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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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	Union City: Family dog euthanized after fatal attack on 6-year-old boy A 2-year-old pit bull mix dog that bit a 6-year-old boy who later died, was put down on Tuesday. The Union City family's dog had been quarantined at the Tri-City Animal Shelter in Fremont after the attack.

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.

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	Pittsburg City Council gives tentative approval to ordinance to discourage house parties with underage drinking Dead driver found in car off Peninsula freeway Celeb Pix: Jeff Gordon, Nicky Hilton and Beth Ostrosky Stern at the 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour' premiere Giants' Pablo Sandoval, Angel Pagan to begin rehab assignments Hicks: Kanye West blasted for Parkinson's joke in new song Concord: Single-car wreck on Highway 4 snarls traffic 'Fruitvale Station' private screening to be held in Oakland Union City: Family dog euthanized after fatal attack on 6-year-old boy Real emergency communication: Pleasant Hill-area hams to show off what works when Internet, phones aren't working Watsonville: Man tries to break into home of relative, relative beats man with baseball bat Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47 BART brings on retired police chief to review reforms after Oscar Grant shooting

Richmond becomes first city in Contra Costa County to ban plastic bags at retail outlets

Ordinance, which is set to take effect Jan. 1, also imposes a 5-cent fee on paper bags for two years, set to rise to 10 cents after

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

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'Fruitvale Station' private screening to be held in Oakland

'Fruitvale Station' traces Oscar Grant's last day alive before he was shot by a BART police officer in 2009. The critically-acclaimed film opens in theaters July 12.

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	Boy, 6, dies after being attacked by family dog in Union City San Jose officials explain decision to sue MLB Richmond High gang rape victim takes the stand

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	Giants' Sandoval, Pagan to begin rehab assignments


	Giants' Pablo Sandoval, Angel Pagan to begin rehab assignments Mercury News girls track and field athletes of the year: Piedmont Hills 4x400 relay team breaks new ground

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	Fremont-based Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman George Zimmer


	Mississippi attorney general may subpoena Google on drug sales Bernanke: Fed could begin tapering bond purchases this year as economy improves

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	Northern California girl says she was tortured while dad was in prison Alcatraz escapee's sister returns to robbery scene Report: California locking up far fewer young people