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UC Berkeley protesters being let out of Wheeler Hall in small groups
Protesters are being cited for misdemeanor trespassing.
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San Jose mayor calls for temporary redevelopment freeze
With a $75 million state money grab threatening a host of projects, Mayor Chuck Reed calls for freezing all but contractually obligated payments until early next year.
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UC Berkeley protest ends with 41 arrests
The dramatic display ended peacefully Friday evening, but climaxed a week of civil unrest mirrored at other campuses around the state, such as UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis, where hundreds marched for the third day Friday to decry one of the biggest fee hikes in UC history.
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Three-year-old gets new arm bone in medical first at Stanford's Lucile Packard
Four-year-old Mark Blinder was diagnosed last year with Ewing's Sarcoma. His parents opted for an untried approach: replacing his entire bone with a prosthesis that can be extended to grow along with him.
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A chat with Bob Goedjen, adviser to Silicon Valley startups
Seasoned Silicon Valley pro helps startups asa volunteer counselor
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UC Berkeley police break through barricade, arrest 50 students
UC Berkeley police have broken through a barricade on the second floor of Wheeler Hall and have begun arresting the 50 students protesting tuition fee increases.
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Japan warns that deflation can drag on recovery
TOKYO — Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labor market could drag on the weak recovery.
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A chat with Bob Goedjen: advises to Silicon Valley startups
We might as well get the python story over with right off the bat.Bob Goedjen — now 75, retired and volunteering as a counselor helping small-businesses in Silicon Valley — came across the 10-foot snake in the Philippines while serving in the Navy during World War II.
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Trichet: time to withdraw some support measures
Trichet says economy needs to stand on its own feet
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Report says Tesla preparing IPO
Automaker recently raised $82.5 million in new financing
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UC Berkeley students barricaded in Wheeler Hall
Several arrested, including one professor; other buildings locked down.
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Mercury News Interview: Emmett Carson, CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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UC Santa Cruz students continue to block Kerr Hall
SANTA CRUZ — Protesters who took over Kerr Hall, the home of UC Santa Cruz administration, Thursday afternoon continue to demonstrate there today over historic fee hikes and budget cuts made by the 10-campus university system's governing body.
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19-year-old suspect in Danville killing has criminal past
Teen's arrest record started when he was 13 years old.
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Read live Twitter posts from inside Wheeler
Protesters use web site to update supporters
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More cars ablaze in San Pablo
Investigators have not linked the two latest fires with the 20 vehicles torched since Oct. 31.
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Americans save more but earn less as interest rates fall
NEW YORK — The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.
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San Jose cops: Speed topped 90 mph in fatal street race
Two drivers were charged today following a street race last month that killed an innocent woman and injured her friend as they were on their way back from a shopping trip for milk.
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SWAT team responding to protest at UC Berkeley
Four arrested, campus spokesman says
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After rough start in life, Jessica Lagasse competes in Miss California USA pageant
When Jessica Lagasse was 11 months old, she was orphaned and on the brink of starvation in her native Iraq.
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