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Veteran of Richmonds neighborhood wars changes life
Eric Welch, a fellow with the City of Richmond's Office of Neighborhood Safety, visits one of the four locations where he was shot in Richmond on May 7, 2013. Welch is moving on from his rough background and has been chosen to serve as Summer Policy Fellow for the Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., this ...
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Green Beret from Hayward buried in Arlington National Cemetery
A Green Beret from Hayward who died of injuries sustained in combat in Afghanistan was laid to rest Monday with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom's family, including his wife, parents and sister, attended the burial of his cremated remains.The family chose Arlington in Virginia over other military cemeteries, said his father, Jim Grissom, of ...
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Fire danger again peaks as temperatures climb across Bay Area
Forecasters say the high temperatures that moved in Monday should dissipate through the week's end, but state and city fire officials said they still plan to keep an eye on hills and other land covered with dry brush throughout the Bay Area.That danger was on display Monday, as several brush fires drew quick, strong responses from firefighters in Oakland, Orinda and San Jose. There were no ...
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MLB San Francisco 8 Washington 0
Ryan Vogelsong earned a win but was injured Monday in San Francisco's 8-0 rout of Washington. Belt scored four times and his blast in the fifth inning handed a 6-0 lead to San Francisco, which opened a homestand by snapping a three-game ...
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Transit agency board to vote on Central Subway contract
An $840 million contract for Muni's Central Subway project -- a pact that accounts for more than half the total cost of the undertaking -- is up for approval Tuesday. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's board of directors is expected to vote on the contract, which includes the construction of three underground stations, an elevated platform and 1.5 miles of light-rail ...
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Central Subway report details lack of time money contingencies
A recent report by a federally placed overseer monitoring the $1.6 billion Central Subway project laments that the controversial line is at risk of falling significantly below Federal Transportation Administration minimums for both time and money contingencies. The subway's current project schedule "reflects 4.7 months of buffer float," according to the project oversight ...
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Teacher accused of molesting students used recess activities as cover police say
UNION CITY -- Police say third-grade teacher Michael Howey made sure he had extracurricular activities for girls -- specifically arts and crafts, during recess for a choice group of students who made his "cutiest (sic) girl list."Howey, 47, who now faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students, sent the other girls and the boys to the playground, court ...
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Volunteers donations rescue the upcoming Carnaval festival
Eighty-two days, more than $400,000 in donations and 500 volunteers have saved Carnaval. The Mission district's most important street festival -- and the highlight of the cultural calendar for many Latinos across the Bay Area -- will go on this weekend, less than three months after Carnaval's then-organizers said there was not enough time, money and energy to put on the 35th annual ...
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Brown says safety fears could delay span opening
Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. It was the first time the governor acknowledged serious worries about the structural integrity of the $6.4 billion infrastructure project to build a new eastern span of the bridge. Brown had dismissed concerns about broken bolts earlier this month. Now the governor ...
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SFO unveils billion-dollar plans for new hotel rebuilt terminals
Among projects detailed in San Francisco International Airport's capital plan for the next decade is a four-star hotel. The $4.1 billion plan also calls for rebuilt terminals and boarding areas and a rehabilitated air traffic control tower. The hotel, designed to hold 400 guests, is slated to be built near the U.S. Highway 101 entrance to the airport and will be accessible by SFO's ...
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Youths get deep discounts on SamTrans pass
Young people in San Mateo County can get around at a huge discount this summer with the SamTrans Summer Youth Pass. The $40 pass gives riders ages 17 and younger unlimited access to SamTrans bus service from June 1 through Aug. 31, according to SamTrans officials. The bus system includes dozens of routes throughout San Mateo County and into San Francisco and Palo Alto. Starting Tuesday, passes ...
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Shooting victim identified as East Palo Alto boy 15
A teenager who was shot and killed in East Palo Alto on Sunday night has been identified by the San Mateo County coroner's office as 15-year-old Jose Quinonez. Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 2800 block of Fordham Street at about 11 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found three teenage boys with gunshot wounds, police said. Quinonez, an East Palo Alto resident, was found ...
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President Obama visiting Peninsula next month for fundraisers
President Barack Obama is returning to the Bay Area in a couple of weeks to raise money for his Democratic colleagues in the U.S. Senate, according to party officials. Obama will be attending fundraising events on June 6 in Palo Alto and Portola Valley on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The president's trip will include a 5 p.m. reception at the Palo Alto home of ...
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City might hit mute on street acts
A street musician plays his drums on Powel Street, Monday, May 20th 2013. Businesses and hotels are hoping to put a stop to loud, lengthy street performances in and around Union Square. The music goes on "for hours on end," says Kevin Carroll, president of the Hotel Council for San ...
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Brown Bay Bridge not going to open unless its ready
An acoustic sensor is attached to an anchor rod securing a critical shear key on the new Bay Bridge Friday afternoon May 3, 2013. Caltrans is using acoustic and hardness monitors to determine if the remaining anchor rods that did not snap are viable. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...
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May 21 Devendra Banhart at the Regency Ballroom and more San Francisco events
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo appears in conversation with San Francisco-based novelist Sarah Ladipo Manyika at Litquake's "Epicenter" gathering. "We Need New Names" is the debut novel by Bulawayo, who received the Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story "Hitting Budapest." [7 p.m., Lone Palm, 3394 22nd St., ...
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PGE set to begin gas pipe replacement project in Foster City
In this Sept. 9, 2010 file photo, a massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. The California agency investigating a deadly pipeline explosion and the City of San Bruno are set to propose major fines they say Pacific Gas & Electric Co. should pay for its negligence leading up to the ...
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Oakland police identify two Sunday homicide victims
OAKLAND -- The names of two men killed in shootings that happened 14 hours apart Sunday in West and East Oakland were released by police Monday.A man fatally shot about 6:30 p.m. Sunday inside a house in the 2900 block of West Street in West Oakland was identified as Darvel McGillberry, 19, of Oakland. It was not clear if he lived in the house or in the area.A man fatally shot about 4:36 a.m. ...
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Coach Allen Talks Week 1 OTAs
The 32nd Annual Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau Art & Wine Festival, will be held June 1 and June 2 at Heather Farm Park and Raider Nation On Location will be on ...
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Jones Joins Bay Area Hall of Fame
In what will mark the team's final season at Candlestick Park, the 49ers open the 2013 campaign by facing playoff teams from 2012 in four of the first five weeks, starting with the Green Bay Packers on September 8. This marks the second consecutive season that the 49ers and Packers have met in Week 1. Last season, San Francisco defeated Green Bay in two contests, 30-22 on the road in Week ...
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Oakland Couple in car shot today two Sunday homicides investigated
OAKLAND -- The names of two men killed in shootings that happened 14 hours apart Sunday in West and East Oakland were released by police Monday.A man fatally shot about 6:30 p.m. Sunday inside a house in the 2900 block of West Street in West Oakland was identified as Darvel McGillberry, 19, of Oakland. It was not clear if he lived in the house or in the area.A man fatally shot about 4:36 a.m. ...
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Piedmont Burglar confronts residents confines them to bedrooms
PIEDMONT -- Police are searching for a burglar who confronted two residents inside their home on St. James Drive, telling them to remain in bed and under the covers while he searched for valuables.The man, who pried a basement window to get inside the residence on May 16, made off with electronic items and a wallet containing credit cards and identification, police said. No one was hurt.The ...
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What produces a bigger economic boost America’s Cup or Super Bowl
What produces a bigger economic boost: sailing or football? The question takes on relevance in the Bay Area because San Francisco will host the America's Cup this July-September. And it appears likely that the NFL on Tuesday will pick Santa Clara to host Super Bowl L in 2016. It turns out that yacht racing may give the region more of an economic lift than football. The America's Cup ...
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Oakland City Council will vote on proposed Kiva microlending program
The Oakland City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposal to give the city's entrepreneurs more access to credit via a microlending program with help from nonprofit Kiva Microfunds. Barbara Parker, Oakland's city attorney, put this proposal before the council along with Libby Schaff, one of the city's council members. Oakland itself won't be lending any money, though. The proposal ...
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40-year-old San Francisco Network Ministries put to rest
A Christmas memorial for the poor and homeless. After more than 40 years, the San Francisco Network Ministries in the Tenderloin is disbanding. However, its many programs which include a number of services for the poor such as computer training, affordable housing and a safe house for women who have worked as prostitutes will live on. Some programs have already been spun off to other ...
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Hunter's Point redevelopment going forward
Hunter’s Point and the redevelopment project for the idle shipyard may or may not see a neglected part of the city transformed into a upward moving residential and commercial suburb, but the effort will be a long and costly process.
The Hunter’s Point project is an ambitious plan to redevelop a former naval shipyard and make it one of the premier residential and commercial areas of the city of San Francisco, it will cost a fortune at a time when housing prices are down and will throw up many hurdles for the company, Lennar Corporation, undertaking the project. Read more
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