 ( ) California's only river route floats a mail carrier's boat A relic of U.S. Postal history, Rick Stelzriede delivers the goods to island residents rain or shine. |
 ( ) Zone 7 Water Agency approves 25 percent cut to Tri-Valley water providers The wholesale water agency for Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and part of San Ramon faces shortages because it expects to get no water allocation from the State Water Project. |
 ( ) Pittsburg: city considers development agreement for office building Project calls for a three-story commercial office building, site improvements, a bicycle path, a parking lot and a separate full-service restaurant along state Highway 4 and Railroad Avenue. |
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) Thompson: Warriors' best chance to beat Clippers is small ball Losing Andrew Bogut leaves the Golden State Warriors vulnerable to the Los Angeles Clippers' inside game in their NBA playoff series; the Warriors' best chance to pull an upset is to go with a smaller lineup, and even then it will be difficult. |
BUSINESS  (Dai Sugano/Staff) Mi Pueblo grocery chain says it might have to liquidate Mi Pueblo, the popular and colorful chain of family-grown Hispanic grocery stores, has limited options to re-emerge from bankruptcy protection and faces the possibility of having to liquidate its 21 stores and abandon its 3,260 employees, the company says. |
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) Sharks beat Kings in Game 1 of playoffs The San Jose Sharks built a 5-0 lead through two periods and went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 in the opening game of their NHL playoff series.
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) Review: 'Tribes' a provocative drama about deafness at Berkeley Rep Nina Raine's play about how a dysfunctional family's dynamics are affected by deafness, plays through May 18. |
 This opera singer treated Paris commuters to a surprise performance At times, opera singer Christophe Ménager likes to treat commuters in the Paris metro to a performance. In this comedic piece of opera, he clearly enjoys singing to passers-by. Full Story |
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) 'Orphan Black': What you need to know to become part of the Clone Club  Sc-fi thriller returns to 'deepen' its characters in Season 2. |
 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Chelsea Clinton is pregnant Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be grandparents. |
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) 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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) 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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) 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. |
