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Oakland Police identify citys 40th homicide victim of 2013
OAKLAND -- A man who was shot and killed while working on a car Tuesday morning in East Oakland has been identified, but the shooter remains at large, police say. Jose Orellano-Cruz, 54, of Oakland, was visiting a relative in the 2600 block of Bartlett Street near Brookdale Avenue when shots rang out about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. Police said Orellano-Cruz had been outside working on a car when a man ...
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Broadmoor Police Department holds out as other small departments close
In the past few years, police departments in smaller cities around San Mateo County have closed their doors, with police services contracted out to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. But bucking the trend is the unincorporated community of Broadmoor, which continues to fund and operate its own department as it has done for more than 60 years. In recent years, police departments in ...
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San Mateo schools expand gang-prevention program
The San Mateo Police Department and middle schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District are providing kids with sessions that explore topics such as controlling anger in hopes of steering them from ...
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Square dance group gathers in S.F. from all four corners
Square is a growing San Francisco titan and disrupter in the world of electronic payments. But the city can look forward to another square-themed organization doing its own seven-figure moving and shaking this summer. This moving and shaking will be literal, as we are referring to the impending annual convention of the International Association of Gay Square Dancers Clubs. Hands up if you even ...
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Mexican Museum site caught in shadow fight
A proposed 47-story condominium tower -- which also would be the long-awaited permanent home of the Mexican Museum -- faces the prospect of a lawsuit from residents of the Four Seasons on Market Street who want to stop it from casting a pall on sunny Union Square. The 510-foot tower would be built at 706 Mission St. by developer Millennium Partners. At that height, it would drop shadows on 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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Parking scofflaws gaming DMV
Faced with the prospect of a four-figure fine, motorists will probably think twice about illegally using a disabled parking placard in San Francisco -- unless they know how to game the system. But to the chagrin of city officials, drivers can actually clear that $1,000-plus citation by ponying up just enough cash to buy a large pizza, due to a processing glitch at the Department of Motor ...
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Brick and Mortar given heavy restrictions timeline for needed fixes
The music venue Brick and Mortar Music Hall will operate under heavy restrictions as it works toward needed upgrades, the Entertainment Commission ruled this week. The restrictions stem from nearly two years of complaints by neighbors of the venue on Mission Street near Duboce Avenue who say they have heard noise from the concert hall since it opened. Following an hourlong discussion, the ...
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$4M settlement approved for victims of burst pipe
San Francisco is poised to pay up to $4 million in damage claims related to the Feb. 27 water main rupture that damaged 25 homes and several cars in the West Portal neighborhood. Meanwhile, city repairs to the neighborhood's infrastructure remain ongoing following the break at 15th Avenue and Wawona Street. Anticipating a number of costly damage claims -- 27 have been filed to date with ...
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BART unions tussling over missed work
With employees logging an average of 40 unscheduled absences annually, reforming work rules will be a key focus for BART during ongoing labor negotiations. BART management and its five unions, which collectively represent 3,200 workers, are engaged in contentious contract talks, with the current pact expiring June 30. However, talks so far have yielded little progress, and union groups say they ...
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Colt McCoy Shines at 49ers OTAs
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 ...