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It can cost as little $6 and not the $100 some dealers charge. Full Story »
It can cost as little $6 and not the $100 some dealers charge. Full Story »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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and the Central Valley by high-speed rail pulled onto a bureaucratic siding Thursday as the High Speed Rail Authority rescinded its approval of an environmental study for that section of the bullet train.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 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 »
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 »
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 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 City Council will have a chance to extend its Baylands Park lease with Santa Clara County on Dec. Full Story »
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 »
Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library will host its first two-day book sale. The holiday sale will begin Dec. Full Story »
Holiday Auction Sunnyvale Community Services is holding its annual holiday auction on Dec. 3, from 5:30-7:30 p. Full Story »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Look out Wii, U.C. Berkeley students are gearing up to put their tech mark on interaction computing. Full Story »
Having the Obama's on your resume is probably a good thing. Full Story »
"Sustainability" is sustained on the backs of cheap, migrant labor. Full Story »
Looking for the perfect gift for that multiple-transgressions philanderer in your life who has everything? Full Story »
Bay Area Toll Authority holds third public hearing on proposal for $1 increase in tolls on seven bridges Full Story »
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 »
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 »
Thomas Cunningham was shot in front of teenage daughter while walking dogs Full Story »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Mocha, Bailey, and Folger were found abandoned in a pasture along River Road in Salinas. Full Story »
Environmental groups are demanding more aggressive action to clean-up air pollution in highly-impacted Bay Area neighborhoods. Full Story »
Michael Jackson's stunning death made him the Internet's biggest star this year. Full Story »
The Lakers won their fifth straight game with a victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. Full Story »
Stanford's Toby Gerhart the game into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Full Story »
It can cost as little $6 and not the $100 some dealers charge. Full Story »
A U.S. Army veteran is honored with the L gion d'Honneur, the American ally's highest award. Full Story »
Bay Area Toll Authority holds third public hearing on proposal for $1 increase in tolls on seven bridges Full Story »
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 »
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 County’s wet season hasn’t begun in earnest, but that is expected to change next week, forecasters say. Full Story »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Napa County will receive $1.6 million to help more than 100 families threatened with homelessness. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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