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Ashis Roy 81 adds a half marathon to his bag of 115
India's marathon man Ashis Roy added another half marathon to his bag of 115 full marathons as he completed his 11th 13-mile run in the San Francisco marathon 2013. Clocking a time of 3 hours and 37 minutes, the 81-year-old cardiologist, the oldest participant in the marathon, clipped five minutes from his last run in Alexandria, Virginia, three weeks back. Roy, a resident of Delhi's ...
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Win Weekend Passes To San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2013
The San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, August 9-11, is the place to be for sun, fun, friends, food and most of allgreat music! Be a KCBS guest at the festival and enjoy three days of jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, R&B and many other forms of contemporary music. This year's festival is featuring artists such as Pink Martini, Rebirth Brass Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and much, much more! Go ...
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Herhold The return of the criminal nickname
When I read of the indictment last week of 48 Nuestra Familia members in a wave of robberies, murder and other crimes, what struck me immediately wasn't the details of their charges. It was their street names -- handles like Gordo, Green Eyes, Tweety, Lunatic, Boots and Creeper.The traditional criminal moniker has suffered a sad decline over the past 25 years because of two forces -- the ...
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New push for early reading in Oakland schools
OAKLAND -- As an accomplished orator, 10-year-old Rahsaan Smith knows that good public speaking requires excellent reading skills.Smith, who took first place in the Martin Luther King Jr. Oakland Oratorical Fest in the Oakland schools, spoke Monday at a conference where education officials and politicians discussed how to make sure that students entering the third grade are reading at their ...
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Drummond Peralta Hacienda a hidden Oakland jewel
They call Ruth Villa the mother of the Black Panther Party. She was there from the beginning, helping with the party's free breakfast programs and giving out shoes to poor children. She was a steadfast supporter of Panther co-founder Huey Newton to the bitter end.Now 106, Villa has a perspective on Oakland history that spans farther back than just about anyone.It's one thing to read ...
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Summer Catch
Summer Catch is an amiable, if unoriginal and prefabricated, sports drama about a self-destructive young pitcher trying to make up for past mistakes and find his way into the big league. ...
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Pleasanton Alameda County Fair starting new century
PLEASANTON -- Kids bouncing on inflated balls down the front stretch; motocross riders launching themselves 35 feet in the air and doughnut hamburgers will greet fair attendees this year when the Alameda County Fair kicks off its 101st edition Wednesday.A year after setting record attendance with more than 534,000 visitors helping to celebrate the fair's 100th anniversary in 2012, fair ...
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Family considers moving after shooting injures 11-year-old boy
A little blood is left on the mattress near the bullet hole in the wall at the Tran family home in West Oakland, Calif. on Monday, June 17, 2013. Bullets riddled the Tran family home early Sunday as a gun battle took place outside. Phuc Tran, 11, was hit in the arm while asleep in his bed. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News ...
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Armed Man On San Francisco Overpass Shuts Down Caltrain Service
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Police activity near Caltrain’s 22nd Street station in SanFrancisco has shut down Caltrain service Monday evening. Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said San Francisco police are working to apprehend an armed man on an overpass above the ...
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Raiders vs Cowboys At-A-Glance
We kick off our "At-A-Glance" series with a look at the Raiders match up with the Dallas Cowboys. The Raiders will take on the Cowboys twice in ...
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San Francisco SoMa Parking Spot Dispute Leads To Assault Robbery
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -A dispute over a parking spot in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood early Sunday morning led to a fight and a purse snatching, police said Monday. The robbery was reported at 12:27 a.m. near New Montgomery and Natoma streets, where a 28-year-old woman and 38-year-old man had tried to park their vehicle, according to police. A suspect approached and ...