| First Looks: San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers have gotten to know each other pretty well over the last 50 years. The Raiders will play week five of the 2010 regular season at home against the Chargers on October 10. The... | |
| Hengehold Trucks of Palo Alto to Celebrate Their 62nd Anniversary in Northern California SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 31, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hengehold Trucks of Palo Alto is proud to announce that 2010 represents their 62nd Anniversary of operating in the San Francisco Bay Area.... |
| 1st high school stem cell curriculum offered California is home to some of the world's most promising stem cell research, but to sustain the industry, the state will need an ever-increasing army of trained workers - from lab technicians to... |
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| Couple accused of Hayward double murder have history of violence HAYWARD — A week after being released from Santa Rita Jail on May 2, Isaiah Nolan Washington was back in custody and so was Tiara Channelle Arnold, his 17-year-old girlfriend and partner in... |
| Debate Grows Over Car Sleeping In Palo Alto A debate is developing in one of the Bay Area's most affluent communities, whether people should be allowed to live in their cars. Steve lives in Palo Alto, even though he made $11,000 last year.... |
| Air Tanker Drops Fire Retardant, Slows LA Wildfire PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) ― Water-dropping aircraft slowed the progress of a wildfire that was bearing down on hundreds of homes in the high desert north of Los... |
| McFadden Excited for 2010 Campaign : It looks they are really making an effort to try and get you involved. Can you sense that, do you sense that finally you’ll become more of the focal point of the offense? Darren... |
| AC Transit dispute awaits judge's ruling For AC Transit riders, drivers and agency officials, this will be a weekend of waiting - for buses, and for the next turn in an increasingly nasty labor dispute. An Alameda County Superior Court... |
| Terry Childs is denied motion for retrial (07-30) 17:15 PDT -- The former San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over passwords for one of the city's networks was denied a new trial on Friday and is expected to be sentenced... |
| Dave Newhouse: Creating kitchen masterpieces Artistry appears in different forms. The painter stands before an easel, a sculptor in front of a block of marble. The interior designer deals with something larger — a kitchen, a bathroom, an... |
| SF Bids Farewell To Transbay Terminal Hundreds got a last chance to say goodbye to a piece of San Francisco history on Friday. The Transbay Terminal, which opened in 1939 , had its heyday near the end of World War II , serving 26... |
| Giants Hold Off Late Rally In Victory Over Dodgers Aubrey Huff hit a go-ahead two-run double in the third inning and added a solo homer and the San Francisco Giants held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Friday night. Tim... |
| Ethics Panel To Charge California Rep. Waters WASHINGTON (AP) ― A House investigative panel has decided to charge Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second high-profile trial... |
| Two buildings damaged in San Francisco fire (07-30) 20:05 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- One San Francisco firefighter was injured while responding to a two-alarm fire on the 2500 block of California Street early Friday evening, fire officials said. ... |
| Napa man pleads not guilty to poisoning parents (07-30) 13:52 PDT Napa, Calif. (AP) -- A Napa County man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to kill his parents by poisoning them with prescription drugs. Forty-nine-year-old Jeffrey... |
| Maywood official resigns following salary scandal (07-30) 16:54 PDT Los Angeles, CA (AP) -- Maywood officials say the interim city manager has resigned in the wake of the salary scandal in the neighboring city of Bell. A city spokeswoman said that... |
| Woman arrested in string of Peninsula bank heists San Francisco and Daly City police say a woman arrested at her Martinez workplace Thursday is connected with a series of recent armed bank robberies on the Peninsula.The first two incidents took... |
| A's Unable To Beat Surging White Sox Lucas Harrell pitched six strong innings in his major league debut, Dayan Viciedo had three hits, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 Friday night to get their 12th straight win... |
| Activists Protest BP, Gulf Oil Spill In Berkeley (7/25/2010) A small band of protesters have gathered in downtown Berkeley to protest the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and BP's research partnership with the University of... |
| Calif. Wildfire Jumps Aqueduct, Approaches Homes PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) ― A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep... |
| SF Woman Arrested, Accused of Posting Phony Rental Ads on Craigslist San Francisco police have arrested a woman for allegedly scamming several apartment seekers out of thousands of dollars after accepting their rental deposits and then, claiming her mother had cancer,... |
| Team, Accelar Launch 49ers Experience www.49ersExperience.com , the official game day transportation booking site of the 49ers.The “49ers Experience” offers fan transportation aboard luxurious motor coaches from many locations all... |
| Metroplex Voters Select Troy Richard Salon as Best In Frisco FRISCO, TX, July 30, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Troy Richard Salon, Frisco's most upscale, fashionable, full-service salon has been chosen as 'Best Salon in Frisco' for the Dallas Morning News' 2010... |
| Danville's high-life Ponzi schemer gets prison (07-30) 17:09 PDT OAKLAND -- A Danville man who defrauded 500 investors of $62 million in a Ponzi scheme and used the money to live a life of luxury was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal... |
| Danville ponzi schemer gets 15 years in prison OAKLAND — A Danville man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Friday for defrauding about 500 investors of $62 million in a Ponzi scheme, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.Peter C.... |
| P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Bay Area's chilly summer not its coldest Bay Area's chilly summer not its coldest This has been the summer of our discontent. Not only has the economy been lousy, but the summer fog has also hung around day and night, like a houseguest... |
| Flooding forces temporary closure of Oakland s Tool Lending Library OAKLAND — Because of flooding, the Oakland Public Library's Tool Lending Library is open during its normal hours for tool returns but is not checking out its tools.Most of the tool library is... |
| Berkeley church offering food boxes to laid-off Oakland police BERKELEY — In an effort to help the 80 Oakland police officers recently laid off, the Ephesian Church of God in Christ has offered the officers free Treasure Box meals for pickup on... |
| Young Bay Area golfers set to compete in tournament OAKLAND — Eleven Bay Area junior golfers will represent Northern California at the annual Western States Golf Association junior tournament taking place Aug. 4-6.The young golfers, ages 7-17,... |
| 'American Idol': Why Ellen DeGeneres was a bad fit In this undated publicity image released by Fox, "American Idol" judges, from left, Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson are shown. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael... |
| FHLBank San Francisco Holds Foreclosure Prevention Workshop in San Bernardino July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hosted by the Federal Home Loan Bank of (FHLBank San Francisco) and NID Housing Counseling Agency, a foreclosure prevention workshop today provided information... |
| NLRB sets Sept. 13 as start for giant Kaiser Permanente union election National Union of Healthcare Workers , one of the unions that will take part in the balloting. Sadie Crabtree, an NUHW spokeswoman, said the agreement was facilitated and approved by Alan Reichard,... |
| Feds Block Schwarzenegger's Plan To Sell EdFund (7/17/2010) Federal officials are blocking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to sell the state's student loan guarantee operation to help fill California's... |
| Judge Delays Sentencing For SF City Tech Worker (2/23/2010) A former city of San Francisco network engineer convicted in April of locking the city out of its main computer network for nearly two weeks in 2008 will be sentenced next week, a judge... |
| 2 Hurt In Attack Near Muir Woods, Man Arrested (7/29/2010) A San Francisco man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two men in the area of the Ben Johnson Trail in the Muir Woods National Monument and the adjacent Mount Tamalpais State Park... |
| SF Cyclists Not Ticketed At Rate Of Drivers Friday's Critical Mass event epitomizes the frustrations cyclists feel toward motorists, and vice versa. The police department is hoping to tone down the animosity, and they aim to do that by... |
| Business Owners Ask For Higher Taxes In SF Mission Merchants in one part of San Francisco's Mission District are saying they want to pay more taxes. As vibrant as it may be, the Mission district is not exactly known for its cleanliness, but now... |
| Relatives Protest Arrest Of 62 Mexican Police TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) ― Relatives of 62 current and former police officers arrested in Tijuana for allegedly aiding drug traffickers protested outside the state attorney general's office on... |
| Former Padre And MVP Pleads Not Guilty To Assault CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) ― Kevin Mitchell, a former Padre and the National League's MVP in 1989, has pleaded not guilty to felony charges that he assaulted a man last week at a golf... |
| Prosecutor Makes New Claim In Anna Nicole Case LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A prosecutor sprang a surprise claim Friday that Anna Nicole Smith was a co-conspirator in the actions that have brought her two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend to trial for... |
| Group Sues Over Wyoming-To-Oregon Gas Pipeline CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) ― An environmental group that wants to block construction of a $3 billion gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon filed a lawsuit Friday, saying the pipeline will cut across... |
| Correction: Massage Moratorium Story BELMONT, Calif. (AP) ― In a July 29 story about Belmont's moratorium on new massage therapist permits due to concerns about prostitution, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the... |
| 49ers Make Two Big Signings, Inking Top Draft Picks San Francisco 49ers have signed their two first-round draft picks, Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati, adding some beef to a thin offensive line. To say that Davis and Iupati were two big signings would... |
| Orpheus Crutchfield is lifelong mentor When your full name is Orpheus Sean Luiz Crutchfield, you start out old. By the time he was a teenager, Orph, as he came to be known, was mentoring kids who weren't much younger than he was, in the... |
| Parents sentenced for daughter's shooting death (07-30) 14:56 PDT VACAVILLE -- The parents of a 2-year-old Vacaville girl who was accidentally shot to death by her 8-year-old brother were sentenced Friday to less than a year in jail and... |