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San Francisco |
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Marijuana author convicted
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| Feb.2 |
Dublin |
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4.2 earthquake A quake occurred at 10:22 a.m. 3 miles north of Dublin. Residents decribed it as a 'sharp, short jolt'
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Sunnyvale |
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Memorial service honor astronauts
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| Feb.3 |
Oakland |
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Jurors in pot case decry their own verdict Jurors would have acquitted Rosenthal had they been told he was growing medical marijuana for the city of Oakland
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| Feb.4 |
Cisco |
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Profit above forecasts but sales fall |
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| Feb.5 |
Vallejo |
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Lotto winner claimed $85-million jackpot |
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| Feb.6 |
SFO |
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Terminal evacuated after security breach
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SF Downtown |
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Largest urban retail center |
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| Feb.7 |
East Oakland |
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Homicide at upscale Lake Merrit area |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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CHP set checkpoints on bridges |
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| Feb.8 |
SF Presidio |
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Lucas breaks ground on new campus
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| Feb.10 |
SF Zoo |
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Lion dies after giving birth to cubs |
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| Feb.11 |
Bay Bridge |
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Officials search for small boat near bridge There is a report that an inflatable craft with no lights on almost hit a tug boat near the span
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49ers |
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Niners name Erickson head coach| Dennis Erickson was hired by 49ers to replace Mariucci as head coach in a surprising end to a search | |
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SF Mission |
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Girl killed, 3 injured in crash |
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| Feb.12 |
Intel |
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Wireless Internet chip for cell phones |
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| Feb.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Ordinance against loitering |
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Cupertino |
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3 bodies found, possible murder-suicide
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| Feb.14 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Security zones around bridges
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| Feb.15 |
SF Richmond |
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24 People Homeless After Fire |
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Chinatown |
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Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade |
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OAK |
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Airport evacuated due to irritant in air |
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| Feb.16 |
SF Downtown |
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200,000 join protests against Iraq war A steady stream of chanting, sign-waving protesters filled 12 large city blocks from the waterfront to the City Hall
| The main march began at Justin Herman Plaza. Ringing cowbells, chanting, dancing and waving signs, puppets and placards, the marchers moved slowly up lower Market. About 1,000 protesters broke away and vandalized businesses and clashed with police along Market before some were arrested
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| Feb.17 |
SF Downtown |
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Splinter group clashes with cops for hours
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Google |
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Google Buys Pyra Labs |
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Walnut Creek |
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Arrested for bomb posession |
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| Feb.18 |
AltaVista |
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Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million |
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Burlingame |
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Broken Pipe Floods Historic Library |
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| Feb.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
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$11 million to settle Riders suits
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SF Sunset |
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Dies from Police Gunfire
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East Oakland |
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2 died from shooting |
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| Feb.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Willie Brown loses pension fund election |
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| Feb.21 |
Palo Alto |
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Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs Maker of test and measurement equipment, will cut 11% of its work force, after posting a wider quarter loss
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San Francisco |
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Charges Reduced in Peace March Arrests |
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San Francisco |
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Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free 40 people lost their jobs. The smaller, free paper will continue with about 15 reporters, editors and photographers
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| Feb.23 |
Benicia |
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Tanker ship ran aground |
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Brisbane |
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AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen An experimental vaccine does not protect most people, but showed promise in protecting blacks and Asians
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| Feb.24 |
San Jose |
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Serial Child Molester Granted Release
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| Feb.25 |
Concord |
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Man shoots daughter, kills wife, self
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HP |
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Quarter earnings beat expectations |
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| Feb.26 |
San Francisco |
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Cell Phone Ban Pondered |
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UC Berkeley |
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Students protest with race-based bake |
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| Feb.27 |
Richmond |
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Rape Suspect Released |
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Contra Costa County |
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State commission orders judge off bench |
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| Feb.28 |
San Francisco |
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Red Herring magazine closes |
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SF City Hall |
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Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender
| The department rallied behind the indicted even as it scrambled to chart its course through a crisis. Mayor Brown defended the chief he hand-picked in July. Alex Fagan Jr., son of Assistant Chief, and two other officers are accused of attacking two men in a Nov. 20 fracas on Union St. over a bag of steak fajitas
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SF City Hall |
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Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now
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San Jose Downtown |
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Mayor dedicated seven-story garage |
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