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Boy 6 dies after being attacked by family dog in Union City
UNION CITY -- What may have begun as typical child's play ended in a "tragic accident" Monday morning, police said, as a 6-year-old boy died after being bitten by the family dog at a Union City home.The boy, identified as Nephi Selu, was playing in the backyard of his grandparents' home in the 32400 block of Elizabeth Way just after 11:30 a.m. when the dog -- a young pit bull ...
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Urban harvesting takes root in Bay Area
For years, Barbara Stackhouse would go out every spring with her husband, Richard, to pick oranges from three big trees in her backyard in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood. The couple would give the juicy navels and Valencias to friends, family members and neighbors.But as they got older, climbing ladders and hauling down all those oranges wasn't possible any more. "They fall. ...
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South San Francisco Husband Wife Charged With Operating Brothels
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Authorities say a South San Francisco man and his wife have been charged with bringing women from the East Coast to ...
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San Francisco Fire Breaks Out In Tenderloin District Building
Bret Burkhart tweeted that firefighters were trying to rescue people from the roof of the building. KGO later reported that the fire was started during a barbecue on the roof, and that no one was injured. ...
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Goleta Sues Department of Finance Over Funds for San Jose Creek Project
The City of Goleta filed a lawsuit late yesterday against the California Department of Finance (DOF) regarding the money earmarked to complete the public safety improvements to the San Jose ...
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home [Blu-Ray]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home established a completely new tone in the film franchise that began in 1979 with Robert Wises stately, cerebral Star Trek: The Motion Picture and was followed by 1982s violently operatic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and 1984s solemn ... ...
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Reward fund swells to $30000 in slaying of Emeryville man last week
OAKLAND -- As the reward for information leading to Emeryville resident Aya Nakano's killer grew to more than $30,000 Tuesday, friends and family said goodbye to a young man with an intense love for basketball and a passion for Motown and soul music.Nakano, 22, who was gunned down last week after an unknown driver rear-ended him, was remembered as a guy who loved to tease and poke fun at ...
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Fruitvale Station private screening to be held in Oakland
(L-R) MICHAEL JAMES, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, TRESTIN GEORGE, THOMAS WRIGHT, KEVIN DURAND and ALEJANDRA NOLASCO star in FRUITVALE STATION The Weinstein Company. All Rights ...
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Alex Boone Honored by Rhino Naming
is "honored" to have a black rhino, a critically endangered species, named after him at the San Francisco Zoo."I love all animals, especially rhinos," Boone told 49ers.com. "I think they're awesome. It's definitely an honor to have such a big, large, beautiful creature named after you, especially with there being so few in the world."The San Francisco Zoo ...
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MLB notebook San Jose sues MLB over A’s stalled move
Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed ...
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Davis to Speak at NFL Symposium
The Niners will have a short week as they will travel to St. Louis for a Thursday night, NFL Network showdown with the Rams on September 26. The overall series is split at 62-62-3, and 31-31-1 on the road. Both contests last season went into overtime, with the Rams winning, 16-13, in St. Louis, and the teams tying, 24-24, in San ...