Slide Show: East Bay celebrates Fourth

The East Bay shows its patriotic spirit with fireworks and parades. Watch a slide show of the festivities.

'Cash for clunkers'

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WHERE ARE THE MEN?
Women share their tears, grief but men are hard to crack. Also check out our interactive homicide map.

Our pictures of the week include a pool party, BART contract talks heating up, hoop dreams and playing cricket. Also: this week's best reader-submitted photos.


	Two men with pipe bombs arrested in Santa Clara County Chronicle outsources its newspaper printing Man killed in Castro Valley crash Fire displaces Oakland homeowners Woman killed by Amtrak train, near Jack London Square Investigators probe Fremont fire Doctor helps students face a future in medicine Two-alarm fire displaces seven in Oakland


	Doctor helps students face a future in medicine VidyA combines Indian classical and jazz at Yoshi's School busing out for some Berkeley kids No plans to close animal shelter, Alameda police say

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	Newark police adjust to recessionary times Officers are maintaining service levels with fewer resources -- but that could change, the chief warns. MORE CRIME HEADLINES One dead, seven wounded in East Oakland shooting 'Drug dog' takes on new meaning in Danville Man in dress robs San Mateo business 64 pounds of illegal fireworks confiscated in Dublin

Mehserle's rights 'trampled' by Superior Court judge's harsh ruling, lawyer says

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n Lawsuit challenging constitutional validity of measure could wind up in Supreme Court, U.S. district jurist says

Ten thousand Bay Area residents turned on the lights in their homes on Wednesday night, courtesy of recycled gas from the Ox Mountain Landfill.


	Creek improvements continue in Hayward EPA tentatively agrees to pesticide use restrictions near Bay Area endangered species habitat World's largest plant to convert garbage gas to fuel to open soon in Altamont Pass His mission: To help as many youngsters as possible

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