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Oakland To Submit Plan On Occupy Investigations To Judge
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Oakland city officials are facing a federal judge’s deadline to submit a plan on how it will complete investigations into how the police department handled last fall’s Occupy...
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Phil Matier: Report Slams Oakland Mayor Quan’s ’100 Blocks’ Plan
OAKLAND (KCBS) — A new report by the non-profit Urban Strategies Council is highly critical of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s so-called “100 Blocks” plan to cut crime. One of the main points of contention...
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Phil Matier: Huge Subsidies Offset Cost For New South SF Ferry
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – It turns out that the much-heralded new ferry line between South San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda is being subsidized – heavily – by the public. The numbers have been...
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Phil Matier: Poll Finds Voters Prefer Gov.’s Prop. 30 Tax Plan Over Opposition
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— A new poll from the University of Southern California finds voters prefer Proposition 30, Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed tax increase over Prop 38, the competing measure by Molly...
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Phil Matier: Mirkarimi Keeps Job As Sheriff, Is SF Back to Normal?
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has retained his job despite an earlier conviction in a domestic violence case involving his wife. Things may spice up a bit at City Hall as a...
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Feinstein: Intelligence Mistake, Inadequate Security To Blame For Libyan...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — The head of the U.S. Senate’s Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that it appeared an intelligence mistake along with inadequate security were to blame for the Sept. 11...
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Phil Matier: Berkeley Considers ‘No Drone Zone’ Proposal
OAKLAND (KCBS) – The City of Berkeley was on the brink of banning the small, unmanned aircraft commonly known as drones from hovering overhead. At its meeting Tuesday, the City Council planned to...
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Matier & Brown: Inauguration May Foreshadow Obama’s 2nd Term
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The preparations are well underway in Washington where President Barack Obama is about to be sworn in for his second term on Monday. Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, a...
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Phil Matier: BART Considering $900M Renovation Of 2 SF Stations
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Bay Area Rapid Transit officials are considering rebuilding and expanding the Embarcadero and Montgomery St. stations in downtown San Francisco. The potential $900 million...
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Brown Calls For New Education Funding, Rainy Day Fund In Budget Proposal
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – A robust economic recovery and surging revenue propelled by voter-approved tax increases has sent California’s general fund spending to a record high, but Gov. Jerry Brown is...
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Phil Matier: Will Bridge Traffic Jams Snarl NJ Gov. Christie’s Presidential...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — More internal documents were expected Friday regarding the traffic scandal involving New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration. Christie, the GOP presidential hopeful, held...
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Phil Matier: Carquinez Bolt Problems Foreshadowed Bay Bridge Mess
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Caltrans is already facing tough questions raised in the wake of a highly critical report and a state senate committee hearing on engineers’ alerting agency managers about...
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