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  • Herhold The return of the criminal nickname

    When I read of the indictment last week of 48 Nuestra Familia members in a wave of robberies, murder and other crimes, what struck me immediately wasn't the details of their charges. It was their street names -- handles like Gordo, Green Eyes, Tweety, Lunatic, Boots and Creeper.The traditional criminal moniker has suffered a sad decline over the past 25 years because of two forces -- the ...

  • New push for early reading in Oakland schools

    OAKLAND -- As an accomplished orator, 10-year-old Rahsaan Smith knows that good public speaking requires excellent reading skills.Smith, who took first place in the Martin Luther King Jr. Oakland Oratorical Fest in the Oakland schools, spoke Monday at a conference where education officials and politicians discussed how to make sure that students entering the third grade are reading at their ...

  • Drummond Peralta Hacienda a hidden Oakland jewel

    They call Ruth Villa the mother of the Black Panther Party. She was there from the beginning, helping with the party's free breakfast programs and giving out shoes to poor children. She was a steadfast supporter of Panther co-founder Huey Newton to the bitter end.Now 106, Villa has a perspective on Oakland history that spans farther back than just about anyone.It's one thing to read ...

  • Pleasanton Alameda County Fair starting new century

    PLEASANTON -- Kids bouncing on inflated balls down the front stretch; motocross riders launching themselves 35 feet in the air and doughnut hamburgers will greet fair attendees this year when the Alameda County Fair kicks off its 101st edition Wednesday.A year after setting record attendance with more than 534,000 visitors helping to celebrate the fair's 100th anniversary in 2012, fair ...

  • Muni Driver Honored For Taking SF Shooting Victim To Hospital

    SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus driver was honored Monday by Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials for her quick thinking in driving a victim to the hospital after ...


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Movie Review

Lancelot of the Lake (Lancelot du Lac)

Uncompromising French director Robert Bresson's "Lancelot of the Lake" achieves the exact opposite effect of Sir Thomas Malory's "Morte Darthur." Instead of enshrining the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, it dethrones them by revealing Arthur as a weak, ineffectual leader and the Knights as a group of jealous, bickering men who failed to live up to the legends prescribed t ... ...

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  • Tesla Reports First Profit

    POSTED May 9, 2013 PALO ALTO -- Tesla Motors announced the first profitable quarter in its 10 year history with a profit of $11.2 million. Tesla revenues were $561.7 million for the first quarter up over 18 times from a year ago. During Q1, Tesla consistently produced 400 or more Model S vehicles per week, for a total of over 5,000 during the quarter. The company recognized 4,900 vehicles as ...

  • Netflix Soars on Earnings Report

    POSTED April 23, 2013 LOS GATOS -- Netflix reported stellar earnings for the first quarter sending its shares rocketing 25% to over $210. The company reported $1.02 billion in revenues and net income of $2.6 million. Revenues were up nearly 20% from a year ...

  • SF Judge Considers Moving California Prisoners Over Valley Fever

    SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — An attorney representing inmates at two California state prisons told a federal judge on Monday that an airborne fungus occurring in the San Joaquin Valley presents the deadly threat of valley fever and that thousands should be transferred immediately. Warren George, of the Prison Law Office, said 18 inmates died in 2012 and January 2013 from complications ...

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  • Construction Boom Hits the South Bay

    The founder of Barry Swenson Builder, a San Jose general contractor, has never been busier. He has $300-million dollars in home and commercial construction projects going right now, including two hotels near Mineta San Jose International Airport and a multi-unit housing project going up at San Carlos and Meridian in the city’s Midtown ...

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