Jim Harbaugh staying at Stanford through 2014

Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh's long-awaited three-year contract extension is finally official. The school announced a deal on Sunday that keeps Harbaugh under contract through 2014. The two sides were close to announcing the extension last year but put it on hold because of the troubled economy.

Mo'Nique, Waltz win LA critics' supporting honors

Mo'Nique has won the supporting-actress award for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz has earned the supporting-actor prize for "Inglourious Basterds" from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Mo'Nique won for her role as a hateful welfare mother in "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire." Waltz won for playing a gleefully savage Nazi in "Inglourious Basterds."

WR Heyward-Bey out for Raiders vs. Redskins

Rookie receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey is inactive for a second straight week for the Oakland Raiders because of a foot injury. The Raiders also placed left guard Robert Gallery on injured reserve before Sunday's game against Washington and signed Roy Schuening from the practice squad. Other players inactive are receivers Javon Walker and Nick Miller, linebacker David Nixon, defensive lineman William Joseph and offensive lineman Khalif Barnes.

Motorist killed after crash with VTA trolley

Light rail service through Milpitas is operating again after a fatal collision involving a car and a Valley Transportation Authority trolley. VTA spokeswoman Jennie Loft says a motorist was killed when he turned left in front of a light rail train just before 7 p.m. Saturday.

Calif. rains ending, no major mudslides reported

Heavy rain tapered off, skies cleared and residents of the Los Angeles area foothills started returning home Sunday, a day after they fled because of fears that heavy rains would cause mudslides. Public works and fire department officials drove through the wildfire-scarred neighborhoods early Sunday and determined that it was safe for the residents of the 44 evacuated homes in the La Crescenta, La Canada-Flintridge and Big Tujunga Canyon areas to return, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Lillian Peck.

Winning numbers in the 'SuperLotto Plus' game

No ticket matched all six numbers drawn for the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game Saturday night, which had a jackpot of $39 million. The numbers drawn were: 3, 5, 6, 30, 32; Meganumber 17.

More rain on way for Northern California

Forecasters say more rain is on the way after a wet weekend across Northern California. After heavy rains soaked the region Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service says another storm system will bring more heavy rain to the area late Tuesday and early Wednesday.

8 arrested in vandalism of UC chancellors home

Eight people were in custody Saturday after a crowd of angry protesters broke windows and threw burning torches at UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneaus campus residence in protest of fee hikes and budget cuts, authorities said. As many as 75 people -...

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Governor parks his jet for climate summit trip

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S.F. Police Chief George Gascón loves his job

San Franciscos police chief, George Gascón, says he loves his work and the newly adopted home city he serves. His newlywed wife will soon be quitting her job at Los Angeles Spanish-language news station Univision and will come up and join the ranks of the...

Scooter, lift get her sharing again

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Volunteers provide holiday lunch for seniors

With a new house, a busy job and the obligations of the holiday season, Angela Di Martino had an abundance of options regarding the next-to-last Saturday before Christmas. She spent it driving two elderly San Franciscans to an ample lunch with all the...

State picks CB Richard Ellis to sell 17 buildings
The California Department of General Services hired CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. to sell 17 state office buildings. The buildings includes properties in Los Angeles, Oakland Sacramento, San Francisco and Santa Rosa that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to sell to raise more than $660 million.

Genentech, Biogen: RA drug study positive
A late-stage rheumatoid arthritis drug under development by Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc. showed that it improved the signs and symptoms of the disease. (BIIB)

Virgin America posts operating profit, narrows loss
After two years of operations, Virgin America Inc. reported its first operating profit and a narrower third-quarter loss, boosted by a 38 percent jump in sales.

Onyx sees new market for Nexavar
Onyx Pharmaceuticals and Bayer AG reported favorable results for their Nexavar drug, saying tests had shown it delayed tumor growth in women with advanced breast cancer. (ONXX)

San Mateo Medical Center nabs $1.7M in stimulus funding for Coastside clinic
San Mateo Medical Center said Thursday it’s been awarded $1.7 million in federal stimulus funding to expand primary care services to low-income patients in the rural Coastside area.

Healthy uptick in retail sales
U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in November, giving retailers a boost as many struggle through a difficult holiday shopping season.

UC Chancellor's Home Attacked, 8 Arrested
University of California President Mark Yudof offered his support Saturday to UC Berkeley's chancellor after protesters who are angry about budget cuts and fee hikes vandalized his home on campus Friday night.

SFPD Security Costs For Officials Total $2 Million
The San Francisco Police Department spent about $2 million last year in security costs.

Bay Bridge Eyebar Repairs Going As Planned
Scheduled repairs to the Bay Bridge that got underway Friday are going according to plan, a Caltrans spokesman said Sunday morning.

SF Intersections Closed After Water Main Break
Four intersections that were closed Saturday night in San Francisco due to a water main break remain closed this morning, and there was no estimated time when they would reopen, according to a public utilities spokesman.

Santa Cruz Man Found Guilty Of Animal Abuse
A 46-year-old man has been convicted of animal cruelty charges in Santa Cruz County for keeping dozens of puppies and dogs in "deplorable" conditions, according to the Santa Cruz County Animal Services Authority.

UC Berkeley Researchers Tapped For For Green Study
UC Berkeley researchers have been tapped by the state Public Utilities Commission to study how to green our work force.