H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Clinics Planned Around the Bay Area This Weekend Health officials are holding free H1N1 flu vaccinations throughout the Bay Area Saturday, but the vaccines will only be available for people at the highest risk for illness from the virus. Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz are among the counties hosting clinics. Due to limited supplies of the vaccines, only pregnant women, young children, and people with chronic medical conditions or compromised immune systems will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Read More..
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Three Men Accused in Alleged Santa Rosa Gang Rape to Stand Trial Three Santa Rosa men were held over for trial Wednesday on five felony charges stemming from the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in April. Oscar Anibal Magana-Aristando, 20, Salvador Armando Rivas, 18, and Alejandro Corado, 31, will re-enter pleas to the charges on Nov. 12 in Sonoma County Superior Court. They are charged with rape in concert by force or violence, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, oral copulation in concert by force, and giving a minor a controlled substance. Read More..
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Trial Begins in Sonoma County's Brutal Stabbing Murder Case Honorio Pantaleon killed his common-law wife and tried to kill her mother but he was delusional and believed both of them had implanted demons and snakes inside him, his defense attorney told a Sonoma County jury Thursday morning. "This is not first-degree murder and torture," Deputy Public Defender Jeff Mitchell told the jury during his opening statement in the trial in Sonoma County Superior Court. Read More..
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Few People Speak at Hearing About Increasing Bay Area Bridge Tolls A key transportation committee is considering raising tolls by at least $1 on the Bay Area's seven state-owned bridges next year, but the proposal doesn't seem to be generating much controversy as only five people spoke at a public hearing on the subject Wednesday.
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Napa County's H1N1-Swine Flu Vaccines Will Mostly Go to Pregnant Women Napa County has received 2,800 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine, most of which will go to local obstetricians and gynecologists who serve pregnant women, according to county health officials. The doses arrived Friday, Napa County spokeswoman Elizabeth Emmett said. There are 1,500 doses of adult vaccine without preservatives, which are appropriate for pregnant women and other adults, county Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith said. Read More..
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Vallejo Police Investigate Shooting Death of Teen Vallejo police said a 19-year old man was sitting in a car with a teenage girl drinking milkshakes when he was fatally shot during an attempted robbery early this morning. Lt. Abel Tenorio said one of the three suspects took the girl out of the car and threw her to the ground before the shots were fired. The girl was not injured. Read More..
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Extra $18 Vehicle License Fee Suggested to Help State Parks A coalition of environmental and nonprofit groups are hoping an increase in vehicle license fees will help keep California parks open and accessible to residents. The new initiative, California State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund Act of 2010, would charge drivers an extra $18 to register their vehicles. In exchange, motorists would receive free admission to all state parks. Read More..
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Fired H.P CEO Carly Fiorina Enters Race for U.S. Senate Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said Wednesday she is running for the Republican nomination to battle liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat. Fiorina ended months of speculation with an announcement in an opinion piece in the Orange County Register. She then made a formal announcement Wednesday morning in Garden Grove. Read More..
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