Author Archives: Gabriel Coan

Three Dead Following Shooting at SJSU

May 11, 2011, 2:47 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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Police are investigating a deadly shooting at San Jose State University. Campus police say the shooting happened Tuesday night in a university parking garage. Three people died, including the suspected gunman. Police believe the victims knew each other and say … Continue reading »

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Trial Delayed for American Hikers Detained in Iran

May 11, 2011, 10:37 am • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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Two of the three former UC Berkeley students being held in Iran under accusations of espionage, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, were due in court Wednesday, but the trial has again been delayed by Iranian authorities. The men's attorney says … Continue reading »

Filed under: Criminal Justice, International
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Happening Now: Watch the James Beard Awards Live Online

May 9, 2011, 4:54 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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The 2011 "Oscars of Food" (aka The James Beard Awards) are happening right now. Watch the livestream on JamesBeard.org. And for the bandwidth-starved foodies, you can keep up with the event on Twitter or Bay Area Bites. Not surprisingly, many … Continue reading »

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Calif. Picks Up Rail Money Left on the Table

May 9, 2011, 4:34 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving California hundreds of millions of dollars toward high-speed rail — that's money that Florida turned down. Fifteen states and Amtrak will share the $2 billion that's now being redirected. Nearly $340 million will … Continue reading »

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Vallejo Man Detained for Disrupting San Francisco-Bound Flight

May 9, 2011, 1:42 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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KQED's Joshua Johnson reported this morning that a Vallejo man is in San Mateo County jail and under federal investigation after allegedly disturbing a Chicago to San Francisco flight, at one point banging on the cockpit door. Twenty-eight-year-old Rageit Almurisi … Continue reading »

Filed under: Crime, San Francisco, Transportation
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Japan Aftermath in Pictures

March 12, 2011, 11:07 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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We're huge fans of Boston.com's Big Picture blog, a site dedicated to finding and presenting (in large format) some of the most amazing photographs documenting global news events, big and small. Have a look at the images they've pulled together … Continue reading »

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Mail One for the Gipper

February 10, 2011, 6:15 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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The United States Postal Service has released a new stamp of former President — and California Governor — Ronald Reagan. The USPS began selling the stamp  as part of a celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday. (His … Continue reading »

Filed under: Federal Government, Uncategorized
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