Slaying suspects found in Mexico
Two suspects who had more than a weekâ??s head start in their escape to Mexico as a slaying victimâ??s corpse decomposed inside a van in police custody have been tracked down by a curious journalist and captured.

Fine print may bring 15 years of higher tax
Improvement projects for one of the largest school districts in San Mateo County are in jeopardy after district officials found flaws in the fine print of a $294 million bond measure in the latest chapter of the bondâ??s troubled history.

Beats make city feel safer
While a majority of San Franciscans feel safer since a police foot-patrol program was implemented last year, the Police Department doesnâ??t possess the management skills to run the program, according to a report released Tuesday.

Tension thick before Olympic torch relay
Due to security concerns, the route of the Olympic torch relay today is likely to change and crowds will not be allowed to get too close as torchbearers will have a thick police presence around them, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, adding that the route near the Ferry Building would be a good bet to still catch a glimpse of the gamesâ?? symbol.

Boardâ??s attempt to save clinic likely moot
The Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 Tuesday to override a veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom in order to allocate $246,000 for a city-operated wokersâ?? compensation clinic that the Department of Public Health had approved for closure.

Speier captures seat in Congress
Former state legislator Jackie Speier will likely add her name to a powerful list of local women in Congress after dominating Tuesdayâ??s special election to succeed the late Tom Lantos as the 12th Congressional District representative.

New colleagues say Speier will have no trouble adjusting
Jackie Speier may be stepping into mostly foreign territory when she arrives in Washington, D.C., but analysts and her future co-workers say the local politician will take to Congress â??like a duck to water.â??

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American Scraps 1,000 Flights

Carrier cancels hundreds more takeoffs around the U.S. as it reinspects the wiring on its MD-80 jets.

Ad Man Found Murder Suspects

A SoCal exec embarked on a Baja manhunt to locate the S.F. couple suspected of bludgeoning their housemate.

Cosco Busan Pilot Had DUI

Investigators say Capt. John Cota is alcoholic and that he took prescription drugs that could have affected his cognitive abilities.

'Scrubs' Scrams, 'Runway' Walks

Two big shows leave the NBC family. What could be next? It would be nice if "E.R" would finally close down. Tim Goodman.

As The Rich Get Richer....

The poor and not-so-poor are struggling. A study shows a huge swath of low and middle income families barely getting by.

Stanford Coach Headed To LSU

Men's basketball coach Trent Johnson is leaving to take the same job at Louisiana State.

PlanetOut agrees to sell magazine business for $6.5 million
Gay and lesbian media portal PlanetOut Inc. agreed to sell its magazine and book publishing business to Here Networks. (LGBT) (EXPE)

Route of Olympic torch through S.F. cut in half
Police halved the route of the Olympic torch relay along the San Francisco waterfront as thousands of protesters and supports of the Beijing Games lined the originally planned route.

LookSmart 'very pleased' with Q1 sales estimate
Online advertising company LookSmart Ltd. expects to report sales growth of 32 percent to 34 percent for the first quarter, compared with the same period a year ago. (LOOK)

Qik raises $3 million in second round
Mobile phone video company Qik Inc. raised $3 million in its second round of venture funding. (CRM)

Tesla Motors takes orders in Europe
Electric car company Tesla Motors started taking orders for its sports car in Europe.

Sustainable Spaces hires new CEO
Contractor Sustainable Spaces Inc. hired Pratap Mukherjee as chief executive officer.

SF Torch Relay Underway On Van Ness Avenue
Officials moved the beginning of the Olympic torch route about a mile inland to Van Ness Avenue and began the relay in San Francisco away from protesters and media.

Santa Clara Karaoke Shooting Victim Dies
The shooting of a San Jose man outside a Santa Clara karaoke bar is now being treated as a homicide after the man died Tuesday night, a Santa Clara Police Department spokesman said Wednesday.

Fed Audit Clears Coast Guard Of Bay Spill Blame
A new report by the Homeland Security Department's inspector general says Coast Guard watch-standers could not have prevented a freighter from crashing into the Bay Bridge last November.

2.9 Quake Rattles Santa Rosa
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.9 struck at about 5:19 a.m. Wednesday near Santa Rosa.

Stray Oak. Bullet Leaves Sleeping Woman Brain Dead
The mother of an Oakland woman who was hit by a stray bullet as she slept in her bed says her daughter has been declared brain dead.

Cosco Busan Pilot Took Pills, Battled Alcoholism
The pilot of the container ship that spilled 53,000 gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay was convicted of DUI and took prescription drugs that could have affected his cognitive abilities, federal investigators said Wednesday.