 ( ) El Cerrito's rain garden concept will be sprouting elsewhere An innovative project installed by El Cerrito to cleanse storm water naturally before it reaches San Francisco Bay is serving as an inspiration for a similar, but larger project planned for a string of sites along San Pablo Avenue through El Cerrito, San Pablo, Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland |
 ( ) Campaign aims to keep Bankhead and Bothwell open in Livermore Unconvinced by reassurances from the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, the Bankhead Theater's resident companies and members of the arts community will raise money to help save the venue. |
 4 signs a higher minimum wage is on the way President Barack Obama hit the road last week, heading to Connecticut to continue his push for a higher federal minimum wage. Here are four signs the higher minimum wage Obama wants is already on its way. |
 ( ) Triple murder at San Leandro tattoo party called gang massacre Accused of the October 2011 triple slaying are Paul Arthur Stevenson, 22; Alvin Perry II, 22; and Aaron Isaiah Stewart, 20. A fourth defendant, Stanley Leon Turner, 20, of Oakland, is expected to testify against the three men. |
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) Snowden urges Silicon Valley to resist mass surveillance  While calling on the U.S. government to reform its spy programs, former intelligence-agency contractor Edward Snowden said in a rare public interview Monday that Silicon Valley needs to embrace encryption and other technical safeguards against mass surveillance of Internet users.
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SPORTS  (Chris Carlson / AP) Thompson: Barry Bonds like we've never seen him The former San Francisco Giants superstar and Major League Baseball home run king is all smiles as he returns to uniform as spring training instructor.
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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. |
 (Mina Mitsui/Yomiuri Shimbun) French bombshell Brigitte Bardot made Saint-Tropez a resort for the famous Facing the Mediterranean Sea, Saint-Tropez in the south of France was once a rustic fishing village. It was actress Brigitte Bardot's visit that transformed the village into "a resort town for the rich and famous," where millionaires and celebrities spend their vacations. Full Story |
 (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac) Johnny Carson made a sex tape A tape of the “Tonight Show” host having sex with his wife during the 1970s is on the market. |
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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. |
