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3 hrs ago | The Grand Junction Sentinel

Driven apart after a divorce, Clifton father, son reunite 30 years later

Fred Romero holds his infant son, David, above, when the family lived in California.

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4 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Tax break disappears as housing values rise

Tens of thousands of homeowners will see their property taxes go up significantly this year as rising home values restore some or all of their homes' lost equity, Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone said Monday.

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Related Topix: Mountain View, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, San Jose, CA

23 hrs ago | KLIV

Deadly day in San Jose, with four homicides

Just before 1:30 a-m this morning, police responded to a call of an injured man in the road at the 400 block of Blossom Hill Road.

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Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Alum Rock, CA

Sun May 19, 2013

Inside Bay Area

Roadshow: Should DUI blood alcohol level be lowered to .05%?

Q Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, has been inundated with inquiries about lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for drunken driving from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent, which is the legal limit in much of Europe and which last week was proposed to become the legal limit in the U.S. From 1999 to 2010, 20,671 people in California were killed ... (more)

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA

The Campbell Reporter

Internal Affairs: S.J. Giants swing and miss with denial of involvement in lawsuit

Dan Orum, president and CEO of the San Jose Giants, sent an email to the San Jose City Council about a week ago "to address the spate of misinformation recently published in the Mercury News and elsewhere regarding the San Jose Giants involvement in litigation against the City of San Jose." That would be the still-pending December 2011 lawsuit by ... (more)

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Related Topix: Santa Clara, CA

TurnTo23.com

5 out of 6 numbers picked in Powerball

No California ticket hit the jackpot, but two lucky tickets did match five numbers, missing only the Powerball number.

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Related Topix: Lottery, San Jose, CA

KION 46

DA Sting Catches Sweetheart Scammer, Elderly Man Scammed $350,000

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office arrested and charged 26-year old Gina Mitchell for scamming $350,000 from an elderly man.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Home, Home Decorating

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Cops and Courts, May 18, 2013: Party bus operator appears in court

Jon Reno St. James, who operated the Party Bus of Santa Cruz, appeared in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Friday to answer manslaughter charges related to the July 2012 death of a Santa Cruz woman who fell from a bus onto Highway 17.

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Related Topix: Santa Cruz, CA

NBC Bay Area

Crime Punishment Discrepancy Depends on County Line

Maybe you slipped something into your pocket before you paid, or you were caught beer in hand at 20 years old.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Palo Alto, CA, San Mateo County, CA

Sat May 18, 2013

The Campbell Reporter

All mail at Santa Clara County jail to be limited to small postcards

Israel Andrade, 37, an inmate at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, Calif., monitors as incoming mail is screened by Mike Becerra on May 14, 2013.

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Related Topix: Prison, Drugs

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Timeline: Shirakawa and Santa Clara County ambulance deal

Dec. 2-6, 2009: Shirakawa visits San Diego on a taxpayer-funded trip and spends one hour Dec.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

Shirakawa's decisive vote in ambulance deal prompts Santa Clara County scrutiny

In December 2009, Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. flew into the San Diego airport, rented a Grand Marquis and headed to a marina Marriott for a five-day taxpayer-funded trip.

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Related Topix: San Mateo County, CA

The Campbell Reporter

Mercury News editorial: Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to spend $1...

One of the biggest challenges California's 1,000 or so school districts face -- the implementation of transformational new Common Core standards, curriculum and testing over the next two years -- may be about to get a lot easier.

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Related Topix: Jerry Brown, US Governors, Education Etc., Family, Kids, Standardized Testing, Education, San Mateo County, CA, Opinion

CBS Local

Bat Found Along Los Gatos Trail Tests Positive For Rabies

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department has issued a notice to hikers in Los Gatos that a bat found near a trail has tested positive for the rabies virus, a deputy health officer said.

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Related Topix: Los Gatos, CA

Contra Costa Times

Woman set to be charged in hit-and-run killing of bicyclist in Campbell

A 21-year-old woman accused of striking and killing a bicyclist in Campbell two months ago will a face a hit-and-run charge for allegedly leaving the scene, as well as a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge.

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Related Topix: Campbell, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, San Jose, CA

Fri May 17, 2013

Contra Costa Times

Monday is last day to register to vote in Santa Clara County District 2 special election

Monday is the last day to register to vote in the special June 4 election for District 2 Santa Clara County supervisor.

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Related Topix: San Jose, CA

NBC Bay Area

South Bay Eateries Closer to Accountability

Restaurants in Silicon Valley don t have to post their inspection report, but do have to show it to you if you ask to see it.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA

Milpitas Post

Elderly Milpitas man found safe

Milpitas Police Department has confirmed that a missing 82-year-old Milpitas man with medical issues was found disoriented but safe last night on Jacklin Road near South Park Victoria Drive by a police sergeant.

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Related Topix: Milpitas, CA

The Campbell Reporter

San Jose: City reels from four homicides in 12-hour span

At three locations scattered throughout the South Bay, somber and grisly reminders were present Thursday of the tragic spasm of violence that had engulfed the city over a 12-hour period, leaving four dead.

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Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Alum Rock, CA

Oakland Tribune

Interim Menlo Park fire chief named as Chief Schapelhouman recovers from fall injuries

An interim fire chief was named Thursday to take the reins at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District while fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman recovers from injuries sustained while doing yard work at his home on Saturday.

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