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39 molestation charges for former Richmond football coach

Barron Edwards, a former Richmond high school football coach is charged with 39 felonies in an amended criminal complaint filed by the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office.

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Grand jury finds disparities in school solar projects

Group finds four school districts and community college district used different assumptions, varied in how they are spending and reporting savings and have not shared information with each other.

Editorial: State lawmakers must restore California Public Records Act

Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown made unconscionable changes to the disclosure law last week by slipping language into one of 15 state budget bills.

Politics & government

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	Hicks: Charlie Sheen gets Selma Blair fired Walnut Creek council supports smoking ban, to vote in July San Leandro man hit and killed by BART train in Hayward Fremont-based Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman George Zimmer Family: Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90 Hundreds more allowed back home in Yosemite area wildfire Michael Hastings dies at 33; award-winning journalist covered Afghanistan war Former Fremont teacher accused of molesting boy in classroom 15 years ago Berkeley: Fire crews extinguish house blaze San Francisco: 10 concession workers arrested in strike at AT&T Park ACLU: Marin County Fair's dress code promotes racial profiling Google petitions FISA court for ability to disclose NSA user-data requests on First Amendment basis

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East Bay Profile: Lafayette teen headed for U.S. Women's Open

Elizabeth Schultz, 16, qualifies for U.S. Women's Open four years after she first picked up a golf club.

Purdy: San Jose takes big swing at Major League Baseball

After waiting four years for commissioner Bud Selig to rule on territorial rights issue with San Francisco Giants, city of San Jose files antitrust suit against MLB.

San Jose sues MLB over stalled Oakland A's move

San Jose officials explain decision to sue MLB

(Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)

Three Great Pizzas: Sliver, Zachary's and Pizza & Curry

Looking for a new pizza place to shake you out of that pepperoni rut? Berkeley's Sliver, Pleasant Hill's Zachary's and Fremont's Indian riff on the theme may be just the ticket.

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	Purdy: San Jose takes big swing at Major League Baseball


	Kawakami: Warriors' Mark Jackson not worried about contract Oakland A's beat Texas Rangers 6-2

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	Cassidy: Steve Wozniak test-drives ancient Apple 1 computers


	Fremont-based Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman George Zimmer Tesla recalls some Model S cars due to seat-mount defect

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	Hundreds more allowed back home in Yosemite area wildfire Gov. Brown appoints Danville woman to state retirement investment board Most expensive homes in U.S. top $100 million

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	Woman convicted in LA train platform death Events in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa Va. newspaper removes 'Democrat' from name

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Opinion»


	Contra Costa Times editorial: State lawmakers must restore California Public Records Act Dan Walters: Evidence why some cities recover, some flounder Dana Milbank: The left turns compliant on violating civil liberties

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