Monday 8th February, 2010
Teamsters Target San Francisco Parking Lots
KCBSSAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- The Teamsters Union is calling for the closure of more than a dozen downtown parking lots it claims have cost the city $7 million in lost revenue that is supposed to support Mu...
Judge Imposes Cop Killer's Death Sentence
KCBSREDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KCBS) -- The “savage and brutal” circumstances of the fatal shooting of an East Palo Alto police officer warrant the death penalty, a San Mateo Superior Court judge r...
San Francisco Mayor Takes on the "Green Police"
NBC 11Cheap Trick -scored commercial suggested a world in which the type of individual decisions that seem meaningless but in the aggregate make a difference are enforced by enthusiastic law enforcement pro...
Surge in Cheating Reported at Stanford
NBC 11Leland Stanford Junior University asks students to abide by an "honor code" not to cheat, and then rigidly enforces voluntary loyalty to that code by asking fellow students to snitch and run...
Frank Quattrone: King of Tech IPOs Reclaims Tarnished Crown
NBC 11looked to pin the dotcom bust on Wall Street bankers , Quattrone directed Credit Suisse employees to "clean up those files" -- an instruction which led to two charges of obstruction of justi...
Convicted East Palo Alto cop killer sentenced to death
Oakland TribuneSAN MATEO — A San Mateo County Superior Court judge this morning sentenced a 26-year-old man to death for murdering East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May in 2006.Judge Craig Parson's sentenc...
U.S. Rep. John Murtha dead at 77
Oakland TribuneU.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering...
Michael Jackson's doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter
Oakland TribuneMichael Jackson's doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer's death. Prosecutors announced the charge Monday against Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was wit...
Pittsburg man arrested after leading two-county police chase
Oakland TribuneCONCORD — A man suspected of stealing a car led authorities on an hourlong chase that went into Alameda County and circled back into Contra Costa, police said today.A Concord police officer stop...
Super Bowl most-watched TV show ever
Oakland TribuneNEW YORK — The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated...
Two Carquinez Bridge lanes closed temporarily today
Oakland TribuneCROCKETT — Caltrans has closed two lanes on the eastbound Carquinez Bridge and the Pomona Street on ramp for emergency repairs, starting at 11 a.m. today. The lanes are expected to reopen about ...
Report: Gmail to add social media features
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journalis adding social media features to Gmail, according to reports Monday. The Wall Street Journal reported that the new features, which may be added this week, will be akin to those found on
Hopkins & Carley gets Wilson Sonsini wealth management team
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Appeal Allows Women Wrestlers To Sue UC Davis
5PIXAn appeals court says it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it eliminated its women's wrestling program. ...
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
The Examiner(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77.
Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow
The Examiner(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Snow is piled high in front of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, from last week's snow storm, one of the worst snow storms in history in Washington.
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
The Examiner(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
Michael Jackson doctor charged in singer's death
The Examiner(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2009 file picture, Dr. Conrad Murray arrives at his clinic in Houston. Michael Jackson's physician has arrived in Los Angeles in anticipation of a ...
Official: Toll should stand at 5 in plant blast
The Examiner(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Michael Rosario, business representative for the Plumbers, Pipefitters, & HVAC Local 777, hugs a friend after telling reporters about losing three friends in the explosion at the ...
Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever
The Examiner(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates with his son Baylen and wife Brittany after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts ...
Health Insurance Premiums Go Up in California
KCBSDr. Timothy Leaman pauses for a photo at the Esperanza Health Center in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. Starting in 2006, Esperanza, which treats mainly Hispanic, underpriviledged patients, will ...
Get Down and Dirty Animal Style on Valentine's Day
NBC 11Valentine’s Day Woo at the Zoo event is an annual sex exploration tour examining the mating rituals of the notoriously kinky caged animals. But the popular two-day tour is not all fun and games....
TiVo Says: We Like Chips
NBC 11Doritos "House Rules" commercial. It was the N spot, according to TiVo, which helped popularize the idea of digitally pausing and replaying live TV. Also among the top five: The "Underd...
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