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 ( ) California considering plan to replace gas tax As cars get better gas mileage and more people drive electric vehicles, gas tax revenues in California are falling. The state is now studying a plan for a "road usage charge" but there are major concerns. |
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Jim Gensheimer
) Pressure on county Animal Services to reduce euthanasia A no-kill group claims the county hasn't done enough to reduce euthanasia, but Animal Services officials say they're doing their best under trying circumstances. |
 A way to measure our bodies' risk of disease Telomeres, caps at the ends of DNA, can be measured, and their length reliably suggests how susceptible we might be to age-related disease |
 Jerry West couldn't sleep after Klay Thompson's big night  Warriors executive marveled at Klay Thompson's record-setting night |
BAY AREA NEWS  (
DAN ROSENSTRAUCH
) Racing pigeons: It's not just for the birds Antioch father-and-son team Fred and Mike Belus train homing pigeons for long-distance races. |
Celebrities  (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Seth Rogen sorry for 'American Sniper' comments “The Interview” actor compared Clint Eastwood’s movie to a Nazi propaganda film depicted in “Inglourious Basterds” because both dealt with snipers, he says; but his comments were taken by many to suggest he was dismissing “American Sniper” as pro-war propaganda. |
SPORTS  (Nhat V. Meyer) Polina Edmonds of San Jose chosen for World Figure Skating Championships Polina Edmonds, an Archbishop Mitty junior, was selected to compete in the World Figure Skating Championships a day after placing fourth at nationals |
Spotlight  (Rikki Alley) Wine: Idle Hour Winery, near Yosemite Tucked away near Yosemite's southern gate, Anna Marie dos Remedios' Idle Hour Winery makes viognier, pinot noir and tempranillo. |
BUSINESS  (
Elaine Thompson
) Quinn: An invigorated Microsoft could make Silicon Valley better Microsoft's announcements this week showed the company's revival under its new chief executive and the potential that it could become again one of the most powerful and influential tech companies. |
(Rikki Alley) Wine: Idle Hour Winery, near Yosemite Tucked away near Yosemite's southern gate, Anna Marie dos Remedios' Idle Hour Winery makes viognier, pinot noir and tempranillo. |
(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Seth Rogen sorry for 'American Sniper' comments “The Interview” actor compared Clint Eastwood’s movie to a Nazi propaganda film depicted in “Inglourious Basterds” because both dealt with snipers, he says; but his comments were taken by many to suggest he was dismissing “American Sniper” as pro-war propaganda. |
