Monday 8th February, 2010
Officials Ask Anthem To Justify Rate Hike In Calif
CBS 5The 54-year-old San Rafael resident is facing a 39 percent rate hike from Anthem Blue Cross on March 1 that will raise his premium from $858 to $1,192 a month. In 1998, his monthly premium was $151. ...
Jackson Hearing Mirrors Past For Family
CBS 5LOS ANGELES (AP) â The scene was eerily familiar, Katherine Jackson and her family walking grimly into a courtroom, occupying a special family row, demonstrating their love for their beloved so...
More Rain For LA Foothill Cities Clearing Out Mud
CBS 5LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) â While residents of the mud-covered neighborhoods north of Los Angeles scramble to clean out their homes and yards, another storm bore down on Southern Califo...
SHARKS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 / San Jose extends road win streak against old foe
San Francisco ChronicleRyan Clowe scored on Jean-Sebastien Giguere with less than seven minutes left in the third period, and San Jose beat the former Ducks goalie and his new Maple Leafs teammates 3-2 in Toronto. Giguere ...
Homeless man offers reward for missing cat
San Francisco ChronicleDaniel Harlan, a slight man with a wispy beard going gray, is just another face in the crowd in San Francisco. He is homeless, a street panhandler. Most people wouldn't give him a second glance except...
State error leads to security breach
San Francisco Chronicle(02-09) 04:00 PST Sacramento -- A state health department mailed letters to nearly 50,000 Californians this month - inadvertently listing their Social Security numbers alongside their names and addre...
State job bias remedies called separate, unequal
San Francisco ChronicleCalifornians who complain of job discrimination are steered down two separate paths, a new study says - one for workers who can afford to hire lawyers, and another, less-rewarding road for those who c...
Crime wave compounds bankrupt Vallejo's woes
San Francisco ChronicleIn the last week alone, the city has witnessed two homicides, a knife attack that injured three people, the shooting of an ice-cream vendor and a mob assault on a city employee - an incident captured ...
South San Francisco teachers criticize administrative pay amid budget woes
Oakland TribuneSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — Teachers in the South San Francisco Unified School District are protesting potential budget cuts to classroom and layoffs while administrators are getting salary increases ...
Man Guilty In Attempted Murder Of Oakland Officer
5PIX(6/1/2007) A San Leandro man was convicted Monday of the attempted murder of a police officer for shooting an Oakland police motorcycle officer nearly three years ago. Jesse Mendez, 28, also was ...
Mayor would cut S.F. workers' week to save cash
San Francisco Chronicle-- More than 10,000 San Francisco city workers - from librarians and gardeners to secretaries and street cleaners - would be laid off and most rehired for jobs with shorter hours under a controversia...
Mayor would cut S.F. workers' week to save cash
San Francisco Chronicle(02-08) 22:32 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 10,000 San Francisco city workers - from librarians and gardeners to secretaries and street cleaners - would be laid off and most rehired for jobs with sh...
Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius, hybrids globally
Oakland TribuneTOKYO — Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's larges...
Warriors Give Up 14 Point Lead In Loss To Mavs
5PIXJosh Howard #5 of the Dallas Mavericks and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors wait for the refs to decide a call during Monday night's game.
Toyota Recalls 437,000 Prius, Hybrids Globally
5PIX(2/3/2010) Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problemsÂthe latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest au...
Officials suspend license of club after shooting
ExaminerSan Francisco nightclub after a deadly shooting outside the club.City officials say an emergency suspension was imposed on the Suede Nightclub and Lounge after one man was shot and killed and four oth...
Rash Of Plumbing Thefts At UC Berkeley Campus
CBS 5Finding a bathroom on the UC Berkeley campus may be getting a bit more difficult because thieves have been making off with some of the university's plumbing. Police say burglars have been using too...
Storm Expected To Bring Snow To Bay Area Peaks
CBS 5(1/30/2010) Snow is expected Tuesday in the higher elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay hills and the Diablo Range as another cold winter storm passes through the Bay Area. Elevations...
Sampras Loses Exhibition To Verdasco In SAP Open
CBS 5Complete Tennis Coverage Pete Sampras showed off that old brilliant serve. The rest of the retired star's game is lacking a bit these days. Sampras hit nine aces and hung tough against a top play...
11 Arrested During Israeli Ambassador's Talk
CBS 5IRVINE, Calif. (AP) â Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at UC Irvine where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations.
UC Berkeley Police Report Rash Of Plumbing Thefts
CBS 5BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) â Finding a bathroom on the UC Berkeley campus may be getting a bit more difficult because thieves have been making off with some of the university's plumbing.
Officials Suspend License Of Club After Shooting
CBS 5City officials say an emergency suspension was imposed on the Suede Nightclub and Lounge after one man was shot and killed and four others wounded outside the club early Sunday. After the suspensio...
Man accused of Muni stabbings to be in court
San Francisco Chronicle(02-08) 20:36 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A transient accused of stabbing women and children on San Francisco's Muni system last year will appear in court today for arraignment after his lawyer acknowledged...
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