JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO

Photo slide show of the first week of the North Coast Section playoffs  

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A big party will celebrate the life of Lena Fong.  

More than 10 pounds of marijuana recovered from house where dead 33-year-old man was found.  

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers who are due $123.5 million in 107,831 refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. Search our database to see if the IRS owes you money and learn how to get your check.  

Police say former occupants of the home, who may have gang connections, were the intended targets.  

The college district claims that data on a questionable contract is draft that must be kept secret.  

California sees a silver lining of some 26,000 jobs added to payrolls.

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A man found fatally shot in the Marina Vista neighborhood was identified Thursday as 33-year-old Linh Tu Nguyen, police said.  

A benefit will help a group that supports Castro Valley music programs.  

A marathon standoff ended peacefully with the release of scores of protesters who occupied Wheeler Hall on the UC Berkeley campus for more than 12 hours today, but protesters continue to occupy buildings on the UC Santa Cruz campus.  

BART hopes to whittle down jobs without layoffs to close $26 million budget deficit  

The Prius (boo), the Insight (cheers) and the Tesla (hot).  

HAYWARD'S Joel Wong and three of his high school mates traveled to Tibet in late September through early October. Although they are all around 70 years old, they have kept in pretty good shape for this rugged journey.  

Median price sees first year-over-year increase in two years

  More foreclosures on prime loans

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