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Some of those mandates, such as a requirement to limit class size in exchange for additional money, were suspended because of Sacramento's persistent budget problems but are set to resume by 2015.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/S-F-s-only-river-otter-at-Sutro-Baths-4163180.php#ixzz2GvCVjScc\">S.F.'s first river otter in 50 years at Sutro Baths\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Naturalists and wildlife aficionados are atwitter about the unexplained presence of a river otter at the ruins of Sutro Baths, the first of the furry mammals seen in San Francisco in at least a half century. The otter, dubbed Sutro Sam, has been hanging out in a large spring-fed pool along the rocky coast, munching on the many overgrown goldfish dumped into the pond by residents over the years.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Recycling-bins-are-targets-for-thieves-4162587.php\">Recycling bins are targets for thieves\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Each week in San Francisco and in urban neighborhoods across the Bay Area, residents dutifully separate aluminium cans, glass bottles and plastic jugs from their garbage and roll their recycling bins to the curb on trash day. But before the garbage trucks even arrive, many bins are picked clean by people who take the bottles and cans to a recycling center - or a wholesale, black-market collector on the corner - and turn the trash into cash. The practice is illegal and inflates garbage-collection rates. The thieves often leave behind a mess on city sidewalks.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/us/chevron-hits-rough-patch-in-richmond-calif.html?partner=socialflow&smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&_r=1&\">Together a Century, City and Oil Giant Hit a Rough Patch \u003c/a> (NY Times) \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Chevron refinery’s massive oil storage tanks sit on the hills overlooking this small, impoverished city in San Francisco’s East Bay. Painted earthen red to blend with the natural surroundings, the tanks cannot help dominating the city’s skyline, much the way the oil giant itself has long shaped Richmond’s identity, economy and politics. But Chevron’s grip on Richmond’s politics began to loosen a few years ago after left-wing anticorporate activists seized control of the City Council and mayor’s office. In an area of the country where high-tech companies tend to coexist peacefully with affluent municipalities, perhaps nowhere have locals and a giant corporation rubbed shoulders with such intensity as in Richmond. \u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Retirees-can-sue-Livermore-lab-over-health-care-4162589.php\">Retirees can sue Livermore lab over health care\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A state appeals court has revived a lawsuit by retired employees of the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory over UC's decision in 2008 to switch their health insurance to a private plan that covered less and cost more. The four retirees presented evidence that the university had promised them lifetime health coverage and can try to prove that the shift to a lesser plan was a breach of contract, the First District Court of San Francisco ruled Monday. The court reversed an Alameda County judge's decision to dismiss the suit.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/CCSF-trustee-s-re-election-certified-4162591.php\">CCSF trustee's re-election certified\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Chris Jackson, whose re-election to City College of San Francisco's Board of Trustees in November was nearly invalidated because he failed to file his required campaign finance reports, is back in the game. The city's Department of Elections certified Jackson's victory after he filed three rounds of delinquent paperwork Dec. 13. 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The shift is a relief for married couples such as California winemakers Erika and Edgar Torres, who have delayed starting a family and lived in fear of forced separation because of immigration troubles.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22303634/oakland-nonprofit-using-3d-laser-technology-preserve-california\">Oakland nonprofit using 3D laser technology to preserve California missions\u003c/a> (Associated Press)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California's centuries-old Spanish missions are getting cutting-edge 3D treatment. An Oakland-based nonprofit called CyArk is using 3D technology to scan the historic missions in an effort to preserve them, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. The idea is to make a virtual 3D model of the structures so if they're damaged in earthquakes or fires, for example, the model provides a precise outline down to the millimeter for easier reconstruction. 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According to information released Wednesday, police believe Luis Ricardo Hernandez, 26, fatally shot Christopher Soriano, 36, in the parking garage of the Sunny Breeze Apartments on Lewis Road during a confrontation around 9:40 a.m. Both men are San Jose residents, but police did not specify if Hernandez lived or worked at the apartment complex.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Safeway-CEO-Burd-to-retire-in-May-4163969.php\">Safeway CEO Burd to retire in May\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> Safeway's CEO Steve Burd will retire in May after more than 20 years with the grocer. The chain, which has stores across the country, says it will search for a successor both internally and externally. The 63-year-old Burd says he wants to spend more time with one of his signature pursuits at Safeway: health care. 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More important, all of the 23.1 million permits offered at the auction to cover 2013 emissions were purchased, raising $233 million and calming fears that the market would be under-subscribed.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22032470/hewlett-packard-says-its-10-billion-autonomy-acquisition\">Hewlett-Packard says its $10 billion Autonomy acquisition lied about finances\u003c/a> (SJ Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Hewlett-Packard said a British company it bought for $9.7 billion last year lied about its finances, resulting in a massive write-down of the value of the business. CEO Meg Whitman avoided calling it a fraud, but said Tuesday that there were \"serious accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and outright misrepresentations at Autonomy Corporation PLC.\" HP is taking a charge $8.8 billion charge to align the accounting value of Autonomy with its real value. More than $5 billion of the writedown is due to the false accounting, the Palo Alto tech giant said. \u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chevron-pipe-dispute-could-deter-restart-4051867.php\">Chevron pipe dispute could deter restart\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> Chevron's reconstruction of its Richmond oil refinery has become embroiled in a dispute over what kind of pipe will prevent a repeat of last summer's disastrous fire - with federal experts warning that the metal the company has chosen failed at another refinery this year. The dispute could jeopardize Chevron's plans to have the refinery back in full operation by January, a company official said Monday.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/johnson/article/Oakland-police-union-welcomes-a-takeover-4051772.php\">Oakland police union welcomes a takeover\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Oakland Police Department is sliding fast toward a federal takeover of some kind or another. You might think this would be the kind of thing the rank and file would strongly fight. But get this: They're practically begging for a takeover. The police union, in a filing with U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson, said the department's leadership was useless, even dangerous. Henderson will preside over a Dec. 13 hearing that could determine the future of the department.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/19/4998195/census-over-250000-young-california.html\">Census: Over 250,000 young California college grads working menial jobs\u003c/a> (Sacramento Bee)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The number of young college grads working as waiters in California almost doubled between 2006 and 2011. So did the number of retail sales clerks. About 260,000 California college grads under 30 worked on the front lines of the food service, clerical, sales and personal services industries in 2011, up by 60,000 from 2006, according to a Bee review of new census data. Historically, low-level jobs in those sectors have gone to workers without a degree. 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An analysis of the last three years of government salary data shows state employees are continuing to store up massive banks of vacation, instead of heading to Big Sur or hitting the slopes at Lake Tahoe. They're cashing in by retiring with whopping final paychecks worth, in some cases, more than $500,000 in unused time off.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_21775610/fatal-shooting-east-oakland-is-citys-100th-homicide\">Man fatally shot in Oakland's 100th homicide of year\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A 21-year-old man was fatally shot early Monday in East Oakland, becoming the city's 100th homicide of the year. The man's name was not released pending notification of relatives... It is the fourth time since 2008 that Oakland has recorded at least 100 homicides in a year. Of the 100 so far this year, 96 are considered murders and the other four, including a fatal police shooting, have been determined by the district attorney to be justifiable homicides. Last year there were 110 total homicides in the city, including 92 at this time last year. There were 95 homicides in 2010, 110 in 2009 and 125 in 2008.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/10/san-francisco-release-preliminary-ranked-choice-votes-election-night\">San Francisco to release preliminary ranked-choice votes on election night\u003c/a> (SF Examiner)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>For the first time, preliminary results of ranked-choice voting will be released on Election Night, which should help to calm nerves and lessen suspense. 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A California Form 460 submitted to the City Clerk on Friday shows the energy giant’s contribution to a committee called “Moving Forward.” The committee is described in the form as a “coalition of labor unions, small business, public safety and firefighters associations,” but all of the $1.2 million donated to the committee this year has come from Chevron, which operates a major refinery in the city. \u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/1009/Private-rocket-glitch-SpaceX-launch-anomaly-won-t-scrap-mission\">Private rocket glitch: SpaceX launch anomaly won’t scrap mission\u003c/a> (Christian Science Monitor)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rocket that lofted SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule to orbit Sunday night (Oct. 7) experienced a minor glitch during the successful launch, company officials say. 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The engine apparently lost pressure suddenly, at which point the Falcon 9 issued an engine shutdown command, officials said. “We know the engine did not explode, because we continued to receive data from it,” SpaceX officials said in an update released Monday (Oct. 7). “Our review indicates that the fairing that protects the engine from aerodynamic loads ruptured due to the engine pressure release, and that none of Falcon 9’s other eight engines were impacted by this event.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_21727043/tammerlin-drummond-oakland-quietly-launches-ceasefire\">Drummond: Oakland quietly launches Ceasefire\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>There are some 30 invitations going out to an event that the recipients most definitely do not want to attend. Those on probation or parole won’t have a choice. 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Andresen, who turned 18 on Monday, had completed all the requirements for his Eagle Scout award — the highest honor in Boy Scouting — when he came out as gay.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Obama-pursues-base-bucks-in-California-3930415.php\">Obama pursues base, bucks in California\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On a visit to pick up California votes and cash, President Obama said in San Francisco on Monday night that “I very much intend to win this election” and implored supporters to redouble their efforts because “we’re only going to do it if everybody is almost obsessive for the next 29 days.” It was a provocative statement on the day when he started to see blowback in the polls from his widely panned debate performance last week.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/No-quick-resolution-to-Mirkarimi-case-3929689.php\">No quick resolution to Mirkarimi case\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors finally hearing the official misconduct charges for suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi sounds like a cause for celebration. Finally, everyone gets some closure on this long, strange soap opera. Don’t bet on it.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_21726725/intels-mcafee-security-group-plans-layoffs\">Intel’s McAfee security group plans layoffs\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>McAfee security division is planning to lay off a “small percentage” of its workforce of about 7,100 employees, a company spokesman said Monday. McAfee spokesman Ian Bain said he could not provide more information about the planned job cuts, which the world’s No. 2 maker of anti-virus software disclosed in response to an inquiry from Reuters.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\n\u003cli>\n\u003cli>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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State regulators and the energy giant, however, say they merely want to put the hearings on hold for a month so they can focus on finishing concurrent settlement negotiations also related to the gas pipeline blast that destroyed a San Bruno neighborhood, killing eight people and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_21727025/feds-issue-warning-about-two-chinese-firms-bay\">Feds issue warning about two Chinese firms with Bay Area branches\u003c/a> (SJ Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Doing business with two Chinese telecommunications-equipment makers — including one with a growing Silicon Valley office — could pose a security threat to the U.S. because of the firms’ apparent ties to the Chinese government, a Congressional report warned Monday. “Based on available classified and unclassified information, Huawei and ZTE cannot be trusted to be free of foreign state influence and thus pose a security threat to the United States and to our systems,” according to the report by the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_21726523/chevron-spends-big-richmond-elections\">Chevron spends big on Richmond City Council election\u003c/a> (Contra Costa Times)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Chevron Corp. has put $1.2 million into a campaign committee backing three candidates for City Council. A California Form 460 submitted to the City Clerk on Friday shows the energy giant’s contribution to a committee called “Moving Forward.” The committee is described in the form as a “coalition of labor unions, small business, public safety and firefighters associations,” but all of the $1.2 million donated to the committee this year has come from Chevron, which operates a major refinery in the city. \u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/1009/Private-rocket-glitch-SpaceX-launch-anomaly-won-t-scrap-mission\">Private rocket glitch: SpaceX launch anomaly won’t scrap mission\u003c/a> (Christian Science Monitor)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rocket that lofted SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule to orbit Sunday night (Oct. 7) experienced a minor glitch during the successful launch, company officials say. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket detected an anomaly in one of its nine first-stage engines 79 seconds into the flight, which kicked off the first-ever bona fide private cargo mission to the International Space Station. The engine apparently lost pressure suddenly, at which point the Falcon 9 issued an engine shutdown command, officials said. “We know the engine did not explode, because we continued to receive data from it,” SpaceX officials said in an update released Monday (Oct. 7). “Our review indicates that the fairing that protects the engine from aerodynamic loads ruptured due to the engine pressure release, and that none of Falcon 9’s other eight engines were impacted by this event.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_21727043/tammerlin-drummond-oakland-quietly-launches-ceasefire\">Drummond: Oakland quietly launches Ceasefire\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>There are some 30 invitations going out to an event that the recipients most definitely do not want to attend. Those on probation or parole won’t have a choice. The others on the list — which consists of all men — will be approached by church and other community leaders and strong-armed into coming for their own good. How many will actually show up depends upon how many authorities can locate. All of the men have been identified by law enforcement as members of the 14 most dangerous groups and gangs that authorities say are responsible for many of the shootings and homicides that have ravaged East Oakland.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-tribune/ci_21727450/protesters-run-wild-downtown-oakland-police-say-they\">Protesters run wild in downtown Oakland; police say they were caught by surprise\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> A protest at City Hall that surprised both the Police Department and top city officials caused more than $12,000 in damage to public buildings and thousands more to private businesses, city officials said Monday. A day after about 200 protesters roamed downtown streets with no consequences, smashing windows of businesses and city offices, city officials were still trying to explain why no one was arrested and why police were unprepared.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_21726517/gay-boy-scout-from-moraga-scheduled-thursday-appearance\">Gay Boy Scout from Moraga scheduled for Thursday appearance on ‘Ellen’\u003c/a> (Contra Costa Times)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> Ryan Andresen, the Moraga Boy Scout who has received a flood of support online after his recent dismissal from the Boy Scouts following his admission he is gay, is scheduled to appear Thursday on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” according to the show’s website. 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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_21622079/tesla-motors-unveils-superchargers-at-event-los-angeles\">Tesla Motors unveils 'Superchargers' at event near Los Angeles\u003c/a> (SJ Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Addressing a key concern consumers have about electric cars -- their range between charges -- Tesla Motors (TSLA) on Monday unveiled an aggressive plan to build a nationwide network of high-speed \"Superchargers\" to make it possible for drivers of its all-electric Model S sedan to go on long road trips without having to make long stops to recharge their batteries. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been dropping hints about Tesla's foray into electric vehicle charging for months, wore a black \"Supercharger\" T-shirt and spoke before an enthusiastic crowd at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne. Some of the biggest applause came when he announced the charge-ups would be free for Model S drivers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_21626210/hayward-police-arrest-11-protesting-officer-involved-fatal\">Hayward: 11 arrested during protest of police-involved fatal shooting\u003c/a> (Daily Review)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Nearly one dozen people were arrested Monday evening at a protest that police say stemmed from an officer-related fatal shooting that took place earlier in the day. Officers were called at about 7:30 p.m. to the intersection of East 13th Avenue and Tennyson Road where about 50 to 60 people had gathered, including some who threw bottles into the street, said Sgt. Mark Ormsby.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Free-Muni-ride-cheat-with-smartphone-3891037.php\">Free Muni ride cheat with smartphone\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Getting a free ride on Muni no longer requires boarding through the back door and hoping a fare inspector doesn't ask to prove you paid. Technologically skilled transit riders with the right type of smartphone can tinker with Muni's paper limited-use fare cards and restore their values without paying. A firm specializing in security for mobile applications and devices has discovered a flaw that could allow some transit fare cards - including the Municipal Transportation Agency's limited-use tickets but not plastic Clipper cards - to be abused by fare cheats.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chevron-says-pipe-low-on-key-protectant-3890861.php\">Chevron says pipe low on key protectant\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> The pipe that failed at Chevron's Richmond refinery last month had an abnormally low level of a key protective ingredient, leaving it vulnerable to corrosion caused by the sulfur and high temperatures in crude oil, a refinery official said Monday. When the 40-year-old pipe failed Aug. 6, it spewed hydrocarbon vapor that ignited, destroying part of the refinery and sending a cloud of black smoke over Richmond and nearby communities.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_21623170/sf-could-ok-among-tiniest-apartments-us\">San Francisco could OK among tiniest apartments in US\u003c/a> (Bay Area Newspaper Group)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>San Francisco may soon give new meaning to the word \"downsizing.\" Supervisors are set to vote on Tuesday on a proposed change to the city's building code that would allow construction of among the tiniest apartments in the country. Under the plan, new apartments could be as small as 220 square feet (a little more than double the size of some prison cells), including a kitchen, bathroom and closet, the Los Angeles Times reported.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-tribune/ci_21621774/solyndra-takes-next-step-sell-plant\">Solyndra takes next step to sell plant\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> Fremont-based Solyndra, the solar-panel maker that received a $535 million U.S. Energy Department loan guarantee before going bankrupt, won court approval to hold an auction for its manufacturing plant. A federal bankruptcy judge approved on Monday procedures for handling the auction.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/bay-area-news/ci_21618779/california-pink-slip-prison-guards-parole-officers-next\">California to pink slip prison guards, parole officers next week\u003c/a> (LA Daily News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>With the state's prison population shrinking rapidly by order of the U.S. Supreme Court, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is scaling back operations and issuing pink slips to many prison guards and parole agents next week. The downsizing comes a year after Gov. Jerry Brown's realignment plan took effect, when the CDCR handed off the supervision of certain low-level inmates and parolees to county sheriff's deputies and probation officers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_21624636/san-leandro-settles-foursquare-gospel-lawsuit-2-3\">San Leandro settles Four Square Gospel lawsuit for $2.3 million\u003c/a> (The Daily Review)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to a $2.3 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the International Church of Four Square Gospel, ending a five-year legal battle. The church sued for more than $20 million in 2007 after the city turned down Faith Fellowship Church's application to relocate to the city's high-tech industrial core. The city maintained that the move would violate its zoning code.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/bay-area-news/ci_21619887/u-s-poised-hand-over-197-million-san\">U.S. poised to hand over $197 million to San Jose solar panel startup\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> A tiny San Jose solar company named SoloPower will flip the switch on production at a U.S. factory Thursday, a major step toward allowing it to tap a $197 million government loan guarantee awarded under the same controversial program that supported failed panel maker Solyndra. SoloPower has initiated a strategy to differentiate it from struggling commodity players in the solar panel industry. Still, there are several similarities between SoloPower and Fremont-based Solyndra -- which became a lightning rod in the U.S. Presidential campaign this year after taking in more than $500 million in government loans and then filing for bankruptcy.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-tribune/ci_21621980/gov-jerry-brown-signs-election-day-voter-registration\">Gov. Jerry Brown signs Election Day voter registration bill into law\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> Californians will be able to register to vote as late as Election Day, though not for a few years yet, under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. The Golden State just last week implemented online voter registration, so as some states enact voter ID laws placing new strictures on voter access, California is heading in the opposite direction.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/bay-area-news/ci_21621281/bart-explains-new-civilian-review-police-procedures\">BART explains new civilian review of police procedures\u003c/a>(Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>BART will host a community meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday to explain its new ways for handling public complaints and concerns about transit police. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Posted by Laird Harrison and Jon Brooks\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/chevron.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-76727\" title=\"chevron\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/09/chevron.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"128\">\u003c/a>Chevron on Monday took issue with a \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Criminal-investigation-at-Chevron-refinery-3886927.php\">San Francisco Chronicle report\u003c/a> that the company routed a pipe around monitoring equipment so that some emissions at its Richmond oil refinery would escape detection. Chevron was fined $170,000 for the incidents, and the EPA's criminal enforcement unit is investigating, the Chron said. 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Given Chevron’s efforts to manage flaring, and that all of our flaring is videotaped and available for regulatory review, there is no reason that the company would have acted as your article suggests, and we are concerned that you ignored these facts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will continue to cooperate with the government’s investigation and demonstrate our commitment to protecting people and the environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sincerely yours,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nigel Hearne\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>General Manager, Richmond Refinery\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Chevron's statement says it was the company itself that brought the matter to the attention of BAAQMD. 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On Friday the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chevron-probe-produces-Facebook-grousing-3797458.php#ixzz24CTJvioM\">San Francisco Chronicle reported\u003c/a> that Clyde Trombettas, who is district director for the state's refinery safety program in Northern California and the lead state investigator in the blaze, posted comments on Facebook accusing the chemical safety board of bias and grandstanding. The Chronicle's story includes a \u003ca href=\"http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/14/57/71/3341911/3/628x471.jpg\">photo of a Facebook post\u003c/a> in which Trombettas writes, \"Typical CSB grandstanding in the press. Scaring the public with half truths and misleading information.\" The board wouldn't comment on the post, the Chronicle reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some of the photos released by the board; you can find others at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.csb.gov/newsroom/detail.aspx?nid=437\">chemical safety board website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_73759\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Vapor.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-73759\" title=\"\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Vapor-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of a white vapor cloud above the Chevron refinery in Richmond, caught fire. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some of the photos released by the board; you can find others at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.csb.gov/newsroom/detail.aspx?nid=437\">chemical safety board website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_73759\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Vapor.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-73759\" title=\"\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Vapor-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of a white vapor cloud above the Chevron refinery in Richmond, caught fire. Photo by Fototaker.net\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of a white vapor cloud above the Chevron refinery in Richmond, caught fire. Photo by Fototaker.net\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_73760\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Chevron_Vapor_Cloud_011.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-73760\" title=\"\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Chevron_Vapor_Cloud_011-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of a white vapor cloud obscured by smoke above the Chevron refinery in Richmond, which was on fire. Photo by Fototaker.net\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of a white vapor cloud obscured by smoke above the Chevron refinery in Richmond, which was on fire. Photo by Fototaker.net\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_73758\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut1.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-73758\" title=\"\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_73757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut2.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-73757\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_73756\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut3.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-73756\" title=\"\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_73755\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut4.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-73755\" title=\"\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/BurnedOut4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. Photo by Fototaker.net.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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(AP) Investigators probing the cause of a blaze at Chevron’s Richmond refinery in Northern California are looking at heaters and responding emergency vehicles as possible ignition sources for the massive vapor cloud that spewed from a leaky pipe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Refineries like Chevron Corp.’s have fired heaters that could have provided a spark for the Aug. 6 inferno, said Don Holmstrom, the lead investigator for the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Typically in refineries there are fired heaters that have an open flame. There are a number of (possible) sources of ignition,” Holmstrom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A responding Chevron fire truck could be another possible spark source, since the 150-to-200-foot-high vapor cloud covered a large area and engulfed more than a dozen workers who narrowly escaped serious injury, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The investigator said diesel-powered trucks and generators have been ignition sources at other large refinery fires, including at BP’s Texas refinery explosion that killed 15 workers and injured dozens more.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Chevron refinery blaze knocked an important refinery unit offline, reducing the facility’s production and sending thousands of people to hospitals with breathing and eye irritation complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The average price for a gallon of regular on Wednesday in California was $4.09, up from $3.86 on Aug. 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Internal Chevron surveillance video showed the vapor cloud engulfing the area for two minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vapor cloud was estimated to be about as tall as the refinery tower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators want to examine the failed pipe blamed for the blaze, which Chevron chose not to replace nearly a year ago after an inspection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the charred crude unit was still too hazardous to enter on Wednesday, and the distance is still too far for them to be able to make any visual judgments about how the pipe failed, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to structural steel beams melted in the fire, the area is also being compromised by at least two small hydrocarbon leaks. The leaks pose a possible health concern for investigators, and have required them to strap on respirators when entering the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators said the small leaks were not a danger to the nearby community, just to people working in the immediate area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The delays are worsening prospects for Chevron’s ability to get the important unit back up and running. It would likely be three to four weeks before the damaged pipe can be removed for forensic testing, Daniel Horowitz, the board’s managing director, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conflagration destroyed an area of the refinery that produces a large amount of the gasoline that satisfies California’s clean-air regulations, which are the toughest in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other parts of the refinery, which supplies 16 percent of California’s daily gas consumption, are still producing fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A key target of the federal investigation is looking at why Chevron had not replaced the decades-old pipe after an inspection last fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron examined the 8-inch line that failed and a larger, 12-inch companion line linked to it last year. But the company decided the line was good for another five years of service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The companion line, which was the same age as the pipe that failed, had been found to be too corroded to remain in service, investigators said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company has refused to speculate on when the unit will be back operational but said it is cooperating fully with all of the investigations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County health officials said Tuesday that more than 9,000 people went to emergency rooms for breathing problems and other health issues that might have been caused by smoke from the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people were sickened by particulate matter in the smoke, said Wendel Brunner, director of public health for Contra Costa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two or three people were hospitalized, including a girl who was admitted to Children’s Hospital Oakland after reporting her asthma was made worse by smoke, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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