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  • Super Bowl 50 bid committee returns to Bay Area
  • Members of the committee responsible for bringing Super Bowl 50 to the Bay Area returned home Wednesday afternoon.
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super bowl, san francisco 49ers, santa clara, nfl, nfl, lyanne melendez
  • PBWC conference
  • The excitement is building for the sold out PBWC conference taking place in San Francisco for business women.
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jackie speier, moscone center, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • A device used to stimulate a part of the brain is being credited for helping kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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medical research, study, FDA, health, lyanne melendez
  • Bacon Bacon SF logo
  • Some residents are trying to kick restaurant "Bacon Bacon" out of SF's Haight-Ashbury because of the strong bacon smell.
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haight ashbury, food, restaurants, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Marina Middle School
  • Six former San Francisco Unified School District employees are charged with embezzling $15 million over 10 years.
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crime, george gascon, education, lyanne melendez
  • SF students to hear Obamas speech at Morehouse
  • A group of students from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School are traveling to hear Obama speak at Morehouse.
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barack obama, travel, children, education, lyanne melendez
  • 18-year-old Ritankar Das has been named UC Berkeleys top graduating senior
  • UC Berkeley has named an 18-year-old as the top graduating senior. He's the youngest to receive the award in nearly a century.
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berkeley, UC, uc berkeley, fremont, immigration, competition, education, lyanne melendez
  • Child found in car seat in closet at daycare
  • A South Bay home daycare is closed after social services inspectors made a disturbing discovery involving a child in a closet.
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milpitas, child abuse, christmas, crime, children, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Ilene Misheloff missing poster
  • The rescue of the three kidnapped women in Cleveland has had a profound impact on families in the Bay Area with missing children.
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hayward, dublin, crime, children, missing person, michaela garecht, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • San Ramon woman to be first ordained in NorCal
  • A Bay Area Catholic woman who's prepared to be ex-communicated will become the first woman ordained in Northern California.
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san ramon, religion, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Students from China playing with an Xbox at Microsoft in Silicon Valley.
  • A small group of San Jose fifth graders at Washington Elementary School have made a connection with students in China.
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san jose, china, microsoft, xbox, skype, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Goalball
  • UC Berkeley students are testing out Goalball; a team sport similar to soccer, yet designed for the visually impaired.
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berkeley, uc berkeley, competition, veterans, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Residents upset over art at BARTs 24th Street Plaza
  • The BART station at 24th and Mission in San Francisco is getting a major facelift and construction on the plaza has begun.
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art, mission district, BART, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • VA opens service dog training area in Menlo Park
  • War veterans across the Bay Area now have a new "Welcome Center" in Menlo Park that includes a service dog training area.
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menlo park, animal, war, veterans, health care, peninsula news, lyanne melendez
  • Oakland charter school may shut down due to mismanagement
  • American Indian Public Charter High in Oakland may be forced to shut down due to alleged financial mismanagement.
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oakland, school closures, education, lyanne melendez
  • Bay Area runs in solidarity with Boston
  • San Francisco runners took part in a worldwide campaign in support of Boston.
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boston bombings, crissy field, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • The colorful Carnaval festival held in San Franciscos Mission District every spring
  • With only six weeks to go before this year's Carnaval festival, organizers are short on both money and volunteers.
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mission district, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Supporters of immigration reform held a rally in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon as part of a national day of action.
  • Supporters of immigration reform held a rally in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon as part of a national day of action.
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immigration, protest, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Graffiti on a freeway overpass in San Jose.
  • Despite San Jose taking steps to curb its graffiti problem, taggers have taken over long stretches Highway 101.
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san jose, chuck reed, vandalism, crime, apps, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • The parents of several autistic children in Antioch are suing, claiming their childrens teacher abused them.
  • The parents of several autistic children in Antioch are suing, claiming their children's teacher abused them.
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children, lawsuit, autism, teachers, antioch, education, lyanne melendez
  • Students at Apollo High School.
  • The lives of a group of students have been transformed as they learn how to design and build robots.
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san jose, robots, google, hewlett packard, microsoft, comcast, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Oakland As fans tailgate in the rain
  • The soggy weather caused some extra work for grounds crews in Oakland, but it didn't dampen the spirits of A's and Giants fans.
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at&t park, oakland coliseum, san francisco giants, oakland athletics, driving, rain, storm, oakland, accuweather, lyanne melendez
  • Bullet hole
  • On Friday, a Richmond grandmother described to ABC7 News the terrifying moment when a stray bullet hit her 1-year-old grandson.
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richmond, shooting, guns, children, violence, crime, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Nancy Pelosi called attention to the severe shortage of childcare options in the Bay Area.
  • Nancy Pelosi called attention to the severe shortage of child care options in the Bay Area.
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children, nancy pelosi, barack obama, parenting, soma, politics, lyanne melendez
  • The DeYoung Museum ni San Francisco
  • The De Young and Legion of Honor museums have a new director, but that's being overshadowed by ongoing problems under the board president.
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de young museum, legion of honor, museums, art, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Image of chairs in a classroom
  • The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Michigan law that bans affirmative action. The outcome is likely to impact California.
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supreme court, uc berkeley, laws, politics, lyanne melendez
  • Patient with leukemia
  • Researchers discovered a treatment that genetically modifies a patient's immune cells to fight a specific type of leukemia.
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cancer, health, lyanne melendez
  • City College of San Francisco campus
  • Administrators took action on Friday to try to keep California's largest college from losing its accreditation.
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san francisco city college, education, lyanne melendez
  • UC students
  • There won't be another UC tuition hike this fall, but a surcharge that won't be going away has many students seeing red.
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UC, education, lyanne melendez
  • Lowell HS track team wears green ribbons for Hanren Chang, teen killed by suspected DUI driver.
  • A San Francisco teen killed by a suspected drunk driver was remembered Thursday by her teammates at their first track meet.
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DUI, crash, pedestrian struck, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Virginia man Jinghong Kang was gunned down in Oakland in 2010
  • The widow of a Virginia man, killed while visiting the Bay Area for a job interview with Google, flew in to testify at Wednesday's trial.
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oakland, crime, shooting, guns, google, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Murder suspect Tare Beltron
  • The man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Claire Tempongko, 13 years ago appeared before the Calif. Supreme Court Tuesday.
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crime, richmond district, california supreme court, murder, trials, domestic violence, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • San Francisco teen Hanren Chang killed by alleged DUI driver
  • A young life was taken far too soon when a Bay Area teenager was killed by a suspected drunk driver on Sloat Boulevard Saturday.
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DUI, crash, pedestrian struck, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • 6-year-old Dillon Low
  • For the first time, a 6-year-old San Ramon boy with a rare genetic disorder met the anonymous donors who helped save his life.
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american red cross, children, oakland, san ramon, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Nine California school districts have been coming up with more robust ways to hold schools accountable.
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school testing, oakland, los angeles, jerry brown, education, lyanne melendez
  • Study shows KIPP schools closing achievement gap
  • After 19 years, KIPP commissioned a study done only at their middle schools to see if their charter schools have been on the right track.
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oakland, study, education, lyanne melendez
  • Protest at City College of San Francisco
  • A group of City College of San Francisco students sat down with the Chancellor on Monday to talk about the future of the institution.
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san francisco city college, protest, budget cuts, school cuts, taxes, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • gun buy-back event
  • Menlo Park, Palo Alto and East Palo Alto are joining forces to hold a gun buy-back event. Others question if these events work.
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menlo park, palo alto, east palo alto, guns, peninsula news, lyanne melendez
  • Terrence Park writes on a chalkboard in a video aimed at building support for the Dream Act
  • A U.C. Berkeley math whiz is putting his future on the line by starring in a video aimed at building support for the Dream Act.
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immigration, uc berkeley, congress, youtube, education, lyanne melendez
  • Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye
  • Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye visited Balboa High School to help students imagine their future, but they may have done the same for her.
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supreme court, laws, education, lyanne melendez
  • Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing at the end of a meeting of Vatican cardinals
  • Pope Benedict was the first pontiff to meet with victims of clerical sexual abuse. But for some of them, his actions came too late.
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pope, local news, lyanne melendez
  • SFUSD celebrates 70 years of early education
  • San Francisco has always been recognized as a progressive city and on Friday, SFUSD celebrated 70 years of early education.
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children, education, lyanne melendez
  • Greg Landau at City College of San Francisco
  • A teacher at City College of SF has been nominated for a Grammy and it's not his first. Greg Landau has been nominated six times.
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celebrity, music, award shows, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • San Francisco cable car
  • A 1.5 inch bolt is being blamed for a cable car accident in San Francisco that sent seven people to the hospital Wednesday.
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muni, tourism, MTA, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Code for America logo on a sweatshirt
  • The city of Oakland is partnering with an organization that will integrate technology and improve the city's efficiency.
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oakland, silicon valley, jean quan, internet, computers, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Debris burns on a San Francisco street
  • San Francisco officials say they will make an example of fans that get out of hand after the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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san francisco 49ers, super bowl, george gascon, ed lee, vandalism, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • ABC7 goes inside shooting response training program for school officials
  • The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School has sparked an intense debate on school safety in this country.
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school lockdown, school shooting, guns, shooting, san jose, education, lyanne melendez
  • 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver
  • 49ers fans in SF's Castro District say they're disappointed but not surprised by cornerback Chris Culliver's derogatory remarks.
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san francisco 49ers, super bowl, castro, lgbt, nfl, lyanne melendez
  • Dr. Catherine Kitty Houghton
  • A Bay Area woman on a business trip to New Hampshire was stabbed to death in a hotel lobby Monday night.
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petaluma, novato, north bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Disabled student playing football
  • Schools across the U.S. must now include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options.
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school athletics, disability, berkeley, education, lyanne melendez