SF News Chrysler To File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After failing to make a deal with creditors, automaker Chrysler will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today in New York. The White House had been pushing for controlled bankruptcy if the automaker wasn't
SF News Tyra Banks Takes The Stand Against Stalker Tyra Banks was and vulnerable when she testified in the NYC trial of a man accused of stalking her. A lawyer for Brady Green, 39, claims his client is just an "overzealous fan"
SF News WHO Raises Influenza Pandemic Threat Level To 5 With 148 cases of swine flu in nine countries (Mexico has 26, including seven deaths; the U.S. has 91, with one death—14 in California), the World Health Organization raised the influenza
SF News Contra Costa County DA <i>Will</i> Prosecute Misdemeanors In a meeting with the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, CoCo DA Robert Kochly offered up a plan that would enable his office to prosecute misdemeanors. Kochly had previously said he wouldn't
SF News Obama Welcomes Specter To Democratic Fold Senator Arlen Specter, reborn as a Democrat, appeared at the White House with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and said, "I think that I can be of assistance to you, Mr.
SF News Watch Out, Underage Boozers At AT&T Park! The San Francisco Police Department is going to crack down on underage drinking at AT&T Park this week, according to KTVU. Apparently other Giants fans have complained about junior alcohol enthusiasts
SF News Techies File For Bankruptcy, Too Area bankruptcy filings have gone up 50% in the first quarter of 2009, compared to last year, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Records at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Jose
SF News Barry Bonds Back At The Ballpark Last night, there was a notable fan watching last night's Giants-Dodgers game: Barry Bonds, who was greeted by cheers of "Barry! Barry! Barry!" The Giants' website reports that the infamous player "created a
SF News Senator Specter Shocks GOP By Becoming Democrat Senator Arlen Specter, the 29-year Senate veteran from Pennsylvania, announced today that he was changing his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. In a statement, he said, "Since my election in 1980, as
SF News CDC Hits Twitter For Swine Flu Updates In case you can't get enough swine flu information, be sure to follow the Centers for Disease Control's Twitter accounts. CNET has the scoop: "@CDCemergency... is posting new recommendations, bulletins on confirmed cases,
SF News Ahnuld Says California Is Ready For Swine Flu Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had a press conference to reassure California residents that the state is ready to deal with the swine flu, "I can assure you that at this time there is no
SF News Feds' Photo Op With Low-Flying Jets Scares NYers While hovering helicopters for TV shows alarm Bay Area residents, think about folks in downtown Manhattan who spotted a low-flying plane being tailed by fighter jets. Some buildings were evacuated while others told
SF News 49ers Welcome Michael Crabtree While the 2009 NFL Draft's spotlight was stolen by the New York Jets' acquisition of USC quarterback Mark Sanchez, there was plenty of drama around the San Francisco 49ers' signing of wide receiver
