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Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways.
A man who was pushed into a glass window by a San Francisco-area transit officer will not face felony charges in the incident that was caught on video.
State inspectors say an oil spill that sent hundreds of gallons of bunker oil into San Francisco Bay was caused by a fuel tank that overflowed during a morning refueling stop.
Authorities have arrested a fugitive wanted in three San Francisco Bay area slayings after his case was featured on "America's Most Wanted."
A California wine keeper has pleaded guilty to setting a fire that destroyed a warehouse filled with 6 million bottles of wine and illegally selling wine he was supposed to be storing for customers.
San Francisco Bay area households spend up to two-thirds of their income on transportation and housing costs, a severe burden that leaves workers with insufficient resources for other basic needs, according to a recently-released study.
Cleanup crews are still sopping up fuel that washed up on Alameda County beaches after last week's oil spill in San Francisco Bay.
Federal environmental regulators want to fine the Municipal Transit Authority for spilling thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into the San Francisco Bay.
Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water.
Unable to move beyond his ultra-liberal image and far behind his rival in fundraising, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped his bid to become governor, leaving former governor Jerry Brown as the only Democrat in the race to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year.
California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi has won a special election to a Northern California congressional seat, keeping the district in Democratic hands.
Crews are working to contain a fuel leak in San Francisco Bay after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water, creating a slick at least a mile long.
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened Monday, but transportation engineers said their work may not be finished.
A fleet of old, rotting warships shedding toxic paint into the water near San Francisco Bay will be cleaned up and recycled under a new plan announced by federal officials Thursday.
It was the kind of legislation that rarely generates much debate in Congress: a bill to expand a local water recycling program.
An audit done after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man says San Francisco Bay area transit officers need more training and presence on trains and at stations.
Members of a commuter rail union in the San Francisco Bay area are voting on a new contract aimed at averting a strike.
A walkout among workers for the San Francisco Bay Area's commuter rail had been scheduled, and contingency plans were in place. But just a few hours before a midnight strike deadline, officials said rail management and a union have reached a deal to call it off.
The Hong Kong-based company that operates the cargo ship that caused a 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal charges.
A man accused in the shotgun killings of his ex-girlfriend and her friend at a toll plaza told a judge he wanted to plead guilty.
American presidents rewarding top campaign fundraisers with plum ambassadorships has long been common practice for both parties. But should "bundlers" get these jobs? Are they qualified?
A man who robbed a San Francisco Bay area bank apparently felt guilty enough to confess his sins and hand over $1,200, but not enough to turn himself in.
Visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque town of million-dollar views and homes along the San Francisco Bay.
A baby sea lion who had a brief brush with fame when he wandered on to a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway last month has returned to the sea.
The helmsman of a cargo ship that set off a major environmental disaster in the San Francisco Bay was sentenced Friday to 10 months in prison.
$15K Luxury Suite includes San Francisco Bay Views, Ferrari, Butler, Chef, Masseuse - and a great deal more!JFK Slept Here. So did Prince Charles. A lot of history has been made in the penthouse of the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel. For the past few months, its been under a major restoration project.
{Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to SF Bay 100-mile weekend relay swim} Swimmers brave dirty Delta for awareness Seven swimmers swimming, Sacramento to San Francisco.
Profile: Michael Savage, from herbalist to shock jockFor the first 52 years of his life, he was Michael Alan Weiner, a Bronx-born botanist who documented the plant life of the South Seas, swam naked with Allen Ginsberg and told friends that he wanted to be the next Lenny Bruce.
Northwest Training Range Complex, in the State of Washington, should be expanded « Shedding So...The United States Navy and the U.S. Department of Defense have decided that their Northwest Training Range Complex, in the State of Washington, should be expanded, and have devised a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), dated December 2008, for public review and comment.
For Eateries, Oatmeal Is HotterExcerpt: The smoothie chain Jamba Juice plans to add oatmeal to the menu at its Chicago locations Thursday, the latest sign of how restaurants are trying to give the old-fashioned breakfast food an upscale makeover.
Signs posted at S.F. beaches after spill of 2.7 million gallons of Marin County sewageAbout 2.7 million gallons of both raw and treated sewage overflowed from a Marin County treatment facility into Corte Madera Creek and San Francisco Bay on Thursday evening after an alert system failed to properly notify workers at the facility, officials said today.
San Francisco Bay oil spill: The cost of a dead birdRANCHO CORDOVA - The bodies of the birds, seals and raccoons that washed up onto Bay Area beaches after the Cosco Busan spill were long ago packed up and stored in state-owned freezers. But samples of their oil-soaked fur and feathers - crucial evidence of a crime - live on in t …
How San Francisco bay's spill might cripple its sea lifeThe gooey "bunker oil" that gummed up San Francisco Bay and miles of coastline poses a more serious, long-term threat to marine life than the more common spills of crude oil, University of California, Davis, studies suggest.
Oil-spill helpers galore, but their efforts called 'civil disobedience'When a shipping accident last week dumped 58,000 gallons of oil in San Francisco Bay, it washed onto shores that are home to a great concentration of America's environmentalists.
San Francisco Bay oil spill spreads,emergency declaredCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in the San Francisco Bay on Friday, as oil spilled into San Frnacisco Bay was spreading around the area.
S.F. Bay Spill Recovery Continues SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Most of the oil that spilled into San Francisco Bay when a container ship struck the Bay Bridge will never be retrieved and eventually will be absorbed into the ecosystem, authorities said Friday.
SF officials threaten legal action over oil spillMayor Gavin Newsom said today the city will take legal action against the company or agency deemed responsible for the 58,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the bay after a container ship rammed into the Bay Bridge Wednesday. Newsom and City Attorney Dennis Herrera also expres …
Pilot in San Francisco Bay oil spill had relatively clean recordThe bar pilot guiding a container ship that struck the Bay Bridge early Wednesday, causing the biggest San Francisco Bay oil spill in more than a decade, passed his alcohol tests along with the Cosco Busan's 26-member crew, the Coast Guard reported Thursday.
58,000 gallons of oil dumped into San Francisco BayA cargo ship collision with the Bay Bridge on Wednesday leaked 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay, the largest oil spill inside the bay in at least a decade.
70-year mercury cleanup plan OK'd for S.F. BayGetting rid of enough mercury to make San Francisco Bay's fish safe to eat may take 70 years, under a plan adopted this week by state officials.
Microsoft Sobs As Peter Moore ResignsDon Mattrick appointed to head Microsoft's Xbox and Games Business Replacing Moore
Google Street Maps Catch Candid MomentsIn San Francisco, there's a man picking his nose on a street corner, another fellow taking out the trash and another guy scaling the outside of an apartment building, perhaps just for fun or maybe for some more sinister purpose.
View on San FranciscoSan Francisco is renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, an eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture, and its peninsular location surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.
Whales disappear The two humpback whales that returned to San Francisco Bay Tuesday after a two-week jaunt inland haven't been seen this morning, prompting hopes that the wayward animals might already have reached the ocean, authorities said.
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