New York Times - National
Risk-Taking Rises as Oil Rigs in Gulf Drill Deeper
8/30/10 1:10am
As regulators investigate the causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the broader dangers posed...
California Watch
Under fire from industry, scientific panel is 'gutted'
8/30/10 12:05am
Amy Standen Five out of nine members of a scientific panel that advises the state on toxic...
California Watch
State may be heading for record year of pot seizures
8/30/10 12:05am
Michael Montgomery Marijuana seizures in California could eclipse last year’s record...
Marin Independent Journal
San Quentin inmate found dead in cell
8/29/10 9:10pm
A prison guard doing routine checks found a 70-year-old San Quentin inmate dead in his death row...
New York Times - National
Obama Dismisses Faith Rumors
8/29/10 8:58pm
“It’s not something that I spend all my time worrying about,” President Obama said of persistent...
San Jose Mercury News
Green goal line in sight: 33 percent renewable electricity bill nearing key votes
8/28/10 4:03am
Unions, environmental groups, utilities and others are battling over how California will expand...
San Jose Mercury News
The end of Half Moon Bay?
8/28/10 3:53am
Between budget losses and Beachwood payments, Half Moon Bay's financials have become so dire that...
Los Angeles Times
24 Hour Fitness using fingerprints to identify members
8/28/10 12:00am
It's a way for the gym chain to save money and cut down on fraud, but some customers are concerned...
Los Angeles Times
Time to let home prices fall?
8/28/10 12:00am
Many expect another wave of foreclosures to further deflate prices. The government could offer new...
San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. State student sues over late fee increase
8/28/10 12:00am
Building takeovers and angry campus protests couldn't stop last year's systemwide fee hike at...
San Francisco Chronicle
Legislature set to vote on budget proposals
8/28/10 12:00am
The Legislature will vote on two competing budget proposals next week, lawmakers announced Friday,...
Mother Jones
A Climate Change Thought Experiment
8/27/10 3:00am
It's unfair to call Bjørn Lomborg a climate skeptic even if he did write a book called The...
California Watch
Chemical industry targets lawmakers over plastic bag ban
8/27/10 12:05am
Timothy Sandoval Just as the state Legislature ends its 2010 session with a flurry of major...
California Watch
Health facilities that see $300 million per month get IOUs this week
8/27/10 12:05am
Christina Jewett Scores of medical providers that rely on the Medi-Cal program for funding...
Los Angeles Times
Dramatic, historic and prices slashed, yet no buyers are biting
8/27/10 12:00am
For sale signs are out on two of four textile-block homes built by Frank Lloyd Wright, but both are...
Los Angeles Times
Carter wins American's release from North Korea
8/27/10 12:00am
The former U.S. president reportedly is told Pyongyang is interested in resuming stalled anti-...
Los Angeles Times
California court ruling limits discovery by inmates in appeals
8/27/10 12:00am
Justices say they must show the material they want exists to avoid a 'fishing expedition' and that...
Inside Bay Area
Robberies, assaults rose since layoffs, Oakland police union says
8/26/10 5:46am
But police brass and City Council members say that overall Part I Crime, which also includes...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Surfers group fails to get backing for Maverick's permit
8/26/10 12:41am
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO -- Mavericks Surf Ventures Inc. got a boost Wednesday when the San Mateo County...
San Jose Mercury News
Hot spell is over, cooler weather to return Thursday
8/25/10 10:30pm
Temperatures expected to dip back down throughout Bay Area today