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Racism not evident in Richmond police chief's record

Despite lawsuits' claims, Magnus promoted minorities and a woman to captain.

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Recent spate of quakes chalked up to coincidence

Wave of temblors doesn't signal more seismic havoc, experts say

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Teen runaway from Marin boys home still missing

SAN RAFAEL — A 13-year-old boy who ran away from the St. Vincent School for Boys in San Rafael on Feb. 27 is still missing, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said today.

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Benicia man paroled to Contra Costa 23 years after killing

Leonard Paul Rubio fatally shot his 15-year-old girlfriend on high school campus as dozens watched

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Voros: Starbucks caught in gun debate's crossfire

Say you own a coffee shop in Anytown, Calif. You don't want any trouble. You just want to run a business, serve a good product and please customers.One morning, a Regular Joe saunters up to the counter.

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Bay Biz Buzz: Abbott buys Redwood City's Facet

Abbott Laboratories, maker of the arthritis drug Humira and which also has a large presence in Alameda, agreed to buy Redwood City-based Facet Biotech Corp.

'I can't forgive you,' victim's mom tells Bay Point killer

A family confronts a teenager sentenced to 21 years in prison.

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Walnut Creek district cuts $1 million from budget

Emotional school board approves cuts even after outcry to keep middle school vice principal.

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Jim Gleich, AC Transit executive, dies

Gleich was AC Transit s deputy general manager for external affairs

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Piece evidence together, deputy DA urges jurors

Closing arguments begin in a twisted, two-county double murder case.

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Orange County jury: Death for serial killer in Rodney Alcala

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A jury has recommended death for convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala. The jury in Orange County returned its decision Tuesday afternoon, only hours after the 66-year-old urged the panel to spare his life.

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San Jose Police Chief Rob Davis finalist for chief job in Dallas

Davis is one of six finalists for the 3,600-officer department, the Dallas city manager disclosed in a memo sent to the Dallas City Council this week.

SF Gate/Chronicle Headlines
Tough choices for 12 S.F. schools in bottom 5%

Across California, 188 schools got the news Monday that they were the lowest of the low-performing schools - a designation that will require them to be closed, converted to a charter school or be subject to a complete overhaul of instruction and staff,...

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Body found next to tracks in South S.F.

A body was found this morning between two freight trains in South San Francisco, authorities said. The body was discovered about 10 a.m. between two Union Pacific freight trains parked on a siding next to tracks used by Caltrain, said Caltrain spokeswoman...

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Vallejo slaying suspect arrested

A suspect in a Vallejo homicide is to appear in court today after being arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Ross Gabriel Ellis, 21, is being held at Solano County Jail in the slaying of 36-year-old Marico Whitemon of Vallejo. Whitemon was shot...

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Proposed initiative aims at Muni drivers pay

A San Francisco supervisor is following through on his plan to curb Munis labor costs and on Monday submitted a proposed initiative for the November ballot. The plan takes direct aim at a controversial salary formula enshrined in the city charter that for...

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Student protests impressive; results may not be

The voices of thousands of students and teachers demanding financial help for Californias ailing public education systems couldnt have been louder last week, echoing through Sacramento and across university campuses, schoolyards and civic centers up and...