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Oakland unions protest Quans budget
OAKLAND -- The public employee unions that helped elect Mayor Jean Quan three years ago came out en masse Tuesday to protest her proposed budget, which would pump much of the city's anticipated revenues into the police department.Hundreds of members from SEIU Local 1021, which represents nonmanagement civilian workers, and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers ...
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Teen Who Fell Down Shaft In Marin Headlands May Face Charges
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Win Marin Sonoma Concours Tour D’elegance Wine Country Classics Flex Passes
Car enthusiasts will enjoy a weekend of vintage automobile events as the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at Sonoma Raceway and the Marin Sonoma Concours D' Elegance partner the weekend of May 18 - May 19 for a Wine Country Classics weekend. Find more info ...
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Bay Area competes for business
/enpproperty--> When it comes to attracting Chinese tech companies to the Bay Area, San Francisco is giving Silicon Valley a run for its money. "So far, we have seen about eight Chinese tech companies choose to set up a presence in San Francisco or are here already, with more in the pipeline," said Zhang Xintong, a program manager for economic development with China SF, the go-to ...
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Extra Innings Not Needed A’s Beat Angels 10-6
Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the Oakland Athletics hits an RBI double scoring Seth Smith #15 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the fourth inning at O.co Coliseum on April 30, 2013 in Oakland. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ...
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Lawrence Livermore Lab Discrimination case sees closing arguments begin
OAKLAND -- The private-public partnership that operates Lawrence Livermore Laboratory should pay five former employees at least $6 million for illegally laying them off during a more than 400 employee reduction action four years ago, an attorney argued in court Tuesday.Couching a lawsuit filed by the former employees as a battle between local community values and heartless corporate actions, ...
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Immigration reform drawing May Day marches rallies
Seven years after their "Great American Boycott" put the immigrant rights movement on the map, advocates are expecting smaller Bay Area crowds this year for immigration reform marches marking the first day of May.Immigrants and their allies and family members plan to march Wednesday through San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Mountain View and other cities around the state and ...
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Danville Joins Network Linking East Bay First Responders
DANVILLE (CBS SF) — Emergency responders in Danville can now communicate nearly instantaneously with more than 40 other public agencies throughout the Bay Area during emergencies. The Town of Danville on Tuesday officially launched the East Bay Regional Communications System, an interoperable, digital radio system connecting Danville police and other local first responders to the 42 other ...
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Martinez Boy Hurt In Boston Bombings Returns Home
11-year-old Aaron Hern of Martinez, who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, shakes hands as he tours the site of the explosion on April 25, 2013. ...
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What Makes ‘Kinky Boots’ Tick And Why It Grabbed 13 Nominations
What does it take to make a great Broadway musical? A talented score, a clever book, great singing and dancing, impressive costumes and an engaging set. Do all great musicals hit all of these points equally well? Of course not. But ';Kinky Boots'; does. That’s why it grabbed a leading 13 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday. ...
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Bay Area boy hurt in Boston bombings returns home
MARTINEZ, Calif. -; A San Francisco Bay area boy injured in the Boston Marathon bombings has returned home - just one day before his 12th ...
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Sandoval’s 9th Inning Homer Leads Giants Past Diamondbacks
Pablo Sandoval #48 of the San Francisco Giants throws his bat in the air after hitting a 2 run home run in the top of the 9th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 30, 2013 in Phoenix. (Norm Hall/Getty ...
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San Jose Police Union Files New Challenge To Pension Reform
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A new lawsuit challenging San Jose's voter-approved Measure B pension reform proposition has been filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court by the city's Police Officers' Association. The lawsuit filed April 29 charges the City Council violated a state labor law by failing to bargain with the union to the required extent before placing the measure on ...
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Red Flag Warning In Effect For Hills In East Bay South Bay
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (CBS SF) — The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the East Bay hills and the Diablo Range beginning Tuesday evening--signaling an earlier start than normal to this year's fire season in the Bay Area, a local fire marshal said. The warning that signifies a higher risk for fire danger and more potential for larger fires took effect at 6 p.m. ...
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DMV and Oakland Police Crackdown on Disabled Placard Abuse
NBC Bay Area shadowed a team of DMV and OPD enforcement officers to catch and confront placard abusers. Nearly one in five placards were used ...
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Break-In Suspect May Be Linked To Calaveras County Girl’s Death
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Late Charge Not Enough Warriors Lose To Nuggets In Game 5
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors is fouled by Kosta Koufos #41 of the Denver Nuggets as referee Tony Brothers #25 oversees the action during Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on April 30, 2013 in Denver. (Doug Pensinger/Getty ...
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Condoms No Longer Allowed As Evidence In San Francisco Prostitution Cases
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) --Sex workers in San Francisco can now carry condoms without worrying it would become evidence against them if they get arrested. The practice among law enforcement agencies has been permanently banned because of concerns it was creating a public health hazard. Using condoms as evidence has been a courtroom tool utilized by prosecutors in many large cities including San ...
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Furthur Bows Out of Bottle Rock Music Festival
furthur.net confirms, ';Due to unforeseen circumstances, Furthur regretfully will be unable to appear as scheduled at BottleRock Napa Valley on Thursday, May 9. Grateful Dead & Furthur Co-Founder Bob Weir, is unable to perform in any capacity for the next several weeks. Bob looks forward to resuming his "Weir Here" broadcasts from TRI Studios in mid to late June and performing ...
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3 Woman 1 Woman Show returns to San Jose
Show (with three women)" returns to San Jose! These delightful women are Kristin Schmitz, Hayley Lovgren, and Maren Lovgren. All three are superb actresses that will have you howling with laughter. Not only are they the stars of ...
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Possible New Lead in Calaveras Child Homicide
Placerville police say woman overpowered an intruder who snatched away her baby, now Calaveras investigators look for a connection in death of 8-year ...
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AG Approves Measure B Lawsuit Citing NBC Investigation
Attorney General Kamala Harris has authorized the Police Officers' Association's lawsuit filed against the City of San Jose over Measure B to move forward; the lawsuit cites an NBC Bay Area ...
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Monster Beverage Sues San Francisco Over Caffeine Demands
CORONA, Riverside County (CBS/AP) –Monster Beverage is suing San Francisco's city attorney over demands that the company reduce the amount of caffeine in its energy drinks and stop marketing to minors. The company, based in Corona, said it's being unfairly singled out by City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who late last year had asked Monster to produce documentation showing that its ...
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First Pixar Night Comes To ATT Park
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – If you spent some time at AT&T Park, the San Francisco Giants celebrates diversity in all forms. AT&T Park & The Giants salutes many cultures with specially themed nights such as Japanese Heritage Night, LGBT Night, Native-American Heritage Night and many more. But have you ever heard of a night that celebrates ...
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Special Olympics Track and Field Meet Held in Lafayette
Special education student-athletes from all over the Bay Area were running, jumping and throwing Tuesday as part of the 2013 Bay Area Games track-and-field ...
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Silicon Valley's Expo ambitions
Moffet Field, a fairly unknown former military airbase in Silicon Valley near Mountain View and Sunnyvale, may become the centerpiece of the 2020 World Expo if Governor Schwarzenegger and other advocated of a California bid get their way.
California wants one of its cities to host the 2020 World Expo, the event is a seminal one on the world calendar and is expected to draw in over 70 million visitors to Shanghai, the city currently hosting the exhibition, which last six months. Read more
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