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Several hundred parents, teachers gather to voice anger Full Story »
Several hundred parents, teachers gather to voice anger Full Story »
Trapped in the Middle East's brutal eye-for-an-eye conflict, Mariam Al Shafei was robbed of hers by a hot piece of flying shrapnel. She was only 14, a mere schoolgirl, and had never hurt anyone. Mariam's long process of healing started on Thursday afternoon. San Jose prosthetic expert Raymond Rendon built her a new eye '“ large and brown, like her own '“ and gently placed it in the empty socket. Full Story »
They're satisfied with their lives, value education and are optimistic about the future, but they're more likely to drop out of school and live in poverty, according to a survey by the Pew Hispanic Center. Full Story »
It is unclear if that was the cause of Sarah Botill's death. One of the girls at the sleepover with Sarah apparently tried to sober her up in the shower after a night of drinking vodka. Full Story »
Deadline extended for the Gift of Reading Full Story »
The city of Oakland is expected to pay $1.75 million in legal fees and will offer vacation time and money to police officers who claimed in a lawsuit that they had been underpaid for working extra hours and for the time they spent putting on their uniforms,... Full Story »
Assemblyman John Pérez, an openly gay Latino Democrat from Los Angeles, made history Thursday when he was unanimously chosen by the Assembly's Democratic Caucus to succeed Karen Bass as the lower house's leader. Pérez, a freshman lawmaker who is expected to... Full Story »
A 50-year-old Alamo contractor accused of shooting a jewelry-store owner was on the verge of losing his cul-de-sac home and intended to rob a man he had treated as a friend in a desperate attempt to stay afloat, a prosecutor said Thursday. Thomas Paul Bennett... Full Story »
Dinosaur hunters digging in a New Mexico quarry have unearthed the fossil bones of an early meat-eating beast whose remains tell a remarkable story of evolution that started more than 200 million years ago when the whole world was one supercontinent known as... Full Story »
A man already accused of four random stabbings in San Francisco, including attacks on a woman and an 11-year-old boy riding Muni, was charged Thursday with another slashing on a Muni Metro train. Bobby L. Brown Jr., 30, allegedly stabbed a 40-year-old woman... Full Story »
Building a trail along Stevens Creek could be a real possibility in Sunnyvale following the council's decision to permanently end the city's "no trail" ban. Full Story »
Prosecutors sought maximum sentence of five years Full Story »
Foothill-De Anza's new chancellor will be Linda Thor, currently the president of an Arizona college specializing in online courses and distance learning, the community college district's board of trustees announced Monday. Full Story »
Caught between plummeting revenue and increasingly acute need, the nonprofit groups providing counseling to schoolchildren across the valley are scaling back, reaching out and, in one case, doubting their survival. The outlook for the coming year is even worse. Full Story »
Girls softball The Sunnyvale Girls Softball League is holding online registration for girls ages 5-16 interested in playing in the 2010 season. Full Story »
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is holding another round of H1N1 vaccination clinics this weekend, but arriving at 3:30 a.m. to wait in line is no longer an option. Full Story »
Last month, CBS 5 Investigates told you about visitors to a Bay Area theme park who say they were beaten by security guards. Now there are serious questions about how local police handled many of those cases. Full Story »
A 51-year-old woman was shot in the stomach during an apparent robbery attempt on an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Bus in San Pablo Thursday afternoon, officials said. The shooting occurred at 1:40 p.m. on the 72-line on San Pablo Avenue near Laurie Lane, AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said. Full Story »
A state appeals court has upheld the voluntary manslaughter conviction and 21-year prison sentence of a woman who, at age 16, helped to lure a Russian immigrant to a remote area of San Francisco and then shot him. Full Story »
Democrats settled an internal dispute Thursday by selecting a Los Angeles union organizer to be the next speaker of the California Assembly. They unanimously backed Assemblyman John Perez, chairman of the Assembly Democratic Caucus. His nomination for the post, among the most powerful positions in state government, marked another milestone for the 80-member house. Full Story »
You better watch out. Santarchy is coming to town this weekend. Full Story »
Calvin Harrison lived the Olympic dream, until it fell apart. Full Story »
Mayor Newsom tells KNBR, "We're not going to lose those 49ers." Full Story »
Bay Area mayors have been dashing to D.C. for quick cash. Full Story »
The man lovingly referred to as "JaMinkus" talks about his future. Full Story »
As lawmakers sound the alarm about dangers of distracted driving from cell phones and other gadgets, cutting-edge entrepreneurs are already a step ahead this holiday season — producing a new generation of tools they claim will help you drive more safely. Full Story »
HERCULES — A 13-year-old boy was escorted out of class by police Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of phoning in a bomb threat to Hercules Middle/High School in September. Full Story »
An Oakland man has been charged with attempted murder after a Monday confrontation with two Costa County sheriff's deputies who were nearly run over by a stolen truck. Full Story »
The latest cost estimates for a controversial canal around the Delta have skyrocketed in last year, while an option to tunnel beneath the Delta is gaining favor Full Story »
Barnes & Noble joins Amazon, Sony and others to turn eyes from paper to pixels Full Story »
By CLARK MASON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Healdsburg’s new mayor believes 2010 could be the year citizens feel the effect of budget woes. “For the last year, I’ve been telling my fellow council members 2010 will be more challenging than 2009,” said Jim Wood, who was unanimously selected to serve as mayor for the coming year. He replaces outgoing mayor Eric Ziedrich. Full Story »
By JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Five-year-old Ailton Orozco could barely contain his ear-to-ear grin Thursday as he jumped up to Santa Claus. Santa was sitting at the front of Ailton’s classroom at Monroe Elementary School in west Santa Rosa and pulled a toy out of his sack. “Oooh, a car!” Ailton said, and he clutched the toy to his stomach. Full Story »
Steve Barbose, a Sonoma City Councilman since 2006, has taken over as the city's mayor for 2010. Barbose, 61, will preside over meetings and be the face of the five-member City Council, taking over from longtime Councilman Ken Brown, who handed over the gavel last week. Full Story »
By BLEYS W. ROSE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Ronald W. Sykes, who served as an executive in several high technology manufacturing companies in Sonoma County including Optical Coating Laboratory, has died at his Sebastopol home at the age of 77. He and his family had lived in Sonoma County since 1974. He died on Nov. 26. Full Story »
By PAUL PAYNE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A Santa Rosa winery has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a Sebastopol man who was permanently disabled in an alcohol-related car crash in 2006. Full Story »
Developers have issued a new artist's rendition of the proposed 49er stadium in San Francisco. Full Story »
Unprecedented numbers of Chihuahuas are showing up at San Francisco animal shelters. Full Story »
MySpace's online music venture scooped up imeem's 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million. Full Story »
More than 2 dozen protesters were arrested for blocking Chevron's main entrance and backing up traffic. Full Story »
Morgan Hill police have arrested a 36-year-old San Jose man for sexually assaulting a Gilroy teenager. Full Story »
Raiders quarterback promises better days Full Story »
Stay local and shop 'til you drop Full Story »
With shelters full, attention turns to those forced to sleep outdoors. Full Story »
By its very name, Bay Area Women Against Rape is an agency that was founded by women to help women. But that was 38 years ago. Since that time, the agency has grown, expanded its focus, assisted more people annually, and earlier this year started a sexual assault hot line -- 510-845-7273 -- for male sexual assault victims and men who want to support a woman rape victim. Full Story »
Dance hall lounge on Telegraph Avenue Full Story »
Dozens of San Francisco State University students who occupied a building on campus were arrested this morning after a 24-hour protest of budget cuts and fee hikes to the state's public university system. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO — Work is under way to clean the first vessels removed from a fleet of decaying warships shedding toxic paint into waters near San Francisco Bay. Full Story »
Two months ago, in the wake of a 42-0 drubbing of his Braves, Justin-Siena High School varsity head football coach Rich Cotruvo offered what sounds like a typical sports cliché. Full Story »
American Canyon City Manager Rich Ramirez unveiled Tuesday what may be the first $400,000 of up to $1.5 million in eventual cuts to the city budget. Full Story »
A Napa man was arrested after he allegedly shoved a woman during an argument Tuesday. Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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