Possible cuts include staff reductions, raising class size in grades 1-3 to 30 students, reducing custodial staff to halftime and eliminating summer school and the GATE program for gifted students. Full Story »
Deputy District Attorney Angela Bernhard alleges the men, who were strangers prior to the accident, were involved in a high-speed racing game that lasted 20 seconds before deadly crash. Full Story »
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark testifies in the legal dispute between his company and eBay. Apple files a countersuit against Nokia. Target opens a temporary store in the heart of San Francisco. Plus: Silicon Valley tech stocks. Full Story »
Process to replace Don Iglesias after 5 years at helm of county's largest school district will begin next month Full Story »
Of those taken into custody, 119 were from Northern California and 24 were from the San Jose area. Among those arrested in the largest such enforcement action in U.S. history were 30 convicted sex offenders, many of whom had been found guilty of sexual assaults on children. Full Story »
An Alameda County judge told the former armored car guard who arranged the murder of his partner during a robbery that he was a "snake in the grass" who displayed "no ounce of morality," as he sent him to prison for the rest of his life. Former Brinks guard... Full Story »
A Pleasanton man who had been missing for a week on a camping trip was found dead Thursday night in Mono County, about 3 miles from where his Jeep became stuck in a ravine, authorities said today. Jay Lafontaine, 48, had apparently walked through snowdrifts... Full Story »
The attorney for the homeless man who is facing 18 charges in a string of stabbing attacks on Muni passengers and women in the street told a San Francisco judge today that he has doubts his client is psychologically fit to stand trial. Bobby L. Brown Jr., 30,... 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 »
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 »
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 »
Eleven students are under arrest for allegedly participating in a large fight on their Richmond high school campus. Full Story »
A Sonoma County Superior Court jury late Friday morning convicted Honorio Pantaleon of murdering and torturing his 25-year-old girlfriend Patricia Barrales and trying to kill her mother Isabel Barrales in 2008. Full Story »
The Marin County coroner's office has identified 29-year-old Cecelia Renee Kelly as the Santa Rosa woman who died in a solo-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Novato early Friday morning. Full Story »
Nearly a year and a half after his arrest, the trial of a former San Francisco Department of Technology employee accused of withholding passwords to the city's main computer network in 2008 begins Monday. Full Story »
Criminal proceedings against a 30-year-old homeless man accused of five separate unprovoked stabbings in San Francisco this year, three of them on San Francisco Municipal Railways, were suspended indefinitely Friday after the man's attorney declared a doubt about his mental competency. Full Story »
Craigslist bosses on the stand today in Delaware. Full Story »
U.S. Green Building Council awards its prestigious LEED Gold Certification to San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid. Full Story »
Mark Zuckerberg and his publicists get a taste of Facebook's medicine. Full Story »
Apparently milk does not do a body good on Facebook. Full Story »
NFL is trying to arm twist Raiders and 49ers into the same stadium. Full Story »
The Danville Knights of Columbus this weekend continues its tradition of Christmas baskets filled with food and gifts for the needy. Full Story »
Five docks have disappeared from an abandoned Bethel Island construction site.The floating docks were part of the now-stalled Delta Coves project, an upscale development of 495 single-family lots with man-made lagoons. Full Story »
Prosecutors have filed charges against the Alamo man whose attempt at robbing a jewelry store last week led to a shootout between him and the store's owner, seriously wounding both. Full Story »
Water main that broke late Thursday afternoon repaired this morning Full Story »
De Anza High School in Richmond opened for business as usual Friday, the day after a huge brawl on campus ended with 11 student arrests but no serious injuries. Full Story »
By KEVIN MCCALLUM THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma County home prices slipped slightly in November but remain well off the bottom hit earlier this year as bargain hunters have swooped in to steadily devour the supply of homes. Full Story »
By PAUL PAYNE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A Sonoma County jury Friday delivered guilty verdicts on all charges against a Santa Rosa man accused of stabbing his girlfriend 68 times and hiding her body their children's toy box on Mother's Day in 2008. Full Story »
By STEVE HART THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A bankruptcy court judge on Friday set no deadline for Sonoma County real estate investor Clem Carinalli to restructure his finances and begin to repay creditors. Full Story »
BY PAUL PAYNE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma County jurors deliberating the fate of accused murderer Honorio Pantaleon reviewed trial testimony this morning regarding the bloody crime scene and whether car seats were used to transport his children after he fled. Full Story »
BY KERRY BENEFIELD THE PRESS DEMOCRAT 'She is just an amazing and rare parent. She is so involved but she is also so well informed. She really understands the needs of all students, not just the needs of her particular children, but all kids.' Kathy Coker, Santa Rosa Middle School principal 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 »
An eviction notice doesn't always end up with someone on the streets, thanks to federal funding for homeless prevention administered by Catholic Charities of the East Bay Full Story »
Five docks have disappeared from an abandoned Bethel Island construction site.The floating docks were part of the now-stalled Delta Coves project, an upscale development of 495 single-family lots with man-made lagoons. 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 »
Prosecutors have filed charges against the Alamo man whose attempt at robbing a jewelry store last week led to a shootout between him and the store's owner, seriously wounding both. Full Story »
The Salvation Army in Oakland is looking for a little more holiday cheer from the public as it faces the very real possibility of a toy shortage. Full Story »
A $54 million government award to relocate Napa Valley Wine Train tracks has come under fire by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., as proof that the federal stimulus package is riddled with waste. Full Story »
Motorists can expect lane closures on Redwood Road, west of Dry Creek Road, on Tuesday. Full Story »
The attorneys involved in the case of Dylan Morse, who while under the influence caused a collision that killed a Calistoga man and two others, had differing reactions to the unusual decision by the judge in the case to dramatically reduce Morse’s prison sentence. Full Story »
Michael Ruiz of Calistoga realizes that nothing will bring back his son, Alex, who was 22 when he died in a Sonoma County car wreck on Valentine’s Day. Full Story »
Wage cuts could be on the way for all Napa Valley College employees. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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