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Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods Caltrans needs to examine hundreds of at-risk rods on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and replace any that are hard enough to be vulnerable to cracking, says … More »Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods

Expert: Replace defective Bay Bridge rods Caltrans needs to examine hundreds of at-risk rods on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and replace any that are hard enough to be vulnerable to cracking, … More »Expert: Replace defective Bay Bridge rods

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The San Jose City Council voted Tuesday to increase the city's marijuana business tax to 10 percent and to increase its legal budget for pension reforms by $900,000. More »San Jose votes to raise pot tax, legal budget for pension reforms

The family of Sandra Cruzes, killed in broad daylight March 22 by a stalker ex-boyfriend, continues to hold vigil over her as they await an arrest in the case. More »San Jose: Suspect in vicious March slaying of young mother still sought

When it comes to distracted driving, teenagers aren't the only culprits -- and other drivers aren't the only victims. More »McDonald's hamburger in hands of sheriff's deputy leads to $5 million settlement in distracted-driving crash

A young girl killed in a rollover crash in Richmond on Monday morning has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as 5-year-old Xaniah Jackson, of San Pablo. More »Young Girl Killed In Richmond Crash Identified; Charges Possible

California is sending six specially trained urban search-and-rescue workers to Oklahoma to assist recovery efforts after Monday's tornado. More »Oakland, Sacramento Sending Rescue Workers To Oklahoma Tornado Area

An urban search-and-rescue team based in Menlo Park is ready to respond to Moore, Okla., where crews continue to search for survivors of a deadly tornado that struck on Monday. More »Menlo Park Rescue Team Standing By For Oklahoma Tornado Relief

An Oakland man was reported missing by his San Ramon coworkers after evidently vanishing following Bay to Breakers. More »Man Goes Missing After Bay to Breakers

A plant called the Dudley's lousewart is under threat by the Scounts. Photo Credit: Erik/Verduzco, Center for Investigative Reporting More »Boy Scouts, Whistle Blower Dispute Rare Plant's Destruction

Eminem's song publisher sues Facebook for unauthorized use of the rapper's music on a Facebook Home commercial. Photo Credit: Getty Images More »Eminem Sues Facebook For Song Use

Jodi Arias has told a jury that she can contribute to society from prison if she is allowed to live. More »Arias tells jury what she'll do if allowed to live

President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. More »Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL pipeline

A Senate panel has voted to provide weapons to rebels battling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. More »Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels

Also headed our way: Bob Dylan, LL Cool J, New Kids on the Block, Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails. More »Summer pop 2013: Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake headline season's biggest tour.

NFL owners today selected the San Francisco 49ers' new Santa Clara stadium to host the 50th Super Bowl in 2016, sending the nation's biggest sporting event back to the Bay Area for the first time since … More »Super Bowl 50 to be hosted by San Francisco 49ers' new Santa Clara stadium

A Contra Costa County jury deliberated for about two days before finding 53-year-old Lucio Rivera-Avila guilty Monday of second-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon for killing 47-year-old Antioch … More »Brentwood man convicted of murder in Antioch vehicle-dragging death

Two Lakeport residents were hospitalized after being thrown from a motorcycle in a Lake County crash, said the CHP. More »Pair airlifted with major injuries after Lake County motorcycle crash

When is it legal (and safe) to make a U-turn? More »Road Warrior: Make peace with the U-turn

Petaluma leaders Monday dug into the risks and rewards of the planned Sonoma Clean Power Authority. More »Petaluma leaders hear pitch for public power agency

A 15-year-old boy from Nevada County has been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal stabbing last week of 20-year-old Cameron Myers in San Francisco’s Hunters Point neighborhood. The … More »Boy, 15, arrested for murder of Cameron Myers, 20, in Hunters Point

A bank robbery in the Inner Sunset district Monday afternoon was the second such heist in the lively neighborhood in just over a month, police said. About 12:45 p.m., a man in his 50s reportedly walked … More »Another bank heist in Inner Sunset

Police are hunting for the unnecessarily vicious robber who pistol-whipped two Walgreens employees who had obeyed his orders inside their Bayview store Sunday. A 25-year-old man who reportedly works as … More »Senseless thuggery in Walgreens robbery

OAKLAND -- A television news van was broken into Tuesday afternoon near Jack London Square, according to police.It was not known what was taken in the theft, which occurred about 12:30 p. More »Oakland: Thieves break into television news van near Jack London Square

Beau Rasmussen, 27, of Emeryville, was reported missing on Monday. He was last seen after he said goodbye to his friends after finishing the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday about noon. More »Family, friends search for Emeryville man who vanished after Bay to Breakers race

An Emeryvilleman was reported missing Monday after he walked away from his friends at the finish line of the Bay to Breakers race Sunday and never returned to his home or his San Ramon workplace, police … More »Emeryville man goes missing after Bay to Breakers race

The Monticello Public Cemetery near Lake Berryessa will inaugurate its new Veterans Wall honoring the 42 veterans who are buried there on Friday. More »Monticello cemetery debuts Veterans Wall

Two people were arrested Monday after a Napa County Sheriff’s deputy stopped their van at 6:20 p.m. because it had a cracked windshield and was weaving into a bicycle lane, according to the Sheriff’s  … More »Man and woman arrested during traffic stop

Law enforcement throughout Napa County will deploy extra patrols in the cities of Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena and Calistoga during Memorial Day weekend, starting Friday, according to Napa police. … More »DUI enforcement planned over Memorial Day weekend