 ((D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)) Spring rains helped, but not enough to ease drought On Friday, farms and cities were told they would get slightly more water from state and federal projects than expected, but drought conditions and shortages persist. |
 ( ) 40 arrested in annual Livermore lab anti-nuke protest  Lawrence Livermore Lab security arrested 40 people during the annual Good Friday protest against nuclear weapons organized by interfaith groups and anti-nuclear activists. |
 (Courtesy San Leandro Police Depa) East Bay high school teacher charged in sexual relationship with student San Leandro High School teacher Leon Chang turned himself in Thursday after being charged with engaging in an ongoing sexual relationship with a teenage student, police said. |
 (ANDA CHU) Andre Iguodala a key to Warriors' playoff hopes Despite injury woes, Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is ready to fill his role in the NBA playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers. |
BUSINESS  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Bay Area loses jobs, but Santa Clara County gains The Bay Area lost 2,500 jobs during March, all due to a big loss in the San Francisco-San Mateo-Marin region, while Santa Clara County and the East Bay both added jobs last month, state labor officials reported Friday. |
SPORTS  (D. ROSS CAMERON) Kawakami: Warriors' Stephen Curry ready to take over Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is in superhero mode as the NBA playoffs are set to begin.
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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 |
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) Free tours of water-wise California-native gardens As more Californians than ever explore drought-tolerant landscape alternatives, two upcoming garden tours shine a spotlight on low-water native plants. On April 26 and 27, some 60 gardens on the Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley will be open to visitors. And on May 4, some 40 East Bay gardens, from Fremont to Martinez, will be open too. |
 (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. |
