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  • Jenny Lins death remembered with Castro Valley service candlelight walk

    CASTRO VALLEY -- A service to mark the 19th anniversary of teenager Jenny Lin is planned for Friday.The public service will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Castro Valley Library. A candlelight walk in downtown Castro Valley will take place afterward.No arrests have been made in the death of Jenny, 14, who was killed in her home on May 17, 1994.The Jenny Lin Foundation sponsored a contest to raise ...

  • Gov. Jerry Brown Bay Bridge not going to open unless its ready

    BERKELEY -- A little more than a week before engineers are expected to disclose whether the Bay Bridge's new span can open as planned Labor Day weekend, Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he's taking the situation "very seriously.""That thing is not going to open unless it's ready, and the engineers are telling me that they're doing the kind of work that will be ...

  • Oklahoma Search and rescue expert from Oakland to aid in relief efforts

    Dos residentes pasan caminando junto a un auto destruido mientras recorren el martes 21 de mayo de 2013 un vecindario de Moore, Oklahoma, devastado el lunes por un tornado. (Foto AP/Charlie ...

  • EV charging locator app maker Xatori acquired

    Xatori, makers of the electric vehicle station-finding app Plugshare, has been bought by rival Recargo, based in Venice, Calif. The half-dozen employees of Xatori were all hired in the acquisition and will remain in the Bay Area. The Plugshare app, which helps electric and plug-in hybrid drivers locate charging stations, will retain its name after it's integrated with Recargo's ...

  • Sharks Top Kings In Game 4 2-1 San Jose Ties Series

    Members of the San Jose Sharks salute the crowd after a victory against the Los Angeles Kings in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 21, 2013 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty ...


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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The tag line for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is "Witness the birth of fear," which is technically what we do in the opening minutes when a woman gives birth to the mutant baby who will grow up to be Leatherface on the grungy flo ... ...

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  • BART to decide on relaxed rules for bikes on trains

    The BART board appears ready to drop its ban on bringing bicycles on trains during rush hour after a survey found few rider complaints during a one-week test of relaxed rules in March.The board is expected to vote on the issue Thursday. However, two BART directors said they want to lift the ban only conditionally and decide in five months whether to make the change permanent.The concern is ...

  • Inside the secret Symantec building that keeps websites safe

    Paul Meijer, senior director of operations for Symantec's identity and authentication business, stands next to rows of locked servers in the highly secure data center at Symantec's secretive facility in Mountain View, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Symantec provides security, storage and systems management solutions for small businesses to global organizations. (Gary Reyes/ ...

  • Golden Gate Bridge jumper rescued by passing sailors

    A father-daughter sailing duo came to the rescue of a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 20, 2013. (Justin Sullivan/Getty ...

  • NHL San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1

    Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday. Niemi had 22 saves in the win, ...

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