Stories for December 2009
Stories for Thursday, December 31
Famed SF Restaurant Closes Its Doors
The New Year celebrations that signaled the end of a decade also signaled the end of an era for a San Francisco landmark as the Carnelian Room atop the Bank of America Building served its last dinner Thursday night.The restaurant best known for its fine food and fabulous views is ...
Rash Of Vehicle Thefts Prompts Two Police Pursuits, One Arrest
Morgan Hill police were kept busy Thursday with a spate of stolen vehicles and two car chases, one leading to the arrest of a San Jose teenager. The string of events began around 2 a.m., when police received two separate calls reporting stolen cars on opposite sides of town. First, ...
Iconic Folk Singer Plays Noe Valley Ministry
One of the last true links to the great folk traditions of this country with over 40 albums under his belt, Ramblin' Jack Elliott is considered one of the legendary foundations of folk music. In the tradition of roving troubadours, Ramblin' Jack has carried the seeds and pollens of story ...
Van Morrison: Birth Report 'Utter Fiction'
Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had fathered a fourth child at the age of 64 with a new partner. The false report was disseminated Monday by a Los Angeles-based publicist for Morrison, Phil Lobel. ...
Suspect Shot By Vallejo Police Not Involved In Robbery
A suspected robber who was shot and wounded by Vallejo police Wednesday afternoon is recovering and in custody, although it now appears he was not involved in the robbery, according to police. Officers arrested Dennis James Merrida, a 37-year-old Vallejo man, on suspicion of robbing a man at gunpoint. Further ...
Bay Area Thrash-Funk Bands Hold Benefit Reunion
During the mid-to-late 1980s, a number of local bands taking cues from rising LA funk punks the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the crazed ska funkateers of Fishbone started grafting heavier guitar riffs to Larry Graham style slap-and-pop basslines to create a style that would be tagged "thrash funk" or ...
Judge Denies Bid By Truckers To Halt Emissions Standards
A federal judge Thursday denied a bid by a truckers' organization to block a law that goes into effect on Friday, setting tough new emission standards for trucks serving ports and intermodal rail yards. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup said the Northern California Rail and Port Truckers Association failed ...
43-Year-Old Woman Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash
A 43-year-old woman was killed in a four-vehicle wreck in Gilroy on Wednesday night, police said Thursday. The crash was reported at 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of Monterey and Leavesley roads, according to police. Three of the vehicles involved, a Ford Focus, a Chevrolet pickup truck and a Honda, ...
Man Allegedly Impersonates Cop, Sexually Assaults Prostitute
A Concord man was arrested for allegedly claiming to be a police officer and sexually assaulting a prostitute in San Francisco on Christmas Day, San Francisco police said Thursday. Munkei Keton, 37, was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of sexual assault, assault, false imprisonment and impersonating a ...
Caltrain Experiences Deadliest Year Since 1995
This year was the deadliest for Caltrain since 1995 after two people were fatally struck by trains Thursday morning, according to an agency spokeswoman.A woman trespassed on the tracks near the Santa Clara Caltrain station was killed after express train No. 305 hit her at 5:50 a.m., spokeswoman Christine Dunn ...
Map of Russell's Furniture Locations
Click on the points below to find Russell's Furniture in the Bay Area.
U.S. Judge Considering Televising Prop. 8 Trial
Television cameras could appear in a federal trial court in San Francisco for the first time as early as next week, in a pretrial hearing on a lawsuit challenging California's same-sex marriage ban. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in an order issued late Wednesday said he is considering allowing recording ...
Sierra Snow-Pack Survey: Levels At 85 Percent Normal
The first snow survey of the 2009-2010 winter season indicates that California's snow water content is 85 percent of normal, according to the California Department of Water Resources. Noting that at this time last year the volume of water contained in the Sierra snow pack was at 76 percent of ...
One Person Killed, 12 Injured In Oakland Crashes
New Year's Eve got off to a rough start during daylight hours in Oakland Thursday when a 66-year-old woman was killed and 12 people were injured in two unrelated crashes on Foothill Boulevard within a span of four hours. Alcohol may have played a role in both crashes, Oakland police ...
Man Dies In Martinez House Fire
A man who was found dead after his house in Martinez caught fire Wednesday night has been identified as 67-year-old Gary Finley, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office.The fire broke out at about 11:20 p.m. in a home at 1131 Warren St., Contra Costa County Fire Protection District ...
Man Shot In East Palo Alto While Car Was Warming Up
A 27-year-old man was shot while warming up his car outside a home in East Palo Alto Thursday morning, a police captain said.Officers received a report of shots fired and were alerted by the city's ShotSpotter to the 2200 block of Ralmar Avenue at about 8:40 a.m., East Palo Alto ...
PG&E Rates Increase By 3 to 5 Percent Jan. 1
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers will pay more for electricity in the New Year.Rate hikes approved by the California Public Utilities Commission go into effect Jan. 1. The rate hike will vary depending on electricity use, with high-use customers seeing a larger increase.A household that pays $164 a month ...
Suspicious Package Prompts Evacuation Of Fire Station
A package containing mercury prompted an evacuation in Antioch on Wednesday when it was found outside a fire station door, according to police.Officers responded to reports of a suspicious package at Antioch Fire Department Station 81, located at 315 W. 10th St., at around 7:25 a.m., according to the Antioch ...
Wells Fargo Executives Denied Cash Bonuses in 2009
Wells Fargo said its CEO and three other high-ranking executives won't get cash bonuses in 2009.The bank awarded the executives performance-based stock awards currently worth a combined $25 million.The shares would forfeited if the executives leave Wells Fargo & Co. for a competitor. They vest after three years if the ...
Man Dies After Driving Truck In Front Of Caltrain
A man was killed in San Jose Thursday morning after he drove his black pickup truck in front of a Caltrain train, a fire department spokesman said.The man, who had not been identified as of 8:45 a.m., was hit at about 8:30 a.m. at Auzerais Avenue, San Jose Fire Department ...
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