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  • Tornado Relief Effort Gains Support Through Cupcakes

    Some Bay Area businesses are taking action to help provide relief for Oklahoma tornado victims. Charles Nelson, co-founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes in Palo Alto, is an Oklahoma native who hopes to raise several thousand dollars for his home state. The cupcake shop is selling "Red Cross Red Velvet Cupcakes" until 9 p.m. on Wednesday. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross. The ...

  • Teenager accused of killing two girls must face jury judge rules

    OAKLAND -- Diantay Powell, 18, pleaded not guilty to killing two teenage girls during an adolescent lovers' quarrel last year, but two close friends and one acquaintance all said he did it, evidence presented during a preliminary hearing revealed.Based largely on that evidence, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jon Rolefson ruled that there was enough reason to believe Powell committed ...

  • Union City third-grade teacher placed on unpaid leave after molestation charges

    UNION CITY -- A third-grade teacher who faces dozens of child molestation charges for allegedly kissing and fondling female students has been placed on unpaid leave.Michael Howey, 47, who teaches at Alvarado Elementary School, was arrested May 1 in connection with the allegations and has been held on $750,000 bail at the Santa Rita Jail since his arrest. The move to freeze his pay came Tuesday ...

  • Oakland Effect Two boys trying to avoid trouble in tough neighborhoods

    I spent some time recently with a couple of young kids from the neighborhood. Joseph was 15, John was 18, both were African-American. (I'm going to keep their real names private for various safety considerations.) In different ways, these two boys are grappling with challenges that are both unique to their neighborhoods and their families but also common to many of us. Joseph was a relative ...

  • Supplier Persuaded Caltrans To Use Rods Which Cracked On New Bay Bridge

    questionable bolts on the Bay Bridge , after a supplier pointed out that they were already in use at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. But experts said the bolts don't perform the same function on each bridge. On the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, the galvanized steel rods were tightened to lower tension levels, seven times lower than those on the Bay ...


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Hollow Man

Ever since coming to the United States in the mid-1980s, Dutch director Paul Verhoeven has worked unabashedly in the mainstream, working in broad, popular genres like science fiction ("RoboCop," "Total Recall," "Starship Troopers") and the psychological thriller ("Basic Instinct"). ...

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  • Artemis Crew Wants Safety Changes In America’s Cup Following Death

    SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/KPIX 5) - An America's Cup racing boat crew member died and another was hurt when their catamaran overturned on San Francisco Bay Thursday afternoon during a practice run. A KPIX 5/KCBS reporter on the scene at the St. Francis Yacht Club said he saw the deceased sailor placed into a body bag after cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts by paramedics ...

  • Defense Of San Jose Pension Reform Grows More Expensive

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The legal battle over San Jose's landmark pension reform measure continues, nearly a year after voters approved Measure B. By a vote of 8-to-3 on Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted to increase the legal budget for defense ...

  • Surprise Inspection Of Limos Shuttles And Buses Conducted At SFO

    SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- Operators of limousines, passenger buses and shuttles were randomly pulled aside at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday in a surprise inspection conducted by the CHP, police and state agencies. A white stretch limousine, not unlike the one ...

  • East Palo Alto Police Chief Wants Meeting With Gang Leaders

    a deadly shooting last weekend , which claimed the life of a 16-year-old. Davis is organizing a face-to-face meeting with some of the Norteno gang members believed to be responsible for opening fire on a car full of teenagers on Sunday night, killing 16-year-old Jose Quinones. It was the city's 5th homicide of the ...

  • San Jose City Council Votes To Raise Medical Marijuana Tax

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The San Jose City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance increasing taxes on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The tax rate will be going from 7-to-10 percent starting in July, a move that is expected to generate $1.5 million in additional revenue each year. "We probably have 100 dispensaries operating in San Jose, even though they're illegal under ...

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