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San Jose |
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John Edwards Visits Silicon Valley |
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San Francisco |
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Supe Jew Ordered To Stand Trial |
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Giants |
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Bonds remains on No. 754 |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Journalist Assassinated During Walk 
Map of 250 14th Street Oakland A longtime Oakland newspaper journalist Chauncey Bailey, 57, was shot to death in a brazen attack that police believe was a deliberate hit
| He recently named editor of the Oakland Post and a former reporter for The Oakland Tribune
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Giants |
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Giants leave LA; Bonds still stuck on 754 |
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San Jose |
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1st West Nile Case In Santa Clara Co. |
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| Aug.3 |
Oakland |
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Police converge on bakery in crime sweep |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Triple shooting claimed life of 2 people |
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North Oakland |
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Bakery Raids Linked To Reporter Firearm evidence confiscated during raids and arrests involving Your Black Muslim Bakery chain was connected to the slaying of a veteran jou...
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Giants |
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Bonds goes 0-for-4; Pads rally past Giants |
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| Aug.4 |
Oakland |
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3 fatal shootings within 6 hours A woman who had been shot around 11:07 p.m. A man was shot and killed in the Enterprise Way. Another man was shot around 4:40 a.m.
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Portola Valley |
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Person into custody after 4 brush fires
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Giants |
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Bonds homers 755th, ties Aaron 
Barry swung, took a half-dozen steps and clapped his hands. With a strong shot he caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run
| The slugger hit the 382-foot homer off Padres pitcher Hensley in the second inning at Petco Park. Commissioner Selig stood up and put his hands in his pockets while Bonds' family hugged. Bonds lifted his batboy son, Nikolai, and carried him several steps in an embrace
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| Aug.5 |
Brentwood |
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Vasco Road Fire Burns 1,000 Acres |
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Oakland |
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Community leaders mourn slain journalist
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San Francisco |
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Woman Found Dead In Alcatraz Aquathlon
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| Aug.6 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds 0-For-3 In Quest For 756 |
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| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
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CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial| A former chief executive Gregory Reyes was convicted of defrauding investors in a stock options backdating scheme | |
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South of Market |
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Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted The new Transbay Transit Center promises to beef up the city skyline and improve public transportation
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Cisco |
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4Q Profit Jumps 25 Percent |
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Santa Clara |
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Kaiser Moves Patients To New Hospital Map of Homestead Avenue and Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara| Hospital staff are moving about 150 bed-ridden patients roughly 1.5 miles to their new $700 million hospital | |
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Oakland |
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Charges For Suspect In Bailey Murder |
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Belmont |
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Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed On Train |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds breaks home run record Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark, and hammered home the point. He broke Aaron's record with one out in the 5th inning
| A seven-time NL MVP, the 43-year-old Barry Bonds is hitting a full-count, 84 mph pitch from Washington's Bacsik 435 feet to right-center field. The commissioner Selig wasn't there for the record-breaker. Aaron held the top spot for 12,173 days after connecting for No. 715 to pass the Babe
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| Aug.8 |
Pac Bell Park |
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N.Y. fan holding lucky ball
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Oakland |
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Obama In Oakland, Critical Of Bush |
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Oakland |
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Hundreds Remember Journalist Bailey |
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San Francisco |
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DA Harris To Run For 2nd Term |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds cranks HR 757 into McCovey Cove |
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
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Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated| U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge denied a request by the Your Black Muslim Bakery to reconsider an order to liquidate its assets to satisfy creditors | |
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| Aug.10 |
West Oakland |
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2 Dead, 2 Hurt In Motorcycle Drag Race |
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Candlestick |
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Thousands Turn Out For Bill Walsh |
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SF City Hall |
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Hall To Challenge Newsom; Daly Out |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds smacks 758th HR
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San Francisco |
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Clinton, Kucinich Campaign |
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| Aug.11 |
Dublin |
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BART Station Closed for Weekend |
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Mill Valley |
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3 dogs die after eating poisoned pellets The investigation continues into the deaths of 3 pet dogs that suffered seizures after they ate poisoned pellets while out for a walk
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San Ramon |
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Home Hit By Stray Bullet From Army Base |
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| Aug.12 |
Oakland |
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CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police The California Highway Patrol began patrolling city streets in an attempt to stem the rising tide of violence there
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| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
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Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze An Islamic group called on authorities to launch a hate-crime investigation into a fire that caused $200,000 in damage
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San Francisco |
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Man apologizes to Holocaust scholar |
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San Mateo |
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SFPD Officer Accidentally Kills Self |
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| Aug.14 |
Palo Alto |
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VMware shares hot on first day of trading
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Sunnyvale |
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Marine From Sunnyvale Killed In Iraq
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| Aug.15 |
Giants |
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Bonds hits No. 759 |
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| Aug.16 |
Hayward |
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Police Probe Possible Double Homicide
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San Francisco |
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Home prices rise in July even as sales fall |
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| Aug.17 |
Caltrain |
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Driver Survives CalTrain Collision |
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| Aug.18 |
San Leandro |
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Fire Destroys Store |
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Giants |
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Bonds blasts No. 760 |
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| Aug.20 |
San Francisco |
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Ed Jew Pleads Not Guilty To Charges
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Oakland City Hall |
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Six Sue Police Over Public Strip Searches |
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| Aug.21 |
Oakland |
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Two Homicides Within Four Hours
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Martinez |
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2 Robbery Suspects Die In Car Crash
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| Aug.22 |
San Francisco |
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Bail reduced in police slaying |
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Antioch |
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10 Delta Vessels Destroyed By Fire |
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| Aug.23 |
Richmond |
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At Least 5 Hurt In 4 Separate Shootings |
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San Francisco |
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Fatal Pedestrian Accidents On The Rise
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| Aug.24 |
Santa Rosa |
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Police: Stanford student committed suicide
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San Francisco |
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San Fran honors Bonds with party
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds launches No. 561 |
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
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New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open Motorists can pay their tolls without taking their feet off the gas. The $1.2 billion 1.6-mile long span features the region's first FasTrak lanes
| The speed limit in the 3 northbound lanes is 55 mph. The system relies on overhead antennas, cameras
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Sunnyvale |
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Police Find 2 Dead Bodies In Apartment |
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San Jose Downtown |
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Spectacular Fire Damages Warehouse |
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| Aug.28 |
Emeryville |
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Hotel Workers Win Battle For Back Wages
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| Aug.29 |
San Francisco |
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Rising Temps Spark 1st 'Spare The Air' |
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SF City Hall |
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EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal| The financially struggling Earthlink Inc. bowed out of a deal to join Google in providing free wireless Internet access throughout the city | |
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UC Berkeley |
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Cal Tree Protestors Clash With Police |
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| Aug.30 |
San Francisco |
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Rising Temps Spark 2nd 'Spare The Air'
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Antioch |
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2 suspected arsonists arrested |
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Richmond |
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Two males died after shooting |
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| Aug.31 |
Redwood City |
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Fundraiser turns himself in to authorities| Norman Hsu, whose criminal past roiled the campaigns of top presidential candidates, turned himself after been a fugitive for more than 15 years | |
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Ingleside |
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2 people found slain
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Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure
| The bridge is closed through 5 a.m. Tuesday as crews replace a 350-foot section of the bridge just east of the Yerba Buena Island tunnel
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.2 |
San Jose |
1st West Nile Case In Santa Clara Co. |
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| Aug.4 |
Portola Valley |
Person into custody after 4 brush fires
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| Aug.5 |
Brentwood |
Vasco Road Fire Burns 1,000 Acres |
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| Aug.5 |
San Francisco |
Woman Found Dead In Alcatraz Aquathlon
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| Aug.10 |
West Oakland |
2 Dead, 2 Hurt In Motorcycle Drag Race |
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| Aug.11 |
Mill Valley |
3 dogs die after eating poisoned pellets The investigation continues into the deaths of 3 pet dogs that suffered seizures after they ate poisoned pellets while out for a walk
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| Aug.11 |
San Ramon |
Home Hit By Stray Bullet From Army Base |
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| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze An Islamic group called on authorities to launch a hate-crime investigation into a fire that caused $200,000 in damage
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| Aug.13 |
San Mateo |
SFPD Officer Accidentally Kills Self |
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| Aug.17 |
Caltrain |
Driver Survives CalTrain Collision |
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| Aug.18 |
San Leandro |
Fire Destroys Store |
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| Aug.21 |
Martinez |
2 Robbery Suspects Die In Car Crash
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| Aug.22 |
Antioch |
10 Delta Vessels Destroyed By Fire |
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| Aug.23 |
San Francisco |
Fatal Pedestrian Accidents On The Rise
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| Aug.24 |
Santa Rosa |
Police: Stanford student committed suicide
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| Aug.26 |
Sunnyvale |
Police Find 2 Dead Bodies In Apartment |
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| Aug.26 |
San Jose Downtown |
Spectacular Fire Damages Warehouse |
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| Aug.29 |
San Francisco |
Rising Temps Spark 1st 'Spare The Air' |
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| Aug.30 |
San Francisco |
Rising Temps Spark 2nd 'Spare The Air'
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial| A former chief executive Gregory Reyes was convicted of defrauding investors in a stock options backdating scheme | |
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| Aug.7 |
South of Market |
Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted The new Transbay Transit Center promises to beef up the city skyline and improve public transportation
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| Aug.7 |
Cisco |
4Q Profit Jumps 25 Percent |
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| Aug.7 |
Santa Clara |
Kaiser Moves Patients To New Hospital Map of Homestead Avenue and Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara| Hospital staff are moving about 150 bed-ridden patients roughly 1.5 miles to their new $700 million hospital | |
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated| U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge denied a request by the Your Black Muslim Bakery to reconsider an order to liquidate its assets to satisfy creditors | |
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| Aug.11 |
Dublin |
BART Station Closed for Weekend |
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| Aug.14 |
Palo Alto |
VMware shares hot on first day of trading
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| Aug.16 |
San Francisco |
Home prices rise in July even as sales fall |
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open Motorists can pay their tolls without taking their feet off the gas. The $1.2 billion 1.6-mile long span features the region's first FasTrak lanes
| The speed limit in the 3 northbound lanes is 55 mph. The system relies on overhead antennas, cameras
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| Aug.28 |
Emeryville |
Hotel Workers Win Battle For Back Wages
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| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal| The financially struggling Earthlink Inc. bowed out of a deal to join Google in providing free wireless Internet access throughout the city | |
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure
| The bridge is closed through 5 a.m. Tuesday as crews replace a 350-foot section of the bridge just east of the Yerba Buena Island tunnel
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
Giants |
Bonds remains on No. 754 |
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| Aug.2 |
Giants |
Giants leave LA; Bonds still stuck on 754 |
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| Aug.3 |
Giants |
Bonds goes 0-for-4; Pads rally past Giants |
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| Aug.4 |
Giants |
Bonds homers 755th, ties Aaron Barry swung, took a half-dozen steps and clapped his hands. With a strong shot he caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run
| The slugger hit the 382-foot homer off Padres pitcher Hensley in the second inning at Petco Park. Commissioner Selig stood up and put his hands in his pockets while Bonds' family hugged. Bonds lifted his batboy son, Nikolai, and carried him several steps in an embrace
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| Aug.5 |
San Francisco |
Woman Found Dead In Alcatraz Aquathlon
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| Aug.6 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds 0-For-3 In Quest For 756 |
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| Aug.7 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds breaks home run record Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark, and hammered home the point. He broke Aaron's record with one out in the 5th inning
| A seven-time NL MVP, the 43-year-old Barry Bonds is hitting a full-count, 84 mph pitch from Washington's Bacsik 435 feet to right-center field. The commissioner Selig wasn't there for the record-breaker. Aaron held the top spot for 12,173 days after connecting for No. 715 to pass the Babe
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| Aug.8 |
Pac Bell Park |
N.Y. fan holding lucky ball
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| Aug.8 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds cranks HR 757 into McCovey Cove |
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| Aug.10 |
Candlestick |
Thousands Turn Out For Bill Walsh |
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| Aug.10 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds smacks 758th HR
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| Aug.15 |
Giants |
Bonds hits No. 759 |
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| Aug.18 |
Giants |
Bonds blasts No. 760 |
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco |
San Fran honors Bonds with party
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| Aug.24 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds launches No. 561 |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
San Francisco |
Supe Jew Ordered To Stand Trial |
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| Aug.2 |
Oakland Downtown |
Journalist Assassinated During Walk Map of 250 14th Street Oakland A longtime Oakland newspaper journalist Chauncey Bailey, 57, was shot to death in a brazen attack that police believe was a deliberate hit
| He recently named editor of the Oakland Post and a former reporter for The Oakland Tribune
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| Aug.3 |
Oakland |
Police converge on bakery in crime sweep |
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| Aug.3 |
Oakland Downtown |
Triple shooting claimed life of 2 people |
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| Aug.3 |
North Oakland |
Bakery Raids Linked To Reporter Firearm evidence confiscated during raids and arrests involving Your Black Muslim Bakery chain was connected to the slaying of a veteran jou...
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| Aug.4 |
Oakland |
3 fatal shootings within 6 hours A woman who had been shot around 11:07 p.m. A man was shot and killed in the Enterprise Way. Another man was shot around 4:40 a.m.
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| Aug.4 |
Portola Valley |
Person into custody after 4 brush fires
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| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial| A former chief executive Gregory Reyes was convicted of defrauding investors in a stock options backdating scheme | |
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| Aug.7 |
Oakland |
Charges For Suspect In Bailey Murder |
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| Aug.7 |
Belmont |
Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed On Train |
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| Aug.8 |
San Francisco |
DA Harris To Run For 2nd Term |
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| Aug.11 |
Mill Valley |
3 dogs die after eating poisoned pellets The investigation continues into the deaths of 3 pet dogs that suffered seizures after they ate poisoned pellets while out for a walk
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| Aug.12 |
Oakland |
CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police The California Highway Patrol began patrolling city streets in an attempt to stem the rising tide of violence there
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| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze An Islamic group called on authorities to launch a hate-crime investigation into a fire that caused $200,000 in damage
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| Aug.13 |
San Francisco |
Man apologizes to Holocaust scholar |
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| Aug.16 |
Hayward |
Police Probe Possible Double Homicide
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| Aug.20 |
San Francisco |
Ed Jew Pleads Not Guilty To Charges
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| Aug.21 |
Oakland |
Two Homicides Within Four Hours
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| Aug.21 |
Martinez |
2 Robbery Suspects Die In Car Crash
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| Aug.22 |
San Francisco |
Bail reduced in police slaying |
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| Aug.23 |
Richmond |
At Least 5 Hurt In 4 Separate Shootings |
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| Aug.30 |
Antioch |
2 suspected arsonists arrested |
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| Aug.30 |
Richmond |
Two males died after shooting |
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| Aug.31 |
Redwood City |
Fundraiser turns himself in to authorities| Norman Hsu, whose criminal past roiled the campaigns of top presidential candidates, turned himself after been a fugitive for more than 15 years | |
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| Aug.31 |
Ingleside |
2 people found slain
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
San Jose |
John Edwards Visits Silicon Valley |
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| Aug.2 |
Oakland Downtown |
Journalist Assassinated During Walk Map of 250 14th Street Oakland A longtime Oakland newspaper journalist Chauncey Bailey, 57, was shot to death in a brazen attack that police believe was a deliberate hit
| He recently named editor of the Oakland Post and a former reporter for The Oakland Tribune
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| Aug.5 |
Oakland |
Community leaders mourn slain journalist
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| Aug.8 |
Oakland |
Obama In Oakland, Critical Of Bush |
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| Aug.8 |
Oakland |
Hundreds Remember Journalist Bailey |
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| Aug.8 |
San Francisco |
DA Harris To Run For 2nd Term |
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated| U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge denied a request by the Your Black Muslim Bakery to reconsider an order to liquidate its assets to satisfy creditors | |
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| Aug.10 |
SF City Hall |
Hall To Challenge Newsom; Daly Out |
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| Aug.10 |
San Francisco |
Clinton, Kucinich Campaign |
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| Aug.12 |
Oakland |
CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police The California Highway Patrol began patrolling city streets in an attempt to stem the rising tide of violence there
|
| Aug.14 |
Sunnyvale |
Marine From Sunnyvale Killed In Iraq
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| Aug.20 |
San Francisco |
Ed Jew Pleads Not Guilty To Charges
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| Aug.20 |
Oakland City Hall |
Six Sue Police Over Public Strip Searches |
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| Aug.29 |
UC Berkeley |
Cal Tree Protestors Clash With Police |
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