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Justin Sullivan
) Pleasanton braces for fallout of Safeway sale Safeway's $9 billion merger with Albertson's reverberated in the grocery chain's corporate home of Pleasanton where officials are bracing for the impact on the city's second-largest employer.
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Elaine Thompson
) Cal women ousted by Washington State in Pac-12 tournament The Cal Bears women's basketball team, the second seed in the Pac-12 tournament, is stunned by Washington State 91-83 in the quarterfinals. |
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Kevin Winter
) Aaron Paul's career shifting into overdrive 'Need for Speed' star is having a great ride, with 'Breaking Bad' in his rearview mirror. |
 (Richmond Police Department) Richmond: Teacher charged with abusing students planned unauthorized field trip A Richmond teacher was charged Friday with more than two dozen counts of sexually abusing his middle school students on camping trips -- and it was uncovered that he was planning an unauthorized spring break trip with his new students in April. |
BUSINESS  (
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) After $9.4 billion sale, what's next for Safeway? Safeway and Albertsons will be merged to create a massive nationwide grocery network after Thursday's $9.4 billion deal. But what will that mean for consumers, employees?
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RAY CHAVEZ
) Warriors roll over Hawks; Thompson injury not serious The Golden State Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-97 and appear to have survived an injury scare to Klay Thompson, who left with a lower back strain; Mark Jackson says Thompson could play Sunday against Phoenix. |
LOCAL NEWS  (Courtesy Richmond Police Departm) Richmond: Teacher's arrest on sex abuse charges raises concerns about hiring practices As shock spread Thursday about the arrest of Ronald Guinto, who was fired from Richmond's Making Waves Academy after several students accused him of sexual abuse, questions followed about how he was hired at Mira Vista Elementary School even as police were investigating him. |
 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) This country is threatening to ban Facebook and YouTube Turkey's prime minister has threatened drastic steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube, where audio recordings of his alleged conversations suggesting corruption have been leaked in the past weeks, dealing him a major blow ahead of this month's local elections. Full Story |
 (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SXSW Music Picks: Chain Gang of 1974 buzzes into Texas Also meet Adrian Marcel, one of Oakland's most promising R&B talents. |
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Manuel Balce Ceneta
) Oops! Obama misspells Aretha Franklin's iconic song The president omitted a letter from the singer's 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' while praising her at a White House celebration. |
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JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) 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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Nhat V. Meyer
) 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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JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) 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. |
