Toys Needed for "Toys For Tots" Drive
The Pleasanton Post Office and the U.S. Marine Corps are combining forces this holiday season for a "Toys for Tots" drive.
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SF Green Candidate Worries Democrats
It's been more than four decades since SF voters elected anyone other than a Democrat to run the city. Now that the Democrat hoping to succeed Mayor Willie Brown is facing an unexpectedly tight runoff election against a Green Party candidate, national Democrats are getting involved.
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Assembly Repeals Licenses for Illegals
The California Assembly voted to repeal a law allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses Monday, setting the stage for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to fulfill a key campaign pledge just two weeks after taking office.
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Toll Increase May Hit Bay Area Bridges
Local officials are considering asking voters to hike the toll from the current $2 to $3 in all Bay Area bridges except the Golden Gate, all in the name of less traffic.
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Atheist to Debate "Under God" in Court
The atheist father who challenged the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is delighted that he will be able to argue the case himself in the U.S. Supreme Court this spring.
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Sports Agent Sues Oakland PD for $1.5M
It was just a routine stop of a potential burglary suspect, but the high profile sports agent Aaron Goodwin said it was every black man's nightmare. Goodwin filed a $1.5 million civil rights lawsuit against the Oakland PD for a humiliating unlawful stopping.
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Tips for Cleaning Fruits and Vegetables
Cooking is the most effective way to kill pathogens in produce. But most of the time, contamination is only on the surface of the foods we love to eat raw. Here are some tips to reduce the chance of getting sick.
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Solid Sales Gains Thanksgiving Weekend
The Thanksgiving weekend gave the nation's retailers a solid start to the holiday season, although consumers remained focused on bargains even as the economy improves. Online sales rose 38 %.
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What Works: New York City's PS 218
In another addition of "What Works," a look at best public school programs nationwide, we go to New York's PS 218. This extraordinary school in New York City meets the needs of student's education while helping the whole family.
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Students Back After Big School Fire
Students are attending class as usual at San Jose's Pioneer High School, the 8th Bay Area campus to be hit by fire in recent weeks. San Jose Fire Department arson investigators have yet to determine whether the blaze was accidental.
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Company Warns of Web Shopping Scams
MailFrontier, a Palo Alto-based messaging security company, is warning consumers to protect themselves from potential fraud scams while shopping online this holiday season.
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Bill Would Restrict Video Game Sales
State Assemblyman Leland Yee, joined law enforcement officers, women's groups, child advocates and others at Union Square Monday morning to introduce his proposed legislation focused on restricting the sale of violent video games to children.
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Scammers Target Web Classified Users
Scammers have been targeting users of a classified advertising Web site to sell their automobiles -- sometimes cheating them of thousands of dollars.
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Roy's Tiger Attack Recovery Continues
Illusionist Roy Horn of "Siegfried & Roy" is slowly recovering from a tiger attack that has kept him hospitalized since October.
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Roy Quits Disney Board; Criticizes Eisner
Posted: December 1, 2003 at 12:53 p.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A key ally joined Roy E. Disney in resigning from the Walt Disney Co. board Monday, becoming the second vocal opponent of chairman and chief
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Michael Jackson: Hidden Mikes Found
Sheriff's officials say they will be vigilant in watching for future spy attempts in the Michael Jackson case now that wireless microphones have been discovered outside their Santa Barbara headquarters.
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Students Rally For World AIDS Day
More than two-thousand students have joined a "walk for life" rally in New Delhi, India, today to mark World AIDS Day.
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Wife Allegedly Beaten, Tortured for Days
29-year-old Mazhar Ashkar allegedly beat, tortured and threatened his wife for about four days until neighbors called San Bruno Police Wednesday night. The couple married last month.
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Bank to Pay for BART Commuters' Rides
Tens of thousands of BART commuters here will get an early holiday gift Thursday morning when all rides between 4 am and 9 am will be free.
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Charities Distancing Selves from Jackson
Michael Jackson is in the Guinness Book of World Records for his donations, but as he faces new allegations of child molestation, charities, schools and even cities that benefited or hoped to benefit from his largesse are reconsidering.
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Child Porn Arrest for Elementary Teacher
A fourth grade teacher has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography, police said. Scott Erik Gmitter, 33, who is married and has two children, was booked on 10 misdemeanor counts after turning himself in.
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Office Creepers Blend In, Steal Laptops
Office creepers -- neatly dressed thieves who walk into the workplace looking for pricey laptops or purses -- are a growing problem for businesses.
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Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything
Forget Wal-Mart's $30 DVD player or a drug store Chia pet. The well-heeled are clicking onto the Internet for hot celebrity car castoffs and checking out high-end holiday gift guides for homes and vacations.
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Boy Jackson Allegedly Molested Very Ill
A comedy club owner who says he introduced Michael Jackson to the cancer-stricken boy he is accused of molesting said the child is in poor health and requires a kidney transplant.
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Troubled Past at Hospital Where Dr Killed
A newspaper's review of public records shows the psychiatric hospital where a patient is accused of killing a doctor has a history of violence.
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Gay, Black Rights Comparison Criticized
Conservative blacks are objecting to recent comparisons between the gay marriage and civil rights movements, arguing that sexual orientation is a choice.
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Holiday Shopping Season Kicks Off
Bargain-hunters lined up before dawn and braved chilly temperatures Friday as retailers inaugurated the holiday shopping season with early bird specials on toys and big-ticket items such as TVs and computers.
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Gays On TV Mainstream or Margins?
 There has been a recent influx of gay and lesbian themed shows on the major networks lately. But are gays really part of TV's mainstream or the marginzalized butt of sitcom jokes?
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Get Help for Addicts Before It's Too Late
A Bay Area man who was on the path of self-destruction says he wasted half of his life being a slave to chemical addition. Now he's got some sound advice for anyone willing, or able, to listen.
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Man Stole Computers w/ Bank Accts Info
The 38-year-old Home Depot clerk was arrested on suspicion of stealing computers that contained account information for thousands of Wells Fargo customers.
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Cops Seek Serial Mall Attacker
Police are trying to find the person responsible for a series of vicious attacks at shopping centers in Pleasant Hill.
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Newsom, Gonzalez on Homeless Issues
On Dec. 9, SF voters choose their new mayor. But one issue that frustrates many voters is the homeless problem. And both candidates, Supervisors Gavin Newsom and Matt Gonzalez are as different as they are similar in their passion to deal with the homeless crisis.
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Group Lists Dangerous Holiday Toys
Just days before the big holiday shopping weekend, CALPIRG released its 18th annual Toy Safety Survey to warn parents about toys that can harm their children - or even kill them.
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Malls Order Bkgd Checks on Santas
It seems no one is above suspicions these days, not even Santa Claus. It's now standard procedure to do background checks on shopping mall Santas and a new study says 7 % of Santa applicants last year had criminal records.
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