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News Pix: Bay to Breakers Rules and SF Citizen Scientists Take Over McLaren Park
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr demonstrates the size of bags that Bay to Breakers race participants are permitted to carry this weekend. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Pancho Ramos-Stierle, an Occupy the Farm supporter, held plant starts that survived a UC … Continue reading
Video: How Chevron Richmond Fire Happened: Feds Release Blow-by-Blow Animation
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If you live downwind of Chevron's Richmond refinery, you don't need to be reminded of what happened there last Aug. 6: A huge fire started in a crude-oil processing unit at the facility, sending an immense plume of thick black … Continue reading
Six-time Everest Climber Receives Citizenship
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A Nepalese man who summited Mount Everest six times as a mountain guide received his U.S. citizenship Tuesday. Inside Oakland’s Paramount Theatre, Kami Sherpa sat in an aisle seat clutching an American flag for the first time as a naturalized … Continue reading
News Pix: Mass for New Pope, San Francisco Symphony on Strike, Turkeys Plague Residents
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone conducts a mass in honor of the election of Pope Francis, the first Pope from South America, on March 14, 2013. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony went on strike Wednesday, March 13 after eight … Continue reading
News Pix: Super Bowl; Oakand Lunar New Year Celebration; Elephant Seals Hit the Beach
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San Francisco 49ers' fans filled the bar Hockey Haven with screams and cheers during the Super Bowl. (Debbie Svoboda/KQED) A Red Panda Acrobat shows off his skills at Oakland Chinatown's Lunar New Year Bazaar on Feb. 3. (Wendy Goodfriend/KQED) Northern … Continue reading
Chevron Fined Nearly $1 Million for Refinery Fire
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chevron was fined nearly $1 million by the state on Wednesday in connection with a fire at the company's San Francisco Bay area refinery last year that sent a cloud of gas and black smoke over … Continue reading
News Pix: Oakland Shootings Humanized, LGBT Band at Inauguration, Richmond Basketball Win
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Richmond Oilers head coach Rob Collins dances with his team in the locker room after they defeated the Kennedy Eagles Friday night. “Winning is very addictive,” he told his players. “Right now you're starting to get a taste of it. … Continue reading
News Pix: Berkeley Landslide, Giants Trophy in Richmond and Views From a New Exploratorium
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Consistent rain over the past few weeks destabilized a hillside on the campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the Berkeley Hills, causing the Lab to close a road and forcing dozens of staff to relocate. (D.H. Parks/Berkeleyside) When … Continue reading
News Pix: Best Images of 2012
It's been an eventful year in the Bay Area. There were big protests, incredible views, intriguing wildlife, a World Series title, environmental disasters and many touching moments in the diverse communities that call this place home. Here are some of … Continue reading
News Pix: Cold Weather, Christmas Bird Count, and Holiday Joy
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Never mind Berkeley in the 60s, Wednesday December 19th saw Berkeley in the 30s — most likely the coldest day of the year so far. (Ira Serkes/Berkeleyside) On the last day of school before winter break, the nearly 325 children … Continue reading
