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Charles Woodson Chats with Media
How much of a factor would you say that gathering of the fans had and their support on social media and whatnot played a part in you signing back with the ...
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Teenager accused of killing two girls must face jury judge rules
OAKLAND -- Diantay Powell, 18, pleaded not guilty to killing two teenage girls during an adolescent lovers' quarrel last year, but two close friends and one acquaintance all said he did it, evidence presented during a preliminary hearing revealed.Based largely on that evidence, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jon Rolefson ruled that there was enough reason to believe Powell committed ...
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Union City third-grade teacher placed on unpaid leave after molestation charges
UNION CITY -- A third-grade teacher who faces dozens of child molestation charges for allegedly kissing and fondling female students has been placed on unpaid leave.Michael Howey, 47, who teaches at Alvarado Elementary School, was arrested May 1 in connection with the allegations and has been held on $750,000 bail at the Santa Rita Jail since his arrest. The move to freeze his pay came Tuesday ...
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Oakland Effect Two boys trying to avoid trouble in tough neighborhoods
I spent some time recently with a couple of young kids from the neighborhood. Joseph was 15, John was 18, both were African-American. (I'm going to keep their real names private for various safety considerations.) In different ways, these two boys are grappling with challenges that are both unique to their neighborhoods and their families but also common to many of us. Joseph was a relative ...
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Can you read Charles Darwins handwriting UC Berkeley wants you
University of California, Berkeley's entomology museum hopes to decipher and digitize some of the labels on collections of insects, some more than a century old, with the help of the public. Cal's Essig Museum of Entomology seeks volunteers with Internet access to sign up for the Calbug project, through which they'll be sent images of hand-written field notes that identify ...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition) [DVD]
Unlike The Fellowship of the Ring, which opened with an information-packed prologue and then slowly eased itself into an extensive and leisurely introduction to all the major characters in the film, The Two Towers, the second installment of Peter Jacksons gloriously ambitious adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkiens sprawling fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, dives right into the acti ... ...
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Defense Of San Jose Pension Reform Grows More Expensive
SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The legal battle over San Jose's landmark pension reform measure continues, nearly a year after voters approved Measure B. By a vote of 8-to-3 on Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted to increase the legal budget for defense ...
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San Jose City Council Votes To Raise Medical Marijuana Tax
SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The San Jose City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance increasing taxes on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The tax rate will be going from 7-to-10 percent starting in July, a move that is expected to generate $1.5 million in additional revenue each year. "We probably have 100 dispensaries operating in San Jose, even though they're illegal under ...
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49ers WR Michael Crabtree has surgery for torn right Achilles tendon
In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) jumps over Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) during the first quarter of an NFL game in San Francisco. (Ben ...
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San Franciscos Crabtree Has Surgery on Torn Achilles
(Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon but is not expected to miss the entire 2013-14 season, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday. Crabtree, San Francisco's leading receiver last season when they reached the Super Bowl before being beaten 34-31 by the Baltimore Ravens, injured his right ...
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Oakland approves microlending agreement with Kiva.org
The City of Oakland is the first U.S. city to become a "trustee" in microlender Kiva.org's program aimed at small businesses. Oakland's city council approved the deal, which won't cost the city anything, on Tuesday night. Barbara Parker, Oakland's city attorney, and Councilmember Libby Schaaf proposed the arrangement with San Francisco-based Kiva. As a trustee, Oakland ...