Sun Bowl is a reunion for Stanford's Beeler

Just a few days before Stanford received an invitation to play Oklahoma in the Sun Bowl, Cardinal center Chase Beeler almost left his room in a Sooners T-shirt. Called out by a teammate, Beeler quickly put on a sweatshirt to hide the infraction. Beeler should be forgiven for his fashion faux pas, considering he grew up immersed in Oklahoma football and spent one season with the Sooners before transferring to Stanford.

Crews race to shore up crumbling Calif. cliff

Construction crews worked Friday to shore up a Northern California bluff where a seaside apartment building was at risk of sliding into the ocean. The 12-unit building in Pacifica has been evacuated and now stands about 10 feet from the edge of the cliff.

Verizon Wireless to FCC: smart phones more costly

Verizon Wireless says it started charging customers more to break service contracts for smart phones because those devices cost much more. Verizon says the difference between what it pays manufacturers for phones and what it charges contract customers is more than twice as large for "smart" phones as it is for standard cell phones.

Padres to wear retro unis for home Thursday games

The Padres are breaking out their retro mustard-and-mud look for home Thursday afternoon games next season. Team president Tom Garfinkel says the Padres will wear replica uniforms from 1978 for their six scheduled Thursday day games at Petco Park. Garfinkel expects the team to wear white jerseys with brown sleeves and yellow trim, and white pants.

CHP: No alcohol in teen who killed 4 in Calif.

Authorities say a 19-year-old driver who plowed into a minivan, killing a family of four, did not have alcohol in his system at the time of the crash. California Highway Patrol officials also said Thursday they had found no evidence that Steven Culbertson had been at a bar prior to the Nov. 29 crash, despite initial reports he had been seen at one.

No alcohol in teen who killed 4 in Sonoma Co crash

Authorities say the 19-year-old driver who plowed into a minivan, killing a Sonoma family of four, did not have alcohol in his system at the time of last month's crash. California Highway Patrol officials also said Thursday that they've found no evidence that Steven Culbertson had been at a bar prior to the crash, despite initial reports that the teenager was seen at one.

$10m bail for LAPD vet charged with 1986 killing

A judge has set bail at $10 million for a Los Angeles police detective accused of killing her ex-boyfriend's wife in 1986. The judge who set bail Friday says Stephanie Lazarus faces a possible life sentence and would almost certainly flee if given the chance.

Maps show where tsunami floods would hit state

When major earthquakes strike along the Aleutian island chain in Alaska, they could trigger tsunamis sweeping down along the California coast and threatening many low-lying regions with disaster, including parts of San Francisco. The danger has long been...

Woodside mayor OK after small-plane crash

The mayor of Woodside was unharmed when the small plane in which he was a passenger crashed over the weekend in Truckee, officials said. Mayor Dave Burow, 57, and pilot Charles Simmons, 61, of Los Altos Hills escaped injury when their single-engine turbo...

California population growth slows

Californias population growth slowed over the past year as tens of thousands of residents moved away - many of them heading to other Western states, according to the state Department of Finance. The Golden States population grew by 353,000 to 38.4 million...

Calif. woman pleads guilty to defrauding investors

An Emeryville, Calif., woman remains in federal custody after prosecutors say she admitted to defrauding hundreds of investors out of more than $8 million. Patricia Morgen appeared in court Wednesday where prosecutors say she pleaded guilty to two counts of...

S.F. threatens suit if As move to San Jose

City Attorney Dennis Herrera gave Major League Baseball a little chin music on Thursday, firing off a letter suggesting San Francisco would sue the league if it approves moving the Oakland Athletics to San Jose. The city has a financial interest in the...

S.F. repeat cop-biter avoids felony conviction

A man with a two-decade history of biting and attacking San Francisco police officers was convicted of misdemeanor charges Thursday stemming from the latest incident but cleared of a felony. Miquel McNorton, 49, of San Francisco was found guilty of...

Buchalter Nemer boosts real estate group
Law firm Buchalter Nemer P.C. is aggressively expanding its real estate practice.

Quantivo picks up $2.3 million
Quantivo Corp. has collected half of an expected $4.6 million fundraising round, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bay Area job losses continue, state does better
The Bay Area continued to bleed jobs in November even as California’s unemployment rate edged lower to 12.3 percent from 12.5 percent a month earlier.

Facebook investor: Don't rush IPO
Facebook doesn’t need to hurry plans for an initial public offering, one of its major shareholders told Bloomberg.

Reports: Google in talks to buy Yelp for $500M
Google Inc. is in talks to buy online local business review site Yelp for at least $500 million, according to media reports. (GOOG)

Tioga Energy raises $20M venture round
Tioga Energy raised $20 million in a series B round of financing to support short-term financing of solar projects.

California Unemployment Rate Dips
California's unemployment rate fell slightly in November down to 12.3 percent from 12.5 percent a month earlier, the state Department of Economic Development reported Friday.

El Cerrito School Rape Victim Had Reported Suspect
El Cerrito police say a 12-year-old girl who allegedly was raped at her middle school had told school officials she was being sexually harassed by the 14-year-old boy who stands charged in the attack.

No Alcohol In Teen Who Crashed Into Sonoma Family
The driver involved in a crash last month that killed four members of a Sonoma family on state Highway 37 was not drunk, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday afternoon. Toxicology tests showed Steven Culbertson, 19, of Petaluma, did not have any alcohol in his system at the time of the 9:20 p.m. collision at the Intersection of Highway 37 and Lakeville Road on Nov. 28, CHP Officer Jonathan Sloat said.

Bay Area Home Loan Modifier Loses License
He promised to save Californians' homes from foreclosure. But some customers said all his company did was take their money and do nothing in return. CBS 5 Investigates has been tracking that firm and the man running it throughout 2009, as the complaints kept rolling in. But as the year wraps up, the man behind it all may finally have reached the end of his real estate road.

Wave Break Could Save Pacifica Building
Crews were set to begin construction of an emergency wave break beneath a Pacifica apartment building Friday after after cliff erosion threatened to pull the structure into the ocean, and forced residents to evacuate.

Belmont Man Killed In Highway 101 Crash
A 55-year-old Belmont man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in East Palo Alto this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.