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| May.1 |
Port of Oakland |
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Protests, Picket Lines At Port
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HP |
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HP Labs' find could revolutionize computing |
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| May.2 |
Chevron |
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Chevron 1Q Profit Tops $5 Billion |
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San Francisco |
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7 elite athletes to testify against Graham
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Hayward |
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CSU East Bay Professor Fired Over Oath |
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Yahoo |
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Microsoft sweetened bid for Yahoo |
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San Ramon |
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63 Restaurant Workers Nabbed In Raid
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SJ Arena |
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Sharks win over Stars, stay alive
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| May.3 |
UC Berkeley |
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Student Stabbed To Death On Campus 
Map of 2434 Warring St Berkeley Christopher Wootton was killed in the Kai Omega sorority parking lot following a party
| 20-year-old Berkeley man arrested. Wootton was stabbed in an altercation on the south side of the campus.
He was transported to a local trauma center, where he was pronounced dead
Wootton was set to graduate this month.
The last murder of a Berkeley student was in 1998
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Oakland |
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Man robbing 10 adult bookstores
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Chevron |
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Chevron notches record 1st-quarter profit |
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East Oakland |
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Shootings Leave 2 Dead, 2 Wounded |
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Yahoo |
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo| Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. CEO Steve Ballmer withdrew the offer in a letter to Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang. Microsoft had raised its offer from $44.6bn to $47.5bn - $33 per shar... | |
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| May.4 |
Marin County |
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County bills ship owners $600K for cleanup |
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San Francisco |
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2 Men Killed In Separate SF Shootings |
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San Jose |
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Sharks lost series to Stars in Game 6 The longest game in franchise history
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Yahoo |
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CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft |
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| May.5 |
Yahoo |
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Shares Plummet After Microsoft Rejection |
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San Jose Downtown |
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City Celebrates Cinco de Mayo |
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San Francisco |
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Half Of Cosco Busan Crew To Return |
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Richmond |
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Shelter-in-place after chemical leak |
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| May.6 |
Richmond |
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Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay |
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Richmond |
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Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant
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SF City Hall |
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Mission Paint Store Okd |
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| May.7 |
Vallejo |
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City Council Votes To File For Bankruptcy
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SF Downtown |
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Protest on measure to end rent control |
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Cisco |
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3Q profit beats views, shares rise |
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| May.8 |
Pittsburg |
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Mom Runs Over, Kills 5-Year-Old Daughter |
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San Francisco |
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Bernie Ward Offers Guilty Plea |
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| May.9 |
SF Downtown |
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Dead whale found stuck under pier
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SF Downtown |
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Dozens sickened by norovirus at Moscone
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| May.10 |
Hayward |
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Fires disrupts BART at East Bay stations| At least 2 electrical fires at a substation have disrupted BART service in the Hayward, South Hayward, Union City and Fremont BART stations | |
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Chevron |
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Chevron to give $2 million in aid to Burma |
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| May.11 |
San Mateo |
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Closing Day at Bay Meadows| Horse racing fans were placing wagers for the last time as the Bay Area icon shuts down after more than seven decades in operation | |
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East Oakland |
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Double murder or murder and suicide |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Teen dies from assault after Giants game |
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| May.12 |
BART |
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Delays expected as repair work done
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HP |
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HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info
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San Jose |
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Sharks fire Wilson after 6 seasons
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Bay |
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400,000 Young Salmon Released Into Bay |
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| May.13 |
San Francisco |
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Bonds charged with 15 counts| Home run record holder was charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. A new indictment was a result of the BALCO doping investigation. A new indictment that was a result of the BALCO doping investigation. The case is ... | |
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UC Berkeley |
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Man Shot To Death Near Campus A man in his 20s was shot in a parking lot in the second killing near the university this month
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Yahoo |
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Icahn considering attempt to oust board |
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East Bay |
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Mandatory Water Rationing Imposed |
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Bay Area |
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Bay Area Gas Price Hits $4.02 A Gallon |
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| May.14 |
Martinez |
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Tugboat Crash Causes Minor Fuel Spill A gasoline spill in Suisun Bay east of the Benicia Bridge initially estimated to be 1,500 gallons turned out to have been only 10 gallons
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Google |
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Google Sites Ranked No. 1 |
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| May.15 |
Yahoo |
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Icahn Picks 10 Directors Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched an effort to unseat Yahoo board to pressure to restart merger talks with Microsoft
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San Francisco |
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CBS in $1.8B deal for info site Cnet
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San Francisco |
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New jobs, houses spur S.F. population |
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Highway 4 |
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Loose Cows Shut Down Highway 4 |
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| May.16 |
San Francisco |
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Driver In Car Crash Victim Of Homicide |
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Napa |
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Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies Pioneering vintner Robert Mondavi, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world's map, has died at the age of 94
| Mondavi died peacefully at his Napa Valley home. Governor Schwarzenegger said he was 'a true California legend'
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SF City Hall |
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Same-sex ruling victory for mayor
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Giants |
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Magowan to resign as managing partner |
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| May.17 |
UC Berkeley |
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Protesters Blame Prof. For U.S. Torture |
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| May.18 |
Yahoo |
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Microsoft gives Yahoo bid another go Microsoft has made a new, downsized offer to cooperate with the Web portal while leaving the door open to a merger down the road
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Concord |
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3 Separate Fatal Accidents In Concord |
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Hayward |
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Man Shot Dead At Southland Mall |
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Golden Gate Park |
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Kenyans win Bay To Breakers Race |
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East San Jose |
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Died in 4-Alarm Apartment Fire |
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| May.19 |
Sunnyvale |
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2 Shot Dead Outside Strip Club Two men were shot and killed in the parking lot from outside of a strip club Brass Rail, one behind the wheel of a car
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Redwood City |
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EA again extends Take-Two deadline |
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| May.20 |
San Jose |
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Silicon Valley janitors strike| Janitors at some of technology and biotechnology companies will go out on strike, having dismissed a contract offer from cleaning companies | |
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San Francisco |
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Bay Area home sales climbed nearly 30%
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San Jose City Hall |
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McKesson Sued On Prices |
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South San Jose |
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Teen Girl Stabbed At Oak Grove H. School |
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| May.21 |
Yahoo |
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T. Boone Pickens joins proxy contest |
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San Bruno |
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Murder Suspect Dead After Car Chase |
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| May.22 |
Union City |
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John McCain Campaigning
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Oakland |
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Newsman Dennis Richmond Retires |
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Bay Area |
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Homes sales get lift, but lid still on prices |
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Yahoo |
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Yahoo postpones meeting, battle Icahn
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SF City Hall |
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Harvey Milk sculpture unveiled at city hall
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| May.23 |
Vallejo |
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City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes| The city of Vallejo filed for protection to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue | |
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Giants |
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Zito stifles Marlins, gets first win of season |
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| May.24 |
Marin County |
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Home sales move up 39.4% from March |
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Coliseum |
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A's baffle Red Sox with one-hitter |
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Berkeley |
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Sea Scouts leader arrested again |
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| May.25 |
SF Mission |
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Thousands Participate, Watch Carnaval |
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| May.26 |
Highway 101 |
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Man Traveling With Hells Angels Killed
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SF Presidio |
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Thousands Gather For Memorial Day |
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| May.27 |
Daly City |
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58 Arrested At Rave Party |
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| May.28 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area home prices plummet 20.2%
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San Jose |
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Janitors approve contract, return to work |
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Santa Rosa |
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Soldier Killed In Afghanistan |
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SF City Hall |
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Same-sex marriages to begin June 17 |
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| May.29 |
Hayward |
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Hayward passes law restricting smoking |
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San Francisco |
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Coach Trevor Graham convicted in BALCO The trial of track coach netted steroids prosecutors another guilty verdict and a public admission of cheating
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Oakland |
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Bank Facing Questions Over Lending
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Dublin |
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Doc arrested, charged with sexual assault
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South San Jose |
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Police Find Link In Gas Pump ID Thefts |
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San Francisco |
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Visitors to SF in 2007 set spending record |
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| May.31 |
San Jose |
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State probes toddler's death at day care
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Fremont |
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GM, Toyota in talks to build hybrid at plant
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Fremont |
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Boxer That Mauled Baby To Be Euthanized |
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Highway 101 |
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1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Road Rage Shooting A shooting possibly prompted by road rage left a woman dead and a man and 3-year-old boy injured
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UC Berkeley |
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Student top female Jeopardy! Player |
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| 2008 |
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| May.5 |
Richmond |
Shelter-in-place after chemical leak |
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| May.6 |
Richmond |
Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay |
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| May.6 |
Richmond |
Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant
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| May.8 |
Pittsburg |
Mom Runs Over, Kills 5-Year-Old Daughter |
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| May.9 |
SF Downtown |
Dead whale found stuck under pier
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| May.9 |
SF Downtown |
Dozens sickened by norovirus at Moscone
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| May.10 |
Hayward |
Fires disrupts BART at East Bay stations| At least 2 electrical fires at a substation have disrupted BART service in the Hayward, South Hayward, Union City and Fremont BART stations | |
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| May.12 |
BART |
Delays expected as repair work done
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| May.14 |
Martinez |
Tugboat Crash Causes Minor Fuel Spill A gasoline spill in Suisun Bay east of the Benicia Bridge initially estimated to be 1,500 gallons turned out to have been only 10 gallons
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| May.15 |
Highway 4 |
Loose Cows Shut Down Highway 4 |
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| May.18 |
Concord |
3 Separate Fatal Accidents In Concord |
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| May.18 |
East San Jose |
Died in 4-Alarm Apartment Fire |
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| May.21 |
San Bruno |
Murder Suspect Dead After Car Chase |
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| May.31 |
San Jose |
State probes toddler's death at day care
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| May.31 |
Fremont |
Boxer That Mauled Baby To Be Euthanized |
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| 2008 |
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| May.1 |
HP |
HP Labs' find could revolutionize computing |
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| May.2 |
Hayward |
CSU East Bay Professor Fired Over Oath |
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| May.12 |
Bay |
400,000 Young Salmon Released Into Bay |
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| May.20 |
South San Jose |
Teen Girl Stabbed At Oak Grove H. School |
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| May.31 |
UC Berkeley |
Student top female Jeopardy! Player |
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| 2008 |
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| May.2 |
San Francisco |
7 elite athletes to testify against Graham
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| May.2 |
SJ Arena |
Sharks win over Stars, stay alive
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| May.4 |
San Jose |
Sharks lost series to Stars in Game 6 The longest game in franchise history
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| May.11 |
San Mateo |
Closing Day at Bay Meadows| Horse racing fans were placing wagers for the last time as the Bay Area icon shuts down after more than seven decades in operation | |
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| May.12 |
San Jose |
Sharks fire Wilson after 6 seasons
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| May.13 |
San Francisco |
Bonds charged with 15 counts| Home run record holder was charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. A new indictment was a result of the BALCO doping investigation. A new indictment that was a result of the BALCO doping investigation. The case is ... | |
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| May.16 |
Giants |
Magowan to resign as managing partner |
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| May.18 |
Golden Gate Park |
Kenyans win Bay To Breakers Race |
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| May.23 |
Giants |
Zito stifles Marlins, gets first win of season |
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| May.24 |
Coliseum |
A's baffle Red Sox with one-hitter |
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| May.29 |
San Francisco |
Coach Trevor Graham convicted in BALCO The trial of track coach netted steroids prosecutors another guilty verdict and a public admission of cheating
|
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| 2008 |
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| May.2 |
Chevron |
Chevron 1Q Profit Tops $5 Billion |
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| May.2 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft sweetened bid for Yahoo |
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| May.2 |
San Ramon |
63 Restaurant Workers Nabbed In Raid
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| May.3 |
Oakland |
Man robbing 10 adult bookstores
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| May.3 |
Chevron |
Chevron notches record 1st-quarter profit |
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| May.3 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo| Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. CEO Steve Ballmer withdrew the offer in a letter to Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang. Microsoft had raised its offer from $44.6bn to $47.5bn - $33 per shar... | |
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| May.4 |
Marin County |
County bills ship owners $600K for cleanup |
|
| May.4 |
Yahoo |
CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft |
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| May.5 |
Yahoo |
Shares Plummet After Microsoft Rejection |
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| May.5 |
San Francisco |
Half Of Cosco Busan Crew To Return |
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| May.6 |
SF City Hall |
Mission Paint Store Okd |
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| May.7 |
Vallejo |
City Council Votes To File For Bankruptcy
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| May.7 |
SF Downtown |
Protest on measure to end rent control |
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| May.7 |
Cisco |
3Q profit beats views, shares rise |
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| May.12 |
HP |
HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info
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| May.13 |
Yahoo |
Icahn considering attempt to oust board |
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| May.13 |
East Bay |
Mandatory Water Rationing Imposed |
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| May.13 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area Gas Price Hits $4.02 A Gallon |
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| May.14 |
Google |
Google Sites Ranked No. 1 |
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| May.15 |
Yahoo |
Icahn Picks 10 Directors Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched an effort to unseat Yahoo board to pressure to restart merger talks with Microsoft
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| May.15 |
San Francisco |
CBS in $1.8B deal for info site Cnet
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| May.15 |
San Francisco |
New jobs, houses spur S.F. population |
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| May.16 |
Napa |
Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies Pioneering vintner Robert Mondavi, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world's map, has died at the age of 94
| Mondavi died peacefully at his Napa Valley home. Governor Schwarzenegger said he was 'a true California legend'
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| May.18 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft gives Yahoo bid another go Microsoft has made a new, downsized offer to cooperate with the Web portal while leaving the door open to a merger down the road
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| May.19 |
Redwood City |
EA again extends Take-Two deadline |
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| May.20 |
San Jose |
Silicon Valley janitors strike| Janitors at some of technology and biotechnology companies will go out on strike, having dismissed a contract offer from cleaning companies | |
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| May.20 |
San Francisco |
Bay Area home sales climbed nearly 30%
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| May.20 |
San Jose City Hall |
McKesson Sued On Prices |
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| May.21 |
Yahoo |
T. Boone Pickens joins proxy contest |
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| May.22 |
Oakland |
Newsman Dennis Richmond Retires |
|
| May.22 |
Bay Area |
Homes sales get lift, but lid still on prices |
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| May.22 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo postpones meeting, battle Icahn
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| May.23 |
Vallejo |
City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes| The city of Vallejo filed for protection to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue | |
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| May.24 |
Marin County |
Home sales move up 39.4% from March |
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| May.25 |
SF Mission |
Thousands Participate, Watch Carnaval |
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| May.28 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area home prices plummet 20.2%
|
| May.28 |
San Jose |
Janitors approve contract, return to work |
|
| May.29 |
Oakland |
Bank Facing Questions Over Lending
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| May.29 |
San Francisco |
Visitors to SF in 2007 set spending record |
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| May.31 |
Fremont |
GM, Toyota in talks to build hybrid at plant
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| May.31 |
UC Berkeley |
Student top female Jeopardy! Player |
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| 2008 |
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| May.2 |
San Francisco |
7 elite athletes to testify against Graham
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| May.3 |
UC Berkeley |
Student Stabbed To Death On Campus Map of 2434 Warring St Berkeley Christopher Wootton was killed in the Kai Omega sorority parking lot following a party
| 20-year-old Berkeley man arrested. Wootton was stabbed in an altercation on the south side of the campus.
He was transported to a local trauma center, where he was pronounced dead
Wootton was set to graduate this month.
The last murder of a Berkeley student was in 1998
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| May.3 |
Oakland |
Man robbing 10 adult bookstores
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| May.3 |
East Oakland |
Shootings Leave 2 Dead, 2 Wounded |
|
| May.4 |
San Francisco |
2 Men Killed In Separate SF Shootings |
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| May.5 |
San Francisco |
Half Of Cosco Busan Crew To Return |
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| May.8 |
San Francisco |
Bernie Ward Offers Guilty Plea |
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| May.11 |
East Oakland |
Double murder or murder and suicide |
|
| May.11 |
Pac Bell Park |
Teen dies from assault after Giants game |
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| May.13 |
San Francisco |
Bonds charged with 15 counts| Home run record holder was charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. A new indictment was a result of the BALCO doping investigation. A new indictment that was a result of the BALCO doping investigation. The case is ... | |
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| May.13 |
UC Berkeley |
Man Shot To Death Near Campus A man in his 20s was shot in a parking lot in the second killing near the university this month
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| May.16 |
San Francisco |
Driver In Car Crash Victim Of Homicide |
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| May.18 |
Hayward |
Man Shot Dead At Southland Mall |
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| May.19 |
Sunnyvale |
2 Shot Dead Outside Strip Club Two men were shot and killed in the parking lot from outside of a strip club Brass Rail, one behind the wheel of a car
|
| May.20 |
South San Jose |
Teen Girl Stabbed At Oak Grove H. School |
|
| May.21 |
San Bruno |
Murder Suspect Dead After Car Chase |
|
| May.24 |
Berkeley |
Sea Scouts leader arrested again |
|
| May.26 |
Highway 101 |
Man Traveling With Hells Angels Killed
|
| May.27 |
Daly City |
58 Arrested At Rave Party |
|
| May.29 |
San Francisco |
Coach Trevor Graham convicted in BALCO The trial of track coach netted steroids prosecutors another guilty verdict and a public admission of cheating
|
| May.29 |
Dublin |
Doc arrested, charged with sexual assault
|
| May.29 |
South San Jose |
Police Find Link In Gas Pump ID Thefts |
|
| May.31 |
San Jose |
State probes toddler's death at day care
|
| May.31 |
Highway 101 |
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Road Rage Shooting A shooting possibly prompted by road rage left a woman dead and a man and 3-year-old boy injured
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.1 |
Port of Oakland |
Protests, Picket Lines At Port
|
| May.2 |
San Ramon |
63 Restaurant Workers Nabbed In Raid
|
| May.5 |
San Jose Downtown |
City Celebrates Cinco de Mayo |
|
| May.5 |
San Francisco |
Half Of Cosco Busan Crew To Return |
|
| May.6 |
SF City Hall |
Mission Paint Store Okd |
|
| May.7 |
Vallejo |
City Council Votes To File For Bankruptcy
|
| May.7 |
SF Downtown |
Protest on measure to end rent control |
|
| May.10 |
Chevron |
Chevron to give $2 million in aid to Burma |
|
| May.16 |
SF City Hall |
Same-sex ruling victory for mayor
|
| May.17 |
UC Berkeley |
Protesters Blame Prof. For U.S. Torture |
|
| May.18 |
Golden Gate Park |
Kenyans win Bay To Breakers Race |
|
| May.22 |
Union City |
John McCain Campaigning
|
| May.22 |
SF City Hall |
Harvey Milk sculpture unveiled at city hall
|
| May.23 |
Vallejo |
City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes| The city of Vallejo filed for protection to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue | |
|
| May.26 |
SF Presidio |
Thousands Gather For Memorial Day |
|
| May.28 |
Santa Rosa |
Soldier Killed In Afghanistan |
|
| May.28 |
SF City Hall |
Same-sex marriages to begin June 17 |
|
| May.29 |
Hayward |
Hayward passes law restricting smoking |
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