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

  Special Report: Jaycee Dugard case  

Citywide service reductions will affect libraries, police and other departments.  

Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. tells Roosevelt Middle School kids about life without gravity  

Supports were popular before improvements in welding and cabling.  

Oakland conference discusses balancing the rising need for programs helping elders and the agencies' shrinking budgets.  

The death of an Oakland woman found on Foothill Road in Pleasanton is finally determined to have been accidental. The 34-year-old mystery of how Karen Rose Robinson died has been solved. Heroin, not a person, killed her.  

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

Teen's arrest record started when he was 13 years old.  

Bay Area Rescue Mission President John Anderson rejects speculation about the potential for a deal with Pomo tribe in the wake of its public anti-casino stance. But he is questioning the timing of recent county health inspections that will cost his shelter $45,000 the week before Thanksgiving.  

Protesters use web site to update supporters  

Four cases reported in North Carolina; three of patients have died