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James Raphael Whitty Mitchell, the pornography heir charged with killing a Novato woman last year, has his third defense attorney in less than six months. Douglas Horngrad - who took over in March after Mitchell fired former San Francisco district

A small plane that crashed into a shallow lagoon off San Francisco Bay on Thursday, killing three people, belonged to the founder of a local steel company who was believed to be among the dead. An employee of R.E. Borrmann's Steel Co. says the

"[T]he most striking thing when you start to look into the bullet train is how little planning or thought has gone into the thing," a great man once said . "There has been almost no effort to gauge consumer demand, no comparisons to existing rail

NEW YORK -- The A's arrived in New York brimming with confidence after winning four of their first six on a 10-game road trip. The mood as they headed home Thursday night was quite different. Looking to salvage some good vibes to conclude their

Braden's strong outing cut short by leg cramps NEW YORK -- Dallas Braden engaged New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia in a pitchers' duel for five innings Thursday. Braden just wished he'd had a chance to finish it. He made a sudden exit in the sixth

Braden's strong outing cut short by leg cramps NEW YORK -- Dallas Braden engaged New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia in a pitchers' duel for five innings Thursday. Braden just wished he'd had a chance to finish it. He made a sudden exit in the sixth

As thousands of Bay Area travelers prepare to hit the road this Labor Day weekend, they have a lot to contend with -- including a hurricane named Earl expected to disrupt air travel along the East Coast. But, hey, at least the Bay Bridge isn't closed for

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - A small plane that crashed into a lagoon off San Francisco Bay, killing a woman, belongs to the founder of a local steel company who is also feared dead. An employee of R.E. Borrmann's Steel Co. says the twin-engine Beechcraft

An investigation into Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s SmartMeters has found that the residential meters being installed in millions of California homes are "consistent with industry standards and performing accurately." But the report, released Thursday

(09-02) 17:18 PDT TRUCKEE -- A Sierra campground that closed last month due to an elevated risk of a plague outbreak has reopened. The campground, which is located about 50 miles northwest of Truckee, was closed nearly two weeks ago after park workers

(09-02) 17:40 PDT SAN LEANDRO -- A man shot and killed when he answered the door of his San Leandro home was identified Thursday as 25-year-old Eric Castaneda. Castaneda was with his mother at their home on the 1200 block of Drake Avenue when someone

Alameda County Sheriff's Office OAKLAND, Calif. -- A suspected gang member accused of shooting a Fremont police officer who tried to arrest him in Oakland last week was brought from San Diego County to Oakland Thursday, Alameda County Sheriff's

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Mayor Gavin Newsom and members of his economic development team met today with software billionaire Larry Ellison to get feedback on the city's proposal to host the next America's Cup, sailing's premier event. Lance Iversen / The Chronicle Larry Ellison

Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Perry Butler, longtime owner of Perry's restaurant in San Francisco, greets Sysco Corp. marketing associate Kailey Haught. San Francisco's $7.8 billion-a-year tourism industry, the city's largest private-sector employer, is

Hewlett-Packard Co. offered to buy 3Par Inc. for about $2.3 billion, ending an 18-day battle with Dell Inc. for the Fremont maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp. Dell declined to match HP's $33-a-share offer, Dave Johnson,

Joshua Roberts / Bloomberg Christina Romer Today's the last day of White House service for UC Berkeley economist Christina Romer. President Obama's chair of the Council of Economic Advisers is set to return to teaching at UC Berkeley in the fall after

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(San Jose Mercury News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Cisco Systems, the giant San Jose maker of networking equipment, announced today it intends to buy Arch Rock, a San Francisco developer of smart-grid software. Financial terms

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SANTA CRUZ - Ernie's Food & Liquor lost its license to sell alcohol because store employees sold alcoholic beverages to minors three times between September 2009 and March, the state Alcohol Beverage Control reported Wednesday. The license was suspended

NEWARK -- A gun scare prompted lockdowns Thursday afternoon at Bridgepoint High School in Newark and Kennedy High School in Fremont -- with the Bridgepoint lockdown lasting about three hours. Two teens reportedly seen exchanging a weapon at Bridgepoint

To the Editor: I am writing in response to A Green Idea That Sounded Good Until the Trees Went to Work (The Bay Citizen column, Aug. 27), to clarify the role of the San Francisco Department of Public Works and explain our significant responsibility to

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At a time when the economy is driving some dealerships out of business and forcing others to relocate along freeways for maximum exposure, a few have managed to stay put and thrive, even expand. Among them is Magnussen's Toyota of Palo Alto, one of the

Speaking at a press event in Cupertino earlier today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the latest plans for Apple TVJobs is adamant that people don't want a computer on their TV, they don't want to manage storage and that they just want HD Hollywood hits at

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein was a big hit this week at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group luncheon held at Marvell Semiconductor in Santa Clara. Feinstein gave an "Update from Washington" to the audience of nearly 450 people, including business and

A creepy caricature of Google CEO Eric Schmidt drives an ice cream truck in this video produced by a consumer group targeting the search giant for its data collection practices. The video is part of a lobbying effort by Consumer Watchdog to get the

Some day, maybe a long time from now, people are going to look back and ask: Who were all the people behind the technological wonders produced in Silicon Valley? They might find their answers in the portraits by David Newman, a San Francisco artist who

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein was a big hit this week at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group luncheon held at Marvell Semiconductor in Santa Clara. Feinstein gave an 'Update from Washington' to the audience of nearly 450 people, including business and

Some day, maybe a long time from now, people are going to look back and ask: Who were all the people behind the technological wonders produced in Silicon Valley? They might find their answers in the portraits by David Newman, a San Francisco artist who

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein was a big hit this week at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group luncheon held at Marvell Semiconductor in Santa Clara. Feinstein gave an "Update from Washington" to the audience of nearly 450 people, including business and

Analysis With its Apple TV revamp announced Wednesday, Apple dipped its toes into the entertainment cloud — if you'll forgive a muddled metaphor. It's a tentative baby step, but expect more cloudy offerings from Cupertino if the experiment is a

Google's "Don't Be Evil" motto has become increasingly controversial in the past year as the Internet giant made private GMail contacts public with Google Buzz, collected personal information from Wi-Fi networks in Street View vehicles, and most recently

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Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy group with a special fondness for attacking Google , has posted a cartoon on YouTube that depicts Eric Schmidt exploiting children. The video, aimed at drawing attention to privacy concerns with Google's

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Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics: REPUBLICANS LEAD IN POLLS AND TOTAL MONEY RAISED: A new Gallup poll gives Republicans their largest lead ever -- a 10-point spread, 51 percent to 41 percent --- in Gallups tracking

Silicon Valley roots: Chairman of HCL Infosystems Ajai Chowdhry shows off the new ultra-portable laptop in Delhi SAN FRANCISCO: Throughout history, diasporas have reflected economic or political disruptions, ultimately enriching the receiving countries.

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SYS-CON Events announced today that Webroot, a leading provider in Web and Email Security, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 7th International Cloud Expo ! Webroot provides industry-leading security solutions businesses worldwide. Webroot products consistently

$800 Savings here When building a utility or cloud business plan, Wall Street IT can provide important lessons. In his session at the 7th International Cloud Expo ! Speaker Bio: As the President of Adaptivity, Mike Tardif is responsible for overseeing

ETOBACCO LLC, petitioning the FDA, was founded as an international marketing licensee to launch vitamin E replenished ℮® brand cigarettes. Phenomenal consumer acceptance of ℮® brand cigarettes raised Big Tobacco’s ire. They drove the

Cloud Expo Silicon Valley $800 Savings here! When building a utility or cloud business plan, Wall Street IT can provide important lessons. In his session at the 7th International Cloud Expo, Mike Tardif, President of Adaptivity, will lay out a blueprint

Call it the season of billion-dollar deals. From Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination to spend whatever it takes this year to