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  • Emirates Team New Zealand Americas Cup catamaran
  • With changes on the way to the America's Cup, ABC7 News got a closer look at one of the 72-foot catamarans in the race.
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america's cup, san francisco bay, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • two people watching the fire at the Chevron Richmond Refinery on Aug. 6, 2012
  • The city of Richmond voted Tuesday night to postpone a decision to sue Chevron for the August 2012 refinery fire.
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richmond, chevron, lawsuit, east bay news, mark matthews
  • Bay Area residents in DC protest against banks
  • Protesters from San Francisco risked arrest in Washington D.C. Monday -- they want bankers jailed over what happened with the foreclosure crisis.
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wells fargo, eric holder, housing market, foreclosures, loans, real estate, politics, mark matthews
  • The owner of the Italian Americas 
Cup team called for better safety measures in the wake 
of the death of a sailor on another team.
  • The owner of the Italian America's Cup team called for better safety measures in the wake of the death of a sailor on another team.
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america's cup, san francisco bay, alameda, boats, rescue, search and rescue, treasure island, competition, oracle, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Abuse of tax loophole led to IRS scandal
  • We take a look at how political groups may have taken advantage of a tax loophole meant for "social welfare" organizations.
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IRS, taxes, tea party, republicans, democrats, politics, mark matthews
  • NorCal Tea Party leader Ginni Rapini
  • We caught up with a NorCal Tea Party leader who says the IRS held up her application for 3 years.
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tea party, IRS, barack obama, taxes, sacramento, politics, mark matthews
  • Artemis Racing sailor Andrew Simpson
  • Last week's fatal accident aboard an America's Cup catamaran is fueling speculation about the impact it will have on the event.
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america's cup, san francisco bay, alameda, boats, rescue, search and rescue, treasure island, competition, oracle, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • White Tesla car in a showroom
  • Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors passed an important mark by reporting a profit and as a result stock prices rose sharply.
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palo alto, tesla, fremont, san jose, electric vehicles, menlo park, business, mark matthews
  • Nordstrom Cafe sign at Stonestown Galleria
  • SF health officials are warning anyone who's eaten at the Nordstrom Café that you may have been exposed to typhoid fever.
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shopping, food, restaurants, centers for disease control, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • swimming pool
  • Temperatures in the low 90s made for an unusually warm day in Livermore for this time of year.
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livermore, heat wave, accuweather, mark matthews
  • Groups protest Zuckerbergs support for Keystone pipeline
  • On Wednesday a group protested against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg due to his support of the Keystone Pipeline Project.
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menlo park, facebook, mark zuckerberg, oil, politics, mark matthews
  • conference on gun violence prevention
  • Monday Rep. Speier held a conference on gun violence prevention for educators, law enforcement and others to work on solutions.
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guns, redwood city, school shooting, jackie speier, politics, mark matthews
  • Construction at the new 49ers stadium
  • Officials with the new 49ers stadium are denying claims of racism, saying contractors of all races were given an equal opportunity.
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san francisco 49ers, santa clara, construction, civil rights, real estate, housing market, nfl, mark matthews
  • Robert Bud Shearer is facing more than 100 felonies for allegedly bilking the university out of millions of dollars.
  • A former director of San Francisco State is facing more than 100 felonies for allegedly bilking the university out of millions of dollars.
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SFSU, crime, education, mark matthews
  • Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
  • A high powered group of former lawmakers was challenged on immigration by a young San Francisco woman on Tuesday.
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immigration, politics, mark matthews
  • UC Berkeley Professor Garrison Sposito
  • A soil scientist at UC Berkeley says the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in Texas is another example of a lack of proper oversight.
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berkeley, uc berkeley, explosion, fire, texas explosion, PG&E, san bruno fire, san bruno, cal OSHA, oil spill, richmond, national/world, mark matthews
  • Bay to Breakers
  • Bay to Breakers race organizers, along with the SFPD, will take a hard look at making San Francisco's largest footrace safe and secure.
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bay to breakers, terrorism, boston bombings, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Crossroads of the West is holding the second of five shows scheduled for this year in Daly City.
  • Crossroads of the West is holding the second of five shows scheduled for this year in Daly City.
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guns, cow palace, daly city, politics, mark matthews
  • Ronald Regans budget director David Stockman
  • Ronald Regan's budget director David Stockman sat down with ABC7 News to explain his theory of the next possible economic crisis.
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economy, recession, wall street, politics, mark matthews
  • Surveillance video shows San Leandro armed robbery suspects
  • San Leandro police released surveillance video in the hopes someone will recognize the men behind an armed robbery spree.
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san leandro, crime, violence, guns, reward, caught on tape, east bay news, mark matthews
  • Kim Jong Un
  • Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says decisions from North Korea's young leader Kim Jong Un have been erratic.
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north korea, military, leon panetta, war, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, politics, mark matthews
  • Gun legislation rally in front of Senator Dian Fiensteins office in San Francisco.
  • Anti-gun violence events took place across the country on Thursday as part of National Day to Demand Action.
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barack obama, dianne feinstein, guns, crime, senate, joe biden, nancy pelosi, white house, bills, congress, violence, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Espresso Subito coffee truck
  • Another food fight is brewing between a coffee truck and established restaurants that sell mostly coffee in the mornings.
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coffee, food, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Americas Cup
  • Supervisor John Avalos is concerned about the cost of the America's Cup event and doesn't want the city to get stuck with the tab.
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america's cup, san francisco city hall, economy, sports, mark matthews
  • Red Bull racing yacht
  • America's Cup organizers are falling short on their pledge to raise private funding for the event and that's causing some concern.
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america's cup, san francisco bay, sports, mark matthews
  • The Charles M. SchulzSonoma County Airport is preparing to argue its case against closing its tower.
  • The Charles M. SchulzSonoma County Airport is preparing to argue its case against closing its tower.
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sonoma county, sequester, airline industry, politics, mark matthews
  • Pelosi points out effect of sequester cuts at UCSF
  • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came to UCSF to emphasize the effects of the recent sequester cuts.
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nancy pelosi, budget cuts, UCSF, politics, mark matthews
  • Leslie Alan Gardiner is accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar yacht from the Sausalito Yacht Harbor
  • Two of three suspects arrested on a stolen yacht have been released from jail just days after the vessel ran aground in Pacifica.
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pacifica, coast guard, sausalito, crime, boats, peninsula news, mark matthews
  • Boat that ran aground in Pacifica Monday morning.
  • Three suspects were arrested Monday after a stolen $2.7 million 82-foot luxury yacht ran aground at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica.
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pacifica, coast guard, sausalito, crime, boats, peninsula news, mark matthews
  • U.S. Postal Service
  • We've heard about the reasons behind the USPS cutting Saturday services, but not much about a 2006 law that might have been a factor.
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laws, pensions, USPS, politics, mark matthews
  • San Leandro police car
  • San Leandro police are looking for help in solving a string of home burglaries and car break-ins in two of the city's neighborhoods.
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crime, san leandro, caught on tape, east bay news, mark matthews
  • Coast Guard
  • The sequester spending cuts could take effect this Friday, so ABC7 News looks into the potential impacts on the Coast Guard.
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coast guard, budget cuts, monterey county, san francisco bay, rescue, politics, mark matthews
  • Coast Guard plane tail
  • The Coast Guard and National Guard are continuing to search for a family that went missing off the coast of Monterey.
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boats, search and rescue, coast guard, santa cruz, monterey, monterey bay, monterey county, children, south bay news, mark matthews
  • $85 billion in spending cuts
  • A new poll out says 40 percent of Americans are OK with spending cuts, in spite of the administration's full-court press.
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budget cuts, barack obama, congress, democrats, republicans, politics, mark matthews
  • The new Life Science Breakthrough Prize, created by high tech billionaires, was awarded to 11 people this year.
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mark zuckerberg, facebook, google, UCSF, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Researcher working at the University of California, San Francisco
  • Mandatory budget cuts are likely to go into effect as Congress battles over sequester.
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budget cuts, white house, barack obama, nancy pelosi, congress, politics, mark matthews
  • Bomb plot supplies
  • A man accused of a plot to blow up a bank in Oakland may have to go a mental health evaluation before his case moves forward.
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FBI, taliban, san jose, oakland, terrorism, crime, bank of america, mental health, local news, mark matthews
  • Sutro Sam
  • So many people have been visiting the Sutro Baths to see "Sutro Sam," park officials have had to put up barricades to protect him.
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animal, ocean beach, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Bomb plot supplies
  • Federal agents arrested a San Jose man for trying to detonate what he thought was a car bomb at an Oakland bank.
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FBI, taliban, san jose, oakland, terrorism, crime, bank of america, local news, mark matthews
  • Scene of triple homicide in Forestville
  • Investigators confirm that a triple murder in a rural Sonoma County neighborhood is connected to a drug deal that went sour.
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murder, crime, shooting, sonoma county, north bay news, mark matthews
  • Gas station underground storage sensor
  • California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a suit against oil giant, BP, accusing the company of environmental violations.
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kamala harris, lawsuit, alameda county, oil, east bay news, mark matthews
  • Energy Secretary Steven Chu
  • Steven Chu drew a lot of political fire during his tenure as Energy Secretary, but he also drew a lot of talent to the department.
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barack obama, solyndra, solar energy, uc berkeley, lawrence livermore lab, politics, mark matthews
  • Nancy Pelosi
  • While a Senate committee heard from Gabby Giffords, members of Congress met with city officials in the Bay Area about gun measures.
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NRA, guns, politics, mark matthews
  • San Francisco officials are announcing a crackdown on restaurants they say have been pocketing fees meant to go toward workers health care.
  • San Francisco officials are announcing a crackdown on restaurants they say have been pocketing fees meant to go toward workers' health care.
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restaurants, san francisco news, mark matthews
  • Professor Clayborne Carson, Ph.D.
  • The leading expert on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. answers our question about what advice the civil rights leader would give Obama.
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barack obama, politics, mark matthews
  • Inauguration preps in Washington DC
  • Some Bay Area residents are playing a big part in President Obama's upcoming inauguration in Washington D.C.
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milpitas, barack obama, barbara lee, facebook, twitter, health care, health insurance, politics, mark matthews
  • The Marin County gun buyback program proved so successful, it ran out of money after the first couple of hours.
  • Officials are rummaging through their budgets to keep an ambitious four-county buy-back program going.
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marin county, guns, violence, north bay news, mark matthews
  • President faces big challenge with debt ceiling
  • President Obama says he won't negotiate with House Republicans over raising the debt ceiling, but faces a big challenge closing the deal.
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congress, john boehner, joe biden, democrats, republicans, seniors, veterans, politics, mark matthews
  • Film on Bin laden raid draws protests over torture
  • The controversial film about the Osama Bin Laden raid got some unwanted attention from lawmakers and people on opening night.
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movies, osama bin laden, terrorism, dianne feinstein, john mccain, protest, emeryville, politics, mark matthews
  • OPD has tools to combat guns, but needs more cops
  • The Oakland Police Dept. has the tools to combat gun violence, but needs more officers to respond to the incidents.
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oakland, guns, shooting, new year's eve, east bay news, mark matthews