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<![CDATA[Pittsburg votes to end a master lease agreement with a property owner in Old Town]]>
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<![CDATA[The master lease with Biss Family Trust and deKat Family Revocable Trust runs through February 2015. By terminating the master lease agreement effective May 31, the city would not have to make $432,000 in payments, provided that the oversight board's action is approved by the state Department of Finance.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Eve Mitchell / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Minnesota rockslide: Second child's body recovered after field trip disaster]]>
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<![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day earlier at a St.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:20 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Renowned Orinda documentary photographer Wayne F. Miller dies]]>
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<![CDATA[Respected artist also had passion for forest conservation]]>
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<![CDATA[jmodenessi@bayareanewsgroup.com (Jennifer Modenessi Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:08 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Report: Dwight Howard would consider joining Warriors]]>
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<![CDATA[Lakers center Dwight Howard plans to test free agency and has added the Warriors to a list of five teams he will consider, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:04 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Sharks' Game 6 start time either 5 p.m. or 7 p.m.]]>
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<![CDATA[San Jose Sharks' home Game 6 start against Los Angeles Kings depends on Penguins-Senators result]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (David Pollak dpollak@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:43 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Gap's profits soared in the first quarter]]>
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<![CDATA[Gap reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a rise in same-store sales at its Old Navy and namesake chains, and growth in Asia.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Phil Wahba Reuters)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Sharks' Logan Couture claims he's bigger Toronto Blue Jays fan than Kings' Drew Doughty]]>
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<![CDATA[Couture and Doughty, who are rivals in the San Jose Sharks-Los Angeles Kings series, both grew up about two hours from Blue Jays' stadium]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (David Pollak dpollak@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Amid crack video uproar, Toronto mayor Rob Ford fires chief of staff]]>
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<![CDATA[TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, caught up in a scandal over a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine, fired his chief of staff on Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Rob Gillies Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:56 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[San Jose City College student steps forward to claim $2.3 million Powerball prize]]>
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<![CDATA[Michael Garcia, 22, purchased the winning ticket at a 7-Eleven store at 2440 Almaden Expressway, having matched all of the numbers except the Powerball number.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Erin Ivie /  eivie@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:48:47 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Climate change: Environmentalists question whether Gov. Jerry Brown's actions match his rhetoric]]>
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<![CDATA[California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year.]]>
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<![CDATA[jrichman@bayareanewsgroup.com (Josh Richman jrichman@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:25 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Tesla' loan-repayment claim challenged by Chysler, Elon Musk defends statement]]>
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<![CDATA[Chrysler and Tesla Motors, both led by media-savvy executives, are trading public jabs over the definition of payback.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Deepa Seetharaman Reuters)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:52 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[School's healthy cooking program aims to 'change the food, change everything']]>
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<![CDATA[Students at Mt. Diablo High School are learning about the hazards of sugar and processed foods, while cooking and eating healthy alternatives. Starting next week, about 250 teens will challenge themselves for seven days not to eat foods with added sugar, then write about their experiences.]]>
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<![CDATA[tharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com (Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:45 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Alameda: A family remembers a fallen soldier]]>
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<![CDATA[The grief of Fogarty's family cuts so deep they know it will always remain, but it's especially bittersweet this month, the anniversary of his death.]]>
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<![CDATA[phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com (Peter Hegarty phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:11 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[The man who skied down Everest in 1970 becomes oldest to climb it at age 80]]>
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<![CDATA[An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Binaj Gurubacharya Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:37:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[100-year-old former pilot remembers his flight with Jimmy Doolittle]]>
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<![CDATA[Other veterans honored during the festival included Shiro "Jug" Takeshita, who served with the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II, and Richard Hum, who briefed President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile crisis while serving as a U.S. Air Force colonel.]]>
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<![CDATA[phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com (Peter Hegarty phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:32:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Alameda officials move to take ownership of portion of former Navy base]]>
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<![CDATA[The step, which the council approved unanimously Tuesday, helps clear the way toward redeveloping the property, which is divided into 66 parcels.]]>
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<![CDATA[phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com (Peter Hegarty phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:32:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Police seek information on car stolen in Newark carjacking]]>
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<![CDATA[Newark Police responded at 1:54 p.m. on Sunday to the 6200 block Lafayette Ave. for a report of a carjacking. The victim told police was walking to his car when he was confronted by two black men in their early 20's.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:26:11 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hurricane names for 2013 Atlantic season]]>
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<![CDATA[Hurricane names were announced for the 2013 Atlantic season. The average season has 12 named storms (through L); 2012 had 19 (through T).AndreaBarryChantaDorianErinFernandGabrielleHumbertoIngridJerryKarenLorenzoMelissaNestorOlgaPabloRebekahSebastienTanyaVan Wendy]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:04 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hurricane forecast: 2013 season may be unusually wild]]>
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<![CDATA[COLLEGE PARK, Md.  -- Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Seth Borenstein Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:19:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Boy Scouts' ban on gay boys is put to vote]]>
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<![CDATA[GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (David Crary and Nomaan Marchant Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:13:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Los Angeles Kings not amused by TJ Galiardi's comment]]>
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<![CDATA[San Jose Sharks forward TJ Galiardi's assertion that Kings goalie Jonathan Quick embellishes when there's contact draws a pointed rebuttal.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (David Pollak dpollak@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:12:08 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hicks: Jerry Lewis blasts female comedians]]>
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<![CDATA[At Cannes Film Festival in France, the legendary comedian says he "cannot sit and watch a lady diminish her qualities to the lowest common denominator.  Whatever that means.]]>
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<![CDATA[thicks@bayareanewsgroup.com (Compiled by Tony Hicks thicks@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:12:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Thieves arrested after San Bruno school targeted again, police say]]>
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<![CDATA[For the second time in less than two months thieves busted into a San Bruno elementary school, but this time three Fairfield men got nothing but a trip to jail, authorities said Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[jmelvin@bayareanewsgroup.com (Joshua Melvin  jmelvin@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:10:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Concord: Man arrested for DUI after vehicle plows into house]]>
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<![CDATA[Police arrested a man Wednesday after they say he drove under the influence of drugs and plowed into a Concord home on Ponderosa Avenue.]]>
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<![CDATA[rhurd@bayareanewsgroup.com (Rick Hurd Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:58 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Document: Text of Obama speech on counterterrorism, May 23, 2013]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House: ------ It's an honor to return to the National Defense University.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:55 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[49ers radio voice Ted Robinson gets contract extension]]>
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<![CDATA[Ted Robinson to remain San Francisco 49ers' play-by-play announcer through 2018]]>
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<![CDATA[cinman@bayareanewsgroup.com (Cam Inman cinman@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Obama calls drone strikes legal and necessary but says he's haunted by civilian deaths]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Julie Pace and Lara Jakes  Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:13 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Orinda two-year budget targets storm drain failures]]>
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<![CDATA[City leaders agree to increase reserves to cover costs of future repairs]]>
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<![CDATA[jmodenessi@bayareanewsgroup.com (Jennifer Modenessi Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:04 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Woman's dreams to educate others about healthy eating are coming true]]>
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<![CDATA[What started as a "what if" conversation around Cindy Gershen's kitchen table has grown into a health and wellness movement in Central Contra Costa County, which Gershen and her community partners hope will blossom into a nationwide advocacy campaign to change the way Americans eat. After founding the Wellness City Challenge in Walnut Creek, she turned her attention to schools, where she teaches teens how to eat right and helps them develop skills that boost their pride.]]>
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<![CDATA[tharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com (Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:41:53 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Moraga: Bob Ladouceur, Troy Nunley speaking at Saint Mary's commencement ceremonies]]>
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<![CDATA[Ladouceur, Nunley speaking at ceremonies]]>
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<![CDATA[San Francisco: Bicyclist killed in crash with garbage truck]]>
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<![CDATA[A garbage truck hit and killed a bicyclist in San Francisco's Inner Mission neighborhood Thursday morning, according to police.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Oakland Effect: Two boys trying to avoid trouble in tough neighborhoods]]>
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<![CDATA[I spent some time recently with a couple of young kids from the neighborhood. Joseph was 15, John was 18, both were African-American. In different ways, these two boys are grappling with challenges that are both unique to their neighborhoods and their families but also common to many of us.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:14 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Richmond: Cease fire program puts detectives in view of shooting, two gang members arrested]]>
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<![CDATA[Two North Richmond gang members were arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting in the area of Kelsey Street and Alamo Avenue, and police are giving credit to Ceasefire, a violence-prevention program, for putting detectives in position to catch them.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:35:04 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Graduate exhibition at Berkeley Art Museum features six artists]]>
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<![CDATA[UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts students focus heavily on contemporary concerns in exhibition on display through June 16]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Lou Fancher For the Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:34:58 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Officials: Officers who fatally shot Santa Cruz cop killer acted 'reasonably']]>
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<![CDATA[Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee and Sheriff Phil Wowak released a few new details Thursday in the investigation into the February deaths of Santa Cruz police detective Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and detective Elizabeth Butler.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (J.M. Brown Santa Cruz Sentinel)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:12 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Review: A dazzling 'Arcadia' at ACT]]>
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<![CDATA[San Francisco's ACT offers up a dazzling revival of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Karen D'Souza kdsouza@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:21:13 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Warriors' David Lee named to All-NBA third team]]>
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<![CDATA[Forward David Lee became the first Warriors player to earn All-NBA honors since 1994 when he was named to the All-NBA third team on Thursday]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Bay Area News Group staff and wire)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Snapp Shots: Of grammar police, Cal librarian's honor and Oakland's good, bad news]]>
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<![CDATA[If you've ever been on Facebook, you know that the grammar police are out in full force. And now they've moved from the virtual world to the real one.Case in point: Mr.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Martin Snapp Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:08:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Alameda man sentenced to prison for dealing ecstasy]]>
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<![CDATA[David Chong, 38, was sentenced May 16 by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. for his role in a scheme that ended with the ultimate seizure of 39,000 pills of ecstasy in 2008, authorities said.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:08 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Alameda city briefs: Hometown bands return for AHS 'Spring Fest']]>
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<![CDATA[Alameda High concert to feature local bandsLocal independent rock band Finish Ticket will headline Alameda High School's "Spring Fest" Friday night at Kofman Auditorium in Historic Alameda High School.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Alameda Journal)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Antioch: Body recovered from Contra Costa Canal identified]]>
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<![CDATA[A dive team recovered the body of 48-year-old Saul Hernandez of Brentwood from the Contra Costa Canal on Wednesday. He walked out of Sutter Delta Medical Center and jumped into the canal near Lone Tree Way on Monday night.]]>
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<![CDATA[rhurd@bayareanewsgroup.com (Rick Hurd Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:53 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hicks: Amanda Bynes turned away from jet]]>
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<![CDATA[Lacking I.D., actress suggested they Google her, which didn t work.]]>
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<![CDATA[thicks@bayareanewsgroup.com (Tony Hicks  Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:13 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hicks: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth back on]]>
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<![CDATA['The Hunger Games' actor seen getting cozy with Cyrus, who is again wearing engagement ring.]]>
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<![CDATA[thicks@bayareanewsgroup.com (Tony Hicks  Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:47 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Stanford's Mark Appel prepares for draft a second time]]>
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<![CDATA[As Mark Appel sat in the Stanford dugout and glanced out at sun-kissed Sunken Diamond this week, the star pitcher reminded himself just how much it meant to return for his final college season]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:38 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Whopper of a refusal ends with customer shattering Newark Burger King's front window]]>
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<![CDATA[A mouthy drive-thru customer shattered the front window of a Newark Burger King this week after an employee refused to take his order for a Whopper Jr. without cheese. The vandalism took place at the 34943 Newark Blvd. business just south of State Road 84.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:43:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Enterprise software IPOs stay hot, with ChannelAdvisor soaring in debut]]>
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<![CDATA[ChannelAdvisor shares soared as much as 39 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet the e-commerce software company will benefit from the rapid global spread of online buying and selling.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Alistair Barr and Tanya Agrawal Reuters)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:39:37 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Dublin: Cellphone theft against students reported outside schools]]>
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<![CDATA[In two separate incidents at Dublin High School and Wells Middle School, police say two women in their late 30s asked students to use their phone, and in one case, took off with it.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Erin Ivie eivie@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Utah teen arrested in little brothers' stabbing deaths]]>
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<![CDATA[WEST POINT, Utah -- A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Paul Foy Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:29:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Health insurance: California's new marketplace picks 13 plans to offer coverage in 2014]]>
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<![CDATA[California consumers choosing health plans should be able to make apples-to-apples comparisons]]>
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<![CDATA[skleman@bayareanewsgroup.com (Sandy Kleffman skleffman@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Man from Palo Alto on the run after four Czech murders]]>
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<![CDATA[BRNO, Czech Republic ( -- An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Karel Janicek and Petr Josek Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:15:17 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[49ers' Michael Crabtree gets injury advice from Broncos receiver]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Broncos' Demaryius Thomas: San Francisco 49ers star needs to 'take time' recuperating from torn Achilles]]>
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<![CDATA[cinman@bayareanewsgroup.com (Cam Inman cinman@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Chez Panisse to reopen with $2,500 dinner]]>
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<![CDATA[The famous Berkeley restaurant will reopen June 21, nearly four months after a fire destroyed much of the building.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Heather Somerville hsomerville@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:33 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Brentwood farmers, fruit fans branch out with social media]]>
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<![CDATA[With this year's U-pick season starting early because of the warm, dry winter, and now in full swing, other locals are trying to capitalize on the popularity of social media, smartphones, websites and mobile apps to draw customers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Paula King / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View]]>
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<![CDATA[Mountain View-based Google sent hikers to the Galapagos with Street View gear called "trekkers," 42-pound computer backpacks with large, soccer ball-like cameras mounted on a tower.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jason Dearen  Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:49 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Explore the Googlapagos: Google Street View to add remote Galapagos]]>
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<![CDATA[Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, but soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands' most remote areas, surrounding waters and unique creatures.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jason Dearen Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:48:13 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Target and other large retailers sue Visa and MasterCard for swipe fees]]>
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<![CDATA[A group of U.S. retailers including Macy's and Target sued Visa and MasterCard on Thursday, breaking off from a proposed $7.2 billion settlement reached last year over fees to process credit card transactions.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jessica Dye Reuters)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:45:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lyft gets a $60 million lift from Andreessen Horowitz]]>
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<![CDATA[Ride-sharing service Lyft said it had raised $60 million from venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, underscoring the growing appeal of services that tap into consumers' willingness to share goods and services for a fee.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:38:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Apple's Irish tax deal has been sweet from the start]]>
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<![CDATA[Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin Reuters)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:34:57 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[A Hayward Jack in the Box is robbed for the second time in two months]]>
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<![CDATA[The most recent fast food stickup took place Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. inside at 1490 West Winton Ave. A preliminary investigation revealed that a suspect armed with a handgun entered the Jack in the Box just before closing, jumped the counter and took money from the store's cash registers. No one was injured.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:32:45 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[European Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored']]>
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<![CDATA[The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:31:08 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Piedmont, Montclair police reports: Several reports of stolen bicycles in Piedmont]]>
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<![CDATA[Krzyzewski returning to coach USA Basketball]]>
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<![CDATA[Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Indecent exposure incidents investigated in Albany]]>
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<![CDATA[Police warn of man spotted exposing himself or masturbating in public]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Damin Esper For the Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Berkeley High Combo hits right note at festival]]>
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<![CDATA[Ensemble captures top honors at Next Generation Jazz Festival, is now headed for Monterey in September]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Lou Fancher /  Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Berkeley High jazz director continues winning tradition]]>
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<![CDATA[Cline already receiving rave reviews at Berkeley High]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Lou Fancher Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Antioch: Body of man who jumped into canal found by dive team]]>
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<![CDATA[The man had walked away from Sutter Delta Medical Center on Monday night; his body was found Wednesday afternoon after crews and dive teams had searched for him for two days.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Katie Nelson Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[SFO worker charged with stealing from travelers' luggage]]>
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<![CDATA[A San Francisco International Airport baggage handler suspected of pilfering items from dozens of travelers' bags was caught in a police sting and now faces felony theft charges, a prosecutor said.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Walnut Creek council OKs downtown apartments in 'game changer']]>
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<![CDATA[Dubbed 1500 California, 141-apartment project will feature retail and restaurant space and will let young professionals, others live in shopping, night-life center.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:04:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[North Richmond: Detectives witness shooting; one person in custody]]>
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<![CDATA[A unit of gang, parole and probation detectives were patrolling the area at 3:52 p.m. when they saw a gunman open fire police said; no one appears to have been injured.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (David DeBolt Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:04:36 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Roadshow: Drivers with their own Breathalyzers say .08 is pretty darn drunk]]>
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<![CDATA['I was amazed to find that I felt pretty toasted at 0.03 to 0.04' percent blood alcohol.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Gary Richards grichards@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:04:16 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Richmond: Pony found wandering Iron Triangle]]>
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<![CDATA[Officers found the small horse snacking on shrubbery near Seventh Street and Nevin Avenue around 3 a.m., said Det. Nicole Abetkov of the Richmond Police Department.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Katie Nelson Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:52 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Marin macaroni-and-cheese suspect denies attack, tells his side of story]]>
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<![CDATA[In the case of People vs. John Jeffrey O'Connor, the defendant stipulates that he shook a box of macaroni and cheese on the night in question. But he vigorously denies using it as a weapon.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Gary Klien, The Marin Independent Journal)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:36 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Made in the USA back in style for small businesses]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK -- When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas. It was cheaper to manufacture in Taiwan than in the U.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Joyce M. Rosenberg  AP Business Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Teenager accused of killing two East Bay girls must face jury, judge rules]]>
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<![CDATA[Diantay Powell, 18, pleaded not guilty to killing two teenage girls during an adolescent lovers' quarrel last year, but two close friends and one acquaintance all said he did it, evidence presented during a preliminary hearing revealed.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Paul T. Rosynsky Oakland Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:25 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[3rd UC Berkeley law school student in Vegas exotic bird beheading takes plea]]>
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<![CDATA[A University of California, Berkeley, law school graduate has pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors for his role in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas Strip resort]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Ken Ritter Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Judge set to rule on lawsuit challenging University Village project in Albany]]>
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<![CDATA[A temporary ruling issued earlier this month found that the city's environmental impact report met legal requirements.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Damin Esper For the Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:16 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Woman stabbed at least a half-dozen times just south of Hayward BART station]]>
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<![CDATA[A woman was stabbed about 6-8 times while walking about 3 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Dean Street in Hayward. A motive for the attack was not immediately known but police say the attack was gang related.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Pinole: Man escapes blaze in home possibly caused by discarded cigarette]]>
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<![CDATA[A Pinole man escaped his burning home after a discarded cigarette likely caused a blaze early Thursday morning, a battalion chief said. The home did not have a working fire alarm.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Bay Bridge documents reveal decisions that led to broken bolts]]>
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<![CDATA[A team of Bay Bridge engineers took extra precautions in the manufacture of high-strength steel bolts, but the bolts still suffered hydrogen embrittlement and 32 of them failed.]]>
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<![CDATA[lvorderbrueggen@bayareanewsgroup.com (Lisa Vorderbrueggen / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:56:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Snapp Shots: Of grammar police, Cal librarian's honor and Oakland's good, bad news]]>
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<![CDATA[If you've ever been on Facebook, you know that the grammar police are out in full force. And now they've moved from the virtual world to the real one.Case in point: Mr.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Martin Snapp Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Concord: Bomb squad recovers suspected explosive devices, one arrested]]>
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<![CDATA[A 21-year-old Concord man was arrested Wednesday after a search of a residence in the 1800 block of Johnson Drive uncovered some suspected explosive devices, police said.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:56:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[City will hold meetings on proposed ordinance in June and July, with an eye toward having it take effect on Jan. 1]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Rick Radin / For the Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:14 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hayward: Police looking for suspects in two bank robberies]]>
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<![CDATA[Police are seeking the public's help in solving two Hayward bank robberies that took place less than two miles away from one another and within about three hours of each another. In one of the bank heists, a suspect threatened to blow up the bank.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Man convicted of setting fire to downtown Palo Alto building sentenced to 20 years in prison]]>
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<![CDATA[An East Palo Alto man convicted of setting fire to a downtown Palo Alto building in 2007 was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Mark Gomez mgomez@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:46:49 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Contra Costa deputy DA continues legal battle against those who unsuccessfully prosecuted him for rape]]>
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<![CDATA[Michael Gressett will refile complaint dismissed by federal judge last week claiming defamation and malicious prosecution.]]>
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<![CDATA[mraley@bayareanewsgroup.com (Malaika Fraley Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Patxi's Pizza open in San Jose]]>
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<![CDATA[The pizza chain known for its Chicago-style deep dish pies has a new restaurant in San Jose.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Heather Somerville hsomerville@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:35:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[A's activate Hiro Nakajima, send him to Triple-A Sacramento]]>
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<![CDATA[The Oakland A's reinstated infielder Hiro Nakajima from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento, the club announced Thursday]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:33:36 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Chris Treadway: Richmond to hold Blue Star Marker dedication on Memorial Day]]>
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<![CDATA[The marker at the SS Red Oak Victory will be rededicated at a Memorial Day ceremony sponsored by the Richmond Museum Association and the El Cerrito Garden Club on Monday at 1337 Canal Blvd. in the Port of Richmond.]]>
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<![CDATA[ctreadway@bayareanewsgroup.com (Chris Treadway / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:24:02 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Jerry Lewis says he's still bothered by women in comedy]]>
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<![CDATA[CANNES, France (AP) -- Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jake Coyle Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:22:59 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Oakland Airport site of surprise inspections of commercial passenger vehicles]]>
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<![CDATA[A multi agency strike task force on Thursday morning inspected passenger transportation vehicles like taxis, buses and shuttle vans to make sure they meet safety standards and drivers are properly licensed. A similar one was done Wednesday at San Francisco International Airport.]]>
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<![CDATA[hharris@bayareanewsgroup.com (Harry Harris Oakland Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:55 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Michigan council members abstain from vote on abstaining]]>
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<![CDATA[Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:36 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hobby Lobby seeks exemption to covering morning-after pill for employees]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER -- In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Kristen Wyatt Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Albany police log]]>
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<![CDATA[Indecent exposure report investigated near Santa Fe Avenue and Key Route Boulevard]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:49 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Snapp Shots: Of grammar police, Cal librarian's honor and Oakland's good, bad news]]>
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<![CDATA[If you've ever been on Facebook, you know that the grammar police are out in full force. And now they've moved from the virtual world to the real one.Case in point: Mr.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Martin Snapp Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 09:44:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Union City: Police investigate two armed robberies, same day, same area]]>
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<![CDATA[Union City police are investigating two armed robberies that took place the same day, less than a mile of one another. The first robbery took place at a playground at 34888 11th St.  The second incident took place less than a mile away at Kennedy Park, at 1333 Decoto Rd.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 09:35:45 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[New computer mogul, Tumblr founder Karp, has family roots in Marin]]>
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<![CDATA[Novato resident Ken Ackerman said he suspected something big was in the works when his grandson, David Karp, paid him a visit about five weeks ago. Ackerman said there was talk then of the sale of Tumblr, the social media website founded by Karp, hailed as a 26-year-old wunderkind.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Richard Halstead, The Marin Independent Journal)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 09:24:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[San Francisco: 6 plead not guilty in $15 million school embezzlement case]]>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO  -- Six current and former San Francisco school district employees have pleaded not guilty to charges that they embezzled $15 million in grant money from the school system.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:11 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[London attack: Brave bus passenger confronted killers]]>
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<![CDATA[LONDON (AP) -- A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Gregory Katz Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 09:22:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[San Bruno: Three men suspected of burglarizing elementary school arrested]]>
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<![CDATA[SAN BRUNO  - Three Fairfield men were arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a San Bruno elementary school Tuesday, police said. A burglar alarm went off at El Crystal Elementary School at 201 Balboa Way at 8:41 p.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 09:18:17 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs]]>
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<![CDATA[On Thursday, 200 Vietnam War veterans who were POWs, almost all of them former pilots, will reunite for a three-day celebration at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum that coincides with the 40th anniversary of a star-studded White House dinner hosted by President Nixon to honor their sacrifice.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Gillian Flaccus  Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 08:46:35 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Deputies arrest man they say posed as a Disney]]>
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<![CDATA[Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 08:27:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[San Onofre nuclear power plant execs made 'Star Trek'-themed video]]>
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<![CDATA[Managers at the San Onofre nuclear generating plant made a "Star Trek"-themed safety video two years before the plant was shut down because of damaged water pipes.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 08:22:33 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Safeway named finalist for military award]]>
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<![CDATA[Safeway was named a finalist for the top award from the U.S. Department of Defense for companies that employ members of the military's National Guard and Reserve.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Heather Somerville hsomerville@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:58:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[California wineries want to help raise a glass to veterans]]>
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<![CDATA[If you're looking to raise a glass to veterans this Memorial Day you might consider filling it with wine that will raise funds for them, too. A number of wineries are making the veterans-and-vines connection. And if you're not so fine on wine, there's even a liquor -- Wild Turkey -- that's gotten into the spirit with a Boots and Bourbon campaign.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Michelle Locke  Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:58:04 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[San Francisco: Italian consulate clerk, wife sentenced in housekeeper abuse case]]>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- An Italian consulate clerk and his Brazilian wife were sentenced in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday after pleading guilty last month to the misdemeanor charge of using an unauthorized document for a Brazilian woman to work as the couple's servant.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:56:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[California bill would prevent genetic-testing firms from using surreptitiously obtained DNA]]>
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<![CDATA[Senate Bill 222, which faces a key hearing Thursday, would require a donor's consent to collect, analyze or share genetic information.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jessica Shugart jshugart@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:56:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[America's Cup: Recommendations unveiled to ensure sailor safety]]>
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<![CDATA[The new safety plan lowers the wind limit for races by 10 knots to a maximum of 23 knots (26 mph). It also requires better body armor for sailors, crew locator devices, hands-free breathing apparatuses and other safety features.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Julia Prodis Sulek jsulek@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:55:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Zillow report: Low equity holds back Bay Area home sales]]>
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<![CDATA[While the number of Bay Area homeowners with underwater mortgages is declining, there's another group whose homes haven't appreciated enough for them to think about selling, online real estate site Zillow reported.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Pete Carey pcarey@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:54:57 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Man to get prison for Peninsula school slaying]]>
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<![CDATA[A man avoided life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday when he pleaded no contest to fatally stabbing an acquaintance in Millbrae he mistakenly believed was having an affair with his wife.]]>
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<![CDATA[jmelvin@bayareanewsgroup.com (Joshua Melvin jmelvin@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:54:04 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Barbara Oliver, Berkeley theater icon, dead at 85]]>
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<![CDATA[Founder of Berkeley's Aurora Theatre, Barbara Oliver was an actor, director, Cal instructor and beloved "Grand Dame of local theater."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Karen D'Souza kdsouza@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:49:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Concord: Driver who crashed car into home Wednesday afternoon may have been intoxicated, police say]]>
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<![CDATA[Several people were inside a home on Ponderosa Drive when it was struck by a car, police said, but they were not injured. The driver, who police say may have been intoxicated, was taken to a hospital in stable condition.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Katie Nelson Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:47:25 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Nurses go on strike at two San Jose hospitals]]>
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<![CDATA[Striking nurses picket in front of Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center of San Jose, which are affiliated with the Hospital Corporation of America.]]>
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<![CDATA[skleman@bayareanewsgroup.com (Sandy Kleffman Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:46:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Union City third-grade teacher placed on unpaid leave after molestation charges]]>
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<![CDATA[Michael Howey, 47, who teaches third-grade at Alvarado Elementary School, was arrested May 1 in connection with allegations that he'd molested nine female students.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Family continues search for missing Bay to Breakers runner]]>
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<![CDATA[The family of 27-year-old Beau Rasmussen of Emeryville, who went missing after Sunday's Bay to Breakers race, has contacted expert rescue teams and is a planning a large search some time this weekend, said the missing man's uncle.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (David DeBolt Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Oakland: Police identify city's 40th homicide victim of 2013]]>
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<![CDATA[A man who was shot and killed while working on a car Tuesday morning in East Oakland has been identified, but the shooter remains at large, police say.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Kristin J. Bender  / Oakland Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:38:07 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine HP, other PC rivals]]>
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<![CDATA[China-based Lenovo, a sliver away from unseating Hewlett-Packard as the world's top PC maker by shipments, posted an estimate-beating 90 percent rise in quarterly profit, its fastest in seven quarters.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai Reuters)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:32:57 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Solar plane Impulse completes second leg of trip in Texas]]>
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<![CDATA[The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:29:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Review: Bjork delights in Richmond]]>
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<![CDATA[The Icelandic alt-rock legend, who is now 20 years into her solo career, is certainly still pushing boundaries. Her current Biophilia Tour is one of the most wildly adventurous shows in rock 'n' roll history.]]>
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<![CDATA[jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com (Jim Harrington / jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 07:07:14 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Oakland City Council: New budget rules approved amid tensions]]>
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<![CDATA[Over objections from members Larry Reid and Desley Brooks, City Council approves a law, 6-2, that would end trend of last-minute amendments before the spending plan is adopted.]]>
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<![CDATA[martz@bayareanewsgroup.com (Matthew Artz Oakland Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[UC sex assault cases mishandled, federal complaint alleges]]>
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<![CDATA[UC Berkeley was named in federal complaints filed Wednesday accusing it and three other schools of mishandling sexual assault reports.]]>
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<![CDATA[amcgall@bayareanewsgroup.com (Andrew McGall Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 06:58:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Morgan Hill: Man flashes teen girls walking near fast-food restaurant]]>
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<![CDATA[Morgan Hill police report that a middle-aged man in an SUV exposed himself to two teenage girls as they walked behind the Dari Delight Drive-In restaurant on Monterey Road last week.]]>
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<![CDATA[ekurhi@bayareanewsgroup.com (Eric Kurhi ekurhi@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 00:34:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[In his own words: California Gov. Jerry Brown has business people rolling in laughter]]>
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<![CDATA[Chief of San Lorenzo schools to retire]]>
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<![CDATA[Charles Woodson vows to be more than Oakland Raiders' spiritual leader]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jerry McDonald jmcdonald@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[San Jose Sharks downplay any momentum gained from winning last two]]>
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<![CDATA[Fremont officials say strong budget figures show city is emerging from "Great Recession"]]>
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<![CDATA[Fremont is projecting a stronger, balanced budget for fiscal year 2013-14 because of a low unemployment rate and increases in sales and property tax revenue, officials said Tuesday in a presentation to the City Council.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Chris De Benedetti The Argus)]]>
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<![CDATA[Student UNICEF clubs sponsor Berkeley concert to raise funds for drinking water project]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Rick Radin For the Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Biz Break: Tesla and Hewlett-Packard prove their doubters wrong]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jeremy C. Owens jowens@mercurynews.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Cannonball onto manatees: Online video launches probe]]>
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<![CDATA[MIAMI  -- Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man doing a cannonball onto two manatees in Florida. The video shows a man jumping on top of what appears to be a manatee and a young calf swimming near a dock in a residential area.]]>
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<![CDATA[Annoying Orange was a public service ad first, lawsuit says]]>
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<![CDATA[A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign. H2M, a Fargo-based advertising and marketing agency, filed the lawsuit against Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove in U.]]>
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<![CDATA[Divided Fed wrestles with when to ease bond buys]]>
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