Provides the latest RSS feeds for San Jose News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Silicon Valley News.Net http://www.siliconvalleynews.net/ en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:50 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:50 -0500 30 Danville, Calif. (KCBS) - A lawyer for a Danville couple asked the California Supreme Court at a hearing in San Francisco Tuesday to allow a trial on her clients' challenge to pat-down searches of fan... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916270&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:26 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916270&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KCBS) - An elderly woman and two children had to be hospitalized last week after eating wild mushrooms they thought were safe. The incident serves as a reminder that picking mushr... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916273&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:20 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916273&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND — Family members of Oscar Grant III, who was shot and killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer early New Year's Day, allege in a $25 million claim they filed today that BART pol... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20913314&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:31 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20913314&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff RICHMOND — Two suspects in the brutal gang rape of a lesbian in December were arraigned in Contra Costa Superior Court this afternoon, with one charged with a hate crime in connection with the a... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916260&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:29 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916260&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SACRAMENTO — A Democratic gambit to generate billions in new tax revenue for the depleted state treasury was on the verge of collapse Tuesday, after legislative leaders declared that Republican ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916259&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:29 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916259&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Neither African-Americans nor any other ethnicity were disproportionately in support of Proposition 8, which changed California's constitution to ban same-sex marriage, according to a new study of ele... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916261&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:28 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916261&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff With company icon Steve Jobs on the sidelines for Macworld today, Apple unveiled a modest offering of new product updates, including a new 17-inch laptop with a non-replaceable battery that can last u... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916262&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:27 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916262&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SACRAMENTO (AP) - Republican lawmakers and anti-tax groups are suing to block an $18 billion Democratic budget package. They claim it included tax increases that were not passed by the required two-t... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916272&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:23 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916272&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON—Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday that President-elect Barack Obama apologized to her for not notifying her ahead of time that Leon Panetta was his pick for CIA director. His name le... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916263&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:26 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916263&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SACRAMENTO — Taxpayer groups and Republican lawmakers filed suit today against a yet-to-be-enacted Democratic plan to raise billions of new revenue for the state with simple-majority votes in th... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20915791&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:25 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20915791&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff W ASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Rules Committee has parted with many of her Democratic colleagues and says that the Senate should seat former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. S... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20915445&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:47:14 -0500 Boston Herald http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20915445&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff McMinnville reported Solomon had just finished eating supper on New Year's Day when Lou's braying and acting up got her attention.Solomon, 63, who lived alone, stepped outside, she saw her house was o... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916289&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:15:35 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916289&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A 26-year-old San Bruno man was arrested Monday evening after being detained by a South San Francisco resident whose car he had allegedly tried to steal, police said. The victim left his home in th... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916285&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:57:23 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916285&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A store that has been serving California shoppers for more than 100 years is now in danger of going out of business. Gottschalks department store, based in Fresno, is in danger of running out of... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916290&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:57:22 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20916290&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff is weighing further production cuts at its North American auto plants. The company has mostly halted North American production this week as it tries to avoid an inventory overhang. On Tuesday, Toyot... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20907132&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:03:11 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20907132&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff took the wraps off of updated iTunes and iLife software and unveiled a 17-inch MacBook Pro on Tuesday. The Cupertino company (NASDAQ:AAPL) said iTunes songs will now have three-tiered pricing: 69 cen... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910451&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:03:03 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910451&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN LUIS OBISPO — One of three men convicted of kidnapping a busload of Chowchilla school children in 1976 has been denied parole once again. Frederick Woods was turned down Monday for the 12th ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910429&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:42:15 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910429&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff has begun selling used iPhones for $50 less than the retail price of new devices. The Richfield-based is offering “refreshed,” or refurbished, iPhones at 350 of its Best Buy Mobile stores... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910452&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:03:08 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910452&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)The entrance to the Jumbolair Aviation Estates where actor John Travolta lives, is shown on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 near Ocala, Fla. http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910453&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:08:52 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910453&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The San Mateo County coroner's office has identified a man who died in a one-alarm fire at a retirement home in San Mateo Monday night as 73-year-old Sang Sun Kim. The fire was reported at 9:48 p.m... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910447&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:55 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910447&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS) -- With new car sales dropping through the floorboards as a result of the economy, carmakers are pulling out all the stops to try and attract buyers. However, Hyundai is doing ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910433&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:13:11 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910433&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Oakland police arrested one man and are searching for two others who allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store Monday night. The strong-arm robbery was reported at about 10:35 p.m. at the store... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910445&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:54 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910445&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910446&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:54 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910446&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SF Porta-Potty Arsonist Strikes For 12th Time (12/24/2008) For at least the 13th time since November, a portable toilet was set ablaze in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood Tuesday morning, ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910450&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:53 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910450&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The California Supreme Court will hear arguments in San Francisco Tuesday morning on a Danville couple's challenge to the San Francisco 49ers' pat-down searches of fans who attend football games. ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910449&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:52 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910449&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.7 struck Tuesday morning in Sonoma County. According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at about 12:40 a.m. a... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:52 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20910454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- As San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin presides over his last board meeting Tuesday afternoon historic preservation will be the final item on his agenda. Last November voter... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905077&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:07 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905077&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Macrovision Solutions Corp. has confirmed that it canceled a deal announced in December to sell the TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com to Allen Shapiro and One Equity Partners for $225 million, opting i... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905088&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:09:20 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905088&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff said Tuesday it raised $50 million through a preferred stock financing with participation from GlaxoSmithKline, Schering Corp. and existing investors. The Palo Alto-based company said the investments... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20902344&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:09:13 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20902344&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff said Tuesday it cut 6 percent of its jobs and the chip maker lowered its fourth quarter sales and profit estimates. The San Jose company (NASDAQ:MCRL) said it expects revenue for the fourth quarter d... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905090&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:09:05 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905090&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff AMERICAN CANYON — A long, fluffy, white beard disguised Melchor's fatigue. The Arabian king was still recovering from his 12-hour shift at the Valero refinery in Benicia the previous day."I am K... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905075&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:50:10 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905075&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20902095&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:09:04 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20902095&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND - A man was stabbed and killed in a home near Lake Merritt early this morning, police said.Police responded to the home in the 1400 block of Jackson Street about 1:30 a.m. and found the man st... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905074&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:50:09 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905074&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff , which focuses on energy management for commercial and industrial facilities, said Tuesday it raised $7.5 million in a second round of funding. Redwood City-based Sentilla said the round was led by ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905089&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:09:08 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905089&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCBS) -- Backers of California's same-sex marriage ban have launched a legal offensive against the state attorney general. Attorneys for Proposition 8 accuse Jerry Brown of invitin... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905076&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:05 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905076&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Nearly 35,000 former University of California students received a holiday gift from their alma mater: a check for as much as $12,000.The university last month paid more than $33 million to former stud... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905073&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:50:08 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905073&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff RICHMOND, Calif. (KCBS) -- Caltrans crews are about to go to work on patching up a crack on the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge. The crack, which is about a foot wide, is located just past the toll plaza ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905079&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:02 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905079&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Federal securities class action activity in 2008 was dominated by a wave of litigation against firms in the financial services sector, according to a yearly report prepared by the Stanford Law School ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20901934&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:09:07 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20901934&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Two Transportation Security Administration officials and JetBlue Airways have paid a former Oakland man $240,000 to settle charges that they illegally discriminated against him based on his ethnicity ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20902137&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:50:06 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20902137&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (AP Photos/Hatem Moussa)A rocket fired by Palestinian militants at southern Israel leaves a thin trail of white smoke, as smoke caused by explosions from Israeli forces' operations rises from building... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905091&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:18:03 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905091&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff News ) - Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.Bulgaria, Gree... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905092&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:18:02 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20905092&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Updated Jan 6, 2009 at 06:04 AM You may want to give yourself some extra time to drive to your destination this morning. A dense fog advisory is in effect for all of west central and southwest... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20899993&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:40:49 -0500 TBO.com http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20899993&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff -- Henrik Lundqvist became the fifth NHL goalie to start a career with four 20-win seasons, and the host New York Rangers turned their struggling power play into a plus in a 4-0 victory over the slum... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896127&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:59:57 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896127&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND — Police Chief Wayne Tucker stopped a rank-and-file vote of no confidence in his administration by unilaterally promoting the police union president to boost his pension eligibility, acc... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20893849&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:28:50 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20893849&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Oakland has a new city council president for the first time. Jane Brunner was elected president by the council Monday, replacing Ignacio De La Fuente. De La Fuente had served as council presiden... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896128&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:42:34 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896128&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Hamidu Rahman sank a pair of free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining to lift New Mexico State past San Jose State 75-73 on Monday night. Wendell McKines scored a career-high 21 points for the Aggies... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896130&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:42:34 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896130&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Deron Williams had 25 points and 15 assists, Ronnie Brewer scored seven crucial points down the stretch, and the Utah Jazz held off the Golden State Warriors 119-114 on Monday night. Williams tied ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896129&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:42:33 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20896129&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (01-05) 19:08 PST -- Here's good news for front-end alignments and backbones around the Bay Area: The condition of the region's local streets and roads is fair - and slightly improved over the past t... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20892599&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:59:56 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20892599&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff People commiserate at a memorial to Oscar Grant, the 22-year-old Hayward, Calif. man who was shot dead while in the custody of BART police officers New Year's Eve, outside the Fruitvale BART station i... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20892598&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:29:27 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20892598&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff AG Brown Asks Calif. High Court To Void Prop. 8 (12/20/2008) Mayor Gavin Newsom is condemning the vandalism of a Catholic church in San Francisco. Swastikas and graffiti were spray-painted on the... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20892610&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:38:17 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20892610&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The National Rifle Association says the San Francisco Housing Authority is preparing to drop its blanket handgun ban in public housing. NRA lawyer CD Michel says the agreement, ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888579&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:22 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888579&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban say Attorney General Jerry Brown is advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning Proposition 8. Lawye... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888583&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:18 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888583&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Meg Whitman, national co-chair for McCain 2008 and former president and CEO of eBay, speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888584&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:16 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888584&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) -- A small group of people protested outside BART headquarters in Oakland Monday to demand answers into the police shooting of a young Hayward man on New Year's Day. Oscar Gran... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888582&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:19 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888582&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff PITTSBURG — A man was shot and killed over the weekend trying to protect his brother from teens looking to settle a dispute with gunfire, according to police, friends and relatives.Xavier Fernan... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888573&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:59:01 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888573&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Coroner rules August 2008 death a homicide: The Alameda County coroner's office has determined that a 37-year-old woman whose body was found last August near the Laurel district died from multiple blu... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20885689&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:59:00 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20885689&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A Bay Area wildlife rescue organization today is investigating why an inordinate number of sick and deceased adult brown pelicans have been found along the California coast since Wednesday. Rebecca Dm... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888572&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:58:59 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888572&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Another wave of legal arguments hit the California Supreme Court today in the battle over Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage.Local governments, led by San Francisco and Santa Clara County, filed thei... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20886265&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:58:55 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20886265&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Some 127,000 students have applied to attend a University of California campus next fall, a five-percent increase over last year. That means a record number of rejection lette... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888585&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:13 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888585&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal judge has reinstated an Islamic charity's lawsuit challenging a Bush administration surveillance program. The judge on Monday said there is enough primary evidence sho... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888581&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:21 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888581&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A fire that destroyed a Danville home early Sunday morning and sent one resident to the hospital appears to have started in the Christmas tree, a fire district spokeswoman said Monday. The fire dis... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888591&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:10:48 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888591&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) More than 150 demonstrators gathered in front of the San Francisco Federal Building today to protest Israel's military action in Gaza. A group of protesters was blocking the entran... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20886085&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:58:57 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20886085&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A Bay Area wildlife rescue organization is investigating why an inordinate number of sick and deceased adult brown pelicans have been found along the California coast since Wednesday. Rebecca Dmytr... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888602&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:10:44 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20888602&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Avistar Communications Corp. on Monday named Corporate Controller Elias MurrayMetzger as its acting chief financial officer to replace Bob Hobig, who has taken another job. San Mateo-based Avistar (N... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883472&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:59 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883472&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON — Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post,... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:33:27 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883454&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON (AP) _ Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post,... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883460&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:54 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883460&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KCBS) -- You may have heard of the "Adopt-a-Highway" program, but how about "Adopt-a-beach?" Well, now Santa Cruz County is encouraging groups to take ownership... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883461&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:56 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883461&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- 2009 is not expected to be a good year for hotels, both in the Bay Area, and around the globe, as the shaky economy takes its toll on travel, both business and pleasure. Senio... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883462&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:52 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883462&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Americans viewed 34 percent more online videos in November 2008, compared to the same month the previous year, according to numbers gathered by tracking company http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883473&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:57 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883473&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff MENLO PARK, Calif. — Venture capitalists make their fortunes, or lose them, on the strength of their predictions. As they hunt for barely hatched ideas and nurture them with money and advice, t... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883475&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:03:56 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883475&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff East Palo Alto police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that injured a 20-year-old man. Officers were dispatched around 10:20 p.m. to the 2100 block of Pulgas Avenue after police received r... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883469&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:34 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883469&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff San Francisco police on Friday arrested a 27-year-old woman suspected of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old man during an apparent domestic dispute last week, authorities said. DeEbony Smith was booke... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883476&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:34 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20883476&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff (01-04) 20:49 PST -- Alvin Abreu scored a career-high 28 points to lift New Hampshire to a 58-54 victory over Santa Clara on Sunday in Durham, N.H. http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877376&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:18:50 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877376&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Redwood City police are hoping any possible witnesses will provide information after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in a gang-related incident over the weekend. Polic... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877354&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:27 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877354&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Petaluma-based Turin did not disclose financial terms of the deal with Force10, which is based in San Jose. The combined companies will be based in San Jose and carry the Force10 name, but Turin CEO ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877366&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:56 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877366&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff American City Business Journals , Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the pri... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20875017&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:50 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20875017&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff said Monday that an investor, Defiante Farmaceutica S.A., plans to nominate four candidates for the company's seven-member board. Foster City-based SciClone (NASDAQ:SCLN) said it was "surprised ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877369&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:48 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877369&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff dean as his nominee for solicitor general, Obama’s transition team announced Monday. Elena Kagan, a current dean of Harvard Law School, is a former White House lawyer for Bill Clinton. In the ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877368&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:52 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877368&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff at $46.34 a barrel. For Florida motorists, that has translated to a 3-cent jump in gas prices since Jan. 1. Statewide, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $1.69. Locally, gas prices... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20873297&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:54 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20873297&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The first devices will offer San Jose-based Adobe's (NASDAQ:ADBE) Flash Lite that is used most for cellphones and are expected to be available by midyear. Versions that can run the desktop-level full ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20872697&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:41 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20872697&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff said Sunday that the Korean electronics company LG will make high definition televisions that can connect to the video rental service without an external box. The announcement comes as the annual Con... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877371&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:39 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877371&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff CEO Steve Jobs ended weeks of new speculation Monday with an open letter saying that he has a hormonal imbalance that has caused him to lose weight. The news comes a day before the annual http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877370&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:44 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877370&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases and pain, on Monday named Dr. Michael M. Kitt chief medical officer. San Mateo-based Nuon said Kitt wa... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20873394&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:46 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20873394&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff KCBS’ Betsey Gebhart Reports Statistics show that more than 25 percent of convicted drunk drivers in 2007 were repeat offenders, and CHP Spokeswoman Fran Clader says that has lead to the zero t... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877352&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:30 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877352&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Light showers today are predicted to dry up overnight, as the East Bay gradually warms through the coming week, a weather official said."Anytime this morning, you might see sprinkles and little shower... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877348&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:39:13 -0500 Oakland Tribune http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877348&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- In an open letter to the apple community Steve Jobs says his hormone imbalance is to blame for his recent weight loss. ”The remedy is fairly simple and straightforward, ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877356&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:10:24 -0500 KCBS http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877356&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff AXT Inc. on Monday lowered its fourth-quarter guidance because of weak economic conditions. The Fremont semiconductor company said it now expects revenue between $15.5 million and $15.9 million for t... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877367&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:54 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877367&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in what appeared to be a gang-related incident died from his wounds on Saturday, according to the San Mateo County coroner's office. Earlier on Saturday, at about ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877373&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:24:37 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877373&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Pleasanton police reported that a man was robbed at gunpoint in a parking lot at Stoneridge Mall Sunday evening, making it the second parking lot robbery to have occurred there in a month. Two men ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877375&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:24:36 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877375&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus will head to Washington D.C. on Jan. 20 to perform as part of the historic swearing-in ceremonies at the United States Capitol. Sen.... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877374&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:24:36 -0500 CBS 5 http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20877374&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff As you read this, I'll be packing my bags for Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Like every year, I'll wear out plenty of shoe leather walking from booth to booth, but I'm guessing th... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869176&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:15 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869176&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Jack D. Kuehler, who became the highest ranking technologist at IBM and guided strategy as president and vice chairman while the company dominated the world's computing landscape in the 1980s, died De... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869175&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:13 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869175&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff WASHINGTON — The Feb. 17 transition from analog to digital television broadcasts looms and as many as 8 million households are still unprepared, but the government program that subsidizes crucia... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20871286&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:12 -0500 Silicon Valley.com http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20871286&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869179&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:05 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869179&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The alleged ringleaders of a Chinese counterfeiting gang that sold at least $2 billion worth of bogus Microsoft software were sentenced today to prison terms of up to 6½ years, in what is b... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869182&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:02 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869182&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Music sales continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs. Year-end sales figur... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869183&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:15:03 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869183&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff The 25th Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco kicks into gear Tuesday morning without an appearance by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs. Or maybe he will be there.Though the Cupertino compa... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869184&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:56 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869184&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff This image shows how after capturing and digitizing an actor using LightStage's technology, the digital actor can then be placed into almost any scene and look completely natural. LightStage provides ... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869180&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:58 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869180&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Hewlett-Packard refused Monday to comment in detail on a newspaper report that it uses a foreign distributor to sell printers in Iran in apparent violation of U.S. trade sanctions.HP knew the sales to... http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869187&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:53 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869187&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff A new California law will go into effect on Thursday, Jan. 1 which prohibits text messaging while driving. (Photo illustration by Gary Reyes/Mercury News) http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869186&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:14:51 -0500 SiliconValley http://feeds.siliconvalleynews.net/?rid=20869186&cat=2d152a2dc9f192ff