 ( ) Antioch residents look to social media to help curb illegal dumping  ANTIOCH -- A picture is worth a thousand words.And for a growing number of Antioch residents, the hope is that posting photos of litter piles and unkempt homes on social media will stir people to action. |
 ( ) Walnut Creek: Fix-ups at Boundary Oak Golf Course clubhouse still coming but fewer than originally thought WALNUT CREEK -- There will be no new outdoor patio or remodeled golfers' grill at the city-owned Boundary Oak Golf Course clubhouse anytime soon. Instead, with a downsized budget for improvements, the city will move forward with fixes to the 40-year-old clubhouse that are necessary, if not flashy. |
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) High-tech ways to keep an eye on aging parents Lively is just one of a growing number companies offering senior monitoring devices and systems. |
 (Jeff Chiu) Thompson: No need to exile Barry Bonds from baseball Home run king Barry Bonds begins a stint as a guest hitting instructor with the San Francisco Giants |
BUSINESS  Wolverton: Windows hobbles Nokia's impressive new Lumia Icon smartphone Nokia new Lumia Icon smartphone offers a lot of compelling features, but they don’t make up for the fact that the phone runs software that has proved unpopular with both consumers and developers. |
SPORTS  (Jeff Chiu) Thompson: No need to exile Barry Bonds from baseball Home run king Barry Bonds begins a stint as a guest hitting instructor with the San Francisco Giants. |
LOCAL NEWS  (Jane Tyska/Staff file) Funding in place to send Richmond "Rosies" to Washington, D.C. Five women who worked in Kaiser shipyards during World War II are scheduled to meet with Vice President Joe Biden |
 See the hard workers (and a few wacky weirdos) at the 29th LA Marathon The 29th LA Marathon course came alive Sunday morning with spectators cheering on the nearly 22,000 people that started the run from Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica. Full Story |
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) Oops! Obama misspells Aretha Franklin's iconic song The president omitted a letter from the singer's 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' while praising her at a White House celebration. |
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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. |
