Stories for March 2007
Stories for Saturday, March 31
Overturned Van Sends NineTo Hospital
Nine occupants of a van that overturned Saturday morning on westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Dixon are being treated for minor injuries at local hospitals, the California Highway Patrol is reporting. The driver of a Ford E350 lost control of the van around 10:28 a.m. during an attempted lane change, ...
Bay Area Rapper Johnny Ca$h Dead At 25
A renowned Bay Area rapper signed to slain hip-hop star Mac Dre's record label succumbed to his gunshot wounds after a shooting at a Vallejo apartment complex, officials said Friday.Johnny Castaneda Jr., 25, of Richmond, a rapper who went by the stage names "Johnny Ca$h" and "Tha Fast Gunna," died ...
2007 KTVU Giants Hi-Def Schedule
2007 KTVU Giants Hi-Def Schedule Thursday April 5 vs. San Diego @ 7pmThursday April 26 vs. LA Dodgers @ 7pmFriday April 27 vs. Diamondbacks @ 6:30pmSaturday May 19 vs. Oakland @ 6pmSunday May 20 vs. Oakland @ 1pmSaturday May 26 vs. Rockies @ 6pmThursday June 7 vs. Diamondbacks @ 6:30 ...
Bonds Ready For Record Attempt
"You following me?" Barry Bonds turned around and snarled while making his way down the dugout steps. I told him no. In reality, though, I've been following him since I started covering the San Francisco Giants and their mercurial superstar in the summer of 2002. And I'm sure to have ...
Two Die In Los Altos Hills Crash
Two people died early Saturday when the Porsche they were in careened out of control on Highway 280 in Los Altos Hills, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the CHP, a 26-year-old Fremont man was at the wheel of a 2006 Porsche traveling southbound on Interstate Highway 280 ...
International Thief Hid Out As SF Bus Driver
U.S. marshals have arrested a San Francisco tour bus driver wanted internationally since 1986 in connection with an armed robbery on a Cartier jewelry transport vehicle in France. Jean Pierre Belkalem was charged and convicted in absentia for aiding and abetting armed robbery of an armored Cartier vehicle in France ...
Sharks ContinueWell Pace In Pacific
Scott Hannan personally spent more than eight minutes killing penalties Friday night, and the San Jose defenseman still found the energy to score a goal.Hannan was happy to get a rare offensive highlight -- yet he knows the Sharks wouldn't survive such a sloppy, exhausting performance in the playoffs.Patrick Rissmiller ...
BATTLE OF THE BAY: Bonds Homers Twice; A's Win
Barry Bonds is swinging as if he's ready to go right after Hank Aaron's home run record.His stroke is on -- so bring on the chase.Bonds homered in his only two at-bats Sunday in the San Francisco Giants' last exhibition game, an 8-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics."Unreal," said Giants ...
Stories for Friday, March 30
AT&T Gets Statewide Permit To Enter Video Market
AT&T California was the second telephone carrier this month to receive a permit from the state Public Utilities Commission to offer video services including premium channels and Internet access. At a meeting in San Francisco today, the California Public Utilities Commission announced intent to issue a state video service franchise ...
MAVERICKS: Wait Until Next Year
The 30-foot waves and even larger swells that typify Mavericks as a world renowned surf spot failed to materialize in line with contest organizers' requirements to stage a 2007 Mavericks Surf Contest. Mavericks Surf Ventures confirmed the event's cancellation in a release today. Unlike most elite surf contests that are ...
U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive In 1986 Cartier Heist
U.S. marshals announced Friday the capture in San Francisco of a local tour bus driver wanted internationally since 1986 in connection with an armed robbery on a Cartier jewelry transport vehicle in France. Jean Pierre Belkalem was charged and convicted in absentia for aiding and abetting armed robbery of an ...
Stabbing At San Lorenzo High School Likely Self Inflicted
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that a 16-year-old girl who reported being stabbed at San Lorenzo Valley High School on Thursday likely stabbed herself. The report of the attack prompted school officials and the authorities to lock down the high school as well as the adjacent middle ...
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve Open Until Mid-July
The public is invited to get a bird's eye view of Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets at the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve now through July 15. The public season at the 1,000-acre preserve is on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. through mid-July, the ...
Firefighters Battle Brush Fire In Hollywood Hills
A wildfire spread rapidly through the rugged Hollywood Hills on Friday, tearing through dry brush but not immediately threatening nearby neighborhoods and business districts. The 150-acre fire started next to the Oakwood Toluca Hills, a corporate housing complex northwest of downtown, and spread up the north face of the hills. ...
General Sought To Warn Bush About Tillman Death
Just seven days after Pat Tillman's death, a top general warned there were strong indications that it was friendly fire and President Bush might embarrass himself if he said the NFL star-turned-soldier died in an ambush, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. It was not until a ...
Vallejo Gunshot Victim Dies Of Wounds
A 25-year-old man found suffering several gunshot wounds Thursday morning in Vallejo has died, the Contra Costa County coroner's office reported Friday. Richmond resident Johnny Castaneda Jr. died at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, where he had been on life support. He died of a gunshot wound to ...
FBI Agents Search Santa Rosa Construction Company
FBI agents raided and took documents from the Santa Rosa office of a company that is supplying aggregate and asphalt for a Highway 101 widening project, federal authorities confirmed Friday. FBI spokeswoman Patty Hansen said agents went to Syar Industries' plant on Todd Road in Santa Rosa around 5 a.m. ...
Danville DUI Nanny Loses Appeal To High Court
A former nanny who is serving a 30-year sentence for fatally running over two Danville children while under the influence has lost her appeal to the California Supreme Court. The state high court has declined without comment to hear an appeal by Jimena Barreto, 47, of her second-degree murder conviction ...
Popular Alpo Brand Added To Recalled Pet Food List
The recall of wet and dry pet foods contaminated with a chemical found in plastics and pesticides expanded Saturday to include a new brand even as investigators were puzzled why the substance would kill dogs and cats. Nestle Purina PetCare Co. said it was recalling all sizes and varieties of ...
Twin Cities Police Search For Corte Madera Jewelry Store Thieves
Twin Cities police report that two armed robbers stole approximately $50,000 worth of Rolex watches from a Corte Madera Jewelry store Thursday night. Police said one of the suspects, described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, brandished a sawed-off shotgun while a second suspect, described as a white man ...
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