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Safeway Goes Green With Biodiesel Trucks The grocery giant is one of the first in the country to convert their entire truck fleet to alternative fuel produced from renewable sources
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| Feb.21 |
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Safeway profit dips 2% on tax gain The emphasis on creating more elegant grocery stores paid off again in the 4th quarter with earnings that matched analyst expectations
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| Feb.22 |
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Safeway stock hammered Stock price tumbled to a 52-week low amid worries that a recent sales slowdown will worsen on trend toward generics
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| Mar.14 |
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2 Bodies Found In Home Near Pleasanton  Map 94566: Two bodies have been located in a residence on Castlewood Drive near the entrance of the Castlewood Country Club
| A relative who had not heard from one of the victims was triggering an investigation. 60-year-old Ernest Scherer Jr., and his 57-year-old wife, Charlene Abendrothwere brutally beaten to death and likely dead for nearly a week before their bodies were discovered
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| Mar.22 |
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Funeral Held for Murdered Couple Memorial services were held for Ernie Scherer and Charlene Abendroth found brutally beaten to death more than a week ago
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| Mar.28 |
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Red Convertible Sought In Double Murder Residents of the Castlewood Country Club asked if they saw a red 2001 Chevy Camaro convertible in the area around March 7 or 8
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Theft Suspect Dies After Mall Arrest A man taken into custody by security officers at Stoneridge Mall collapsed during a struggle and later died at a hospital
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| Apr.24 |
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Safeway Beats 1Q Expectations The profit rose 11% to $193.4 million on sales from its Lifestyle format stores and the stronger Canadian dollar
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| May.2 |
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63 Restaurant Workers Nabbed In Raid| U.S. ICE agents arrested 63 employees of Taqueria El Balazo, a Bay Area Mexican restaurant chain, for being in the country illegally | |
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| Jun.13 |
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Small Earthquake Shakes An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.1 struck at about 1:45 a.m.
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| Aug.19 |
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Suspected Serial Robber Arrested After a high-speed chase that began in Pleasanton and ended in near Manteca, police arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of 10 robberies
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| Aug.27 |
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No. 1 in median household income| Pleasanton ranks No. 1 among small cities in the country, an estimated $113,000. The poverty rate for the Bay Area is just over 9% | |
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| Sep. 2 |
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Tennis pro arrested for molestation| The longtime tennis pro for a country club remains jailed on charges that he molested several young daughters of club members during the 1990s | |
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Suspect Named In Jewelry Store Robbery| Police have identified a 36-year-old San Francisco man currently in custody as one of the 3 suspects in a takeover-style robbery on Aug. 28 | |
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