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Berkeley Second man charged in February slaying
BERKELEY -- Two men were charged with murder Wednesday for the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Zontee Jones in broad daylight in Berkeley in February. Jevon Calland, 21, had a motive to harm Jones and had threatened him in front of witnesses the day before Jones was shot to death, Berkeley police officer Jesse Grant said in a statement filed in court. Jones was found shot in the 1000 block of ...
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BART brings on retired police chief to review reforms after Oscar Grant shooting
OAKLAND -- BART is bringing in a retired police chief to assess its progress on transit police reforms recommended after the 2009 fatal police shooting of Oscar Grant III at the Fruitvale BART station.The audit will be conducted by Patrick Oliver, an Ohio-based criminal justice consultant and former police chief of Cleveland, Ohio. Oliver headed the outside audit of BART's police department ...
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Lawmakers split over restoring Public Records Act
Facing intense pressure from the state's media organizations and government watchdogs, California's Assembly leaders agreed on Wednesday to preserve tough provisions of the state's open records laws -- but their counterparts in the Senate swiftly threw up a roadblock.Now, it appears local governments will be free to stall citizens' requests for information until voters ...
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Alameda Hospital may join Alameda Health System
Alameda Hospital is exploring an affiliation with the Alameda Health System, which operates Highland, Fairmont and the John George Psychiatric hospitals.The boards of both organizations have signed a letter of intent to pursue a relationship and will have about 90 days to seek public comments and work out the details.Alameda Hospital could benefit financially because the health system would help ...
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The community college payoff New site reveals earnings of California graduates by program
California's community colleges have published the median earnings of graduates who went straight into the workforce after earning a certificate or associate degree -- pay that varies widely by the field of study.Students interested in studying dramatic arts, for instance, can check the college system's Salary Surfer website and see the median earnings of degree holders were just ...
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Early optimism blooms in California for Grebb girls loop
This will be the inaugural season for the girls' loop, which will play on Mondays and Wednesdays at the lighted outdoor court located at the ...
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Orange County toll road plan stalls at San Diego water board
An Orange County toll road proposal reached a dead end at the county line Wednesday, when San Diego water regulators denied a waste discharge permit for its impacts on San Diego ...
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Local Nominates JP Miller for Star on Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Montgomery Miller, a son to the late writer, announced today that JP Miller's nomination was submitted on May 31st, for consideration by the Walk of Fame nominating committee for the 2014 schedule of ...
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Undocumented Immigrant Housing San Francisco Market Proves Nearly Impossible For Huge Group
Marisol was at the end of her rope. The 24-year-old San Francisco State University student, her husband Zach and their dog Lucy had spent months vainly searching for a new place to live. Every time the couple turned in an application for a promising apartment, a familiar script would play out. "We'd meet the landlord and we'd be getting along great," recounted Marisol, who ...
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Sony Shareholders Press CEO on Proposed Hollywood Sell-Off
told shareholders at their annual meeting that entertainment is a vital part of the company, but that the board will consider the proposal from hedge fund Third Point to sell a 15 to 20 percent stake in the profit-making ...
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Several Packers coming to San Diego
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the first quarter of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony ...
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Silicon Valley and Spy Agency Bound by Strengthening Web
WASHINGTON -- When Max Kelly, the chief security officer for Facebook, left the social media company in 2010, he did not go to Google, Twitter or a similar Silicon Valley concern. Instead the man who was responsible for protecting the personal information of Facebook's more than one billion users from outside attacks went to work for another giant institution that manages and analyzes large ...
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Giants welcome Marlins to town for four-game set
Slowly but surely, the Marlins are getting healthy and Mike Redmond's bunch is reaping the benefits. Miami has amassed a 9-8 record over its last 17 contests, and the returns of Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison and Nathan Eovaldi have helped the cause. "I'm excited," the first-year skipper said. "For so long we played with a lot of guys injured, now we're getting ...
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Marquis aims to keep rolling in opener vs. Dodgers
The Dodgers are going back to San Diego on Thursday for the first time since their melee with the Padres at Petco Park in April. While the clubs have met twice since Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from Zack Greinke and broke the $147 million starter's left collarbone on April 11, both of those series were in Los Angeles. The Padres are 5-4 ...
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Hanley Puig carry Dodgers to Bronx split
LAD@NYY: Hanley breaks bat with second RBI single NEW YORK -- Chris Capuano came off the disabled list to hold the Yankees to three hits over six strong innings, and Yasiel Puig took his rampage to Interleague Play as the Dodgers salvaged a split of their Wednesday doubleheader in the Bronx with a 6-0 win in the nightcap. In the opener, the Dodgers committed four errors and wasted four hits ...
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Drowning Victim Found in Drainage Channel IDd
The county medical examiner’s office has released the name of a man recovered from a drainage channel who may have gotten stuck in the mud and fell victim to the rising tide officials ...
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Police Fifth marijuana grow found in Tracy three suspects remain at large
TRACY -- Investigators on Wednesday served a search warrant at a Tracy home, uncovering the fifth large-scale residential marijuana grow they've found in the last week, police said. Police found 381 marijuana plants, with a street value of $200,000, inside the home at 970 Cherry Street, along with equipment used to bypass the PG&E meter and rewire the residence, police said. The latest ...
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Fund for Santa Barbara Supports Cooperative Development in Lompoc
The Fund for Santa Barbara awarded $7,000 to support the Lompoc Cooperative Development Project. The award was made to the California Center for Cooperative Development, who is partnering with local leaders on the ...
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Response to Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Appeal Lifts Spirits
After an urgent announcement to the community two weeks ago about Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics' (SBNC) current financial challenges, members of the greater Santa Barbara Community are stepping up to ensure that healthcare for thousands of local uninsured/under-insured families ...
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Driver Dies in Collision with Brick Wall Pole
A 52-year-old Escondido man died in a car accident in Poway Wednesday after his vehicle struck a brick wall and then a metal pole, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department ...
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Settlement OKd for women hurt in Torrance during Dorner manhunt
The Los Angeles City Council signed off Wednesday on a $4.2 million payout for two newspaper carriers injured by city police officers who fired on their pickup in Torrance as they guarded a colleague's home during the manhunt for rogue ex-LAPD Officer Christopher ...
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Woman stabbed killed on Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Police in Los Angeles say they've arrested three panhandlers in the fatal stabbing of a young woman who was taking photographs on Hollywood's star-lined "Walk of Fame. "Police say they found the 23-year-old woman bleeding from multiple stab wounds near busy Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Patrols were beefed up and witnesses reported seeing armed officers on ...
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Time Warner Faces Suit After Taking Over Los Angeles Sports Market
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Young leads off again while Crisp Jaso rest
Email ARLINGTON -- Chris Young batted leadoff on Wednesday against the Rangers for the second time this season, starting in center field while Coco Crisp got a day off. John Jaso was also left out of the lineup, getting some rest before Thursday's series finale, a day game. Young's only start as the leadoff hitter came last Friday, against the Mariners, and he went 3-for-3 and came a ...
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As starters hitting their stride
Email ARLINGTON -- It's no coincidence that the A's season turned around at the same time the team's starting pitching did. A's starters have gone 17-5 with a 2.84 ERA in their last 31 games after going 14-21 with a 5.09 ERA in their first 42 contests. The A's are 23-8 during that 31-game stretch, going from 7 1/2 games behind the Rangers in the American League West to ...
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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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