 ( ) California's only river route floats a mail carrier's boat  A relic of U.S. Postal history, Rick Stelzriede delivers the goods to Delta island residents, rain or shine. |
 Woman charged in Richmond teen's murder apparently had child with him RICHMOND -- A 16-year-old boy allegedly killed by a 30-year-old Richmond woman had fathered a child with her and reportedly had a spat with her about his new girlfriend just moments before he was killed, a prosecutor said Thursday. |
 (Courtesy San Leandro Police Depa) East Bay high school teacher charged in sexual relationship with student  San Leandro High School teacher Leon Chang, 27, surrendered to San Jose police Thursday after he was charged by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office with statutory rape and arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, San Leandro police said in a statement. |
 ( ) Residents express outcry over Chevron Richmond's modernization project More than 60 people addressed the city's Planning Commission on Thursday, saying the environmental report describing Chevron Corp.'s proposed $1 billion modernization of its local refinery does too little to reduce pollutants and ensure safety. |
BUSINESS  (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) Live blog: Apple-Samsung patent trial continues Apple and Samsung return to federal court in San Jose on Friday in round two if their epic patent battle, with Samsung's attorneys scheduled to continue their defense. Mercury News reporter Howard Mintz will cover all the action from court. |
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) Sharks beat Kings in Game 1 of playoffs The San Jose Sharks built a 5-0 lead through two periods and went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 in the opening game of their NHL playoff series.
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) Review: 'Tribes' a provocative drama about deafness at Berkeley Rep Nina Raine's play about how a dysfunctional family's dynamics are affected by deafness, plays through May 18. |
 This opera singer treated Paris commuters to a surprise performance At times, opera singer Christophe Ménager likes to treat commuters in the Paris metro to a performance. In this comedic piece of opera, he clearly enjoys singing to passers-by. Full Story |
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) Today's Music Picks: Broken Bells set for Oakland Also, Bombay Bicycle Club rides into the Fillmore on April 20. |
 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Chelsea Clinton is pregnant Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be grandparents. |
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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. |
