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Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts resigns - San Jose Mercury News
But sources close to the department say his tenuous relationship with Mayor Jean Quan and heat from a federal judge and police monitors -- who have threatened a federal takeover of the department over its incomplete, decade-long effort to reform ...
Baseball: Battles of aces for Cardinals and Brewers in Game 3 of NLCS - San Jose Mercury News
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. Epstein would be going to a Cubs franchise that hasn't won the World Series since 1908. Boston hadn't won a championship since 1918 until doing it in 2004, ...
Al Davis: Fans of Oakland Raiders react to owner's death - San Jose Mercury News
A man standing behind Kibler who wouldn't give his name called Davis "a legend. he move the raiders away (to Los Angeles) but he brought them back, too. It is a sad day in the (Raider) nation." Others reaction was muted. I am not a football fan, ...
Apple unlikely to be major seller of Jobs bio - San Jose Mercury News
... the highly anticipated authorized biography. According to a person familiar with the matter, the studio is negotiating to pay about $1 million for the rights to the project. The person declined to be identified because the deal has not been finalized.
Historic Brookdale Inn and Spa closed by fire department, building cited as ... - San Jose Mercury News
The woman declined to give her name but said friends of her father had set her up with the place when she moved here from Minneapolis. "It was great while I needed it," she said. Kakkar and the Brookdale Inn and Spa have had other issues as well. ...
Panetta defends NATO's Libya mission - San Jose Mercury News
Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, an administration official said that 80 percent of the city was now pacified or under the NTC's control. The official said the remaining area might take a little more time as forces ...
Bullis weathers storm before its charter is renewed for five more years - San Jose Mercury News
At the end of the meeting, a couple of mothers wearing Bullis T-shirts said they were drained. "I'm pleased with the outcome and understand a lot of the points that were brought up," one of the mothers said. Both declined to be identified.
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A supervisor at Lehigh, who asked not to be named, said Shareef Allman was likable, but had recent issues at work. Allman felt people "were out to get him at work" and that sometimes he felt it was racially motivated. A Lehigh truck driver, ...
LIVE COVERAGE: 2 dead, six wounded in shooting at Cupertino quarry, gunman ... - San Jose Mercury News
A supervisor at Lehigh, who asked not to be named, said Shareef Allman was likable, but had recent issues at work. Allman felt people "were out to get him at work" and that sometimes he felt it was racially motivated. A Lehigh truck driver, ...
Official: Obama to embark on bus tour of NC, Va. - San Jose Mercury News
The trip is scheduled for Oct. 17-19, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a formal announcement. The trip will be similar to a three-day bus tour through Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois the president went on in August. ...
Man killed in Bay Point home threatened family with a screwdriver, authorities say - San Jose Mercury News
Cussimonio was a transient, but a relative said he was attending a drug-treatment program in Turlock while living with family in nearby Oakdale, according to an officer speaking off the record because he was not authorized to discuss the case. ...
Tech Ticker: Netflix in Canada, IBM tops Microsoft, Hitachi-LG admit price-fixing - San Jose Mercury News
Netflix (NFLX) won't face regulation in Canada after the country's broadcast agency rejected calls from Canadian cable providers that argued the Internet-based movie company has a competitive advantage, two people familiar with the matter said. ...
Amtrak train, farm truck collide near Brentwood; dozens injured - San Jose Mercury News
One passenger, who did not want to be identified, estimated the train was traveling about 70 mph at impact, then came to a slow stop about a quarter to a half mile east. Passengers on the train described the sequence of events very similarly. ...
Biz Break: Take a breath, everyone, the summer of economic insanity is complete - San Jose Mercury News
VentureBeat reported, based on an anonymous source, that Amazon "is in serious negotiations" to purchase WebOS, HP's operating system for mobile devices that it acquired when purchasing Palm. Amazon introduced a new Kindle-branded tablet Wednesday, ...
Documents: Biker from another San Jose gang shot Hells Angel chief - San Jose Mercury News
South Bay investigators who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Gonzalez was a longtime local Vago, a businessman who originally came from Hawaii and was a "mover and shaker" within the motorcycle club. He helped the Vagos start a chapter in ...
Woman who died at Alta Bates may be victim of medical error not medication mistake - San Jose Mercury News
She asked not to be identified by name until she clarifies the terms of her contract with the staffing company. Her replacement contract shows she began work Sept. 22, the day of the strike. "Everything was complete chaos," she said, adding that the ...
Woman who died at Alta Bates may be victim of medical error - San Jose Mercury News
The nurse, who is licensed in four states including California, asked not to be identified by name until she clarifies the terms of her contract with the staffing company. The contract contains a nondisclosure clause that may not apply because the ...
San Jose Hell's Angels leader gunned down in Nevada casino - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose police and other gang experts predicted that Friday's homicide, which sources said has been attributed to members of the Vagos Motorcycle Club, could presage further bloodshed. "In the outlaw motorcycle gang culture, Jeff Pettigrew was a local ...
Los Altos downtown transforms with streetscape project - San Jose Mercury News
A Skip's Place Pizza employee who declined to be named said business has been slow, but it's a relief that the intersection is nearly complete. First Street from Main Street to State Street will be closed until Oct. 31, at which point one-way traffic ...
San Jose police seized gun and ammo box from pot club linked to crime spree - San Jose Mercury News
While the documents do not mention surveillance equipment, a source said the recordings from an internal security camera at the co-op are missing. The source also said that the gun police recovered is a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol that belongs to ...
Pickup truck hits bomb in Pakistan, 5 dead - San Jose Mercury News
KHAR, Pakistan—A pickup truck carrying civilians hit a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border Thursday, killing at least five people, a government official said. Another vehicle was damaged and several people were wounded in the ...
San Jose man suspected in deadly spree has long criminal history - San Jose Mercury News
Sunday morning on North 12th Street, neighbors added a few more details about Castillo but requested anonymity, as he was still on the loose at the time and considered armed and dangerous. One neighbor said Castillo occasionally would visit a house in ...
Hayward man killed, wife wounded in shooting - San Jose Mercury News
One woman who lives on the same block said she heard three shots and initially thought it was someone banging on her door. "It was obviously intentional," said the woman, who declined to give her name. "It was a homicide, it was deliberate."
Santa Clara teen who tried to 'pray the gay away' now champions gay youths - San Jose Mercury News
If his mother, who asked that her name not be used fearing prejudice she might face at work, could have answered her son differently, she now says she would have said how talented, unique and smart he is. "I love him now more than ever," she said. ...
Santa Clara teen who tried to 'pray the gay away' now champions gay youths - San Jose Mercury News
If his mother, who asked that her name not be used fearing prejudice she might face at work, could have answered her son differently, she now says she would have said how talented, unique and smart he is. "I love him now more than ever," she said. ...