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  • Sunnyvale Couple Duped by Contractor Scam

    A man posing as a contractor lured a woman into her backyard for 15 minutes while his partner went into her home and stole jewelry and other items. George Kiriyama ...

  • Google kills floundering Google Checkout asks people to use Google Wallet instead

    Google this week announced it was killing Google Checkout, the company's PayPal competitor. Google would like to migrate its Checkout customers over to Google Wallet, pictured. Google is killing Checkout, the companys 7-year experiment in improving online payment processing. The service will die on Nov. 20. In the meantime, the search giant is asking existing Google Checkout customers to ...

  • TiVo beats Q1 expectations on surprise subscriber growth

    Alviso-based TiVo beat Wall Street's expectations in the first quarter, narrowing its quarterly loss to $10.3 million. Shares of TiVo got a bump in early trading today, after the Alviso-based company posted first quarter earnings that beat Wall Streets expectations. The company lost $10.3 million (or 9 cents per share) in its most recent quarter. Analysts had expected the company to report a ...

  • Bay Area teacher arraigned on molestation charges

    UNION CITY, Calif. -; A third-grade teacher at an Alameda County elementary school faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his ...

  • Oakland hills Crews watch for hot spots in Joaquin Miller Park

    A firefighter works on hotspots among the trees as crews finish off a brush fire near Skyline Blvd. in the hills above Oakland, Calif. on Monday, May 20, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News ...


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Year One

Year One

In theory, Jack Black and Michael Cera, the stars of Harold Ramiss prehistoric comedy Year One, should make the perfect odd couple. Everything about them--both physically and behaviorally--is contradictory. Black is stout and compact, which heightens his energy, whereas Cera is long and ... ...

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  • Veteran of Richmonds neighborhood wars changes life

    Eric Welch, a fellow with the City of Richmond's Office of Neighborhood Safety, visits one of the four locations where he was shot in Richmond on May 7, 2013. Welch is moving on from his rough background and has been chosen to serve as Summer Policy Fellow for the Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., this ...

  • Famed Dancer Dorothy Toy Reveals How Rival Sabotaged Career

    OAKLAND (KPIX 5) - Known as the ';Chinese Ginger Rogers,'; Dorothy Toy was one of the most famous dancers in the Bay Area. But a deep, dark secret revealed by a jealous rival sabotaged her dreams. Now 95 and living in Oakland, Toy just recently hung up her dancing shoes. She was one half of a famous dancing act that got its start in the 1930s and 40s. Dorothy Toy and Paul Wing were ...

  • San Jose Sabercats Coach Accused Of Attacking Opposing Team Exec

    Cedric Walker, a defensive coordinator with the San Jose Sabercats, is accused of attacking Jacksonville Sharks assistant general manager Tim Johnson following a game on May 18, 2013. (Jacksonville Sheriff’s ...

  • Superbowl host choice to be announced today in Santa Claras council chambers

    Superbowl today, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The City of Santa Clara will be one of many hosting meetings for residents and public, with City of Santa Clara leaders, staff and community members gathering together in the city council chambers to watch the results of the NFL's choice of the city that will host Super Bowl L. in ...

  • East Palo Alto Police Chief Declaring ‘Crime Emergency’

    Sunday’s killing of a teenager , police Chief Ronald Davis is calling a ';crime emergency'; for the department, which will take effect on Tuesday. Declaring a ';crime emergency'; allows the department to cancel days off and make assignment changes as needed. It will more than double the number of patrol officers in the field during critical time periods, Capt. Carl ...

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