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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Instead, Santa Clara, as well as San Mateo and Alameda counties, will be relying on the same distribution system they now use for seasonal flu shots. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6684909/santa-clara-county-opts-against-free-swine-flu-vaccines-for-all-school-chil Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:49:08 -0700 Instead, Santa Clara, as well as San Mateo and Alameda counties, will be relying on the same distribution system they now use for seasonal flu shots. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6684926/santa-clara-county-opts-against-free-swine-flu-vaccines-for-all-school-chil Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:49:08 -0700 WALNUT CREEK — Fire departments from Alameda and Contra Costa counties have dispatched more than 90 firefighters to the massive Station Fire in the Angeles National Forrest. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6671162/local-firefighters-helping-to-battle-massive-blaze-in-angeles-national-forr Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:28:08 -0700 Wildfires throughout California will likely delay the reporting of results in a special primary election being held Tuesday in the East and North Bay for a congressional seat, according to Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Steve Weir. The election is for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6663404/wildfires-to-delay-east-bay-election-results Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:04:08 -0700 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named nine lawyers Tuesday as Superior Court judges in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. In San Francisco, the new judges are criminal defense attorney Jim Collins; Andrew Y.S.Cheng, deputy chief of the U.S.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6663393/schwarzenegger-names-9-judges-in-bay-area Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:53:08 -0700 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named nine lawyers Tuesday as Superior Court judges in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. In San Francisco, the new judges are criminal defense attorney Jim Collins; Andrew Y.S.Cheng, deputy chief of the U.S.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6663407/schwarzenegger-names-9-judges-in-bay-area Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:53:08 -0700 ALAMEDA - Raiders Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha will wear a cast on his injured left wrist but isn't expected to miss the team's season opener. Asomugha met with a hand specialist this week after being diagnosed with a chip fracture suffered during the first... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6662950/raiders-asomugha-will-play-in-opener-despite-injury Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:45:08 -0700 ALAMEDA - Raiders Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha will wear a cast on his injured left wrist but isn't expected to miss the team's season opener. Asomugha met with a hand specialist this week after being diagnosed with a chip fracture suffered during the first... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6662951/raiders-asomugha-will-play-in-opener-despite-injury Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:45:08 -0700 San Diego-based MediciNova, a biotech firm developing small-molecule therapeutics, said Friday that it has reached an agreement with Alameda-based Avigen to merge with the firm. Medicinova said Avigen shareholders would receive either $1.24 per share in cash, or... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6584379/medicinova-buys-avigen Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:16:08 -0700 A fire burning along the border of Alameda and San Joaquin counties was 85 percent contained as of Sunday morning, and crews expect full containment at 8 p.m., a fire spokeswoman said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6562330/12,500-acre-corral-fire-85-contained Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:32:08 -0700 The new Oakland branch of the popular Burma Superstar minichain looks a lot like any casually hip spot in any urban neighborhood. The food is fun, a virtual clone of the Burma Superstars in San Francisco and Alameda. It's adventuresome in places, and, like... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6447382/burma-superstar-s-new-temescal-location-a-hit Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Yuko Tsukagoshi, left, holder of a Ph.D., tastes a chocolate as she chats with Charles Chocolates owner Chuck Siegel on July 16 at a reception in San Francisco organized by Jobnob to introduce Stanford graduates to startup firms seeking volunteers to work at least... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6423932/seeking-comeback,-silicon-valley-workers-offer-to-work-for-no-pay Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Five men from Alameda and Santa Clara Counties have been taken into custody after a 10-month investigation into an online prostitution ring. All were charged pimping and pandering and are being held in Santa Clara County jail. Police are asking anyone with further... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6403003/online-prostitution-ring-busted Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:08 -0700 The Bertholf, an Alameda-based Coast Guard cutter, captured a bale of cocaine following a shootout off the shore of Guatemala. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6321449/coast-guard-stages-high-seas-shootout Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:19:08 -0700 Iraq war veteran Anthony Woods, left, was ousted from the military for violating the "don't ask, don't tell" policy against homosexuality. WASHINGTON – Anthony Woods says he grew up without health insurance, struggled to get an education and fought in Iraq, a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6270962/congressional-candidate-gets-national-attention Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Attorney General Jerry Brown and Alameda and Fresno county prosecutors sued the owner of 22 Midas Auto Service Centers today, saying customers were offered cheap brake specials and then charged hundreds of dollars more for unnecessary repairs. Maurice Irving... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6243128/suit-alleges-fraud-at-midas-auto-centers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:20:08 -0700 Attorney General Jerry Brown and Alameda and Fresno county prosecutors sued the owner of 22 Midas Auto Service Centers today, saying customers were offered cheap brake specials and then charged hundreds of dollars more for unnecessary repairs. Maurice Irving... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6242901/suit-alleges-fraud-at-midas-auto-centers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:20:08 -0700 Three Bay Area judges, including two from Alameda and Contra Costa counties, were appointed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the First District Court of Appeal. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6110317/three-bay-area-judges-promoted-to-appeal-court Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:03:08 -0700 Three Bay Area judges, including two from Alameda and Contra Costa counties, were appointed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the First District Court of Appeal. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6110327/three-bay-area-judges-promoted-to-appeal-court Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:03:08 -0700 Local civil rights and worker advocates called on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission yesterday to launch a federal investigation of Bank of America, the Manpower staffing agency, and the Alameda-based One-Stop Career Center for allegedly discriminatory... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6106451/civil-right-groups-urge-federal-investigation-into-bank-of-america-and-othe Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:00:08 -0700