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Better education through new counter tops
Sure, two million dollars on home renovations for CSU presidents is a lot. But the truth is more complicated than that.Read More
Let’s ask teachers how to fix our schools
Teachers often get ignored when it comes to setting academic policy. If we want our schools to work, it's time for that to change.Read More
Berkeley puts out APB for iPhone of top cop’s son
As many as 10 officers spent an hour and a half going door-to-door in North Oakland searching for the police chief's son's iPhone.Read More
Yanking student aid hurts us all
Congress is cutting off Pell grants for hundreds of thousands of students, many of whom have no other options to pay for school.Read More
Herons swoop on downtown Oakland
The 2-foot-tall blue birds flocking to downtown Oakland are drawing mixed feelings from residents.Read More
Castro daughter can visit the Bay
The State Department has granted Mariela Castro — daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro — permission to come to the Bay.Read More
Panhandle red-light camera infuriates drivers
The camera at the intersection of Fell and Masonic was supposed to make it safer, but it's confusing the hell out of drivers.Read More
Solar-powered boat just went around the world
A trip around the world in a solar-powered catamaran has opened new possibilities for the future of really expensive stuff.Read More
Lambo suspect may be mastermind ninja
New evidence suggests that the teenage Lambo suspect may have also robbed several NorCal banks.Read More
BART agent’s good deed earns him pink slip
A BART agent who gave unused tickets to an orphan in need has been canned.Read More
Second boat crash in Pacific this month
Despite two deadly boating incidents recently, you're still safer in a boat than in a car.Read More
Three strikes changes look headed for ballot
California's three-strikes law is tough, and it looks like voters will get a chance to relax it — slightly — in the November election.Read More
Predatory loan shops become the prey
Payday loan companies are facing pressure from Santa Clara County and San Jose to get out of town.Read More
Plan to lower prison costs misses the point
The state's new prison plan could save a billion dollars this year alone, but it fails to acknowledge the bigger picture.Read More
Big boom likely a meteor
Did a loud boom wake you up Sunday morning? If it wasn't Saturday's burrito out for revenge, it may have been a meteor burning up in our atmosphere.Read More
Sam Wo leaves pilot light lit
Chinatown landmark Sam Wo might be closed for the weekend, but "beyond that nothing is definite."Read More
BART agent’s good deed won’t go unpunished
If you work for BART, you’d better not to be too nice to anyone — it could get you fired.Read More
Companies scramble to save loophole
Out-of-state corporations are opposing a bill that would close a loophole and make them pony up for middle-income college students' tuition.Read More
Assembly stands up to cyber bullies
The state assembly has unanimously passed a bill cracking down on new forms of cyber bullying.Read More
Best Buy kicks itself in the groin
Best Buy's closing of two Bay Area stores comes after a $1.7 billion loss and a messy breakup with their CEO.Read More