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  • Critics Say The Metro Is Online Brothel

    Pulcrano was referring to the latest issue of Metro where the paper investigates actions by former labor boss Cindy Chavez, who is running for Board of ...

  • Bay Area real estate market is hot even in hardest-hit areas

    Carol Nurmi of San Jose paints her investment property home which she has been remodeling in order to sell or rent it out, on May 13, 2013 in Union City. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News ...

  • San Jose Weekly Paper Pressured To Remove Escort Service Ads

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) -- A San Jose weekly newspaper is being pressured by community leaders to stop running advertisements for escort services. The Metro is under fire for escort service ads both in the paper and on their website metroactive.com. Santa Clara County prosecutor Chuck Gillingham is among those who said the newspaper is promoting the sexual exploitation of young boys and girls and the ...

  • Harper Powers Nationals To 2-1 Victory Over Giants

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Ian Desmond singled in Bryce Harper in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game series ...

  • Gigya grows after space grab

    Gigya just grabbed more space for growth. The company is adding 6,000 square feet to its existing home at 2513 East Charleston Road in Mountain View, pumping the company's space up to 18,500 square feet. Just nine months ago, the company was sitting in 5,500 square feet at 1973 Landings Drive in Mountain View. Gigya is a social infrastructure provider -- essentially, it helps businesses ...


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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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  • 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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