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  • Green Beret from Hayward buried in Arlington National Cemetery

    A Green Beret from Hayward who died of injuries sustained in combat in Afghanistan was laid to rest Monday with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom's family, including his wife, parents and sister, attended the burial of his cremated remains.The family chose Arlington in Virginia over other military cemeteries, said his father, Jim Grissom, of ...

  • Fire danger again peaks as temperatures climb across Bay Area

    Forecasters say the high temperatures that moved in Monday should dissipate through the week's end, but state and city fire officials said they still plan to keep an eye on hills and other land covered with dry brush throughout the Bay Area.That danger was on display Monday, as several brush fires drew quick, strong responses from firefighters in Oakland, Orinda and San Jose. There were no ...

  • MLB San Francisco 8 Washington 0

    Ryan Vogelsong earned a win but was injured Monday in San Francisco's 8-0 rout of Washington. Belt scored four times and his blast in the fifth inning handed a 6-0 lead to San Francisco, which opened a homestand by snapping a three-game ...

  • Transit agency board to vote on Central Subway contract

    An $840 million contract for Muni's Central Subway project -- a pact that accounts for more than half the total cost of the undertaking -- is up for approval Tuesday. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's board of directors is expected to vote on the contract, which includes the construction of three underground stations, an elevated platform and 1.5 miles of light-rail ...

  • Central Subway report details lack of time money contingencies

    A recent report by a federally placed overseer monitoring the $1.6 billion Central Subway project laments that the controversial line is at risk of falling significantly below Federal Transportation Administration minimums for both time and money contingencies. The subway's current project schedule "reflects 4.7 months of buffer float," according to the project oversight ...


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Phenomena [DVD]

Phenomena [DVD]

Even by the baroque standards of Dario Argentos oeuvre, which frequently casts narrative coherence to the winds of stylistic excess, Phenomena is simply too much. Described by the director as a supernatural thriller, Phenomena is set in the Swiss Alps and tells t ... ...

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  • Teacher accused of molesting students used recess activities as cover police say

    UNION CITY -- Police say third-grade teacher Michael Howey made sure he had extracurricular activities for girls -- specifically arts and crafts, during recess for a choice group of students who made his "cutiest (sic) girl list."Howey, 47, who now faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students, sent the other girls and the boys to the playground, court ...

  • Volunteers donations rescue the upcoming Carnaval festival

    Eighty-two days, more than $400,000 in donations and 500 volunteers have saved Carnaval. The Mission district's most important street festival -- and the highlight of the cultural calendar for many Latinos across the Bay Area -- will go on this weekend, less than three months after Carnaval's then-organizers said there was not enough time, money and energy to put on the 35th annual ...

  • Brown says safety fears could delay span opening

    Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. It was the first time the governor acknowledged serious worries about the structural integrity of the $6.4 billion infrastructure project to build a new eastern span of the bridge. Brown had dismissed concerns about broken bolts earlier this month. Now the governor ...

  • SFO unveils billion-dollar plans for new hotel rebuilt terminals

    Among projects detailed in San Francisco International Airport's capital plan for the next decade is a four-star hotel. The $4.1 billion plan also calls for rebuilt terminals and boarding areas and a rehabilitated air traffic control tower. The hotel, designed to hold 400 guests, is slated to be built near the U.S. Highway 101 entrance to the airport and will be accessible by SFO's ...

  • Youths get deep discounts on SamTrans pass

    Young people in San Mateo County can get around at a huge discount this summer with the SamTrans Summer Youth Pass. The $40 pass gives riders ages 17 and younger unlimited access to SamTrans bus service from June 1 through Aug. 31, according to SamTrans officials. The bus system includes dozens of routes throughout San Mateo County and into San Francisco and Palo Alto. Starting Tuesday, passes ...

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