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  • Berkeley Second man charged in February slaying

    BERKELEY -- Two men were charged with murder Wednesday for the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Zontee Jones in broad daylight in Berkeley in February. Jevon Calland, 21, had a motive to harm Jones and had threatened him in front of witnesses the day before Jones was shot to death, Berkeley police officer Jesse Grant said in a statement filed in court. Jones was found shot in the 1000 block of ...

  • BART brings on retired police chief to review reforms after Oscar Grant shooting

    OAKLAND -- BART is bringing in a retired police chief to assess its progress on transit police reforms recommended after the 2009 fatal police shooting of Oscar Grant III at the Fruitvale BART station.The audit will be conducted by Patrick Oliver, an Ohio-based criminal justice consultant and former police chief of Cleveland, Ohio. Oliver headed the outside audit of BART's police department ...

  • Lawmakers split over restoring Public Records Act

    Facing intense pressure from the state's media organizations and government watchdogs, California's Assembly leaders agreed on Wednesday to preserve tough provisions of the state's open records laws -- but their counterparts in the Senate swiftly threw up a roadblock.Now, it appears local governments will be free to stall citizens' requests for information until voters ...

  • Alameda Hospital may join Alameda Health System

    Alameda Hospital is exploring an affiliation with the Alameda Health System, which operates Highland, Fairmont and the John George Psychiatric hospitals.The boards of both organizations have signed a letter of intent to pursue a relationship and will have about 90 days to seek public comments and work out the details.Alameda Hospital could benefit financially because the health system would help ...

  • The community college payoff New site reveals earnings of California graduates by program

    California's community colleges have published the median earnings of graduates who went straight into the workforce after earning a certificate or associate degree -- pay that varies widely by the field of study.Students interested in studying dramatic arts, for instance, can check the college system's Salary Surfer website and see the median earnings of degree holders were just ...


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The Fox and the Hound [Blu-Ray]

The Fox and the Hound [Blu-Ray]

Disneys anthropomorphic bromance The Fox and the Hound is not one of the studios best efforts, but nonetheless it remains a fascinating product of an era of upheaval as well as a meaningful statement about the nature of prejudice. The film was produced during a particula ... ...

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  • San Jose Appoints 27-Year-Veteran As Acting Fire Chief

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) -- The San Jose Fire Department announced the appointment of 27-year-veteran Ruben Torres as the acting fire chief on Tuesday. Torres, who was the deputy chief, is taking over after former Chief William McDonald announced last week he ...

  • Undocumented Immigrant Housing San Francisco Market Proves Nearly Impossible For Huge Group

    Marisol was at the end of her rope. The 24-year-old San Francisco State University student, her husband Zach and their dog Lucy had spent months vainly searching for a new place to live. Every time the couple turned in an application for a promising apartment, a familiar script would play out. "We'd meet the landlord and we'd be getting along great," recounted Marisol, who ...

  • Police Fifth marijuana grow found in Tracy three suspects remain at large

    TRACY -- Investigators on Wednesday served a search warrant at a Tracy home, uncovering the fifth large-scale residential marijuana grow they've found in the last week, police said. Police found 381 marijuana plants, with a street value of $200,000, inside the home at 970 Cherry Street, along with equipment used to bypass the PG&E meter and rewire the residence, police said. The latest ...

  • Woman dumped in Pleasanton trash can was not killers first victim prosecutors say

    PLEASANTON -- A Stockton man convicted of killing his 25-year-old girlfriend and stuffing her in a Pleasanton trash can was described Wednesday by one prosecutors as "the closest thing to a serial killer" he's seen in his career.Javier Sandoval, 35, pleaded guilty June 12 to the murder of 25-year-old Ana Flores-Pineda, who remained unidentified for close to five months after her ...

  • Techies sound alarm over Yahoos email address giveaway

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