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50-Acre Fire Burns Along Border Fence
The fire sparked around 4 p.m. at Alta Road and Tin Can Hill. Cal Fire officials said the blaze was burning near the U.S. side of the border fence, but originated in ...
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SeaWorld Aquatica Opening Soon
Aquatica has plenty of attractions, including a giant wave pool, six slides and a 1,250-foot lazy river. Parents can take little ones to kid-friendly areas "Kata’s Kookaburra Cove" or "Slippity Dippity," which were engineered with children in ...
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Bay Area real estate market is hot even in hardest-hit areas
Carol Nurmi of San Jose paints her investment property home which she has been remodeling in order to sell or rent it out, on May 13, 2013 in Union City. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News ...
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Del Monte Foods to buy Natural Balance Pet Foods
Actor Dick Van Patten founded New Balance Pet Foods with company President Joey Herrick. San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods agreed Wednesday to buy New ...
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Why you should use Twitters enhanced security measures
a story about how security company executives approach their online security . But after I interviewed those folks for that story, I sure did two-factor authenticate my gmail account. It was fear, mostly. There were the well-publicized Associated Press and New York Times Twitter hacks. And if you've ...
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California Hawaii restaurants dominate Open Table outdoor dining list
The Ulu Ocean Grill at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island was one of 20 Hawaii restaurants on Open Table's list of the top 100 restaurants for outdoor ...
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California tops list of most dangerous states for dog bites
Animal bites account for a large number of premises liability lawsuits every year. In order to help educate pet owners and ultimately reduce these avoidable attacks, May 19-25 has been designated National Dog Bite Prevention Week. Few institutions are happier to mark this occasion than the U.S. Postal service; which saw nearly 6,000 of its employees attacked by dogs last year alone. According ...
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High School State Swimming Championships CIF Los Angeles City
LOS ANGELES, California, May 22. THE Palisades Charter Dolphins swept the team titles at the CIF-Los Angeles City High School Swimming and Diving Championships May 14-17. Prelims were held May 14 and finals were conducted May 17, both at East Los Angeles College. A separate diving competition was held May 15 at L.A. Valley College.GirlsThe Dolphins claimed their fourth straight title in ...
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Jury deciding Arias sentence adjourns for day
Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, ...
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Sharks building momentum against Quicks LA Kings
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -; Kings goalie Jonathan Quick sometimes seems to be the only obstacle between San Jose and the conference finals while the Sharks dominate much of their 2-2 series with the defending ...
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Bryants 30-HR season with composite bat is epic
A USD graduate crunched numbers that suggest Bryant could have hit 49 home runs had he been using an aluminum bat rather than the toned-down composite bats introduced in 2011, his freshman ...
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Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue
LOS ANGELES -; Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming ...
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Californians expected to reduce holiday weekend air travel
Californians planning to travel over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend will be watching their pennies and staying on the ground for the most part.Those were among the conclusions of AAA's annual Memorial Day holiday weekend travel forecast, released Wednesday.AAA projected that slightly more than 4 million Californians plan on traveling 50 miles or more over the three-day ...
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife News Release
) is reminding the public to be rattlesnake safe. All of California is snake country. Much like bats, rattlesnakes are often misunderstood. They play an important role in the ecosystem by keeping rodent populations under control. California has six venomous snakes, all of which are various species of rattlesnake. They are heavy-bodied, blunt-tailed with triangular-shaped heads. A rattle may ...
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Lennar joins housing rush into downtown Redwood City
The proposed 601 Main St. Downtown Redwood City is getting denser by the day. Lennar Multifamily Investors LLC has filed an application to build a 179-unit apartment project in Redwood City, the latest in a string of proposals that could bring nearly 1,200 housing units to the downtown. The project at 601 Main St. would consist of 179 for-rent housing units with two levels of underground parking ...
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Gigya grows after space grab
Gigya just grabbed more space for growth. The company is adding 6,000 square feet to its existing home at 2513 East Charleston Road in Mountain View, pumping the company's space up to 18,500 square feet. Just nine months ago, the company was sitting in 5,500 square feet at 1973 Landings Drive in Mountain View. Gigya is a social infrastructure provider -- essentially, it helps businesses ...
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Bolts Get Boost with Return of Vincent Brown
Campers learn from outstanding veteran college and high school coaches selected for their ability to coach and teach the game of football. The staff is complimented with Nick Hardwick & Vincent Brown will be on hand ...
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Garcetti ‘Los Angeless success is critical for Americas success’
Los Angeles voters, in a record low turnout, have picked a new mayor. Democrat Eric Garcetti, a former city councilman, won the race for mayor of the nation's second most populous city. NBC's Miguel Almaguer spoke with the ...
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Rare plant in danger from logging at Boy Scout camp in California
Biologist Andrea Edwards inspects the native and protected Dudley's lousewort flower growing along the trails at Camp Pico Blanco in Big Sur on May ...
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Giants force extras come up short against Nationals
WSH@SF: Posey's single ties the game in the eighth SAN FRANCISCO -- Ian Desmond's RBI single broke a 10th-inning tie and lifted the Nationals to a 2-1 victory against the Giants, who were denied a three-game series sweep. Bryce Harper began Washington's go-ahead rally against Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt by doubling with one out in the 10th and the score tied at 1. After ...
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Milone As look to keep tormenting Astros
No team has given the Astros a ruder welcome to the American League than new divisional foe Oakland. The Astros will be looking for their first win against the Athletics in seven tries when they welcome the A's to Minute Maid Park on Friday for the opener a three-game series. The A's swept a pair of three-game sets, one each in Oakland and Houston, earlier this season. "We have ...
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WW II photo-documentarian Wayne Miller dies at 94
ORINDA, Calif. (AP) -- Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II and created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago, has died at age ...
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Teenager accused of killing two girls must face jury judge rules
OAKLAND -- Diantay Powell, 18, pleaded not guilty to killing two teenage girls during an adolescent lovers' quarrel last year, but two close friends and one acquaintance all said he did it, evidence presented during a preliminary hearing revealed.Based largely on that evidence, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jon Rolefson ruled that there was enough reason to believe Powell committed ...
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Union City third-grade teacher placed on unpaid leave after molestation charges
UNION CITY -- A third-grade teacher who faces dozens of child molestation charges for allegedly kissing and fondling female students has been placed on unpaid leave.Michael Howey, 47, who teaches at Alvarado Elementary School, was arrested May 1 in connection with the allegations and has been held on $750,000 bail at the Santa Rita Jail since his arrest. The move to freeze his pay came Tuesday ...
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Oakland Effect Two boys trying to avoid trouble in tough neighborhoods
I spent some time recently with a couple of young kids from the neighborhood. Joseph was 15, John was 18, both were African-American. (I'm going to keep their real names private for various safety considerations.) In different ways, these two boys are grappling with challenges that are both unique to their neighborhoods and their families but also common to many of us. Joseph was a relative ...
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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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