Wednesday 8th September, 2010
Onyx strikes cancer drug deal in Japan
Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. will receive $59 million upfront in a licensing deal with a Japanese company for two experimental cancer-fighting compounds, including the potential blockbuster multiple myel...
City Council Spares Richmond Schools
Three public schools -- Kennedy High and Grant and Olinda Elementary -- in the West Contra Costa district were spared the chopping block when the Richmond City Council voted late Tuesday night to fund...
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Celebrated
Pond SF2 near the Dumbarton Bridge is the first of many projects in the initial phase of the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast.
Bay Area Cops Push For Preschool Investment
CBS 5As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act, local leaders are encouraging a shift from the traditional kinderga...
300 Protesters Throw Rocks, Eggs At LAPD Station
CBS 5LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Protesters on Tuesday night pelted a police station with eggs, rocks and bottles despite Police Chief Charlie Beck's plea for calm earlier in the day and his promise to thoro...
FBI: Flight Lands In Los Angeles After Bomb Threat
CBS 5LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A Thai Airways flight from Bangkok landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday evening after a bomb threat written in poorly worded English was spotted on a ba...
LAX Officials Notified Of Alleged Threat
CBS 5LOS ANGELES (AP) ― FBI officials say a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok has landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after a written bomb threat was found in a lavatory on the plane.
A's hire architect for proposed San Jose stadium
San Francisco ChronicleThe Oakland Athletics haven't received permission to move anywhere, but that hasn't stopped the team's owner from hiring an architect for a new ballpark in San Jose. A's owner Lew Wolff said Tuesday ...
New Alameda County court aims to help mentally ill
Oakland TribuneFor some who are severely mentally ill, the criminal justice system is a revolving door -- constantly in and out of court or jail, with no hope to break the routine or get treatment."It's like a never...
Report: State Seeks $9.9B In Fines Against Insurer
CBS 5LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The Los Angeles Times reports state regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from Cypress-based PacifiCare, however the fine, if there is one, is likely to be much ...
Reward Offered In Sacto-Area Pharmacy Shootout
CBS 5SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ― An $11,000 reward is being offered in hopes of tracking down a second suspect in a robbery and fatal shooting at a Sacramento-area pharmacy.
Plane Crashes In North Arkansas, 2 On Board Killed
CBS 5BUFFALO CITY, Ark. (AP) ― Two people were killed Tuesday when a small airplane on a flight from Illinois to Texas crashed in a remote area near Buffalo City in northern Arkansas, the Baxter Cou...
Suspect In Officer Shooting Appears In Court
CBS 5OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ― The attorney for a man accused of shooting a Fremont police officer says it remains to be seen whether the attack was intentional or a "tragic misunderstanding."
Crash Witness: Coast Guard Vessel Was Speeding
CBS 5ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) ― A witness who saw last year's deadly San Diego holiday boat crash said Tuesday that he thought the Coast Guard boat was traveling too fast when it struck another boat.
Police arrest man who scaled San Francisco tower
The Seattle TimesSAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police arrested a man who scaled the exterior of a 58-story downtown skyscraper Monday and unfurled an American flag at the top. Police told KCBS radio that the ma...
A's, Quakes have architect for proposed stadiums
San Francisco Chronicle(09-07) 19:48 PDT San Jose, Calif. (AP) -- The Oakland Athletics, along with the MLS San Jose Earthquakes, have selected an architect to design the teams' proposed privately funded stadiums. While t...
Clinton calls plan to burn Quran 'disgraceful act'
San Francisco ChronicleWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says no action is currently in the works to respond to the pastor of a Florida church planning to burn Qurans to protest the September 11, 2001 attack on the U...
Drummond: A few things Oakland residents don't want to hear
Oakland TribuneIn a desperate attempt to raise money, the Oakland City Council has slapped an ill-advised parcel tax on the November ballot among a slew of new tax measures. Even its supporters must realize the publ...
UTStarcom gets $36.6M investment, new CEO
San Francisco Business TimesUTStarcom Inc. , the money-losing Alameda based internet telecommunications equipment maker, has replaced its CEO, sold a $36.6 million stake to a Chinese firm set up by the city of Beijing and announ...
Nanny Says She Kept Lists Of Anna Nicole's Drugs
CBS 5LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A second nanny testifying at the drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith's two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend said Tuesday that she kept a list of drugs given to the model a...
LAPD Chief Promises Thorough Probe Into Shooting
CBS 5LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Police Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday promised a thorough, transparent investigation into an officer's shooting of a knife-wielding man whose death sparked a violent protest i...
Haditha Killings Trial Delayed At Camp Pendleton
CBS 5The North County Times reports the trial for Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich was delayed until Nov. 1 because a key prosecution witness, a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent, had a bad accident and ...
HP Sues Ex-CEO Hurd Over New Job At Rival Oracle
CBS 5SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing Mark Hurd, the chief executive it ousted last month, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp.
Northern California construction company expands to San Diego
Sign on San DiegoButler's website home page W.L. Butler Construction Inc. of Redwood City is expanding into San Diego with an office in Carmel Valley, even though construction is at near-record lows. The 35-yea...
49ers release quarterback Nate Davis
San Francisco ChronicleSAN DIEGO - SEPTEMBER 4: Quarterback Nate Davis #7 of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles with the ball against the San Diego Chargers on September 4, 2009 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. ...
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