Tracy torture case suspect a convicted felon
Suspect has criminal court record for felony child abuse in Sacramento County. Emaciated teen in serious condition one day after stumbling bloody and barely clothed into a Tracy fitness center, asking workers to hide him

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	Alameda lawmaker seeks crackdown on pimps, johns who victimize children Bills would increase penalties for those behind the child prostitution epidemic. Oakland native assigned to inauguration duty Fremont man surrenders after four-hour standoff with police Vandals topple 80 headstones in Modesto cemetery Park officials burn piles of dead eucalyptus in Oakland hills

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Tennis-playing aces are out to carve a new path for inner-city

Laurence Atkins and his brother Joshua want to be successful tennis players on the biggest stage that their talent and training might take them.


	Slumping Warriors fall in OT Kiffin parlays plum job at Tennessee Cal's volleyball bar has been set high Ron Wilson's homecoming to San Jose won't be tearful

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Silicon Valley Indians investing in Bollywood

Dai Sugano

A small wave of Bay Area investors has ventured into the risky Indian film industry, typically with amounts in the $50,000-to-$1-million range.


	Oil, gas hit 3-year lows Shell breaks deep-water well record Yahoo shares up on talk of new deal Hog wild days in Santa Cruz over

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	Classical music meets Web 2.0 Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, will conduct a YouTube Symphony Orchestra comprised of musicians from across the world at Carnegie Hall in April.


	Movie openings and capsule reviews Film director Roman Polanski requests dismissal of sex charge Arts and entertainment Celeb pix: Britney performs at the circus

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Coping with life after layoffs

You know how to update your resume and even land interviews, but how are you supposed to cope with the feelings of fear that come with a layoff?


	Carolyn Hax: You don t have to snoop on your teens Other Scotland: Arran Island is a quaint alternative to the mainland Contra Costa's CARE connects parents Ask Amy: May be time to cut hairdresser

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	Dan K. Thomasson: Urgency missing from showroom floor SO YOU HAVE some cash and you could use a new car and believe this is a great time to buy, particularly the Detroit kind. After all the Big Three chiefs have gone hat in hand to Congress for relief from pending financial disaster and will be back this week to present a plan on how they would spend Dan Walters: Schwarzenegger plan splits education coalition My Word: John Russo: Prop. 8 on wrong side of history Daniel Weintraub: Every level of government likely to feel the pain Editorial: Plugging in the cars


	Domestic dispute on Hegenberger near I-880 ends with one person hospitalized Traffic is backed up on the Hegenberger offramp of southbound Interstate 880 because of a domestic dispute that ended with one person hospitalized, authorities said. Tracy torture case suspect a convicted felon 'Get Screened Oakland' HIV-AIDS program is unique in nation The Education Report: Oakland school district hires new CFO Oakland youths have ice in their veins Fremont man surrenders after four-hour standoff with police Former Nut Case Gang leader laughs at life sentence Two killed in East Oakland shootings