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'Insolvency Within Weeks'
In short State of the State address Thursday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warns California "is in a state of emergency" until budget crisis is solved.
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VideoUnder Bill, 735K California Acres Stay Wild
The Senate approved a major expansion of wilderness areas nationwide Thursday, protecting more than 2 million acres of public land from drilling, logging and mining, including 735,000 acres across California.
Wilderness Package Includes 735 Acres
The huge wilderness conservation package approved by the U.S. Senate would forever protect some of California's most spectacular scenery, including snowcapped peaks and forests of giant sequoia trees.
Not Guilty Plea In BART Shooting
Former BART police officer who shot an unarmed man to death on an Oakland train platform early New Year's Day in court in Alameda County to face murder charges.
Arrests At Israeli Consulate Protest In S.F.
Nine are among activists chaining selves together to block main entrance to the building on Montgomery Street in rally against military actions in Gaza.
Strapped Alameda Man Kills Girlfriend, Self
Murder-suicide is at least the third in the Bay Area this month in which the perpetrator indicated financial problems drove them to do it, police say.
S.F. Zoo Sells Female Giraffe To Six Flags
What's a baby female giraffe worth? A cool $70,000. That's the price the San Francisco Zoo charged Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for Barbro, who was born at the zoo a year ago.
This guy's got junk in his blood
Dear Tom and Ray: My boyfriend is a great guy but is prone to procrastination (or so his family has warned me). It's come to my...
Chronicle 1.15.09 4:00 AM
S.F. should expect new wave of tax proposals
The tax man (Peskin) cometh to S.F. business Of all the goodies S.F. Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve Falk wants to see in...
Chronicle 1.15.09 4:00 AM
$10,000 reward posted in fatal S.F. shooting
Barely 20, Brandon Lee Evans moved to San Francisco in November to work and study and share a house by the beach with close friends ...
Chronicle 1.15.09 4:00 AM
Oakland to fire 11 cops for allegedly lying to get search warrants
The city of Oakland intends to fire 11 police officers for allegedly lying to obtain search warrants in drug cases, officials said...
Chronicle 1.15.09 7:33 PM
Spare the Air alert issued - wood burning banned through noon Friday
Bay Area air quality officials have declared a Spare the Air alert through noon Friday, meaning wood fires are banned to prevent...
Chronicle 1.15.09 1:03 PM
Surveillance video leads S.F. police to suspect in stabbing death
Footage from store surveillance cameras led San Francisco police to a suspect in the stabbing death of a man on a Tenderloin street...
Chronicle 1.15.09 12:46 PM
S.J. driveway shooting victim identified as 23-year-old man
A man shot and killed in the driveway of a San Jose home was identified by police today as 23-year-old Van Hoang. Hoang was found shot...
Chronicle 1.15.09 10:50 AM
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S.F.: Wrecked ship on Ocean Beach
HERE'S THE DEAL Abandoned boat in S.F.: Like a beached whale, a small sailboat...
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