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Latest Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area news from reporters & columnists at The Mercury News. ( feed imported by https://press.coop )
Sunol school board chair goes on the offensive in tense first meeting since Pride flag ban For the second time in two weeks, the entire audience at a Sunol Glen Unified District School Board meeting emptied the room before the meeting was over–but this time, of their own accord. Wednesday’s meeting came just a week after the... #press image
In plea agreement, Hayward man found not guilty of killing father by reason of insanity William East-McCormack, 25, had previously documented psychiatric interviews when he killed his dad, attacked another family member, and threatened to kill a third. #press image
Man dies after climbing gate at California elementary school with sledgehammer A man is dead after climbing a fence to get into the McKinley Elementary School campus in Long Beach while holding a sledgehammer and was confronted by a group of adults. #press image
Teens accused in hit-and-run that killed a former California police chief in Las Vegas Two teenagers face murder charges for targeting a bicyclist in Las Vegas and capturing on video the moment they drove into the man as he pedaled along the side of a road, authorities said Tuesday. #press image
GOP struggles to find consensus on averting shutdown “There are a lot of ‘No’ votes in that room. I don’t know how they will get to 218,” said Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, exiting a conference meeting on Tuesday morning. “Without a deal with Democrats, I don’t see it passing. … It is going to be a long two weeks.” #press image
Former Oakland police chief declares himself vindicated after report says firing should be “reversed” "The discipline imposed on Chief Armstrong should be reversed and removed from his personnel record," said the arbitrator reviewing the fired chief’s appeal. #press image
Have the Russell Brand and Mila Kunis controversies ruined this beloved 2008 comedy? Russell Brand and Mila Kunis both became movie stars in this Judd Apatow-produced film, which critics say had "more heart" than some of Apatow's other famous films of the 2000s. #press image
How an illegal jailhouse snitch operation backfired, derailing an California murder conviction A defense attorney details how the rights of a murder defendant were violated behind bars -- and how a top prosecutor covered it up for years. #press image
Shohei Ohtani’s locker is cleared out, but Angels won’t provide update until Saturday Angels officials huddled for 30 minutes after reporters noticed the change. Ohtani was in the clubhouse before Friday’s game, but there was no word on where he had gone afterward. #press image