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San Francisco |
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Unlicensed Driver Charged The driver of a Jaguar that jumped a curb and fatally struck a 27-year-old man has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter
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SF City Hall |
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Water plan calls for more conservation City have released a plan that calls for conservation and recycling over the next decade to meet the needs of the 2.5 million Bay Area resid...
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| Oct.3 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia Wachovia agreed to be acquired in a $15.1 billion all-stock deal. Citigroup demands that Wachovia abide by the terms of its earlier deal
| The Citigroup deal would have been done with the help of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Wells deal without it
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| Oct.4 |
Wells Fargo |
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WF chairman to oversee Wachovia deal Wells Fargo Chairman Dick Kovacevich will help manage the bank's proposed $15.1 billion takeover. - assuming he has his wife's permission
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SF City Hall |
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Grand jury probes city sanctuary policy A federal grand jury is investigating the city's policy of offering sanctuary to illegal immigrants
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Report: Net could stop suicides Bridge district officials say a net hanging 20 feet below the world-famous span is the cheapest and safest way to prevent bridge suicides
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| Oct.5 |
Candlestick |
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Patriots Pull Out 30-21 Win Over 49ers Niners retire famed QB Steve Young's jersey. Faulk rushed for two scores and the Patriots won in SF for the first time in franchise history
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| Oct.7 |
San Francisco |
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 Bonds likes 'freedom' from baseball Barry made a rare public appearance and said he is enjoying life away from baseball
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| Oct.8 |
SF City Hall |
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Homeless Groups Protest Over Cuts Homeless advocate groups marched on City Hall to protest policies that are threatening to reduce funding to some homeless services programs
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| Oct.9 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells gets green light for Wachovia| Wells Fargo is proceeding with plans to acquire Wachovia Corp. for $11.7 billion. Citigroup wouldn't pursue legal actions to halt the takeover | |
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49ers |
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TE Davis would rather catch than block Davis has caught two passes in SF's past 4 games as the 49ers prepare for pivotal NFC battle with visiting Philadelphia
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| Oct.10 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Officials Approve Suicide Net| The officials voted overwhelmingly to hang stainless steel nets from the sides of the span in an effort to stop people from jumping to their deaths | |
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San Francisco |
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 Ed Jew Pleads Guilty To Corruption Ex-SF supervisor pleaded guilty to three felony charges and admitted to trying to shake down city business owners with planning permit probl...
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| Oct.11 |
SF Bayview |
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Fatal shooting  The shooting was reported at about 11:30 p.m
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San Francisco |
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Lasorda Pulls Out Of Italian Parade SF Supervisor Alioto-Pier threatened to introduce a resolution calling for Lasorda's ouster from the parade because of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry
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| Oct.12 |
Fishermans Wharf |
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Man accused of killing his mother arrested A man suspected of fatally stabbing his mother last month in Santa Rosa was trying to leave a restaurant without paying
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Candlestick |
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Eagles Dominate Niners, 40-26 McNabb passed for 280 yards and 2 touchdowns without his top 2 receivers and his best running back
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| Oct.13 |
Wells Fargo |
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Feds approve merger with Wachovia| The Federal Reserve approves the merger of Wells Fargo and Wachovia after Citigroup withdraws the legal case in a New York federal court | |
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| Oct.15 |
SF Sunset |
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Man shot to death 46-year-old Hung Pham was found with numerous gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a black Mercedes SUV parked
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| Oct.27 |
Visitacion Valley |
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Man shot to death Map of Sunnydale Avenue and Sawyer Street San Francisco The shooting occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. and claimed the life of one male victim
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| Oct.29 |
SF Castro |
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'Milk' Premiere Brings Stars To SF's Castro The movie's director Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn and Josh Brolin were on hand for the premiere at the Castro Theatre
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| Oct.31 |
San Francisco |
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 Feinstein, Pelosi Make Push For Prop. 1A| House Speaker and Senator urged voters to support a $9.95 billion bond to fund a high speed rail system connecting North and South California | |
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