SF Elected Officials Sit at Stick for Free 02/06/2012 12:36 AM "They’re public officials, they work for the public, the public has a right to look into this and know what they’re doing," Bill Lenkeit, Senior Counsel at ... The highs and lows of Sunday's Super Bowl ads 02/06/2012 12:35 AM It's the biggest stage in all of advertising -- the Super Bowl. It's the place where some of the most acclaimed ads in television history have aired, from Apple's iconic ... Raiders fans enjoy vicarious Super Bowl victory over Patriots 02/06/2012 12:35 AM Numerous Oakland Raiders fans, still angry over what they consider a bad call in a game against the New England Patriots more than 10 years ago, were thrilled to see the New York Giants prevail in ... Man's ear nearly cut off in Livermore bar fight 02/06/2012 12:35 AM LIVERMORE -- A man's ear was cut nearly off when he was hit in the head with a beer glass during a bar fight Saturday night around midnight, police said.Two men got into a dispute that led to a ... Super Bowl XLVI was the San Francisco 49ers' type of game -- and a game they could have won 02/06/2012 12:35 AM The 49ers and their fans don't want to hear this, but they know it's true, even as they shut their eyes and clasp their ears shut:The New York Giants played a thoroughly 49ers kind of game ... 6.8 earthquake shakes central Philippines; at least 1 dead 02/06/2012 12:35 AM MANILA, Philippines -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Monday, killing a child and triggering a local tsunami alert. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ... Major Parties See Voter Registration Shrinkage 02/05/2012 11:00 PM The latest voter registration figures, released by California's Secretary of State, show that major party affiliation is shrinking, while the percentage of independent voters continues to ... Concord woman dies after car rolls over her in her driveway 02/05/2012 10:59 PM CONCORD -- A 69-year-old woman died in her driveway Sunday morning after being trapped underneath a car that rolled over her, police said.Joyce Arendtson died after medical personnel extricated her ... Bay Area’s Tom Brady, Patriots Fall To Giants In Super Bowl 02/05/2012 10:49 PM INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped the Bay Area's Tom Brady and his Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night ... Thousands Of Diseased Santa Clara Trees To Be Cut Down 02/05/2012 10:49 PM GILROY (KCBS)-- Santa Clara County officials are very concerned about the spread of a tree root disease at Mount Madonna County Park, located between Gilroy and Watsonville. The Parks and ... Seven shot Sunday afternoon in West Oakland and North Oakland 02/05/2012 09:23 PM OAKLAND -- Seven people were shot within about an hour in West Oakland and North Oakland on Sunday afternoon, police said.The shootings occurred just after 3 p.m., and all the victims are in stable ... Man leads Vallejo police on a pursuit to Martinez 02/05/2012 09:23 PM A Vallejo man was arrested Saturday after a lengthy car pursuit that ended in Martinez, Vallejo police said.The driver was identified as Gerald Brown, 20, and was arrested and booked into Solano ... Four-alarm fire destroys abandoned warehouse, heavy smoke visible for miles 02/05/2012 09:23 PM About 50 firefighters fought a four-alarm fire in an abandoned Mare Island warehouse for two hours Sunday morning before bringing the massive blaze under control.Vallejo Fire Chief Paige Meyer said ... Top news photos, Feb. 5 02/05/2012 09:23 PM Snow and cold temperatures affect much of Europe, former Occupy DC camp cleaned up, violence continues on the streets of Cairo, and Queen Elizabeth II prepares to celebrate 60 years of her reign. ... San Jose man held in alleged kidnap, assault 02/05/2012 08:17 PM A San Jose man was arrested Saturday morning after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and assaulted a man who tried to save her. Vincent Esparza Padilla, 38, of San Jose, kidnapped his ... Renewing an old rivalry 02/05/2012 07:40 PM SAN LEANDRO -- Before Burrell Field is bulldozed this spring and a modern sports complex is built in its place, the San Leandro Sports Foundation will attempt to revive an old rivalry that died in ... High Speed Rail in California 02/05/2012 07:30 PM SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- The Cost of California's High-Speed Rail Project was originally slated to be $45 billion. According the official website that's still the case despite some analysts ... Tiger Woods' forgotten gem at 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 02/05/2012 06:01 PM It's well documented that Tiger Woods hasn't played in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in a decade and he won it just once in 2000, his lone victory in six tries between 1997 and 2002. ... San Mateo’s Brady Seeks 4th Super Bowl Ring In 11 Years 02/05/2012 04:14 PM INDIANAPOLIS (AP) MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning - Eli, and Peyton, ... In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur 02/05/2012 02:55 PM jeans, hoodies and flip-flops - is purposefully nonchalant, and where no one would be caught dead in a tie, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you ... Richmond Shooting, Car Chase Leaves 2 Officers Hurt, 2 Arrested 02/05/2012 02:44 PM RICHMOND (CBS SF) — After a chase, two men were arrested in connection with a shooting in Richmond early Sunday morning that left one victim in critical condition, police said. Richmond ... Bay Area Residents Asked Not To Burn Wood 02/05/2012 02:44 PM SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Bay Area residents have been asked not to burn wood Sunday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. District officials said that due to stagnant weather ... Study Finds Obese Doctors Less Likely To Diagnose Obesity 02/05/2012 02:44 PM SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — One of the keys in fighting the battle of the bulge may lie in the waistline of your doctor. A new study that looked at the weight of both doctors and their patients ... Korpikoski Scores 2 To Lead Coyotes Past Sharks 02/05/2012 02:44 PM GLENDALE, Ariz. (CBS/AP) — Lauri Korpikoski scored two goals to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Down by two goals late, the Sharks’ ... LaRouche proselytizers rile Marin residents by comparing Obama to Hilter 02/05/2012 01:16 PM Lyndon LaRouche devotees proselytizing in Marin and displaying posters that portray President Barack Obama with a Hitler-style mustache have elicited a rash of complaints to local police and public ... Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget 02/05/2012 01:16 PM NEW YORK -- When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer -- "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. -- she was so moved she sat in ... ChemoCentryx IPO expected this week 02/05/2012 01:11 PM Follow this company is the next Silicon Valley initial public offering expected, with its debut on Nasdaq expected this week. The Mountain View company set a target range last month of ... Cisco earnings eyed for more improvement 02/05/2012 01:10 PM Follow this company earnings on Wednesday are being watched for more signs of improvement for the networking equipment giant. Analysts expect the San Jose-based company (NASDAQ:CSCO) to ... Eagle Castle & Clos LaChance Wines 02/05/2012 01:07 PM Narsai David is the KCBS Food and Wine Editor. He has been a successful restaurateur, chef, TV host, and columnist in the Bay Area spanning four decades. You can hear him Saturdays at 10:53am, ... Smiling is good for you - and an area of scientific study by some seriously smart researchers 02/05/2012 11:42 AM Everyone wants to be happy. And yet most people aren't even sure what happiness is -- much less how to get it. Unraveling that mystery is the work of smile science, a field that relies on ... The cost of dying 02/05/2012 11:42 AM that up."First, two important facts: Stanford Hospital provided great care, and it lost money on my dad. Of his final bill, Medicare only paid $67,800. Like other hospitals, Stanford only ... NHL results, Feb. 4 02/05/2012 10:02 AM San Jose Sharks' goalie Antti Niem (31) and teammates Dan Boyle (22) and Joe Thornton, right, watch as the puck just misses the net off the stick of the Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan (19) ... Missing flue cap blamed for Hayward fire 02/05/2012 10:00 AM An incomplete fireplace installation was identified as the cause of a Friday morning fire in Hayward that caused about $20,000 in damage, a fire captain said. Firefighters quickly extinguished a ... Family speaks up in death of Santa Clara Marine 02/05/2012 10:00 AM The family of a Santa Clara Marine who took his life in Afghanistan last year after several hours of hazing is accusing the military of not doing enough to stop the practice and not properly ... Coast Guard suspends search for San Ramon fisherman 02/05/2012 10:00 AM The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Friday night for a missing crab fisherman from San Ramon who did not return from a trip off the San Mateo County coast.Searchers had combed more than 3,800 ... Moffett Air National Guardsmen rescue man 200 miles out at sea 02/05/2012 10:00 AM A 54-year-old man who complained of stroke-like symptoms while 200 miles out at sea on a cargo ship was rescued Saturday by Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing.Two rescue helicopters ... San Jose woman escapes kidnapper by jumping out of car 02/05/2012 09:59 AM A San Jose woman jumped out of a moving car Saturday to escape the clutches of her former boyfriend, who police say kidnapped her and assaulted a friend of hers before being arrested.Milpitas police ... Interim Fremont mayor has no shortage of experience 02/05/2012 09:59 AM FREMONT -- Gus Morrison has been here before but never under these conditions.As interim mayor, he'll be working with the rest of the City Council under tight budget constraints without a ... 49ers' NFL loan moves team closer to Santa Clara 02/05/2012 08:59 AM 49ers for their new stadium is the end of any hope the team will stay in San Francisco. I still say out-of-towners who fly in to watch their team play the Niners in Santa Clara will stay in San ... Lam Buys Novellus for $3.3 Billion 02/05/2012 04:40 AM POSTED December 15, 2011 FREMONT -- Lam Research Corp. has agreed to acquire Novellus Systems of San Jose in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.3 billion. The combined enterprise, ... Community Comes Out To Support Injured Teen 02/05/2012 03:05 AM Bay Area Proud is NBC Bay Area's community outreach and volunteering initiative. We hope you'll join us at our events, where our on-air talent often roll up their sleeves and help out on ... Violence is an abstraction until you experience it 02/05/2012 03:04 AM One of the great challenges that violence presents to a community is that until it happens to you, it remains an abstraction. But when it happens to you, it is often too late. There is very little ... Women's Cancer Resource Center marks 25 years of service 02/05/2012 03:04 AM OAKLAND -- By March 2008, after two years of dieting and exercise, Shyanne Reese had shed a whopping 101 pounds from her 5-foot-10 frame and was feeling better than ever. Nine months later, those ... Mr. and Mrs. Roadshow team up for KLIV traffic chat 02/05/2012 03:04 AM Q Mrs. Roadshow, I always enjoy your column when you step in for your hubby. You and I seem to be on the same wavelength, especially when it comes to road boulders. Mrs. Roadshow, there is no ... School success stories, budget cut-coping tales 02/05/2012 03:04 AM Twitter.com/KatyMurphy .In preparation for a public radio show this week, I asked readers to write in with stories about what was working in their schools, despite the lousy economy and perpetual ... Thornton, Evans Lead Kings Over Warriors In OT 114-106 02/05/2012 02:55 AM SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Marcus Thornton scored 28 points and Tyreke Evans had 26 points and nine assists to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors 114-106 in overtime ... San Jose State men's basketball edged 83-81 in overtime by Hawaii 02/05/2012 01:13 AM Darnell Hillman stood proudly and patted his chest a few times after his No. 45 jersey was unveiled Saturday in the rafters of the Event Center at San Jose State.The first Spartan to be selected in ... Southern Crafted Homes builds eco-friendly homes in 3 bay area communities 02/05/2012 01:12 AM Southern Crafted Homes builds home in three local communities: the Preserve at Quail Woods in Wesley Chapel, Devonwood in North Tampa, and Stonegate, also in North ... San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh named Coach of Year 02/04/2012 11:27 PM Jim Harbaugh, whose strategic wizardry and catchy slogans propelled the 49ers to the brink of the Super Bowl, was honored as the NFL coach of the year Saturday night at a lavish ceremony in ... Hall of Fame snubs of former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and others is baffling 02/04/2012 11:27 PM INDIANAPOLIS -- Hall of Fame? Make that Hall of Puzzlement And Zone Blitz Head Scratching. "It baffles me," said Dan Fouts, the former San Diego Chargers quarterback and already a Hall ... Reform plot worthy of a Hollywood script 02/04/2012 11:27 PM In his hourlong speech plugging his state budgeting overhaul initiative, the über-gregarious Hertzberg delivered a Hollywood-worthy tale about his first encounter with the "homeless ... Martinez Marina Gets Funding For Dredging 02/04/2012 11:18 PM MARTINEZ (KCBS) - The Martinez Marina, which serves as a key location for boaters looking to head either to the Delta or San Francisco Bay, has a major problem with mud buildup. When the tide pulls ... 1 Killed, 2 Injured In Propane Gas Explosion At NorCal Marine Training Base 02/04/2012 11:18 PM COLEVILLE (CBS / AP) — The person killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was the wife of a U.S. Marine, and the two people seriously injured were ... IBM Report Suggests Cuts To San Jose Police, Fire, Parks & Rec Jobs 02/04/2012 11:18 PM SAN JOSE (KCBS) - A new IBM report suggests San Jose's public safety departments are overstaffed and has sparked debate between the tech sector and those who serve the city. San Jose Mayor ... Student contest winners to design portal adornments for Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore 02/04/2012 09:33 PM Alameda County architect Henry H. Meyers designed four Art Deco medallions featured on the face of the original 1937 Caldecott Tunnel as seen in this photograph made Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in ... Pleasant Hill may end free health insurance for elected officials 02/04/2012 09:33 PM PLEASANT HILL -- A proposal the City Council will consider Monday would end free health insurance for elected officials but continue a $400 monthly payment for those who decline coverage. Council ... Antioch sees spike in theft of water backflow devices 02/04/2012 09:33 PM Dennis Celoni is not a crime scene investigator, but the Antioch utility worker has handled so many stolen water pipes recently that he's become an expert in how they are swiped. Eight ... Bears rout Sun Devils 68-47 02/04/2012 09:33 PM Allen Crabbe scored 19 points and Cal rebounded from its first defeat of the season at Haas Pavilion with a 68-47 rout of Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.But the victory could be costly. Allen ... Super Bowl Sunday brings extra DUI patrols 02/04/2012 09:33 PM MARTINEZ -- Law enforcement officials are reminding fans who are ready to consume some Super Bowl suds on Sunday that extra DUI patrols will be out in force looking for drunk drivers.The Bay ... Redwood City Teacher Arrested For Physical Abuse 02/04/2012 09:24 PM REDWOOD CITY (CBS / AP) — An investigation into allegations of physical abuse of two students at a Redwood City elementary school has resulted in an arrest of a teacher at the school. Redwood ... San Francisco Giants look to push through the adversity of disappointing 2011 season 02/04/2012 07:40 PM During one of the Q&A sessions at the Giants' annual FanFest on Saturday, a young girl asked Tim Lincecum how he felt when Buster Posey got hurt.As the loud "Awwww" from the crowd ... Patriots' Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are due to win a Super Bowl 02/04/2012 07:40 PM Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are due for a Super Bowl victory, simple as that.And the New York Giants are due to lose, sorry to be blunt.That's usually an imprecise way to evaluate the Super ... Cardinal women rout Arizona for 17th straight win 02/04/2012 07:40 PM TUCSON, Ariz. -- Joslyn Tinkle had a career-high 22 points and matched her career best with 11 rebounds, leading five starters in double figures in No. 4 Stanford's 91-51 rout of Arizona on ... No. 22 BYU Women Defeat Saint Mary’s 83-47 02/04/2012 07:30 PM PROVO, Utah (CBS / AP) — Jennifer Hamson had 18 points and nine rebounds Saturday and No. 22 BYU avenged an earlier loss by defeating Saint Mary’s 83-47 Saturday. The Gaels beat BYU ... Prop B $248M Street Repair Plan Launches In San Francisco’s Mission District 02/04/2012 07:30 PM SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - A three-year, $248 million plan to repair city streets was launched this week in San Francisco's Mission District. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and a host of other top ...