School accused of abusing, exploiting kids
Parents say their children were abused and used to solicit donations in public — sometimes at night — for a West Oakland private school.Read More
BART riders pay a little, get a little
They won't smell any better. But both BART and Muni will cost more to ride starting in July.Read More
Lefty looked lost, but what ’bout Bubba?
We could've blamed Phil Mickelson's opening drive into the trees on jitters. But then the guy bogeyed the first three holes.Read More
Immigrant students hit Obama with a sit-in
The political sit-in took a new turn Thursday as unauthorized immigrant students occupied President Obama's Oakland campaign office.Read More
Fire-stricken BART opens for evening commute
Just hours after a giant blaze shut down the West Oakland station, BART resumed Transbay service late Thursday afternoon.Read More
Liquor ban splits Mission District
Discussions are still fiery and fierce in the Mission where disputes over a 1996 liquor moratorium are dividing the community.Read More
Free Muni rides hit funding pothole
A proposal for low-income youth to ride Muni for free sounded great — but not to those who would foot the bill.Read More
I gave up tickets to a perfect game
I've gone to hundreds of baseball games in my life, but the one thing I really, really want to see is a no-hitter or perfect game. We sold our...Read More
Letter to Torture, post-perfect game
Dear Torture, feel free to take the night off. Actually, feel free to take a couple nights off. The Horse has just put you in your place.Read More
Perfect Cain makes Giants history
Five times in his rock-solid career, Matt Cain carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Wednesday night, Cain took it all the way. And then some.Read More
Cal star begins road to the majors
Tony Renda, drafted in the second round by the Washington Nationals, begins his journey to the bigs next week.Read More
The future of man — via video game
One gamer's ten-year run with the game Civilization II tells us what we already know: This world is in for real trouble.Read More
Techie creates rechargeable headlamp
Berkeley inventor, Dan Freschl, is out to create a rechargeable, environmentally friendly headlamp. Read More
Confessions of an L.A. hockey fan
A heated rivalry between North and South broke down for a moment as hockey fans from up and down the state shook hands.Read More