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 (Bay Area News Group) Walnut Creek: Sex predator on 'safe route to school' The Contra Costa District Attorney's office is debating whether to challenge a judge who placed Charles Christman into a residential Walnut Creek neighborhood. |
 (Family photo) Jahi McMath's family sues hospital, surgeon Jahi McMath's family plans to file a lawsuit Tuesday seeking unspecified damages and alleging that UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland doctors and nurses mishandled the 13-year-old's care after surgery in a case that continues to challenge the medical establishment's thinking on brain death. |
 (DAN ROSENSTRAUCH) New era of limits at West Contra Costa schools As the West Contra Costa school district spends about $12 million a month on construction projects, a team of new administrators is advising the board, its facilities subcommittee and the independent citizens bond oversight committee to take a break from approving new building and instead take a hard look at priorities and funding. At two meetings this past week, the recently hired associate superintendent for facilities and the bond program delivered a sobering message: There is not enough money left to fulfill promises made to communities when they approved $1.6 billion in bond construction measures. |
 Pinole: Knife, bat used against attacking dog Residents in the home where a pit bull mauled a woman Sunday tried to stop the attack by stabbing the dog several times and hitting it with a baseball bat, Contra Costa County Animal Services said Monday. |
BAY AREA NEWS  (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) California drought likely a fixture, says Stanford study Human-caused climate change is increasing the risk of severe drought in California -- boosting the odds that our current crisis will become a fixture of the future, according to a major report Stanford scientists released Monday morning. |
Celebrities  (Joel Ryan) Cindy Crawford viral 'real' photo a fake Photographer from 2013 Marie Clare photo shoot says picture was stolen and altered. |
SPORTS  (
Kathy Willens
) Nets beat Warriors 110-108 Golden State Warriors lose to Brooklyn Nets as ex-Warrior Jarrett Jack hits winning shot in final seconds. |
Spotlight  (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group) Taste-Off: The best French macaron cookies The names may be similar, but don't confuse macarons with dense, chewy macaroons. Macarons are colorful, meringue-like confections made with ground almonds, sugar and egg whites and the fillings range from jam to ganache or buttercream. Here's the scoop on the best -- and ickiest. |
BUSINESS  (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP photo) Quinn: John Doerr and Ellen Pao: The mentor and the protege on the stand John Doerr, the legendary venture capitalist, tried to help his protege Ellen Pao, but it may not have been enough. |
(Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group) Taste-Off: The best French macaron cookies The names may be similar, but don't confuse macarons with dense, chewy macaroons. Macarons are colorful, meringue-like confections made with ground almonds, sugar and egg whites and the fillings range from jam to ganache or buttercream. Here's the scoop on the best -- and ickiest. |
(Joel Ryan) Cindy Crawford viral 'real' photo a fake Photographer from 2013 Marie Clare photo shoot says picture was stolen and altered. |
