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Inmate on death row for killing Oakland couple dies at hospital
OAKLAND — Prison officials say a man convicted of a 1987 double murder has died of natural causes, 16 years after he was sent to death row at San Quentin State Prison. 

 
Hayward woman says the Dugard case brought new attention to her daughter's 1988 disappearance.

  Special Report: Jaycee Dugard case  

 
 
Where some see tax revenue and cannabis bliss, others see legal tangles and an excuse for abuse.

  Marijuana laws spur small businesses in Oakland, elsewhere

  Record your thoughts on marijuana legalization efforts in California  

 
 
 
Fremont school and union agree to furloughs  
 
 
STOCKTON — The focus on two men accused of killing a Tracy woman in August shifted Thursday from their status as a married couple to the bloody murder scene they're charged with leaving behind.  
 
 




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