Bay Area & State
Thursday March 11, 2010 Updated 11:07 AM PST
Crime lab fallout: Drug defendants go free
It was Justin Belton's lucky day Wednesday as San Francisco prosecutors dropped a felony heroin sales case against him. His was one of 25 cases dismissed because of questions surrounding the city's police crime lab and a former technician there who is suspected of stealing drug evidence.
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VideoPush to build 2 crucial Bay Bridge parts faster
Efforts to pick up the pace on the new east span of the Bay Bridge are working, transportation officials said Wednesday. But delays at a Chinese steel fabrication plant and a Canadian drafting firm have put the bridge 15 months behind schedule, and catching up could be difficult.
A pretty pricey hint about S.F. mayor's future
Mayor Gavin Newsom's been coy about whether he'll run for lieutenant governor, but how's this for signs that he'll run: Wednesday he requested and received official nomination papers for the post and paid a filing fee of more than $2,600.
15 groups spent $1 billion to sway policy
The California Teachers Association spent $211.8 million -- more than any other special interest group -- over the past decade to influence state voters and politicians, according to a state report released Wednesday.
Fire in S.F. burns 2 buildings
San Francisco firefighters knocked down a two-alarm fire at a home owned by Supervisor Sean Elsbernd's parents. The fire was at 31...
Chronicle 3.11.10 11:04 AM
Doctor caught in TV molest sting gets jail
A Piedmont doctor whose 2006 arrest in a police sting was filmed by a television network has been sentenced to two months in jail for...
Chronicle 3.11.10 9:49 AM
Suspected DUI driver kills Berkeley pedestrian
A woman crossing a street in Berkeley was struck and killed by a motorist who was driving under the influence, police said today. The...
Chronicle 3.11.10 9:16 AM
Pleasanton brothers ran meth lab, cops say
Two brothers were arrested on suspicion of operating a methamphetamine lab hidden in a Pleasanton home, police said today. Matthew...
Chronicle 3.11.10 8:52 AM
Supes skeptical about Newsom's layoff plan
San Francisco supervisors voiced skepticism Wednesday that the mayor's plan to cut costs by laying off more than 17,000 city employees...
Chronicle 3.11.10 4:00 AM
Bird lovers fight Golden Gate Park turf plan
Forget soccer players. The white-crowned sparrow might have the final tweet on the fate of Golden Gate Park's playfields. San...
Chronicle 3.11.10 4:00 AM
SANTA CLARA FIRE Big blaze at electronics recycler
Instead of being recycled, a heap of computer and electronic parts in Santa Clara burned and melted Wednesday in a fire that had...
Chronicle 3.11.10 4:00 AM
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