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Thursday

Health Care

San Francisco Prepares for Universal Health Care

Mayor Gavin Newsom will soon sign a measure that makes San Francisco the first city in America with universal health care for its citizens. But some business owners say they're being forced to pick up too much of the price tag.

San Francisco Prepares for Universal Health Care

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Tuesday

California Blackouts: Are Suburban Homes to Blame?

Californians anticipating the return of the bad old days of power blackouts can blame a freakish heat wave. But energy experts say the escalating demands on our strained power grid are the result of coinciding demographic and technological trends: As our population grows, we are building more and larger homes requiring a multitude of power-hungry devices in the hottest regions of the state. There are more than 37 million Californians, 2.5 million more than there were in 2001, and many of these new residents live in the fastest growing suburbs and exurbs in the state: the Inland Empire and the Central Valley, far from the cool winds of the Pacific Ocean. The average new home is more than 2400 square feet, fifty percent larger than a new home built in the Seventies. And even though modern homes are substantially more energy efficient, they are also filled with computers, flat screen TVs, and second refrigerators. California is literally growing into the heat.

Thursday

Law

Felony Charges Trip Up San Jose Mayor

San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales was once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party. Now Gonzales is facing felony charges, including bribery, conspiracy and falsifying public records. He's fighting to prove his innocence and hold on to his job.

Felony Charges Trip Up San Jose Mayor

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Thursday

World

Iraqi Trainees Identified as Killers of U.S. Soldiers

Two years ago, two California National Guardsmen died in Iraq. The two young soldiers were killed by members of the Iraqi security forces that they had been training. Army investigators admit they knew the truth nine months ago. But they waited until Wednesday to share it with the soldiers' families.

Iraqi Trainees Identified as Killers of U.S. Soldiers

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Monday

Business

Landmark Bookstore to Close in Berkeley

Changing times along the strip just off Berkeley's campus have lead to the decline of local businesses along the strip, including the scheduled closure of a landmark store, Cody's Books.

Landmark Bookstore to Close in Berkeley

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Wednesday

Politics

California Adds Paper Trail to Electronic Voting

California's primary election Tuesday was the first serious test for a new kind of electronic voting machine. The devices produce a paper-trail record of every vote cast by touch-screen. The major shift in technology was prompted by concerns that the electronic voting machines the state had been using were vulnerable to fraud.

California Adds Paper Trail to Electronic Voting

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Monday

Politics

Dellums in Tight Race to be Mayor of Oakland

In Oakland, Calif., a liberal icon faces a tough challenge in his efforts to succeed Jerry Brown as mayor of Oakland. Ron Dellums is running against two city council members who emphasize their local roots and their familiarity with Oakland's present-day problems.

Dellums in Tight Race to be Mayor of Oakland

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Sunday

Tuesday

Politics

Close Race to Be Oakland's Next Mayor

Shifting racial demographics, illegal immigration and a soaring homicide rate are some of the factors in the mayoral race of Oakland, Calif. As outgoing Mayor Jerry Brown focuses on running for state attorney general, most voters will choose between an icon of the African-American community and a well-known Latino city councilman.

Close Race to Be Oakland's Next Mayor

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Sunday

National

Minority Leaders Put Immigrant Movement in Context

As illegal immigrants challenge the tough words on Capitol Hill, many established leaders of minority organizations are being left in the dust, trying to figure out where the new movement -- if in fact it is a "movement" -- is headed.

Minority Leaders Put Immigrant Movement in Context

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Monday

Law

Father, Son Await Verdict in Lodi Terrorism Trial

A father and son facing terrorism-related charges in the small California mountain town of Lodi await a verdict in their long trial. Umer and Hamid Hayat are part of a large Muslim community in that town, and some Lodi residents worry that the FBI was too eager to convict them.

Father, Son Await Verdict in Lodi Terrorism Trial

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Thursday

National

Weeks of Heavy Rain Soak Northern California

Northern California is getting pummeled by record rainfall, and emergency crews are dealing with mudslides, flooding and a grave threat to levees that protect the state's agricultural heartland from floodwaters.

Weeks of Heavy Rain Soak Northern California

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Wednesday

100 Years After the San Francisco Quake

Rebuilding Chinatown After the 1906 Quake

As San Francisco prepares to mark the centennial of the 1906 earthquake and fire, historians recall how Chinatown, destroyed along with much of the city, almost wasn't rebuilt.

Rebuilding Chinatown After the 1906 Quake

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Wednesday

National

Lacking a Tie to Jihadist Camp, Prosecution Rests

Prosecutors in the federal trial of Hamid Hayat, accused of having ties to al-Qaida, rest their case without offering direct evidence that Hayat attended a Jihadist training camp in Pakistan. Hayat, 23, is on trial in Sacramento, Calif. His father is charged with lying about Hayat's activities.

Lacking a Tie to Jihadist Camp, Prosecution Rests

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Thursday

National

Oakland Suffers from Rising Rates of Violent Crime

A spike in violent crime and homicides in Oakland, Calif., comes at a time when the city says it can't attract enough recruits for its police force. Residents of Oakland's most crime-plagued neighborhoods say they're caught in the middle.

Oakland Suffers from Rising Rates of Violent Crime

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