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Who needs a box? Berkeley funeral fair showcases cutting edge burial practices that hearken back to ancient, simpler times.  

'Old-fashioned fist fight' turned deadly with a handgun  

The San Mateo County coroner's office has identified the body found decomposing in a covered public swimming pool in Redwood City Thursday as a 21-year-old Palo Alto man.  

A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.  

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  

By Sean MaherOAKLAND — When Oakland artist and activist Ise Lyfe considers his work in education, he literally sees it as a matter of life and death.  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over United Commercial Bank in San Francisco, with $11.2 billion in assets and $7.5 billion in deposits. East West Bancorp Inc., parent company of East West Bank based in Pasadena, Calif., is buying all of the deposits and most of the failed bank's assets.  

East West Bank takes over failed bank's operations after purchase  

The Oakland Police Officers Association came under fire Friday after endorsing Don Perata for mayor at an event Thursday night that had been billed as a chance for neighborhood crime-prevention activists to meet the city's new police chief.  

Wonder what's going on with the old train depot in West Oakland? Come to a meeting Thursday to find out.