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Shooting Victim's Family Files $25M Claim

Shooting Victim's Family Files $25M Claim

An attorney for the family of the unarmed man who was fatally shot by a BART police officer early New Year's Day files a $25 million claim against the transit agency. Demian Bulwa

Thieves Hit Sheriff's Cruisers, Take Weapons

Thieves break into Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department cruisers and make off with three semiautomatic rifles and two shotguns. Henry K. Lee

Man Going To Prison For Unusual Robbery

A South Bay man is sentenced to nearly three years in prison for an unusual bank robbery: Instead of going to a bank to steal cash, he ordered a Santa Clara teller to deliver it. Henry K. Lee

Gang-Rape Suspects Charged With Hate Crime

Two suspects in the December gang rape of a Richmond lesbian are arraigned in Contra Costa Superior Court on charges of sexual assault, carjacking, kidnapping and committing a hate crime. Carolyn Jones

Verdict Reinstated In Marin Takeover Plot

A federal appeals court reinstates a Marin County man's murder conviction for a 1982 killing that was part of his employer's bizarre plot to take over the county in a paramilitary coup. Bob Egelko

Man Killed In Unit Near Lake Merritt

No suspects in death of Nemekhbayer Gaitav, 42, found stabbed in Oakland apartment Monday night. Henry K. Lee

S.F. Outhouse Arsonist Strikes Again

Yet another portable toilet on Russian Hill was set ablaze early Tuesday. Henry K. Lee

Oakland Doesn't Like HBO Pimp Show Idea

Officials need to deal with the fact that the outside world's perception is city's reality. Chip Johnson

Oakland city council elects Brunner president

For the first time in history, the Oakland City Council has a president whose name is not Ignacio De La Fuente. Jane Brunner, who was...

Chronicle 1.6.09 4:00 AM

Vandals desecrate pro-gay Catholic church

Parishioners of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood plan to arrive early for morning Mass...

Chronicle 1.5.09 3:38 PM

Vacaville husband's murder conviction upheld

A state appeals court says a Vacaville man's delusion that his estranged wife was plotting to kill him with the help of Saddam Hussein...

Chronicle 1.4.09 4:00 AM

4 charged in alleged rape of lesbian

In a case being investigated as a hate crime, two men and two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape in...

Chronicle 1.1.09 1:33 PM

Richmond cops need help with double homicide

A year ago, brothers Ravinder and Paramjit Kalsi were closing up their Richmond restaurant just after 9 p.m. when two people...

Chronicle 1.1.09 5:19 PM

Appeals court overturns 3-strikes sentence

In a rare case of a court overturning a three-strikes sentence, a federal appeals panel has rejected a term of 28 years to life for a...

Chronicle 12.31.08 3:13 PM

Jury calls for execution of rapist, murderer

A serial rapist who escaped one death sentence for murder when capital punishment was declared unconstitutional should be executed for...

Chronicle 12.31.08 10:34 AM

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