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SFGate: Top News Stories
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Campbell man accused of shining lasers at aircraft
A 39-year-old Campbell man who allegedly shined a green laser at police helicopters and other aircraft repeatedly over the past three years has been arrested, the Santa Clara sheriff's office said today. Michael Weeker was arrested at his home Monday night...
Ex-high school coach pleads no contest to stealing from swim center
A former high school water polo coach has pleaded no contest to embezzling $3,000 from a Walnut Creek swimming center, his attorney said today. Todd Halvorson, 40, of San Ramon, an aquatics coordinator since 2000 who also served as girls water polo coach at...
California jobless rate soars to 8. 2%
California's unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in October, and employers cut 26,400 nonfarm payroll jobs, as the global financial crisis punished the state, exacting its heaviest toll on the struggling Central Valley. The state Employment Development...
Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience
A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. Some watchers contacted...
Prosecutors seek to alter charges against boy, 8
An Arizona prosecutor is seeking to dismiss one of two murder charges against an 8-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his father and another man. A motion filed Friday by the Apache County attorney seeks the dismissal of the first-degree murder charge...
Rock threat danger closes part of Yosemite lodging
The National Park Service said Friday it will close part of a popular lodging complex at Yosemite National Park because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockfall. Park officials said 233 cabins will close permanently, or about one-third...
US gas prices dip below $2, lowest in 3-plus years
Only four months after peaking at an unheard of $4.11 a gallon, the national average price for gasoline tumbled below $2 Friday, its lowest point in more than three years. Yet the global economic contrast between then and now could not be more stark. On March...
Mukasey returns to work after collapse
With briefcase in hand and a smile on his face, Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work Friday after collapsing during a speech the night before and spurring a 14-hour scare about his health. A Justice Department spokeswoman blamed the 67-year-old's...
NASA scales back flagship Mars mission
NASA is scrapping a controversial piece of hardware from its next-generation Mars rover that would have allowed the spacecraft to store rock fragments in a mini-basket for a future mission. The decision to slash the storage bin from the Mars Science...
Fed officials weigh in on economy's weakness
The U.S. economy's weakness will stretch well into next year, a Federal Reserve official warned Friday. "We likely are in for a protracted period of poor economic performance," said Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The economy...
Contra Costa prosecutor pleads not guilty
A Contra Costa County sex crimes prosecutor pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he tied up, raped and sodomized a colleague while armed with an ice pick and handgun. Deputy District Attorney Michael Gressett, 51, is accused of attacking the woman at his...
Obama taps experienced hands for Cabinet
Stock markets surged on news that New York Federal Reserve President Tim Geithner would probably be President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Treasury secretary, now the most high-profile post in the new Cabinet as the economy appears headed into its deepest...
Bridge district OKs $75 million for Doyle Drive
A controversial and previously rejected plan to allow the display of corporate logos near Golden Gate Bridge will be reconsidered as a way to raise $75 million for the reconstruction of Doyle Drive. The idea of sponsorships was floated Friday after district...
WaMu to shut Pleasanton center, cut 1,600 staff
Washington Mutual Inc., the Seattle bank seized by federal regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase in September, said Thursday that it will shutter its Pleasanton campus and cut hundreds of San Francisco positions, eliminating 1,600 Bay Area jobs in all. The...
Waxman win boosts state's clout in Congress
Los Angeles Rep. Henry Waxman's stunning overthrow Thursday of legendary Michigan Rep. John Dingell to take over one of the House's most powerful committees may be bad news for Detroit and its struggling auto industry, but it's a clear sign of California's...
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Rock threat danger closes part of Yosemite lodging
The National Park Service said Friday it will close part of a popular lodging complex at Yosemite National Park because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockfall. Park officials said 233 cabins will close permanently, or about one-third...
Doyle Drive renovation gets key funding
Golden Gate Bridge directors agreed this morning to contribute $75 million toward the reconstruction of dangerous Doyle Drive as part of a regional deal that could get the road replaced by 2014. The bridge district's board of directors voted 13 to 3 to...
Campbell man accused of shining lasers at aircraft
A 39-year-old Campbell man who allegedly shined a green laser at police helicopters and other aircraft repeatedly over the past three years has been arrested, the Santa Clara sheriff's office said today. Michael Weeker was arrested at his home Monday night...
State unemployment takes big jump to 8. 2 %
California's unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in October and employers cut 26,400 nonfarm payroll jobs as the global financial crisis punished the state and exacted its heaviest toll on the struggling Central Valley. Although the Bay Area continues to...
Ex-high school coach pleads no contest to stealing from swim center
A former high school water polo coach has pleaded no contest to embezzling $3,000 from a Walnut Creek swimming center, his attorney said today. Todd Halvorson, 40, of San Ramon, an aquatics coordinator since 2000 who also served as girls water polo coach at...
Peter Camejo memorial services Sunday
A public memorial service will be held Sunday for Peter Camejo, a co-founder of the California Green Party and a three-time candidate for governor who also ran for president and vice president. Mr. Camejo died Sept. 13 at home in Folsom (Sacramento County)...
UC regents drop fee increases from budget plan
The University of California Board of Regents decided on Thursday to remove student fee and tuition increases from its budget proposal for the 2009-10 school year. It was a decision that now puts the burden on the state Legislature to either provide funding...
S.F.: Sinkhole closes lane on Van Ness
HERE'S THE DEAL Van Ness road work: For more than a week, the left lane of a key San Francisco artery - southbound Van Ness Avenue - has been closed by orange cones and sawhorses. The street closure, which was prompted by a sinkhole, has led to traffic jams...
WaMu to shut Pleasanton center, cut 1,600 staff
Washington Mutual Inc., the Seattle bank seized by federal regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase in September, said Thursday that it will shutter its Pleasanton campus and cut hundreds of San Francisco positions, eliminating 1,600 Bay Area jobs in all. The...
S.F. schools chief wants higher bar for grads
San Francisco schools Superintendent Carlos Garcia wants to raise the bar for earning a high school diploma - requiring every graduating senior, starting with the class of 2014, to pass all the college prep classes required for admission to the University of...
Contra Costa prosecutor charged with raping colleague
A Contra Costa County sex crimes prosecutor pleaded not guilty today to charges that he tied up, raped and sodomized a colleague while threatening her with an ice pick and handgun. Deputy District Attorney Michael Gressett, 51, is accused of tying and binding...
California transit officials fight state cuts
Facing a projected revenue shortfall of $24 billion over the next two years, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a nearly $230 million hit to public transit, with the Bay Area bracing for a loss of almost $83 million. The governor also has called for...
Palo Alto chief to retire amid controversy
Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson announced her retirement Thursday, citing the strain of a controversy she sparked nearly a month ago with comments that appeared to endorse racial profiling. Johnson said at an Oct. 30 public meeting at City Hall that she...
Amos Brown says foes boycott his fundraiser
Tension is growing in the African American community over Proposition 8, with the leader of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP saying he expects some black ministers to boycott the group's annual fundraiser tonight because he supports same-sex marriage....
Making Bay Area friendly for electric cars
Bay Area environmental leaders are counting on a $1 billion investment to build the nation's first electric vehicle network - with service stations to recharge batteries and garages to swap depleted batteries for fresh ones - and finally make the gasoline-...
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It's a dirty business, but San Jose's Worm Dude is wiggling his way to a smal...
In just 17 months, after he took a free class on composting with the wiggly critters, Jerry Gach has become the go-to guy for all kinds of worms in Santa Clara, San Mateo and Alameda counties.
Gas drops below $2 a gallon in U.S., and even some stations in San Jose
Motorists lined up five cars deep Friday at the Costco pumps in San Jose as average gasoline prices nationally dropped below the $2-a-gallon mark for the first time in years, according to the AAA auto club. Just months ago, gas prices had neared $5 a gallon.
BART backers pop open champagne, celebrate vision for San Jose's Grand Centra...
With the BART sales tax headed to victory and high-speed rail on the way, nearly 500 trains could glide into San Jose's Diridon Station each day from seven transit lines.
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Manny Barbara to retire as Oak Grove superintendent
Rising from school psychologist, Barbara has served the district for 35 years and leaves while the district is in pretty good shape.
Activist from San Jose jailed in Israel
San Jose substitute teacher and human-rights activist Darlene Wallach is in international hot water again, imprisoned in Israel after being arrested this week on a fishing trawler off the coast of the disputed Gaza Strip.
This fire at Henry W. Coe State Park was a controlled burn
You may have been nervously watching smoke rising out of Henry W. Coe State Park on Friday and thinking back to Labor Day weekend last year when half the park burned in one of the largest fires in Santa Clara County's recorded history. But no worries. It was a controlled burn, state fire officials said.
Campbell man arrested, accused of shining green laser beam at aircraft
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies and FBI agents said Friday that they had arrested a 39-year-old Campbell man on suspicion of shining a powerful green laser at law enforcement flight crews at least 10 times over the past three years.
Widow of suspect slain by Sunnyvale cops files wrongful death lawsuit
The widow of a murder suspect who was shot and killed last year by Sunnyvale police has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking an unspecified amount in damages.
Big-wave surfers get OK for Mavericks tow-ins
Big-wave surfers are stoked: Federal officials are allowing tow-in watercraft at Mavericks when waves kick up at the popular surf spot off the San Mateo County coast.
South Bay weekend forecast: temperatures in 70s
The sun will shine on the South Bay this weekend, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service.
Bay Area mayors endorse $1 billion plan for electric cars
The Bay Area's big city mayors, including San Jose's Chuck Reed, have endorsed a plan by a Palo Alto start-up to create a $1 billion infrastructure by 2012 for electric cars in the region.
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