 (Courtesy of Hugh Sprunt) Dublin man battles tax officials over granddaughter's six-dollar refund Apparently never before in California history has someone battled the state Franchise Tax Board to make sure his young grandchild didn't hold on to her first-ever tax refund. |
 For Google executive, heroin was the killer app With a tech boom lubricated by VC cash, a startup culture cranked up by fiercely competitive VPs and adrenaline-driven coders, and a corporate model that encourages stressed-out managers to look the other way, illicit drugs and black-market painkillers have become part of the landscape here in the world's fountain of tech. |
 (Mike Groll) Tony La Russa thankful in Hall of Fame speech Tony La Russa accepts Baseball Hall of Fame induction, thanks A's legends such as Rickey Henderson, Dennis Eckersley for his success |
 (LM Otero) Virgin America files for $115 million IPO Virgin America filed for an initial public offering on Monday, setting up a Wall Street debut for the only Bay Area-based airline carrier and adding yet another big-dollar deal to an already record-breaking year of IPOs. |
LOCAL NEWS  ( ) Barnidge: Instead of worrying about more water, how about conserving what we have? Local water districts offer in-person surveys that help customers learn how to conserve during drought |
Celebrities  (LiPo Ching /Bay Area News Group) One Direction's Zayn Malik causes furor over Palestine tweet Muslim singer weighs in on Gaza conflict, doesn’t delete message. |
SPORTS  (Mike Groll) Tony La Russa thankful in Hall of Fame speech Tony La Russa accepts Baseball Hall of Fame induction, thanks A's legends such as Rickey Henderson, Dennis Eckersley for his success. |
Spotlight  (ABC/Javier Pesquera) Tonight's TV picks: 'The Bachelorette' -- who will Andi pick? It's come down to Nick and Josh on 'The Bachelorette.' Plus, new leadership forms on 'Under the Dome.' |
BUSINESS  (Michael Robinson ChavezLos Angeles Times/MCT file photo)) Virgin America files for $115 million IPO Virgin America filed for an initial public offering on Monday, setting up a Wall Street debut for the only Bay Area-based airline carrier and adding yet another big-dollar deal to an already record-breaking year of IPOs. |
 This barren, desert prison is where O.J. Simpson lives  Some here call it the 'O.J. House,' the only gated community in a vast stretch of desert rich in gold and silver, pioneer trails and proud, isolated towns north of Reno. |
(ABC/Javier Pesquera) Tonight's TV picks: 'The Bachelorette' -- who will Andi pick? It's come down to Nick and Josh on 'The Bachelorette.' Plus, new leadership forms on 'Under the Dome.' |
(LiPo Ching /Bay Area News Group) One Direction's Zayn Malik causes furor over Palestine tweet Muslim singer weighs in on Gaza conflict, doesn’t delete message. |
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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. |
