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 (Dan Honda/Staff) Hometown Heroes: Alamo nonprofit founder inspires youths to make philanthropy a daily part of life Gaby Ghorbani started the Alamo-based nonprofit Pledge to Humanity, which has inspired thousands of kids throughout the East Bay to make a difference to the needy, locally and globally. |
 (
Rich Pedroncelli
) Drought worses, water conservation weakens Statewide, Californians cut water use 8.8 percent in January, according to new data released Tuesday by the State Water Resources Control Board. That's a far cry from the 20 percent water conservation target that Gov. Jerry Brown asked state residents to hit last year. |
 (AP Photo/Courtesy of McMath Family and Omari Sealey, File) Jahi McMath: Suit filed against Children's Hospital Oakland The family of Jahi McMath officially filed its lawsuit Tuesday against UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, claiming doctors and nurses ignored the family's cries for help as the 13-year-old bled following surgery in 2013, leaving her brain-dead after she suffered a heart attack. |
 (
JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) Thompson: Warriors' Green rejecting pressure A big payday looms for Draymond Green, but the forward plays on with his usual abandon. |
BAY AREA NEWS  (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) California drought likely a fixture, says Stanford study Human-caused climate change is increasing the risk of severe drought in California -- boosting the odds that our current crisis will become a fixture of the future, according to a major report Stanford scientists released Monday morning. |
Celebrities _300.jpg) (Peter Kemp/WPA) Did Princess Diana have fling with Eric Clapton? Guitarist also lost Carla Bruni to Mick Jagger, according to new biography about former Yardbird. |
SPORTS  (
Darryl Dyck
) San Jose Sharks march on, rout Vancouver Canucks The Sharks have now won twice in March after enduring a miserable February. |
Spotlight Review: 'American Crime' examines how one tragic incident infects many New ABC drama from John Ridley is set in Modesto, filmed in Texas. |
BUSINESS  John Doerr and Ellen Pao: The mentor and the protege on the stand John Doerr, the legendary venture capitalist, tried to help his protege Ellen Pao, but it may not have been enough. |
Review: 'American Crime' examines how one tragic incident infects many New ABC drama from John Ridley is set in Modesto, filmed in Texas. |
(Peter Kemp/WPA) Did Princess Diana have fling with Eric Clapton? Guitarist also lost Carla Bruni to Mick Jagger, according to new biography about former Yardbird. |
