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A sneak peek at Legoland's 'Star Wars' models

CNET - Daniel Terdiman - ‎7 hours ago‎
Legoland personnel brought several models from the forthcoming 'Star Wars' Miniland attraction to CNET's San Francisco headquarters ...

Purdy: San Francisco Giants' territorial claim to South Bay becoming ...

San Jose Mercury News - Mark Purdy - ‎1 hour ago‎
The handsome hunk of metal will travel to Municipal Stadium on Tuesday afternoon in a van provided by the Giants' corporate sponsors.

Morgan Hill: Police arrest two Gilroy residents after finding drugs inside car

San Jose Mercury News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Police arrested a driver and his passenger in Morgan Hill last week after police pulled him over for having expired registration tags and found that he was ...

3.2-magnitude earthquake near Walnut Creek jolts East Bay

San Jose Mercury News - ‎3 hours ago‎
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the East Bay this morning, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake, which jolted residents just before 3:29 am, ...

A trail for Joe in Saratoga

San Jose Mercury News - Joe Rodriguez - ‎4 hours ago‎
Minoo Farkhoor walks with her dog Kayna on the route being prepared for Joe's Trail in Saratoga, Jan. 18, 2011. Dee Sanfilippo of Saratoga ...

San Francisco court a beacon for asylum-seekers

San Jose Mercury News - Matt O'Brien - ‎11 hours ago‎
By Matt O'Brien SAN FRANCISCO -- Clad in combat boots, tight jeans and black jackets, a gang of skinheads cornered the university student outside a Moscow ...

Fremont's high-flying Solyndra hits a rough patch

San Jose Mercury News - Dana Hull - ‎11 hours ago‎
Workers share the factory floor with automated robots at Solyndra in Fremont Tuesday Jan 18, 2011. The solar manufacturer recently closed its ...

San Jose's redevelopment's days are probably numbered

San Jose Mercury News - John Woolfolk - ‎11 hours ago‎
Critics have howled since Gov. Jerry Brown proposed to wipe out the state's redevelopment agencies. But the truth is, redevelopment was never meant to last ...

Former schools chief pushes merger of Petaluma districts

Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Martin Espinoza - ‎14 minutes ago‎
Less than two weeks after retiring from his post as Sonoma County Schools Chief, Carl Wong was sleepless on a small cruise ship off the ...

Oakland police kill man brandishing fake rifle

San Francisco Chronicle - Henry K. Lee - ‎11 hours ago‎
(01-29) 13:15 PST Oakland -- Oakland police shot and killed a man armed with a fake assault rifle Saturday morning in the city's normally tranquil Rockridge ...
Oakland Police shoot, kill man in Rockridge Crosscurrents from KALW News

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San Jose Mercury News - Jim Harrington - ‎10 hours ago‎
Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz is photographed in El Cerrito, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Arhoolie Records is preparing to celebrate its ...

Saturday's High School Scores

San Jose Mercury News - ‎12 hours ago‎
105 -- Dominguez (Gilroy) p. Macalolooy (James Logan); 3. Summers (St. Francis); 4. Zaccarias (Aptos); 5. Rehbien (Palma); 6. Rao (Cupertino).

College basketball: San Jose State tops Fresno State 78-66

San Jose Mercury News - ‎13 hours ago‎
AP Adrian Oliver had 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Calvin Douglas came off the bench to score 18 points as San Jose State defeated Fresno ...

Louis Hartman - radio personality, Zen monk - dies

San Francisco Chronicle - Katie Nelson - ‎13 hours ago‎
Louis Earl "Lou" Hartman, the voice of the 1950s KCBS radio show "This Is San Francisco" who later became a Zen monk, died Jan.

Facebook IPO sought by nearly everyone -- but not all

San Jose Mercury News - Mike Swift - ‎11 hours ago‎
Just about everyone wants to see Facebook go public. Everyone, it seems, except CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Investors are hot for the company's ...
Silicon Valley comes to Davos The Economist (blog)

Pizarro: New guide makes getting involved a little easier

San Jose Mercury News - Sal Pizarro - ‎11 hours ago‎
It seems there's never enough time in Silicon Valley to do the things we know we should do. Things like exercising or volunteering tend to ...

Korbel pledges river cleanup

Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Beth Schlanker - ‎2 hours ago‎
Plastic garbage litters the trees near an old dump site on the Korbel Winery property along the Russian River near Guerneville. By BOB NORBERG Thousands of ...

Tom Cavanagh: A tortured life

San Jose Mercury News - Mark Emmons - ‎12 hours ago‎
At Tom Cavanagh's funeral, on a clear New England winter day, the eyes of mourners gathered at the cemetery were drawn upward by a remarkable ...

Bird is eligible again - scores 10 in Salesian's rout over St. Mary's

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎10 hours ago‎
Eight days after being ruled ineligible for pre-enrollment contact, Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) star forward Jabari Bird was reinstated by North Coast ...

Redevelopment key to Visitacion Valley revival

San Francisco Chronicle - Robert Selna - ‎14 hours ago‎
Leland Avenue, a commercial street with 13 percent storefront vacancy, is in Visitacion Valley's redevelopment area. Joaquin Escobar, a produce store owner ...
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