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Hope soars for brown pelicans
Sixteen rehabilitated pelicans were released near Sausalito -- good news for a species that's been plagued with illness and starvation.Read More
Hard luck mansion can’t catch a break
Remember the fancy mansion in Marin County where those kids had that party? So did a couple of ladies accused of burglary.Read More
Citizens chat online with cops in Redwood City
A pilot program of the Redwood City Police Department allows residents to live chat with officers for non-emergencies.Read More
Spending big bucks to track dead bucks
Researchers are spending $300,000 to learn why some deer survive for years around Interstate 280 — yet others meet a grisly fate.Read More
Pacifica woman cured of flesh-eating bacteria
What started off as a scrape on Lori Madsen's arm quickly turned into a fight for her life.Read More
Alleged drunk driver smashes up cable car
Police say onlookers detained an alleged drunk driver after he crashed his Explorer into a cable car.Read More
Hikers spot mountain lions in Berkeley
UC police are advising hikers to be careful after multiple sightings of a mountain lion and her cubs near the Greek Theater.Read More
West Nile alert sounded on Peninsula
Residents are being asked to be extra careful after a second animal on the Peninsula tested positive for the West Nile virus.Read More
State chops student assistant jobs
The state and SEIU 1000 have made a deal to cut 1,600 student jobs at universities in light of impending budget cuts.Read More
Zombie bee hunters needed
SF State researchers are asking for the public's help in identifying and tracking infected zombie bees.Read More
Richmond ‘exorcism’ turns deadly
An El Sobrante woman told police she was merely trying to perform an exorcism when she allegedly smothered a romantic rival.Read More
Chinatown group sues over shark fin soup
The Chinatown Neighborhood Association is suing the state of California for its shark fin ban, arguing that it unfairly attacks Chinese culture.Read More
Exposing Mexican cartels’ ties to South Bay
The Santa Clara district attorney's office is linking several large drug busts and violent crimes in Silicon Valley with Mexican drug cartels.Read More
A penny for your thoughts — and your miles
A new idea to tax Bay Area drivers on a per-mile basis would be the first in the nation — if it doesn't get run off the road first.Read More
Richmond residents tour foreclosed homes
Residents and activists toured Richmond's foreclosed and abandoned properties to get a glimpse inside the city's housing woes.Read More
UC might raise tuition… a lot… again
If Gov. Jerry Brown's tax measure does not pass in November, the UC system could raise its tuition by 20 percent, and the CSUs by 7.5 percent.Read More
‘Fedora bandit’ nabbed in Oakland
An accused bank robber was captured in Oakland after he allegedly tried to rob the same bank — and teller — he did a month ago.Read More
String of robberies plague Lower Haight
In the past two weeks, there have been four reports of robberies at gunpoint, all around midnight and all in the same general location.Read More
Pilots getting blinded by the light
The FBI is investigating two incidents in which a laser light was shined into the cockpit of planes approaching SFO.Read More
Family charged with abusing mentally ill
Police removed several people from an unlicensed care facility for the mentally ill in San Jose, while charging five with abuse and neglect.Read More