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A suspect who police say robbed a passenger on a BART train and tried to rob someone else at the West Oakland station was arrested Wednesday morning, and the activity delayed trains for about 15 minutes, police said.

Joseph Castro, vice chancellor at University of California, San Francisco and a native of Hanford, has been named the next president of Fresno State, the California State University Board of Trustees announced Wednesday morning.

Here's a mid-week round-up of recent Bay Area restaurant openings. As always, please send tips to insidescoopsf@sfgate.com if you spot a newcomer.

The White House has released the list of the 10 openly gay officials it plans to honor on May 22 as "Harvey Milk Champions of Change." The event coincides with Harvey Milk Day, a commemoration of the first openly gay elected official's birthday.

It seems as if servers are better trained in cities outside of the Bay Area. John Storey/Special to the San Francisco Chronicle 2011 My spouse and I just returned from a trip to the Southeast .

A Beatles fan said Tuesday he is asking fellow fans worldwide to flood San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee with letters to get the city to make a permanent tribute to Candlestick Park , the site of the Beatles' last scheduled concert.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, far right, speaks while flanked by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, center, and Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform and border security on April 22 in Washington, D.C. LGBT activists across the country are fuming over what appears to be the death-knell for hopes of ... (more)

Admittedly, it feels pretty silly to write this, but Juanes is one of the most under-appreciated superstars of the Latino pop music scene.

Today, the NFL informed the media that it will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl at the 49ers' new stadium being built in Santa Clara, California.

A state proposal to turn the homeless into a "protected class" allowed to urinate in public, sleep in vehicles and have access to attorneys for even minor infractions would be a financial burden on San Mateo County and limit the ability to enforce its own laws, according to concerned officials.

Black Watch , the penultimate show in A.C.T.'s 46th season, is being marketed as a major departure for the company.

Since they started their food blog for kids three years ago, San Francisco's Stacie Dong and Simran Singh of A Little Yumminess have become experts not only in keeping their children's appetites stoked at home but also when they are eating out.

The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is back in court for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.

People are posing their pets as service animals to give them an all access pass to grocery stores, restaurants, and other places where pets are not allowed.

Bouchon in Yountville is only one of three French restaurants to make the Top 100 this year.

CIR last year took control of The Bay Citizen, which it has now folded into its own nationally focused news operation.

Sponsored by AmericasMart, the Retail Stars list recognizes independent brick-and-mortar retailers of home accents, including furniture stores and interior design boutiques, who are creative in their merchandising, contributing to their communities and distinguishing themselves from the competition "Retail is not for the faint of heart, even in the ... (more)

Beau Rasmussen, 27, of Oakland, was last seen finishing the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco and parting way with his friends to go to Ocean Beach Sunday, May 19, 2013.

The arbitrator ruled that while the two commanders - Captain Rick Orozco, who was demoted to sergeant, and Lieutenant Chris Mufarreh, who was demoted to officer - had made mistakes during the deadly raid, the department's decision to punish them - and not other commanders who were involved - was "unfair and unbalanced." 2. In addition to being ... (more)

The bones of a young Orca whale are being reassembled for display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.