Hayward Soldier Dies In Iraq Gun Battle

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:35:22 PDT
A young Army soldier from Hayward has died of wounds suffered in a firefight with insurgents in Baghdad last week, the Department Of Defense announced Sunday.

Heraldsburg School Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 13:31:37 PDT
Fire investigators are estimating that a three-alarm fire that ignited at an elementary school near Healdsburg Sunday morning caused about $500,000 damage.

STUNNER: Underdog Stanford Upsets No. 2 USC

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:56:50 PDT
Backup quarterback Tavita Pritchard threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mark Bradford on a fourth-and-goal with 49 seconds remaining Saturday night, giving the 41-point underdog Stanford Cardinal a 24-23 victory over No. 2 Southern California.

Elderly Woman Dies In Oakland Apartment Blaze

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:47:25 PDT
An elderly woman died Saturday after her room in a senior housing project was engulfed in flames, according to Oakland fire officials.

Tens Of Thousands Wowed By Blue Angels

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 19:00:07 PDT
The Blue Angels roared across San Francisco to the delight of tens of thousands of onlookers, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Bailey Murder Weapon Traced To Trashed Liquor Store

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:36:49 PDT
The Mossberg shotgun used to kill journalist Chauncey Bailey was stolen from an Oakland liquor store trashed by members of the Your Black Muslim Bakery in a violent attack that was caught on videotape in November 2005.

What's Happening This Weekend?

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:33:54 PDT
Take in fine cinema at the 30th annual Mill Valley Film Festival or hear a parade of country and bluegrass pickers during Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 7 in Golden Gate Park.

Firefighers Battling Two-alarm San Jose Fire

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 13:14:54 PDT

Two-Alarm Grass Fire Burning In Pacifica

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:39:27 PDT

S.F. Cab Driver Shot During Possible Robbery

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 11:39:36 PDT

Fresno Police Arrest Man Accused Of Disfiguring Women

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 16:06:30 PDT

Fruit Fly Eradication Begins In Santa Clara

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 19:21:58 PDT
Santa Clara County officials started a program Saturday to eradicate fruit flies that attack more than 230 types of fruits and vegetables, the county's deputy agricultural commissioner said today.

Boat Found Trashed Off Baker Beach; Owner Sought

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:53:25 PDT

Danville Man Bound And Tasered During Robbery

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:54:17 PDT

Mayor Reed Unveils 'Green Vision' For San Jose

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:49:32 PDT

Ostrich Killer Sentenced To Five Months In Jail

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:44:55 PDT

Not Guilty Plea In Holocaust Survivor Assault

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:52:12 PDT
Eric Hunt, the man accused of attacking and attempting to imprison famed Nobel laureate author and holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel in a San Francisco hotel, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

SF Supervisor Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Charges

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:13:44 PDT
Mayor Gavin Newsom issued a statement Thursday calling on Supervisor Ed Jew to resign after federal authorities charged the rookie San Francisco lawmaker with fraud for attempting to extort $80,000 from a group of fast-food proprietors who had business permit troubles with the city.

Martinez Woman Charged In Bank Robberies

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:28:55 PDT

State Sets Quarantine After Dixon Medfly Sightings

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:27:25 PDT

Another Bear Spotted In Reno Neighborhood

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:26:05 PDT

Missing Oakland Hiker Found In Washington State Wilderness

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:24:45 PDT

Fate Of UC Plan Could Rest On Definitions

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:08:35 PDT
The fate of a $125 million sports training center and other facilities near the University of California, Berkeley's football stadium could rest on the definition of simple words such as "structure," "alteration" and "addition," attorneys said Wednesday.

Bonds Calls Record Ball Buyer "An Idiot"

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:00:34 PDT
Barry Bonds said the man who bought his 756th home run ball and announced plans to let the public decide its fate is an "idiot." Vote On Bonds' HR Ball's Future LUCKY GUY: Man Who Caught Bonds 756th HR Ball Talks

SLIDESHOW: Explosions Rock Mill Valley Neighborhood

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:56:15 PDT
A crude device combining several professional grade firework launchers and ignited by cigarette fuses rocked a Mill Valley neighborhood early Wednesday with a series of explosions.

Simpson Makes Bail; Released From Jail

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:48:15 PDT
O.J. Simpson walked out of jail Wednesday, after a judge granted bail and set strict conditions for his release while he fights criminal charges in connection with the armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors at a Las Vegas hotel.

Disgraced Fundraiser Hsu Agrees To Bay Area Return

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:32:39 PDT
Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu agreed Wednesday to return to California without a fight by waiving his rights to extradition proceedings.

Explosions Rock Mill Valley Neighborhood

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:38:17 PDT
A series of explosions rocked a quiet Mill Valley neighborhood Wednesday; forcing police to issue a shelter in place order to nearby homes and send in a remote robot to check out a package of pipes, tubing and fuses left by a roadside.

Possible Death Sentence In Aunt's Murder-Arson

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:01:28 PDT
A man was charged Tuesday with murder and two special circumstances clauses that could bring him the death penalty for an incident in which he allegedly beat and stabbed his 89-year-old aunt and then set her home on fire.

FLOATING CASTLES: Sausalito's Colorful Houseboats Attract Attention

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:47:39 PDT
The Bay Area is known for its quiant neighborhoods, but the most unique has no streets or corners or even stop signs. It's Sausalito’s houseboat community -- a gathering of floating abodes that are as individual as their owners.

Medfly Sightings Bring Calls For Dixon Residents' Help

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:48:53 PDT

Man Charged With Murder In Connection With SF Nightclub Shooting

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:41:50 PDT

SF Supes Amend Regulations On Medicinal Cannabis Clubs

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:51:18 PDT

San Mateo Bridge Wrecks Havoc On Traffic

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:10:13 PDT
Three people suffered major injures and westbound traffic grounded to a halt on the busy San Mateo Bridge Tuesday for more than four hours after a big rig crashed into another truck that was stopped on the side of the road.

Teen Arrested After SJ Pipe Bomb Explosion

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:44:30 PDT

Truck Plows Into Oakland Smoke Shop

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:23:08 PDT
A suspected drunk driver was in custody, six people were recovering from minor injuries and a large truck remained wedged inside a corner smoke shop in Oakland Tuesday morning after a bizarre crash.

Ex-Spears Bodyguard Rebuffed In Effort To Testify

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:10:15 PDT
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears went to court Monday to support a sealed declaration about questionable behavior by the pop star in a child-custody dispute between the singer and ex-husband Kevin Federline -- but never got to testify.

First Ever Captivity Birth Of Angel Shark

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:17:16 PDT

Silverstone To Appear Nude In PETA Ad

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:35:30 PDT
An animal rights group says Alicia Silverstone appears naked in a television ad promoting vegetarianism that was to debut Wednesday in Houston.

SF-Oakland Roads Among Most Congested In County

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:00:23 PDT

Coroner Investigating Death Of Pacifica 4-Year-Old

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:12:53 PDT

Forecloses Soar Nationwide; 57,875 Filed In California

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:00:22 PDT
The number of foreclosure filings reported in the U.S. last month more than doubled versus August 2006 and jumped 36 percent from July, a trend that signals many homeowners are increasingly unable to make timely payments on their mortgages or sell their homes amid a national housing slump.

Man Shot In Face In Richmond Driveby

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:47:57 PDT
A man sitting his car on a street in Richmond's Belding Woods neighborhood was seriously wounded in the face Tuesday after a gunman opened fired and riddled his vehicle with bullets before driving away.

SLIDESHOW: Elderly Woman Killed IN SF Hit-And-Run

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:00:34 PDT
Authorities were searching Tuesday for a suspect who slammed his 2002 Pontiac into several vehicles on a San Francisco street -- killing a 70-year-old woman -- before fleeing the scene.

SLIDESHOW: Big Rig Plows Into Oakland Building

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:07:11 PDT
Police report four people suffered minor injuries when a tractor-trailer slammed into an east Oakland building early Monday evening. The trailer's driver is under arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Bay Area Rocked By Night Of Deadly Violence

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:57:49 PDT
After a night of deadly violence in the San Francisco Bay Area stretching from the East Bay to San Jose, gunfire rang out again in Richmond's tough Iron Triangle neighborhood Wednesday morning where two men were gunned down on a street corner.

Hsu Will Not Fight Extradition; Held On $5 Million Bail

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:54:45 PDT
In a bizarre setting, fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu told a Colorado judge by video Thursday that he would not fight his extradition back to the Bay Area and was ordered held on $5 million bail.

ORGANIC BEAUTY: SF MOMA Hosts Stunning Exhibit

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:36:34 PDT
From light-filled environments to walk-in kaleidoscopes, Olafur Eliasson's uniquely participatory works offer alluring spaces that harness optical cognition and meteorological elements, and examine the intersection of nature and science in this new exhibit at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.

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