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South San Jose |
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5-alarm fire hits school
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| Dec.2 |
San Francisco |
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Gore endorses Newsom |
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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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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 |