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8th Victim Identified in San Bruno Blast
KTLA NewsSAN BRUNO -- Officials say an eighth victim has died from the gas line explosion that consumed a Northern California neighborhood earlier this month. The San Mateo County coroner's office said Tuesday it was notified of 58-year-old James Emil Franco's...Tags: Entertainment, San Mateo, William James, Fires, Emergency Incidents
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CA lawmaker wants boycott of Limbaugh advertisers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California lawmaker is calling for a boycott of companies that advertise on Rush Limbaugh's radio show after the conservative commentator refused to apologize for mocking China's president. State Sen. Leland Yee launched the...Tags: San Mateo, Entertainment, Human Interest, Hu Jintao, Laws
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Blast victim worked for agency that regulates PG&E [Updated]
L.A. NOWA 44-year-old woman who worked for the state agency charged with regulating PG&E pipelines is among those missing and presumed dead in the San Bruno explosion. Jacqueline Greig, an employee of the California Public Utilities Commission, is believed to... -
Coroner identifies 3 victims in San Bruno explosion
L.A. NOWThe San Mateo County coroner's office late Friday confirmed the identities of three of the four people killed in Thursday's explosion and fire in San Bruno. They are Jacqueline Greig, 44; her daughter Janessa Greig, 13; and Jessica Morales, 20....... -
More skeletal remains found as San Bruno officials struggle to tally the dead
L.A. NOWSome residents are expected to be allowed to return to their homes in San Bruno as officials struggled to get a firm handle on the number of those killed in Thursday's gas pipeline explosion. On Saturday night, the San Bruno...... -
Three family members killed in San Bruno explosion identified, officially bringing death toll to seven
L.A. NOWThe San Mateo County coroner's office Wednesday confirmed the identities of three family members who were missing and presumed dead in the Sept. 9 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion, officially bringing the death toll to seven. The three were identified....... -
Highway 1 with kids: 10 fabulous pit stops between Los Angeles and San Francisco
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI often lament having left Los Angeles, my hometown, to live in San Francisco, especially now that I have a son. After Kai was born, we found ourselves making the trek up and down Interstate 5 at least once a month. On our third not-so-pleasant jaunt past...Tags: San Mateo, Entertainment, Restaurants, Family, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Human Hearts with Couples' Pictures Found at Cemetery
KTLA NewsCOLMA, Calif. -- A maintenance worker at a San Mateo County cemetery made a gruesome discovery when he found two human hearts inside jars pinned with the photographs of two couples. The jars were found sticking out of the ground at Holy Cross Catholic...Tags: San Mateo, Cults and Sects, Religious Events, KTLA, Rituals
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Alex Fagan Sr. dies at 60; S.F. police chief's tenure undermined by 'Fajitagate' scandal
Alex Fagan Sr., who went from highly decorated street cop to San Francisco police chief during a 30-year career that ended in a scandal involving his rookie officer son and a bag of fajitas, died Monday after collapsing on a London street. He was 60.
A...Tags: Trials, Police Arrests, San Mateo, Willie Brown, England
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One Mexico border city is quiet, maybe too quiet
In Tijuana, schoolchildren get lessons on how to duck during gangland shootouts. Ciudad Juarez cops patrol with military escorts, and the morgue there is spilling over with gunshot victims.
But here in Mexicali, people fear the desert sun more than...Tags: Police Arrests, Calexico (Imperial, California), San Diego (San Diego, California), Bank Robbery, Assault
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At least 6 dead after huge Bay Area blast, fires
FOX 5 San Diego Staff, Los Angeles Times and Associated PressA massive explosion believed to have been caused by a gas line break sparked an inferno that consumed a San Bruno neighborhood Thursday night, killing at least six people, leveling 53 homes, forcing residents to run for their lives and leaving about 23...Tags: San Mateo, Entertainment, San Diego (San Diego, California), Fires, Dog (animal)
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PG&E to inspect gas lines across state after San Bruno disaster
KTLA NewsCalifornia regulators are ordering Pacific Gas and Electric to survey all its natural gas lines in the state in the wake of the devastating suburban San Francisco blast that killed at least four people. The order issued by the state's Public Utilities...Tags: San Mateo, Entertainment, Apple iPad, Natural Gas, Injuries and Wounds
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