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Laura A. Oda
) Giant ships in West Coast ports' future West Coast ports are scrambling to deal with the "mega-ship" -- behemoths capable of carrying 19,000 containers and as long as the Empire State Building without its antenna. Billions of dollars are being spent reconfiguring ports to handle the monsters. |
 (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, file) Marijuana quality testing going mainstream What's in this weed? A question sophisticated technology can answer |
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JANE TYSKA
) Vaccine-preventable diseases are back! As the number of measles cases in California over the past 2 months rose Friday to 130, the Golden State is still battling its worst whooping cough epidemic in seven decades -- all of which is making many Californians wonder if they're here to stay. |
 (Nhat V. Meyer) Raiders thinking small Oakland stadium A businessman under contract with the city to help finance construction of a new stadium for the Oakland Raiders says team owner Mark Davis wants a facility with 55,000 seats, which would make it the smallest in the NFL. |
BAY AREA NEWS  (
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) Review: Berkeley Symphony's elegant 'Imagination' program The Berkeley Symphony's Thursday program, conducted by Joana Carneiro at Zellerbach Hall, was all about storytelling. Works by Ravel and Jake Heggie -- spare and exquisite compositions -- evoked actual narratives. Brahms' Symphony No. 4 told its own kind of big metaphysical tale. |
Celebrities  Scarlett Johansson defends John Travolta's Oscars behavior “Lucy” actress says red carpet encounter was 'very sweet’ and 'totally welcome.’ |
SPORTS  (Josie Lepe) Earthquakes beat Galaxy in preseason finale San Jose Earthquakes beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 in Avaya Stadium's unofficial debut. |
Spotlight  (PBS) 'Downton Abbey' finale will bring plenty of drama 'American Crime,' 'Battle Creek' among the week's TV highlights. |
BUSINESS  Google shows whimsical plans for new Silicon Valley campus  Tech giant Google on Friday dropped off reams of paperwork at Mountain View City Hall detailing the company's stunning plans to expand its corporate headquarters. |
(PBS) 'Downton Abbey' finale will bring plenty of drama 'American Crime,' 'Battle Creek' among the week's TV highlights. |
Scarlett Johansson defends John Travolta's Oscars behavior “Lucy” actress says red carpet encounter was 'very sweet’ and 'totally welcome.’ |
