Stories for July 2010
Stories for Saturday, July 31
Dozens March In SF Over Hikers' Detainment
Exactly one year ago Saturday three hikers, UC Berkeley Graduates Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal, were captured by Iran.Some 75 people marched around the Mission District Saturday afternoon, handing out origami cranes and calling on the Iranian government to release the three hikers. “Government of Iran, please understand. ...
Deputies Bust Napa Co. Cockfight, 32 Arrests
More than 30 people arrested in an unincorporated area of Napa County near American Canyon face misdemeanor charges and possible jail time after sheriff's deputies raided a cockfight Saturday afternoon, police said.At around 4:15 p.m., officers responded to reports of cockfighting, drug use and firearms in the 1400 block of ...
Man Wearing Bulletproof Vest Shot 16 Times
A 33-year-old man was suffering life-threatening injuries Saturday after he was shot 16 times early that morning, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department said.Police responded to the 300 block of Ellis Street at around 3:15 a.m. and found that the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest, officer Samson ...
Giants Acquire Lefty Reliever Lopez From Pirates
Giants general manager Brian Sabean spoke to more than 20 teams about 50-plus players leading up to Saturday's trade deadline. In the end, San Francisco fulfilled two of its biggest needs.The Giants bolstered their thin bullpen with a pair of swaps Saturday, including the key acquisition of Javier Lopez from ...
Three Arrested After Walker Stabbed In Dolores Park
A group of up to a dozen people stabbed and robbed a 40-year-old San Francisco man walking by himself through Dolores Park early Saturday morning, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department said.Police responded at around 1:30 a.m. to an area of the park around 19th and Church streets ...
Two-Run Homer Gives Giants 2-1 Win Vs. Dodgers
Pat Burrell lined a go-ahead two-run homer into the left-field seats with two outs in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Saturday.Chad Billingsley extended his scoreless innings streak to 21 2-3 spanning three starts, but the bullpen couldn't hold a ...
Brown Talks About Faith At San Francisco Forum
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown talked about his experience with faith at a forum in San Francisco on Saturday while also managing to get some laughs at the expense of his absent opponent.Brown told the crowd at the San Francisco Christian Center about his parents' protests when he decided to ...
Boxer Tours Jobs And Training Center
Amid a bleak job market and troubled economy, a jobs training and placement agency in San Jose showed off three of its most successful and sought-after training programs to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer Friday.The Center for Employment Training places between 70 and 90 percent of its culinary arts graduates in ...
Two Shootings Result In 2 Dead, 2 Injured
Two men were injured in a shooting in Salinas Friday, capping off a violent night in which two other men were killed in apparent gang-related shootings in the city, according to police.At about 9 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 200 block of Dennis Avenue.Arriving ...
Rep. Lungren Stopped For Speeding During Radio Talk
U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren apparently avoided getting a ticket after he was pulled over by police in Virginia during a live interview on his cell phone with a Sacramento radio station.Lungren says he was on the phone Friday with KFBK's "Morning News" host discussing a bill that would create an ...
Oil Spill Taints UC Berkeley's BP-Funded Research
BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists and professors on the famously liberal campus calling for a severing of ties.The oil giant gave UC Berkeley a $500 million grant in 2007 ...
Westbound I-580 Lane Opened, Brush Fire Contained
A small brush fire near westbound Interstate Highway 580 in unincorporated Hayward briefly caused a closure of a lane of the highway Saturday afternoon while emergency vehicles responded to the area, a California Highway Patrol officer said.The fire was reported at about 12:30 p.m. in the area near Castro Valley ...
Sharks Re-Sign Setoguchi To 1-Year Deal
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed restricted free agent forward Devin Setoguchi to a one-year contract.The team announced the deal with the 23-year-old Setoguchi on Saturday.Setoguchi was tied for fourth on the team with 20 goals last season. He had 36 points in 70 games while playing mostly on the ...
In Spanish TV Ad, Group Says Whitman Is Two-Faced
A union-funded group that backs Democrat Jerry Brown for California governor on Friday launched Spanish-language television ads that accuse Republican Meg Whitman of being two-faced in her outreach to Latino voters.The 30-second spot by Working Californians says the former eBay chief executive is hiding her true positions in her own ...
Stories for Friday, July 30
Sharapova, Azarenka Win Quarterfinals Matches
Maria Sharapova outlasted fellow Russian Elena Dementieva, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, in a match that lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic on Friday night.The fifth-seeded Sharapova improved to 6-3 against Top 10 competition since returning from shoulder surgery last May. She advanced ...
New Zealand Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Teen
A New Zealand man pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting a 15-year-old girl with intent to commit rape while he was visiting Carmel in April, the Monterey County District Attorney said.Michael Brady, 41, a New Zealand national, was arrested for assaulting the girl on April 10, District Attorney Dean Flippo said ...
Giants Hold Off Dodgers' Rally, Win 6-5
Aubrey Huff hit a go-ahead two-run double in the third inning and added a solo homer and the San Francisco Giants held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Friday night.Tim Lincecum (11-4) scattered seven hits and two runs over seven innings to win for ...
Ethics Panel To Charge Democratic Rep. Waters
A House investigative panel has decided to charge Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second high-profile trial with political implications for Democrats this fall.People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted about unannounced charges, say the allegations could ...
Arizona's Immigration Fight Comes To San Francisco
Arizona's governor had hoped her immigration crackdown would begin this week, but after a judge in Phoenix issued an injunction, the battle over the law moves to San Francisco.On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco turned down the governor's request to expedite the case scheduling testimony ...
Palo Alto Neighborhood Seeks Ban On Sleeping In Cars
Residents of Palo Alto's College Terrace neighborhood are circulating a petition seeking a city ordinance that would ban sleeping in cars.The city does not have a law banning overnight sleeping in vehicles and some residents said they have had enough."An excess of seven to eight on one street and a ...
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