<![CDATA[Local News from the Mercury News]]> 15 <![CDATA[Carl Steward: Darting here and there ...]]> ]]> By Carl Steward

Bay Area News Group)]]> <![CDATA[Oakland Voices seeks next class of community correspondents]]> Staff reports)]]> <![CDATA[Luxury travel startup Inspirato, co-founded by former eBay official, lands third round of funding in past year]]> By Peter Delevett

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)]]> <![CDATA[Job growth stuns economists, sends Nasdaq to highest level since dot-com crash]]> By Motoko Rich

New York Times

)]]> <![CDATA[Hercules council to hold special meetings Tuesday]]> By Tom Lochner / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Scandal-plagued ex-drug cop to appear on Dr. Phil show]]> By Robert Salonga,

Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[NASDAQ surges to 11-year high]]> ]]> By George Avalos / Oakland Tribune)]]> <![CDATA[Post-tsunami, Japanese techies flock to Silicon Valley for startups]]> ]]> By Tomoko A. Hosaka

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Man who crashed car into Boulder Creek building gets arrested after seven pounds of pot are found in vehicle]]> By Jessica M. Pasko / Santa Cruz Sentinel)]]> <![CDATA[San Jose police bias lawsuit rejected]]> By Howard Mintz

hmintz@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Clorox price increases propel higher profits and sales]]> By George Avalos / Oakland Tribune)]]> <![CDATA[Fremont Opera shuts down]]> By Rob Dennis / The Argus)]]> <![CDATA[Posey looking good; Bochy, Sandoval discuss weighty subject]]> By Andrew Baggarly

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)]]> <![CDATA[Wi-Fi likely to return to hacked Lynx buses Tuesday]]> By Tom Lochner / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Man, 35, found on San Jose sidewalk with gunshot wound, suspects at large]]> By Lisa Fernandez

lfernandez@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Man who drove car into Muni tunnel pleads not guilty to DUI]]> Bay City News Service

)]]> <![CDATA[San Francisco: 4 men suspected of stealing Apple products from FedEx trucks]]> Bay City News Service

)]]> <![CDATA[Judge refuses to drop stay-away orders for Occupy Oakland protesters]]> By Paul T. Rosynsky / Oakland Tribune)]]> <![CDATA[Santa Clara County DA program aims to boost reliability of eyewitness identifications]]> By Tracey Kaplan

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)]]> <![CDATA[Two killed, three wounded in spate of shootings in Oakland]]> By Harry Harris and Kristin J. Bender

Oakland Tribune)]]> <![CDATA[Pizarro: 'Disney on Ice' partners with San Jose Library literacy program]]> By Sal Pizarro / spizarro@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[DeSaulnier to host free foreclosure prevention workshop in Antioch Saturday]]> By Paul Burgarino / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Judge denies San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's request for visitation]]> Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Giants reliever Brian Wilson drops 10 pounds but not the beard]]> By Andrew Baggarly

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)]]> <![CDATA[Walnut Creek lounge will come under council scrutiny]]> By Elisabeth Nardi / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Bay Point man's death during traffic stop ruled suicide]]> By Robert Salonga,

Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Lincecum not cutting out In-N-Out burgers, he's just not eating as many]]> By Andrew Baggarly

abaggarly@mercurynews.com

)]]> <![CDATA[Pleasant Hill may end free health insurance for elected officials]]> By Lisa P. White / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[New Leaf grocery opens in San Jose's Evergreen district]]> By Linda Zavoral

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)]]> <![CDATA[Fairfield woman gets probation for fire that killed four young children]]> Bay City News Service

)]]> <![CDATA[Giants: Cain not making any promises about his next contract]]> By Andrew Baggarly

abaggarly@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Coast Guard looks for missing boater near Half Moon Bay]]> Bay City News Service

)]]> <![CDATA[Hicks: Beyonce reportedly offered $100 million for 'X Factor ]]> By Tony Hicks / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[San Jose man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing fellow San Quentin inmate]]> By Gary Klien and Mark Gomez

Bay Area News Group)]]> <![CDATA[Concord man arrested in Pleasant Hill robberies]]> By Robert Salonga,

Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Darnell Hillman's flashy style a reminder of basketball's vivid past]]> By Jeff Faraudo

jfaraudo@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]> <![CDATA[Biz Break: Nasdaq, Dow and recent IPOs soar after jobs report stuns economists with strong growth]]> By Jeremy C. Owens

jowens@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Despondent transient smashes windows of two cars in Santa Cruz]]> By Jessica M. Pasko

Santa Cruz Sentinel)]]> <![CDATA[Report: Manny Ramirez to decide between A's, Orioles, Blue Jays]]> ESPNDePortesLosAngeles.com on Friday]]> Bay Area News Group staff report)]]> <![CDATA[Sharks: Niemi likely to get more rest than last season down the stretch]]> By Mark Emmons

memmons@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Bonny Zanardi: Artists envision a 'Red or Read' theme for library exhibition]]> By Bonny Zanardi

San Mateo County Times)]]> <![CDATA[Super Bowl ads that generate buzz after the game]]> ]]> By Mae Anderson

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Hicks: Adam Lambert to ruin, er, join Queen]]> By Tony Hicks / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Hicks: Daniel Radcliffe was drunk while filming 'Harry Potter']]> By Tony Hicks / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Federal prosecutors close Lance Armstrong inquiry, no charges]]> By Greg Risling

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Nasdaq hits highest level since dot-com bubble burst as fresh IPOs soar]]> By Jeremy C. Owens

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)]]> <![CDATA[How to visit Las Vegas on the cheap, with a Super Bowl trip for $150 to prove it]]> By Jeremy C. Owens

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)]]> <![CDATA[Oakley confirms $16.5 million of RDA debt]]> By Rowena Coetsee / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Eddie DeBartolo Jr., Charles Haley and Tim Brown among Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists]]> San Jose Mercury News staff and wire report)]]> <![CDATA[Antioch, police concessions again extend contract talks]]> By Paul Burgarino / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Coast Guard searching for San Ramon crab fisherman missing at sea near Half Moon Bay]]> By Lisa Fernandez

lfernandez@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[One-alarm fire damages Hayward hills pool house]]> Chris De Benedetti / Hayward Daily Review)]]> <![CDATA[College recruiting: Top QB signs with Florida State over Stanford]]> Associated Press

)]]> <![CDATA[Rangers' Josh Hamilton has relapse with alcohol]]> Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Facebook study: People 'like' you more than you 'like' them]]> By Barbara Ortutay

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Susan G. Komen for the Cure reverses decision, will continue funding Planned Parenthood]]> By David Crary

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Former Giants, Warriors DJ killed in Thailand taxi tragedy]]> By Paul Liberatore

Marin Independent Journal)]]> <![CDATA[Micron CEO dies in small-plane crash in Idaho]]> By Mark Gomez

mgomez@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Raiders choose Chiefs' aide as special teams coordinator]]> Staff

)]]> <![CDATA[Hicks: Steven Tyler says he didn't muff national anthem]]> By Tony Hicks / Contra Costa Times)]]> <![CDATA[Police: Man lied about crime that led to Newark standoff]]> By Chris De Benedetti

cdebenedetti@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]> <![CDATA[More than 600 flights canceled as winter storm socks Colorado]]> By Steven K. Paulson

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Union City man injured in stabbing]]> By Chris De Benedetti / Fremont Argus)]]> <![CDATA[2nd teacher arrested from L.A. school where lewd photos were taken]]> By Greg Risling

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Inmate pleads guilty to murdering killer of Novato girl]]> By Gary Klien / Marin Independent Journal)]]> <![CDATA[Occupy Oakland steps up after city cancels police forum]]> By Matthew Artz / Oakland Tribune)]]> <![CDATA[With heating limited by law, Rome shivers under rare snow]]> Assocaited Press

)]]> <![CDATA[Apple restores iPhone, iPad sales in Germany after winning injunction against Motorola ruling]]>

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[San Jose firefighters put out fire at Thai restaurant on The Alameda]]> By Troy Wolverton

Mercury News)]]> <![CDATA[EU asks Google to delay new privacy policy as it investigates]]> By Gabriele Steinhauser

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA['Spawn' copyright: Judge's OK ends long-running battle between Neil Gaiman, Todd McFarlane]]> By Todd Richmond

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Goodell says NFL will expand its Thursday night games]]> Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Man's body found in Coyote Creek; no signs of foul play]]> By Mark Gomez

mgomez@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[NASA Ames awards San Jose State $73 million to improve air space travel]]> ]]> By Lisa Fernandez

lfernandez@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Heading for Denver? Blizzard pounds the region, scores of flights at DIA canceled]]> By Kieran Nicholson

Denver Post)]]> <![CDATA[Hackers from Anonymous record, release call between FBI, Scotland Yard]]> By Raphael Satter

Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[People's Park tree-sitter convicted of illegal lodging]]> Associated Press)]]> <![CDATA[Stanford men's basketball routs Arizona State to snap three-game losing streak]]> By Elliott Almond

ealmond@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[No. 18 Saint Mary's Gaels hold off San Diego to stay perfect in WCC]]> By Ben Enos

benos@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]> <![CDATA[University of San Francisco moves branch to San Jose]]> By Lisa M. Krieger

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)]]> <![CDATA[Caltrain riders protest bid to discontinue 8-ride discount pass]]> By Bonnie Eslinger

Daily News Staff Writer)]]> <![CDATA[Brisbane man who embezzled from soldier in Iraq gets jail time]]> By Joshua Melvin

jmelvin@bayareanewsgroup.com

)]]> <![CDATA[Vacaville firefighter responding to call finds stolen items -- from his own home]]> Bay City News Service

)]]> <![CDATA[Oakland police remove 'Aquapy' boat from Lake Merritt]]> Bay City News Service

)]]> <![CDATA[Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry help Golden State Warriors roll past Utah Jazz]]> By Marcus Thompson II

mthomps2@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]> <![CDATA[Palo Alto council poised to award cafe contract]]> By Jason Green

Daily News Staff Writer)]]> <![CDATA[Plans for Edgewood Plaza overhaul advance]]> By Jason Green

Daily News Staff Writer)]]> <![CDATA[San Mateo County expected to keep Flood Park open after all]]> By Bonnie Eslinger

Daily News Staff Writer)]]> <![CDATA[Cal basketball team loses to Arizona, falls out of tie for first in Pac-12]]> By Jeff Faraudo

jfaraudo@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]> <![CDATA[Monte Poole: San Francisco 49ers' revival surely helped NFL owners approve loan for Santa Clara stadium]]> ]]> By Monte Poole

Bay Area News Group)]]> <![CDATA[San Jose Sharks continue win streak with 5-2 victory over Dallas Stars]]> By David Pollak

dpollak@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Santa Clara Broncos' bid for first WCC win thwarted by hot-shooting Portland Pilots]]> By Jon Wilner

jwilner@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Andy Roddick hopes to be healthy for SAP Open]]> By Alex Pavlovic

apavlovic@mercurynews.com)]]> <![CDATA[Palo Alto 'seniors come alive' with dance catered to their lifestyle]]>

Daily News Staff Report

)]]> <![CDATA[Police Blotter]]> Compiled from police department reports

)]]> <![CDATA[Former Assembly speaker whistle-stops in Walnut Creek for governance measure]]> By Lisa Vorderbrueggen / Contra Costa Times

)]]> <![CDATA[California Dental Association pulls funding to fluoridate Watsonville's water]]> By Donna Jones,

Santa Cruz Sentinel)]]>