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| Aug.1 |
Antioch |
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Outbreak of gun violence injures 4 |
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SF Bayview |
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40 hurt in 2 Muni crashes: 'It was like an earthquake' 
Map of Third Street and Innes Avenue San Francisco A pair of nearly simultaneous crashes- one involving a big rig, the other 2 dump trucks - sent 23 people to the hospital while shutting down roads
| At 1:29 p.m., an outbound 38-Geary bus collided with a dump truck. Seven minutes later, a Muni T-line light-rail train collided with a big rig
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Giants |
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Giants' Matt Cain to undergo elbow surgery |
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| Aug.2 |
Levi's Stadium |
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Earthquakes, Sounders FC - first play at Levi's Stadium Map of Levi%27s Stadium Santa Clara About 45,000 fans attended the game and they were excited to attend the inaugural game at the stadium
| It cost $1.3 billion and took just more than two years to build. The stadium has nearly 30,000 parking spaces that span 28 lots. The stadium seats approximately 68,500
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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6 rescued after canoe in race capsizes by Golden Gate Bridge |
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| Aug.3 |
Stanford |
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Serena Williams wins Bank of the West Classic |
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East Oakland |
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Alameda Co. sheriff's deputy kills suspect in Oakland |
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| Aug.4 |
SF Downtown |
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4-alarm fire in building undergoing renovations |
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LinkedIn |
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LinkedIn to pay $6 million in unpaid overtime wages and damages
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| Aug.5 |
Bay Bridge |
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CHP probing whether Bay Bridge critics were muzzled The state transportation secretary was concerned about reports that officials silenced engineers who called attention to shoddy work
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Sunnyvale |
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Man shot to death, woman injured
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| Aug.6 |
SJC |
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Woman sneaked onto flight after 3 tries| Marilyn Jean Hartman who took a fight to LA without a ticket tried at least 3 times that day to breach airport security before she managed to board | |
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| Aug.8 |
West San Francisco |
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San Jose, Saratoga to be sprayed for West Nile mosquitoes
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| Aug.9 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Fake tickets at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival Golden Gate Park was packed with music fans on the first night of the festival, but a lot of people didn't get in because they got taken
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Vallejo |
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7 injured when fire truck collided with car The truck was heading to a house fire with full lights and sirens on. 4 firefighters and 3 people in another vehicle all suffered serious in...
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South San Jose |
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Police arrest man on suspicion of killing father, wounding mother |
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| Aug.10 |
North San Jose |
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Two women found dead in San Jose motel room |
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Vallejo |
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4-alarm fire broke out in old military barracks on Mare Island |
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| Aug.11 |
SF Bayview |
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Hunt for killer after S.F. dirt-bike double slaying Police searched Monday for at least one person who opened fire on two young men as they rode dirt bikes; both crashed, suffering fatal injur...
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Tiburon |
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Robin Williams found dead at his home 
Map of Paradise Drive Tiburon County received a 911 call reporting a man had been found unconscious. Coroner suspects the death to be suicide due to asphyxia
| The comedian had been battling severe depression. Williams first moved to the Bay Area when he was a teen and attended Redwood High School in Larkspur. He had a long career as a stand-up comedian and appeared in numerous film and tv roles
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| Aug.12 |
Tiburon |
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Sheriff: Robin Williams committed suicide by hanging Williams committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt at his home, sheriff's officials said. Actors personal assistant found the actor in...
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Athletics |
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Lester helps A's snap Royals' winning streak at eight |
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| Aug.13 |
Oakland Hills |
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Oakland hills man charged with killing wife |
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San Francisco |
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Found beaten man taken off life support |
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| Aug.14 |
South San Jose |
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Woman shot dead by San Jose police
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Tiburon |
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Robin Williams had early Parkinson's disease, wife says |
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Candlestick |
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Paul McCartney concert Sir Paul McCartney performed at the stadium, where he and the other three Beatles played their last ever stadium show in 1966.
| Traffic was so bad, some fans never even made it into the concert Thursday night. Instead they found themselves stuck in the street
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| Aug.15 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Oakland rally protests Missouri shooting Map of 14th and Broadway Oakland| More than 100 people marched through the streets, protesting police brutality in solidarity with those in Ferguson and calling for justice | |
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| Aug.16 |
South of Market |
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Girl, 2, killed, in S.F. hit-and-run crash Map of 833 Mission St San Francisco| Mi-Yana Gregory was in a crosswalk with a relative when she was hit by a car heading east at 10:37 p.m. Friday | |
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San Francisco |
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4 pleaded guilty to lesser charges in German tourist's murder |
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Mountain View |
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Five people tested positive for West Nile |
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| Aug.17 |
Levi's Stadium |
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Official encourage public transportation to 49ers game |
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SF Downtown |
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Cyclist hit in S.F. stolen-minivan wreck dies |
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Levi's Stadium |
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Preseason 49ers played to sold out crowd | 49ers Faithful fans have been waiting for the first game at the new stadium, even if it was only a preseason exhibition game against the Broncos | |
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| Aug.18 |
East San Jose |
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10 people injured in fiery rollover crash
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East Oakland |
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Huge fire in abandoned warehouse |
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| Aug.19 |
Novato |
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Pilot killed in Marin plane crash that sparks fire
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Vallejo |
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Husband and wife found dead on boat in Vallejo
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49ers |
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49ers extend defensive tackle Dorsey for two years |
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South of Market |
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Aunt arrested in hit-and-run of 2-year-old |
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| Aug.20 |
Vallejo |
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Vallejo boat deaths ruled murder-suicide |
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| Aug.21 |
Mill Valley |
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Shootings leave 2 dead in adjacent backyards Map of 154 Carlotta Circle Mill Valley| 2 men were found dead from gunshot wounds, by what appears to be an apparent murder-suicide | |
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East Oakland |
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34 residents displaced by four-alarm fire |
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| Aug.22 |
Fruitvale |
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Man killed aunt, faked robbery, set himself ablaze |
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Danville |
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Danville teacher arrested on child porn charges |
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| Aug.23 |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
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One killed following rap concert A shooting is following a concert by Wiz Khalifa just after 11 p.m.. happened backstage, which could mean the victim and gunman knew each ot...
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| Aug.24 |
Napa |
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Quake buckles, cracks roads but bridges unharmed| Earthquake damage to the Bay Area's transportation network seems to be limited to cracked and buckled pavement | |
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Napa |
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Napa homes burning after earthquake Map of Orchard Ave and Mark Way Napa| 4 homes were destroyed and several others damaged when a fire, possibly fueled by natural gas, broke out at the Napa Valley Mobile Home Park | |
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Napa |
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Governor Brown issued emergency for South Napa quake Map of American Canyon Napa The 6.1 earthquake was reported at 3:20 a.m. about three miles northwest of American Canyon
| Continued aftershocks that have damaged critical infrastructure, homes and other structures and caused fires and the closure of roads and highways. The earthquake is the largest to hit the Bay Area since the Loma Prieta Earthquake almost 25 years ago
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Napa |
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Hospital treating 6 critically injured in South Napa Quake
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UC Berkeley |
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UC-Berkeley ShakeAlert system gave 10 second earthquake warning |
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Napa |
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Downtown Napa damaged by quake Map of 1012 First St Napa| Downtown Napa businesses are cleaning up. Several storefronts with shattered windows, cracks in building walls | |
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Brisbane |
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Roche buys Brisbane drugmaker InterMune for $8.3 billion Swiss pharmaceutical giant is expanding its respiratory disease treatments by acquiring InterMune at $74 per share in an all-cash transactio...
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Coliseum |
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Hamilton powers Angels past A's |
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| Aug.25 |
Napa |
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13-year-old boy recovering after chimney collapsed on him Nicholas Dillon was sleeping right next to the fire place when the quake hit
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Napa |
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70 buildings red-tagged
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| Aug.26 |
Highway 680 |
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Three adults killed in solo vehicle crash on off-ramp The trio was riding in a Kia that had a minor fender-bender with another vehicle on northbound I-680 around 3:40 p.m.
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants' Bumgarner throws one-hitter vs Rockies |
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San Francisco |
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Amazon bets that S.F.'s Twitch will be next ESPN |
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| Aug.28 |
Highway 280 |
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NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit Map of Interstate 280 San Francisco| Northbound Interstate 280 will remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as large sections of the highway are removed and new hinges are installed | |
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East San Jose |
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Woman found stabbed behind church by son in murder-suicide
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| Aug.29 |
49ers |
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49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith suspended 9 games In July, Smith received concurrent 12-day jail sentences for weapons and DUI charges. Smith was also placed on three years' probation
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| Aug.30 |
Daly City |
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One dead, two injured in Daly City fall from a cliff |
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San Jose |
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Japantown fire destroys two buildings |
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| Aug.31 |
East San Jose |
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Police booked 49ers' McDonald on domestic violence charges Map of 2500 Bentley Ridge Driver San Jose| Officers responded to reports of violence around 2:45 a.m. Ray McDonald was taken into custody without incident and booked into jail | |
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Livermore |
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Shooting early Sunday morning sent 5 people to hospital |
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Athletics |
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Athletics acquiring Adam Dunn from Chicago White Sox |
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Napa |
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3.2 aftershock hits Napa Valley 1 week after quake |
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| 2014 |
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| Aug.1 |
SF Bayview |
40 hurt in 2 Muni crashes: 'It was like an earthquake' Map of Third Street and Innes Avenue San Francisco A pair of nearly simultaneous crashes- one involving a big rig, the other 2 dump trucks - sent 23 people to the hospital while shutting down roads
| At 1:29 p.m., an outbound 38-Geary bus collided with a dump truck. Seven minutes later, a Muni T-line light-rail train collided with a big rig
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| Aug.2 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
6 rescued after canoe in race capsizes by Golden Gate Bridge |
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| Aug.4 |
SF Downtown |
4-alarm fire in building undergoing renovations |
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| Aug.8 |
West San Francisco |
San Jose, Saratoga to be sprayed for West Nile mosquitoes
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| Aug.9 |
Vallejo |
7 injured when fire truck collided with car The truck was heading to a house fire with full lights and sirens on. 4 firefighters and 3 people in another vehicle all suffered serious in...
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| Aug.10 |
North San Jose |
Two women found dead in San Jose motel room |
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| Aug.10 |
Vallejo |
4-alarm fire broke out in old military barracks on Mare Island |
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| Aug.11 |
Tiburon |
Robin Williams found dead at his home Map of Paradise Drive Tiburon County received a 911 call reporting a man had been found unconscious. Coroner suspects the death to be suicide due to asphyxia
| The comedian had been battling severe depression. Williams first moved to the Bay Area when he was a teen and attended Redwood High School in Larkspur. He had a long career as a stand-up comedian and appeared in numerous film and tv roles
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| Aug.12 |
Tiburon |
Sheriff: Robin Williams committed suicide by hanging Williams committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt at his home, sheriff's officials said. Actors personal assistant found the actor in...
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| Aug.14 |
Tiburon |
Robin Williams had early Parkinson's disease, wife says |
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| Aug.16 |
South of Market |
Girl, 2, killed, in S.F. hit-and-run crash Map of 833 Mission St San Francisco| Mi-Yana Gregory was in a crosswalk with a relative when she was hit by a car heading east at 10:37 p.m. Friday | |
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| Aug.16 |
Mountain View |
Five people tested positive for West Nile |
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| Aug.17 |
SF Downtown |
Cyclist hit in S.F. stolen-minivan wreck dies |
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| Aug.18 |
East San Jose |
10 people injured in fiery rollover crash
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| Aug.18 |
East Oakland |
Huge fire in abandoned warehouse |
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| Aug.19 |
Novato |
Pilot killed in Marin plane crash that sparks fire
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| Aug.19 |
Vallejo |
Husband and wife found dead on boat in Vallejo
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| Aug.19 |
South of Market |
Aunt arrested in hit-and-run of 2-year-old |
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| Aug.20 |
Vallejo |
Vallejo boat deaths ruled murder-suicide |
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| Aug.21 |
Mill Valley |
Shootings leave 2 dead in adjacent backyards Map of 154 Carlotta Circle Mill Valley| 2 men were found dead from gunshot wounds, by what appears to be an apparent murder-suicide | |
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| Aug.21 |
East Oakland |
34 residents displaced by four-alarm fire |
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| Aug.22 |
Fruitvale |
Man killed aunt, faked robbery, set himself ablaze |
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| Aug.24 |
Napa |
Quake buckles, cracks roads but bridges unharmed| Earthquake damage to the Bay Area's transportation network seems to be limited to cracked and buckled pavement | |
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| Aug.24 |
Napa |
Napa homes burning after earthquake Map of Orchard Ave and Mark Way Napa| 4 homes were destroyed and several others damaged when a fire, possibly fueled by natural gas, broke out at the Napa Valley Mobile Home Park | |
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| Aug.24 |
Napa |
Governor Brown issued emergency for South Napa quake Map of American Canyon Napa The 6.1 earthquake was reported at 3:20 a.m. about three miles northwest of American Canyon
| Continued aftershocks that have damaged critical infrastructure, homes and other structures and caused fires and the closure of roads and highways. The earthquake is the largest to hit the Bay Area since the Loma Prieta Earthquake almost 25 years ago
|
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| Aug.24 |
Napa |
Hospital treating 6 critically injured in South Napa Quake
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| Aug.24 |
UC Berkeley |
UC-Berkeley ShakeAlert system gave 10 second earthquake warning |
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| Aug.24 |
Napa |
Downtown Napa damaged by quake Map of 1012 First St Napa| Downtown Napa businesses are cleaning up. Several storefronts with shattered windows, cracks in building walls | |
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| Aug.25 |
Napa |
13-year-old boy recovering after chimney collapsed on him Nicholas Dillon was sleeping right next to the fire place when the quake hit
|
| Aug.25 |
Napa |
70 buildings red-tagged
|
| Aug.26 |
Highway 680 |
Three adults killed in solo vehicle crash on off-ramp The trio was riding in a Kia that had a minor fender-bender with another vehicle on northbound I-680 around 3:40 p.m.
|
| Aug.28 |
Highway 280 |
NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit Map of Interstate 280 San Francisco| Northbound Interstate 280 will remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as large sections of the highway are removed and new hinges are installed | |
|
| Aug.30 |
Daly City |
One dead, two injured in Daly City fall from a cliff |
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| Aug.30 |
San Jose |
Japantown fire destroys two buildings |
|
| Aug.31 |
Napa |
3.2 aftershock hits Napa Valley 1 week after quake |
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| 2014 |
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| Aug.22 |
Danville |
Danville teacher arrested on child porn charges |
|
| Aug.24 |
UC Berkeley |
UC-Berkeley ShakeAlert system gave 10 second earthquake warning |
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| 2014 |
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| Aug.4 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn to pay $6 million in unpaid overtime wages and damages
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| Aug.5 |
Bay Bridge |
CHP probing whether Bay Bridge critics were muzzled The state transportation secretary was concerned about reports that officials silenced engineers who called attention to shoddy work
|
| Aug.9 |
Golden Gate Park |
Fake tickets at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival Golden Gate Park was packed with music fans on the first night of the festival, but a lot of people didn't get in because they got taken
|
| Aug.11 |
Tiburon |
Robin Williams found dead at his home Map of Paradise Drive Tiburon County received a 911 call reporting a man had been found unconscious. Coroner suspects the death to be suicide due to asphyxia
| The comedian had been battling severe depression. Williams first moved to the Bay Area when he was a teen and attended Redwood High School in Larkspur. He had a long career as a stand-up comedian and appeared in numerous film and tv roles
|
| |
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| Aug.12 |
Tiburon |
Sheriff: Robin Williams committed suicide by hanging Williams committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt at his home, sheriff's officials said. Actors personal assistant found the actor in...
|
| Aug.14 |
Tiburon |
Robin Williams had early Parkinson's disease, wife says |
|
| Aug.14 |
Candlestick |
Paul McCartney concert Sir Paul McCartney performed at the stadium, where he and the other three Beatles played their last ever stadium show in 1966.
| Traffic was so bad, some fans never even made it into the concert Thursday night. Instead they found themselves stuck in the street
|
| |
|
| Aug.17 |
Levi's Stadium |
Official encourage public transportation to 49ers game |
|
| Aug.23 |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
One killed following rap concert A shooting is following a concert by Wiz Khalifa just after 11 p.m.. happened backstage, which could mean the victim and gunman knew each ot...
|
| Aug.24 |
Napa |
Downtown Napa damaged by quake Map of 1012 First St Napa| Downtown Napa businesses are cleaning up. Several storefronts with shattered windows, cracks in building walls | |
|
| Aug.24 |
Brisbane |
Roche buys Brisbane drugmaker InterMune for $8.3 billion Swiss pharmaceutical giant is expanding its respiratory disease treatments by acquiring InterMune at $74 per share in an all-cash transactio...
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| Aug.26 |
San Francisco |
Amazon bets that S.F.'s Twitch will be next ESPN |
|
| Aug.28 |
Highway 280 |
NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit Map of Interstate 280 San Francisco| Northbound Interstate 280 will remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as large sections of the highway are removed and new hinges are installed | |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Giants |
Giants' Matt Cain to undergo elbow surgery |
|
| Aug.2 |
Levi's Stadium |
Earthquakes, Sounders FC - first play at Levi's Stadium Map of Levi%27s Stadium Santa Clara About 45,000 fans attended the game and they were excited to attend the inaugural game at the stadium
| It cost $1.3 billion and took just more than two years to build. The stadium has nearly 30,000 parking spaces that span 28 lots. The stadium seats approximately 68,500
|
| |
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| Aug.3 |
Stanford |
Serena Williams wins Bank of the West Classic |
|
| Aug.12 |
Athletics |
Lester helps A's snap Royals' winning streak at eight |
|
| Aug.17 |
Levi's Stadium |
Official encourage public transportation to 49ers game |
|
| Aug.17 |
Levi's Stadium |
Preseason 49ers played to sold out crowd | 49ers Faithful fans have been waiting for the first game at the new stadium, even if it was only a preseason exhibition game against the Broncos | |
|
| Aug.19 |
49ers |
49ers extend defensive tackle Dorsey for two years |
|
| Aug.24 |
Coliseum |
Hamilton powers Angels past A's |
|
| Aug.26 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants' Bumgarner throws one-hitter vs Rockies |
|
| Aug.29 |
49ers |
49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith suspended 9 games In July, Smith received concurrent 12-day jail sentences for weapons and DUI charges. Smith was also placed on three years' probation
|
| Aug.31 |
East San Jose |
Police booked 49ers' McDonald on domestic violence charges Map of 2500 Bentley Ridge Driver San Jose| Officers responded to reports of violence around 2:45 a.m. Ray McDonald was taken into custody without incident and booked into jail | |
|
| Aug.31 |
Athletics |
Athletics acquiring Adam Dunn from Chicago White Sox |
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| 2014 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Antioch |
Outbreak of gun violence injures 4 |
|
| Aug.3 |
East Oakland |
Alameda Co. sheriff's deputy kills suspect in Oakland |
|
| Aug.5 |
Sunnyvale |
Man shot to death, woman injured
|
| Aug.6 |
SJC |
Woman sneaked onto flight after 3 tries| Marilyn Jean Hartman who took a fight to LA without a ticket tried at least 3 times that day to breach airport security before she managed to board | |
|
| Aug.9 |
Golden Gate Park |
Fake tickets at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival Golden Gate Park was packed with music fans on the first night of the festival, but a lot of people didn't get in because they got taken
|
| Aug.9 |
South San Jose |
Police arrest man on suspicion of killing father, wounding mother |
|
| Aug.11 |
SF Bayview |
Hunt for killer after S.F. dirt-bike double slaying Police searched Monday for at least one person who opened fire on two young men as they rode dirt bikes; both crashed, suffering fatal injur...
|
| Aug.13 |
Oakland Hills |
Oakland hills man charged with killing wife |
|
| Aug.13 |
San Francisco |
Found beaten man taken off life support |
|
| Aug.14 |
South San Jose |
Woman shot dead by San Jose police
|
| Aug.15 |
Oakland Downtown |
Oakland rally protests Missouri shooting Map of 14th and Broadway Oakland| More than 100 people marched through the streets, protesting police brutality in solidarity with those in Ferguson and calling for justice | |
|
| Aug.16 |
South of Market |
Girl, 2, killed, in S.F. hit-and-run crash Map of 833 Mission St San Francisco| Mi-Yana Gregory was in a crosswalk with a relative when she was hit by a car heading east at 10:37 p.m. Friday | |
|
| Aug.16 |
San Francisco |
4 pleaded guilty to lesser charges in German tourist's murder |
|
| Aug.17 |
SF Downtown |
Cyclist hit in S.F. stolen-minivan wreck dies |
|
| Aug.19 |
South of Market |
Aunt arrested in hit-and-run of 2-year-old |
|
| Aug.20 |
Vallejo |
Vallejo boat deaths ruled murder-suicide |
|
| Aug.21 |
Mill Valley |
Shootings leave 2 dead in adjacent backyards Map of 154 Carlotta Circle Mill Valley| 2 men were found dead from gunshot wounds, by what appears to be an apparent murder-suicide | |
|
| Aug.22 |
Fruitvale |
Man killed aunt, faked robbery, set himself ablaze |
|
| Aug.22 |
Danville |
Danville teacher arrested on child porn charges |
|
| Aug.23 |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
One killed following rap concert A shooting is following a concert by Wiz Khalifa just after 11 p.m.. happened backstage, which could mean the victim and gunman knew each ot...
|
| Aug.28 |
East San Jose |
Woman found stabbed behind church by son in murder-suicide
|
| Aug.31 |
East San Jose |
Police booked 49ers' McDonald on domestic violence charges Map of 2500 Bentley Ridge Driver San Jose| Officers responded to reports of violence around 2:45 a.m. Ray McDonald was taken into custody without incident and booked into jail | |
|
| Aug.31 |
Livermore |
Shooting early Sunday morning sent 5 people to hospital |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.5 |
Bay Bridge |
CHP probing whether Bay Bridge critics were muzzled The state transportation secretary was concerned about reports that officials silenced engineers who called attention to shoddy work
|
| Aug.15 |
Oakland Downtown |
Oakland rally protests Missouri shooting Map of 14th and Broadway Oakland| More than 100 people marched through the streets, protesting police brutality in solidarity with those in Ferguson and calling for justice | |
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