 ( ) California's only river route floats a mail carrier's boat  A relic of U.S. Postal history, Rick Stelzriede delivers the goods to Delta island residents, rain or shine. |
 ( ) Residents criticize Chevron Richmond's modernization project More than 60 people addressed the city's Planning Commission on Thursday, with most saying the environmental report describing Chevron Corp.'s proposed $1 billion modernization of its local refinery does too little to reduce pollutants and ensure safety. |
 (Courtesy San Leandro Police Depa) East Bay high school teacher charged in sexual relationship with student San Leandro High School teacher Leon Chang, 27, surrendered to San Jose police Thursday after he was charged by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office with statutory rape and arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, San Leandro police said in a statement. |
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) Warriors' Jermaine O'Neal ready for playoff challenge If experience counts for anything, the Golden State Warriors at least have a man replacing injured Andrew Bogut who has sizable playoff assets in his career account: Jermaine O'Neal has played in 90 postseason games, almost double that of any player on either the Warriors or Los Angeles Clippers. |
BUSINESS  (WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) Live blog: Apple-Samsung patent trial continues Apple and Samsung return to federal court in San Jose on Friday in round two if their epic patent battle, with Samsung's attorneys scheduled to continue their defense. Mercury News reporter Howard Mintz will cover all the action from court. |
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) Sharks beat Kings in Game 1 of playoffs The San Jose Sharks built a 5-0 lead through two periods and went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 in the opening game of their NHL playoff series.
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) Review: 'Tribes' a provocative drama about deafness at Berkeley Rep Nina Raine's play about how a dysfunctional family's dynamics are affected by deafness, plays through May 18. |
 (Joerg Sarbach) Watch these baby ostriches run around and discover the world On the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Arizona, a bunch of baby ostriches were just born, more than they have in recent years. Full Story |
 (Jeff Durham/Bay Area News Group) Why it's smart to keep electronic devices out of the bedroom 'In the middle of the night, just a tiny amount of light -- so brief it doesn't even wake you up, just opening your computer (or glancing at your phone) -- can shift your clock by hours. It can make an early bird into a night owl.' |
 (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP Images) Ryan Seacrest leaving 'American Idol?' Report says the “Idol” host stepping down after current season. |
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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. |
