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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:57:00 GMT

ASHA BHOSLE Live with Sudesh Bhosle in San Francisco Bay Area on April 10th

at De Anza Community College: Flint Center, Cupertino, CA **TICKETS GOING FAST, BOOK YOURS NOW TO GET BEST SEATS** XM Productions present Asha Bhosle Live in Concert Accompanied by Sudesh Bhosle and band of 12 musicians Venue: Flint Center Auditorium in
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:57:00 GMT

Bay Area News Group March 15 Letters to the editor

Unfair statement WE WERE pleased to see the recent coverage of UC Berkeley Professor Goodwin Liu, a controversial 9th Circuit nominee who is expected to be closely scrutinized in the coming weeks. But we were dismayed by an assertion in that article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:26:00 GMT

WINE: Grape moth threatens Napa Valley methods

FRESNO, Calif. — When a voracious pest triggered a quarantine this week across much of Napa Valley _ the nation's premier grape-growing region _ it threatened more than the grapes themselves. Âlong_space The spraying of pesticides needed to
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:19:00 GMT

'Bay Birds' presented by Radio Sausalito

Radio Sausalito will present the premiere of "Bay Birds," highlighting birds in and around coastal Northern California. The show is a collaborative effort between Radio Sausalito and the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary, hosted by the center's
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

City-sponsored garage sale set for Saturday

A "spring cleaning" garage sale sponsored by the city of Sausalito will be from 9 a.m. to noon March 20 at the Martin Luther King Jr. parking lot at 610 Coloma St. in Sausalito. Booths are available for $10 each. For more information, visit
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

'Marin Landscapes' on exhibit this month

Photographer Ken Smith will present "Marin Landscapes," a collection of more than 30 color and infrared photographs, at 1 p.m. March 21 at the Red Barn Classroom of Point Reyes National Seashore near Olema. The exhibit will be available by appointment
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

License plates for military families

FREMONT Arminta Dominguez and Nancy Mitchell met on a Fremont street corner eight years ago when they were both wearing Navy T-shirts and demonstrating support for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The two Fremont mothers discovered then that their sons were
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:43:00 GMT

Police waited 2 months to probe lab tech

Suzuki, Lea / The Chronicle Suspicions of stolen cocaine and shoddy work have led police to shut down the crime lab. (10) It took San Francisco police two months to launch a criminal probe into a drug lab technician suspected of stealing cocaine
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:28:00 GMT

Roadshow: Is I-280 truly the 'World's Most Beautiful Freeway'?

Q: My high school statistics teacher was talking about how Interstate 280 in San Mateo County is designated as the world's most beautiful freeway. This led to a discussion of whether this freeway is truly the world's most beautiful. Do you know the
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:19:00 GMT

Roadshow: Is I-280 truly the 'World's Most Beautiful Freeway'?

Q My high school statistics teacher was talking about how Interstate 280 in San Mateo County is designated as the world's most beautiful freeway. This led to a discussion of whether this freeway is truly the world's most beautiful. Do you know the origin
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:09:00 GMT

Burglar reels off one story after another

One thing you can say about San Francisco criminals - they can think fast on their feet. Take the case of Weston Reynolds, who was busted in October after being caught by security guards going through a 2009 Honda Civic parked at the Performing Arts
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:08:00 GMT

Scientists find key to rattlers' infrared sight

In the long evolution of reptiles, the venomous rattlesnakes and their ilk have developed a highly sensitive way to spot their prey and flee from predators: They carry tiny infrared detectors on the sides of their heads that instantly sense the heat of
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:08:00 GMT

2nd fatal shooting on Oakland block in 5 weeks

Police are investigating the second fatal shooting in five weeks on a crime-plagued block in West Oakland. The most recent shooting occurred at 5:40 a.m. Sunday, when a man was found dead from gunshot wounds on the 800 block of Mead Avenue. The
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:04:00 GMT

Bernal Cut: San Francisco's north-south passage

From time to time, I run an idea for a newspaper column past a family member for their take on it. When I asked my wife if she’d ever heard of the “Bernal Cut,” she said she thought it might be a jeweler’s term for a fancy cut of a diamond, like
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:03:00 GMT

Oakland Statewide Quick hit

ROCHESTER HILLS: Student on break drowns in Florida A Rochester Hills native attending New York University drowned on spring break in Florida after a rip current dragged him out to sea. Authorities say Michael Finney, 20, was playing catch with friends
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:59:00 GMT

Suddenly, glee club is cool again

Left to right, James Avalos and Dario Jackson sing during a performance by the Lincoln High School choral groups February 6, 2010 at the school's Lincoln Black Box Theatre in San Jose. The new Fox musical dramedy 'Glee!' has made glee club hip in a way
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:51:00 GMT

Santa Clara County elections panel has yet to meet -- 15 months after inception

On the historic day Barack Obama was elected president, dozens of electronic voting machines for the disabled broke down in Santa Clara County. Monitors observed poll workers inappropriately asking voters for ID and failing to assist non-English
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:47:00 GMT

Mar 15, 2010 Disneyland Resort Appoints Tosques as Napa Rose General Manager

Disneyland Resort has appointed Philippe Tosques, a French restaurateur with more than 25 years of restaurant management experience, as general manager of Napa Rose restaurant. Tosques most recently oversaw operations for Jean-Georges
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:47:00 GMT

David Ellison: Acceptance is crucial for gay, lesbian and bisexual youths

MY FAVORITE professor in college once remarked that, for many students, education was like "so much grain stored against a winter they never expect to come." The same could be said for the research I will share in this column. Many parents, for example,
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:46:00 GMT

San Francisco CVB Releases 2009 Tourism Figures

Visitors to San Francisco Down 5.8%, Visitor Spending Down 7.8% from 2008 MARCH 10, 2010 - The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) has released its annual estimate of the economic impact of the tourism industry in San Francisco. In
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:45:00 GMT

Santa Clara County elections panel has yet to meet -- 15 months after inception

On the historic day Barack Obama was elected president, dozens of electronic voting machines for the disabled broke down in Santa Clara County. Monitors observed poll workers inappropriately asking voters for ID and failing to assist non-English
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:30:00 GMT

1910 census provides a snapshot of olden-day East Bay

MARTINEZ Nearly one in nine residents of Contra Costa County was illiterate in 1910, and most were foreign-born men from Europe. So said the 13th U.S. census, a snapshot of a century ago. The census also found that Oakland had 93 actors and 80 actresses,
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:28:00 GMT

President Obama's appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is one high-profile success. UC Berkeley professor Goodwin Liu has been nominated to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco , but he is expected to meet significant GOP resi

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:27:00 GMT

Roadshow: Is I-280 truly the 'World's Most Beautiful Freeway'?

Q: My high school statistics teacher was talking about how Interstate 280 in San Mateo County is designated as the world's most beautiful freeway. This led to a discussion of whether this freeway is truly the world's most beautiful. Do you know the
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:07:00 GMT

Sungevity sells 'Sunshine Online'

American consumers regularly purchase everything from electronics to music to plane tickets online. But buying a solar system for your house? That requires research, arranging time for multiple contractors to come out and measure your roof, and comparing
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:24:00 GMT

Mark Purdy: Less glamour, but chances for nail-biters in San Jose

Those are the breaks, though, when a city agrees to host the first- and second-round games in the NCAA Tournament. Just like the teams themselves, cities are at the mercy of the draw. San Jose drew non-glamour. The highest-ranked team here will be New
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:18:00 GMT

BCN63 - SONOMA CO.: MAN ARRESTED AFTER CRASH THAT INJURES TWO CHILDREN

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:13:00 GMT

BCN50 - OAKLAND: MAN FATALLY SHOT THIS MORNING IN AREA KNOWN FOR DEADLY SHOOTINGS

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:13:00 GMT

BCN17 - OAKLAND: VICTIM IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:13:00 GMT

BCN3 - WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:13:00 GMT