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Man in Body Armor Found Shooting at Cars
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Man in Body Armor Found Shooting at Cars

San Pablo police came upon a wild scene Tuesday afternoon that included a gunman in body armor firing shots at people and cars. Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Guessing Pensions

Guessing Pensions

Internal emails and documents show some fuzzy math behind pension cost projections used to sell a fiscal disaster. Read »

2 hours ago

Deportation Fears Stymie School Abuse Probe

Deportation Fears Stymie School Abuse Probe

Many immigrant parents "think something is going to happen, like the immigration will come to get them"... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Mexico Makes Massive Meth Seizure

Mexico Makes Massive Meth Seizure

Mexican authorities may have an uphill battle ahead of them in their crackdown on drug cartels, but they won one... Read »

9 minutes ago

Help Wasn't Sent to Powell Home for 8 Minutes: 911 Log

Help Wasn't Sent to Powell Home for 8 Minutes: 911 Log

Sheriff's deputies weren't dispatched to the home of Josh Powell until eight minutes after a social worker... Read »

28 minutes ago

Rock Center: WH Intern Describes JFK Affair

Rock Center: WH Intern Describes JFK Affair

In 1961 Mimi Alford was offered a White House internship for which she says she never applied, and soon after, she... Read »

2 hours ago

Mayor: Oakland Is On the Rise

Mayor: Oakland Is On the Rise

Mayor Jean Quan said Oakland is a city "on the rise" in a State of the City address tonight that was full... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Lew Wolf Calls A's Wait Excruciating

Lew Wolf Calls A's Wait Excruciating

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff today said the wait for Major League Baseball's decision on whether his team can... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

State Charges Dropped in

State Charges Dropped in "Dirty Cops" Case

A new legal move puts the feds in control of East Bay cop case. Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Student Loan Debt Could Be Next Bubble

Student Loan Debt Could Be Next Bubble

Credit card debt used to be the biggest burden for consumers, but not anymore. Now, it’s student loan debt – and... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Ross Mirkarimi Gets To See Son

Ross Mirkarimi Gets To See Son

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was granted visitation rights with his son at a court hearing this morning. Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Silicon Valley Economy Good, Hesitant

Silicon Valley Economy Good, Hesitant

Technology continues to dominate the high-paying jobs. Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Making UC, CSU Schools More Affordable

Making UC, CSU Schools More Affordable

Assembly Speaker proposes "Middle Class Scholarship". Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Rivals After Santorum Wins

Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Rivals After Santorum Wins

Acknowledging that the road to the GOP nomination may have gotten longer following Rick Santorum's three-state... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Tiger Is Back and Pebble Is Ready

Tiger Is Back and Pebble Is Ready

A beautiful week awaits at Pebble Beach Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Under Brown, More Murderers Gain Freedom

Under Brown, More Murderers Gain Freedom

Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing murderers to be paroled from California prisons at a far greater pace than his... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Santorum Raises At Least $650K Since Tuesday

Santorum Raises At Least $650K Since Tuesday

Just hours after his trio of wins in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado last night, Santorum's campaign coffers... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Fall to New Low

Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Fall to New Low

Teenage pregnancies and abortions in America plummeted in 2008 to the lowest rate since at least 1972, a study... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

San Francisco Has Greenest Taxi Cabs

San Francisco city officials announced today that 92 percent of San Francisco's taxi fleet is comprised of hybrid... View »

Feb 8, 2012

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