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Girl rides bike into van, suffers serious injuries

by By Mike Rosenberg
A 12-year-old girl who rode her bicycle into a van in San Bruno on Wednesday was under medical care in San Francisco after suffering severe injuries and head trauma, authorities said.

S.F. Police Blotter: Neighborhood crime log

by Staff
These are excerpts from the San Francisco Police Department's daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by police precincts and the neighborhoods they patrol.

Tight budgets might not cost teachers their jobs

Judge drops bail for teen accused of ballpark death

Tenderloin court funding locked up

Peninsula Police Blotter: Neighborhood crime log

City approves solar-power projects

Jury begins deliberations in 2004 ballpark slaying

Teen to face up to four years in prison

Name mix-up slips by airport security

Commute times on Bay Area roadways increase

Day of reckoning arrives for same-sex marriages

New blue lines touted to streamline force

Search for hit-and-run driver leads police to arrest parolee

3-Minute Interview: Henry Winkler

City introduces $887.4 million bond

Feds take another swing

Power, police may go to voters

3-Minute Interview: Laurie Thomas

Slew of bank heists hits Burlingame in seven days’ time

Sweltering weather trend is on the way

Biotech to grow up green at Sierra Point

Removing small-business red tape

22 hrs ago
Anyone wishing to enter a Kafkaesque nightmare of bureaucracy needs only to try starting a small business in San Francisco. Traversing the labyrinth of required permits will routinely necessitate submitting the forms and fulfilling the regulations of as many as a dozen departments and agencies.

49ers' Lawson helping kids run

Niners linebacker Manny Lawson and 1,500 San Francisco school children will participate in today's Run for Something Better in Golden Gate Park.

by Matt Elliser
As a kid growing up in Goldsboro, N.C., all Manny Lawson wanted to do was play.

Urbano continues habit of Washington MVPs

by Staff
Senior Paolo Urbano became the third Washington player in four years to capture the Peter K. Yan Award as MVP of the Academic Athletic Association on Wednesday.

One more time for Lowell, Washington

Walcoff: Lousy DH rule aside, interleague here to stay

Riordan’s Harlan repeats as All-WCAL first-teamer

Lowell out for redemption

Dickey: Regardless of options, Yorks must still pay up

A perfect finish for Lowell

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Profile: Erika Taylor's life experience helps her manage PR firm

by Michael Powell
Erika Taylor, who runs her own public relations firm called Three Girls Media, didn’t arrive at her profession overnight. Before going into public relations, she had a career that spanned 18 years and ranged from time spent as a morning radio talk jock to working with the California state Legislature.

A slice of the Middle East

Fresh flavors at Layaly are featured in the kofta kabab.

by Patricia Unterman
Maher Abudamous, the dark, slender owner of Layaly, an immaculate Middle Eastern restaurant in the Richmond, happens to be a Palestinian from Jerusalem. For his small, perfect menu, he has plucked the best preparations from across the region — Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Jerusalem — and throws in a few of his own inventions.

The man who would be king

From left, Ben Barnes, William Moseley and Skandar Keynes star in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.”

by Rossiter Drake
Following the success of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” his movie adaptation of the C.S. Lewis classic, New Zealand-born director Andrew Adamson faced a unique hurdle in crafting its follow-up, “Prince Caspian,” which opens Friday and has a special screening Saturday at the Metreon.

Jon Jang pays homage to Chinese-American teacher

Dogs and children in the park

Dogs off the leash in city parks