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 Ex-teacher convicted on 19 molestation counts  The jury deadlocked on the five remaining counts against the former Concord schoolteacher Joseph Martin, and prosecutor Derek Butts told the judge it was "highly unlikely" his office would seek a retrial on those counts. |
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) Oakland has backing of MLB for new A's stadium After Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he was hopeful about getting a stadium deal done for the A's in Oakland, A's co-owner Lew Wolff said he was "re-energized" about Oakland, but still not ready to proclaim it the front-runner for a new ballpark. |
 (Sean Connelley/Staff file photo) Longtime advocate for sex workers, dies at 48 Shannon Williams, the former Berkeley High School teacher whose arrest on prostitution charges more than a decade ago gained national attention and who later became an advocate for legal sex work, died unexpectedly last week, according to her family. |
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) Bulls end Warriors home winning streak Warriors can't hold off Bulls, see home winning streak end at 19 games |
BAY AREA NEWS  (Judith Scherr) Kale, courts and confusion reign around sale of Berkeley post office Agency declines to comment over its action, but files motion seeking dismissal of two lawsuits challenging a sale as now moot |
Celebrities  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Joan Rivers' daughter files suit over mother's death Melissa Rivers alleges a New York clinic made numerous mistakes and showed lapses in judgment during a routine procedure that ended in the death of tghe comedic legend. |
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) Bulls end Warriors home winning streak Warriors can't hold off Bulls, see home winning streak end at 19 games |
Spotlight  (Jon Orlin) Peak season for sexy seals at Año Nuevo Elephant seals land at Año Nuevo for their annual mating ritual and a spectacular show. |
BUSINESS  (Shizuo Kambayashi/AP photo) Apple: Record profits, revenues on stunning holiday iPhone sales Bigger iPhones make for a bigger payday. Apple announced record-breaking quarterly revenues and profits Wednesday, beating the market's expectations by a landslide thanks to brisk sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. |
(Jon Orlin) Peak season for sexy seals at Año Nuevo Elephant seals land at Año Nuevo for their annual mating ritual and a spectacular show. |
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Joan Rivers' daughter files suit over mother's death Melissa Rivers alleges a New York clinic made numerous mistakes and showed lapses in judgment during a routine procedure that ended in the death of tghe comedic legend. |
