 Editorial: Consider shutdown if Tesoro refinery doesn't change attitude Managers of Tesoro's refinery near Martinez must start demonstrating that they put safety before profits or regulators should start considering steps to shut it down. |
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Nhat V. Meyer
) Live updates: NFL free agency signings Keep up with all the transactions as the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers and the other 30 NFL teams remake their squads. |
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Martin Scali
) Review: 'Grand Budapest Hotel' one of Anderson's best Wes Anderson's latest, starring Ralph Fiennes leading a cast of regulars, is a darker tweaking of the winning formula that has made Anderson into one of our most captivating storytellers. |
 ( ) Triple murder at San Leandro tattoo party called gang massacre  The three young revelers killed in a shooting outside a San Leandro warehouse party in 2011 were victims of a premeditated "massacre" by East Bay gang members, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the trial for three men charged in the triple slaying. |
BUSINESS  (GARY REYES/Staff file photo) Quinn: The World Wide Web grows up to be taken for granted Twenty-five years ago this week, the Web was hatched by a British physicist in Switzerland and forever changed history. It is now interwoven into everything we do, like a background song that is always playing. |
SPORTS  (Associated Press) Raiders lose Jared Veldheer, possibly in mix for Darrelle Revis Oakland Raiders re-sign Darren McFadden, sign Rams offensive lineman Rodger Saffold, lose Lamarr Houston
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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. |
 (Marco Vasini/Associated Press) Europe wants its Parmesan back, seeks name change Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test. The European Union wants to ban the use of European names like Parmesan, feta and Gruyere on cheese made in the United States. Full Story |
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Dan Honda
) 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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Nhat V. Meyer
) 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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JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) 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. |
