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 (Jeff Chiu/AP) UC applications in limbo during budget standoff New poll shows voters oppose tuition increases, side with Gov. Brown on cutting UC executive pay and offering more online classes. |
 Arrest made in Livermore double-homicide Police arrested a man late Sunday night, hours after two men died of gunshot wounds in the first homicide in this city since 2012, authorities said. |
 ( ) Madonna's tour coming to Bay Area The singer will perform Oct. 19 at SAP Center in San Jose; the tour kicks of Aug. 29. The new album comes out March 6. |
Stanford study: Drought likely a fixture 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. |
BAY AREA NEWS  (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) Silicon Valley no-poach case nears end Federal judge on Monday widely expected to approve $415 million settlement of case alleging Silicon Valley powers Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe engaged in illegal hiring practices |
Celebrities  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) Leonard Nimoy fans draw Mr. Spock on money Canadian 'Star Trek’ fans revive 'Spock Your Fives’ by transforming image of former prime minister on $5 bill into beloved sci-fi actor, who died Friday. |
SPORTS  (
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) Sharks send Desjardins to Chicago for Ben Smith The San Jose Sharks have traded center Andrew Desjardins to the Chicago Blackhawks for forward Ben Smith, according to multiple reports |
Spotlight Wine: Anderson Valley's Alsace Festival The cool marine climate of Mendocino's Anderson Valley is a natural for Alsatian grape varietals. What better place to throw an International Alsace Festival, with wines from California, Oregon, New York and -- of course -- Alsace. |
BUSINESS  (Bryan Thomas/Getty Images) Nasdaq closes above 5,000 for first time since dot-com boom After its spectacular belly flop during the dot-com bust of 2000, the tech-laden NASDAQ on Monday for the first time since then reached and crossed over 5,000. |
Wine: Anderson Valley's Alsace Festival The cool marine climate of Mendocino's Anderson Valley is a natural for Alsatian grape varietals. What better place to throw an International Alsace Festival, with wines from California, Oregon, New York and -- of course -- Alsace. |
(AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) Leonard Nimoy fans draw Mr. Spock on money Canadian 'Star Trek’ fans revive 'Spock Your Fives’ by transforming image of former prime minister on $5 bill into beloved sci-fi actor, who died Friday. |
