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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' | |
| Jan.9 |
East Palo Alto |
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Police Mourn Colleague's Death |
| Jan.12 |
SJ Arena |
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Thousands Pay Tribute to Slain Cop
| Jan.13 |
BART |
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Ads Spur Debate |
| Jan.14 |
SFO |
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100 Controversial Parking Passes Revoked |
| Jan.15 |
SF Marina |
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Protestors Attend Town Hall With Pelosi |
| Jan.19 |
Google |
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Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe The Bush administration has subpoenaed Google for details on what its users have been looking for | |
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SF City Hall |
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Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing Newsom has accused the city's cable car conductors of pocketing fares, stirring the ire of the union | |
| Jan.20 |
Alameda |
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Schwarzenegger signs prescription bill
| Jan.21 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Meets with Cable Car Operators |
| Jan.22 |
SF Downtown |
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Dueling Abortion Rallies Converge
| Jan.23 |
Livermore |
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Town Grieving For Kayla Reed |
| Jan.24 |
Contra Costa County |
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County To Study Fast Food Proposal |
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Google |
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Google censors itself for China Leading internet search company has agreed to censor some of its services to satisfy Beijing's restrictions | |
| Jan.29 |
SF Downtown |
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Hillary Clinton spoke at fundraising event Sen. received an enthusiastic welcome when she spoke with television personality Jane Pauley
| Jan.31 |
Stanford |
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Bush names Stanford professor |
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SF City Hall |
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Chamber Calls Falun Gong Homophobic
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| Feb.2 |
Livermore Lab |
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Lab Deploys High-Powered Weapon Officials at the laboratory have added a high-powered gun that can fire 3,000 rounds a minute o their armory
| Feb.3 |
Napa |
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Bush Puts Disaster Label On Flood Zones President Bush is triggering federal funds for counties that suffered flooding, mudslides from storms
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Global |
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Santa Rosa Soldier Killed By Bomb In Iraq
| Feb.6 |
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 | |
| Feb.7 |
San Jose |
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County To Pay Hell's Angels $1 Million
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Half Moon Bay |
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South African wins Mavericks Contest Grant 'Twiggy' Baker was crowned king of the waves. The 24 contestants had only 24 hours' notice to arrive
| Feb.8 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Plans To Add Police Officers |
| Feb.9 |
49ers |
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Diversity Action Plan Unveiled |
| Feb.15 |
San Francisco |
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S.F. Installs New Archbishop The ceremonial installation of George Niederauer drew church leaders from around the world | |
| Feb.19 |
San Jose |
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Murray claims 1st win at SAP Open Britain's Andrew Murray battled from a set down to stun Australian Lleyton Hewitt 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the final
| Feb.25 |
San Jose |
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Gov. Talks 'Boldness' At GOP Convention Schwarzenegger said he will continue to push for government reforms but called to stop fighting
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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 | |
| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
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Caught On Video: Homeless Beating Police in are searching for 3 suspects in connection with an attack on a homeless man who was beaten
| Mar.8 |
Oakland |
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Woman Says Mayor Broke Her Phone Two women say Brown made racist statements during an altercation outside a nightclub
| Mar.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Suicide Barrier Must Handle Winds |
| Mar.13 |
Oakland |
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Labor Stalemate Slows Crime Fight
| Mar.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
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State Of Emergency On Hold
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Google |
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Judge Siding With Feds Over Subpoena |
| Mar.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
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PD Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement |
| Mar.17 |
San Bruno |
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Soldier From San Bruno Killed In Iraq
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Oakland |
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Chertoff Concerned About Bay Area Ports U.S. Homeland Security Secretary wants to ensure that there's 'adequate security to bring prosperity'
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Google |
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Google Need Not Turn Over Records A federal judge ordered Google to give the Bush administration a peek inside its search engine
| Mar.18 |
SF Downtown |
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Protest Marks Anniversary Of Iraq War |
| Mar.29 |
San Jose City Hall |
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City Council Opposes Immigration Bill |
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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
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 |
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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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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.
| Apr.13 |
Alameda County |
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Schwarzenegger Declares Emergency
| Apr.15 |
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
| 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... | |
| 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
| Apr.22 |
Napa |
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Bush Marks Earth Day Mountain Biking
| Apr.30 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Silent Vigil for Darfur on east sidewalk |
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| May.1 |
East Oakland |
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Immigration Protesters March At least several thousand people marched seven7 to the federal building in a to support for immigration rights
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SF Downtown |
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Thousands turn out for immigrants rights
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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 flags as they trotted down King Rd. Hundreds more stood along the sidelines as the march stretched across 5 lanes
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| May.2 |
Treasure Island |
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K-9 Unit Officer Dies In Training Exercise
| May.6 |
Richmond |
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Cinco de Mayo Events Relatively Quiet |
| May.8 |
Concord |
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Soldier From Concord Killed in Iraq
| May.11 |
San Francisco |
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Inquire About Students' Immigration |
| May.15 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Vetoes G.G. Park Road Closure |
| May.16 |
Oakland |
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Mayoral candidates debated over housing |
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Antioch |
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County Oks Closure Of Crime-Plagued Rd. |
| May.18 |
San Jose |
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Grand jury: city police intimidating citizens
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San Francisco |
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Wife Of Drowned Hero Facing Deportation |
| May.21 |
San Francisco |
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VP Dick Cheney Quietly Arrives In SF
| 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 | |
| May.29 |
SF Presidio |
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Annual ceremony marking Memorial Day |
| May.30 |
San Jose |
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Candidates Face Off In Mayoral Debate |
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| Jun.5 |
Oakland |
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Census: Whites Surpass Blacks In City |
| Jun.7 |
San Francisco |
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3 Of 5 Ballot Measures Fail
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Alameda County |
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Incumbents Appear To Fare Well |
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Contra Costa County |
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Voters Approve 4 Of 5 Local Measures |
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San Jose |
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Voters Reject BART Expansion Tax
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San Jose City Hall |
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Runoff For Mayoral Race
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Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums projected victor in mayor's race
| Jun.8 |
Antioch |
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Gov. Schwarzenegger Visits Antioch |
| Jun.9 |
San Mateo |
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Sexual harassment claims against coroner |
| Jun.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums Winner In Mayor Race Former congressman had enough votes to become the unofficial winner, with 50.18% of the vote. Ron Dellums was above the threshold of 50% needed to avoid a runoff with City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, who had 32.99% of ... | |
| 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 calls to step down. Mayor's aide, Joe Guerra, and garbage company Norcal Waste Systems also indicted
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| Jun.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor |
| 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
Her body was found outside the Paramount apartments on Mission Street at Third, tallest apartment for rent in San Francisco, where he partner lives
The outspoken lesbian had the university foot $600,000 in renovations to her campus home
Her partner, Gretchen Kalonji, was hired to work for the UC at a six-figure salary.
Denton was appointed as the 9th chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, and assumed office on Feb. 14, 2005.
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| Jun.25 |
SF Downtown |
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100’s Of Thousands For Pride Parade
| Jun.27 |
Larry Ellison |
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Ellison pulls plug on Harvard donation |
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San Jose City Hall |
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City Attorney: Council Can't Oust Mayor |
| Jun.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign The City Council voted 8-3 in favor of a resolution asking Mayor to resign even though he had earlier reiterated
| Jun.29 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Ward Stepping Down As Head Of Schools |
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| Jul.1 |
San Francisco |
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First SF Soldier Killed In Iraq Spc. Christopher D. Rose, 21, was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated in Baghdad
| Jul.7 |
San Francisco |
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Angelides, Sen. Clinton visited SF
| Jul.13 |
Fishermans Wharf |
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SF Rejects Permit For Pot Club
| Jul.14 |
Hillsborough |
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Tongan princess forgives teen for deaths
| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
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Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured The Board voted unanimously to approve legislation that creates the Health Access
Program | |
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San Mateo |
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Bodies Of Tongan Royals Headed Home |
| Jul.20 |
Campbell |
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Chertoff Speaks To Immigrants |
| Jul.22 |
Santa Clara |
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Attorney Gen. Gonzales Speaks |
| Jul.26 |
San Jose |
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Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Counts
| Jul.27 |
Discovery Bay |
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Discovery Bay Soldier Dies In Iraq |
| Jul.29 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Gives Blair Key To City British Prime Minister says his priorities are developing clean technology and investment in British business. Blair is stopping by the home of former Secretary of State Shultz w... | |
| Jul.30 |
Cisco |
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British prime minister visits with execs |
| Jul.31 |
Genentech |
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Tony Blair Visits Genentech Headquarters |
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| Aug.1 |
Stanford |
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Nike Chairman Pledges $105 Million |
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San Francisco |
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Journalist Jailed For Refusing Video |
| Aug.2 |
San Francisco |
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Thousands Mourn For Fallen Officer |
| Aug.4 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland Unveils Bold New Crime Plan |
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SFO |
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12 Iranians Detained |
| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
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Ex-City Supervisor Killed In Car Crash
| Aug.10 |
SFO |
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National Guard Deployed at Airport Schwarzenegger activated the Guard to bolster security at Calif. airports after authorities foiled a terror plot
| Aug.11 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Approves Affordable Housing Law |
| Aug.12 |
SF Downtown |
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Protesters condemn U.S.-Israeli policies
| Aug.18 |
SF City Hall |
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Strip Club Crackdown Proposed Supervisors are being asked to ban private rooms in strip clubs
| Aug.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Norcal Dumped By City Council |
| Aug.31 |
San Francisco |
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Jailed Videographer Granted Bail |
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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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| Sep.10 |
San Francisco |
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Police Remember Fallen Comrades, 9/11 Hundreds of police officers and firefighters attended an annual mass for those in their ranks who have died
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East Oakland |
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Schwarzenegger Campaigns At Church
| Sep.11 |
SFO |
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SFO Remembers Flight Crews Of Sept. 11
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Alameda |
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Former Reservist Killed in Afghan Blast |
| Sep.13 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom Unveils Plan To End Truancy |
| Sep.15 |
San Francisco |
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South Korea's President Visits |
| 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
Reporters are refusing to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and others
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| Sep.22 |
San Jose |
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Man Returns After Vietnam Imprisonment
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San Francisco |
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Mum Journalist Back In Prison |
| Sep.28 |
HP |
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Lawmakers Rip HP Tactics In Leak Scandal Lawmakers denounced the intrusive tactics as a congressional hearing launched
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| Oct.9 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Mayor's Race Heats Up |
| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
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Radio Host Under Fire For Comments Pete Wilson criticized the lesbian couple for raising a child in what he called a 'non-romantic relationship'
| Oct.17 |
San Francisco |
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SF Soldier Dies In Iraq |
| Oct.19 |
SF Chronicle |
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Chronicle agrees to contempt in leak
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Moraga |
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Soldier From Moraga Killed In Iraq |
| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
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Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter The firefighter tried unsuccessfully to wrestle a suicidal man away from a rooftop. 26-year-old man fell to his death | |
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Oakland Hills |
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15th Anniversary Of Wildfire Marked |
| Oct.23 |
Berkeley |
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Gore Supports Prop. 87 At Rally
| Oct.24 |
East Oakland |
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Schwarzenegger tout record on education
| Oct.25 |
San Francisco |
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Barack Obama Visits
| Oct.26 |
SF Castro |
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Effort To Scale Down Halloween |
| Oct.27 |
Fremont |
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Hundreds Remember Slain Mother |
| Oct.30 |
Oakland |
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Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties
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| Nov.1 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor mulls cancellation of Halloween |
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SF City Hall |
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Bill Clinton Rallies To Support Prop. 87 Former President joined Mayor Newsom, actress Eva Longoria to support the proposition
| Nov.3 |
Pleasanton |
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Laura Bush Campaigns For Pombo |
| Nov.4 |
Fremont |
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Muslim community gathering on murder |
| 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 | |
| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General A 2-term governor and mayor of Oakland is winning the race for California attorney general | |
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Berkeley |
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Mayor Tom Bates re-elected
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San Leandro |
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Anthony 'Tony' Santos will be next mayor
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Alameda |
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Mayor Beverly Johnson re-elected |
| Nov.14 |
Berkeley |
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Lawsuit to halt Memorial Stadium upgrades |
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San Francisco |
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Board Votes To Eliminate Junior ROTC |
| Nov.20 |
Santa Rosa |
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Bishop Gets Counseling; No Charges Daniel Walsh will not face criminal charges for failing to report child abuse allegations if he completes the counseling
| Nov.21 |
Richmond |
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Mayor Concedes 2 Weeks After Election Incumbent Irma Anderson conceded defeat to Gayle McLaughlin in the tight and closely-watched race
| Nov.23 |
SF Downtown |
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Thanksgiving Feast At St. Anthony's
| Nov.28 |
Napa |
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Pelosi's Business Scrutinized
| Nov.30 |
SF City Hall |
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35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal Police Chief Fong announced that officers face disciplinary charges in connection to a series of controversial videos | |
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| Dec.1 |
Richmond |
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Funeral Held For Slain Police Officer |
| 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
The University oak grove controversy arose over the planned removal of trees in preparation for the construction of a new student athletic training center.
Berkeley municipal law prohibits removing any coast live oak with a trunk larger than 6 inches within city, but the university claims an exemption to the city law as a state agency.
UC actions have sparked 3 lawsuits
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| Dec.5 |
UC Berkeley |
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Stadium Approved, Tree Sitters Remain |
| Dec.6 |
San Francisco |
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CNET Colleagues Mourn Kim's Death
| Dec.12 |
Richmond |
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6 Cops Accuse Chief Of Racism Six high-ranking African-American officers filed state complaints accusing Chris Magnus of racism and harrassment
| Dec.13 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Gonzales Presides Over Final City Council Mtg |
| Dec.18 |
Intel |
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Intel To Develop Electronic Quran |
| Dec.21 |
Castro Valley |
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Police Reveal Identity Of 'Jane Doe' The body of Yesenia Becerra Nungaray, 16, of Yahualica, Mexico, was found inside a laundry bag behind a restaurant | |
| Dec.22 |
Napa |
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Marine Charged In Iraqi Civilian Massacre
| Dec.29 |
San Francisco |
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Thousands Mourn Slain Police Officer
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2006 |
| Feb.9 |
49ers |
Diversity Action Plan Unveiled |
| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter The firefighter tried unsuccessfully to wrestle a suicidal man away from a rooftop. 26-year-old man fell to his death | |
| Oct.21 |
Oakland Hills |
15th Anniversary Of Wildfire Marked |
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2006 |
| Jan.24 |
Contra Costa County |
County To Study Fast Food Proposal |
| Jun.27 |
Larry Ellison |
Ellison pulls plug on Harvard donation |
| Jul.13 |
Fishermans Wharf |
SF Rejects Permit For Pot Club
| Aug.1 |
Stanford |
Nike Chairman Pledges $105 Million |
| Nov.23 |
SF Downtown |
Thanksgiving Feast At St. Anthony's
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2006 |
| 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... | |
| Jun.7 |
San Francisco |
3 Of 5 Ballot Measures Fail
| Jun.7 |
Alameda County |
Incumbents Appear To Fare Well |
| Jun.7 |
Contra Costa County |
Voters Approve 4 Of 5 Local Measures |
| Jun.7 |
San Jose |
Voters Reject BART Expansion Tax
| Jun.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
Runoff For Mayoral Race
| Jun.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums projected victor in mayor's race
| Jun.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums Winner In Mayor Race Former congressman had enough votes to become the unofficial winner, with 50.18% of the vote. Ron Dellums was above the threshold of 50% needed to avoid a runoff with City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, who had 32.99% of ... | |
| 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 calls to step down. Mayor's aide, Joe Guerra, and garbage company Norcal Waste Systems also indicted
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| Sep.10 |
East Oakland |
Schwarzenegger Campaigns At Church
| Oct.9 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor's Race Heats Up |
| Oct.30 |
Oakland |
Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties
| Nov.1 |
SF City Hall |
Bill Clinton Rallies To Support Prop. 87 Former President joined Mayor Newsom, actress Eva Longoria to support the proposition
| Nov.3 |
Pleasanton |
Laura Bush Campaigns For Pombo |
| 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 | |
| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General A 2-term governor and mayor of Oakland is winning the race for California attorney general | |
| Nov.8 |
Berkeley |
Mayor Tom Bates re-elected
| Nov.8 |
San Leandro |
Anthony 'Tony' Santos will be next mayor
| Nov.8 |
Alameda |
Mayor Beverly Johnson re-elected |
| Nov.21 |
Richmond |
Mayor Concedes 2 Weeks After Election Incumbent Irma Anderson conceded defeat to Gayle McLaughlin in the tight and closely-watched race
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2006 |
| Jun.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor |
| Jul.31 |
Genentech |
Tony Blair Visits Genentech Headquarters |
| 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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2006 |
| Jan.14 |
SFO |
100 Controversial Parking Passes Revoked |
| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing Newsom has accused the city's cable car conductors of pocketing fares, stirring the ire of the union | |
| Jan.21 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Meets with Cable Car Operators |
| Jan.24 |
Contra Costa County |
County To Study Fast Food Proposal |
| Feb.7 |
San Jose |
County To Pay Hell's Angels $1 Million
| Mar.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
State Of Emergency On Hold
| 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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| May.15 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Vetoes G.G. Park Road Closure |
| May.16 |
Antioch |
County Oks Closure Of Crime-Plagued Rd. |
| 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 | |
| Jun.9 |
San Mateo |
Sexual harassment claims against coroner |
| Jun.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor |
| Jun.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign The City Council voted 8-3 in favor of a resolution asking Mayor to resign even though he had earlier reiterated
| Jul.13 |
Fishermans Wharf |
SF Rejects Permit For Pot Club
| Jul.14 |
Hillsborough |
Tongan princess forgives teen for deaths
| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured The Board voted unanimously to approve legislation that creates the Health Access
Program | |
| Aug.4 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland Unveils Bold New Crime Plan |
| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
Ex-City Supervisor Killed In Car Crash
| Aug.11 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Approves Affordable Housing Law |
| Aug.18 |
SF City Hall |
Strip Club Crackdown Proposed Supervisors are being asked to ban private rooms in strip clubs
| Aug.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Norcal Dumped By City Council |
| Sep.13 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Unveils Plan To End Truancy |
| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter The firefighter tried unsuccessfully to wrestle a suicidal man away from a rooftop. 26-year-old man fell to his death | |
| Oct.26 |
SF Castro |
Effort To Scale Down Halloween |
| Nov.1 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor mulls cancellation of Halloween |
| Nov.14 |
Berkeley |
Lawsuit to halt Memorial Stadium upgrades |
| Dec.5 |
UC Berkeley |
Stadium Approved, Tree Sitters Remain |
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2006 |
| Feb.7 |
Half Moon Bay |
South African wins Mavericks Contest Grant 'Twiggy' Baker was crowned king of the waves. The 24 contestants had only 24 hours' notice to arrive
| Feb.19 |
San Jose |
Murray claims 1st win at SAP Open Britain's Andrew Murray battled from a set down to stun Australian Lleyton Hewitt 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the final
| 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 Police in are searching for 3 suspects in connection with an attack on a homeless man who was beaten
| Apr.30 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Silent Vigil for Darfur on east sidewalk |
| May.2 |
Treasure Island |
K-9 Unit Officer Dies In Training Exercise
| Jul.14 |
Hillsborough |
Tongan princess forgives teen for deaths
| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured The Board voted unanimously to approve legislation that creates the Health Access
Program | |
| Jul.29 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Gives Blair Key To City British Prime Minister says his priorities are developing clean technology and investment in British business. Blair is stopping by the home of former Secretary of State Shultz w... | |
| Jul.30 |
Cisco |
British prime minister visits with execs |
| Aug.4 |
SFO |
12 Iranians Detained |
| Sep.22 |
San Jose |
Man Returns After Vietnam Imprisonment
| Dec.21 |
Castro Valley |
Police Reveal Identity Of 'Jane Doe' The body of Yesenia Becerra Nungaray, 16, of Yahualica, Mexico, was found inside a laundry bag behind a restaurant | |
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2006 |
| Feb.15 |
San Francisco |
S.F. Installs New Archbishop The ceremonial installation of George Niederauer drew church leaders from around the world | |
| 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
| Nov.20 |
Santa Rosa |
Bishop Gets Counseling; No Charges Daniel Walsh will not face criminal charges for failing to report child abuse allegations if he completes the counseling
| Dec.18 |
Intel |
Intel To Develop Electronic Quran |
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2006 |
| Jan.19 |
Google |
Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe The Bush administration has subpoenaed Google for details on what its users have been looking for | |
| Mar.13 |
Oakland |
Labor Stalemate Slows Crime Fight
| Mar.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
PD Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement |
| Jun.27 |
San Jose City Hall |
City Attorney: Council Can't Oust Mayor |
| Jul.26 |
San Jose |
Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Counts
| 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
Reporters are refusing to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and others
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| Sep.22 |
San Francisco |
Mum Journalist Back In Prison |
| Nov.28 |
Napa |
Pelosi's Business Scrutinized
| Dec.22 |
Napa |
Marine Charged In Iraqi Civilian Massacre
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2006 |
| Mar.1 |
Chinatown |
Chinatown leader assassinated Allen Leung, 56, died after being shot several times inside a dried seafood business | |
| Aug.1 |
San Francisco |
Journalist Jailed For Refusing Video |
| Aug.31 |
San Francisco |
Jailed Videographer Granted Bail |
| 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
Reporters are refusing to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and others
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| Sep.22 |
San Francisco |
Mum Journalist Back In Prison |
| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
Radio Host Under Fire For Comments Pete Wilson criticized the lesbian couple for raising a child in what he called a 'non-romantic relationship'
| Oct.19 |
SF Chronicle |
Chronicle agrees to contempt in leak
| Nov.4 |
Fremont |
Muslim community gathering on murder |
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2006 |
| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
Caught On Video: Homeless Beating Police in are searching for 3 suspects in connection with an attack on a homeless man who was beaten
| Nov.14 |
San Francisco |
Board Votes To Eliminate Junior ROTC |
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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' | |
| Apr.13 |
Alameda County |
Schwarzenegger Declares Emergency
| 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... | |
| Sep.10 |
San Francisco |
Police Remember Fallen Comrades, 9/11 Hundreds of police officers and firefighters attended an annual mass for those in their ranks who have died
| Sep.11 |
SFO |
SFO Remembers Flight Crews Of Sept. 11
| Oct.21 |
Oakland Hills |
15th Anniversary Of Wildfire Marked |
| Dec.18 |
Intel |
Intel To Develop Electronic Quran |
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2006 |
| Feb.2 |
Livermore Lab |
Lab Deploys High-Powered Weapon Officials at the laboratory have added a high-powered gun that can fire 3,000 rounds a minute o their armory
| Feb.3 |
Global |
Santa Rosa Soldier Killed By Bomb In Iraq
| May.8 |
Concord |
Soldier From Concord Killed in Iraq
| May.29 |
SF Presidio |
Annual ceremony marking Memorial Day |
| Jul.1 |
San Francisco |
First SF Soldier Killed In Iraq Spc. Christopher D. Rose, 21, was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated in Baghdad
| Jul.27 |
Discovery Bay |
Discovery Bay Soldier Dies In Iraq |
| Aug.10 |
SFO |
National Guard Deployed at Airport Schwarzenegger activated the Guard to bolster security at Calif. airports after authorities foiled a terror plot
| Sep.11 |
Alameda |
Former Reservist Killed in Afghan Blast |
| Oct.17 |
San Francisco |
SF Soldier Dies In Iraq |
| Oct.19 |
Moraga |
Soldier From Moraga Killed In Iraq |
| Dec.22 |
Napa |
Marine Charged In Iraqi Civilian Massacre
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2006 |
| Feb.7 |
Half Moon Bay |
South African wins Mavericks Contest Grant 'Twiggy' Baker was crowned king of the waves. The 24 contestants had only 24 hours' notice to arrive
| Sep.28 |
HP |
Lawmakers Rip HP Tactics In Leak Scandal Lawmakers denounced the intrusive tactics as a congressional hearing launched
| Dec.21 |
Castro Valley |
Police Reveal Identity Of 'Jane Doe' The body of Yesenia Becerra Nungaray, 16, of Yahualica, Mexico, was found inside a laundry bag behind a restaurant | |
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2006 |
| Feb.7 |
San Jose |
County To Pay Hell's Angels $1 Million
| Mar.29 |
San Jose City Hall |
City Council Opposes Immigration Bill |
| May.1 |
East Oakland |
Immigration Protesters March At least several thousand people marched seven7 to the federal building in a to support for immigration rights
| May.1 |
SF Downtown |
Thousands turn out for immigrants rights
| 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 flags as they trotted down King Rd. Hundreds more stood along the sidelines as the march stretched across 5 lanes
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| May.11 |
San Francisco |
Inquire About Students' Immigration |
| May.18 |
San Francisco |
Wife Of Drowned Hero Facing Deportation |
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2006 |
| 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... | |
| Apr.22 |
Napa |
Bush Marks Earth Day Mountain Biking
| Jun.8 |
Antioch |
Gov. Schwarzenegger Visits Antioch |
| Jul.7 |
San Francisco |
Angelides, Sen. Clinton visited SF
| Jul.31 |
Genentech |
Tony Blair Visits Genentech Headquarters |
| Aug.10 |
SFO |
National Guard Deployed at Airport Schwarzenegger activated the Guard to bolster security at Calif. airports after authorities foiled a terror plot
| Sep.15 |
San Francisco |
South Korea's President Visits |
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2006 |
| Mar.17 |
Oakland |
Chertoff Concerned About Bay Area Ports U.S. Homeland Security Secretary wants to ensure that there's 'adequate security to bring prosperity'
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2006 |
| Jan.24 |
Google |
Google censors itself for China Leading internet search company has agreed to censor some of its services to satisfy Beijing's restrictions | |
| Jan.31 |
Stanford |
Bush names Stanford professor |
| Jan.31 |
SF City Hall |
Chamber Calls Falun Gong Homophobic
| Mar.14 |
Google |
Judge Siding With Feds Over Subpoena |
| Mar.17 |
Google |
Google Need Not Turn Over Records A federal judge ordered Google to give the Bush administration a peek inside its search engine
| 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
Her body was found outside the Paramount apartments on Mission Street at Third, tallest apartment for rent in San Francisco, where he partner lives
The outspoken lesbian had the university foot $600,000 in renovations to her campus home
Her partner, Gretchen Kalonji, was hired to work for the UC at a six-figure salary.
Denton was appointed as the 9th chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, and assumed office on Feb. 14, 2005.
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| Jun.27 |
Larry Ellison |
Ellison pulls plug on Harvard donation |
| Aug.1 |
Stanford |
Nike Chairman Pledges $105 Million |
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2006 |
| Jan.19 |
Google |
Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe The Bush administration has subpoenaed Google for details on what its users have been looking for | |
| Jan.24 |
Google |
Google censors itself for China Leading internet search company has agreed to censor some of its services to satisfy Beijing's restrictions | |
| Mar.14 |
Google |
Judge Siding With Feds Over Subpoena |
| Mar.17 |
Google |
Google Need Not Turn Over Records A federal judge ordered Google to give the Bush administration a peek inside its search engine
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2006 |
| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing Newsom has accused the city's cable car conductors of pocketing fares, stirring the ire of the union | |
| Jan.21 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Meets with Cable Car Operators |
| Feb.2 |
Livermore Lab |
Lab Deploys High-Powered Weapon Officials at the laboratory have added a high-powered gun that can fire 3,000 rounds a minute o their armory
| Feb.19 |
San Jose |
Murray claims 1st win at SAP Open Britain's Andrew Murray battled from a set down to stun Australian Lleyton Hewitt 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the final
| 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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| Jun.7 |
San Jose |
Voters Reject BART Expansion Tax
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2006 |
| Jan.29 |
SF Downtown |
Hillary Clinton spoke at fundraising event Sen. received an enthusiastic welcome when she spoke with television personality Jane Pauley
| Jan.31 |
Stanford |
Bush names Stanford professor |
| Feb.25 |
San Jose |
Gov. Talks 'Boldness' At GOP Convention Schwarzenegger said he will continue to push for government reforms but called to stop fighting
| Mar.8 |
Oakland |
Woman Says Mayor Broke Her Phone Two women say Brown made racist statements during an altercation outside a nightclub
| Mar.17 |
Oakland |
Chertoff Concerned About Bay Area Ports U.S. Homeland Security Secretary wants to ensure that there's 'adequate security to bring prosperity'
| May.11 |
San Francisco |
Inquire About Students' Immigration |
| May.21 |
San Francisco |
VP Dick Cheney Quietly Arrives In SF
| May.30 |
San Jose |
Candidates Face Off In Mayoral Debate |
| 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 calls to step down. Mayor's aide, Joe Guerra, and garbage company Norcal Waste Systems also indicted
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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
Her body was found outside the Paramount apartments on Mission Street at Third, tallest apartment for rent in San Francisco, where he partner lives
The outspoken lesbian had the university foot $600,000 in renovations to her campus home
Her partner, Gretchen Kalonji, was hired to work for the UC at a six-figure salary.
Denton was appointed as the 9th chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, and assumed office on Feb. 14, 2005.
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| Jun.29 |
Oakland City Hall |
Ward Stepping Down As Head Of Schools |
| Jun.29 |
Oakland City Hall |
Ward Stepping Down As Head Of Schools |
| Jul.20 |
Campbell |
Chertoff Speaks To Immigrants |
| Jul.22 |
Santa Clara |
Attorney Gen. Gonzales Speaks |
| Jul.26 |
San Jose |
Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Counts
| Jul.30 |
Cisco |
British prime minister visits with execs |
| Sep.13 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Unveils Plan To End Truancy |
| Nov.14 |
San Francisco |
Board Votes To Eliminate Junior ROTC |
| Dec.13 |
San Jose City Hall |
Gonzales Presides Over Final City Council Mtg |
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2006 |
| Jan.15 |
SF Marina |
Protestors Attend Town Hall With Pelosi |
| Jan.22 |
SF Downtown |
Dueling Abortion Rallies Converge
| Mar.18 |
SF Downtown |
Protest Marks Anniversary Of Iraq War |
| 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.
| Apr.21 |
Stanford |
Protesters Block Bush From Meeting
| Aug.11 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Approves Affordable Housing Law |
| Aug.12 |
SF Downtown |
Protesters condemn U.S.-Israeli policies
| 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
The University oak grove controversy arose over the planned removal of trees in preparation for the construction of a new student athletic training center.
Berkeley municipal law prohibits removing any coast live oak with a trunk larger than 6 inches within city, but the university claims an exemption to the city law as a state agency.
UC actions have sparked 3 lawsuits
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2006 |
| Jun.5 |
Oakland |
Census: Whites Surpass Blacks In City |
| Dec.12 |
Richmond |
6 Cops Accuse Chief Of Racism Six high-ranking African-American officers filed state complaints accusing Chris Magnus of racism and harrassment
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2006 |
| 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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2006 |
| Jan.13 |
BART |
Ads Spur Debate |
| Jan.20 |
Alameda |
Schwarzenegger signs prescription bill
| Feb.3 |
Napa |
Bush Puts Disaster Label On Flood Zones President Bush is triggering federal funds for counties that suffered flooding, mudslides from storms
| 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.8 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Plans To Add Police Officers |
| Mar.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Suicide Barrier Must Handle Winds |
| Mar.13 |
Oakland |
Labor Stalemate Slows Crime Fight
| Mar.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
PD Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement |
| May.2 |
Treasure Island |
K-9 Unit Officer Dies In Training Exercise
| May.6 |
Richmond |
Cinco de Mayo Events Relatively Quiet |
| May.16 |
Oakland |
Mayoral candidates debated over housing |
| May.18 |
San Jose |
Grand jury: city police intimidating citizens
| Aug.4 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland Unveils Bold New Crime Plan |
| 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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| Oct.23 |
Berkeley |
Gore Supports Prop. 87 At Rally
| Oct.24 |
East Oakland |
Schwarzenegger tout record on education
| Oct.25 |
San Francisco |
Barack Obama Visits
| Nov.30 |
SF City Hall |
35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal Police Chief Fong announced that officers face disciplinary charges in connection to a series of controversial videos | |
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2006 |
| 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
Her body was found outside the Paramount apartments on Mission Street at Third, tallest apartment for rent in San Francisco, where he partner lives
The outspoken lesbian had the university foot $600,000 in renovations to her campus home
Her partner, Gretchen Kalonji, was hired to work for the UC at a six-figure salary.
Denton was appointed as the 9th chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, and assumed office on Feb. 14, 2005.
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| Jun.25 |
SF Downtown |
100’s Of Thousands For Pride Parade
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2006 |
| Jun.25 |
SF Downtown |
100’s Of Thousands For Pride Parade
| Nov.28 |
Napa |
Pelosi's Business Scrutinized
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2006 |
| Jan.9 |
East Palo Alto |
Police Mourn Colleague's Death |
| Jan.12 |
SJ Arena |
Thousands Pay Tribute to Slain Cop
| Jan.23 |
Livermore |
Town Grieving For Kayla Reed |
| Mar.17 |
San Bruno |
Soldier From San Bruno Killed In Iraq
| Jul.18 |
San Mateo |
Bodies Of Tongan Royals Headed Home |
| Aug.2 |
San Francisco |
Thousands Mourn For Fallen Officer |
| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
Ex-City Supervisor Killed In Car Crash
| Oct.27 |
Fremont |
Hundreds Remember Slain Mother |
| Nov.4 |
Fremont |
Muslim community gathering on murder |
| Dec.1 |
Richmond |
Funeral Held For Slain Police Officer |
| Dec.6 |
San Francisco |
CNET Colleagues Mourn Kim's Death
| Dec.29 |
San Francisco |
Thousands Mourn Slain Police Officer
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2006 |
| Jun.9 |
San Mateo |
Sexual harassment claims against coroner |
| Nov.20 |
Santa Rosa |
Bishop Gets Counseling; No Charges Daniel Walsh will not face criminal charges for failing to report child abuse allegations if he completes the counseling