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| Mar.1 |
49ers |
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Smith, 49ers agree to $45M contract |
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| Mar.3 |
Santa Rosa |
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4 held after body found in beach lot
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San Jose City Hall |
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'Little Saigon' name draws protest More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon' | |
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| Mar.4 |
Vallejo |
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City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy The City Council approved 3 resolutions that are intended to prevent the city from filing bankruptcy by the end of the month
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San Jose |
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Toddler Dies After Drowning At Cemetery |
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Facebook |
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Facebook Hires Top Google Exec As COO |
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Apple |
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Shareholders OK 'Say on Pay' |
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Raiders |
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Raiders, Walker agree to 6-year deal |
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| Mar.5 |
Yahoo |
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Board meeting postponed to stave off bid
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Santa Clara |
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City Puts 49ers Stadium Issue On Ballot |
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Alameda |
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Dropping After-School Sports Considered |
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San Francisco |
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Allegations swirl around Wikipedia's Wales |
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San Francisco |
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Jury sides with Guardian A jury awarded up to $15 million in damages to the Bay Guardian alternative weekly newspaper, to be paid by SF Weekly, its competitor
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| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
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47 Bay Area billionaires on Forbes list The Bay Area's biggest billionaire is Oracle founder Larry Ellison, worth $25 billion
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UC Berkeley |
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UC to help with start of Saudi university |
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Google |
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Pentagon bans Google map-makers
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Apple |
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Apple opens iPhone to developers
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SF Downtown |
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Sex assault in hotel |
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| Mar.7 |
SF Zoo |
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Tiger gives birth to cub |
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SJ Mercury News |
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Mercury News Lays Off 34 |
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| Mar.8 |
Oakland |
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Girl Found, Friend Remains Missing
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South San Jose |
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Blaze rips through former IBM plant |
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Stanford |
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USC upends Stanford |
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| Mar.9 |
Contra Costa County |
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Evictions becoming common
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Cupertino |
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2 cyclists killed in crash with deputy's car
Map of Stevens Creek Road and Montebello Road Cupertino 2 bicyclists were killed, and another suffered major injuries after being hit by a Santa Clara Sheriff's patrol car
2 riders who were killed are 31-year-old Kristy Gough of Oakland and another as 29-year-old Matt Peterson of San Francisco
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SF City Hall |
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Newsom Considers Run For Governor |
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Palo Alto |
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73-Yr-Old Man Dies In Fight |
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| Mar.10 |
Stanford |
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Stanford Roll Past Cal, Win Pac-10 Tour |
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| Mar.11 |
Antioch |
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Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pot Raid |
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San Jose |
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Lawyer under scrutiny dead in suicide |
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Google |
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Google closes $3.1 billion DoubleClick deal
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| Mar.12 |
UC Berkeley |
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UC, Stanford to team up on stem cell |
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| Mar.13 |
Concord |
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Army Sergeant Killed In Afghanistan
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Atherton |
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Housekeeper sues couple for OT |
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Oakland |
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Amare leads Suns past Warriors |
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| Mar.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike
City officials have agreed to allow supporters of the name Little Saigon to pay for and erect their own sign along the Story Road
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Bay Area |
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1,600 Bay Area teachers losing their jobs |
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Pleasanton |
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2 Bodies Found In Home Near Pleasanton
Two bodies have been located in a residence on Castlewood Drive near the entrance of the Castlewood Country Club
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Los Gatos |
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Man Dies In Hail Of Bullets
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eBay |
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Ebay CEO To Join McCain |
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| Mar.15 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo, Microsoft hold informal talks
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge to get congestion tolls |
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San Francisco |
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Second Life creator steps down |
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| Mar.16 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Body Found Ids As Missing Sausalito Sailor A body that washed up is that of Anthony Harrow who was aboard a sailboat that disappeared during a race near the Golden Gate Bridge
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| Mar.17 |
Concord |
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2 Dead, 1 Injured In Shooting At Safeway
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SF City Hall |
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Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled
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Rohnert Park |
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Woman With Razor Shot, Killed By Officer
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SF Mission |
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4-Alarm Blaze Consumes Buildings
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| Mar.18 |
East Oakland |
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House fire kills two
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SF Zoo |
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Zoo Gets Mixed Reviews On Tiger Attack |
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| Mar.19 |
San Francisco |
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Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO Visa Inc. shares soared more than 30% to $58 from their IPO price of $44 in their stock market debut
The company makes its money from processing fees. Visa touted itself as a safe have during the credit crunch that has scarred many of the lenders that issue its cards
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SF Downtown |
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Protests, Arrests Mark War Anniversary |
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SF City Hall |
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City Hall handicap ramp will cost $1 Million
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East Oakland |
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Cops Shoot Gun-Wielding Youth
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Barry Bonds |
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Bonds: 'I'm not going to retire' |
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| Mar.20 |
SF Downtown |
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150 arrested during anti-war protests Demonstrators chanting anti-war slogans to mark the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. Officers are taking people into custody for blocking tr...
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San Francisco |
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Flaming obj. thrown at Chinese consulate |
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Walnut Creek |
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Police Probe Man's Shooting Death |
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Dublin |
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Swarm Of Small Earthquakes Hit East Bay |
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| Mar.21 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area Nurses Launch 10-Day Strike Thousands of nurses who work at hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health have gone on strike for the third time since October | |
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San Francisco |
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Bonds perjury case is put on hold |
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San Ramon |
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Boy Killed In Bus Accident |
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| Mar.22 |
Stanford |
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Stanford slips past Marquette in OT |
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| Mar.23 |
Berkeley |
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Bikers Rally Behind Marine Recruiters |
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Martinez |
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Link Found In Hwy Fatality & Homicide |
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| Mar.24 |
Oakland |
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4 hurt in knife fight in dispute over dogs |
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49ers |
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Niners to forfeit 5th-round pick |
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| Mar.25 |
Athletics |
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Red Sox edge A's in season opener |
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Oakland |
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Warriors' Webber calls it quits
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Bay Area |
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Bay Area home prices drop record 13.2% |
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San Francisco |
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Iconic ad man Hal Riney dies |
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SF Downtown |
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Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use |
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| Mar.26 |
Redwood City |
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Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid Grand Theft Auto publisher told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough
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San Jose City Hall |
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City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise
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Athletics |
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A's get revenge on Red Sox, 5-1 |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Chain-Reaction Crash; 9 Hurt A collision involving almost a dozen vehicles, including a motorcycle, brought traffic to a standstill for more than 1.5 hour
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Oracle |
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3Q profit meets expectations |
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UC Berkeley |
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Cal fires Braun after 12 seasons |
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| Mar.27 |
Woodside |
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$3 million tax cut on Larry Ellison's estate |
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San Jose |
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NASA Engineer Sentenced In Child Porn |
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Oakland |
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UC names Texas educator as president |
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| Mar.28 |
San Jose |
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Asian women targeted in purse snatchings |
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Pleasanton |
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Red Convertible Sought In Double Murder |
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Stanford |
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Fall acceptance rate is a record low |
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San Leandro |
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Tiger Attack Victim Arrested For Theft |
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Stanford |
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Texas thumps Stanford, into Elite 8 |
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San Jose |
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Sharks knock off Ducks for Pacific crown |
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| Mar.29 |
San Jose |
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Pelosi opened state Dem. Party convention |
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San Francisco |
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Bloody Night: 4 Dead In Shootings
Derek Butch and Jason De La Cruz killed in the Sunset district. In the Excelsior, one man was shot to death and another wounded
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San Francisco |
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City to go dark for Earth Hour |
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Oakland |
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Nuggets leapfrog Warriors into 8th spot |
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San Francisco |
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Striking Nurses Go Back To Work |
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| Mar.30 |
Richmond |
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Church Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured
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San Jose |
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Bill Clinton Tells Dem. Party To 'Chill Out' |
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Oracle Arena |
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Warriors beat Mavs, force tie for 7th spot |
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| Mar.31 |
Hayward |
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Teen Shot At School; 2 Suspects Detained |
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Stanford |
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Wiggins Leads Stanford To Final Four |
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2008 |
| Mar.4 |
San Jose |
Toddler Dies After Drowning At Cemetery |
| Mar.8 |
South San Jose |
Blaze rips through former IBM plant |
| Mar.9 |
Cupertino |
2 cyclists killed in crash with deputy's car
Map of Stevens Creek Road and Montebello Road Cupertino 2 bicyclists were killed, and another suffered major injuries after being hit by a Santa Clara Sheriff's patrol car
2 riders who were killed are 31-year-old Kristy Gough of Oakland and another as 29-year-old Matt Peterson of San Francisco
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| Mar.11 |
San Jose |
Lawyer under scrutiny dead in suicide |
| Mar.16 |
Half Moon Bay |
Body Found Ids As Missing Sausalito Sailor A body that washed up is that of Anthony Harrow who was aboard a sailboat that disappeared during a race near the Golden Gate Bridge
| Mar.17 |
SF Mission |
4-Alarm Blaze Consumes Buildings
| Mar.18 |
East Oakland |
House fire kills two
| Mar.18 |
SF Zoo |
Zoo Gets Mixed Reviews On Tiger Attack |
| Mar.20 |
Dublin |
Swarm Of Small Earthquakes Hit East Bay |
| Mar.21 |
San Ramon |
Boy Killed In Bus Accident |
| Mar.26 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge Chain-Reaction Crash; 9 Hurt A collision involving almost a dozen vehicles, including a motorcycle, brought traffic to a standstill for more than 1.5 hour
| Mar.29 |
San Francisco |
City to go dark for Earth Hour |
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2008 |
| Mar.5 |
Alameda |
Dropping After-School Sports Considered |
| Mar.6 |
UC Berkeley |
UC to help with start of Saudi university |
| Mar.7 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger gives birth to cub |
| Mar.12 |
UC Berkeley |
UC, Stanford to team up on stem cell |
| Mar.14 |
Bay Area |
1,600 Bay Area teachers losing their jobs |
| Mar.27 |
Oakland |
UC names Texas educator as president |
| Mar.28 |
Stanford |
Fall acceptance rate is a record low |
| Mar.31 |
Hayward |
Teen Shot At School; 2 Suspects Detained |
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2008 |
| Mar.4 |
Vallejo |
City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy The City Council approved 3 resolutions that are intended to prevent the city from filing bankruptcy by the end of the month
| Mar.4 |
Facebook |
Facebook Hires Top Google Exec As COO |
| Mar.4 |
Apple |
Shareholders OK 'Say on Pay' |
| Mar.5 |
Yahoo |
Board meeting postponed to stave off bid
| Mar.5 |
San Francisco |
Allegations swirl around Wikipedia's Wales |
| Mar.5 |
San Francisco |
Jury sides with Guardian A jury awarded up to $15 million in damages to the Bay Guardian alternative weekly newspaper, to be paid by SF Weekly, its competitor
| Mar.6 |
San Francisco |
47 Bay Area billionaires on Forbes list The Bay Area's biggest billionaire is Oracle founder Larry Ellison, worth $25 billion
| Mar.6 |
Google |
Pentagon bans Google map-makers
| Mar.6 |
Apple |
Apple opens iPhone to developers
| Mar.6 |
SF Downtown |
Sex assault in hotel |
| Mar.7 |
SJ Mercury News |
Mercury News Lays Off 34 |
| Mar.9 |
Contra Costa County |
Evictions becoming common
| Mar.11 |
Google |
Google closes $3.1 billion DoubleClick deal
| Mar.13 |
Atherton |
Housekeeper sues couple for OT |
| Mar.14 |
Bay Area |
1,600 Bay Area teachers losing their jobs |
| Mar.15 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo, Microsoft hold informal talks
| Mar.15 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge to get congestion tolls |
| Mar.15 |
San Francisco |
Second Life creator steps down |
| Mar.19 |
San Francisco |
Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO Visa Inc. shares soared more than 30% to $58 from their IPO price of $44 in their stock market debut
The company makes its money from processing fees. Visa touted itself as a safe have during the credit crunch that has scarred many of the lenders that issue its cards
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| Mar.21 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area Nurses Launch 10-Day Strike Thousands of nurses who work at hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health have gone on strike for the third time since October | |
| Mar.25 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area home prices drop record 13.2% |
| Mar.25 |
San Francisco |
Iconic ad man Hal Riney dies |
| Mar.25 |
SF Downtown |
Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use |
| Mar.26 |
Redwood City |
Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid Grand Theft Auto publisher told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough
| Mar.26 |
Oracle |
3Q profit meets expectations |
| Mar.27 |
Woodside |
$3 million tax cut on Larry Ellison's estate |
| Mar.29 |
San Francisco |
City to go dark for Earth Hour |
| Mar.29 |
San Francisco |
Striking Nurses Go Back To Work |
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2008 |
| Mar.1 |
49ers |
Smith, 49ers agree to $45M contract |
| Mar.4 |
Raiders |
Raiders, Walker agree to 6-year deal |
| Mar.5 |
Santa Clara |
City Puts 49ers Stadium Issue On Ballot |
| Mar.5 |
Alameda |
Dropping After-School Sports Considered |
| Mar.8 |
Stanford |
USC upends Stanford |
| Mar.10 |
Stanford |
Stanford Roll Past Cal, Win Pac-10 Tour |
| Mar.13 |
Oakland |
Amare leads Suns past Warriors |
| Mar.17 |
SF City Hall |
Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled
| Mar.19 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds: 'I'm not going to retire' |
| Mar.21 |
San Francisco |
Bonds perjury case is put on hold |
| Mar.22 |
Stanford |
Stanford slips past Marquette in OT |
| Mar.24 |
49ers |
Niners to forfeit 5th-round pick |
| Mar.25 |
Athletics |
Red Sox edge A's in season opener |
| Mar.25 |
Oakland |
Warriors' Webber calls it quits
| Mar.26 |
Athletics |
A's get revenge on Red Sox, 5-1 |
| Mar.26 |
UC Berkeley |
Cal fires Braun after 12 seasons |
| Mar.28 |
Stanford |
Texas thumps Stanford, into Elite 8 |
| Mar.28 |
San Jose |
Sharks knock off Ducks for Pacific crown |
| Mar.29 |
Oakland |
Nuggets leapfrog Warriors into 8th spot |
| Mar.30 |
Oracle Arena |
Warriors beat Mavs, force tie for 7th spot |
| Mar.31 |
Stanford |
Wiggins Leads Stanford To Final Four |
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2008 |
| Mar.3 |
Santa Rosa |
4 held after body found in beach lot
| Mar.6 |
SF Downtown |
Sex assault in hotel |
| Mar.8 |
Oakland |
Girl Found, Friend Remains Missing
| Mar.9 |
Palo Alto |
73-Yr-Old Man Dies In Fight |
| Mar.11 |
Antioch |
Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pot Raid |
| Mar.11 |
San Jose |
Lawyer under scrutiny dead in suicide |
| Mar.14 |
Pleasanton |
2 Bodies Found In Home Near Pleasanton
Two bodies have been located in a residence on Castlewood Drive near the entrance of the Castlewood Country Club
| Mar.14 |
Los Gatos |
Man Dies In Hail Of Bullets
| Mar.17 |
Concord |
2 Dead, 1 Injured In Shooting At Safeway
| Mar.17 |
Rohnert Park |
Woman With Razor Shot, Killed By Officer
| Mar.19 |
East Oakland |
Cops Shoot Gun-Wielding Youth
| Mar.20 |
San Francisco |
Flaming obj. thrown at Chinese consulate |
| Mar.20 |
Walnut Creek |
Police Probe Man's Shooting Death |
| Mar.21 |
San Francisco |
Bonds perjury case is put on hold |
| Mar.23 |
Martinez |
Link Found In Hwy Fatality & Homicide |
| Mar.24 |
Oakland |
4 hurt in knife fight in dispute over dogs |
| Mar.27 |
San Jose |
NASA Engineer Sentenced In Child Porn |
| Mar.28 |
San Jose |
Asian women targeted in purse snatchings |
| Mar.28 |
Pleasanton |
Red Convertible Sought In Double Murder |
| Mar.28 |
San Leandro |
Tiger Attack Victim Arrested For Theft |
| Mar.29 |
San Francisco |
Bloody Night: 4 Dead In Shootings
Derek Butch and Jason De La Cruz killed in the Sunset district. In the Excelsior, one man was shot to death and another wounded
| Mar.30 |
Richmond |
Church Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured
| Mar.31 |
Hayward |
Teen Shot At School; 2 Suspects Detained |
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2008 |
| Mar.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
'Little Saigon' name draws protest More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon' | |
| Mar.4 |
Vallejo |
City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy The City Council approved 3 resolutions that are intended to prevent the city from filing bankruptcy by the end of the month
| Mar.5 |
Santa Clara |
City Puts 49ers Stadium Issue On Ballot |
| Mar.6 |
UC Berkeley |
UC to help with start of Saudi university |
| Mar.6 |
Google |
Pentagon bans Google map-makers
| Mar.9 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Considers Run For Governor |
| Mar.13 |
Concord |
Army Sergeant Killed In Afghanistan
| Mar.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike
City officials have agreed to allow supporters of the name Little Saigon to pay for and erect their own sign along the Story Road
| Mar.14 |
eBay |
Ebay CEO To Join McCain |
| Mar.17 |
SF City Hall |
Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled
| Mar.19 |
SF Downtown |
Protests, Arrests Mark War Anniversary |
| Mar.19 |
SF City Hall |
City Hall handicap ramp will cost $1 Million
| Mar.20 |
SF Downtown |
150 arrested during anti-war protests Demonstrators chanting anti-war slogans to mark the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. Officers are taking people into custody for blocking tr...
| Mar.20 |
San Francisco |
Flaming obj. thrown at Chinese consulate |
| Mar.23 |
Berkeley |
Bikers Rally Behind Marine Recruiters |
| Mar.25 |
SF Downtown |
Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use |
| Mar.26 |
San Jose City Hall |
City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise
| Mar.29 |
San Jose |
Pelosi opened state Dem. Party convention |
| Mar.30 |
San Jose |
Bill Clinton Tells Dem. Party To 'Chill Out' |