Sunnyvale News

San Jose Mercury News

• Roadshow: Replacing that lost or broken remote key

  San Jose Mercury News – Fri Dec 4, 3:14 am ET  

  It can cost as little $6 and not the $100 some dealers charge. Full Story »

• Michelin star dust-up at Mountain View's Chez TJ

  San Jose Mercury News – Fri Dec 4, 1:59 am ET  

  Chef Bruno Chemel announced he is leaving Chez TJ on Dec. 19, after less than two years at the helm, for 'a better opportunity.' He delivered the news '” like a tantalizing amuse-bouche before a fine meal '” via e-mail to the media. Owner George Aviet was quick to respond, disputing the reason for Chemel's departure. Full Story »

• California high-speed rail route through Pacheco Pass could be adjusted

  San Jose Mercury News – Fri Dec 4, 1:14 am ET  

  New court-ordered studies could take two months, but they aren't expected to significantly altar the start of construction or the preferred route through the Pacheco Pass, state planners say. Full Story »

• California high-speed rail route through Pacheco Pass could be adjusted

  San Jose Mercury News – Thu Dec 3, 10:44 pm ET  

  New studies will comply with court order; could take two months, but aren't expected to change primary rail plan, state planners say Full Story »

• Silicon Valley Police Blotter

  San Jose Mercury News – Thu Dec 3, 8:59 pm ET  

  LOS GATOSWedgewood Avenue and Lora Lane, 3:23 a.m. Sunday Two men who appeared suspicious were contacted and then arrested after a search of their vehicle produced stolen items, including GPS units, laptop computers, briefcases, wallets, checkbooks and passports. Full Story »

San Francisco Chronicle

• S.F. supervisors push security-costs measure

  San Francisco Chronicle – 2 hrs 49 mins ago  

  Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors pushed forward legislation Thursday that would require city officials to pay back security costs when campaigning. "This measure is not about one elected official. It's about a practice that has gone unchecked... Full Story »

• High-speed rail route back in limbo

  San Francisco Chronicle – 2 hrs 49 mins ago  

  Efforts to link the Bay Area and the Central Valley by high-speed rail pulled onto a bureaucratic siding Thursday as the High Speed Rail Authority rescinded its approval of an environmental study for that section of the bullet train. The unanimous rescission... Full Story »

• Kaiser to pay $3.75 million in billing case

  San Francisco Chronicle – 2 hrs 49 mins ago  

  Kaiser health care companies in California have agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle claims that they falsely billed the government for teaching physicians' services. Federal authorities said that from 1996 to 2002, Kaiser charged the Medicare and Medi-Cal... Full Story »

• Audit finds excessive expenses by CSU employee

  San Francisco Chronicle – 2 hrs 50 mins ago  

  California State University wasted more than $150,000 in taxpayer funds by reimbursing a former high-level employee for expenses that should not have been allowed, a state auditor found - including tens of thousands of dollars on plane tickets, costly hotel... Full Story »

• Oakland police shoot two suspects, kill one

  San Francisco Chronicle – Fri Dec 4, 12:56 am ET  

  A suspect was killed after two Oakland police officers and two suspects were involved in a shooting at 5:40 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Bancroft and 64th avenues, Oakland police said. One suspect died at the scene, the other was taken to a local... Full Story »

The Sunnyvale Sun

• Microsoft, Google in battle to win over students

  The Sunnyvale Sun – Thu Dec 3, 11:41 pm ET  

  The tech giants are fighting to convert the nation's colleges, universities and schools to their free e-mail and other IT services that run on the Internet "cloud." Full Story »

• Sunnyvale weighs extension of Baylands Park lease

  The Sunnyvale Sun – Thu Dec 3, 6:26 pm ET  

  Sunnyvale City Council will have a chance to extend its Baylands Park lease with Santa Clara County on Dec. Full Story »

• Blotter: Purse stolen from student in Sunnyvale

  The Sunnyvale Sun – Thu Dec 3, 5:56 pm ET  

  Theft — Nov. 21, 1:37 p.m., 700 block of The Dalles. A purse was stolen from a woman who is a student at Homestead High School. Full Story »

• Sunnyvale shorts: Library holding two-day holiday book sale

  The Sunnyvale Sun – Thu Dec 3, 5:56 pm ET  

  Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library will host its first two-day book sale. The holiday sale will begin Dec. Full Story »

• Sunnyvale shorts: Holiday events planned

  The Sunnyvale Sun – Thu Dec 3, 5:56 pm ET  

  Holiday Auction Sunnyvale Community Services is holding its annual holiday auction on Dec. 3, from 5:30-7:30 p. Full Story »

CBS 5 Bay Area

• Oakland Police Shoot 2 Suspects, 1 Fatally

  CBS 5 Bay Area – 2 hrs 29 mins ago  

  Oakland police officers opened fire on two armed suspects Thursday evening in an apartment complex parking lot, killing one suspect and injuring the other, a police spokesman said. No officers were injured in the shooting. Full Story »

• SFPD Sets Up Computerized Crime Fighting Program

  CBS 5 Bay Area – 2 hrs 33 mins ago  

  The inadequate computer system at the San Francisco Police Department has been a source of embarrassment for years. New Police Chief George Gascon is determined to get a solution. Not only did he hire one of the top commanders from the Los Angeles Police Department, he also begged and borrowed for some equipment. Full Story »

• San Jose Woman's Dog Stolen From Locked Car

  CBS 5 Bay Area – 2 hrs 59 mins ago  

  A San Jose woman is distraught after a thief snatched her 15-month-old puppy from her car while she was shopping nearby. 67-year-old Annette Aiassa said Belle, her puffy white 6-pound Maltese poodle mix is all the family she has. Full Story »

• Sharks Give Up Late Lead, Lose To Blues In SO

  CBS 5 Bay Area – Fri Dec 4, 2:50 am ET  

  T.J. Oshie and Andy McDonald scored in the shootout to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night. Carlo Colaiacovo scored a short-handed goal with 7 seconds remaining in regulation to tie it at 2 for the Blues. Full Story »

• 2 Shot In Attempted Robbery At Alamo Jewelry Store

  CBS 5 Bay Area – Fri Dec 4, 2:00 am ET  

  An employee and a suspect were shot during a robbery attempt Thursday night at a jewelry store in Alamo. The incident occurred just after 7 p.m. at Alamo Jewelry Mart at the Alamo Plaza Shopping Center on Danville Boulevard. According to investigators, it looks like the employee and suspect shot each other during the robbery attempt. Full Story »

NBC Bay Area

• RAW VIDEO: Belly Dance Invention

  NBC Bay Area – Thu Dec 3, 9:30 pm ET  

  It's not ready for Best Buy yet, but a new invention from Cal just might give the Wii a run for it's money with the belly dancing crowd. Full Story »

• The Computer That Can Belly Dance

  NBC Bay Area – Thu Dec 3, 8:41 pm ET  

  Look out Wii, U.C. Berkeley students are gearing up to put their tech mark on interaction computing. Full Story »

• My Christmas Vacation at the White House

  NBC Bay Area – Thu Dec 3, 7:56 pm ET  

  Having the Obama's on your resume is probably a good thing. Full Story »

• Slow Foodies Mum on Labor Issues

  NBC Bay Area – Thu Dec 3, 6:45 pm ET  

  "Sustainability" is sustained on the backs of cheap, migrant labor. Full Story »

• Interesting Timing: Giants Hawking Tiger Woods

  NBC Bay Area – Thu Dec 3, 6:16 pm ET  

  Looking for the perfect gift for that multiple-transgressions philanderer in your life who has everything? Full Story »

Contra Costa Times

• Motorists dislike plan to raise tolls on seven Bay Area bridges

  Contra Costa Times – Fri Dec 4, 1:00 am ET  

  Bay Area Toll Authority holds third public hearing on proposal for $1 increase in tolls on seven bridges Full Story »

• Suspected robber, employee shot at Alamo jewelry store

  Contra Costa Times – Fri Dec 4, 12:30 am ET  

  ALAMO — In a botched robbery Thursday night, a suspect shot a jewelry store employee who returned fire and shot the male robber, a sheriff's spokesman said. Full Story »

• Two people shot during Alamo robbery attempt at jewelry store

  Contra Costa Times – Thu Dec 3, 10:46 pm ET  

  ALAMO — Two people were shot inside a jewlery store in the 3100 block of Danville Boulevard, San Ramon Valley Fire District firefighters said.The shooting reportedly occurred at 7:15 p. Full Story »

• Slain Hayward father remembered by hundreds

  Contra Costa Times – Thu Dec 3, 10:45 pm ET  

  Thomas Cunningham was shot in front of teenage daughter while walking dogs Full Story »

• Man leads police on high-speed pursuit from Bay Point to Alamo

  Contra Costa Times – Thu Dec 3, 9:46 pm ET  

  ALAMO — A man who led sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed pursuit between Bay Point and Alamo on Wednesday was arrested on suspicion of several theft and drug counts. Full Story »

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat

• Get ready to get wet

  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat – Thu Dec 3, 10:51 pm ET  

  By GUY KOVNER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Enjoy the dry, albeit chilly weather while it lasts because the storm door is expected to open wide next week, with wet, windy and potentially hazardous weather starting Monday. Full Story »

• Complete jailhouse interview

  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat – Thu Dec 3, 10:35 pm ET  

  BY MARY CALLAHAN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT The man accused of looting the Sonoma home of a family killed in a weekend car crash wept during a jailhouse interview Thursday, apologizing for his actions and claiming he didn't know about the family's deaths. Full Story »

• National county organization tackles policy in Santa Rosa

  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat – Thu Dec 3, 10:35 pm ET  

  More than 100 elected officials representing county governments across the U.S. are convening in Santa Rosa, flexing muscle from improved relationships with the federal government, but chafing under funding cutbacks by their respective state governments. Full Story »

• Sebastopol wins court victory in Laguna Vista fight

  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat – Thu Dec 3, 9:50 pm ET  

  By BOB NORBERG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A state court of appeal has ruled in favor of Sebastopol in its request for further study of the impacts of the controversial Laguna Vista development, which was first proposed in 2001. Full Story »

• Survivor skills play out

  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat – Thu Dec 3, 6:35 pm ET  

  By BOB PADECKY PRESS DEMOCRAT COLUMNIST Coach Alfred Jones, who fled New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, has made a new home in Santa Rosa and is inspiring some of the city's at-risk youth on and off the football field. Full Story »

KGO-TV Bay Area

• 3 horses found abandoned in Salinas

  KGO-TV Bay Area – Thu Dec 3, 8:48 pm ET  

  Mocha, Bailey, and Folger were found abandoned in a pasture along River Road in Salinas. Full Story »

• Groups demand clean-up in Bay Area neighborhoods

  KGO-TV Bay Area – Wed Dec 2, 4:03 pm ET  

  Environmental groups are demanding more aggressive action to clean-up air pollution in highly-impacted Bay Area neighborhoods. Full Story »

• Michael Jackson tops Web's search charts in 2009

  KGO-TV Bay Area – Tue Dec 1, 1:34 pm ET  

  Michael Jackson's stunning death made him the Internet's biggest star this year. Full Story »

• Lakers rout Warriors 130-97 for fifth straight win

  KGO-TV Bay Area – Sun Nov 29, 3:20 pm ET  

  The Lakers won their fifth straight game with a victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. Full Story »

• Stanford beats Notre Dame in Weis' possible finale

  KGO-TV Bay Area – Sun Nov 29, 3:14 pm ET  

  Stanford's Toby Gerhart the game into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Full Story »

Oakland Tribune

• Roadshow: Replacing that lost or broken remote key

  Oakland Tribune – Fri Dec 4, 3:09 am ET  

  It can cost as little $6 and not the $100 some dealers charge. Full Story »

• France hails San Mateo man for World War II service

  Oakland Tribune – Fri Dec 4, 2:24 am ET  

  A U.S. Army veteran is honored with the L gion d'Honneur, the American ally's highest award. Full Story »

• Motorists dislike plan to raise tolls on seven Bay Area bridges

  Oakland Tribune – Fri Dec 4, 1:09 am ET  

  Bay Area Toll Authority holds third public hearing on proposal for $1 increase in tolls on seven bridges Full Story »

• Suspected robber, employee shot at Alamo jewelry store

  Oakland Tribune – Fri Dec 4, 12:39 am ET  

  ALAMO — In a botched robbery Thursday night, a suspect shot a jewelry store employee who returned fire and shot the male robber, a sheriff's spokesman said. Full Story »

• Oakland Fox contractors still waiting for pay

  Oakland Tribune – Thu Dec 3, 11:24 pm ET  

  The Fox Theater has been hosting events since February, its renewed splendor earning accolades far and wide. Yet the very contractors who toiled to renovate the theater and wrap around commercial spaces, as well as seamlessly incorporate the old building with new construction for the School of the Arts, are still waiting to be paid. Full Story »

Napa Valley Register

• Storms herald march into wet months

  Napa Valley Register – Fri Dec 4, 3:14 am ET  

  Napa County’s wet season hasn’t begun in earnest, but that is expected to change next week, forecasters say. Full Story »

• Major reduction in sentence for DUI crash that killed Calistoga man

  Napa Valley Register – Fri Dec 4, 3:14 am ET  

  SANTA ROSA -- Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Gnoss this afternoon reduced by nine years the 12-year, four-month sentence of Dylan Morse, the son of Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse, in connection with a fatal DUI crash in Sonoma County in February. Full Story »

• Feds award AVA to Calistoga

  Napa Valley Register – Fri Dec 4, 3:14 am ET  

  The battle of Calistoga ended Thursday with a federal decision to grant a new American Viticultural Area appellation to Calistoga, forcing one local winery to change its business. Full Story »

• Planners seek to beef up ban on vacation rentals

  Napa Valley Register – Fri Dec 4, 3:14 am ET  

  In case it wasn’t clear before, county officials are trying to drive the point home: In Napa County, it is illegal to rent your home for less than 30 days. Full Story »

• Federal money to help poor get housing

  Napa Valley Register – Fri Dec 4, 3:14 am ET  

  Napa County will receive $1.6 million to help more than 100 families threatened with homelessness. Full Story »