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| Oct.1 |
Fremont |
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Tesla workers arriving at Nummi plant
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| Oct.2 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Padres beat Giants, throw races open |
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Highway 101 |
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Crews breakthrough to other tunnel side |
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| Oct.3 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants beat Padres 3-0 to win NL West Jonathan Sanchez pitched the Giants back into the playoffs after a six-year absence and also provided a clutch hit, beating San Diego
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| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
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City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
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Twitter |
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Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO Evan Williams will turn the job over to Dick Costolo, who has been steering Twitter's operations for the past year
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Fremont |
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Van thief rams, drags police officer
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| Oct.5 |
Apple |
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Jury orders Apple to pay $625.5M |
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| Oct.6 |
SF City Hall |
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Supervisors voted to host America's Cup |
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| Oct.7 |
Sunnyvale |
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Lt gov candidates spar over label
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Gap |
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New logo stirs outrage from customers |
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| Oct.8 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants win Game 1 of NLDS |
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Adobe |
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Adobe surges on Microsoft report |
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Raiders |
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RB McFadden out with hamstring injury |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Braves past Giants in 11 |
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| Oct.9 |
Oakland |
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Hiker recently released by Iran speaks Sara Shourd, recently freed by Iran, says she's still haunted by images of her fiance and friend remaining confined in a cramped jail cell
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San Francisco |
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Blue Angels wow San Francisco crowds San Francisco Bay was dotted with sail boats, ships and motorboats and hundreds more crowded along the water to catch a glimpse
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| Oct.10 |
San Jose Downtown |
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Fire destroys radio station building 
Map of 475 Eggo Way San Jose| A three-alarm at the building that sublets its radio tower for use to other stations, including KSJX (1500 AM), a local Asian-language radio station | |
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San Leandro |
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Two slain during party at golf club
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Google |
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Cars tested that can steer without drivers |
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Pac Bell Park |
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SF Giants up 2 games to 1 over Braves |
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| Oct.11 |
San Francisco |
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Gymboree Oks $1.8B buyout
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Half Moon Bay |
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Native gourd wins pumpkin contest |
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49ers |
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Niners stick with Smith |
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Giants |
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Giants win NLDS The Giants won again with help from some shaky Atlanta defense, and they're off to the NL championship series for the first time since 2002
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Gap |
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Gap's logo back to blue after fans complain The move comes just one week after the company swapped it online for a new logo without saying a word
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| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
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Excessive heat watch issued for the city |
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San Jose Downtown |
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Dalai Lama speaks at Convention Center |
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| Oct.13 |
East Palo Alto |
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Dalai Lama visits E. Palo Alto school The highlight of the 45-minute visit at Costano School will be 10 students who will pose questions of the Dalai Lama
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San Francisco |
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Hilton Hotel workers start 6-day strike
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San Rafael |
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Whitman, Brown square off in final debate |
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Giants |
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Bochy alters Giants' rotation |
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| Oct.14 |
Apple |
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Apple shares top $300 for 1st time
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San Jose |
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Palin visits conservatives The darling of the Tea Party and ex-Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is speaking at a fundraising dinner at the M...
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Google |
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Advertising revenues lift Google
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
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SF churches looted by burglars |
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San Francisco |
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Giambi, Anderson part of Bonds trial list |
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| Oct.16 |
Oakland |
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1 dead, 3 injured in drive-by shooting
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San Jose Downtown |
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Teens charged as adults in school fire |
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Redwood City |
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County task force made 461 gang arrests |
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San Jose |
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Sharks, Thornton agree to extension |
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Giants |
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Giants top Phils 4-3 in NLCS opener
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| Oct.17 |
Candlestick |
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49ers get first win of season over Raiders |
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Napa |
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Bill Clinton visits to stump for Dems
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Giants |
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Phillies even NLCS with Game 2 win |
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| Oct.18 |
South San Jose |
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5 people stabbed during fight at bar
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Facebook |
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Facebook transmits personal info
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Apple |
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4Q net income soars 70 percent |
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| Oct.19 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants lead NLCS
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| Oct.20 |
Redwood City |
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VP Biden visits Bay Area to support Boxer
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Yahoo |
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Pressure builds for Yahoo fix |
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SF Downtown |
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Dozens displaced by 4-al. apartment fire |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants take 3-1 lead in NLCS
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| Oct.21 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo reports record profit
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49ers |
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Santa Clara stadium delayed until 2015 |
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Newark |
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One stabbed to death, one wounded |
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San Francisco |
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President Obama arrives in San Francisco |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants lose Game 5 of NLCS
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| Oct.22 |
Palo Alto |
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Obama talks at Google exec's home| Zachary Bogue, husband of Marissa Mayer, introduced the president to about 50 supporters at the couple's home. Obama had a brief meeting at the Westin hotel in Millbrae with Apple CEO Jobs; then starred at a $30,400-a-pe... | |
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HP |
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HP unveiled Windows-based tablet |
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| Oct.23 |
Rodeo |
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ConocoPhillips tries to shut down refinery
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Port of Oakland |
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Workers close port in support of Grant On Saturday, the Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the Port of Oakland to express their concerns wo weeks before sentencing
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Giants |
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Giants edge Phillies for NL pennant Uribe hit a tiebreaking homer off Madson with two outs in the eighth inning and the Giants held off the Phillies 3-2 Saturday night in Game 6
| Lincecum struggled in the eighth, pitching in relief on one day of rest after losing Game 5. Wilson took over and got Ruiz to line out to Huff for an inning-ending double play in the 8th. The Giants now will try for their first championship since moving to San Francisco in 1958
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| Oct.24 |
San Francisco |
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System bringing heavy rain to Bay Area |
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San Francisco |
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Elated Giants fans celebrate win over Phl. |
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Napa |
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Psychiatric patient kills worker at hospital Mentally ill Jess Willard Massey at Napa State Hospital robbed and killed 54-year-old psychiatric technician Donna Gross, whose body was soon found
| The body of Donna Gross, a 54-year-old psychiatric technician was found at 6:10 p.m. in a courtyard on the grounds.
Jess Willard Massey allegedly confronted Gross while the two walked on a well-traveled path used by staff and patients
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Raiders |
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Raiders win 59-14 over Broncos |
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Oakland |
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Weather blamed for power outage |
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| Oct.25 |
Bay Bridge |
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Construction underway on new tower Caltrans is moving huge sections of the new eastern span into place -- before bolting them down. Officials hope the sight of it won't affect...
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Giants |
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Game 1 showdown: Lincecum-Lee |
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| Oct.26 |
SF Downtown |
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Michelle Obama attends local fundraiser
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Berkeley |
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1 killed, 1 injured in street shooting |
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Martinez |
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Jail nurse hospitalized after attack |
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| Oct.27 |
Bay Area |
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Foreclosure activity dips in Bay Area |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants win Game 1 vs. Rangers 11-7| San Francisco turned the World Series opener into an extra long round of batting practice — against Cliff Lee and Texas. The Giants battered Lee and the bullpen, Sanchez hitting 3 doubles and keying a 6-run burst in an... | |
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San Mateo |
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Package scare at Social Security office |
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| Oct.28 |
Martinez |
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Nurse attacked at jail dies| Cynthia Palomata, 55 was hit in the head with a lamp by a Contra Costa County Jail inmate Aaron Nygaard, 34, who now faces a murder charge | |
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Fremont |
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Tesla unveils revamped factory |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants rout Rangers for 2-0 advantage| A solo home run by shortstop Renteria in the fifth inning, a second run in the seventh and exploded for 7 more in the eighth, and SF rout Texas, 9-0. Cain pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out two. ... | |
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Menlo Park |
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Pacific Biosciences shares jump over IPO
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Giants |
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Giants' Guillen tied to federal HGH probe |
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| Oct.29 |
Pittsburg |
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Ground broken on BART to Antioch| Ground has been broken on a project that will expand BART train service another 10 miles into eastern Contra Costa County | |
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YouTube |
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YouTube co-founder Hurley leaves
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| Oct.30 |
Daly City |
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16 reportedly hospitalized during event State Sen. Yee is blasting what he calls a lack of law enforcement and emergency personnel at the Cow Palace
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Highway 101 |
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2 dead, 1 injured in Highway 101 crash |
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Daly City |
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Gunman wounds 3 outside movie theatre |
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Giants |
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Giants drop Game 3 to Rangers Sanchez allowed two home runs in Game 3 of the World Series against Texas, who won 4-2. The Giants lead the best-of-seven series 2-1
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Russian Hill |
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Woman found dead |
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| Oct.31 |
Apple |
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Apple sues Motorola over smart phone |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Nine shot at downtown costume party A Halloween party for college-age guests at Historic Sweet's Ballroom erupted into violence when a gunman opened fire on a crowd
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Oakland |
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AC Transit cuts bus service by about 7% |
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Giants |
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Giants bench struggling Burrell for Game 4 |
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Giants |
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San Francisco defeated the Rangers 4-0| Lefthanded starter Madison Bumgarner delivered 8 shutout innings and allowed only 3 hits. Giants extend their World Series lead to 3-1. Only the fifth time since 1995 that a pitcher has gone at least eight innings while allowing no more than three hits in a World Series game. Cat... | |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.10 |
San Jose Downtown |
Fire destroys radio station building Map of 475 Eggo Way San Jose| A three-alarm at the building that sublets its radio tower for use to other stations, including KSJX (1500 AM), a local Asian-language radio station | |
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| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
Excessive heat watch issued for the city |
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| Oct.20 |
SF Downtown |
Dozens displaced by 4-al. apartment fire |
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| Oct.23 |
Rodeo |
ConocoPhillips tries to shut down refinery
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| Oct.24 |
San Francisco |
System bringing heavy rain to Bay Area |
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| Oct.24 |
Napa |
Psychiatric patient kills worker at hospital Mentally ill Jess Willard Massey at Napa State Hospital robbed and killed 54-year-old psychiatric technician Donna Gross, whose body was soon found
| The body of Donna Gross, a 54-year-old psychiatric technician was found at 6:10 p.m. in a courtyard on the grounds.
Jess Willard Massey allegedly confronted Gross while the two walked on a well-traveled path used by staff and patients
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| Oct.24 |
Oakland |
Weather blamed for power outage |
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| Oct.30 |
Daly City |
16 reportedly hospitalized during event State Sen. Yee is blasting what he calls a lack of law enforcement and emergency personnel at the Cow Palace
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| Oct.30 |
Highway 101 |
2 dead, 1 injured in Highway 101 crash |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.13 |
East Palo Alto |
Dalai Lama visits E. Palo Alto school The highlight of the 45-minute visit at Costano School will be 10 students who will pose questions of the Dalai Lama
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| Oct.16 |
San Jose Downtown |
Teens charged as adults in school fire |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.2 |
Pac Bell Park |
Padres beat Giants, throw races open |
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| Oct.3 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants beat Padres 3-0 to win NL West Jonathan Sanchez pitched the Giants back into the playoffs after a six-year absence and also provided a clutch hit, beating San Diego
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| Oct.6 |
SF City Hall |
Supervisors voted to host America's Cup |
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| Oct.8 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants win Game 1 of NLDS |
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| Oct.8 |
Raiders |
RB McFadden out with hamstring injury |
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| Oct.8 |
Pac Bell Park |
Braves past Giants in 11 |
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| Oct.10 |
Pac Bell Park |
SF Giants up 2 games to 1 over Braves |
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| Oct.11 |
49ers |
Niners stick with Smith |
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| Oct.11 |
Giants |
Giants win NLDS The Giants won again with help from some shaky Atlanta defense, and they're off to the NL championship series for the first time since 2002
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| Oct.13 |
Giants |
Bochy alters Giants' rotation |
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
Giambi, Anderson part of Bonds trial list |
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| Oct.16 |
San Jose |
Sharks, Thornton agree to extension |
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| Oct.16 |
Giants |
Giants top Phils 4-3 in NLCS opener
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| Oct.17 |
Candlestick |
49ers get first win of season over Raiders |
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| Oct.17 |
Giants |
Phillies even NLCS with Game 2 win |
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| Oct.19 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants lead NLCS
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| Oct.20 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants take 3-1 lead in NLCS
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| Oct.21 |
49ers |
Santa Clara stadium delayed until 2015 |
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| Oct.21 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants lose Game 5 of NLCS
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| Oct.23 |
Giants |
Giants edge Phillies for NL pennant Uribe hit a tiebreaking homer off Madson with two outs in the eighth inning and the Giants held off the Phillies 3-2 Saturday night in Game 6
| Lincecum struggled in the eighth, pitching in relief on one day of rest after losing Game 5. Wilson took over and got Ruiz to line out to Huff for an inning-ending double play in the 8th. The Giants now will try for their first championship since moving to San Francisco in 1958
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| Oct.24 |
San Francisco |
Elated Giants fans celebrate win over Phl. |
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| Oct.24 |
Raiders |
Raiders win 59-14 over Broncos |
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| Oct.25 |
Giants |
Game 1 showdown: Lincecum-Lee |
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| Oct.27 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants win Game 1 vs. Rangers 11-7| San Francisco turned the World Series opener into an extra long round of batting practice — against Cliff Lee and Texas. The Giants battered Lee and the bullpen, Sanchez hitting 3 doubles and keying a 6-run burst in an... | |
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| Oct.28 |
Pac Bell Park |
Giants rout Rangers for 2-0 advantage| A solo home run by shortstop Renteria in the fifth inning, a second run in the seventh and exploded for 7 more in the eighth, and SF rout Texas, 9-0. Cain pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out two. ... | |
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| Oct.28 |
Giants |
Giants' Guillen tied to federal HGH probe |
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| Oct.30 |
Giants |
Giants drop Game 3 to Rangers Sanchez allowed two home runs in Game 3 of the World Series against Texas, who won 4-2. The Giants lead the best-of-seven series 2-1
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| Oct.31 |
Giants |
Giants bench struggling Burrell for Game 4 |
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| Oct.31 |
Giants |
San Francisco defeated the Rangers 4-0| Lefthanded starter Madison Bumgarner delivered 8 shutout innings and allowed only 3 hits. Giants extend their World Series lead to 3-1. Only the fifth time since 1995 that a pitcher has gone at least eight innings while allowing no more than three hits in a World Series game. Cat... | |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.1 |
Fremont |
Tesla workers arriving at Nummi plant
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| Oct.2 |
Highway 101 |
Crews breakthrough to other tunnel side |
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| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
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| Oct.4 |
Twitter |
Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO Evan Williams will turn the job over to Dick Costolo, who has been steering Twitter's operations for the past year
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| Oct.5 |
Apple |
Jury orders Apple to pay $625.5M |
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| Oct.7 |
Gap |
New logo stirs outrage from customers |
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| Oct.8 |
Adobe |
Adobe surges on Microsoft report |
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| Oct.9 |
San Francisco |
Blue Angels wow San Francisco crowds San Francisco Bay was dotted with sail boats, ships and motorboats and hundreds more crowded along the water to catch a glimpse
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| Oct.10 |
Google |
Cars tested that can steer without drivers |
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| Oct.11 |
San Francisco |
Gymboree Oks $1.8B buyout
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| Oct.11 |
Half Moon Bay |
Native gourd wins pumpkin contest |
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| Oct.11 |
Gap |
Gap's logo back to blue after fans complain The move comes just one week after the company swapped it online for a new logo without saying a word
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| Oct.13 |
San Francisco |
Hilton Hotel workers start 6-day strike
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| Oct.14 |
Apple |
Apple shares top $300 for 1st time
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| Oct.14 |
Google |
Advertising revenues lift Google
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| Oct.18 |
Facebook |
Facebook transmits personal info
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| Oct.18 |
Apple |
4Q net income soars 70 percent |
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| Oct.20 |
Yahoo |
Pressure builds for Yahoo fix |
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| Oct.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo reports record profit
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| Oct.22 |
HP |
HP unveiled Windows-based tablet |
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| Oct.23 |
Port of Oakland |
Workers close port in support of Grant On Saturday, the Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the Port of Oakland to express their concerns wo weeks before sentencing
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| Oct.25 |
Bay Bridge |
Construction underway on new tower Caltrans is moving huge sections of the new eastern span into place -- before bolting them down. Officials hope the sight of it won't affect...
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| Oct.27 |
Bay Area |
Foreclosure activity dips in Bay Area |
|
| Oct.28 |
Fremont |
Tesla unveils revamped factory |
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| Oct.28 |
Menlo Park |
Pacific Biosciences shares jump over IPO
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| Oct.29 |
Pittsburg |
Ground broken on BART to Antioch| Ground has been broken on a project that will expand BART train service another 10 miles into eastern Contra Costa County | |
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| Oct.29 |
YouTube |
YouTube co-founder Hurley leaves
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| Oct.31 |
Apple |
Apple sues Motorola over smart phone |
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| Oct.31 |
Oakland |
AC Transit cuts bus service by about 7% |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
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| Oct.4 |
Fremont |
Van thief rams, drags police officer
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| Oct.10 |
San Leandro |
Two slain during party at golf club
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
SF churches looted by burglars |
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
Giambi, Anderson part of Bonds trial list |
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| Oct.16 |
Oakland |
1 dead, 3 injured in drive-by shooting
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| Oct.16 |
San Jose Downtown |
Teens charged as adults in school fire |
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| Oct.16 |
Redwood City |
County task force made 461 gang arrests |
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| Oct.18 |
South San Jose |
5 people stabbed during fight at bar
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| Oct.21 |
Newark |
One stabbed to death, one wounded |
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| Oct.24 |
Napa |
Psychiatric patient kills worker at hospital Mentally ill Jess Willard Massey at Napa State Hospital robbed and killed 54-year-old psychiatric technician Donna Gross, whose body was soon found
| The body of Donna Gross, a 54-year-old psychiatric technician was found at 6:10 p.m. in a courtyard on the grounds.
Jess Willard Massey allegedly confronted Gross while the two walked on a well-traveled path used by staff and patients
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| Oct.26 |
Berkeley |
1 killed, 1 injured in street shooting |
|
| Oct.26 |
Martinez |
Jail nurse hospitalized after attack |
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| Oct.27 |
San Mateo |
Package scare at Social Security office |
|
| Oct.28 |
Martinez |
Nurse attacked at jail dies| Cynthia Palomata, 55 was hit in the head with a lamp by a Contra Costa County Jail inmate Aaron Nygaard, 34, who now faces a murder charge | |
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| Oct.30 |
Daly City |
Gunman wounds 3 outside movie theatre |
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| Oct.30 |
Russian Hill |
Woman found dead |
|
| Oct.31 |
Oakland Downtown |
Nine shot at downtown costume party A Halloween party for college-age guests at Historic Sweet's Ballroom erupted into violence when a gunman opened fire on a crowd
|
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.4 |
East Oakland |
City leaders attend reopening of pot store |
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| Oct.6 |
SF City Hall |
Supervisors voted to host America's Cup |
|
| Oct.7 |
Sunnyvale |
Lt gov candidates spar over label
|
| Oct.9 |
Oakland |
Hiker recently released by Iran speaks Sara Shourd, recently freed by Iran, says she's still haunted by images of her fiance and friend remaining confined in a cramped jail cell
|
| Oct.12 |
San Jose Downtown |
Dalai Lama speaks at Convention Center |
|
| Oct.13 |
East Palo Alto |
Dalai Lama visits E. Palo Alto school The highlight of the 45-minute visit at Costano School will be 10 students who will pose questions of the Dalai Lama
|
| Oct.13 |
San Rafael |
Whitman, Brown square off in final debate |
|
| Oct.14 |
San Jose |
Palin visits conservatives The darling of the Tea Party and ex-Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is speaking at a fundraising dinner at the M...
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| Oct.17 |
Napa |
Bill Clinton visits to stump for Dems
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| Oct.20 |
Redwood City |
VP Biden visits Bay Area to support Boxer
|
| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
President Obama arrives in San Francisco |
|
| Oct.22 |
Palo Alto |
Obama talks at Google exec's home| Zachary Bogue, husband of Marissa Mayer, introduced the president to about 50 supporters at the couple's home. Obama had a brief meeting at the Westin hotel in Millbrae with Apple CEO Jobs; then starred at a $30,400-a-pe... | |
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| Oct.23 |
Port of Oakland |
Workers close port in support of Grant On Saturday, the Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the Port of Oakland to express their concerns wo weeks before sentencing
|
| Oct.26 |
SF Downtown |
Michelle Obama attends local fundraiser
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