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Police: Fifth marijuana grow found in Tracy; three suspects remain at large
TRACY -- Investigators on Wednesday served a search warrant at a Tracy home, uncovering the fifth large-scale residential marijuana grow they've found in the last week, police said.  
 
BART contract talks joined by state mediators
BART labor contracts to expire on June 30  
 
Slideshow: Alameda County Fair begins its 101st season
People anxious to experience new attractions and some that are annual favorites were at the gates when the Alameda County Fair opened its 101st season in Pleasanton on Wednesday, June 19. The fair runs through July 7 and is closed on Mondays.  
 
Richmond gangster sentenced in murder of bicyclist
Aaron Lamont Miles is given 52 years to life in prison; his brother was previously sentenced to 17 years for attempted murder  
 
Seminars to educate seniors on scams
Senior Scam Stoppers seminars are planned in Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City and Fremont.  
 
Woman dumped in Pleasanton trash can was not killer's first victim, prosecutors say
A Stockton man convicted of killing his 25-year-old girlfriend and stuffing her in a Pleasanton trash can was described Wednesday by one prosecutors as "the closest thing to a serial killer" he's seen in his career.  
 
Congressman Swalwell opens office in Hayward
Congressman plans open house June 22 at new district office.  
 
Golden State Warriors looking to acquire a draft pick
With the 2013 NBA draft a week away, Golden State sits on the outside looking in; But general manager Bob Myers suggests the Warriors may not stay bystanders.  
 
Washington Hospital severs ties with St. Rose
One meeting and $3.5M later, Washington's board of directors voted to terminate the St. Rose Transition Authority agreement signed last April.  
 
John Muir's tree may see new life through cloning
A now-dying giant sequoia was a seedling in the early 1880s when John Muir carried it home from the Sierra Nevada to his East Bay home in Martinez. Cloning may save its presence at the John Muir National Historic Site.  
 
Hicks: Paula Deen admits to using N-word
The controversial celebrity chef concedes in a court deposition she told racist jokes and planned a slavery-themed wedding, reports say.  
 
Pleasanton teachers, school district reach contract agreement
The five-member board on Tuesday approved the three-year deal, which begins July 1 and expires June 30, 2016. The Association of Pleasanton Teachers, representing the district's 700 instructors, ratified the agreement earlier this month.  
 
California Assembly to restore Public Records Act
Critics had called for Gov. Jerry Brown to veto a measure that critics say would have gutted access to local government records by changing the Public Records Act from a legal requirement to a "suggested best practice."  
 
Giants rally to beat Padres in tense series finale
Tempers flare early when San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner's pitch sails behind Padres' Jose Guzman  
 
Palo Alto couple, dubbed 'Landlords from Hell,' plead guilty in SF tenant dispute
As part of plea deal struck Tuesday, Kip and Nicole Macy will serve four years and four months in state prison for a dispute San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon as a "plot line of a horror movie." Prosecutors said the couple was so intent on evicting tenants they sawed holes in flooring, soaked clothing and bedding in ammonia and threatened to deport and shoot tenants.  
 
Alameda Hospital may join with the Alameda Health System
Alameda Hospital intends to join with the Alameda Health System, which operates Highland, Fairmont, and John George hospitals. Alameda Hospital would retain its identity, special tax revenue and continue to have an emergency care center. The partner ship would help the hospital pay for new technology and retrofitting.  
 
Mental hospital for killer of young San Bruno father, DA says
A man who was driven by mental illness to beat a young father to death with a pipe wrench was ordered Wednesday committed indefinitely to a state mental hospital, a prosecutor said  
 
Oakland A's clubhouse sewage flood source cleared
Officials blamed an :unidentifiable mass" for blocking sewer pipes under the Oakland A's clubhouse at O.co Coliseum. The flood of sewage affected showers and three locker rooms. The facilities are being cleaned and the carpets being replaced before the A's return Tuesday.  
 
San Jose: Four arrested in deadly January stabbing, deemed gang related
San Jose detectives say they have solved a deadly January stabbing and are calling the victim an innocent man who had the bad luck of crossing the paths of four gang members looking to rob someone at random.  
 
Hicks: Paris Jackson testifies in Michael Jackson trial in prerecorded video
Paris Jackson's testimony about her nanny was taped before her reported attempted suicide.  
 
 

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