Passenger in Golden Gate Park police pursuit crash
died at hospital
By Ashley Wright and Jesse Dungan April 23, 2008 A woman riding in a pickup truck that had allegedly been stolen and then crashed into a tree in Golden Gate…
The Facts: Clinton comes up short
From Barack Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe (excerpted) April 23, 2008 Last night, Senator Clinton used up her last, best chance to cut appreciably into Barack Obama’s elected delegate lead.…
City suit accuses major financial firms of bid-rigging
Jeff Shuttleworth April 23, 2008 Oakland City Attorney John Russo today filed a class-action federal antitrust lawsuit against national financial firms, including Bank of America, Bear Stearns, J.P. Morgan, and…
Joe Nation unveils climate change
and economic development plans
California District 3 candidate Joe Nation unveiled a detailed climate change action plan Tuesday at Sonoma State University. File photo by Luke Thomas By James Lanaras April 23, 2008 State…
Former CFO indicted
on charge of tax evasion in backdating scheme
By Julia Cheever April 23, 2008 The former chief financial officer of a Silicon Valley software company has been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on charges…
San Francisco Breaks Ground on Green Education Facility
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell joined residents and community leaders yesterday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a landmark youth education facility in Bayview Hunters Point. Photo…
Cosco Busan pilot indicted,
lawyer says charges are spurious
By Julia Cheever April 22, 2008 The pilot of a ship that spilled nearly 54,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay in November was indicted today on two new…