Monday August 17, 2009 Updated 8:13 AM PDT
The California Legislature reconvenes after a three-week break following a bruising budget battle to face some of the state's thorniest issues: water, prisons and spending.
Less than two months before police say he killed his lover, David Wehrer was locked up in a San Francisco jail and awaiting trial for...
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What's not working : Edward Lortz says the leak on Potrero Hill has been there for "about a decade." He may be exaggerating a bit, but...
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A man was shot and killed in West Oakland, police said Sunday. Wayne Griffin, 22, of Oakland was found suffering from numerous gunshot...
Chronicle 8.16.09 8:28 AM
Ed Reimers, the actor who told television viewers "you're in good hands with Allstate" for decades, died Sunday in upstate New York, a...
Chronicle 8.17.09 4:00 AM
What you'll see: This is one of the Bay Area's prettiest back roads. In minutes, you launch from urban roads to country foothills with...
Chronicle 8.16.09 4:00 AM
One of the biggest game changers in the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary could happen right here in the Bay Area next month. On...
Chronicle 8.16.09 4:00 AM
Stay tuned for a special guest Monday at the supervisors' Public Safety Committee: newly minted Police Chief George Gascón. Gascón...
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Mission Loc@l Photo by Shalwah Evans By SHALWAH EVANS For my first Sunday Mission Walk I headed out with...
What's not working : Edward Lortz says the leak on Potrero Hill has been there...
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