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| Mon. |
Stanford |
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Univ. Rejects Pharmaceutical Co. Grants
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| Sun. |
Los Altos |
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Prostitution Extortionists Arrested |
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| Aug. 27 |
South SF |
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Cell Genesys Drug Trial Halts Shares plunged more than 70% after a clinical trial of its cancer vaccine Gvax was stopped due to a higher number of deaths among patients
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Palo Alto |
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Composting May Be Booted From Park |
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| Aug. 24 |
Redwood City |
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3 Shot Outside Pizza Parlor |
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| Aug. 19 |
HP |
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Hewlett-Packard Beats Street
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| Aug. 18 |
Redwood City |
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EA Drops Take-Two Bid Electronic Arts is abandoning its $2 billion hostile takeover of in the hopes of sealing a deal through friendly negotiations
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| Aug. 13 |
Genentech |
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Genentech rejects Roche's $43.7b bid |
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Double Fatal Hit & Run
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| Aug.5 |
SFO |
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Laptop with Clear applicants' info found Verified Identity Pass found a laptop containing the personal information of 33,000 people more than a week after it apparently went missing
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| Jul.28 |
Menlo Park |
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Ex-Googlers Debut 'Cuil' Search Engine
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| Jul.21 |
Genentech |
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Roche Offers $44B For Remaining Shares |
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| Jul.16 |
Palo Alto |
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Fatal shooting of man near City Hall
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| Jul.14 |
Palo Alto |
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Investigators: no evidence of lion attack |
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Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer
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| Jul.8 |
Palo Alto |
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VMware shares plunge on CEO change |
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| Jun.30 |
San Carlos |
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Tesla to build electric sedan in Bay Area
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| Jun.23 |
Redwood City |
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Triple Murder Spurs Police Manhunt 
Deputies were searching for three suspects in connection with a shooting that left 3 men dead in North Fair Oaks neighborhood.
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Brisbane |
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200 evacuated due to 5-alarm wildfire
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| Jun.21 |
Stanford |
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Georgia hammers Stanford, 10-8 |
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Bush calls for offshore drilling
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| Jun.12 |
Foster City |
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Invitrogen to buy Applied Biosystems |
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Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead
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| May.12 |
HP |
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HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info
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| May.11 |
San Mateo |
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Closing Day at Bay Meadows| Horse racing fans were placing wagers for the last time as the Bay Area icon shuts down after more than seven decades in operation | | |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict
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| Apr.8 |
San Mateo |
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Speier Wins Lantos' House Seat
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Stanford |
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Tennessee Edges Out Stanford For NCAA |
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| Mar.26 |
Redwood City |
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Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid
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Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75
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| Mar.16 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Body Found Ids As Missing Sausalito Sailor
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McCain wins Republican nomination
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| Feb.22 |
Genentech |
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FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer |
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| Feb.19 |
HP |
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1Q Profit Rises 38 Percent |
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| Feb.15 |
San Mateo |
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Teen Murder Suspect Escapes Jail |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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| Jan.30 |
SFO |
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Bush Visits To Honor Student, Raise Cash
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Giuliani quits White House race
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| Jan.29 |
Highway 101 |
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Gas Spill Closes Hwy.101 Both Ways All northbound and southbound lanes were blocked due to gasoline leaking from a big rig onto the roadway, a virtual standstill on the Peninsula
| A van collided with a big-rig hauling two 26,000-gallon gasoline tankers along 101 near Maple Road around 1:45 p.m., causing the rear tanker to overturn and spill 1,600 gallons of fuel onto the highway
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| Jan.28 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Oil washed up on beaches |
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| Jan.16 |
Oracle |
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Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion| Oracle agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company | |
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| Jan.14 |
Stanford |
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Chelsea Clinton Stumps For Mother |
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| Jan.12 |
Half Moon Bay |
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SoCal Surfer Wins Mavericks Competition
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Climate deal sealed by US U-turn
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| Dec.5 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Search For Crabbers Called Off The Coast Guard suspended the search for a crab fishing boat with two men on board which disappeared off the San Mateo County coast
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted
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| Oct.31 |
Palo Alto |
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Teen Escapes After Kidnap, Sex Assault |
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| Oct.27 |
Central San Mateo County |
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2 Men Found Standing On Crashed Plane |
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| Oct.24 |
Palo Alto |
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Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook |
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500,000 flee wildfires
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| Oct.12 |
Oracle |
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Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems |
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| Oct.9 |
Belmont |
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Town Approves Controversial Smoking Ban |
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| Sep.23 |
Redwood City |
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Man drowned in vat of sulfuric acid |
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| Sep.21 |
Stanford |
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Protests Over Rumsfeld At Hoover |
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| Sep.17 |
Pacifica |
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Perilous Devils Slide Construction Begins |
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Iraq shootout firm loses licence
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| Sep.5 |
Redwood City |
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Fundraiser Norman Hsu Fails To Appear |
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| Aug.31 |
Redwood City |
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Fundraiser turns himself in to authorities| Norman Hsu, whose criminal past roiled the campaigns of top presidential candidates, turned himself after been a fugitive for more than 15 years | |
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World markets fall after US losses
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| Jul.30 |
Woodside |
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Coach Bill Walsh died| He died at 75 after a battle with leukemia. His intellectual ways took football to new heights. Governor Schwarzenegger praised Walsh for his lifetime of work coach... | |
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| Jul.19 |
SFO |
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Dead Man Found In Airplane Wheel Well |
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| May.24 |
Stanford |
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Student Impostor Unmasked A young woman passed herself off as a student, talked her way into dormitories and lived on campus in the dorms for 8 months
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World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit
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| May.2 |
Belmont |
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SUV Crashes Into Crowd; 19 Hurt
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| Apr.24 |
Redwood City |
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County sheriff detained at Vegas brothel
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| Apr.23 |
Menlo Park |
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Noted Author Halberstam Killed In Crash
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| Apr.6 |
San Mateo |
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Child Psychiatrist Accused Of Molestation |
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| Mar.30 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Flat Waves Cancel Mavericks Surf Contest |
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| Mar.14 |
HP |
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Felony charges dismissed against Dunn
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| Mar.9 |
Stanford |
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Coach Suspended For Erasing Records |
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Former Playmate Smith dies at 39
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| Dec.23 |
East Palo Alto |
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Police shot and killed robbery suspect |
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| Nov.23 |
Daly City |
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Cops: Man Kept Girl Captive In Basement |
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| Nov.20 |
Redwood City |
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Teacher Fired After Science Experiment |
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Democrats seize control of House
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| Oct.20 |
Oracle |
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Oracle, Warriors have naming agreement |
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| Oct.7 |
Redwood City |
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4 Dead in Accident
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| Oct.4 |
HP |
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Criminal Charges Filed Against Dunn
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Stanford |
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Professor Wins Nobel Prize In Chemistry |
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| Oct.2 |
Stanford |
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Scientist Shares Nobel Prize In Medicine |
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| Sep.28 |
HP |
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Lawmakers Rip HP Tactics In Leak Scandal |
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| Sep.22 |
HP |
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CEO Offers Apology; Chair Resigns Now
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| Sep.12 |
HP |
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Dunn to Step Down |
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| Sep.8 |
HP |
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Investigation broke state laws |
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| Sep.6 |
HP |
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HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe Investigators sought private telephone records while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential information
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SUV Driver Runs Over 16 People, 1 Dead
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| Aug.10 |
SFO |
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National Guard Deployed at Airport |
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SFO |
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Bay Area Airports Up Security
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| Aug.3 |
Pacifica |
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Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens |
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Landis gives positive drugs test
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| Jul.5 |
Highway 101 |
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Tongan Royal Family Members Killed The vehicle at a high speed went across the lanes into a ditch just north of Willow Rd.
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Discovery space shuttle blasted-off
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| Jun.16 |
Colma |
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Cemetery Forced To Dig Up 1,000 Pets |
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| Jun.12 |
San Mateo |
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Jockey Sustains Critical Injury |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
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| May.19 |
Burlingame |
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Police Car, Bus Collide; 11 Hurt |
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| May.12 |
Stanford |
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Armed Robbers Strike Stanford, Palo Alto
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Oil breaks through record $75
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| Apr.15 |
Redwood City |
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3 Dead in Shooting |
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| Apr.2 |
Pacifica |
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Highway 1 Closed At Devil's Slide |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found
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| Jan.7 |
East Palo Alto |
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Officer shot and killed
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| Nov.4 |
Stanford |
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Dalai Lama Dodges Politics On Visit |
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| Oct.18 |
Redwood City |
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Fire Puts Suspicious Total At 11 |
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Frustration over aid delivery
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| Sep.12 |
Oracle |
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Oracle to Purchase Siebel in $5.85B Deal |
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| Aug.18 |
San Mateo |
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Four Dead In Shooting |
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Discovery returns safely to Earth
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| Jul.19 |
HP |
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Hewlett-Packard cuts 14,500 staff |
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London bombs kill 52
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| Apr.15 |
SFO |
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Cargo Handlers Accused of Stealing |
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| Mar.20 |
South SF |
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Tornado Damage South City |
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| Mar.16 |
Redwood City |
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Judge Sentences Peterson To Death Scott remained impassive for the hearing, despite the emotional words from the family of his wife
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| Feb.9 |
HP |
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CEO Fiorina out Hewlett-Packard Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina leaving after fight with board; will walk away with $21m
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Wave toll 'could exceed 100,000'
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| Dec.14 |
Redwood City |
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Jury Recommends Death for Peterson 
The jurors deliberated for 12 hours before deciding that he should die for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son
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| Dec.13 |
Oracle |
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Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
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| Nov.12 |
Redwood City |
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Peterson convicted of murder Scott Peterson, 32, was convicted of 1st-degree murder for killing his wife and of 2nd-degree in the death of the son
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| Nov.10 |
Redwood City |
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Peterson judge removes jury's foreman |
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Bush re-elected
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| Nov.1 |
Redwood City |
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Closing arguments in Peterson trial |
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| Sep.15 |
Redwood City |
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Peterson jurors shown autopsy photos |
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U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000
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San Mateo Bridge |
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2 Thrown into Bay in Bridge Crash |
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| Aug.12 |
Redwood City |
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Frey confronts Peterson in recorded calls |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf
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| Jul.7 |
San Mateo |
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200 pounds of high explosives stolen Federal officials reluctant to reveal details of their ongoing investigation into the theft
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Kerry names Edwards his running mate
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| Jul.1 |
Bay Area Bridges |
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Bridges Tolls Go Up a Buck |
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| Jun.23 |
Redwood City |
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Juror removed from Scott Peterson trial |
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Ronald Reagan dead at 93
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| Jun.1 |
Redwood City |
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Peterson trial opens Prosecutors: Within a day of reporting his pregnant wife missing, Scott lied about his extramarital affair
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Singh named PM-designate
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| May.17 |
Palo Alto |
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Mountain lion chased by dog, killed by police |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
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| Apr.28 |
Belmont |
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Girl, 14, dies from Ecstasy overdose The girl was one of three 14-year-olds at the slumber party who took Ecstasy pills. Police have arrested a 17-year-old
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
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| Jan.20 |
Redwood City |
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Peterson trial to move to Redwood City |
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Kerry leads in caucuses
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| Sep.9 |
Stanford |
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Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb, dies |
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| Jun.22 |
SFO |
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BART Begins Service To SFO
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| Jun.6 |
Oracle |
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Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
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Bush calls end to 'major combat'
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Dec.10 |
Stanford |
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Human embryonic stem cell project |
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| Jun.3 |
Napster |
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Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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| Apr.7 |
Los Altos Hills |
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Blaze destroys Middle Eastern church |
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| Mar.19 |
HP |
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CEO claims victory in merger vote Dissident board member W. Hewlett insisted the vote remained too close to call
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Kidnapped US reporter is dead
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| Jan.30 |
SFO |
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Chaos after airport loses bomb suspect |
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| Jan.11 |
San Bruno |
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Quadruple homicide |
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George Harrison dies
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| Oct.10 |
Stanford |
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2 Bay Areans win Nobel prizes |
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FBI pursues anthrax lead
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US begins military strike
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| Sep.13 |
SFO |
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SFO and SJC reopened |
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| Sep.11 |
SFO |
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SFO bound plane has crashed
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Sep.3 |
HP |
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HP buying Compaq for $25 billion |
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| Jul.26 |
HP |
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HP cutting 6,000 jobs |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
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| Jan.12 |
Palo Alto |
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William Hewlett dead at 87
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| Dec.31 |
Los Altos |
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Alan Cranston died
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Closest Presidential election
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| Mar.9 |
Millbrae |
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Mudslide crushed 5 homes |
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