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Karadzic being extradited; jet lands in Holland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:26:50 PDT
Authorities were extraditing ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the U.N. war crimes tribunal to face genocide charges early Wednesday, an official with the Serb prosecutor's office said. A business jet with Serbian government markings believed to be...

death row cost overrun $40 million / Auditor raises estimate for housing prisoners at San Quentin Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:41:31 PDT
The cost of new housing for San Quentin State Prison's growing number of Death Row inmates will exceed estimates by nearly $40 million, and the compound could run out of space soon after it is completed, according to a state auditor's report released...

Democrats call for EPA chief to resign, citing congressional testimony Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:19:28 PDT
Four Senate Democrats called on EPA chief Stephen Johnson to resign today, alleging he gave misleading testimony to Congress and repeatedly bowed to pressure from the White House to avoid regulating greenhouse gases. California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who chairs...

Nationwide home prices fall even more, Shiller report says Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:16:51 PDT
Home prices across the nation tumbled faster than ever in May, according to a closely watched report released today. A 10-city composite index plummeted a record 16.9 percent compared to a year ago, while a 20-city index fell a record 15.8 percent, according...

S.F. Zoo's mama giraffe dies Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:12:31 PDT
A 9-year-old giraffe that gave birth to a male calf in February died today at the San Francisco Zoo, officials said. Gezi collapsed at 12:15 p.m. today, suffering from cardiac and respiratory arrest, the zoo said in a statement. A necropsy is scheduled for...

Moderate quake shakes buildings, nerves in Calif. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:38:36 PDT
The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries...

Ted Stevens indicted, longest-serving GOP senator Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:32:36 PDT
Sen. Ted Stevens, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator and a major figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, was indicted Tuesday on seven felony counts of concealing more than a quarter of a million dollars in house renovations and gifts...

McCain vows to work closely with Democrats Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:01:00 PDT
Republican Sen. John McCain, engaged in increasingly sharp attacks on rival Barack Obama, pledged that if elected president, he will work closely with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, praising her as an effective leader and an "inspiration to millions...

Telegraph Fire's toll of homes reaches 25 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:48:30 PDT
The number of houses destroyed by the fire burning west of Yosemite Valley more than doubled overnight to 25, authorities said today as firefighters struggled to douse flames towering 100 feet into the air. Some 3,500 firefighters are attacking the Telegraph...

SoCal residents urged to cut phone use after quake Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:20:08 PDT
The California Office of Emergency Services has urged people throughout Southern California to cut back telephone use in the aftermath of today's earthquake. Spokesman Kelly Huston says phone lines have been jammed because of the volume of calls from people...

7 Bosnian Serbs guilty of genocide in Srebrenica Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:42:35 PDT
The Bosnian war crimes court convicted seven Bosnian Serbs of genocide Tuesday in the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica and handed down prison sentences ranging from 38 to 42 years. Four others were acquitted. Issuing their first sentence related...

Thieves break into aquatics shop, steal shark Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:24:27 PDT
British police were searching for a shark stolen from an aquatics shop over the weekend in southern England. The female Australian marbled cat shark was one of a breeding pair kept in a converted garage in the back of a store owned by Peter Newman in...

Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:00:25 PDT
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there. The announcement came as authorities in a Mumbai suburb...

Steel net preferred for halting bridge jumpers Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A steel net stretched 20 feet below the Golden Gate Bridge's pedestrian walkways to catch jumpers before they hit the water has emerged as the most popular design idea for a suicide barrier. According to an unscientific online poll commissioned by the Golden...

Old and new clash over supermarket in Haight Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
There is nothing that captures the yin and yang of San Francisco today like the inexorable pull of change in the neighborhoods. As young families and empty nesters move in, they push to raise the standard of living. And inevitably, there is pushback from...

YOSEMITE / Fire doesn't deter tourists / Despite loss of power and closure of a main road, Yosemite Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A 26,000-acre wildfire burning about 12 miles west of Yosemite Valley has destroyed 12 homes and forced closure of the main road to Yosemite National Park on Monday, but has had little effect on the park beyond obscuring the stunning views and forcing...

Prop. 8 sponsors sue state, claim title change is unfair Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:31:20 PDT
Attorney General Jerry Brown is trying to stack the deck against a November ballot measure barring same-sex marriage by declaring in his formal ballot description that it "eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry," sponsors of the initiative charged...

Richmond grandmother killed by gunfire meant for someone else Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:26:49 PDT
Lisa Washington was watching her grandchildren and chatting with neighbors in a courtyard outside her Richmond home when shots rang out Monday night. When it was over, Washington was dead and a teenage neighbor was wounded, the victims of gunfire that police...

Employee pleads guilty to ripping off her company to buy muscle cars Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:15:06 PDT
An employee of a Mountain View company has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court for embezzling more than $240,000 by using the firm's credit card to buy and restore muscle cars and to pay for cosmetic surgery, vacations and a kitchen countertop....

Doghouse of death in Boulder Creek Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:05:02 PDT
There is still no sign of a man suspected of neglecting more than three dozen dogs at his home in Santa Cruz County, where a decapitated dog's head and five canine skulls were found, authorities said today as they sought to nurse the emaciated animals back to...

Mass. House votes to let out-of-state gays marry Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:23:08 PDT
The Massachusetts House voted Tuesday to repeal a 1913 law that had been used to block gay marriages involving out-of-state couples, all but assuring that the state will allow same-sex couples to wed regardless of where they live. The 119-36 vote came after...

S.F. police release sketch of slaying suspect Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:15:05 PDT
San Francisco police released a composite sketch today of the man suspected of fatally shooting another man at a stoplight earlier this month. Daniel Dennard, 23, of Antioch was shot around 7:20 p.m. July 19 while he was on a motorcycle, waiting for the light...

S.F.: Street sweeping sign is back Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
RESULTS: DAY 1 S.F. sign in place: On many Monday mornings, Martha Pettis had a kind of routine: Go out to the sidewalk near her home on Byxbee Street, then count the cars with tickets on their windshields. The vehicles would inevitably be owned by people...

S.F. overtime costs soar - crackdown is proposed / 184 workers top $30,000 in 6 months - one nears $ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In the first six months of this year, 184 San Francisco city employees made at least $30,000 apiece in overtime, according to data obtained by The Chronicle. And the top overtime earner of 2008 should be little surprise. Christian Kitchin, a nurse at the...

Another loss for team of the future Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:16:40 PDT
Tuesday's Mark Teixeira-to-Anaheim trade would have created a lot of buzz in the A's clubhouse if the American League West were anything more than a one-team race, if the A's were significantly closer to the first-place Angels than 12 games. Instead, the news...

Street awaits his fate, but he still likes it here Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:56:34 PDT
Will Huston Street survive Thursday's trade deadline? He doesn't know for sure, but he gives off vibes that he'll still be around when the A's play in Boston on Friday. "I said awhile ago I don't want to be traded," Street said. "Billy (Beane, general manager)...

Sabean not ruling out shorter-term solutions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:56:34 PDT
One potential trade target of the Giants can be scratched off the list for now. According to major-league sources, the Giants were scouting Texas third baseman Hank Blalock, who went on the disabled list with a sore shoulder Tuesday. The Rangers contacted...

Ellis is now the face of the Warriors Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:56:34 PDT
Warriors guard Monta Ellis provided a variety of camera-ready facial expressions but insisted he's not the new face of the franchise Tuesday in his first public statements since signing a lucrative deal five days earlier. Ellis, a 6-foot-3, 177-pound fourth-...

Trading deadline means absolutely nothing to locals Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:13:54 PDT
Billy Beane's 81st trade almost surely will involve Huston Street, largely because he's the most appealing Athletic left in the shop window. That's how well the general manager has cleaned out his inventory and/or overhead. Brian Sabean's 69th deal, on the...

49ers shuffling linebackers to try to find the right combination Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:55:59 PDT
While the duel at quarterback gets most of the attention, the competition for the Ted inside-linebacker spot in the 49ers' starting lineup is probably the next best position scramble in training camp. Jeff Ulbrich "is the guy right now," coach Mike Nolan...

Big deal: Angels acquire 1B Teixeira from Braves Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:53:35 PDT
The Los Angeles Angels already have the best record in baseball. That didn't stop them from making a bold move two days before the trade deadline. With their sights set firmly on the World Series, the Angels pulled off a blockbuster deal Tuesday to acquire...

Wide receiver Bruce stretching his legs Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:35:40 PDT
Keeping Isaac Bruce healthy has been an offseason priority for the 49ers, who hope to limit his workouts and snaps to keep their free-agent wide receiver, who's 35, as fresh and spry as possible. On Tuesday, they unleashed the 14-year veteran a little during...

Burgess getting looks from the other end of the line Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:25:38 PDT
Raiders left tackle Kwame Harris got in his stance, looked up and saw ... Derrick Burgess? That's right, Burgess, the two-time Pro Bowler who spent the past two seasons lining up on the other side of the scrimmage line as a left defensive end. One week into...

US club gets heave-ho in America's Cup court fight Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:46:56 PDT
Hold those giant catamarans just a minute, you bickering billionaires. The America's Cup appears to be headed away from a rare one-on-one showdown between American and Swiss crews and back to its traditional multichallenger format following a ruling by a New...

Giants scoring Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:17:09 PDT
Giants 3rd: Aurilia singled to left. Vizquel singled to right, Aurilia to second. Correia sacrificed, pitcher Kuroda to second baseman Kent, Aurilia to third, Vizquel to second. Lewis grounded out, shortstop Berroa to first baseman Loney, Aurilia scored,...

A's scoring Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:07:14 PDT
Royals 1st: DeJesus grounded out, shortstop Crosby to first baseman Hannahan. Aviles singled to right. Grudzielanek struck out. Guillen homered to right on the first pitch, Aviles scored. Butler singled to center. Gordon struck out. Royals 2, A's 0. A's 4th:...

Hamm can't defend title Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Paul Hamm, the reigning gymnastics gold medalist, withdrew from the Beijing Olympics on Monday because he won't be healthy enough to compete. Besides persistent pain from the right hand he broke two months ago, he strained his left rotator cuff in his...

Alou relishing chance to manage home team Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Felipe Alou, now a special assistant to general manager Brian Sabean, stood in the visiting dugout and saw Dodgers coach Mariano Duncan approaching. "Oh," Alou said, "I've got to say hello to one of my possible coaches." At 73, Alou is excited to help pick...

A'S ON DECK Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: Royals Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers: Meche (8-9) vs. Smith (5-9) WEDNESDAY Opponent: Royals Time: 12:35 p.m. TV: None Pitchers: Bannister (7-9) vs. Gallagher (1-0) THURSDAY...

GIANTS ON DECK Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: At Dodgers Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Cain (6-8) vs. Johnson (0-0) WEDNESDAY Opponent: At Dodgers Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Sanchez (8-6) vs. Billingsley (10-9) THURSDAY...

MAJOR-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK / Atlanta puts Jones, Hudson on DL Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Tim Hudson has ligament damage in his pitching elbow, the latest in a series of injuries to Atlanta's pitching staff and likely assuring the Braves will approach the trade deadline with no more thoughts of contending this season. The right-hander went on the...

Gators really know how to party hearty Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title - best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, wrested the party title away from West Virginia and...

The swinging wounded looking good in BP Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Early hitting at the Coliseum was interesting and encouraging from the A's standpoint. Injured players Eric Chavez, Frank Thomas and Mike Sweeney all were taking batting practice - and Chavez, who voiced concerns about his future last week, was spraying the...

NATIONAL LEAGUE / Cubs top Brewers, pad lead in Central Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Derrek Lee doubled with one out in the ninth to score Alfonso Soriano and the visiting Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Monday night to take a two-game lead in the NL Central. In the opener of a four-game series between the National...

AMERICAN LEAGUE / Angels roll Dice-K, proving who's best Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Casey Kotchman and Torii Hunter homered in a six-run sixth inning and the Angels improved baseball's best record with a 7-5 win over Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox in Boston on Monday night. Kotchman's two-run homer gave the Angels a 3-2 lead. Hunter's...

Quarterbacks grow on Farm, receivers buzzing in Berkeley / San Jose State to look hard at Cal transf Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh isn't disappointed that he didn't have a starting quarterback by the time spring practice ended in April. He won't waste time choosing between Tavita Pritchard, Alex Loukas and Jason Forcier as the Cardinal open training camp...

Ref's gambling considered 'pathological' / Report: Donaghy 'couldn't stop himself' Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Disgraced referee Tim Donaghy was a compulsive gambler whose road to professional and personal ruin began on the golf course, where he bet up to $500 a hole, according to an evaluation filed on the eve of his sentencing. "In short, he could not stop himself...

SPORTS CALENDAR Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY BASEBALL 5 p.m.Chicago Cubs at MilwaukeeWGN7 p.m.Kansas City at A's, McAfee ColiseumCSNBA+106.9, 15507 p.m.Giants at L.A. DodgersCSNBA680, 11707 p.m.Minors: Rancho Cucamonga at San JosePR0-AM BASKETBALL 8 p.m.Bay City vs. SF City, Kezar Pavilion...

Commissioner decides not to discipline Lynch / Packers' Rodgers steers clear of Favre dilemma Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell personally informed Bills running back Marshawn Lynch on Monday that he won't be disciplined by the league for a hit-and-run accident that left a woman injured. "I think the facts are clear on the case at this point in time,...

More than a sprain: Robinson has knee surgery Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Running back Michael Robinson underwent arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee Monday at Stanford Hospital, and a 49ers spokesman said there was no telling when he would return to practice. Robinson was injured Sunday in a non-contact, 11-...

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