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| Jan.4 |
San Francisco |
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Pelosi Becomes 1st Female Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the first woman in U.S. history to stand at the head of the House of Representatives
66-year-old Democrat is s the San Francisco liberal decried by Republicans, an Italian-American Catholic, mother of 5
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| Jan.8 |
San Francisco |
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Yale Choir Assaulted; No Arrests By SFPD Members of a renowned choral group were attacked outside a New Year's Eve party
| Jan.9 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Reed Sworn In As Mayor |
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SF Downtown |
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Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone CEO Steve Jobs ushered in a new era, jumping into the cell phone market
Jobs, speaking at the Macworld, unveiled the iPhone, which marries the iPod, cell phone and Internet handheld into one device. iTV is moving music, photos, tv shows and movies from the computer to the living room
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| Jan.10 |
Cisco |
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Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name |
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Barry Bonds |
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Bonds failed amphetamine test last year |
| Jan.11 |
San Jose |
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County Declared Freeze Emergency
| Jan.12 |
Apple |
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Fed Probe Jobs' Stock-Options Grant
| Jan.15 |
Richmond |
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Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place |
| Jan.16 |
Pinole |
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SWAT Team Storms Safeway Store |
| Jan.17 |
San Francisco |
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Mom Who Threw Kids In Bay Found Insane |
| Jan.19 |
Highway 101 |
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5 Dead, 1 Hurt In Crash On Hwy 101
One car rammed into another in stopped traffic along 101, triggering a fiery crash underneath the Airport Boulevard overpass
| Jan.22 |
Gap |
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CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits |
| Jan.23 |
San Francisco |
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Arrests Made In 1971 Cop Killing |
| Jan.25 |
Santa Rosa |
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Missing Stanford Student Dead In Trunk
| Jan.26 |
San Francisco |
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Cyclists Protest Dangerous Intersection |
| Jan.29 |
Hayward |
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4 Shot at BART Station; Service Halted |
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Giants |
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Bonds, Giants finalize $15.8M deal |
| Jan.31 |
San Francisco |
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Coast Guard To Call Off Search For Sailor |
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SF City Hall |
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Mayor's aide resigns after affair Alex Tourk is revealing he had knowledge about an affair that his wife had with Newsom. In the midst of an election year, Alex Tourk ha... | |
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| Feb.1 |
UC Berkeley |
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$500 million grant to develop new biofuels
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SF City Hall |
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Mayor Newsom's sorry |
| Feb.4 |
SF Downtown |
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Queen Mary 2 Arrives The largest and grandest ocean cruise liner, which towers 200 feet above water, is making its first visit ever to SF
| Feb.5 |
Apple |
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Apple, Beatles Settle Trademark Suit
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San Francisco |
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Fmr. Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy Dies At 76 |
| Feb.9 |
South of Market |
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Holocaust author Wiesel attacked Nobel Peace laureate and Holocaust scholar was dragged from an elevator, possibly by a Holocaust denier
| Feb.19 |
San Jose |
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Murray repeats San Jose title win |
| Feb.22 |
Apple |
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Apple and Cisco share iPhone name |
| Feb.27 |
North Beach |
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Rain Blamed For Telegraph Hill Landslide
A wide swath of land along the south side of the hill came thundering down, partly burying a strip club and apartment buildings
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| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
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Man Surrenders In Attack On Yale Singers |
| Mar.7 |
UC Berkeley |
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Student Charged In Nobel Prize Theft |
| Mar.9 |
Stanford |
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Coach Suspended For Erasing Records |
| Mar.11 |
San Francisco |
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Peace Activists March To Pelosi's Home |
| Mar.12 |
Sebastopol |
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Deputies Shoot, Kill Teen With Knife |
| Mar.13 |
YouTube |
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Viacom to sue Google and YouTube |
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San Rafael |
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Supes Condemn Illegal Immigrant Raids
| Mar.14 |
HP |
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Felony charges dismissed against Dunn
| Mar.17 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Presidential Hopeful Obama Campaigns |
| Mar.18 |
UC Berkeley |
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Nudes pose to save threatened trees |
| Mar.26 |
San Jose |
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Family Blasts Tillman Reports
| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
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S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Mar.28 |
South of Market |
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Gas Reaches $4 A Gallon At Shell Station |
| Mar.29 |
Bay Bridge |
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Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs |
| Mar.30 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Flat Waves Cancel Mavericks Surf Contest |
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| Apr.5 |
Hayward |
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Teachers Go On Strike
| Apr.6 |
San Mateo |
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Child Psychiatrist Accused Of Molestation |
| Apr.8 |
East Contra Costa |
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Car plunged into water; 3 died |
| Apr.10 |
Google |
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Google Earth maps out Darfur atrocities |
| Apr.11 |
Richmond |
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New Wal-Mart Store Opens
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SF City Hall |
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Newsom Cleared In Tourk Timesheets |
| Apr.13 |
Google |
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Google To Buy DoubleClick For $3.1B Seeking to expand the ability to sell targeted Internet ads, Google agreed to acquire ad-management technology company
| Apr.17 |
Mountain View |
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Last-minute tax users swamp Intuit |
| Apr.18 |
Warriors |
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Warriors Clinch Playoff Spot
| Apr.20 |
San Jose |
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Sharks eliminate Predators for 2nd season |
| Apr.23 |
San Francisco |
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Ballet Pioneer M. Smuin Collapses, Dies
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Menlo Park |
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Noted Author Halberstam Killed In Crash
| Apr.24 |
Redwood City |
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County sheriff detained at Vegas brothel
| Apr.25 |
Hayward |
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Teacher Strike Over |
| Apr.27 |
SF Downtown |
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Critical Mass With Extra Security |
| Apr.29 |
Highway 880 |
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Explosion causes connector collapse
Map A speeding tanker truck hauling 8,600 gallons of gasoline hit an embankment and exploded into flames at 3:42 a.m.
Intense heat from the fire caused the upper deck of the ramp to collapse onto the lower deck. A section of the maze has folded in on itself. I-80 westbound to I-880 southbound and I-80 eastbound to I-580 eastbound interchanges closed. Gov. Schwarzenegger issued an emergency declaration to rebuild a major portion of freeway interchange
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| May.2 |
Belmont |
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SUV Crashes Into Crowd; 19 Hurt
| May.3 |
Oracle Arena |
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Warriors finish off Mavs with blowout win
| May.4 |
Yahoo |
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Reports: Microsoft Pursuing Yahoo |
| May.7 |
Highway 880 |
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I-880 Connector Reopens For Commute |
| May.10 |
Highway 80 |
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Motorist Shot 'Mafia-Style' Along Off-Ramp |
| May.11 |
Oracle Arena |
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Warriors nail 15 triples in rout of Jazz
| May.12 |
Berkeley |
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Critical Mass Clash: Drivers Vs. Bikers |
| May.15 |
San Jose |
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Gas prices for super unleaded close $4 |
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Warriors |
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Warriors lost series to Utah in Game 5 Kirilenko had 21 points, 15 rebounds and 3 steals to lead the Jazz to a 100-87 victory. Warriors had 2 technicals and a flagrant foul in the...
| May.18 |
SF City Hall |
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FBI Searches Supervisor Ed Jew's Office Agents also searched 4 other locations connected to Jew. They removed several items from Jew's offices
| May.19 |
SF Chronicle |
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Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in newsroom |
| May.22 |
Oakland Hills |
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15 Goats Shot Dead
| May.24 |
Stanford |
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Student Impostor Unmasked A young woman passed herself off as a student, talked her way into dormitories and lived on campus in the dorms for 8 months
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Highway 580 |
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Maze Reopens Despite Expert's Doubts
| May.28 |
Benicia |
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Delta whales make progress toward ocean |
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Napa |
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Plane Crash Injures 2 |
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San Jose |
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DA Drops DeAnza Assault Case
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday |
| May.30 |
San Francisco |
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Unpredictable Whales Slip Out To Sea More than 2 weeks after they were first spotted far up the Sacramento River, two lost humpbacks finally found their way home to the ocean. Officials assumed the pair returned to the open sea. To make sure the whales ... | |
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| Jun.3 |
OAK |
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Southwest Jet Makes Emergency Landing |
| Jun.6 |
Hayward |
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Soldier Dies In Iraq Following Attack |
| Jun.12 |
San Jose |
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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Mayor |
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SF City Hall |
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Arrest Warrant For Supe Jew For Perjury A city supervisor under investigation by the FBI for allegedly extorting a bribe was charged by local prosecutors with lying about where he lived | |
| Jun.15 |
Antioch |
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Toddler OK After Drinking Margarita |
| Jun.17 |
Oakland Hills |
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Thieves hit fire memorial |
| Jun.18 |
Yahoo |
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CEO Terry Semel steps down from post |
| Jun.19 |
Berkeley |
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2 Children, 2 Adults Found Dead
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Levi's Stadium |
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NFL officials tour proposed 49ers sites |
| Jun.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor calls cocaine accusation cheap shot Gavin Newsom fired back at Supervisor Chris Daly over Daly's charge that the mayor is hiding a cocaine addiction
| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
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Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down |
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San Rafael |
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5-Alarm Brush Fire Burns Park |
| Jun.29 |
Apple |
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iPhone Launched
After 6 months of unprecedented hype, thousands of people will get their hands on the new cell phone that to become Apple's 3rd core business
| Jun.30 |
San Francisco |
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3 Dead in Shootings |
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| Jul.2 |
Alameda County |
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County Garbage Workers Locked Out Waste Management has told 500 sanitary workers not to show up. Trash collectors were locked out, as negotiations remain deadlocked
| Jul.4 |
SJSU |
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S.J. Man Wins Hotdog Eating Contest |
| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
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Teenager injured by firecracker |
| Jul.10 |
Pac Bell Park |
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AL Wins All-Star Game, 5-4
| Jul.12 |
Santa Clara |
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Boy Drowns In Great America Wave Pool
| Jul.13 |
Castro Valley |
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Detained After Garbage Truck Shooting |
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San Francisco |
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Legendary Porn Pioneer Jim Mitchell Dead |
| Jul.16 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Warning Signs After Coyote Attacks
| Jul.17 |
San Jose |
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Earthquakes coming back for 2008 season |
| Jul.19 |
San Jose |
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Fire Destroys Historic Donner House
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Giants |
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Bonds returns, blasts 752, 753 |
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SFO |
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Dead Man Found In Airplane Wheel Well |
| Jul.20 |
East Oakland |
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Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake |
| Jul.21 |
San Pablo |
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2 Firefighters, Couple Die In House Fire
Firefighters Matt Burton, 34, and Scott Desmond, 37, are becoming trapped inside the burning home. The bedroom suddenly burst into a ball of...
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San Francisco |
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Journalist Pete Wilson Dies At 62
| Jul.23 |
South San Jose |
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Four Dead In Car Accident
| Jul.24 |
Pleasant Hill |
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34 Charged In DVC Grade Scam
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San Francisco |
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Erratic Power Outages Impact 51,000 |
| Jul.26 |
San Francisco |
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U.N. Chief Talks Global Warming
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Oakland |
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Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute
| Jul.27 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds hits 754, 1 away from tying record |
| Jul.30 |
Woodside |
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Coach Bill Walsh died He died at 75 after a battle with leukemia. His intellectual ways took football to new heights
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| Aug.2 |
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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| Aug.3 |
North Oakland |
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Bakery Raids Linked To Reporter |
| Aug.4 |
Oakland |
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3 fatal shootings within 6 hours |
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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
| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
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CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial
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South of Market |
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Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted |
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Santa Clara |
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Kaiser Moves Patients To New Hospital
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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.9 |
Oakland |
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Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated
| Aug.11 |
Mill Valley |
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3 dogs die after eating poisoned pellets |
| Aug.12 |
Oakland |
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CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police |
| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
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Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze |
| 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...
| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
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EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal
| 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 y...
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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-f... | |
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| Sep.2 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Thousands celebrates Summer of Love
| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Is Back In Business |
| Sep.4 |
Alameda |
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$93 million ticket purchased at gas station |
| Sep.5 |
Redwood City |
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Fundraiser Norman Hsu Fails To Appear |
| Sep.6 |
Fremont |
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Mother stashes baby in can at dog attack |
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Bay Area |
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Plumas Fire Causes Hazy Bay Area Sky
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Apple |
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Jobs offers early iPhone buyers $100 |
| Sep.10 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom Asks Over 100 Staffers To Resign Mayor, who faces scant competition in the election, was asking all of his more than 100 political appointees to resign before his first term...
| Sep.12 |
Richmond |
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10 Shot, 2 Killed In 24 Hours |
| Sep.13 |
Moffett Field |
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Google founders pay NASA $1.3m to land |
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SF Chronicle |
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Political Cartoonist Phil Frank Dies |
| Sep.15 |
San Francisco |
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Bonds' record ball nets $752,467 |
| Sep.17 |
Pacifica |
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Perilous Devils Slide Construction Begins |
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East Oakland |
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6 Hurt As Big Rig Crashes Into Building |
| Sep.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Ed Jew Faces Fed Charges Mayor Gavin Newsom called on embattled Supervisor to resign in the face of new federal extortion charges on top of state charges
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South of Market |
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Design Picked For Transbay Terminal
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North Oakland |
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Police Officer Shoots, Kills Suspect |
| Sep.21 |
Giants |
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Giants, Bonds parting ways The Giants told Bonds they will not bring him back next season. Giants owner Peter Magowan: It's always difficult to say goodbye
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Stanford |
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Protests Over Rumsfeld At Hoover |
| Sep.23 |
Redwood City |
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Man drowned in vat of sulfuric acid |
| |
Berkeley |
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City murder rate doubles after two slain |
| Sep.25 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Suspends Supervisor Ed Jew
| Sep.26 |
Barry Bonds |
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756th HR Ball To Be Branded With Asterisk |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds says goodbye to S.F. |
| Sep.27 |
North Oakland |
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Marijuana Sweets Maker Busted |
| Sep.30 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Thousands of supporters hear Hillary |
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| Oct.4 |
UC Berkeley |
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Tree-Sitter Quizzed In UC Police Van Fire |
| Oct.8 |
South San Jose |
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12-year-old kidnapped, possibly assaulted |
| Oct.9 |
Levi's Stadium |
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49ers to buy Great America for stadium
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Belmont |
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Town Approves Controversial Smoking Ban |
| Oct.10 |
San Francisco |
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Thousands Of Nurses Strike In Bay Area
| Oct.11 |
San Francisco |
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Gore Speaks In SF Amid Nobel Speculation |
| Oct.12 |
Oracle |
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Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems |
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SF Downtown |
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Al Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize |
| Oct.16 |
Yahoo |
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
| Oct.24 |
Facebook |
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Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook |
| Oct.26 |
Antioch |
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2 Young Children Drown In Pool At Home |
| Oct.27 |
Central San Mateo County |
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2 Men Found Standing On Crashed Plane |
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SF Downtown |
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Largest Of Nationwide Anti-War Protests
| Oct.28 |
Gap |
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Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop |
| Oct.30 |
Milpitas |
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5.6 Earthquake Shakes Much Of Bay Area Earthquake hit at approximately 8:04 p.m. and was felt widely throughout Northern California centering 6 miles from Milpitas, and 9 miles from...
| Oct.31 |
Palo Alto |
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Teen Escapes After Kidnap, Sex Assault |
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SF Castro |
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Police Presence Spooks Revelers |
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| Nov.1 |
Alameda |
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15-Year-Old Girl Killed In Shooting |
| Nov.2 |
San Francisco |
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Bill Clinton Promotes Hillary, Book |
| Nov.5 |
Yahoo |
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House committee chair lambasts Yahoo
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Martinez |
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Beavers May Be Euthanized |
| Nov.6 |
Oakland |
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Prosecutor: Missing mom cannot be alive |
| |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom re-elected as mayor The mayor has been re-elected after easily eclipsing a field of candidates that included a colorful cast of characters but no serious rivals
| Nov.7 |
Bay Bridge |
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No damage to bridge after bump by ship
| |
Bay Bridge |
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Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash
| Nov.8 |
San Francisco |
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Growing Oil Spill Closes Bay Beaches Coast Guard crews spent the night working on cleaning up 58,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the bay after a container ship bumped the Bay Bridge
The oil spill has prompted the closures of at least 7 beaches, including Fort Point, Baker Beach, China Beach, Crissy Field, Rodeo Beach, Black Sand and Kirby Cove. The Coast Guard characterized the spill as a 'medium sized' and 'not too difficult to clean up'
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| Nov.9 |
San Francisco |
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Multipart cleanup effort continued |
| Nov.11 |
South of Market |
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Shot and killed in Metreon |
| Nov.12 |
San Francisco |
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Oil spill cleanup moves from water to land |
| |
San Francisco |
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Probe Examines Pilot Actions, Ship Radar |
| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
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Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill |
| Nov.15 |
Barry Bonds |
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Bonds charged with perjury, obstruction A federal grand jury has charged baseball record breaker with perjury and obstruction of justice over an inquiry into steroids use. Former Giants slugger could face prison instead of the Hall of Fame for telling a federal grand jury he did not knowingly u... | |
| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
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Lawmakers not satisfied with spill response |
| |
San Francisco |
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Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect |
| Nov.21 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Meeting gets heated over 'Little Saigon'
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| Dec.5 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Search For Crabbers Called Off
| Dec.6 |
Vallejo |
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Mayoral election overturned after recount
| Dec.7 |
San Francisco |
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Bonds pleads not guilty
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San Jose |
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City Homicide Rate Hits 10-Year High |
| Dec.11 |
Vallejo |
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Judge: Cloutier Out, Davis In As Mayor |
| Dec.14 |
Napa |
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Wiine tour gine arrested for bank robbery |
| Dec.17 |
Richmond |
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5 Killed In Recent String Of Shootings |
| Dec.20 |
Vallejo |
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Baby, 2 Adults Killed in House Fire |
| |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area Home Sales Fall 36% The Bay Area housing market showed no signs of recovery in November, as sales fell to a nearly 2-decade low
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San Francisco |
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Cosco Busan leaves San Francisco |
| Dec.25 |
SF Zoo |
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Tiger escapes and killed visitor
Map of SF Zoo San Francisco 2 others injured after a tiger escaped from its cage. The tiger, that escaped from its pen, was shot dead during the rampage
The incident occurred in a café as the zoo was closing. The zoo was evacuated and armed police officers and firefighters sent to the scene. The two injured were in a critical condition. The 300-pound female Siberian tiger, named Tatiana, mauled a zookeeper last year
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| Dec.27 |
SF Zoo |
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Tiger Wall Shorter Than Recommended
| Dec.29 |
North Oakland |
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Sen. Perata Gets Carjacked
State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata was robbed at gunpoint of his government-issue car while driving in his district
| Dec.31 |
Oakland |
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4 Dead In Rash Of Shootings |
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San Jose |
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Toddler and grandma attacked by dog |
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|
2007 |
| Jan.11 |
San Jose |
County Declared Freeze Emergency
| Jan.15 |
Richmond |
Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place |
| Jan.19 |
Highway 101 |
5 Dead, 1 Hurt In Crash On Hwy 101
One car rammed into another in stopped traffic along 101, triggering a fiery crash underneath the Airport Boulevard overpass
| Jan.25 |
Santa Rosa |
Missing Stanford Student Dead In Trunk
| Jan.26 |
San Francisco |
Cyclists Protest Dangerous Intersection |
| Jan.31 |
San Francisco |
Coast Guard To Call Off Search For Sailor |
| Feb.27 |
North Beach |
Rain Blamed For Telegraph Hill Landslide
A wide swath of land along the south side of the hill came thundering down, partly burying a strip club and apartment buildings
| Mar.29 |
Bay Bridge |
Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs |
| Apr.8 |
East Contra Costa |
Car plunged into water; 3 died |
| Apr.23 |
Menlo Park |
Noted Author Halberstam Killed In Crash
| Apr.29 |
Highway 880 |
Explosion causes connector collapse
Map A speeding tanker truck hauling 8,600 gallons of gasoline hit an embankment and exploded into flames at 3:42 a.m.
Intense heat from the fire caused the upper deck of the ramp to collapse onto the lower deck. A section of the maze has folded in on itself. I-80 westbound to I-880 southbound and I-80 eastbound to I-580 eastbound interchanges closed. Gov. Schwarzenegger issued an emergency declaration to rebuild a major portion of freeway interchange
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| May.2 |
Belmont |
SUV Crashes Into Crowd; 19 Hurt
| May.12 |
Berkeley |
Critical Mass Clash: Drivers Vs. Bikers |
| May.22 |
Oakland Hills |
15 Goats Shot Dead
| May.28 |
Napa |
Plane Crash Injures 2 |
| Jun.3 |
OAK |
Southwest Jet Makes Emergency Landing |
| Jun.15 |
Antioch |
Toddler OK After Drinking Margarita |
| Jun.17 |
Oakland Hills |
Thieves hit fire memorial |
| Jun.19 |
Berkeley |
2 Children, 2 Adults Found Dead
| Jun.27 |
San Rafael |
5-Alarm Brush Fire Burns Park |
| Jul.12 |
Santa Clara |
Boy Drowns In Great America Wave Pool
| Jul.16 |
Golden Gate Park |
Warning Signs After Coyote Attacks
| Jul.19 |
San Jose |
Fire Destroys Historic Donner House
| Jul.19 |
SFO |
Dead Man Found In Airplane Wheel Well |
| Jul.20 |
East Oakland |
Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake |
| Jul.21 |
San Pablo |
2 Firefighters, Couple Die In House Fire
Firefighters Matt Burton, 34, and Scott Desmond, 37, are becoming trapped inside the burning home. The bedroom suddenly burst into a ball of...
| Jul.23 |
South San Jose |
Four Dead In Car Accident
| Jul.24 |
San Francisco |
Erratic Power Outages Impact 51,000 |
| Aug.11 |
Mill Valley |
3 dogs die after eating poisoned pellets |
| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze |
| Sep.6 |
Fremont |
Mother stashes baby in can at dog attack |
| Sep.6 |
Bay Area |
Plumas Fire Causes Hazy Bay Area Sky
| Sep.17 |
East Oakland |
6 Hurt As Big Rig Crashes Into Building |
| Sep.23 |
Redwood City |
Man drowned in vat of sulfuric acid |
| Oct.26 |
Antioch |
2 Young Children Drown In Pool At Home |
| Oct.27 |
Central San Mateo County |
2 Men Found Standing On Crashed Plane |
| Oct.30 |
Milpitas |
5.6 Earthquake Shakes Much Of Bay Area Earthquake hit at approximately 8:04 p.m. and was felt widely throughout Northern California centering 6 miles from Milpitas, and 9 miles from...
| Nov.5 |
Martinez |
Beavers May Be Euthanized |
| Nov.7 |
Bay Bridge |
No damage to bridge after bump by ship
| Nov.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash
| Nov.8 |
San Francisco |
Growing Oil Spill Closes Bay Beaches Coast Guard crews spent the night working on cleaning up 58,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the bay after a container ship bumped the Bay Bridge
The oil spill has prompted the closures of at least 7 beaches, including Fort Point, Baker Beach, China Beach, Crissy Field, Rodeo Beach, Black Sand and Kirby Cove. The Coast Guard characterized the spill as a 'medium sized' and 'not too difficult to clean up'
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| Nov.9 |
San Francisco |
Multipart cleanup effort continued |
| Nov.12 |
San Francisco |
Oil spill cleanup moves from water to land |
| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
Lawmakers not satisfied with spill response |
| Dec.5 |
Half Moon Bay |
Search For Crabbers Called Off
| Dec.20 |
Vallejo |
Baby, 2 Adults Killed in House Fire |
| Dec.25 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger escapes and killed visitor
Map of SF Zoo San Francisco 2 others injured after a tiger escaped from its cage. The tiger, that escaped from its pen, was shot dead during the rampage
The incident occurred in a café as the zoo was closing. The zoo was evacuated and armed police officers and firefighters sent to the scene. The two injured were in a critical condition. The 300-pound female Siberian tiger, named Tatiana, mauled a zookeeper last year
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| Dec.27 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger Wall Shorter Than Recommended
| Dec.31 |
San Jose |
Toddler and grandma attacked by dog |
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2007 |
| Feb.1 |
UC Berkeley |
$500 million grant to develop new biofuels
| Mar.7 |
UC Berkeley |
Student Charged In Nobel Prize Theft |
| Mar.29 |
Bay Bridge |
Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs |
| Apr.5 |
Hayward |
Teachers Go On Strike
| Apr.25 |
Hayward |
Teacher Strike Over |
| May.24 |
Stanford |
Student Impostor Unmasked A young woman passed herself off as a student, talked her way into dormitories and lived on campus in the dorms for 8 months
| May.28 |
Benicia |
Delta whales make progress toward ocean |
| May.30 |
San Francisco |
Unpredictable Whales Slip Out To Sea More than 2 weeks after they were first spotted far up the Sacramento River, two lost humpbacks finally found their way home to the ocean. Officials assumed the pair returned to the open sea. To make sure the whales ... | |
| Jul.24 |
Pleasant Hill |
34 Charged In DVC Grade Scam
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2007 |
| Jan.10 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds failed amphetamine test last year |
| Jan.29 |
Giants |
Bonds, Giants finalize $15.8M deal |
| Feb.19 |
San Jose |
Murray repeats San Jose title win |
| Mar.9 |
Stanford |
Coach Suspended For Erasing Records |
| Mar.30 |
Half Moon Bay |
Flat Waves Cancel Mavericks Surf Contest |
| Apr.18 |
Warriors |
Warriors Clinch Playoff Spot
| Apr.20 |
San Jose |
Sharks eliminate Predators for 2nd season |
| Apr.27 |
SF Downtown |
Critical Mass With Extra Security |
| May.3 |
Oracle Arena |
Warriors finish off Mavs with blowout win
| May.11 |
Oracle Arena |
Warriors nail 15 triples in rout of Jazz
| May.15 |
Warriors |
Warriors lost series to Utah in Game 5 Kirilenko had 21 points, 15 rebounds and 3 steals to lead the Jazz to a 100-87 victory. Warriors had 2 technicals and a flagrant foul in the...
| Jun.19 |
Levi's Stadium |
NFL officials tour proposed 49ers sites |
| Jul.10 |
Pac Bell Park |
AL Wins All-Star Game, 5-4
| Jul.17 |
San Jose |
Earthquakes coming back for 2008 season |
| Jul.19 |
Giants |
Bonds returns, blasts 752, 753 |
| Jul.27 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds hits 754, 1 away from tying record |
| Jul.30 |
Woodside |
Coach Bill Walsh died He died at 75 after a battle with leukemia. His intellectual ways took football to new heights
| 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
| 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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| Sep.15 |
San Francisco |
Bonds' record ball nets $752,467 |
| Sep.21 |
Giants |
Giants, Bonds parting ways The Giants told Bonds they will not bring him back next season. Giants owner Peter Magowan: It's always difficult to say goodbye
| Sep.26 |
Barry Bonds |
756th HR Ball To Be Branded With Asterisk |
| Sep.26 |
Pac Bell Park |
Bonds says goodbye to S.F. |
| Oct.9 |
Levi's Stadium |
49ers to buy Great America for stadium
| Nov.15 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds charged with perjury, obstruction A federal grand jury has charged baseball record breaker with perjury and obstruction of justice over an inquiry into steroids use. Former Giants slugger could face prison instead of the Hall of Fame for telling a federal grand jury he did not knowingly u... | |
| Dec.7 |
San Francisco |
Bonds pleads not guilty
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2007 |
| Jan.9 |
SF Downtown |
Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone CEO Steve Jobs ushered in a new era, jumping into the cell phone market
Jobs, speaking at the Macworld, unveiled the iPhone, which marries the iPod, cell phone and Internet handheld into one device. iTV is moving music, photos, tv shows and movies from the computer to the living room
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| Jan.10 |
Cisco |
Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name |
| Jan.12 |
Apple |
Fed Probe Jobs' Stock-Options Grant
| Jan.22 |
Gap |
CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits |
| Feb.4 |
SF Downtown |
Queen Mary 2 Arrives The largest and grandest ocean cruise liner, which towers 200 feet above water, is making its first visit ever to SF
| Feb.5 |
Apple |
Apple, Beatles Settle Trademark Suit
| Feb.22 |
Apple |
Apple and Cisco share iPhone name |
| Mar.13 |
YouTube |
Viacom to sue Google and YouTube |
| Mar.14 |
HP |
Felony charges dismissed against Dunn
| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Mar.28 |
South of Market |
Gas Reaches $4 A Gallon At Shell Station |
| Apr.5 |
Hayward |
Teachers Go On Strike
| Apr.6 |
San Mateo |
Child Psychiatrist Accused Of Molestation |
| Apr.10 |
Google |
Google Earth maps out Darfur atrocities |
| Apr.11 |
Richmond |
New Wal-Mart Store Opens
| Apr.13 |
Google |
Google To Buy DoubleClick For $3.1B Seeking to expand the ability to sell targeted Internet ads, Google agreed to acquire ad-management technology company
| Apr.17 |
Mountain View |
Last-minute tax users swamp Intuit |
| Apr.23 |
San Francisco |
Ballet Pioneer M. Smuin Collapses, Dies
| Apr.25 |
Hayward |
Teacher Strike Over |
| May.4 |
Yahoo |
Reports: Microsoft Pursuing Yahoo |
| May.7 |
Highway 880 |
I-880 Connector Reopens For Commute |
| May.15 |
San Jose |
Gas prices for super unleaded close $4 |
| May.19 |
SF Chronicle |
Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in newsroom |
| May.24 |
Highway 580 |
Maze Reopens Despite Expert's Doubts
| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday |
| Jun.18 |
Yahoo |
CEO Terry Semel steps down from post |
| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down |
| Jun.29 |
Apple |
iPhone Launched
After 6 months of unprecedented hype, thousands of people will get their hands on the new cell phone that to become Apple's 3rd core business
| Jul.2 |
Alameda County |
County Garbage Workers Locked Out Waste Management has told 500 sanitary workers not to show up. Trash collectors were locked out, as negotiations remain deadlocked
| Jul.4 |
SJSU |
S.J. Man Wins Hotdog Eating Contest |
| Jul.21 |
San Francisco |
Journalist Pete Wilson Dies At 62
| Jul.26 |
Oakland |
Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute
| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial
| Aug.7 |
South of Market |
Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted |
| Aug.7 |
Santa Clara |
Kaiser Moves Patients To New Hospital
| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated
| 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...
| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal
| 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-f... | |
| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Is Back In Business |
| Sep.4 |
Alameda |
$93 million ticket purchased at gas station |
| Sep.6 |
Apple |
Jobs offers early iPhone buyers $100 |
| Sep.13 |
Moffett Field |
Google founders pay NASA $1.3m to land |
| Sep.17 |
Pacifica |
Perilous Devils Slide Construction Begins |
| Sep.20 |
South of Market |
Design Picked For Transbay Terminal
| Oct.9 |
Levi's Stadium |
49ers to buy Great America for stadium
| Oct.10 |
San Francisco |
Thousands Of Nurses Strike In Bay Area
| Oct.12 |
Oracle |
Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems |
| Oct.16 |
Yahoo |
Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
| Oct.24 |
Facebook |
Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook |
| Oct.28 |
Gap |
Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop |
| Nov.5 |
Yahoo |
House committee chair lambasts Yahoo
| Nov.12 |
San Francisco |
Probe Examines Pilot Actions, Ship Radar |
| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill |
| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect |
| Dec.20 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area Home Sales Fall 36% The Bay Area housing market showed no signs of recovery in November, as sales fell to a nearly 2-decade low
| Dec.20 |
San Francisco |
Cosco Busan leaves San Francisco |
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2007 |
| Jan.8 |
San Francisco |
Yale Choir Assaulted; No Arrests By SFPD Members of a renowned choral group were attacked outside a New Year's Eve party
| Jan.12 |
Apple |
Fed Probe Jobs' Stock-Options Grant
| Jan.16 |
Pinole |
SWAT Team Storms Safeway Store |
| Jan.17 |
San Francisco |
Mom Who Threw Kids In Bay Found Insane |
| Jan.23 |
San Francisco |
Arrests Made In 1971 Cop Killing |
| Jan.29 |
Hayward |
4 Shot at BART Station; Service Halted |
| Feb.9 |
South of Market |
Holocaust author Wiesel attacked Nobel Peace laureate and Holocaust scholar was dragged from an elevator, possibly by a Holocaust denier
| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
Man Surrenders In Attack On Yale Singers |
| Mar.7 |
UC Berkeley |
Student Charged In Nobel Prize Theft |
| Mar.12 |
Sebastopol |
Deputies Shoot, Kill Teen With Knife |
| Mar.14 |
HP |
Felony charges dismissed against Dunn
| Apr.6 |
San Mateo |
Child Psychiatrist Accused Of Molestation |
| Apr.11 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Cleared In Tourk Timesheets |
| Apr.24 |
Redwood City |
County sheriff detained at Vegas brothel
| May.10 |
Highway 80 |
Motorist Shot 'Mafia-Style' Along Off-Ramp |
| May.18 |
SF City Hall |
FBI Searches Supervisor Ed Jew's Office Agents also searched 4 other locations connected to Jew. They removed several items from Jew's offices
| May.22 |
Oakland Hills |
15 Goats Shot Dead
| May.28 |
San Jose |
DA Drops DeAnza Assault Case
| Jun.12 |
San Jose |
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Mayor |
| Jun.12 |
SF City Hall |
Arrest Warrant For Supe Jew For Perjury A city supervisor under investigation by the FBI for allegedly extorting a bribe was charged by local prosecutors with lying about where he lived | |
| Jun.17 |
Oakland Hills |
Thieves hit fire memorial |
| Jun.19 |
Berkeley |
2 Children, 2 Adults Found Dead
| Jun.30 |
San Francisco |
3 Dead in Shootings |
| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
Teenager injured by firecracker |
| Jul.13 |
Castro Valley |
Detained After Garbage Truck Shooting |
| Jul.24 |
Pleasant Hill |
34 Charged In DVC Grade Scam
| 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 |
North Oakland |
Bakery Raids Linked To Reporter |
| Aug.4 |
Oakland |
3 fatal shootings within 6 hours |
| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial
| Aug.11 |
Mill Valley |
3 dogs die after eating poisoned pellets |
| Aug.12 |
Oakland |
CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police |
| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze |
| 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 y...
| Sep.5 |
Redwood City |
Fundraiser Norman Hsu Fails To Appear |
| Sep.12 |
Richmond |
10 Shot, 2 Killed In 24 Hours |
| Sep.20 |
SF City Hall |
Ed Jew Faces Fed Charges Mayor Gavin Newsom called on embattled Supervisor to resign in the face of new federal extortion charges on top of state charges
| Sep.20 |
North Oakland |
Police Officer Shoots, Kills Suspect |
| Sep.23 |
Berkeley |
City murder rate doubles after two slain |
| Sep.27 |
North Oakland |
Marijuana Sweets Maker Busted |
| Oct.4 |
UC Berkeley |
Tree-Sitter Quizzed In UC Police Van Fire |
| Oct.8 |
South San Jose |
12-year-old kidnapped, possibly assaulted |
| Oct.31 |
Palo Alto |
Teen Escapes After Kidnap, Sex Assault |
| Nov.1 |
Alameda |
15-Year-Old Girl Killed In Shooting |
| Nov.6 |
Oakland |
Prosecutor: Missing mom cannot be alive |
| Nov.11 |
South of Market |
Shot and killed in Metreon |
| Nov.12 |
San Francisco |
Probe Examines Pilot Actions, Ship Radar |
| Nov.15 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds charged with perjury, obstruction A federal grand jury has charged baseball record breaker with perjury and obstruction of justice over an inquiry into steroids use. Former Giants slugger could face prison instead of the Hall of Fame for telling a federal grand jury he did not knowingly u... | |
| Dec.7 |
San Francisco |
Bonds pleads not guilty
| Dec.7 |
San Jose |
City Homicide Rate Hits 10-Year High |
| Dec.14 |
Napa |
Wiine tour gine arrested for bank robbery |
| Dec.17 |
Richmond |
5 Killed In Recent String Of Shootings |
| Dec.29 |
North Oakland |
Sen. Perata Gets Carjacked
State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata was robbed at gunpoint of his government-issue car while driving in his district
| Dec.31 |
Oakland |
4 Dead In Rash Of Shootings |
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2007 |
| Jan.4 |
San Francisco |
Pelosi Becomes 1st Female Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the first woman in U.S. history to stand at the head of the House of Representatives
66-year-old Democrat is s the San Francisco liberal decried by Republicans, an Italian-American Catholic, mother of 5
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| Jan.9 |
San Jose City Hall |
Reed Sworn In As Mayor |
| Jan.26 |
San Francisco |
Cyclists Protest Dangerous Intersection |
| Jan.31 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor's aide resigns after affair Alex Tourk is revealing he had knowledge about an affair that his wife had with Newsom. In the midst of an election year, Alex Tourk ha... | |
| Feb.1 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Newsom's sorry |
| Feb.5 |
San Francisco |
Fmr. Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy Dies At 76 |
| Mar.11 |
San Francisco |
Peace Activists March To Pelosi's Home |
| Mar.13 |
San Rafael |
Supes Condemn Illegal Immigrant Raids
| Mar.17 |
Oakland Downtown |
Presidential Hopeful Obama Campaigns |
| Mar.18 |
UC Berkeley |
Nudes pose to save threatened trees |
| Mar.26 |
San Jose |
Family Blasts Tillman Reports
| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Apr.10 |
Google |
Google Earth maps out Darfur atrocities |
| Apr.11 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Cleared In Tourk Timesheets |
| Jun.6 |
Hayward |
Soldier Dies In Iraq Following Attack |
| Jun.12 |
San Jose |
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Mayor |
| Jun.20 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor calls cocaine accusation cheap shot Gavin Newsom fired back at Supervisor Chris Daly over Daly's charge that the mayor is hiding a cocaine addiction
| Jul.13 |
San Francisco |
Legendary Porn Pioneer Jim Mitchell Dead |
| Jul.26 |
San Francisco |
U.N. Chief Talks Global Warming
| Jul.26 |
Oakland |
Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute
| 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.9 |
Oakland |
Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated
| Aug.12 |
Oakland |
CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police |
| Sep.2 |
Golden Gate Park |
Thousands celebrates Summer of Love
| Sep.10 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Asks Over 100 Staffers To Resign Mayor, who faces scant competition in the election, was asking all of his more than 100 political appointees to resign before his first term...
| Sep.13 |
SF Chronicle |
Political Cartoonist Phil Frank Dies |
| Sep.20 |
SF City Hall |
Ed Jew Faces Fed Charges Mayor Gavin Newsom called on embattled Supervisor to resign in the face of new federal extortion charges on top of state charges
| Sep.21 |
Stanford |
Protests Over Rumsfeld At Hoover |
| Sep.25 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Suspends Supervisor Ed Jew
| Sep.30 |
Oakland Downtown |
Thousands of supporters hear Hillary |
| Oct.9 |
Belmont |
Town Approves Controversial Smoking Ban |
| Oct.11 |
San Francisco |
Gore Speaks In SF Amid Nobel Speculation |
| Oct.12 |
SF Downtown |
Al Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize |
| Oct.16 |
Yahoo |
Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
| Oct.27 |
SF Downtown |
Largest Of Nationwide Anti-War Protests
| Oct.28 |
Gap |
Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop |
| Oct.31 |
SF Castro |
Police Presence Spooks Revelers |
| Nov.2 |
San Francisco |
Bill Clinton Promotes Hillary, Book |
| Nov.5 |
Yahoo |
House committee chair lambasts Yahoo
| Nov.5 |
Martinez |
Beavers May Be Euthanized |
| Nov.6 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom re-elected as mayor The mayor has been re-elected after easily eclipsing a field of candidates that included a colorful cast of characters but no serious rivals
| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill |
| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
Lawmakers not satisfied with spill response |
| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect |
| Nov.21 |
San Jose City Hall |
Meeting gets heated over 'Little Saigon'
| Dec.6 |
Vallejo |
Mayoral election overturned after recount
| Dec.11 |
Vallejo |
Judge: Cloutier Out, Davis In As Mayor |