Sunnyvale News

San Jose Mercury News

• Government Watch: This week's meetings from around Silicon Valley

  1 hr 32 mins ago  

  CAMPBELL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT What: School boardWhen and where: 7 p.m. Thursday, 155 N. Third St.TEST ANALYSIS: The board will hear an analysis of gains and losses in student scores over a two-year period, as well as a report on gifted student performance. Full Story »

• What to expect in a Home Energy Audit

  1 hr 33 mins ago  

  We finally got an energy audit on our 100-year-old Oakland home. Among the findings: our house is leaking air like a sieve, and the hot water heater is 14-years-old Full Story »

• San Jose: Coroner identifies two Fresno women killed in Highway 101 crash

  Sun Oct 31, 11:58 pm ET  

  Passengers were from Fresno; driver in accident hurt Full Story »

• An orange and black night all the way around

  Sun Oct 31, 11:35 pm ET  

  Some didn't mind staying home to pass out candy -- and watch the Giants play Full Story »

• Whitman, Brown a portrait in contrasting styles

  Sun Oct 31, 9:43 pm ET  

  Whitman keeps up attack, saying race for governor's not over Full Story »

San Francisco Chronicle

• Oakland gunman injures 9 at Halloween party

  1 hr 17 mins ago  

  A Halloween party for college-age guests in downtown Oakland erupted into violence early Sunday when a gunman opened fire on a crowd, hitting nine people, police said. All nine victims were in stable condition with... Full Story »

• Berkeley apartment shooting injures teen

  1 hr 17 mins ago  

  A teenage boy was being treated for a gunshot wound Sunday after he was shot in a Berkeley apartment, police said. The shooting happened about 3:30 p.m. Saturday on the 1500 block of Alcatraz Avenue near Sacramento... Full Story »

• East Oakland shooting kills teenage boy

  1 hr 17 mins ago  

  A teenage boy was fatally shot in Oakland's Eastmont neighborhood Saturday night, police said. The Alameda County coroner has not released his name pending notification of his family. The shooting occurred at 10:45 p.m.... Full Story »

• The Embarcadero, extended

  Sun Oct 31, 8:30 am ET  

  Public space takes all forms, including this 637-foot long path above the bay. The reason it exists is the breakwater on which it rests, a shield for ferries from winter storms; the stroke of inspiration was to top... Full Story »

• Tip from Salinas Valley inmate on cell phones

  Sun Oct 31, 8:30 am ET  

  San Francisco Cell phone tip from inmate The Chronicle received a call the other day from a man who was concerned about efforts to jam cell phones in prisons. "Are you calling from a cell phone in prison," we asked. "... Full Story »

The Sunnyvale Sun

• Day Break celebrates 3 years of adult day care in Sunnyvale

  Thu Oct 28, 11:13 pm ET  

  Caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease can be a taxing job, but Day Break III--an adult day care center in Sunnyvale on the verge of its third anniversary--aims to make it a little easier for caregivers. Full Story »

• Sunnyvale police track down suspect in 2 sexual assaults

  Thu Oct 28, 11:13 pm ET  

  A Sunnyvale man suspected of two sexual assaults was arrested and booked into county jail on Oct. 20, according to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. Full Story »

• Cupertino, Sunnyvale school districts respond to grand jury's recommendation for consolidation

  Thu Oct 28, 11:12 pm ET  

  Three local school districts say they have no interest in merging into one large district. The Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino Union School District and Sunnyvale School District recently responded to a Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury study that suggests some county school districts should merge to cut costs. Full Story »

• Young Sunnyvale resident's homemade hats are a hit

  Thu Oct 28, 11:12 pm ET  

  At just 10 years old, Mya Crossfield of Sunnyvale is making a splash in the hat-making business as an up-and-coming amateur fashion designer. Full Story »

• Sunnyvale resident earns award for Abilities United advocacy

  Thu Oct 28, 11:12 pm ET  

  Sunnyvale resident Eriks Ramans received the Consumer of the Year award from the San Andreas Regional Center on Oct. 23 for 'contributing to the community by offering advocacy and support in the area of developmental disabilities.' Palo Alto-based Abilities United, where Ramans works, received a total of five awards from the center, one of 21 state-funded regional service centers for people with ... Full Story »

CBS San Francisco

• Tide Turns Against Prop 19 To Legalize Marijuana

  Sun Oct 31, 6:16 pm ET  

  A new poll shows that 49 percent of potential voters oppose Proposition 19 legalize marijuana, with 42 percent supporting the measure. Full Story »

• State Senator Calls For Greater Oversight Of Cow Palace

  Sun Oct 31, 5:14 pm ET  

  State Senator Leland Yee has called for legislators to exert more control over events held at the Cow Palace. Full Story »

• Suspected Capitola Bank Robber Offers Money For Getaway Ride

  Sun Oct 31, 4:21 pm ET  

  A suspected bank robber in Capitola forgot to set up a getaway ride, so he offered $1,000 to people on the street for a lift after the heist. Full Story »

• One Dead After Violent Night In Oakland

  Sun Oct 31, 2:34 pm ET  

  It was a violent night in Oakland as one person was killed following a shooting in a residential neighborhood and several others were shot at a party downtown. Full Story »

• East Bay BART Stations Briefly Closed After Fake Bomb Found

  Sun Oct 31, 2:24 pm ET  

  Police in San Leandro investigated a suspicious device found in a car that caused the closure of three BART stations for a time Sunday morning. Full Story »

NBC Bay Area

• Boxer, Brown To Wrap Up Campaign in Bay Area

  Mon Nov 1, 1:03 am ET  

  The end of the campaign is finally upon us. Full Story »

• Newsom Throws Giant Party Outside City Hall

  Mon Nov 1, 12:36 am ET  

  Want to watch the Giants game with fellow fans? Full Story »

• On the Brink

  Sun Oct 31, 11:47 pm ET  

  The Giants could clinch the first World Series title since moving west Monday. Full Story »

• No Party in the Castro Tonight

  Sun Oct 31, 4:06 pm ET  

  The 100,0000 people who used to go to the Castro are out of luck again. Full Story »

• Nine Shot Outside Oakland Halloween Party

  Sun Oct 31, 4:02 pm ET  

  Nine people were shot during a Halloween party in Oakland Saturday night, according to Oakland police. Full Story »

Contra Costa Times

• Former opera star helped give Blackhawk a voice

  1 hr 37 mins ago  

  Blackhawk Chorus Director Diane Gilfether is a hometown hero Full Story »

• Trial to begin in slaying of Pleasanton couple

  1 hr 38 mins ago  

  Pro poker player accused of brutal killing of parents. Full Story »

• Union City weighs smoking ban for apartments, condos, public events

  1 hr 38 mins ago  

  Officials consider prohibiting lighting up in multiunit dwellings and public events Full Story »

• Fremont students get chance to weigh in on 460-pound pumpkin

  1 hr 38 mins ago  

  Second-grade teacher brings in 460-pound gourd to help explain genetics to children Full Story »

• With time short, parties advance last arguments

  Sun Oct 31, 10:37 pm ET  

  Obama and Biden hit the road in push before Election Day Full Story »

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat

• Halloween skies stay clear for ghouls and goblins

  Mon Nov 1, 12:55 am ET  

  Devyn Breslin and Holly Maasen started their Halloween with a ghoulish undertaking. The two 15-year-old Piner High School students set up shop inside Santa Rosa Plaza and transformed otherwise healthy looking holiday revelers and shoppers into the horribly walking wounded. Full Story »

• Worker: Pension problems the result of poor management

  Sun Oct 31, 8:25 pm ET  

  For Jim McIntyre, who is guaranteed an enviable retirement pension, preserving public pension plans is about equality. Full Story »

• "Conviction" screenwriter muses from Sebastopol

  Sun Oct 31, 8:10 pm ET  

  Screenwriter Pamela Gray arranged for the feeding of the cast of cats that performs daily at her country cottage near Sebastopol and then flew to London for a premiere of “Conviction,” the motion picture that's pretty much dominated the past nine years of her life. Full Story »

• Reaching out, hanging on

  Sun Oct 31, 2:55 pm ET  

  Eight years ago, a retired sales manager took an angry, boisterous 12-year-old boy for a walk around the grounds of the Valley of the Moon Children's Home. Total strangers, neither would have expected that they would later sit at a restaurant like old friends. Full Story »

• 'I worked hard serving this community'

  Sun Oct 31, 11:40 am ET  

  Weekends in Tahoe. Regular trips to Hawaii. Nannies, even. Full Story »

The San Francisco Examiner

• Hispanic-diversity problems focus of study

  1 hr 54 mins ago  

  Belinda Reyes, the assistant professor of Raza studies and director of San Francisco State University’s Cesar Chavez Institute, co-authored a study showing that while Hispanics will soon make up the majority of students in California schools, only about one in seven school board members are Hispanic. What is... Full Story »

• SF Zoo hungry for hippo to fill vacant space

  2 hrs 24 mins ago  

  The San Francisco Zoo is adopting an 8-year-old hippopotamus from a zoo in Kansas that had to make room for the amphibious mammal’s unexpected baby. Tucker, a Nile hippo native to Africa, impregnated Mara at the Topeka Zoo, even though she was given contraceptives. Mara gave birth to Vision —... Full Story »

• A Texas-size boot full of reality by the Bay

  2 hrs 24 mins ago  

  San Franciscans don’t deserve a baseball team, according to Texans. We are too “dang enlightened” for baseball. We think the all-male sport is sexist. Baseball is America’s sport, yet we hate America. And it’s a miracle that a city of potheads can stay awake during games. You knew this... Full Story »

• Police-work honors ignite talk of intentional slight

  2 hrs 24 mins ago  

  SFPD Chief George Gascón and the Police Commission have lost their marbles over two veteran San Francisco police officers being denied the highest honor in the department for bravery because of “petty garbage” politics. Despite heroic efforts in catching a murderer earlier this year, department... Full Story »

• Parking tickets stuck in traffic

  2 hrs 54 mins ago  

  Drivers will either be paying more for parking penalties in The City or the cash-strapped agency that operates Muni will take a $3 million hit this fiscal year. The state budget recently signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger includes a $3 surcharge on parking penalties to pay for court operations. The San Francisco... Full Story »

KGO-TV Bay Area

• Surfer creates HD 3D super action cam

  Mon Nov 1, 12:00 am ET  

  A group of surfers, mountain bikers and auto racers are turning Half Moon Bay into "Silicon Bay." Full Story »

• Authorities eye sex offenders during Halloween

  Sun Oct 31, 10:55 pm ET  

  Halloween night is a night for families, but for some, it is an opportunity to commit crimes. Full Story »

• Raiders overwhelm Seahawks 33-3

  Sun Oct 31, 7:58 pm ET  

  Jason Campbell threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns, and Oakland's defense delivered one of its best performance in years. Full Story »

• AC Transit cuts bus service by about 7 percent

  Sun Oct 31, 5:40 pm ET  

  AC Transit riders will wait longer for more crowded buses after the bus operator slashed about 7-percent of its service. Full Story »

• Fake bomb device prompts 3 BART station closures

  Sun Oct 31, 5:10 pm ET  

  A "bomb-type device" found in the trunk of a car in San Leandro Sunday morning has been determined to be fake, San Leandro police Lt. Jeff Tudor said. Full Story »

Oakland Tribune

• Union City weighs smoking ban for apartments, condos, public events

  1 hr 30 mins ago  

  Officials consider prohibiting lighting up in multiunit dwellings and public events Full Story »

• Fremont students get chance to weigh in on 460-pound pumpkin

  1 hr 31 mins ago  

  Second-grade teacher brings in 460-pound gourd to help explain genetics to children Full Story »

• Purdy: Rookie leads Giants to brink of World Series title

  2 hrs 1 min ago  

  Take a deep breath. By Tuesday morning, the Giants could be World Series champions for the first time in their San Francisco history. One more victory tonight will do it, after they smothered the Texas Rangers and pretty much crushed their souls here Sunday, 4-0. Full Story »

• Giants telecast: San Francisco to show World Series Game 5 at Civic Center

  Mon Nov 1, 1:45 am ET  

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants fans in San Francisco will be able to watch Game 5 of the World Series and a possible title-clinching victory Monday on a Jumbotron in Civic Center plaza. Full Story »

• Giants and Halloween make it an orange and black night all the way around

  Mon Nov 1, 12:01 am ET  

  Some didn't mind staying home to pass out candy -- and watch the Giants play Full Story »