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Wednesday May 16, 2012

• Bicyclist killed in Dublin hit-and-run
• Richmond parolee surrenders after overnight standoff
• Standoff ends with man arrested after throwing dog off Livermore motel balcony, pointing gun at man
• Drunk Northern California mom hit 100 mph in SUV to make child's party
• 3 suspected gang members charged in deadly San Pablo drive-by shooting  

• Cal star Valerie Arioto is Pac-12 softball Player of the Year
• Electrical fire reveals warehouse-sized pot grow in Richmond  
• Richmond to place 'soda tax' on November ballot  
• FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads
• Federal judge requires Richmond robbery defendant to submit book reports while free on bond

• Mark Purdy: 49ers' Super Bowl bid will take a village, or a valley  
• Cal star Valerie Arioto is Pac-12 softball Player of the Year
• Sisters Jolene and Danielle Henderson aim to make College World Series trip together with Cal softball
• Giants: No defense, no clutch hitting, no win
• A's: Has Bartolo Colon's second half slide already started?  

• John Beam becomes head football coach at Laney College
• Joe DeMers' 1-hitter clinches league title for College Park
• Diamond notes: Heritage High proud to bump rival Freedom off softball perch
• Kennedy High's Takkarist McKinley excels on track and on football field
• East Bay baseball, softball polls, games to watch

• Electrical fire reveals warehouse-sized pot grow in Richmond  
• Postal worker attacked, robbed near Hayward
• Google to change search pages, include new results from extensive database
• Pleasanton woman sentenced to a year in county jail for burning down her family home  
• Dwight Bentel, founder of San Jose State University journalism department, dies at 103  

• Joshua Redman, Matt Penman head new band headed to Bay Area  
• Review: Despite leaks, 'Battleship' entertains  
• Review: Butterfield 8 scores big laughs with Brit comedy 'Lettice and Lovage'
• Chuck Barney: Hugh Laurie set to make one last 'House' call  
• Bill Irwin takes on Beckett in San Francisco  

• Google to change search pages, include new results from extensive database
• San Jose City Council OKs developer incentives to build downtown apartment high rises
• Richmond to place 'soda tax' on November ballot  
• Facebook increases size of IPO, pushing proceeds toward record
• Pleasanton council approves Walmart grocery store

• Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite views -- by computer.  
• Eugene: For runners, this is Mecca  
• Travel: Finding May flowers; metalheads at sea
• Time warp: hippie scene is alive and well in Eugene  
• Travel briefs: Berlin delays June opening of new airport; Hawaiian to fly to Sapporo

• Plug into the views  
• Mini Me Desserts  
• Prevention is goal of Alzheimer's drug trial
• Bogue: Hummer no match for a hornet's stinger
• Teen talk: Teens on Obama, texting and driving, and boy bands  

• Thomas Friedman: This column is not sponsored by anyone
• May 16 letters to the editor
• Contra Costa Times editorial: Legislature should insist utility bonuses come from shareholders
• Oakland Tribune editorial: Legislature should insist utility bonuses come from shareholders
• Contra Costa Times: Schools districts should not make deals with bond firms