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Stanford “not investigating” law professor’s harassment and sexist tweets
Robert J HansenStanford, CATainted Trials, Tarnished Headlines and Stolen Justice, Part I
Robert J HansenSan Jose, CASilicon Valley Youth launches two new academic enrichment initiatives for East Palo Alto students
Justin GuEast Palo Alto, CAMan Arrested in Connection to 2 Decades Old Cold Case Murders
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After a deadly week of gun violence in the Bay Area, the community came together Sunday to honor the victims. Residents gathered in San Jose for a candlelight vigil -- an step they consider important for the healing process. The event was put together by the Asian Law Alliance and...
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San Francisco's Bayview District Celebrates Black History Month, Lunar New Year
It continues to be a heavy week for so many given the recent tragedies in Half Moon Bay, Monterey Park and events in Memphis. That’s why San Francisco’s 13th annual Bayview Black History Month and Lunar New Year celebration Saturday was so important to organizers. “I love it...
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San Francisco's Archbishop Visits With Half Moon Bay Shooting Victims' Families
San Francisco's archbishop visited Half Moon Bay on Friday to try to bring some peace to the community following Monday's deadly mass shooting. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone told community members he came to the coast to bless the crime scenes and to help reclaim them as areas of peace. "We come...
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2 Years Later: San Francisco Mourns ‘Grandpa Vicha', Other Victims of Anti-Asian Violence
Saturday marked two years since 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was shoved to the ground while out on a walk in San Francisco near his home. He died two days later of his injuries. On the two-year anniversary of this attack, dozens of people joined together in San Francisco to remember Ratanapakdee...
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Pedestrian Hit and Killed on Interstate 580 in Castro Valley
All lanes reopened at the connector between Interstate 580 and Interstate 238 Monday morning in Alameda County following a fatal collision involving a pedestrian, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman. One eastbound lane was closed at about 5:10 a.m. following the report of the fatality, said CHP spokesman Daniel...
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Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Missing Diver in Monterey County
The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have suspended the search for a missing 27-year-old diver off Fanshell Beach on Sunday. The 27-year-old diver was reported missing by other divers who were caught in a riptide off the Monterey County beach Saturday afternoon. The three others were able to make it to shore but one remained missing at 3:50 p.m., according to a statement from the Coast Guard.
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Warming Centers in Santa Clara County
In response to the National Weather Service's predictions of freezing overnight temperatures next week, Santa Clara County officials are opening multiple warming centers for vulnerable residents. County officials encourage residents to take precautionary measures against hypothermia by seeking out warming shelters if they need them. County libraries are serving as...
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Criminal Charge Filed in Atria Walnut Creek Poisoning Case
A worker at Atria Walnut Creek has been charged with a felony complaint in the poisoning death of 94-year-old Constantine Canoun. NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit first reported on the dementia resident’s August 31st death after the company admitted its staff at their San Mateo location accidentally poisoned two other dementia residents.
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SJSU Research Examines How Climate Change Impacts Emperor Penguins
Researchers from San Jose State University are in Antarctica studying emperor penguins and how climate change is affecting them. "The birds are doing very different things" said Birgitte McDonald with SJSU's Moss Landing Marine Labs. "And they're traveling further than we thought they would." The researchers are examining how the...
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Driver in Devil's Slide Cliff Crash Charged With Attempted Murder
The driver of a car that plunged off a cliff at Devil's Slide, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, was charged Monday with attempted murder. Dharmesh A. Patel, 41, also faces enhancements for great bodily injury and domestic violence in the Jan. 2 crash, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said in a statement.
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Catalytic Converter Stolen From North Bay Family's Wheelchair Accessible Van
Catalytic converter thieves in Solano County targeted a family's wheelchair accessible van. Velia Valtierra, 74, depends on the van to take her 42-year-old disabled son Arthur Sanchez to his day program and other outings, but on Wednesday, someone stole the van from a handicapped parking spot at the family's apartment complex.
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Atria Assisted Living Worker Accused in Resident's Death to Appear in Court
A worker charged in the death of a 94-year-old Walnut Creek assisted living resident was set to make her first court appearance Monday. In a story NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit broke, Lateshia Starling is charged with elder abuse after a resident of Atria Walnut Creek Senior Living drank cleaning chemicals left out by the worker in August. The patient, Constantine Canoun, 94, later died.
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