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3 plead guilty to cross-border kidnapping plan
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say three men have pleaded guilty in San Diego to planning to abduct three people who owed money for drugs. They intended to bring the captives to Tijuana, ...
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Fremont Officers fatally shoot dog after it attacks police say
FREMONT -- Officers shot and killed a dog Monday after the animal attacked them at a Fremont home, police said.The officers were not injured and the breed of the dog was not known, police said.Officers were called at 8:10 p.m. to the 48200 block of Sawleaf Street for a report of a vicious dog, said police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques.A 911 caller told dispatchers that four dogs were loose and had ...
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Developer tweaks Margaritaville contract with Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD— City Hall has a slightly new deal with the Margaritaville developer and will hold a meeting this week to clue in the public. Residents can ask questions about the proposed changes at 6 p.m. Thursday in the city commission ...
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Wanna vote for your favorite wine blog Here’s how
Thirty finalists (some in multiple categories) in the 7th Annual Wine Blog Awards were announced Tuesday, including top wine business blog finalists The Gray Report, The Wine Curmudgeon, The Academic Wino, Horsemaster of Wine, and Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog. The Wine Blog Awards will be presented at the 2013 Wine Bloggers Conference in Penticton, British Columbia, on June 8. To cast a ...
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Gaps annual meeting overshadowed by Bangladesh safety accord
Gap Inc. got an earful Tuesday during its annual shareholder meeting about not living up to its reputation as a socially responsible company. The San Francisco retailer (NYSE: GPS) received over 20,000 calls and plenty of hate mail from disgruntled customers around the world who are angry over its failure to sign onto an international agreement calling for building safety in Bangladesh, where ...
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Arias asks jury for life term deliberations begin
View Photo Associated Press/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool - Jodi Arias points to her family as a reason for the jury to give her a life in prison sentence instead of the death penalty on Tuesday, May ...
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High School State Swimming Championships CIF San Diego 1
SAN DIEGO, California, May 21. THANKS to a trio of talented seniors and a solid swimming team, the Torrey Pines Falcons earned their fourth consecutive girls title at the CIF San Diego High School Swimming and Diving Championships. The Carlsbad Lancers claimed the boys team title. The swimming portion of the competition took place May 16 and 18 at Granite Hills High School; the diving events ...
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Point Mugu park reopening many areas after fire
CALABASAS, Calif. -; Many areas of sprawling Point Mugu State Park that have been off-limits since this month's big wildfire on the outskirts of Camarillo and Thousand Oaks will reopen in time for the Memorial Day ...
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GOP seeks win in Central Valley state Senate race
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Republicans are trying to win what has been a Democratic state Senate seat in one of two special legislative primary elections ...
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Jury to begin deliberating Jodi Arias sentence
PHOENIX -; A jury has been sent to begin deliberating Jodi Arias' fate, deciding whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or ...
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WNBA GMs pick Mercury to win title Parker for MVP
NEW YORK -; WNBA general managers are predicting the Phoenix Mercury, with a healthy returning roster and the addition of No. 1 draft pick Brittney Griner, to win the championship, and Los Angeles' Candace Parker as the top choice to earn the MVP ...
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Togs day afternoon dress your pooch for the beach
Tommy Bahama Pets offers a Hawaiian shirt and a dress with a ruffled skirt made with the brand's traditional hibiscus fabric. Designer John Bartlett makes a canine beach tank top. And Martha Stewart Inc. produces a practical life jacket to give surfing and boating dogs a boost in the ...
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Del Mars fall meet part of plan to rescue California horse racing
Del Mar -; Like many close to the game, Joe Harper sees California horse racing being in a very crucial spot in its storied history in the wake of Hollywood Park closing at the end of this ...
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Affeldt has grown to love open-minded Bay Area
In this Feb. 20, 2013 photo is San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt posing on picture day at spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. Affeldt arrived in San Francisco five years ago determined to get rid of his negative feelings toward the gay population. The Giants pitcher reveals these former thoughts in his recently released book, "To Stir a Movement:" Life, Justice, and Major ...
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Man survives 220-foot jump off Golden Gate Bridge
A man was rescued by a sailing crew after jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday in one of the rare cases of someone actually surviving the 220-foot ...
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Hot shoe finds in Los Angeles and how to wear then with skinny jeans
Spring is here and summer is around the corner. Finding affordable fashion is always a number one concern for LA fashionista's. Follow the sexy Los Angeles fashion trend looks affordably by shopping discount stores for bargains. DSW in Los Angeles has many locations spread out for your bargain hunting enjoyment and has upscale brands ...
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Super Bowl by the numbers How much is Silicon Valley shelling out
The San Francisco 49ers' new Levi's Stadium won't be completed until mid-2014, but that's not slowing big-time investment in the venue. Click here for the full rundown of the dollars in play. The Super Bowl is not a cheap event to host. But if you believe the hype from economic impact studies, the payoff can be good like, nine figure good. We'll have to wait until at least ...
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Its Official Max Starks Joins Chargers O-Line
From the moment they were hired back in January, General Manager Tom Telesco and Head Coach Mike McCoy preached their devotion to improving the Chargers roster. They made good on that promise Tuesday, signing left tackle Max Starks as they continue to revamp the team's offensive line. The 31-year old Starks is entering his ...
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Why Star Trek Made San Francisco the Headquarters for Its Futuristic Utopia
is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ...
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Sacramento Kings investors buying Downtown Plaza
The investors who bought the Sacramento Kings now have a deal to buy the most of the site where a new arena will be built. The investors who bought the Sacramento Kings now have a deal to buy the most of the site where a new arena will be built. JMA Ventures LLC said Tuesday afternoon that it will sell Downtown Plaza mall to the group led by Vivek Ranadiv. San Francisco-based JMA, which bought ...
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Police Search for Pet Snatched from Owner’s Lap
Katie Aldrich told NBC 7 that Soloman was stolen Monday at the Haunted Head Saloon in Oceanside. Aldrich says she was sitting outside the bar with Soloman on her lap when a man approached her and started asking questions about the ...
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Fitch Rates $1.2B California GO Bonds AAApre Negative Outlook
U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ...
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Homeowners Is your house epic
Anthony is holding a contest to draw in prospective "epic" homes. Winners will score a meeting with Anthony, a design consultation, a professional photo shoot, and a shot at appearing in the book. So what makes a home epic? "Epic to me is something special, unique, something different, something you don't always see," Anthony said. The home doesn't have to be ...
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BART board set to vote on lifting rush hour bike ban
Bicycles may be allowed on all BART trains at all times if the transit system's board approves changes at its next meeting. Here a cyclist waits for a train towards San Francisco at the West Oakland ...
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Santa Clara set to score with Super Bowl 50
San Francisco will do just fine during Super Bowl 50. The City is where people will party, eat, drink, repeat. But let's not forget that this is really Santa Clara's moment to shine, too. The game might become known as the San Francisco Super Bowl, but it will be played in Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. While San Francisco is known for many things, Santa Clara can now become ...
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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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