 ( ) El Cerrito's rain garden concept will be sprouting elsewhere An innovative project installed by El Cerrito to cleanse storm water naturally before it reaches San Francisco Bay is serving as an inspiration for a similar, but larger project planned for a string of sites along San Pablo Avenue through El Cerrito, San Pablo, Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland |
 ( ) Martinez: Tesoro workers injured in acid spill, second in a month  U.S. Chemical Safety Board says spill at same facility on Feb. 12 was much more significant than the company described publicly. |
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) Review: 'Grand Budapest Hotel' one of Anderson's best Wes Anderson's latest, starring Ralph Fiennes leading a cast of regulars, is a darker tweaking of the winning formula that has made Anderson into one of our most captivating storytellers. |
 ( ) Triple murder at San Leandro tattoo party called gang massacre The three young revelers killed in a shooting outside a San Leandro warehouse party in 2011 were victims of a premeditated "massacre" by East Bay gang members, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the trial for three men charged in the triple slaying. |
BUSINESS  (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Men's Wearhouse to buy Jos. A. Bank for $1.8 billion It's time to suit up: Men's Wearhouse is buying Jos. A. Bank for $1.8 billion. |
SPORTS  (LiPo Ching / Mercury News) Report: Donte Whitner to leave 49ers, sign with Cleveland Browns Unrestricted free agent Donte Whitner to leave San Francisco 49ers, according to Cleveland.com |
LOCAL NEWS  ( ) Martinez: Tesoro workers injured in acid spill, second in a month U.S. Chemical Safety Board says spill at same facility on Feb. 12 was much more significant than the company described publicly. |
 (Contributed photo/Brattleboro Reformer) US roaster is helping make Cameroon coffee beans magic A Vermont coffee roaster has been working diligently to build up Cameroon as a source of high-quality and organic beans, and is now taking to the Internet to help fund his mission. Full Story |
 (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP) President Obama trades barbs with Zach Galifianakis on 'Between Two Ferns' Obama rips the third “The Hangover” film, while Galifianakis calls the president a nerd. |
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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. |
