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  • Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes northern California US Geological Survey

    US Geological Survey . The epicenter of the quake was located 2 miles (3 km) north-northeast of the town of Canyondam, the USGS said. Initial reports said the quake was magnitude 5.9. A 5.7 magnitude quake is considered moderate, but has the potential to cause considerable ...

  • Bay Bridge bolt maker says report exonerates it from blame

    A broken anchor rod rises up next to still-tensioned rods on a shear key on the new Bay Bridge Friday afternoon May 3, 2013. Caltrans showed off the rods and some of the techniques they are using to monitor and test other installed anchor rods as they design a fix for the compromised hardware. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...

  • Scouting leaders parents react to rule change allowing gay Scouts

    Scouts for Equality holds a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America at the Boy Scout Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 22 2013. On Thursday in Grapevine, Texas, the Boy Scouts of America's National Council will meet to consider changes to its policy on homosexuals. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca ...

  • Kendall Hunter Works His Way Back

    .Crabtree, San Francisco's star wide receiver, went down this week with an Achilles injury, very much like the one Hunter suffered in a Week 12 road win over the New Orleans Saints.Hunter didn't have surgery immediately after his injury like Crabtree did on Wednesday, but the third-year running back is now cutting on a limited basis six months removed from his setback.The former ...

  • Man pleases only self at Muni stop

    What a jerk! A 35-year-old man was arrested on indecent exposure charges Wednesday morning after allegedly masturbating at a Muni shelter and a nearby hospital. About 9 a.m., police officers were called about a man exposing himself in the area of Commonwealth Avenue and California Street, near the California Pacific Medical Center campus. A witness said the man was seen masturbating on ...


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Movie Review

Le Samouraï [DVD]

Le Samouraï [DVD]

Le Samoura was the second of Jean-Pierre Melvilles color films, but it very well could have been shot in black and white. The desaturated colors of the Parisian streets and the grayish walls of the interiors suggests a moral gray zone, a place in which the characters drift and occas ... ...

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  • Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Near San Jose’s Coyote Creek

    SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Firefighters contained a fire in heavy brush near Coyote Creek Thursday afternoon, a fire captain said. The fire near Brokaw Road and Interstate 880 was first reported at 2:45 p.m., Capt. Cleo Doss said. Crews arrived at 2:51 p.m. and quickly called a second-alarm response after finding about an acre and a half of brush burning. Heavy smoke was coming from the area ...

  • San Jose City College Student Wins $2.3 Million In Powerball Drawing

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) – A San Jose City College student who matched five of the six winning numbers in last week's Powerball drawing has claimed his millions. Michael Garcia recounted the unbelievable moment he checked the numbers against nine tickets he had bought on whim: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52. "Oh, wow, I got all five," he said. "What about the Powerball? What about the ...

  • Graystone joining housing rush in Castro

    Icon: 18 units coming to Market Street Graystar is fueling up on Castro apartments. The South Carolina-based developer, which has 200,000 rental housing units under management, has filed an application to build 87 units at 2198 Market St., a former Shell gas station. The project is being designed by HellerManus. The project site consists of a triangular shaped lot with frontage on Market and ...

  • Port of Oakland names new executive director

    Chris Lytle, Port of Oakland executive director The Port of Oakland has hired a new executive director, tapping Long Beachs executive port director. Chris Lytle will assume his position in Oakland in July. The Port which operates Oaklands airport, maritime port and real estate division had been without a permanent executive director since last November when Omar Benjamin retired amid a probe ...

  • Raiders Wrap Up OTAs Week 1

    The 32nd Annual Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau Art & Wine Festival, will be held June 1 and June 2 at Heather Farm Park and Raider Nation On Location will be on ...

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