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	Brentwood: Loma Vista teacher cleared in child abuse complaint, returned to classroom The Loma Vista Elementary School teacher and Principal Lauri James were both placed on leave after a parent reported a playground incident involving the teacher and a five-year-old preschool student on May 6.


	Walnut Creek council OKs downtown apartments in 'game changer' Dubbed 1500 California, 141-apartment project will feature retail and restaurant space and will let young professionals, others live in shopping, night-life center.

Details emerge on who picked steel for Bay Bridge that later broke

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Caltrans and private design team of T.Y. Lin and Moffatt & Nichol deliberated four months over proper corrosion methods for large high-strength fasteners that later broke.

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	San Jose: Two-alarm brush fire burning in Hellyer Park Brentwood: Loma Vista teacher cleared in child abuse complaint, returned to classroom California bill would prevent genetic-testing firms from using surreptitiously obtained DNA San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree has surgery for torn Achilles Richmond: Pony found wandering Iron Triangle Bay Bridge documents reveal decisions that led to broken bolts UC sex assault cases mishandled, federal complaint alleges Oakland: Police identify city's 40th homicide victim of 2013 Charles Woodson vows to be more than Oakland Raiders' spiritual leader East County growers using social media and technology to build agricultural tourism San Jose: Family displaced by fire at home near Eastridge mall Police: Elderly man's body found in Oakland-Alameda Estuary; foul play not suspected

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Bay Area real estate market is hot even in hardest-hit areas

It's not just the high-end home market that has gone crazy. Home sales are brisk and prices are rising in the parts of the Bay Area that were hit hardest during the housing price collapse six years ago.

Woodson meets the press

Charles Woodson says Raider Nation played big part in getting him back to Oakland.

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Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake headline summer's biggest tour

Also headed our way: Bob Dylan, LL Cool J, New Kids on the Block, Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails.

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	East Bay high school roundup: College Park gets walk-off baseball win thanks to Austin Garcia's bases-loaded hit NHL: Pittsburgh Pengins rout Ottawa Senators 7-3 to take 3-1 series lead

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	Tesla Motors fully repays $465 million federal loan nine years early


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