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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Francisco Star.com http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/805170b4ac37e387/ en-us Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:42:57 -0500 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:42:57 -0500 30 Daniel Radcliffe had to go through an awkward moment during a TV interview in Los Angeles when a fan got down on one knee and asked him to marry her. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203247387/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:03 -0500 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203247387/cs/1/ Kim Kardashian has decided to dump her old house to look for a new one in a gated community after a strange man rang the doorbell at her Beverly Hills home. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245954/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:10:03 -0500 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245954/cs/1/ Hollywood A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Melanie Griffith opened their wallets for President Barack Obama's campaign in the last three months of 2011, according to federal filings release http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245932/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:30:30 -0500 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245932/cs/1/ In the war of prank playing between A-list Hollywood actors, Brad Pitt has said that he is the one who actually started the practical joke battle with George Clooney in the first place. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244625/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:40:12 -0500 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244625/cs/1/ Demi Moore, who has not been spotted since her recent health crisis, is reportedly in a treatment facility and not at her Los Angeles home, as was speculated. http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244620/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:40:04 -0500 ANI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244620/cs/1/ AZUSA, Calif. -; Authorities say a man was killed when a car he was in plunged off a Southern California cliff. California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball says several people were in the ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254991/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:50:22 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254991/ In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, archived editions of the Brown University Herald used by Brown senior Malcolm Burnley, 22, sit on a shelf at the John Hay Library on campus in Providence, R.I. Burnley ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254992/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:50:19 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254992/ In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 photo, students walk through the campus of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif. When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254993/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:50:17 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254993/ Rama Sharma, right, of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, leads a chant Tuesday outside a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Sacramento: "They say cut back, we say fight back." ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254313/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:49:29 -0500 Sacramento Bee http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254313/ OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Long Beach High School students have a chance at a national title after beating 21 other teams from five Southern states in a contest of ocean science knowledge.The ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254846/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:45:51 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254846/ Some of the worst weeds in California are substantial naturalized trees. The most famous of these is probably the Tasmanian blue gum (eucalyptus), which gets very big very fast, and crowds out other ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254996/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:38:38 -0500 Examiner http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254996/ Residents of San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood overlook the rough-and-tumble Pier 70 waterfront and bask in the smell of fresh fish, the cacophony of fog horns and Canadian geese, the ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254995/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:20:39 -0500 Associated Press http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254995/ SAN FRANCISCO -- A grandmother is facing child endangerment charges after a 1-month-old boy was left alone in a car seat on a Sacramento County sidewalk, authorities said Saturday. California ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254875/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:16:48 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254875/ Lyndon LaRouche devotees proselytizing in Marin and displaying posters that portray President Barack Obama with a Hitler-style mustache have elicited a rash of complaints to local police and public ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254465/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:16:46 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254465/ NEW YORK -- When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer -- "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. -- she was so moved she sat in ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254953/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:16:44 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254953/ Follow this company is the next Silicon Valley initial public offering expected, with its debut on Nasdaq expected this week. The Mountain View company set a target range last month of ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254955/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:11:00 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254955/ Follow this company earnings on Wednesday are being watched for more signs of improvement for the networking equipment giant. Analysts expect the San Jose-based company (NASDAQ:CSCO) to ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254110/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:10:55 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254110/ Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254247/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:48:27 -0500 Boston Globe http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203254247/ Everyone wants to be happy. And yet most people aren't even sure what happiness is -- much less how to get it. Unraveling that mystery is the work of smile science, a field that relies on ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203253763/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:42:50 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203253763/ that up."First, two important facts: Stanford Hospital provided great care, and it lost money on my dad. Of his final bill, Medicare only paid $67,800. Like other hospitals, Stanford only ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203253183/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:42:48 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203253183/ After a chase, two men were arrested in connection with a shooting in Richmond early this morning that left one victim in critical condition, police said. Richmond police responded to a report that ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252981/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:42:45 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252981/ HARTFORD, Conn. -; A Connecticut man wanted for alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile has been arrested in California and faces extradition. The Hartford Courant reports ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252534/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:36:14 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252534/ Dec. 17: CashCall Futurity (G1): Liaison, Rousing Sermon, Brother Francis (Hollywood Park) Jan. 7 - Count Fleet: Alpha, Stephanoatsee, Il Villano (Aqueduct) Jan. 7 - Sham (G3): Out of Bounds, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252533/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:36:12 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252533/ Cairo -- Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The Bay Area women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252157/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:04:34 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252157/ An incomplete fireplace installation was identified as the cause of a Friday morning fire in Hayward that caused about $20,000 in damage, a fire captain said. Firefighters quickly extinguished a ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252479/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:16 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252479/ The family of a Santa Clara Marine who took his life in Afghanistan last year after several hours of hazing is accusing the military of not doing enough to stop the practice and not properly ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252480/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:14 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252480/ The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced six new members Saturday, but none of the main Bay Area candidates -- Eddie DeBartolo, Tim Brown and Charles Haley -- got the call.Instead, running back ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252481/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:08 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252481/ The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Friday night for a missing crab fisherman from San Ramon who did not return from a trip off the San Mateo County coast.Searchers had combed more than 3,800 ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252483/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:04 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252483/ A 54-year-old man who complained of stroke-like symptoms while 200 miles out at sea on a cargo ship was rescued Saturday by Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing.Two rescue helicopters ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252482/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252482/ A San Jose woman jumped out of a moving car Saturday to escape the clutches of her former boyfriend, who police say kidnapped her and assaulted a friend of hers before being arrested.Milpitas police ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252484/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:59:59 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252484/ FREMONT -- Gus Morrison has been here before but never under these conditions.As interim mayor, he'll be working with the rest of the City Council under tight budget constraints without a ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252485/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:59:57 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252485/ I'm a big believer in geographic determinism, and I suspect the clement weather in San Francisco has a lot to do with its pervading buoyant mood. That's why I disagree with the standard ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252310/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:43:47 -0500 Time http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252310/ (http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24028)SAN DIEGO, CALIF., January 4 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Cirilo B. Flores to help shepherd the Diocese of San Diego as a ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252478/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:34:03 -0500 EWTN http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203252478/ Arnold Schwarzenegger was turned away from visiting India's Taj Mahal during Muslim prayer time on Friday. The Terminator star is in India this week for an environmental conference and he has ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203248166/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:14 -0500 Orange News http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203248166/ SACRAMENTO -- Warriors coach Mark Jackson couldn't ask for much more from his second unit, though he tried in Golden State's 114-106 overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203248132/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:49:13 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203248132/ OAKLAND, Calif. -; Dozens of Occupy Oakland demonstrators burned an American flag and marched through the streets Saturday night, a week after police fired tear gas to quell violent demonstrations ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246927/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:36 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246927/ ANAHEIM, Calif. -; Ryan Villopoto became the first Supercross rider of the season with two victories, winning Saturday night's main event. The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider from Poulsbo, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246926/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:33 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246926/ The Lingerie Football League on Friday night hosted it's first ever LFL Awards Friday night and the festivities and open bar was hosted by LFL Commisioner Mitchell Mortaza. During the Awards, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246928/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:27:41 -0500 Examiner http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246928/ Paul Millsap combined for 34 points Saturday and the Utah Jazz used a strong fourth quarter to overcome the Los Angeles Lakers 96-87. Jefferson finished with 18 points, Millsap added 16 and each ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246460/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:13:08 -0500 UPI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246460/ In many countries, journalists who investigate political corruption or major crime figures get thrown into prison, gunned down or kidnapped -- never to be heard from again.In the United States, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246827/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:17 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246827/ One of the great challenges that violence presents to a community is that until it happens to you, it remains an abstraction. But when it happens to you, it is often too late. There is very little ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246828/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:15 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246828/ OAKLAND -- By March 2008, after two years of dieting and exercise, Shyanne Reese had shed a whopping 101 pounds from her 5-foot-10 frame and was feeling better than ever. Nine months later, those ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246137/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:13 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246137/ Q Mrs. Roadshow, I always enjoy your column when you step in for your hubby. You and I seem to be on the same wavelength, especially when it comes to road boulders. Mrs. Roadshow, there is no ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246829/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:12 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246829/ Twitter.com/KatyMurphy .In preparation for a public radio show this week, I asked readers to write in with stories about what was working in their schools, despite the lousy economy and perpetual ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246831/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:09 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246831/ The Oakland History Room at the Main Library is featuring a new exhibit, "Educating Oakland: The History of the Oakland Public Schools, 1852-1982." On view until March 31, the exhibit ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246830/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:08 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246830/ LOS ANGELES – A young girl is believed to have been the victim of both California elementary school teachers arrested this week for allegedly committing lewd acts on students, the Los Angeles ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246663/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:02 -0500 Fox News http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203246663/ SAN DIEGO -; TCU was able to hang with No. 17 San Diego State for several minutes Saturday night, even taking a 23-16 lead thanks to five 3-point shots. Then it started to go sideways for the ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245474/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:48:11 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245474/ BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -; Cal State Bakersfield had four players reach double-figures and held off Cal Poly's rally for the 69-66 win Saturday night. Zach Lamb scored 15 points to lead Cal ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245477/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:48:06 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245477/ This undated photo provided by Karanda Williams shows Daniel and Belinda Conne. The couple and their adult son were found injured but alive Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 after they got lost while picking ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245478/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:48:01 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245478/ Darnell Hillman stood proudly and patted his chest a few times after his No. 45 jersey was unveiled Saturday in the rafters of the Event Center at San Jose State.The first Spartan to be selected in ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245378/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:13:03 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245378/ Southern Crafted Homes builds home in three local communities: the Preserve at Quail Woods in Wesley Chapel, Devonwood in North Tampa, and Stonegate, also in North ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245381/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:12:15 -0500 Tampa Bay Online http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245381/ This 2003 photo provided by Flor Cervantes shows former Miramonte Elementary teacher Mark Berndt with her sister, Angelica Zuniga, then a third-grader, at the school in Los Angeles. Angelica Zuniga, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245259/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:07:51 -0500 Daily Breeze http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203245259/ This undated photo provided by Karanda Williams shows Daniel and Belinda Conne. The couple and their adult son were found injured but alive Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 after they got lost while picking ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244268/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:03:14 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244268/ Baltimore center Matt Birk is the Walter Payton Man of the Year for 2011, the NFL announced Saturday. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was one of three ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244173/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:46:50 -0500 San Diego Chargers http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244173/ Jeff Skinner 's goal with just over 3 minutes left in regulation Saturday was the difference in the Carolina Hurricanes' 2-1 decision over Los Angeles. Skinner was there to poke in the ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203243909/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:34:54 -0500 UPI http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203243909/ Jim Harbaugh, whose strategic wizardry and catchy slogans propelled the 49ers to the brink of the Super Bowl, was honored as the NFL coach of the year Saturday night at a lavish ceremony in ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203243908/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:27:11 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203243908/ GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Lauri Korpikoski scored two goals as the Phoenix Coyotes ended the Sharks' three-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory Saturday night ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244174/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:27:11 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244174/ INDIANAPOLIS -- Hall of Fame? Make that Hall of Puzzlement And Zone Blitz Head Scratching. "It baffles me," said Dan Fouts, the former San Diego Chargers quarterback and already a Hall ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244177/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:27:06 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203244177/ In his hourlong speech plugging his state budgeting overhaul initiative, the über-gregarious Hertzberg delivered a Hollywood-worthy tale about his first encounter with the "homeless ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203243665/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:27:04 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203243665/ (02-04) 15:30 PST Tempe, Ariz. (AP) -- Brittany Boyd had 19 points, a conference season-high 10 steals, six assists and six rebounds as California rallied from a lengthy scoring drought to beat ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242533/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:12:46 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242533/ OAKLAND, Calif. -; Oakland police say they have a strategy in place in the event a protest planned for Saturday night gets out of hand. Police aren't revealing details, but spokeswoman ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242723/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:11:18 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242723/ '); } SAN FRANCISCO -- As an estimated crowd of 36,000 celebrated Saturday's FanFest by collecting autographs, listening to their favorite players and gathering freebies, the best prize ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242725/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:39:17 -0500 San Francisco Giants http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242725/ Alameda County architect Henry H. Meyers designed four Art Deco medallions featured on the face of the original 1937 Caldecott Tunnel as seen in this photograph made Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242645/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:33:23 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242645/ PLEASANT HILL -- A proposal the City Council will consider Monday would end free health insurance for elected officials but continue a $400 monthly payment for those who decline coverage. Council ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242058/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:33:22 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242058/ Dennis Celoni is not a crime scene investigator, but the Antioch utility worker has handled so many stolen water pipes recently that he's become an expert in how they are swiped. Eight ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242104/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:33:20 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242104/ Allen Crabbe scored 19 points and Cal rebounded from its first defeat of the season at Haas Pavilion with a 68-47 rout of Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.But the victory could be costly. Allen ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242646/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:33:16 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242646/ MARTINEZ -- Law enforcement officials are reminding fans who are ready to consume some Super Bowl suds on Sunday that extra DUI patrols will be out in force looking for drunk drivers.The Bay ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242647/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:33:15 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242647/ A man surfing on Hollywood Beach drowned Friday evening after hitting his head and slipping under water, authorities said.The man, in his 50s, fell off his surfboard around 5:30 p.m. and hit his ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242108/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:32:11 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242108/ Working class Vallejo, Calif., was forced to file bankruptcy in 2008. Now residents there are rebuilding as a community that has learned to compromise and sacrifice together. John Blackstone ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242430/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:28:08 -0500 CBS News http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242430/ (CBS News) The one sector that lost jobs last month was the public sector. Federal, state and local governments shed 14,000 last month, and 280,000 jobs in 2011 as they tried to make up for massive ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242432/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:28:03 -0500 CBS News http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242432/ The person killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was the wife of a U.S. Marine, and the two people seriously injured were a Navy corpsman and his wife, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242722/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:09:11 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203242722/ REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -; An investigation into allegations of physical abuse of two students at a Redwood City elementary school has resulted in an arrest of a teacher at the school. Redwood City ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240952/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:19:28 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240952/ Wyoming center Adam Waddell (15) goes up for the tipoff against UNLV's Brice Massamba during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday Feb. 4, 2012 at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo. (AP ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240754/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:19:26 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240754/ TUCSON, Ariz. -; Joslyn Tinkle and Stanford have won 17 straight games since their only loss of the season. This balanced blowout was one of the easy ones. Tinkle had a career-high 22 points ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240953/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:19:23 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240953/ "The Avenues: Art, Fashion & Design District ", a major West Hollywood shopping mecca located along North Robertson Blvd., Melrose Ave., and Beverly Boulevard, is hosting its inaugural ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240956/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:06:54 -0500 Examiner http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240956/ During one of the Q&A sessions at the Giants' annual FanFest on Saturday, a young girl asked Tim Lincecum how he felt when Buster Posey got hurt.As the loud "Awwww" from the crowd ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240631/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:40:47 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240631/ Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are due for a Super Bowl victory, simple as that.And the New York Giants are due to lose, sorry to be blunt.That's usually an imprecise way to evaluate the Super ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240887/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:40:45 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240887/ OAKLAND -- A man died after being shot Saturday afternoon in East Oakland, police said.About 2:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 400 block of 105th Avenue, near Knight ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240888/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:40:37 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240888/ Stanford co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver is under consideration to be the defensive coordinator of the Raiders, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.Tarver, 37, served one year as the ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240889/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:40:34 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240889/ LOS ANGELES - A carjacking suspect led police on a chase from South Los Angeles into Gardena, and the stolen car crashed into another vehicle along the way. The chase began around 2:15 p.m. near ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240770/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:34:59 -0500 Daily Breeze http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240770/ SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - A three-year, $248 million plan to repair city streets was launched this week in San Francisco's Mission District. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and a host of other top ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240435/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:30:14 -0500 CBS 5 http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203240435/ STANFORD, Calif. -; Kyle Fogg scored 14 points to help Arizona beat Stanford 56-43 on Saturday. Jesse Perry added 11 points and Nick Johnson and Solomon Hill had 10 each for the Wildcats (16-8, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239521/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:29:16 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239521/ YORBA LINDA, Calif. -; A 24-year-old man previously accused of murdering his mother and brother in Southern California has been released after a brief stay in the custody of federal immigration ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239520/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:29:13 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239520/ FULLERTON, Calif. -; The Fullerton City Council will consider a request by one of its members to allow the review of video apparently showing police confronting a mentally ill homeless man who ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239522/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:29:10 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239522/ SAN JOSE, Calif. -; An analysis by an outside firm suggests San Jose could do with even fewer police officers and firefighters. The San Jose Mercury News reports ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239523/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:29:07 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239523/ Thieves in northern California made off with millions of dollars in gold from a local courthouse, and a Los Angeles gold buyer said their timing was ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239461/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:54:47 -0500 NBC San Diego http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239461/ TRACY -- Police have arrested three men and a juvenile on suspicion of fatally shooting a 23-year-old man early Saturday morning, police said.The homicide -- Tracy's first of 2012 -- was ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239463/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:53:08 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239463/ Detroit Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez makes a sliding catch on a ball hit by Raul Ibanez of the Seattle Mariners for the third out in the seventh inning. The Tigers defeated the Mariners, ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239464/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:53:07 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239464/ FREMONT -- Water that gushed from a leaking six-foot pipeline flooded four homes early Saturday morning, forcing a dozen residents to evacuate the Warm Springs district, a Fremont fire official ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239465/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:53:05 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239465/ LAS VEGAS -- Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239433/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:53:01 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203239433/ WINONA, Minn. -- A Catholic school in Minnesota has suspended a 9-year-old boy for performing a crotch-grabbing Michael Jackson dance move during a fundraiser. Mindy Boberg told the Winona Daily ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203238756/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:52:59 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203238756/ Friends, family and fans are mourning the loss of a popular Bay Area disc jockey who was killed in a car crash Tuesday while on tour in Bangkok. Solomon Kahn, 34, was riding in a taxicab with his ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203238970/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:42:40 -0500 CBS 5 http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203238970/ As of next fall, students in America's largest university system will once again have the opportunity to study abroad in Israel. Last month, the California State University (CSU) system ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203237264/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:26:55 -0500 Jerusalem Post http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203237264/ one for coeds and anguished parents . There’s a whole college class being taught about the talented songstress Beyonce. This is one of those moments when the wheels are off --- yet again ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203237093/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:25:38 -0500 Human Events http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203237093/ Leading entertainment publicity firm, Popular Press Media Group (PPMG) moved offices into Los Angeles' landmark, The Deco Building at 5209 Wilshire Avenue, Los Angeles, CA and launched their ... http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203237997/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:22:17 -0500 Examiner http://story.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/805170b4ac37e387/id/203237997/