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| Dec.1 |
South San Jose |
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5-alarm fire hits school
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| Dec.2 |
South San Jose |
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Student arrested in high school fire |
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East Oakland |
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Teen Shot and Killed |
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San Francisco |
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Gore endorses Newsom |
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San Francisco |
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Gonzalez, Newsom in final debate
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| Dec.3 |
Napa |
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Bridge collapses; one worker killed Part of a bridge under construction collapsed, killing one worker and injuring 6 other people, 3 critically
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San Francisco |
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Federal agents raid Hells Angels HQ
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| Dec.4 |
Belmont |
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Sheriff's sergeant struck by car |
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San Francisco |
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Bonds Appears for Steroid Probe The jury is focusing on possible tax and drug violations by a lab that supplied nutritional supplements to sports stars | |
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| Dec.5 |
San Jose Downtown |
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2 More Teens Charged with School Arson
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SF City Hall |
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Runoff races tighten |
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| Dec.6 |
Santa Clara |
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5 slain in murder-suicide A 37-year-old Todd Vernon and 3 of his children: a twin boys and a girl ,13, and Nadine Nunes Vernon were found dead in a home | |
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| Dec.8 |
Santa Clara |
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Father left 2 suicide notes before killing |
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San Francisco |
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Clinton backs Newsom
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| Dec.9 |
SF City Hall |
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Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown
Born on Oct. 10, 1967, in San Francisco. From 1992 was a founder, owner of PlumpJack wine shop. Mayoral candidate's platform focused on homeless policy, economic development and measures to improve the quality of life in the city's neighborhoods
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San Francisco |
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DA Hallinan unseated by Kamala Harris A 39-year-old political newcomer from the city attorney's office won 56% of the vote against incumbent District Attorney
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| Dec.10 |
San Jose |
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Three Men Arrested for Deadly Shootings |
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| Dec.12 |
San Leandro |
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2 children died in house fire
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San Jose Downtown |
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Latino Boycott Closes Some Businesses |
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| Dec.13 |
East San Jose |
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Daughter found dead, mother arrested |
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| Dec.14 |
San Francisco |
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Howard Dean campaigned |
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| Dec.15 |
Oracle |
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Quarterly profit rises by 15% |
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South of Marke |
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Bus crashes into adult video store
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| Dec.16 |
PG&E |
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PG&E reaches compromise on bankruptcy |
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SF City Hall |
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Supervisors reject SFO contract |
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| Dec.17 |
Menlo Park |
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E-Trade moving headquarters to NY
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Oakland |
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Small quake shakes -- but few notice |
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| Dec.18 |
Sunnyvale |
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Triple shooting kills one |
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Pinole |
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Man set fire to car, killing 2 children Police are searching for Mark Anthony Fregia suspected of setting fire to a car, killing children inside and injuring a woman
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| Dec.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor proposed sin taxes
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San Francisco |
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Man killed in front of his new bride |
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| Dec.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom announces transition team |
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SF Mission |
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Fire causes widespread power outage A fire at an electrical substation has caused an outage affecting about 120,000 customers | |
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| Dec.21 |
East Oakland |
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2-year-old girl died from beating
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| Dec.22 |
Coliseum |
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Favre riddles Raiders after losing father |
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| Dec.23 |
PG&E |
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Delayed Response Worsened Outage PG&E says its delayed response to a circuit failure may have added to the severity of power outage
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| Dec.25 |
Santa Rosa |
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Helicopter air ambulance grounded |
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| Dec.26 |
Richmond |
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Masked gunman held up busy post office |
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| Dec.27 |
Oakland |
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Beef Stacking Up at Port Due to Mad Cow |
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| Dec.28 |
Milpitas |
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Milpitas man killed in Iraq accident |
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| Dec.29 |
San Jose |
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Meningitis kills girl, infects 2 more A 5-year-old has died and a 32-year-old woman is hospitalized. The woman's 10-year-old son also had the infection
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| Dec.30 |
Raiders |
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Callahan fired |
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Richmond |
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4 people found slain 4 people, 2 of them children, were found slain in a home after a 10-year-old boy suffering from stab wounds fled the residence | |
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| Dec.31 |
Richmond |
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Firefighters protest cuts
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Union City |
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Olympic Athlete Flunks Drug Tests |