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  • Dilfer Kaepernick Changing the Environment

    is helping change the environment at 49ers headquarters.Just ask former 49ers quarterback Trent Dilfer, who was quick to point out the impact Kaepernick has made after just two seasons in San Francisco."I was just watching him this morning and the way he interacts with his teammates," Dilfer told 49ers.com before an Elite 11 camp help at the 49ers training facility. "When he gets ...

  • Longshoreman killed when truck plunges into the bay

    OAKLAND -- The Port of Oakland has temporarily ceased operations after the death of a longshoreman who drove his truck into the bay near TraPac Terminal on Friday afternoon, a port spokesman said.The truck was reported in the water at 1:36 p.m., and port divers pulled the body from the vehicle, which was stuck in the mud at least 50 feet below the surface, at 2:40 p.m., police said. The man, who ...

  • Van Garderen Extends Lead As Tour Of California Reaches San Jose

    SAN JOSE (CBS / AP) — Tejay van Garderen raced to a dominating individual time trial victory Friday in the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael Rogers. Van Garderen, the 24-year-old BMC rider who grew up in Bozeman, Mont., completed the 19.6-mile route in 48 minutes, 52 seconds. He was the last of 112 riders on the hilly and technical course in the sixth ...

  • Grilling goes sustainable -- and delicious

    We may fire up the barbecue year-round, but even we weather-blessed Californians view Memorial Day weekend as the true start of grilling season. Whether we're lighting the hibachi or revving up the gas grill, what lies ahead is an endless, sunlit series of backyard feasts with friends and family.It's also the raison d'être for a dozen new cookbooks, from Michael ...

  • Beggar becomes chooser with rusty gun

    He gives beggars citywide a bad name. A thankless thug who asked for spare change at a Bayview gas station on Wednesday robbed a 69-year-old man who had agreed to give him money, police said. The lout asked for cash as the victim got out of his car to pump gas at Third Street and Evans Avenue about 8:40 p.m. "The victim agreed and pulled a $100 bill from his wallet to pay for the ...


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Movie Review

Missing [DVD]

Missing [DVD]

Costa-Gavrass Missing has gone from being speculative to definitive. It is a rare based-on-true-events political thriller whose conjectures about then-mysterious cover-ups and governmental deception have since been vindicated. At the time Missing was released, it was a center of ... ...

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  • Italian team to stay in Americas Cup wants new safety measures

    The Italian team in the America's Cup said it will continue in the event -- a positive sign for the competition that is reeling from the death of a sailor on the Swiss team. The Italians said they wanted limits placed on acceptable wind speeds because the super-fast 72-foot catamarans in the race can top dangerous speeds of 50 mph. On May 9 Andrew "Bart" Simpson, a yachtsman on ...

  • Andrew Mason moves to S.F joins Y Combinator sings about business

    Andrew Mason is moving to San Francisco to start a new company and will also become a part-time partner at Y Combinator, the famed incubator program that has funded hundreds of startups, including meghits like Airbnb, Dropbox and Scribd. Mason revealed his plans to go ...

  • Tesla offering now north of $1 billion

    said May 15 it would sell stock and convertible bonds. The company increased its bond offering twice through Thursday, landing on $600 million. It priced 3.7 million shares of common stock at $92.24. Investor enthusiasm about Tesla has soared since the company announced last week it had its first profitable quarter -- netting $12 million. Its stock closed at $91.50, up from less than $40 ...

  • Raiders Add Free Agent P Chris Kluwe

    The Oakland Raiders signed free agent P Chris Kluwe, General Manager Reggie McKenzie announced Friday. Kluwe has played in 127 career games in eight NFL seasons, all with the Minnesota Vikings. In 2012, Kluwe played in all 16 games for the seventh straight campaign, punting 72 times for 3,237 yards. He averaged 45 yards per punt, third most of his career, and posted a career-best 39.7 net ...

  • Oakland officers punishments rescinded in tragic SWAT raid

    OAKLAND -- The only two officers disciplined in connection with the bloodiest day in Oakland police department history have had their punishments reversed by an arbitrator, who found that department leaders had unfairly singled them out and failed to consider their own accountability.Richard Orozco and Christopher Mufarreh both were demoted two ranks for their role in the flawed March 21, 2009 ...

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