Stories for November 2009
Stories for Monday, November 30
Barnes & Noble At Jack London Square To Close
The Barnes and Noble bookstore in Jack London Square will close at the end of January.The 33,000 square foot bookstore is the largest in Oakland, drawing customers from throughout the East Bay.Barnes and Noble isn't talking about the closure.The Port of Oakland, the Jack London Square landlord, said discussions are ...
Residents Concerned After Attack On Mountain View Trail
Mountain View police are issuing a warning for people who like to use the Stevens Creek trail after a man tried to drag a woman jogger into the bushes near the Dana Street overcrossing.Police said the attack happened at 1:30 Sunday afternoon.The man was standing on the trail when the ...
Attempted Murder Charge In SF Arson Attack On Homeless Man
San Francisco prosecutors have charged a homeless man with attempted murder for allegedly lighting another homeless man on fire earlier this month as the victim lay sleeping in Golden Gate Park. The suspect, 47-year-old Eric Dilbeck, was already in custody on another charge when police arrested him at the county ...
Police Investigating San Rafael Fatal Shooting
Police in San Rafael are investigating the scene of a Monday night homicide.Officers were called to the scene of a shooting in the 100 block of Larskpur Street in the Canal District at around 9:30 p.m.When they arrived on the scene they found the victim had died. So far, there ...
Four-Year-Old Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Sacramento
Sacramento police say a 4-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a hit-and-run driver outside a preschool. Police spokesman Konrad von Schoech says the boy was accompanied by his grandmother and 7-year-old sibling when he was hit by a car pulling out of a parking lot as he rode ...
Newspaper Celebrates 20 Years Of Helping Homeless
Anyone who has gone a block or more through downtown San Francisco in the last two decades knows about beggars hoping to score a buck or two from a sympathetic soul for a copy of Street Sheet.20 years ago this month, the first-of-its-kind enterprise aimed at remedying that sad situation ...
Richmond Mobile Home Fire Under Investigation
Police and fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a mobile home fire Monday night in Richmond, a police lieutenant said. The fire was reported at about 8:46 p.m. in the 1000 block of Parkside Drive and was extinguished shortly after firefighters arrived, Lt. Mike Gormley said. No ...
Make A Donation To Families Of Slain Washington State Police Officers
If you would like to make a donation to help the surviving family members of the four Washington state police officers slain during the Sunday morning attack at a coffee shop in the Tacoma suburb of Lakewood, you can send checks to:LPIG Benevolent Fund PO Box 99579 Lakewood, WA 98499 ...
Santa Rosa Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing His Mother
A Santa Rosa man was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison Monday morning for the stabbing murder of his mother in their apartment last year. Christopher Lavis, 43, pleaded guilty in October before the start of his trial to the Sept. 11, 2008, murder. In return for his ...
Antioch Man Might Have Accidentally Shot Himself In Head
An 18-year-old Antioch man found Sunday morning with a gunshot wound to his head might have accidentally shot himself, Antioch police Lt. Leonard Orman said Monday. Police responded to a report of a disturbance in the area of West Fourth and L streets at 5:49 a.m. As they arrived, officers ...
Two Oakland Shooting Victims Critical But Expected To Survive
Two victims were critically injured Monday afternoon in a shooting at 59th Street and Shattuck Avenue in Oakland but are expected to survive, according to police spokesman Jeff Thomason. Officers responded to the intersection at about 4:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting, Thomason said. He said officers discovered ...
Ticket 2's Day: See Sharks Play LA Kings
"MORNINGS ON 2" presents TICKET 2's DAY KTVU and Mornings on 2 bring you Tickets 2's Day, a weekly contest with tickets to some of the hottest concerts and events in the Bay Area! To win, just watch Mornings on 2 every Tuesday for the "secret word" of the day, ...
Local Cops Offer Condolences To Lakewood Officers
Police officers throughout the Bay Area offered condolences Monday to their colleagues in Lakewood, Wash., where four officers were shot to death in an attack at a coffee shop on Sunday. In Oakland, where four officers were shot and killed by a wanted parolee on March 21, Police Officers Association ...
Visitacion Valley Man Shot In Head During Carjacking Attempt
A San Francisco man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Monday morning after being shot in the head while trying to prevent his car from being stolen, police said. The shooting happened at about 4:40 a.m. in the 400 block of Wilde Avenue, at Rutland Street, in the city's Visitacion Valley ...
Rates Edge Up At Weekly Treasury Auction
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills edged up in Monday's auction but still remained near historic lows.The Treasury Department auctioned $30 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.060 percent, up from 0.040 percent last week. Another $31 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate ...
Man Attacks Woman On Mountain View Jogging Trail
Mountain View police are warning residents today about a man who grabbed a woman from the path where she was jogging on Sunday and attempted to drag her into some nearby bushes. The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Stevens Creek Trail, Mountain View police spokeswoman Liz Wylie said. ...
Police Arrest Suspect In Muni Stabbing
San Francisco police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing a woman on a San Francisco Municipal Railway train Monday. Police detained Bobby Brown, 30, a transient, at about 8 a.m. Tuesday at 31st Avenue and Judah Street in the Sunset District, police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams said. Brown is ...
Not Guilty Plea In SF Pizzeria Slaying
A 25-year-old Contra Costa County woman pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering a SF pizzeria worker with a knife last week. Prosecutor Linda Allen said today the motive for murder of 38-year-old Lassaad Youssef Bokri on Nov. 24 is still unclear. Police say Maryam Achekzai, 25, of Hercules, stabbed Bokri, ...
ND Coach Weis Fired After Stanford Loss
Notre Dame has fired coach Charlie Weis after a string of disappointing seasons that was capped by an agonizing four-game losing streak. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced the decision Monday, saying in a news release "We have great expectations for our football program, and we have not been able to ...
SF's Ambitious Bike Plan Rolls Forward
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will begin implementing bicycle network improvements this week after a judge partially lifted a four-year-old injunction Wednesday against the city's bike plan. Work will begin on several projects as a result of the decision Wednesday by San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch, who ...
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