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  • Burlingame Japanese restaurant skewered for serving lion meat

    BURLINGAME -- A Japanese restaurant that offers exotic meats may have bitten off more than it can chew.Mokutanya charcoal grill recently added African lion to the menu as a promotional item, and news accounts have generated a swiftly developing backlash on Facebook and other social media sites. Meanwhile, an animal rights advocate, who has investigated how lion meat is produced, said consumers ...

  • Citywise Deborah Edgerly returns to Oakland City Hall as union consultant

    Five years after being fired amid accusations that she tipped off her nephew to an impending police raid, former Oakland City Administrator Deborah Edgerly is back in the thick of city business.SEIU, Local 1021 has hired Edgerly as a consultant to review the city's books as it continues negotiations on a new labor deal for more than 2,000 full and part-time city workers.The union's ...

  • Powerball $600 million jackpot lures hopefuls around the Bay Area

    A clerk at Cole's Market prints out a Powerball lottery ticket in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, May 17, 2013. As of Friday afternoon the Powerball jackpot was $600 million and continued to grow. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News ...

  • Rapids Game Day preview Colorado at San Jose Earthquakes

    San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski SANTA CLARA, CA - MAY 02: Chris Wondolowski #8 of the San Jose Earthquakes in action against the D.C. United at Buck Shaw Stadium on May 2, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) --> (Ezra Shaw, Getty ...

  • MLB Colorado 10 San Francisco 9

    Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam homer and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco. Pacheco's home run came during a five-run fifth and he also drove in a run with a ground out in the second. Colorado took a 10-4 led through six innings and fought off a Giants' rally that ran out of steam ...


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Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There? is a quirky, sometimes schmaltzy British dramedy that mixes meaningful ruminations about growing old with broad black comedy about the ultimately awkward nature of death (there is simply nothing graceful about a corpse, especially one youre trying to mov ... ...

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  • Castro Valley Man in critical condition after shooting by deputy near I-580

    Alameda County Sheriffs officers investigate a late-night officer involved shooting on a westbound Interstate 580 onramp in Castro Valley on May 17, ...

  • 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 ...

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