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) San Francisco: Massive fire causes catastrophic damage to half-built apartment complex in Mission Bay A huge, out-of-control fire caused catastrophic damage to an apartment complex under construction at Fourth Street near China Basin in San Francisco on Tuesday evening, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. |
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) Richmond teacher's alleged sex abuse of students detailed in court document Court documents released this week reveal that alleged victims told police that former Richmond middle-school teacher Ronald Guinto lied to their parents about "camping trips" he organized, showed pornography to at least one child, and sexually abused at least six boys. Investigators believe that there may be more victims who were part of the trips organized through a youth organization Guinto founded in 2009. |
 ( ) East Bay jail takes in wine country inmates Burdened by too many inmates for his deputies to handle, Sonoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas has signed a deal to jail up to 100 men in Alameda County's sprawling, undercapacity Santa Rita Jail. |
 ( ) Pittsburg: Foothill Elementary takes top prize in national recycling contest Pittsburg Unified also took top honors for competition at the school district level |
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) Farm to fork: California drought to drive up food prices in the long term  While it's too early to tell exactly how the drought will affect household grocery bills, economists say consumers can expect to pay more for food later this year because fewer acres of land are being planted and crop yields are shrinking. |
LOCAL NEWS  ( ) Martinez: Tesoro workers injured in acid spill, second in a month  U.S. Chemical Safety Board says spill at same facility on Feb. 12 was much more significant than the company described publicly. |
 When humans play robots in Ping-Pong, we all win The war between man and machine has officially reached the sports arena. Full Story |
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) Review: Kanishka's, a neo-Indian gastropub, opens in Walnut Creek Executive chef Paramita Roy debuts small plates with Bengali flair at Kanishka's in Walnut Creek. Can we get those masala Kennebec fries to go? |
 (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP) President Obama trades barbs with Zach Galifianakis on 'Between Two Ferns' Obama rips the third “The Hangover” film, while Galifianakis calls the president a nerd. |
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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. |
