valley |
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Police Reveal Identity Of 'Jane Doe'
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| Dec.22 |
SF Zoo |
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Tiger Trainer Mauled In Front Of Crowd An unruly female Siberian named Tatiana attacked and mauled its female trainer shortly after a public feeding
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| Dec.23 |
SF Sunset |
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Police Officer and Suspect Dead The officer and his partner tried to serve a felony warrant on 25th Avenue between Lawton and Moraga st.
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| |
East Palo Alto |
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Police shot and killed robbery suspect |
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| |
Berkeley |
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3rd Quake In 4 Days Rattles East Bay
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| Dec.27 |
Apple |
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Report of options probe, shares rebound There is a report that feds are investigating whether company officers forged documents to sweeten executive stock grants
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| |
Marin County |
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1 Dead As Tree Falls On Home |
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| |
San Francisco |
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516,000 lost power since storm began
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| Dec.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Former staffers of mayor charged
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| Dec.30 |
SF Bayview |
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3 People Killed in Shooting |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Napa |
Governor Declares State of Emergency Schwarzenegger said about 'conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property'
|
| Jan.11 |
Newark |
Dead Baby Found In Dumpster |
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| Jan.13 |
San Francisco |
Human Remains Found In Suitcase In Bay
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| Jan.21 |
Livermore |
Body Of Missing Livermore Teen Found |
|
| Jan.27 |
SF Downtown |
Vehicle ran into restaurant, 3 hurt |
|
| Feb.23 |
San Mateo |
Pursuit ends in home collision |
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| Feb.27 |
Daly City |
30,000 PG&E customers in dark |
|
| Mar.6 |
Sonoma County |
Levee Fails, Flooding Farms, Highway
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| Mar.9 |
SF Downtown |
BART: Passenger Panic Worsened Fire
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| Mar.10 |
San Francisco |
Scattered snow showers |
|
| Mar.11 |
Highway 101 |
2 people killed after a 31-car pile up
|
| Mar.13 |
San Francisco |
Jogging Victim Of Hit-And-Run Dies
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| Mar.29 |
BART |
BART In Standstill During Commute
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| Mar.30 |
Sausalito |
Sliding Hillside Close To Homes |
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| Mar.31 |
San Francisco |
Record For Rainy March The city set a record with its 24th day of rain this month, breaking the 1904 mark
|
| Apr.2 |
Pacifica |
Highway 1 Closed At Devil's Slide |
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| Apr.7 |
Oakland |
Innocent Woman Killed At Police Chase
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| Apr.9 |
Oakland |
Mysterious Block Of Ice Falls From Sky |
|
| Apr.9 |
San Anselmo |
Sliding Home Demolished By Hand |
|
| 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
|
| Apr.18 |
SF Downtown |
City Commemorates 1906 Quake, Fire
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| Apr.27 |
SF Castro |
Several Parked Cars Torched
|
| May.6 |
Fishermans Wharf |
Ferry Crashes Head On Into Pier 41 |
|
| May.8 |
Alameda |
Toddler Fired Gun, Killed Dad |
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| May.15 |
Ocean Beach |
Man Drowns Trying To Save 2 Boys
|
| May.15 |
SF Bayview |
PG&E Shuts Down Old Power Plant |
|
| May.19 |
Burlingame |
Police Car, Bus Collide; 11 Hurt |
|
| May.26 |
SJSU |
Student Disappears During Finals Week |
|
| Jun.1 |
Fruitvale |
Sliding Earth Threatening Pricey Homes |
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| Jun.2 |
Richmond |
3 children died in fire
|
| Jun.12 |
San Mateo |
Jockey Sustains Critical Injury |
|
| Jun.16 |
Colma |
Cemetery Forced To Dig Up 1,000 Pets |
|
| Jun.22 |
BART |
Free Commutes 2 Days For Spare The Air |
|
| Jun.24 |
South of Market |
Santa Cruz Chancellor jumps to her death Denice Dee Denton, 46, the controversial chancellor of the UC Santa Cruz, jumped from the 44th floor
|
| Jul.5 |
Highway 101 |
Tongan Royal Family Members Killed The vehicle at a high speed went across the lanes into a ditch just north of Willow Rd.
|
| Jul.11 |
Highway 580 |
Grass Fire Near Altamont Closes I-580 |
|
| Jul.23 |
Livermore |
Record Temperatures| Livermore at 115 degrees, San Rafael at 108 degrees, San Jose at 102 degree, San Francisco 87 degrees. San Francisco's topped an 81-degree record set in 1917. 90,0... | |
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| Jul.24 |
San Jose |
66,000 Bay Area homes without power
|
| Jul.24 |
Oakland |
Record Temperatures |
|
| Jul.26 |
San Francisco |
Police Officer Killed In Chase
|
| Aug.6 |
Highway 880 |
Hit-and-run killed CHP officer
|
| Aug.9 |
San Francisco |
Drill Replicate Boat Crash, Oil Spill |
|
| Aug.10 |
SFO |
Bay Area Airports Up Security
|
| Aug.14 |
Livermore |
4 Die In Crash Near County Line |
|
| Aug.29 |
Western Addition |
SUV Driver Runs Over 16 People, 1 Dead Map of Spruce and Mayfair street San Francisco A rampaging man intentionally targeted pedestrians in San Francisco and Fremont
| The driver, Omeed Aziz Popal, 29, of Fremont hit pedestrians. 55-year old man was struck and killed. In some cases he drove on the sidewalk and aimed at people. Police finally boxed the SUV in in the Laurel Heights
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| Sep.6 |
UC Berkeley |
30 Sickened In Marijuana Incident |
|
| Sep.24 |
Oakland Hills |
Authorities Scour Hills For Missing Mom |
|
| Sep.27 |
Mountain View |
Squirrel Attacks Prompt Crackdown |
|
| Oct.7 |
Redwood City |
4 Dead in Accident
|
| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter
|
| Oct.25 |
East San Jose |
8 Buildings Destroyed In Foothills Fire
|
| Nov.10 |
Highway 101 |
Woman killed by tire |
|
| Nov.15 |
San Francisco |
20 Swimmers Bitten By Sea Lion
|
| Nov.30 |
San Jose |
Missing Hikers Found In Mountains
|
| Dec.4 |
San Francisco |
Missing SF Mom, Kids Found Safe
|
| Dec.6 |
San Francisco |
Missing S.F. Man's Body Found In Oregon| James Kim, who got stranded in the snowy wilderness with his family nearly was found dead in a creek the mountains. Friends Mourn Father's 'Heroic' Death In Oregon. Trackers had been following 35-year-old internet journalist's footprints and searching ... | |
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| Dec.21 |
4 |
4 Dead, Including Child, In Plane Crash A small plane crashed and erupted in flames while attempting to land at a Concord airport in cloudy, rainy weather
|
| Dec.22 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger Trainer Mauled In Front Of Crowd An unruly female Siberian named Tatiana attacked and mauled its female trainer shortly after a public feeding
|
| Dec.23 |
Berkeley |
3rd Quake In 4 Days Rattles East Bay
|
| Dec.27 |
Marin County |
1 Dead As Tree Falls On Home |
|
| Dec.27 |
San Francisco |
516,000 lost power since storm began
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.20 |
San Francisco |
Board Approves School Closures, Mergers
|
| Feb.2 |
Livermore Lab |
Lab Deploys High-Powered Weapon |
|
| 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
|
| Apr.10 |
West Contra Costa |
Proposal To Ignore Exit Exam Rule Fails
|
| Apr.21 |
Cisco |
Bush, Schwarzenegger Talk Education
|
| May.3 |
West Oakland |
Girl, 6, Foils On-Campus Molestation |
|
| May.26 |
SJSU |
Student Disappears During Finals Week |
|
| Jun.24 |
South of Market |
Santa Cruz Chancellor jumps to her death Denice Dee Denton, 46, the controversial chancellor of the UC Santa Cruz, jumped from the 44th floor
|
| Aug.15 |
Google |
Google Gives Free Wi-Fi To Mt. View |
|
| Aug.16 |
Petaluma |
Ramsey Suspect's Local Ties
|
| Aug.23 |
Alameda |
'Ethical' stem cell lines created
|
| Oct.2 |
Stanford |
Scientist Shares Nobel Prize In Medicine |
|
| Oct.4 |
UC Berkeley |
Prof. & Grad Share Nobel Physics Prize
|
| Oct.4 |
Stanford |
Professor Wins Nobel Prize In Chemistry |
|
| Oct.24 |
Pleasant Hill |
Bomb Threats Shut Down Diablo V. College
|
| Nov.20 |
Redwood City |
Teacher Fired After Science Experiment |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.19 |
Google |
Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe
|
| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing
|
| Jan.24 |
Emeryville |
Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal| Disney has agreed a $7.4bn deal to buy the animation firm behind films including Toy Story and The Incredibles. 2.3 Disney shares will be issued for each Pixar share. The deal will see Pixar CEO Steve Jobs join Disney's board of directors. Jobs fe... | |
|
| Jan.24 |
Google |
Google censors itself for China
|
| Feb.9 |
Oracle |
Oracle laying off 2,000 employees |
|
| Feb.11 |
Chinatown |
Thousands turn out for Chinese Parade |
|
| Mar.13 |
San Jose |
McClatchy to Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5B The second-largest U.S. newspaper publisher will also assume about $2 billion in Knight Ridder's debt
|
| Mar.17 |
Oakland |
Chertoff Concerned About Bay Area Ports |
|
| Mar.17 |
Google |
Google Need Not Turn Over Records |
|
| Apr.23 |
Carquinez Bridge |
Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge |
|
| Apr.24 |
Sun |
McNealy steps down as CEO
|
| May.8 |
Apple |
Beatles Lose Suit Against Apple Computer |
|
| May.15 |
SF Bayview |
PG&E Shuts Down Old Power Plant |
|
| May.17 |
South of Market |
Piece of Titanic Docks Atop Metreon |
|
| May.23 |
Hercules |
Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land The City Council voted unanimously to pursue using the power of eminent domain to seize 17 acres
|
| May.31 |
Sun |
Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs
|
| Jun.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Eastban span had 10-hour closure |
|
| Jun.7 |
Google |
Google goes to Congress |
|
| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
Apple sued over stock options 2 lawsuits have been filed against its current and former officers and directors relating to stock options grants
|
| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured
|
| Jul.20 |
Google |
2Q earnings soar past expectations |
|
| Jul.25 |
Mountain View |
HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b |
|
| Aug.3 |
Pacifica |
Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens |
|
| Aug.10 |
Oakland |
Kaiser Fined $2M For Transplant Program |
|
| Aug.10 |
SFO |
National Guard Deployed at Airport |
|
| Sep.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Lower Deck Closed Through Sept. 5 The eastbound closed for demolition on the approach's upper deck from Beale Street west to the Clocktower Building
|
| Sep.5 |
Intel |
10,500 Layoffs Announced Semiconductor giant is laying off employees as part of a massive restructuring effort to reverse sinking profits
|
| Sep.6 |
HP |
HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe Investigators sought private telephone records while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential information
| HP ousts veteran member of board George Keyworth. The techniques of the investigation relied on an illegal data mining method known as 'pretexting'
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| Sep.12 |
HP |
Dunn to Step Down |
|
| Sep.12 |
Apple |
Apple targets TV and film market |
|
| Sep.12 |
San Pablo |
Hospital On The Brink Of Closure |
|
| Sep.12 |
San Francisco |
Tentative Agreement In Hotel Dispute |
|
| Sep.22 |
HP |
CEO Offers Apology; Chair Resigns Now
|
| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
Westfield Center Opens |
|
| Oct.4 |
HP |
Criminal Charges Filed Against Dunn
|
| Oct.9 |
YouTube |
Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn Google is buying video-sharing website for $1.65bn in shares. The companies will continue to operate independently
|
| Oct.11 |
Santa Clara |
McAfee fires president; CEO retires |
|
| Oct.17 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area Home Prices Down
|
| Oct.19 |
Google |
Profits nearly double in 3Q |
|
| Oct.24 |
South of Market |
Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF
|
| Nov.6 |
Dublin |
Doctor wanted on rape charge |
|
| Nov.21 |
Google |
Google jumps past $500 |
|
| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Final Skyway Segment Placed |
|
| Dec.27 |
Apple |
Report of options probe, shares rebound There is a report that feds are investigating whether company officers forged documents to sweeten executive stock grants
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Raiders |
Coach Turner fired |
|
| Feb.4 |
Raiders |
Madden elected to Hall of Fame |
|
| Feb.7 |
Half Moon Bay |
South African wins Mavericks Contest |
|
| Feb.10 |
Raiders |
Shell hired as head coach for 2nd time |
|
| Feb.19 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds backs off retirement talk |
|
| Feb.19 |
San Jose |
Murray claims 1st win at SAP Open |
|
| Feb.20 |
SF Downtown |
Tour Of California Bike Race Begins |
|
| Mar.7 |
Barry Bonds |
Book details how Bonds used steroids| Shadows: Barry Bonds took a wide array of performance-enhancing drugs over at least 5 seasons.
2 SF Chronicle reporters allege that Bonds, jealous of attention lavished on McGwire during his record home-run year, began injecting steroids af... | |
|
| 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
|
| Apr.30 |
San Jose |
Sharks oust Preds, 2-1, in Game 5 |
|
| May.7 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds one behind Ruth with 713th |
|
| May.17 |
San Jose |
Sharks out of playoffs |
|
| May.20 |
Coliseum |
Bonds launches No. 714, tying Ruth
|
| May.22 |
SF Downtown |
Second-Grader Swims Alcatraz to SF |
|
| May.28 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds passes Ruth, trails only Aaron Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run to slip past Babe Ruth during Giants' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies
|
| Jun.12 |
San Mateo |
Jockey Sustains Critical Injury |
|
| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
Bonds' trainer jailed |
|
| Jul.9 |
North Beach |
North Beach Celebrates Italian Win |
|
| Jul.20 |
San Francisco |
No indictment for Bonds
|
| Jul.26 |
San Francisco |
City Makes Short List For 2016 Olympics |
|
| Aug.5 |
Raiders |
John Madden Inducted Into Hall Of Fame |
|
| Aug.28 |
San Francisco |
Anderson held in contempt |
|
| Sep.23 |
Giants |
Bonds breaks NL record with No. 734 |
|
| Oct.6 |
Coliseum |
A's complete sweep of Twins
|
| Oct.14 |
Athletics |
Tigers in World Series over A's, 6-3 Magglio Ordonez sent the A's packing with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9nth
|
| Oct.20 |
Oracle |
Oracle, Warriors have naming agreement |
|
| Oct.26 |
Giants |
Giants To Name Bochy As Manager |
|
| Nov.6 |
Fremont |
A's Reach Deal To Build New Stadium The A's will acquire a 143-acre site near the former Baylands racetrack off of I-880 in a deal Cisco Systems
|
| Nov.9 |
49ers |
49ers dump Candlestick for Santa Clara The 49ers intend to replace dingy park with a state-of-the-art stadium in Santa Clara
| After years of planning for a stadium in the city, owner York changed his club's focus to Silicon Valley. John York is insisting the 49ers never will leave the Bay Area or change their name
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| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
City abandons 2016 Olympic bid
|
| Dec.7 |
Giants |
Bonds, Giants Agree On 1-Year Contract |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
San Ramon |
Boys Left Alone, Parents In Las Vegas
|
| Jan.5 |
SF Downtown |
Feds Raid Antique Stores |
|
| Jan.7 |
East Palo Alto |
Officer shot and killed
|
| Jan.9 |
SF Downtown |
Pipe Bomb Defused In Starbucks |
|
| Jan.11 |
Newark |
Dead Baby Found In Dumpster |
|
| Jan.13 |
San Quentin |
Riot Injures 9 Inmates, Staff |
|
| Jan.13 |
San Francisco |
Human Remains Found In Suitcase In Bay
|
| Jan.14 |
SF Mission |
Police officer shot, dragged for block |
|
| Jan.17 |
San Quentin |
State Executes Allen California's oldest condemned inmate Clarence Ray Allen needed an extra dose of a lethal chemical
|
| Jan.18 |
San Jose |
Chili-Finger Couple Receives 9 years
|
| Jan.27 |
Hayward |
Maximum Sentences In Transgen. Murder
|
| Feb.6 |
SF Bayview |
MUNI Driver Assaulted
|
| Feb.13 |
Oakland |
Phony CHP Officer Pulls Over Drivers |
|
| Feb.16 |
SF Mission |
Doctor Accused Of Giving Fake Vaccines
|
| Feb.21 |
San Quentin |
Morales execution hold off The state has cancelled the execution of a killer over ethical issues surrounding the lethal injection method
| Prison failed twice within 24 hours to find anesthesiologists to administer the drugs to Michael Morales.
He was convicted of the murder and rape of a 17-year-old girl in 1981.
Morales is now back on Death Row while the state reviews the policy on how to carry out lethal injections.
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| Feb.21 |
Richmond |
10-Year-Old Girl Hit By Stray Gunfire |
|
| Feb.23 |
San Mateo |
Pursuit ends in home collision |
|
| Mar.1 |
Chinatown |
Chinatown leader assassinated Allen Leung, 56, died after being shot several times inside a dried seafood business
|
| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
Caught On Video: Homeless Beating |
|
| Mar.16 |
Oakland |
12 Arrested In Pot Candy Distribution Ring |
|
| Mar.19 |
Oakland Downtown |
Vandalism Spree Lands Teenager In Jail |
|
| Mar.22 |
Oakland Downtown |
Two Wanted For False Bomb BART Threat |
|
| 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
|
| Apr.13 |
Highway 680 |
Bank Robbers Dump Cash On Freeway
|
| Apr.15 |
Redwood City |
3 Dead in Shooting |
|
| Apr.20 |
Western Addition |
Hell's Angels Arrested In FBI Raids
|
| May.3 |
West Oakland |
Girl, 6, Foils On-Campus Molestation |
|
| May.4 |
SF Bayview |
Murder Case Witness Gunned Down Twenty-two-year-old Terrell Rollins was supposedly being protected by the D.A.'s Office
|
| May.4 |
San Quentin |
Sex Offenders Moving To San Quentin |
|
| May.8 |
Alameda |
Toddler Fired Gun, Killed Dad |
|
| May.12 |
Stanford |
Armed Robbers Strike Stanford, Palo Alto
|
| Jun.1 |
Hayward |
7 Paroled Sex Offenders Move To Motel |
|
| Jun.6 |
San Francisco |
1 Dead In Officer-Involved Shooting |
|
| Jun.16 |
Martinez |
Susan Polk Guilty Of 2nd Degree Murder
|
| Jun.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Indicted For Bribery, Conspiracy| Gonzales was indicted on six counts stemming from a probe involving a secretly-negotiated city garbage contract. The contract cost taxpayers more than $11 million. Ron Gonzales, denied wrongdoing and rejected ca... | |
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| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
Bonds' trainer jailed |
|
| Jul.20 |
San Francisco |
No indictment for Bonds
|
| Jul.26 |
San Francisco |
Police Officer Killed In Chase
|
| Aug.6 |
Highway 880 |
Hit-and-run killed CHP officer
|
| Aug.16 |
Petaluma |
Ramsey Suspect's Local Ties
|
| Aug.28 |
Martinez |
Dyleski Convicted Of Murder, Faces Life A jury found a 17-year-old Scott Dyleski guilty of murder in the bludgeoning death of a defense attorney's wife
|
| Aug.28 |
San Francisco |
Anderson held in contempt |
|
| Aug.29 |
Western Addition |
SUV Driver Runs Over 16 People, 1 Dead Map of Spruce and Mayfair street San Francisco A rampaging man intentionally targeted pedestrians in San Francisco and Fremont
| The driver, Omeed Aziz Popal, 29, of Fremont hit pedestrians. 55-year old man was struck and killed. In some cases he drove on the sidewalk and aimed at people. Police finally boxed the SUV in in the Laurel Heights
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| Aug.30 |
San Francisco |
Body Of Missing Baby Found |
|
| Sep.1 |
North Oakland |
Woman Set On Fire |
|
| Sep.6 |
UC Berkeley |
30 Sickened In Marijuana Incident |
|
| Sep.8 |
HP |
Investigation broke state laws |
|
| Sep.12 |
OAK |
Karr Arrives Facing Child Porn Charges
|
| Sep.13 |
Oakland Hills |
Police search home of missing woman's ex
|
| Sep.20 |
Santa Rosa |
Evidence Missing In Karr Child Porn Case |
|
| Sep.21 |
SF Chronicle |
Reporters Ordered Jailed In BALCO Probe Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada were ordered jailed for up to a maximum 18 months, pending an appeal
|
| Sep.29 |
Fruitvale |
Armored Car Guard Killed In Robbery
|
| Oct.4 |
HP |
Criminal Charges Filed Against Dunn
|
| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
Suspected of running torture chamber |
|
| Oct.5 |
Santa Rosa |
John Karr Freed, Charges Dropped| John Mark Karr walked out of Sonoma jail a free man after a County judge dismissed child pornography charges. Prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to take the case to trial against the one-time JonBenet Ramsey slaying ... | |
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| Oct.11 |
SF Bayview |
Arrested After Shooting Alleged Shoplifter |
|
| Oct.19 |
Fremont |
Woman Found Shot To Death |
|
| Oct.21 |
Japantown |
3 people shot, 2 died in Japantown |
|
| Oct.24 |
Pleasant Hill |
Bomb Threats Shut Down Diablo V. College
|
| Oct.30 |
Oakland |
Oakland 8th Most Dangerous City In U.S. |
|
| Oct.30 |
SF Bayview |
Judge Prohibits Gang From Hanging Out |
|
| Oct.30 |
Richmond |
Mother Arrested In Murder Of Son
|
| Oct.31 |
North San Jose |
Explosions At PayPal Building
|
| Nov.1 |
SF Castro |
10 Shot At Halloween Party Gunfire broke out between 2 groups at a massive street party as authorities were dispersing thousands of revelers
|
| Nov.6 |
Dublin |
Doctor wanted on rape charge |
|
| Nov.20 |
Santa Rosa |
Bishop Gets Counseling; No Charges |
|
| Nov.22 |
Castro Valley |
Officer-Involved Shooting |
|
| Nov.23 |
Daly City |
Cops: Man Kept Girl Captive In Basement |
|
| Nov.23 |
North Oakland |
3 shot to death at apartment complex |
|
| Nov.30 |
SF City Hall |
35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal
|
| Dec.2 |
West San Jose |
Father Arrested For Killing Daughter, 2 |
|
| Dec.4 |
San Jose |
City Reports 4 Homicides In 48 Hours |
|
| Dec.11 |
Fruitvale |
Shootings leave 2 dead, toddler wounded |
|
| Dec.14 |
Pittsburg |
Malnourished 2-Year Old Toddler Dies |
|
| Dec.21 |
Castro Valley |
Police Reveal Identity Of 'Jane Doe'
|
| Dec.23 |
SF Sunset |
Police Officer and Suspect Dead The officer and his partner tried to serve a felony warrant on 25th Avenue between Lawton and Moraga st.
|
| Dec.23 |
East Palo Alto |
Police shot and killed robbery suspect |
|
| Dec.27 |
Apple |
Report of options probe, shares rebound There is a report that feds are investigating whether company officers forged documents to sweeten executive stock grants
|
| Dec.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Former staffers of mayor charged
|
| Dec.30 |
SF Bayview |
3 People Killed in Shooting |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Napa |
Governor Declares State of Emergency Schwarzenegger said about 'conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property'
|
| Jan.19 |
Google |
Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe
|
| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing
|
| Jan.24 |
Google |
Google censors itself for China
|
| Jan.29 |
SF Downtown |
Hillary Clinton spoke at fundraising event |
|
| Feb.2 |
Livermore Lab |
Lab Deploys High-Powered Weapon |
|
| Feb.3 |
Napa |
Bush Puts Disaster Label On Flood Zones |
|
| Feb.6 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief questions 'use of force' report Heather Fong called Chronicle's series 'irresponsible,' saying she is concerned about the report's accuracy
|
| Feb.7 |
Half Moon Bay |
South African wins Mavericks Contest |
|
| Feb.15 |
San Francisco |
S.F. Installs New Archbishop
|
| Feb.19 |
San Jose |
Murray claims 1st win at SAP Open |
|
| Feb.25 |
San Jose |
Gov. Talks 'Boldness' At GOP Convention |
|
| Mar.1 |
Chinatown |
Chinatown leader assassinated Allen Leung, 56, died after being shot several times inside a dried seafood business
|
| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
Caught On Video: Homeless Beating |
|
| Mar.8 |
Oakland |
Woman Says Mayor Broke Her Phone |
|
| Mar.17 |
Oakland |
Chertoff Concerned About Bay Area Ports |
|
| Mar.17 |
Google |
Google Need Not Turn Over Records |
|
| 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
|
| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
Immigration Protests Draw Thousands |
|
| Apr.10 |
Alum Rock |
Thousands Protest Immigration Bill |
|
| Apr.15 |
San Francisco |
Dalai Lama Brings Message Of Tolerance |
|
| Apr.18 |
SF Downtown |
City Commemorates 1906 Quake, Fire
|
| Apr.21 |
Cisco |
Bush, Schwarzenegger Talk Education
|
| May.1 |
East Oakland |
Immigration Protesters March |
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| May.1 |
San Jose Downtown |
Thousands Of Immigrants Turn Out| 50,000 legal and illegals marched peacefully under a blue sky protesting what they call unjust immigration legislation. People called out battle cries such as 'Si, se puede,' meaning 'Yes, we can,' while waving U.S. and Mexican fl... | |
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| May.23 |
Hercules |
Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land The City Council voted unanimously to pursue using the power of eminent domain to seize 17 acres
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| Jun.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums Winner In Mayor Race
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| Jun.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Indicted For Bribery, Conspiracy| Gonzales was indicted on six counts stemming from a probe involving a secretly-negotiated city garbage contract. The contract cost taxpayers more than $11 million. Ron Gonzales, denied wrongdoing and rejected ca... | |
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| Jun.24 |
South of Market |
Santa Cruz Chancellor jumps to her death Denice Dee Denton, 46, the controversial chancellor of the UC Santa Cruz, jumped from the 44th floor
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| Jun.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign |
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| Jul.1 |
San Francisco |
First SF Soldier Killed In Iraq |
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| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured
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| Jul.29 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Gives Blair Key To City
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| Aug.10 |
SFO |
National Guard Deployed at Airport |
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| Aug.18 |
SF City Hall |
Strip Club Crackdown Proposed |
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| Sep.6 |
HP |
HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe Investigators sought private telephone records while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential information
| HP ousts veteran member of board George Keyworth. The techniques of the investigation relied on an illegal data mining method known as 'pretexting'
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| Sep.10 |
San Francisco |
Police Remember Fallen Comrades, 9/11 |
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| Sep.21 |
SF Chronicle |
Reporters Ordered Jailed In BALCO Probe Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada were ordered jailed for up to a maximum 18 months, pending an appeal
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| Sep.28 |
HP |
Lawmakers Rip HP Tactics In Leak Scandal |
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| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
Radio Host Under Fire For Comments |
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter
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| Nov.1 |
SF City Hall |
Bill Clinton Rallies To Support Prop. 87 |
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| Nov.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor San Jose Councilman Chuck Reed, a Kansas native, was leading San Jose native who directs education
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| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General
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| Nov.8 |
Berkeley |
Mayor Tom Bates re-elected |
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| Nov.20 |
Santa Rosa |
Bishop Gets Counseling; No Charges |
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| Nov.21 |
Richmond |
Mayor Concedes 2 Weeks After Election |
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| Nov.30 |
SF City Hall |
35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal
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| Dec.4 |
UC Berkeley |
Protesters perch in trees to save from ax Zachary RunningWolf, who ran was a candidate to become the mayor, and two others are hoping to save a grove
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| Dec.12 |
Richmond |
6 Cops Accuse Chief Of Racism |
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| Dec.21 |
Castro Valley |
Police Reveal Identity Of 'Jane Doe'
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