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49ers Anticipate Michael Crabtree to Return
preseason contest between the two teams, with Denver holding an 18-16 edge over San Francisco. During last year's preseason matchup in Denver, the 49ers defeated the Broncos 29-24.-This will mark Denver's first preseason trip to Candlestick Park since 2009 when the 49ers edged the Broncos ...
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Bay Area real estate market is hot even in hardest-hit areas
Carol Nurmi of San Jose paints her investment property home which she has been remodeling in order to sell or rent it out, on May 13, 2013 in Union City. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News ...
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Del Monte Foods to buy Natural Balance Pet Foods
Actor Dick Van Patten founded New Balance Pet Foods with company President Joey Herrick. San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods agreed Wednesday to buy New ...
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Why you should use Twitters enhanced security measures
a story about how security company executives approach their online security . But after I interviewed those folks for that story, I sure did two-factor authenticate my gmail account. It was fear, mostly. There were the well-publicized Associated Press and New York Times Twitter hacks. And if you've ...
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San Jose Weekly Paper Pressured To Remove Escort Service Ads
SAN JOSE (KCBS) -- A San Jose weekly newspaper is being pressured by community leaders to stop running advertisements for escort services. The Metro is under fire for escort service ads both in the paper and on their website metroactive.com. Santa Clara County prosecutor Chuck Gillingham is among those who said the newspaper is promoting the sexual exploitation of young boys and girls and the ...
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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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49ers receiver Michael Crabtree undergoes Achilles surgery
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree speaks to the press during a media availability at the team hotel prior to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on January 31, 2013. The 49ers will play the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013. UPI/Kevin ...
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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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Lennar joins housing rush into downtown Redwood City
The proposed 601 Main St. Downtown Redwood City is getting denser by the day. Lennar Multifamily Investors LLC has filed an application to build a 179-unit apartment project in Redwood City, the latest in a string of proposals that could bring nearly 1,200 housing units to the downtown. The project at 601 Main St. would consist of 179 for-rent housing units with two levels of underground parking ...
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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 ...