Stories for December 2005
Stories for Saturday, December 31
Surfers Flock To Half Moon Bay For Mavericks Contest
Two dozen of the world's best big-wave surfers will be ready to jump into the icy waters of Half Moon Bay beginning in January to take part in the annual Mavericks surf contest. Given just 24 hours notice between Sunday and March 31, the 24 surfers will head to Mavericks, ...
Best Effort By Raiders Can't Stop Giants
Tiki Barber and Plaxico Burress provided the big plays the New York Giants needed to win the NFC East and secure a home playoff game. Burress had a key block on Barber's franchise-record, 95-yard touchdown run, then had a career-best 78-yard catch and run for a touchdown, and they both ...
CHP Reporting Flooded Roadways And Highway Closures
The California Highway Patrol is warning Bay Area motorists of flooded roadways and highway closures resulting from the latest storm. "The best advisory today is stay home," a CHP dispatcher said this morning. According to CHP Sgt. Wayne Ziese, "everybody's having trouble," but those in the North Bay have been ...
Intentionally Set Fire Destroys San Carlos Residence
A three-alarm fire that was "intentionally set" destroyed a three-story, single-family residence in San Carlos Friday night, causing $850,000 in damage, according to South County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Richard Price. The fire at 103 Vista del Grande was reported at approximately 11:38 p.m. Friday. A second alarm was called ...
Surprising Cal Women Top UCLA
Freshman Devanei Hampton scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds as Cal beat UCLA 65-58 and scored its first home win over the Bruins since 2001 on Friday night. The Bears (10-3, 2-1) never trailed, and held the Bruins to their lowest point total of the year as ...
Shooting Spree Leaves Two Dead; Gunman Kills Self
A suspect in two fatal shootings that took place in Fremont and Santa Clara Friday afternoon and evening died in Cupertino Friday night, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Fremont police Lt. Gus Arroyo. Yeong Cheol Chin, a 48-year-old Milpitas resident, was a suspect in shootings that killed ...
Stories for Friday, December 30
State Bar Group Rates High Court Nominee 'Well-Qualified'
California Supreme Court nominee Carol Corrigan has been rated by a State Bar judicial evaluation group as "well-qualified" for the job. The State Bar Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation also said in a letter to Chief Justice Ronald George that Corrigan is "brilliant, decisive, articulate, courteous, compassionate, collegial and scholarly." ...
Storm Causes Power Outages In East Bay, SF
Power should be restored for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in the East Bay by 11:30 p.m., but 4,800 San Francisco customers are now in the dark, according to a utility company spokesman. A failed power wire splice caused about 6,500 customers in the Berkeley Hills and El Cerrito ...
Stolen Violin Story A Fabrication
The sad tale of a San Francisco music student who had a $175,000 18th century violin swiped from her towed car was a fabrication, authorities confirmed Friday. The violin was indeed real, and it turned up Friday morning on the steps of a church in San Bruno, about 10 miles ...
Homicide Totals Increase In Oakland And Richmond
Oakland and Richmond have each had six more homicides thus far in 2005 than they had in 2004, according to police officials in the two East Bay cities. With less than 36 hours remaining this year, Oakland has 94 homicides compared to 88 in 2004. Richmond has 40 homicides compared ...
Schwarzenegger Proposes Dollar Hike In Minimum Wage
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to propose a $1 increase in the state's minimum wage after vetoing similar legislature this year, a further indication that he is cultivating a more moderate image as he begins his re-election year. An aide to the governor said Friday that the proposal will be ...
Investigation Into Livermore Mercury Spill Continues
Crews are expected to finish cleaning up a mercury spill in a residential neighborhood in Livermore by the end of the day Friday, according to officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Livermore Fire Department. EPA spokesman Mark Merchant said a crew hired by the agency finished cleaning ...
Fremont Homicide Suspect Sought In Santa Clara Fatal Shooting
A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Fremont Friday is now also suspected in a fatal shooting that occurred in Santa Clara about four hours later, according to police. Yeong Cheol Chin, a 48-year-old Milpitas resident, is suspected in shootings that killed two men and injured two ...
Law Firm Sponsors Free NYE Cab Rides Home In East Bay
Crowded roadways mixed with the large number of alcohol-oriented parties that traditionally usher in the New Year may prove to be a lethal combination for local motorists. To assist in the fight against drunk driving, Berg Injury Lawyers, an Alameda-based law firm, is again providing free cab rides home for ...
SF Ends Year With Most Homicides In A Decade
After 96 homicides in 2005, San Francisco's murder rate is at its highest in 10 years, but the San Francisco Police Department maintains that many of the killings could not have been prevented. In several recent news conferences and at last week's police commission meeting, San Francisco police Chief Heather ...
Justice Department Investigates Domestic Spying Leak
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President Bush's secret domestic spying program, Justice officials said Friday. The officials, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the probe, said the inquiry will focus on disclosures to The New York Times about warrantless ...
Projected Two-Hour Flight Delays At SFO Friday
Airline passengers can expect delays averaging two hours for all flights arriving in and departing San Francisco Friday, according to an airport spokesman. The delays are the result of air traffic flow control that will be in effect at San Francisco International Airport for most of the day because of ...
San Jose Woman Dies In Santa Clara Crash
A 44-year-old San Jose woman was killed Thursday night when her car struck a large tree in front of a residence in Santa Clara, according to the Santa Clara Police Department. Santa Clara police and fire personnel responded to the accident at approximately 11 p.m. and found a 2001 green ...
Christmas Tree Facilitates Spread Of Fire In Pleasanton Home
A two-alarm fire involving a Christmas tree destroyed the contents of a residence and displaced a family in Pleasanton Thursday night, according to Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Zolfarelli of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The fire at the two-story residential building at 4102 Garibaldi Place in Pleasanton was reported at 11:15 ...
Niesen Leads Broncos To Cable Classic Title
Dick Davey held an hour-long practice Thursday morning to go over some of Santa Clara's problem areas. The coach saw a different team later in the day. Travis Niesen had 24 points and the Broncos snapped Bucknell's four-game winning streak with a 77-68 victory in the championship game of the ...
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