 ( ) Youth baseball world descends on Livermore for Little League tourney  The 2nd Annual Little League Intermediate World Series -- an international championship for youth aged 11 to 13 -- kicked off Tuesday at Livermore's Max Baer Park. |
 Richmond approves massive Chevron refinery project The Richmond City Council approved the $1 billion modernization at the Chevron refinery after the company agreed to cap emissions and give $90 million over the next decade in community investments. |
 Fire near Yosemite turns up heat on California wildfire season Lightning is igniting many fires in California, but acres burned are below average for this time of year. |
 ( ) Albany students uncover gems in Haiti slum Students on the fourth Haiti trip sponsored by Saint Mary's College High since 2013 visit a program providing a haven in the most impoverished slum in Port-au-Prince. |
LOCAL NEWS  ( ) A whale of a business: Humpbacks bump up Monterey Bay tourist economy  Spectators crowded the railings of two whale-watching boats about 200 yards from shore. A handful of kayakers paddled close by. More watchers lined the beach to catch the show. |
SPORTS  (D. ROSS CAMERON/Staff) Raiders' Mark Davis confirms San Antonio visit but not talks of relocation Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said he was already in town for a celebration of San Antonio native Cliff Branch.
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Spotlight  Today's Music Picks: Reunited Nickel Creek performs at Mountain Winery Also, Arcade Fire performs July 30 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. |
BUSINESS  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Larry Ellison and other Oracle bosses see smaller stock-option grants Under fire from investors over how much it pays its top brass, technology giant Oracle appears to have slashed by more than half the annual stock options it awards CEO Larry Ellison and some of its other executives. |
 This barren, desert prison is where O.J. Simpson lives Some here call it the 'O.J. House,' the only gated community in a vast stretch of desert rich in gold and silver, pioneer trails and proud, isolated towns north of Reno. |
Today's Music Picks: Reunited Nickel Creek performs at Mountain Winery Also, Arcade Fire performs July 30 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. |
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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. |
