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A 21-year-old man was shot to death near Hilltop Mall this afternoon in an unusual daylight drive-by shooting, police said. At about 12:50 p.m., the victim was standing in the 2900 block of Groom Drive when a black sedan approached and someone inside fired... Read the full article… »

Contra Costa and Alameda county residents would be forced to immediately slash their use of water by nearly 20 percent - and some large-scale users by 30 percent - under the first water rationing proposal by the East Bay district in nearly two decades. The... Read the full article… »

Rather than tossing loose change into a panhandler's empty cup, San Francisco officials want you instead to slide your spare quarters and nickels into a homeless meter. The city's latest attempt to deal with one of its most vexing problems will be unveiled in... Read the full article… »

Windmills spinning over the Great Plains and along the coasts could supply 20 percent of U.S. electricity by the year 2030 and put a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions, federal officials said Monday. Although wind farms now generate just 1 percent... Read the full article… »

State agriculture officials plan to appeal a superior court judge's ruling that halts aerial spraying to eradicate the light brown apple moth in Monterey County until an environmental impact report can be completed. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Robert... Read the full article… »

As he waits for prosecutors to make a decision on possible criminal charges, the 18-year-old high school student arrested in the death of a young San Francisco Giants fan outside AT&T Park is "devastated" by what happened, his attorney said Monday. Taylor... Read the full article… »

A first-grade student brought a gun to his San Francisco elementary school Friday, the district's second such incident in two days, school officials and police said Monday. Staffers at Cleveland Elementary School found the gun in the boy's backpack after... Read the full article… »

A judge ruled Monday that aerial spraying to eradicate an invasive moth in Monterey County may not go forward in populated areas without a full environmental review. Superior Court Judge Robert A. O'Farrell ruled that state officials had not demonstrated... Read the full article… »

A 31-year-old Fremont man accused running down and trying to kill pedestrians in San Francisco entered a plea today of not guilty by reason of insanity to 35 felony counts. Omeed Aziz Popal is accused of 16 counts of attempted murder, 16 assault charges and... Read the full article… »

Mother's Day was late this year, but Barbara Lamascus got a gift far better than chocolate or flowers: She found her son. Bobby Joe Lamascus, 50, a mentally disabled San Bruno man who disappeared Thursday while on a trip to San Francisco, was found Monday... Read the full article… »

Police are searching for a man suspected of stabbing his girlfriend to death in Santa Rosa, then driving to Ukiah and trying to shoot the woman's mother, authorities said today. Honorio Pantaleon, 30, is suspected of killing his 25-year-old girlfriend, whose... Read the full article… »

BART trains were delayed for about six minutes this morning while the system coped with the aftermath of two weekend electrical fires at the South Hayward yard, a BART spokesman said. Trains were operating under manual control in the area near the yard, and... Read the full article… »

Adding an extra dollar to peak-hour commutes across the Golden Gate Bridge is supposed to make the trip faster by discouraging people from crossing at the busiest times. So bridge officials were a little befuddled when, in the days leading up to hatching the... Read the full article… »

An Alameda man died Saturday in a crash at the Altamont Motorsports Park during the 24 Hours of LeMons event, where mostly amateur drivers race junkers around the track. Racetrack President Jeff Macey identified the dead man as Court Summerfield, 47, who was... Read the full article… »

BART officials closed three East Bay stations on Sunday afternoon and told riders who take the Fremont lines to expect 15-minute delays during this morning's commute, and probably for the rest of the week. The closures and anticipated delays were caused by a... Read the full article… »

It was like old times at Bay Meadows racetrack Sunday as bugles blared, the crowd roared and hooves thundered amid a haze of nostalgia and cigar smoke. Old-timers, children and quite a few mothers packed the grandstands on Mother's Day to watch the ponies on... Read the full article… »

WHAT'S NOT WORKING: DAY 1 Water leaking in S.F.: With state officials talking about the possibility of water rationing, even a small amount of wasted water raises alarms. So it was that Janet Moyer told ChronicleWatch about a continuous leak at one of San... Read the full article… »

Joseph Hokai Tang appeared every bit the young dealer in fine violins and similar instruments. He was tall, well spoken and an accomplished musician who talked knowingly about Ouchard bows and H.C. Silvestre violins. "He played the piano beautifully. He... Read the full article… »

With the state's fiscal crisis worsening, there will likely be no good news when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils a revised version of his budget proposal on Wednesday. Schwarzenegger warned last month that California's looming budget deficit could be as... Read the full article… »

The U.S. Coast Guard this morning suspended its search for a 25-year-old man who fell overboard after his boat hit a wave in the San Joaquin River near the Stockton deep water channel. The unidentified man's father, who was also aboard the 21-foot boat,... Read the full article… »