Berkeley's city council sent a landmark decision back to the drawing board last week after the building's owner said the structure was designed by a friend of Bernard Maybeck's, not Maybeck himself. The council voted 6-2 to return the issue to the Landmark... Full Story »
A 14-year-old boy was charged Monday with raping a 12-year-old girl in the stairwell of an El Cerrito middle school, and the principal and vice principal have been placed on administrative leave while police and school officials investigate the alleged crime.... Full Story »
A former San Francisco city engineer accused of hijacking the computer network he built went on trial Monday, with prosecutors portraying Terry Childs as a power-mad techie and the defense calling him a misunderstood workaholic obsessed with system security.... Full Story »
Courts on two fronts looked for boundaries Monday on an important question of federal immigration law: What crimes are so serious that they require deportation for any noncitizen who commits them? A federal appeals court ruled in a case from Solano County... Full Story »
A Santa Cruz County man has been convicted of animal abuse for neglecting more than four dozen dogs at his home where canine parts were found, a prosecutor said Monday. Robert Brunette, 46, of Boulder Creek was convicted Friday of two felony counts and seven... Full Story »
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and multimillionaire said this week he will fill his campaign's anemic war chest with $15 million from his personal fortune, helping him keep pace with his main GOP rival, eBay billionaire Meg Whitman. Full Story »
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Subway work about to begin in Fremont. Full Story »
Two ceremonies were held back-to-back Monday afternoon for 15-year-old Sarah Botill of Gilroy. At one, people grabbed tissues as they sought to fathom the unfathomable. At the other, they exchanged dry handshakes and drier clichés. Full Story »
Steep application fee of $675 can stand between qualified immigrants and their dreams of becoming Americans Full Story »
Lawyers for four nonprofit groups will ask a state appeals court in San Francisco Tuesday to restore $318 million in social services and health care funding cut by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in July. The cuts were part of a total of $489 million in funding deletions made by Schwarzenegger on July 28 by using a line-item veto. Full Story »
Iran said Monday a court will try three UC Berkeley graduates who wandered across the border from Iraq last July and became ensnared in an increasingly bitter standoff with the West over Tehran's nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not say when the trial would begin or even what the Americans were charged with, other than that they had "suspicious aims." Last month ... Full Story »
The principal and assistant principal at Portola Middle School in El Cerrito have been placed on administrative leave while the school district investigates the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in a stairwell on campus Thursday. Full Story »
Four people were hospitalized Monday morning following a pepper spray attack involving alleged gang members at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Santa Rosa, according to the California Highway Patrol. Full Story »
The Arizona Cardinals threw away a chance to clinch a second straight NFC West crown. Alex Smith threw touchdown passes after two of Arizona's seven turnovers, Frank Gore ran for 167 yards and another score and the San Francisco 49ers kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a dominant 24-9 victory Monday night. Full Story »
Potstickers, not pot roast, are on the menu at City's famous soup kitchen. Full Story »
Gilroy police held a news conference Monday to "clear up mistaken information that has surfaced" in the case of a 15 year girl who died after a sleepover at a friend's home. Full Story »
Good news for Gavin Newsom: With his governor's bid dead, no pay cut! Full Story »
Ignoring the GOP competition, ex-HP CEO guns for sitting senator. Full Story »
Despite repeated thefts, good work will go on. Full Story »
RICHMOND — A woman was stabbed on a sidewalk Monday evening after fighting with another woman, police said.The altercation took place in the 200 block of Sanford Drive about 5:40 p. Full Story »
n Middle school principal, vice-principal suspended as police investigate sexual assault Full Story »
Still looking for gifts? Spread healthy holiday cheer with exercise gear for the active on your shopping list. "Personal Training With Jackie: Power Circuit Training" A personal training session for a Secret Santa-friendly price? Full Story »
TRACY — A convenience store and banks inside two supermarkets and were robbed this weekend. One person so far has been arrested. About 10:10 a.m. Full Story »
UC Berkeley protesters are trying to find their direction after a weekend incident at the chancellor's home. Full Story »
By JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Novato police on Monday arrested two people suspected of shooting a man in northwest Santa Rosa. Jakoby Edwin Javius, a 34-year-old San Francisco resident, and Jeannine McKee, 24, of Novato were picked up on suspicion of attempted murder just before 12:30 p.m. Monday. Full Story »
By BLEYS W. ROSE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A Sonoma County Superior Court judge’s ruling last week invalidating the county’s medical marijuana club use permit ordinance has provoked a showdown over a controversial club in the center of Guerneville. Full Story »
By NATAHN HALVERSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma State University officials likely will face tough questions about their management of the university’s beleaguered foundation at a town-hall meeting Wednesday on campus. Full Story »
By PAUL PAYNE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A Santa Rosa man convicted of murdering the mother of his children is a paranoid schizophrenic who suffered delusions that the woman and her family were trying to kill him and his sons, a psychologist testified Monday. Full Story »
BY JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A man suspected of robbing a Clearlake Best Western motel at gunpoint Friday will be arraigned Tuesday in a Lake County courtroom. Khalil El Amin, 31, of Clearlake was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail, according to jail records. Full Story »
The Washington Redskins took a 17-13 lead into the fourth quarter and just built on it from there. Full Story »
The Transamerica Pyramid was awarded LEED Gold Certification, the second highest for energy efficiency rating. Full Story »
The Salvation Army held its 29th annual celebrity bell ringing event in Union Square. Full Story »
Developers have issued a new artist's rendition of the proposed 49er stadium in San Francisco. Full Story »
A new report says Bay Area homes lost more than $38 billion in value during the first 11 months of 2009. Full Story »
Proceeds from hero pilot's hat will benefit three East Bay schools Full Story »
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said today it would try three former UC Berkeley students jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the U.S. at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear program. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not say when proceedings would begin or specify the charge other than to say the Americans had ... Full Story »
This month, the work of Oakland photographer Laura Sutta is being featured at the Bernard E. Witkin Law Library of Alameda County, located in a refurbished 1920s-era building at 12th and Oak streets. Full Story »
Subway work about to begin in Fremont. Full Story »
TRACY — A convenience store and banks inside two supermarkets and were robbed this weekend. One person so far has been arrested. About 10:10 a.m. Full Story »
A Napa man charged with a murder in Calistoga pleaded not guilty Monday. Full Story »
California Highway Patrol officers are searching for two men, one of whom pepper sprayed the other inside the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Santa Rosa this morning in an incident that sent four people to the hospital. Full Story »
A Napa Valley winery has been the subject of more than a dozen lawsuits in the past year, most due to nonpayment for goods and services. Full Story »
Two legal disputes related to St. Helena’s flood control project have come to an end. Full Story »
Sixty years ago and newly married, a young geologist and his wife made a pact. Full Story »
On Monday night, the City Council debated the future of a city landmark--the 55 year old Palo Alto Bowl. Mary Howland is one of 25-hundred members of a group trying to save the bowling alley from the wrecker's ball. Full Story »
OAKLAND -- -- Dozens of strangers who share a painful bond gathered for an emotional vigil Monday night. They came together at St. Augustine church to remember victims of violence. Full Story »
A decade-long decline in teens' use of pot has stalled and some teen attitudes on how harmful marijuana can be may be softening, according to a federal survey on teen drug use released Monday. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- Lawyers for four nonprofit groups will ask a state appeals court in San Francisco Tuesday to restore $318 million in social services and health care funding cut by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in July. Full Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information after an elderly woman was found dead on a city street over the weekend. Full Story »
A 6-day-old sheep relaxes with its mother at a zoo in Tokyo, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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