San Jose Mercury News


Pilot walks away after helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas
A helicopter has gone down on a busy California highway in Salinas, sending its pilot to the hospital and snarling traffic.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:45am

65-year-old Marin man sues after getting shocked with Taser
A 65-year-old man is suing the Marin County Sheriff's Office after a deputy repeatedly shocked him with a Taser stun gun at his home last year.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:03am

Defense in Los Gatos murder-for-hire case wants more evidence on drug connection
Garcia's lawyer says marijuana discovery proves drug theory
3 Sep 2010 at 9:25am

Fisher: The bag ban debate? There's only one way to make it go away
With no state law, every city will have to pass its own
3 Sep 2010 at 9:21am

Final touches coming to new toll lane on I-680
Re-striping and installation of equipment begins on new express lane, which will be open to solo drivers for a fee, as well as traditional carpools for free.
3 Sep 2010 at 9:20am

Probe finds no accuracy problems with PG&E SmartMeters, but blasts utility for...
Consumer advocates say many complaints about high bills remain unresolved.
3 Sep 2010 at 8:40am

Mystery of San Jose's missing statue
When city officials went looking for a bronze statue that long graced downtown's Montgomery Theater, it had vanished.
3 Sep 2010 at 6:04am

After five hours in court, Meg Whitman excused from jury duty
At about 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Juror No. 11 was freed to leave the building and resume her campaign for governor.
That’s when Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was dismissed as a potential juror in a San Mateo County child-molestation case.
3 Sep 2010 at 2:53am

San Jose: Broken sewer line is source of airport stink, official says
Crews are working to fix the line. Meanwhile, the odor has not reappeared for the last week.
3 Sep 2010 at 12:05am

Beer truck loses trailer on Hwy. 17, blocks lanes to Santa Cruz for four hours
Heading south from San Jose to Santa Cruz this morning was a sluggish affair.
2 Sep 2010 at 11:24pm

CBS 5 San Francisco


Helicopter Crash Shuts U.S. 101 In Salinas
The California Highway Patrol was directing traffic off of U.S. Highway 101 after a helicopter crashed onto the roadway near Salinas Municipal Airport, an officer said. The helicopter, which landed upside down in the roadway, was blocking both southbound lanes of Highway 101 just south of Airport Boulevard, CHP Officer A. Paulson said.
3 Sep 2010 at 9:35am

CBS 5 Poll: Tight Fight For Senate, Governor
Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer are still in a tight fight for California's U.S. Senate seat, while Meg Whitman is narrowly atop Jerry Brown in the governor's race, according to a newly conducted KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll of California voters released Thursday.
2 Sep 2010 at 4:53pm

3 Dead In Redwood Shores Plane Crash
At least three people were killed, including one believed to be the founder of an East Palo Alto steel company, in a plane crash in Redwood Shores Thursday afternoon. Two bodies were still trapped at the bottom of the lagoon under the wreckage, fire Battalion Chief Dave Pucci said.


3 Sep 2010 at 1:59am

Fremont Officer Shooting Suspect Back In Bay Area
A suspected gang member accused of shooting a Fremont police officer who tried to arrest him in Oakland last Friday was brought from San Diego County to Oakland Thursday, Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:59am

2 Sought In Fremont Kidnap, Murder
Authorities are looking for two men suspected of murdering and kidnapping another man whose body was discovered last week in the Niles Canyon section of Fremont.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:55am

Pittsburg Landfill Search For Missing Man
The multiple murder case unraveling in the Bay Area this week has led authorities to a Pittsburg landfill where the search for the son of a murdered Hercules man was expected to begin Friday morning.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:40am

Dead Suspect May Be Linked To 4 East Bay Slayings
The co-worker of a woman found dead in her boyfriend's car after a fatal East Bay police chase said Thursday that she spoke with the victim during the pursuit. The high-speed chase ended at a Richmond strip mall on Tuesday night, when officers shot and killed murder suspect Efren Valdemoro.
3 Sep 2010 at 2:04am

Marin Man Sues After Getting Shocked With Taser
A 65-year-old man is suing the Marin County Sheriff's Office after a deputy repeatedly shocked him with a Taser stun gun at his home last year. A video of the incident shows Peter McFarland on his couch ignoring a deputy's order to put his hands behind his back. In the video, a deputy said he must place McFarland on a psychiatric hold. When McFarland stands up, he is shot with the Taser.
3 Sep 2010 at 1:45am

San Carlos City Council Votes To Disband Police
The San Carlos City Council Thursday night voted unanimously to disband the city's police force and contract out police services to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office beginning in October. In an effort to mend the city's $3.5 million budget deficit for the current fiscal year, city staff projected that the agreement with the sheriff's office would save the city $2 million without sacrificing the level of police service the community hopes to maintain.
3 Sep 2010 at 12:44am

Raiders Beat Seahawks In Preseason Finale
Bruce Gradkowski threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter and the Oakland Raiders mostly used backups to end the preseason with a 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.
3 Sep 2010 at 12:35am

Contra Costa Times: Bay & State


Pilot walks away after helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas
A helicopter has gone down on a busy California highway in Salinas, sending its pilot to the hospital and snarling traffic. The California Highway Patrol says the helicopter landed upside-down onto Highway 101 shortly after 6 a.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:45am

Coast Guard rescuing boaters stranded overnight in Suisun Bay north of Concord
A group of boaters -- including three children -- have been stranded overnight when their motorboat ran aground in the Suisun Bay, and the Coast Guard is working to rescue them this morning.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:29am


Bay Area travelers ready for holiday gambol
As thousands of Bay Area travelers prepare to hit the road this Labor Day weekend, they have a lot to contend with -- a hurricane named Earl expected to disrupt air travel along the East Coast, and major roadwork along Interstates 80 and 680.
3 Sep 2010 at 10:00am


Brown, Latino leaders fire back at Whitman
Flanked by Latino political and community leaders, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown fired back at his Republican rival Thursday on leadership styles, experience and vision for California's future.
3 Sep 2010 at 9:56am

Oakland councilmember's home burglarized
Thieves get computer, other items in messy break-in at Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente's Fruitvale district home.
3 Sep 2010 at 9:52am

Lottery to be held to attend gubernatorial debate in San Rafael
If you want to attend the debate between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman at Dominican University's Angelico Hall, you'll have to get lucky in a lottery, officials announced Thursday.
3 Sep 2010 at 9:46am

Driver to CHP: I intentionally crashed beer truck
A truck driver -- and his rig -- got tipsy en route to Santa Cruz, but the driver says it wasn't because he'd been drinking
3 Sep 2010 at 9:46am

65-year-old Marin man sues after getting shocked with Taser
A 65-year-old man is suing the Marin County Sheriff's Office after a deputy repeatedly shocked him with a Taser stun gun at his home last year.
3 Sep 2010 at 9:45am


Search for missing Hercules man turns to Bay Point landfill
The search for missing Hercules man Frederick Sales -- the only person linked to a killing spree who has not been been confirmed dead -- has turned to a landfill, where Hercules police will lead a search for him today, police said.
3 Sep 2010 at 8:56am

Pleasanton man arrested on suspicion of seriously injuring ex-girlfriend
Pleasanton police have arrested a 24-year-old Pleasanton man on suspicion of felony domestic battery and assault causing great bodily injury.
3 Sep 2010 at 8:42am

Oakland Tribune


Pilot walks away after helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas
by Associated Press
A helicopter has gone down on a busy California highway in Salinas, sending its pilot to the hospital and snarling traffic. The California Highway Patrol says the helicopter landed upside-down onto Highway 101 shortly after 6 a.

Coast Guard rescuing boaters stranded overnight in Suisun Bay north of Concord
by By Robert Salonga
Contra Costa Times

A group of boaters -- including three children -- have been stranded overnight when their motorboat ran aground in the Suisun Bay, and the Coast Guard is working to rescue them this morning.

Bay Area travelers ready for holiday gambol
by By Gary Richards
grichards@mercurynews.com

As thousands of Bay Area travelers prepare to hit the road this Labor Day weekend, they have a lot to contend with -- a hurricane named Earl expected to disrupt air travel along the East Coast, and major roadwork along Interstates 80 and 680.

Brown, Latino leaders fire back at Whitman
by By Josh Richman
Oakland Tribune

Flanked by Latino political and community leaders, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown fired back at his Republican rival Thursday on leadership styles, experience and vision for California's future.

Oakland councilmember's home burglarized
by By Harry Harris
Oakland Tribune

Thieves get computer, other items in messy break-in at Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente's Fruitvale district home.

Mail fraud victim repeatedly fell for tales of lottery prize
by By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
(Vallejo) Times-Herald

A Vallejo senior fell for a mail fraud scam not once, not twice, but 18 times before realizing he wasn't really the winner of millions of dollars.

Lottery to be held to attend gubernatorial debate in San Rafael
by By Marin Independent Journal
If you want to attend the debate between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman at Dominican University's Angelico Hall, you'll have to get lucky in a lottery, officials announced Thursday.

Driver to CHP: I intentionally crashed beer truck
by Associated Press
A truck driver -- and his rig -- got tipsy en route to Santa Cruz, but the driver says it wasn't because he'd been drinking

65-year-old Marin man sues after getting shocked with Taser
by Associated Press
A 65-year-old man is suing the Marin County Sheriff's Office after a deputy repeatedly shocked him with a Taser stun gun at his home last year.

Sierra campground open again after plague risk
by Associated Press
A Sierra campground that was closed because of the risk of a plague outbreak is open again. California park officials had closed the Plumas-Eureka State Park nearly two weeks ago after a dead ground squirrel tested positive for plague.

San Mateo Daily Journal


San Carlos approves police outsourcing
The San Carlos City Council agreed to outsource police services to the Sheriff’s Office, ending months of debate over the plan to disband the department and save the cash-strapped city roughly...

Report: SmartMeters accurate
SAN FRANCISCO — An electronic meter-reading system operated by California’s largest utility is highly accurate, despite thousands of customer complaints, according to an independent anal...

Whooping cough cases nearly eight times higher
As the number of local whooping cough cases reaches nearly eight times the amount at this time last year, the San Mateo County Health System will hold a free clinic this month to vaccinate residents...

`Construction worker' bank robber charged
The woman authorities say robbed three US Banks dressed in a white construction hat and orange reflective safety vest was charged yesterday with three felony counts of bank robbery and had bail set ...

Police believe serial bank robber strikes again
Police believe a suspect wanted in a string of bank robberies in the San Francisco Bay area has struck again. Police say a Bank of the West branch in San Jose was held up of an undisclosed amount ...

Court won't force officials to defend Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO — A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state’s gay marriage ban. The 3rd...

More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich
WASHINGTON -- Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans. Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming elections, a growing number of Democrats...

Hyundai's new eye-catching sedan
The 2011 Hyundai Sonata sedan is selling at a record pace, and why not? With styling that makes the new, sixth-generation Sonata look richer than its under-$20,000 base price, the Sonata is arguably...

Baby carrots, to the extreme
NEW YORK — Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty — just like junk food. A group of 50 producers hopes...

Plane crashes, three dead
Three are presumed dead, including the founder of an East Palo Alto steel company, after a plane crashed into a Redwood Shores lagoon seconds after departing from the San Carlos Airport late Thursda...

Palo Alto Online


Stanford women top UC Irvine in volleyball
by Palo Alto Online Sports

College roundup

Cassidy Lichtman recorded 15 kills and the Stanford women's volleyball team downed visiting UC Irvine, 25-15, 25-16, 25-18, in a nonconference match Thursday night. Alix Klineman added 10 kills and 12 digs as the third-ranked Cardinal (4-0) won the first match of the Stanford Invitational.



Three die in plane crash, including East Palo Alto steel-supply firm founder ...
by PaloAltoOnline.com

At least three people were killed, including one believed to be the founder of an East Palo Alto steel company, in a plane crash in Redwood Shores Thursday afternoon.



Rail authority's new report draws criticism
by Gennady Sheyner

The agency charged with building California's high-speed rail system adopted a crucial environmental document for the rail line Thursday morning, despite calls from Peninsula critics that the new document is deeply flawed and could lead to litigation.



SHP, Menlo grads now teaming for Stanford men's water polo
by PaloAltoOnline.com

They're all on the same side now, though Sacred Heart Prep grads Paul Rudolph and Tim Norton still kid Menlo School grads Scott Platshon and Alex Avery about results from Central Coast Section water polo championship games. These days they are all on the same page, looking for Stanford's first men's water polo national title since 2002.



Coaching debuts begin new eras in water polo
by PaloAltoOnline.com

Two water polo coaching careers, and perhaps the beginning of two eras, will get under way this weekend on America's far-reaching coasts when three-time Olympian Brenda Villa takes over at Castilleja and veteran local coach Ted Minnis makes his college debut at Harvard.



Stanford football hopes for a run of success this season behind the versatile...
by PaloAltoOnline.com

While most observers may think the Stanford running game left when Toby Gerhart departed for the NFL draft, many others believe the Cardinal retains the ability to run the football well enough to keep pressure off redshirt sophomore quarterback Andrew Luck, a pretty good runner in his own right.



Gunn, Menlo School kick off 2010 high school football season
by PaloAltoOnline.com

The 2010 high school football season gets under way this weekend for three teams that made the Central Coast Section playoffs last season and one that missed out in 2009 but has goals for a return. Kicking things off Friday night will be Gunn and Menlo School, both of which enjoyed long-awaited success in '09. The Titans visit Yerba Buena while the Knights travel to Hillsdale, both at 7 p.m.



Palo Alto committee has 'no confidence' in rail
by Gennady Sheyner

Palo Alto took its most extreme step to date to oppose the state's proposed high-speed rail line Thursday morning when a City Council committee unanimously passed a resolution declaring "No Confidence" in the project and its governing body.



Police arrest burglary suspect after manhunt
by Sue Dremann

A reported burglary-in-progress in Palo Alto early this morning (Sept. 2) has resulted in the arrest of one suspect and a continuing search for possibly others, according to Palo Alto police.



Historic neighborhood debates home improvement
by Georgia Wells

When longtime Palo Alto residents Allen Akin and Michelle Arden bought 405 Lincoln Ave. in 2007, planning to build a larger home for their growing family, they didn't expect to still be bidding for the city's approval three years and $500,000 later.


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