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Huge increase in crude oil by rail to Bay Area concerns local leaders – Contra Costa Times
Bay Area storm is good news for San Francisco rain record, other cities still … – San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO — Break out the bubbly, San Francisco. This is only your second-driest winter in recorded history. A massive storm streaked the Bay Area with rain Friday, bogging down commutes from…
Storm knocks out power – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle(02-28) 13:42 PST SAN FRANCISCO — A storm lashing the Bay Area left thousands of residents without power Friday and created hazardous conditions on roadways. The National Weather Service briefly issued a flash…
City Council Passes LA ‘Fracking’ Ban – CBS Local
CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council moved a step closer Friday to make L.A. the biggest city in the nation to approve a moratorium on a controversial oil and gas drilling…
Giants willing to share AT&T Park – ESPN
ESPNThe San Francisco Giants are open to temporarily sharing AT&T Park with the Oakland A’s if their cross-bay rivals construct a new stadium, Giants president Larry Baer said Thursday. The A’s want out of the…
Google Barge On The Move; Goodbye San Francisco, Hello Stockton – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsGoogle Barge is reportedly on a move to set up a new home in Stockton, after the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission issued notice to expedite work or shift elsewhere….
Best of Bay Area bike trips get a lift from public transit – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleOakland to Orinda. 25 to 45 miles, difficult. Get off BART at the Rockridge station and pick up a cornmeal blueberry scone at the Market Hall bakery across College Avenue. It will come…
6 Current, Former San Francisco Officers Indicted – ABC News
ABC NewsFederal grand juries have indicted six current and former San Francisco police officers, charging three with stealing money, drugs, electronics and gift cards seized during investigations, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. According to the …Feds…
Feds indict 5 San Francisco police officers, one ex-cop – USA TODAY
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — Five San Francisco police officers and one former cop have been indicted on corruption charges ranging from drug dealing, theft and civil rights violations that emerged from security video, federal prosecutors…
6 San Francisco police officers indicted – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle(02-27) 12:23 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Five San Francisco police officers and a former officer have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including extortion, dealing drugs, stealing computers and other…
San Francisco police officers indicted on federal charges – KTVU San Francisco
KTVU San FranciscoFive San Francisco police officers and a former officer were indicted Thursday on federal civil rights and corruptions charges tied in part to a series of raids on residential hotels in the city,…
Storms Bring Relief But New Worries Of Floods, Mudslides – MyFox Los Angeles
MyFox Los AngelesThe weather system moved down from Northern California, bringing up to an inch of rain in drought-stricken coastal and valley areas of Los Angeles County, and more in the mountains. About an inch…
Could Gun Tracing Reduce Violent Crime in Oakland? – NBC Bay Area
Could Gun Tracing Reduce Violent Crime in Oakland?NBC Bay Area“The proliferation of guns on Oakland streets is a terror,” Libby Schaaf said. The Oakland city council member and mayoral candidate co-authored AB 180 [PDF]. The…
San Francisco Giants willing to share AT&T Park with Oakland A’s – San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco Giants willing to share AT&T Park with Oakland A’sSan Jose Mercury NewsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With the Oakland A’s filing into Scottsdale Stadium for the Cactus League opener, Giants president and CEO Larry Baer…
Oakland City Auditor Courtney Ruby enters mayor’s race – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleOthers in the fray include City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf, political communications Professor Joe Tuman, Port Commissioner Bryan Parker and Quan’s friend and former police adviser, Dan Siegel. “I don’t know if it helps…
Auditor to enter Oakland mayor’s race – Inside Bay Area
Auditor to enter Oakland mayor’s raceInside Bay AreaHowever, since that time, several viable candidates have entered the race including Councilmember Libby Schaaf, former School Board member Dan Siegel, Port Commissioner Bryan Parker and San Francisco…
The Voice Season 6 Premiere: Blues Singer Bria Kelly Blows the Coaches Away … – Us Magazine
Us MagazineGreat things come in small packages! In the two-hour season 6 premiere of NBC’s The Voice, the final blind audition of the night proved to be the most impressive. Former country artist-turned-soulful bluesy rocker,…
Bay Area Family Impacted By Mystery Illness Speaks Out – CBS Local
Bay Area Family Impacted By Mystery Illness Speaks OutCBS LocalTrending Stories On CBS SF. poisoned meatballs Bay Area Family Impacted By Mystery Illness Speaks Out Poisonous Meatballs Found Again In San Francisco Twin Peaks Area
Bay Area Beau’s Marriage Proposal Inspired By ‘Amazing Race’ – CBS Local
Bay Area Beau’s Marriage Proposal Inspired By ‘Amazing Race’CBS LocalFollowing a trail of clues, with no smartphone for directions, Leona traveled from San Francisco to Berkeley to Half Moon Bay where she had to sink…
Police Arrest Suspects Who Fled Oakland McDonald’s Shooting – CBS Local
Police Arrest Suspects Who Fled Oakland McDonald’s ShootingCBS LocalOAKLAND (CBS SF) — Police in Oakland detained two people in connection with a shooting that took place near a McDonald’s restaurant Sunday morning, police said. An…
Suspects detained after shooting near Oakland McDonald’s – KTVU San Francisco
Suspects detained after shooting near Oakland McDonald’sKTVU San FranciscoA man and a woman who fled the scene of a shooting Sunday morning were caught and detained by Oakland Police after authorities received a tip about…
Oakland: Man shot, killed blocks from Highland Hospital – Inside Bay Area
Oakland: Man shot, killed blocks from Highland HospitalInside Bay AreaOAKLAND — A man was shot and killed Saturday night just blocks from Highland Hospital, according to police. Little is known about what happened, and no…
BART Train Derails In Concord, Expect Delays Through Saturday – CBS Local
CBS LocalPLEASANT HILL (CBS SF) – BART officials are saying that repairs to a damaged train, track and third rail following a derailment at the Concord BART station Friday evening are likely to continue through…
Poisoned meatballs again threaten dogs in San Francisco – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco — A San Francisco animal control officer Saturday found 35 meatballs suspected to be poisoned and deadly to dogs and cats scattered through a Twin Peaks neighborhood where a similar incident…
Group protests Dalai Lama’s event in San Francisco – abc7news.com
Group protests Dalai Lama’s event in San Franciscoabc7news.comSAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The Dalai Lama is in the Bay Area for a series of receptions and talks. The Tibetan spiritual leader arrived at SFO Friday for…
Montana Fugitive Spotted In Bay Area Arrested In Oregon – CBS Local
CBS LocalPORTLAND, Ore. (CBS SF) — A violent fugitive from Montana spotted in several Bay Area cities last week was captured Friday night in Portland, Ore., an FBI spokesman said. Kevin Anthony Briggs, who was…
Oakland Housing Authority Travel Records Show Double-Dipping – NBC Bay Area
NBC Bay AreaThe Oakland Housing Authority’s six-member board of Commissioners spent $148,559 traveling to conferences over the past three years, but some of that came from OHA handing out extra cash and allowing commissioners to…
Divide emerges over future of interim Oakland police chief – Inside Bay Area
Divide emerges over future of interim Oakland police chiefInside Bay AreaOAKLAND — As the city resumes its hunt for a permanent police chief, there is a deepening divide over whether Mayor Jean Quan should simply…
Woman hit by truck in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights – KGO-TV
KGO-TVSAN FRANCISCO — A woman was struck by a truck in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood Thursday afternoon, a fire department spokeswoman said. The collision was reported at 3:11 p.m. at California and Fillmore streets,…
Oakland: A walk in the garden from a bee’s eye view – Inside Bay Area
Oakland: A walk in the garden from a bee’s eye viewInside Bay AreaEddie Dunbar, President and founder of the Insect Museum of California, shows a ceaonosis butterfly at the Lakeside Park Garden Center near Lake…
Girl Scouts Wisely Selling Cookies In Front Of SF Marijuana Dispensaries – CBS Local
CBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A group of Girl Scouts are making quick work of their ongoing cookie sales by setting up shop outside marijuana dispensaries, according to published reports. The East Bay Express…
Workers Injured After Scaffolding Collapse In San Francisco – CBS Local
CBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Two people have suffered injuries after scaffolding collapsed in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Thursday afternoon. San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said it happened at…
Could Oakland Become the Next Silicon Valley? – NBC Bay Area (blog)
NBC Bay Area (blog)At least one article, which appeared in the Guardian (U.K.) told about Oakland residents disliking techies setting up shop. In it, Oakland’s Mayor Jean Quan said the city would absorb the new…
Bay Area News Group photographer robbed in West Oakland – Inside Bay Area
Bay Area News Group photographer robbed in West OaklandInside Bay AreaOAKLAND — A Bay Area News Group photographer was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday while on an assignment in West Oakland. The photographer was held up…
Oakland photojournalist robbed of cameras – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Oakland photojournalist robbed of camerasSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Veteran Bay Area News Group photojournalist D. Ross Cameron had finished taking pictures of a lead-abatement project at a home near the corner of 29th and West streets…
Oakland: Body found burning near park was woman in her 40s, authorities say – San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — Investigators believe they have identified the body found burned to death near the entrance to an Oakland hills park trail Saturday night but are not yet naming her. The victim…
How Netflix is reinventing television – The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
The Massachusetts Daily CollegianA little over three years ago the idea of Netflix producing original content was but a glimmer in some executives’ eye. And then, in March 2011, it was announced that Netflix won…
Kory Sheets: ‘I’m a more complete player’ – ESPN (blog)
ESPN (blog)Kory Sheets, the reigning Canadian Football League Grey Cup MVP and newest member of the Oakland Raiders, insists he is a different running back than the last time his name dotted an NFL roster….
Tibetan Holy Leader The Dalai Lama To Visit San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa … – CBS Local
Tibetan Holy Leader The Dalai Lama To Visit San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa …CBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, arrives in the Bay Area…
Google May House Startups in San Francisco’s Historic Latino Community – ColorLines magazine
ColorLines magazineThe move highlights the growing trend of Internet firms in Silicon Valley where a fierce competition for tech talent has led them to expand in San Francisco so they can lure new employees who…
Burned Body Found at Entrance of Redwood Regional Park Saturday Night – NBC Bay Area
Burned Body Found at Entrance of Redwood Regional Park Saturday NightNBC Bay AreaUnits from the Oakland Fire and Police departments responded to a report of a body on fire at the Skyline Boulevard entrance of…
Oakland police identify gender of burned body in park – abc7news.com
abc7news.comOfficers found the body of a woman still burning just after 10 p.m. on Skyline Boulevard near the gate of Redwood Regional Park. That’s near Oakland’s Montclair neighborhood. One resident believes the park’s location may…
1000s Turn Out For San Francisco’s Annual Lunar New Year Parade, Festival – CBS Local
CBS Local… New Year Parade, Festival. February 15, 2014 9:02 PM. View Comments. A parade float moves along Market Street in San Francisco’s celebration of the Year of the Horse , the Chinese New Year…
2100 Pounds Of Illegal Shark Fins Seized In San Francisco Bust – CBS Local
CBS LocalTrailer carrying more than a ton of shark fins seized from the warehouse of Kwong Yip Inc. in San Francisco. Officials said 2,138 pounds of illegal shark fins were taken from the warehouse, which…
SF motorcyclist dies in fall from freeway – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleThe rider, 42-year-old Joshua Epple of San Francisco, was traveling southbound on Highway 101 near 10th Street just before 2 a.m. when he lost control of his motorcycle for unknown reasons, according to…
San Francisco radio station cuts off USA-Russia overtime for golf show – CBSSports.com
San Francisco radio station cuts off USA-Russia overtime for golf showCBSSports.comFans in the San Francisco Bay Area that couldn’t get to a TV had KNBR-AM to rely on to follow the action of Saturday’s thrilling…
Fans Embrace US Olympic Hockey Hero Oshie on Social Media – NBC Bay Area
Fans Embrace US Olympic Hockey Hero Oshie on Social MediaNBC Bay AreaTeam USA defeated Russia 3-2 in an exciting overtime penalty shootout in Sochi on Saturday. Forward T.J. Oshie was a standout in the shootout,…
Is Tech Money Good For San Francisco’s Middle-Class? An Economist’s … – TechCrunch
Is Tech Money Good For San Francisco’s Middle-Class? An Economist’s …TechCrunchThe liberal wonderland of the San Francisco Bay Area has one of the highest concentration of wealth in the country. Twitter’s IPO, alone, created an…
Stolen-car suspect dies in Oakland crash after CHP chase – San Francisco Chronicle
Stolen-car suspect dies in Oakland crash after CHP chaseSan Francisco Chronicle(02-15) 00:12 PST OAKLAND — The driver of a stolen car died Friday night after crashing in East Oakland while trying to escape from the…
The Karl Rove of ‘House of Cards’ – Daily Beast
Daily BeastThe hit Netflix series’ showrunner Beau Willimon walks us through the big shocks of Season 2, and why the show isn’t that cynical. Massive spoiler alert! At 3 a.m. ET on Friday morning, House…
Oakland honors pioneering black aviator – Inside Bay Area
Oakland honors pioneering black aviatorInside Bay AreaBarbara Lee, D-Oakland, Mayor Jean Quan and City Councilmember Larry Reid. “Bessie Coleman was a trailblazer, an inspiration and the finest example of the remarkable contributions made by women…
Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner: USA Olympics Skaters In Glo-Blades?
Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner are the USA Olympics Figure Skaters who have taken America (and the World outside Russia) by storm. So much so, that this blogger had to ask how they would look…
Facebook expands gender options: Social media reaction – San Jose Mercury News
Facebook expands gender options: Social media reactionSan Jose Mercury NewsBay Area News Group. Posted: 02/13/2014 10:58:45 AM PST. Updated: 02/13/2014 10:59:58 AM PST. The social networking company announces plans Thursday to roll out custom choices…
BART Riders Warned About Measles Infection From Contagious Passenger – CBS Local
CBS LocalOAKLAND (CBS SF) – Bay Area Rapid Transit and East Bay health authorities warned BART passengers on Thursday to seek medical attention if they begin exhibiting any symptoms of measles after an infected and…
Transbay Transit Center SF Construction Update: Excavation Work Complete
The Transbay Transit Center Contruction Project in San Francisco reached a special milestone on Monday, February 10th 2014: excavation work to make the underground “box” that will accommodate the structure, bus road levels, and train…
Former Brown aide weighing run for Oakland council – Inside Bay Area
Former Brown aide weighing run for Oakland councilInside Bay AreaSo far the only declared candidate in the District 4 race is Jill Broadhurst, who finished in second place four years ago. The incumbent, Libby Schaaf,…
Join Van Jones At 2323 Broadway Oakland For Startup Weekend
Join Van Jones At 2323 Broadway Oakland For Startup Weekend Van Jones of CNN Crossfire and others in Oakland and SF Bay Area tech will be at 2323 Broadway at 6 pm Saturday night. The…
Crane Malfunction Sends Construction Worker Plummeting From Transbay … – The San Francisco Appeal
The San Francisco Appeal3:25 PM: A worker was injured this morning when he fell from a platform at a construction site for San Francisco’s new Transbay Transit Center, project officials said. The accident was reported…
Super Bowl transit mess: Bay Area faces similar challenge for 2016 game – San Jose Mercury News
Super Bowl transit mess: Bay Area faces similar challenge for 2016 gameSan Jose Mercury NewsAfter New York and New Jersey struggled to pull off the first “mass transit Super Bowl” Sunday, local leaders planning the…
