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Wackiness abounds during 2013 Bay to Breakers
Officials say that over 30,000 runners participated in the 102nd Bay to Breakers Sunday morning and as of noon that day, San Francisco Police had yet to report any notable incidents.
Tejay van Garderen wins Tour of California
Tejay van Garderen stayed out of trouble to seal his first professional stage race title Sunday, winning the Tour of California in front of BMC Racing Team's home fans. The American cruised through the smooth and scenic final stage from San Francisco to Santa Rosa without incident to edge Australia ...
Bill ensures paid family leave for in-state workers
California businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state's paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the Legislature. The legislation would protect workers who use the California Paid Family Leave insurance program, which allows qualified employees to take up ...
Fufi continues African stranglehold on Bay To Breakers
Ethopia’s Tolossa Gedefa Fufi continued the African stranglehold on the men’s Bay to Breakers title Sunday, winning the annual race through the streets of San Francisco. More than 30,000 participants made their way from the South of Market neighborhood to Ocean Beach Sunday morning, according to race officials. Fufi, who ...
Bomb scare shuts down Livermore after bike race
A bomb scare forced the closure of part of downtown Livermore Saturday afternoon, which was just hours after thousands of people were on hand for the Amgen Tour of California bike race. The suspicious item, a cardboard box, was discovered in a dumpster behind a salon on 2nd Street and ...
Officials asking public for help for families devastated by Redwood City fire
Redwood City officials were asking Saturday for the public's help for families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood last week. The fire at the five-unit apartment building early Wednesday morning left two residents with minor injuries and displaced 26 people, according ...
CHP officer airlifted to hospital after crashing into car
A CHP officer on a motorcycle was airlifted to a hospital Saturday afternoon with moderate to major injuries after colliding with a car in Contra Costa County, according to CHP. Around 12:27 p.m., the CHP received a report of an accident involving an officer on a motorcycle on Marsh Creek ...
Sharks fined $100,000 for GM's comments
The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs. The NHL said the fine was issued for violating a rule put in place earlier this ...
Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town
In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Down the road in another plant, crews slice solar cells, place them under glass sheets and create panels ...
Antioch Police arrest homicide suspect after finding body
Police arrested a man Friday on suspicion of murder stemming from the discovery of a 22-year-old man's body at an Antioch apartment complex that morning. Following a tip from a concerned citizen reporting a suspicious man in their neighborhood on Friday afternoon, police located and interviewed the man. He was ...
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