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Jul 3, 2009

For the second year in a row, people are staying close to home this Fourth of July holiday weekend. The upside? Other deals that have risen to the top in this slumping economy.

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Residents of a retirement community in Rossmoor are pulling out all the stops to prevent woodpeckers from wrecking havoc on their homes before building crews start shooting the birds.

Jul 3, 2009

Bad news: You're in San Quentin. Worse news: You might have swine flu. 30 inmates have shown symptoms of the disease, and more are under quarantine.

Jul 3, 2009

Investigators blame a fire that gutted a duplex and damaged a neighboring house on a boy playing with fireworks -- a very scary reminder of the dangers of this time of year.

Jul 3, 2009

They made it big in the boom and survived the dotcom bust but San Jose's A.P. Stump's just couldn't hold on any longer.

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Police seized more than 64 pounds of illegal fireworks from a home in Dublin Thursday, just two days after Oakland police busted a man with what they say is the largest amount of fireworks they have found...

Jul 3, 2009

It's that time of year again. Not only is it the Fourth of July, but also, it's time for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to make mannequins explode to remind us of the dangers of fireworks.

Jul 3, 2009

Suspected drug dealer is in trouble and pain after he was hit by a passing driver while trying to run from police in Concord.

Jul 3, 2009

One of San Francisco's largest operators of rental apartments is telling tenants it can't pay back their deposits.

Jul 3, 2009

A 33-year-old woman with pre-existing medical conditions is Marin County's first confirmed H1N1 flu death.

Jul 3, 2009

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has passed a three-year moratorium on new head shops along Haight Street.

Jul 3, 2009

Tour the gardens, get a look at inside baseball, take in music by the lake

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

For only the second time since the Great Depression, California prints IOUs as the governor declares a fiscal emergency.

Jul 2, 2009

The memory of pop icon Michael Jackson is living on at the Alameda County Fair through an amusement park ride that once operated at his Neverland Ranch.

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A long, loud and sometimes personal battle over a proposed art museum in the Presidio has filled Gap founder Donald Fisher with "disappointment and sadness."

Jul 3, 2009

A group of Iranian-Americans in San Jose are on a hunger strike demanding the United Nations take action in Iran.

Jul 3, 2009

BART Police and the California Highway Patrol are looking for somebody who reportedly pointed a gun near the Bay Fair BART station.

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

American Joey Chestnut goes for another International Hot Dog Eating Contest championship at annual July 4th Coney Island event.

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It has only been a few weeks since the controversial ban on same sex marriage was upheld by the California Supreme Court but Prop. 8 is already back under the judicial spotlight and bringing former rivals...

Jul 2, 2009

Mother involved in MySpace hoax that may have lead to a teen suicide had charges tentatively thrown out on Thursday.

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Steep budget shortfalls, rising unemployment rates and intraparty squabbles are currently making life extremely unpleasant for scores of the nation’s governors, many of whom are experiencing precipitous...

Jul 2, 2009

Gavin Newsom and the Board of Supervisors hammered out a budget agreement late last night after a tense battle leading up to a midnight deadline.

Jul 2, 2009

A group of local musicians, artists, club owners and industry insiders are uniting to fight the City's crackdown on fun.

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Video may have killed the radio star but the boys of TV on the Radio showed Oakland why the good old airwaves can't be held down forever.