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Morning News


Jan.17   San Jose Downtown   4-Alarm Fire Destroys Building Map
   As firefighters reach the 4th hour spent battling a blaze, officials are concerned about a gas line that is fueling the small remaining amount fire


  SF Zoo     New Evidence Suggests Tiger Provoked  A blood was found on an exhibit sign inside the tiger enclosure, a foot and a half from the public railing

  SF Richmond 1 Dead, Several Injured in Muni Accidents  A man was struck and killed by a streetcar. Another streetcar struck a car. Several people were injured

Day News


  San Francisco   Bay Area home sales fall to 20-year low
  The sales plummeted to the slowest December recorded in 2 decades. It was the 35th consecutive month of decreasing sales
 Foreclosures, the mortgage meltdown and uncertainty continue to pummel the real estate market, both locally and nationally


  San Francisco   Bay Area rents jump 9%
  Average asking rates for apartments in the 9 counties reached $1,562 during the 4th quarter, up 9.4% from a year ago
 SF continue to endure the region's highest average asking price: $2,285, up 14.5 percent from the end of 2006


  Berkeley   Last US commander in Spanish War dies  Milton Wolff, the last American commander of anti-Fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War, was 92

Evening News


  SF Zoo   Tiger victim admitted drinking, taunting
  One of the 3 victims of the Zoo attack was intoxicated and admitted standing atop a railing of the big cat enclosure and yelling


  SF Mission     Obama Touts Economic Plan In SF Stop
  Democrat Barack Obama touted his economic stimulus plan in a round table discussion with a group of women during a campaign stop


  SJ Arena   Sharks Slump Continues, Lose To Stars  Modano scored his second goal with 7:06 left, and Dallas further tightened the Pacific Division race with a 4-2 victory over San Jose
World , January 17, 2008 Timeline