Provides the latest RSS feeds for San Jose News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Jose News.Net http://www.sanjosenews.net/ en-us Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:07:21 -0500 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:07:21 -0500 30 SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- 2009 is not expected to be a good year for hotels, both in the Bay Area, and around the globe, as the shaky economy takes its toll on travel, both business and pleasure. Senio... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883462&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:52 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883462&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- More than 150 demonstrators succeeded in shutting down the San Francisco Federal Building for a brief time Monday to protest Israel's military action in Gaza. They marched fro... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883456&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:01:00 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883456&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- JetBlue Airways Corp. and the Transportation Security Administration have paid $240,000 to an Oakland man who claimed he was discriminated against based on his ethnicity and Ar... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883459&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:59 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883459&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KCBS) -- You may have heard of the "Adopt-a-Highway" program, but how about "Adopt-a-beach?" Well, now Santa Cruz County is encouraging groups to take ownership... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883461&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:56 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883461&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON (AP) _ Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post,... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883460&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:54 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883460&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Americans viewed 34 percent more online videos in November 2008, compared to the same month the previous year, according to numbers gathered by tracking company http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883473&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:57 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883473&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON — Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post,... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:33:27 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Avistar Communications Corp. on Monday named Corporate Controller Elias MurrayMetzger as its acting chief financial officer to replace Bob Hobig, who has taken another job. San Mateo-based Avistar (N... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883472&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:59 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883472&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Chief Executive Meg Whitman has resigned as a director at three public companies in a move that makes it more likely she will run for governor of California, according to a report on Monday. The Wall... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883474&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:55 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883474&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff LDK Solar Co. Ltd. on Monday lowered its revenue estimates for the fourth quarter to between $425 million and $435 million, compared to earlier guidance of $555 million to $565 million. Solar wafer m... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883471&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:52:01 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883471&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND — Longtime Councilmember Jane Brunner was unanimously selected as the president of the Oakland City Council Tuesday morning, becoming the second person to serve in the position after Ign... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883455&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:33:28 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883455&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff MENLO PARK, Calif. — Venture capitalists make their fortunes, or lose them, on the strength of their predictions. As they hunt for barely hatched ideas and nurture them with money and advice, t... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883475&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:03:56 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883475&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff East Palo Alto police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that injured a 20-year-old man. Officers were dispatched around 10:20 p.m. to the 2100 block of Pulgas Avenue after police received r... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883469&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:34 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883469&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff San Francisco police on Friday arrested a 27-year-old woman suspected of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old man during an apparent domestic dispute last week, authorities said. DeEbony Smith was booke... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883476&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:34 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20883476&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- In an open letter to the apple community Steve Jobs says his hormone imbalance is to blame for his recent weight loss. ”The remedy is fairly simple and straightforward, ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877356&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:24 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877356&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Redwood City police are hoping any possible witnesses will provide information after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in a gang-related incident over the weekend. Polic... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877354&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:27 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877354&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Petaluma-based Turin did not disclose financial terms of the deal with Force10, which is based in San Jose. The combined companies will be based in San Jose and carry the Force10 name, but Turin CEO ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877366&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:56 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877366&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS/AP) - Looking at the fiscal picture for next year, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pretty glum, and the state of the national economy is not helping. http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877355&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:25 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877355&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff said Monday that an investor, Defiante Farmaceutica S.A., plans to nominate four candidates for the company's seven-member board. Foster City-based SciClone (NASDAQ:SCLN) said it was "surprised ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877369&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:48 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877369&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff KCBS’ Betsey Gebhart Reports Statistics show that more than 25 percent of convicted drunk drivers in 2007 were repeat offenders, and CHP Spokeswoman Fran Clader says that has lead to the zero t... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877352&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:30 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877352&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases and pain, on Monday named Dr. Michael M. Kitt chief medical officer. San Mateo-based Nuon said Kitt wa... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20873394&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:46 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20873394&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff CEO Steve Jobs ended weeks of new speculation Monday with an open letter saying that he has a hormonal imbalance that has caused him to lose weight. The news comes a day before the annual http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877370&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:44 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877370&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff AXT Inc. on Monday lowered its fourth-quarter guidance because of weak economic conditions. The Fremont semiconductor company said it now expects revenue between $15.5 million and $15.9 million for t... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877367&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:54 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877367&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff said Sunday that the Korean electronics company LG will make high definition televisions that can connect to the video rental service without an external box. The announcement comes as the annual Con... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877371&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:39 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877371&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff American City Business Journals , Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the pri... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20875017&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:50 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20875017&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (01-04) 20:49 PST -- Alvin Abreu scored a career-high 28 points to lift New Hampshire to a 58-54 victory over Santa Clara on Sunday in Durham, N.H. http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877376&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:18:50 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877376&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The first devices will offer San Jose-based Adobe's (NASDAQ:ADBE) Flash Lite that is used most for cellphones and are expected to be available by midyear. Versions that can run the desktop-level full ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20872697&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:41 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20872697&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) -- Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente has decided he will not pursue a fifth term as president of the city council. He made it official Sunday night in an email... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877353&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:29 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877353&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff at $46.34 a barrel. For Florida motorists, that has translated to a 3-cent jump in gas prices since Jan. 1. Statewide, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $1.69. Locally, gas prices... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20873297&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:54 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20873297&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff dean as his nominee for solicitor general, Obama’s transition team announced Monday. Elena Kagan, a current dean of Harvard Law School, is a former White House lawyer for Bill Clinton. In the ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877368&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:52 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877368&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Light showers today are predicted to dry up overnight, as the East Bay gradually warms through the coming week, a weather official said."Anytime this morning, you might see sprinkles and little shower... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877348&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:39:13 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877348&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in what appeared to be a gang-related incident died from his wounds on Saturday, according to the San Mateo County coroner's office. Earlier on Saturday, at about ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877373&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:24:37 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877373&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Pleasanton police reported that a man was robbed at gunpoint in a parking lot at Stoneridge Mall Sunday evening, making it the second parking lot robbery to have occurred there in a month. Two men ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877375&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:24:36 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877375&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus will head to Washington D.C. on Jan. 20 to perform as part of the historic swearing-in ceremonies at the United States Capitol. Sen.... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877374&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:24:36 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20877374&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Jack D. Kuehler, who became the highest ranking technologist at IBM and guided strategy as president and vice chairman while the company dominated the world's computing landscape in the 1980s, died De... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869175&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:13 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869175&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff As you read this, I'll be packing my bags for Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Like every year, I'll wear out plenty of shoe leather walking from booth to booth, but I'm guessing th... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869176&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:15 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869176&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Music sales continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs. Year-end sales figur... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869183&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:03 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869183&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The 25th Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco kicks into gear Tuesday morning without an appearance by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs. Or maybe he will be there.Though the Cupertino compa... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869184&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:56 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869184&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The alleged ringleaders of a Chinese counterfeiting gang that sold at least $2 billion worth of bogus Microsoft software were sentenced today to prison terms of up to 6½ years, in what is b... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869182&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:02 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869182&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON — The Feb. 17 transition from analog to digital television broadcasts looms and as many as 8 million households are still unprepared, but the government program that subsidizes crucia... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20871286&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:12 -0500 Silicon Valley.com http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20871286&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff We've said in the past that Microsoft's Zune rhymes with "doomed," but we thought we were just kidding. Who would have thought, on the last day of a historic leap year, that as many as a million http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869189&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:47 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869189&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff This image shows how after capturing and digitizing an actor using LightStage's technology, the digital actor can then be placed into almost any scene and look completely natural. LightStage provides ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869180&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:58 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869180&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A new California law will go into effect on Thursday, Jan. 1 which prohibits text messaging while driving. (Photo illustration by Gary Reyes/Mercury News) http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869186&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:51 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869186&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Hewlett-Packard refused Monday to comment in detail on a newspaper report that it uses a foreign distributor to sell printers in Iran in apparent violation of U.S. trade sanctions.HP knew the sales to... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869187&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:53 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869187&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff January has long been an exciting month for geeks. But this year could be different.Between Macworld and the Consumer Electronics Show, both of which open this week, geeks over the years have enjoyed ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869181&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:01 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869181&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869179&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:05 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869179&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Like many other chip makers, California Micro Devices is not expecting 2009 to be an especially happy New Year. But it became even more challenging, at least for Cal Micro's board of directors, after ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869188&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:45 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869188&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Silicon Valley: 110 Year Renaissance, by McLaughlin, Weimers and Winslow. A beautifully designed history book of Silicon Valley, its world impacting individuals and 50 of its most important high techn... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20871289&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:44 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20871289&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff I've always been grateful my mother took the time to breast-feed me. It's a reason why I've escaped the worst of my family's allergies.Until the flap at Facebook, I never realized how dangerous an env... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869190&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:44 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20869190&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Chad Pennington spinning, ducking, on his heels and on his back. When he did manage to get a pass away, they were often there to snatch it.The Ravens came up with four interceptions, including one ret... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20871290&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:58:57 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20871290&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) -- BART’s police chief promised a thorough investigation into the New Year’s Day police shooting of a Hayward man at the Fruitvale station. Chief Gary Gee said Sund... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867219&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:09:07 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867219&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Attorney John Burris, surrounded by family and friends of Oscar Grant III, speaks to the media at a press conference held in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, January 4, 2009. Oscar Grant III was shot and ki... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867216&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:43:48 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867216&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND — Seven days after Rebecca Kaplan is sworn in today as the newest member of the Oakland City Council, the council will hold its first meeting on a projected $108 million general fund def... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20865082&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:43:47 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20865082&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Friday WAS bittersweet for Al Hart fans. On the upside, it was his 81st birthday. On the downside, the longtime Walnut Creek resident had decided to call it a career after more than four decades as th... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867218&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:43:46 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867218&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff When San Francisco 49ers fans pour into home games at Candlestick Park on Sundays, they have to show more than a ticket. They also must show they aren't carrying weapons, booze and other contraband as... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20865180&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:43:45 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20865180&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff LOS ANGELES — Burial plot brokers are reporting an unprecedented uptick in the business of reselling grave sites, as money troubles prompt a growing number of people to put their burial plots up... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867217&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:43:39 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20867217&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND — Ignacio De La Fuente made it official Sunday night: He won't be in the running when he and his colleagues choose a council president at their meeting Monday. It's possible De La Fuente... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863844&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:21 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863844&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff CASTRO VALLEY — A 17-year-old Oakland boy pistol-whipped and carjacked a newspaper delivery driver in Castro Valley early Sunday morning and then fired a shot at witnesses when they pursued him,... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20862225&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:19 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20862225&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff -- The inauguration of Barack Obama will have special meaning for many Americans, but African Americans say the swearing in of a black man as president is something they never expected to see, and th... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863846&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:30:32 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863846&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (01-03) 22:36 PST -- Success is defined in relative terms in San Jose these days. The Sharks retained their perfect-in-regulation home record in beating the Islanders on Saturday, but the effort was ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863853&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:30:48 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863853&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff News ) - Eight people were killed and a ninth was reported critically injured after a helicopter bound for the offshore oil fields crashed Sunday afternoon in marshlands about 100 miles southwest of http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863855&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:31:23 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863855&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Jeanette Pohlen made five 3-pointers to score 15, as No. 11 Stanford held off a late Arizona rally for a 70-61 victory Sunday. The Cardinal (11-3, 2-0 Pacific-10) limited Arizona to four field goal... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863851&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:16:52 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863851&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Ashley Walker's layup with 1.8 seconds left lifted No. 13 California to a 54-53 win over Arizona State on Sunday. Natasha Vital scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half, including a go-ahead b... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863856&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:16:51 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863856&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A 46-year-old man suspected of killing his roommate in the community of Monte Rio near Guerneville by striking him multiple times in the skull with a blunt instrument Friday has been arrested, accordi... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863857&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:16:51 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863857&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that caused $1 million damage to a Danville home Sunday morning. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a blaz... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863858&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:16:50 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20863858&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SOUTH BAY, Calif. (KCBS) -- Cash-strapped schools in the Foothill De Anza Community College District could be working with $8 million dollars less this year, forcing officials to make some painful cut... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860891&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:14:25 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860891&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff KCBS' Tim Ryan reports At a news conference Sunday, Burris said he'd interviewed witnesses and viewed cell phone video and feels the shooting of the unarmed and prone Grant, reportedly shot in the ba... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860892&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:14:23 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860892&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff San Francisco firefighters have controlled a one-alarm fire at a Mission District apartment building, a fire dispatcher said. Crews responded to a report of fire at a three-story residence at 1290 ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860903&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:09:13 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860903&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a winter Spare the Air alert for Sunday, banning indoor and outdoor wood burning. "It's important for Bay Area residents to refrain from burn... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860907&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:09:11 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20860907&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- When President-elect Barack Obama in his weekend radio address asked Congress for a speedy vote on his economic stimulus plan, 10,000 economists in San Francisco were paying cl... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857985&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:36:19 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857985&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities have arrested a man who they say fled after crashing his pickup truck into a bus stop in Santa Rosa, injuring two young girls, one severely. Police say 35-year-... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857988&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:36:15 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857988&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff KCBS' Tim Ryan reports Black spray-painted swastikas marred the front of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco's Castro district. Though the church itself is gay friendly, the proposed ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857986&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:36:20 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857986&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- Bay Area Rapid Transit begins a major elevator replacement project Monday at four stations in San Francisco. Crews will replace the street-level elevator enclosures at the Civi... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857989&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:36:13 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857989&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An underground explosion in San Francisco's Tenderloin district started an electrical fire that took firefighters an hour to control Saturday night, according to the fire departm... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857990&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:36:12 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857990&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff More Raiders The Raiders dismissed an ESPN report Sunday that said managing general partner Al Davis is negotiating to sell part of the team to a group with designs on moving it to Los Angeles. The r... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20856262&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:10:44 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20856262&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)A Palestinian carries a child into the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, wounded during the Israeli army operation in Gaza, Sunday Jan. 4, 2009. Israeli ground troops and tanks cut sw... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857999&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:41:37 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20857999&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Oscar Grant was unarmed when he was shot by a BART police officer who was standing over him at the Fruitvale station early on New Year's Day, said Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris, who has be... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20853679&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:48:01 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20853679&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON — Halle Berry, Magic Johnson, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks chipped in $50,000 each. Several top Googlers — Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, Marissa Mayer — also contributed, al... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20853801&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:48:00 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20853801&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Senior T.J. Wey says she does "pretty well'' at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont.That means straight A's so far this year at a school that boasts the eighth-highest test scores in the state &md... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20854193&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:47:59 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20854193&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mercury News Staff Writer John Boudreau and I spent nearly a month in India last year working on a series of articles about that country's economic boom and extensive ties to Silicon Valley.India's ri... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20854448&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:47:57 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20854448&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND — Ron Dellums has the tendency as Oakland's mayor to suggest the best days of his administration are just around the corner. The 73-year-old former congressman is entering the second hal... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20855268&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:47:56 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20855268&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff -- Kathy Willinsky had 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench, Sara Majors and Lena Gipson added 12 apiece and the Santa Clara women's basketball team (2-13) rolled to a 56-39 victory over host S... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20852501&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:14:40 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20852501&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (01-03) 23:43 PST LOS ANGELES, (AP) -- For someone who had never faced a penalty shot or competed in an NHL shootout, 22-year-old Jonathan Quick did quite a fine job against the Philadelphia Flyers. http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20849866&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:34:53 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20849866&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff San Jose State University won 12 of 16 events, including two individual first-place finishes by freshman phenom Heather Denman, in starting the 2009 calendar year in the same fashion as it ended 2008,... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20849863&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:31:56 -0500 College Swimming http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20849863&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (01-03) 13:30 PST BOSTON, (AP) -- Matt Ellis scored a pair of goals to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win over Boston on Saturday, snapping the Bruins' 10-game winning streak and handing them their... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20847499&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:41:23 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20847499&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Two San Francisco police officers shot a burglary suspect armed with a crowbar early Saturday morning after he allegedly charged at one of the officers when they confronted him, according to the Polic... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20847495&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:29:16 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20847495&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Police arrested a man who they say fled after crashing his pickup truck into a bus stop, injuring two young girls, one severely. Police say 35-year-old Michael Tweedie of Rohnert Park is being held... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20847496&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:29:15 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20847496&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/AP) -- Protesters demonstrate outside the Israeli consulate in San Francisco on Tuesday." width="175" align="left" border="1" src="http://imgsrv.kcbs.com/image/kcbs/UserFiles/Image... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845317&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:05:03 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845317&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff UNION CITY, Calif. (BCN) -- A 12-year-old deaf girl from Union City who was reported missing for the second time Wednesday has still not been located. Sabrina Ramirez was last seen Tuesday afternoon,... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845318&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:04:58 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845318&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- While California law enforcement agencies get set to start issuing tickets for people who text message while they drive, there is some concern that a companion law, enacted in ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845319&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:04:55 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845319&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff -- Despite having the best record in the West and the second best record in the NHL, the Sharks were shut out from having any starters for the Jan. 25 All-Star Game in Montreal when they were announc... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845337&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:10:01 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845337&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- The global recession is changing everything, including the president-elect’s plans to address global warming. Energy expert Severin Borenstein says America is at a cruci... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845320&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:04:57 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845320&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)An Israeli Arab girl with the Palestinian flag painted on her face joins thousands of Israeli Arabs protesting against Israel's military operation in Gaza, in the northern ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845336&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:56 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845336&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SACRAMENTO (AP) -- A panel of the governor's top advisers says California must move swiftly on a massive construction project to pipe water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta Vision C... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845315&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:05:00 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845315&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff San Francisco police are looking for robbers who wear ski masks and have been ransacking homes in the Taraval, Ingleside and Bayview districts since December. Up to three suspects have been robbing... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845326&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:59:32 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845326&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A 38-year-old South San Francisco man was robbed and beaten Friday night in front of his apartment, according to South San Francisco police. The armed robbery occurred at about 10 p.m. on Maple Ave... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845328&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:59:31 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845328&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A person was shot in the buttocks in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood Saturday morning, according to the Police Department. The shooting was reported around 4:30 a.m. at Eddy and Bucha... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845329&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:59:31 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20845329&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff CONCORD, Calif. (KCBS) -- The long road toward developing more than 5,000 acres at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station may finally be taking a step forward this month as city officials lay out th... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20842451&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:35:46 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20842451&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS/Mercury News) -- Cleanup crews at San Jose State University are continuing to try to dry out the water logged student union that was flooded Thursday after the building’s ... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20842452&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:35:45 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20842452&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A new law that requires all toys and clothing sold to kids ages 12 and under be tested for lead and chemicals used to make plastics may drive thrift stores out of business. Th... http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20842454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:35:44 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.sanjosenews.net/?rid=20842454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff