 ( Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Martinez: Tesoro workers injured in acid spill, second in a month For the second time in less than a month, workers have suffered injuries in an acid spill at the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery in Pacheco, officials said. |
 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Safeway's new owner not afraid to make changes In 2006, Cerberus Capital Management bought more than 600 Albertsons grocery stores, including 170 in Northern California, and today, not a single Albertsons is left in the region. |
 4 signs a higher minimum wage is on the way President Barack Obama hit the road last week, heading to Connecticut to continue his push for a higher federal minimum wage. Here are four signs the higher minimum wage Obama wants is already on its way. |
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) Barry Bonds back with Giants  Barry Bonds begins his stint as a spring training special instructor for the San Francisco Giants. |
BUSINESS  Wolverton: Windows hobbles Nokia's new phone Nokia new Lumia Icon smartphone offers a lot of compelling features, but they don’t make up for the fact that the phone runs software that has proved unpopular with both consumers and developers. |
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) Barry Bonds back with Giants Barry Bonds begins his stint as a spring training special instructor for the San Francisco Giants. |
LOCAL NEWS  (Jane Tyska/Staff file) Funding in place to send Richmond "Rosies" to Washington, D.C. Five women who worked in Kaiser shipyards during World War II are scheduled to meet with Vice President Joe Biden |
 (Frank Franklin II/Associated Press) E-cigarettes: fresh air or smoke and mirrors? Vaping has had astonishing growth in just eight years or so, the number of e-cigarette enthusiasts around the world has grown from a few thousand to millions. Full Story |
 (ABC) Tonight's TV picks: Will 'Bachelor' end in fireworks? Plus, 'Believe' unleashes the supernatural powers of J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron. |
 (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac) Johnny Carson made a sex tape A tape of the “Tonight Show” host having sex with his wife during the 1970s is on the market. |
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) Kawakami: Kaepernick shoulders blame for loss Colin Kaepernick's late-game interception allows the Seattle Seahawks to hold off the San Francisco 49ers and advance to the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos |
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) Purdy: Brutal heavyweight fight went way of Seahawks This was a wicked, awful, exhausting game for both the 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks. |
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) Thompson: 49ers defense shows fight even after Bowman injury The San Francisco 49ers defense was not as dominant as it needed to be Sunday. But when things looked most bleak against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game, the defense got the ball back to the offense with a chance to win. Twice. Even without the unit's best player. |
