Palo Alto Chief Johnson retires weeks after firestorm on racial profiling remarks
After drawing accusations of racial profiling for her remarks about questioning black men in connection with a string of armed robberies, Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson announced Thursday afternoon that she is retiring after almost 34 years of service.


	Valley home sales up 24% in October, but median price falls 34% Santa Clara County home sales spiked 24 percent in October compared with the same month last year. But that increase may be short-lived, some in the real estate industry say, because the plunging stock market and economic uncertainty have led many people to put their home-buying plans on hold.


	Herhold: Killing of child near Hollister defies rational explanation. Donna May Busch, 19 months old, was shot to death in her playpen.

911 calls offer glimpse of SiPort tragedy; suspect had work, money problems

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Property records examined by the Mercury news show that many of Jing “Jerry” Wu’s personal investments were underwater when he was fired from his job at SiPort on Nov. 14 and, police say, fatally turned a gun on three executives at the Santa Clara company.

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	Concert tickets on sale - 11/20/2008 02:22 PM PST The Star Report: Actor James Franco on back-to-back gay roles - 11/20/2008 10:12 PM PST San Jose's projected deficit zooms past $59 million; layoffs seem certain - 11/20/2008 10:44 PM PST Mother of Sept. 11 victim: 'Mark really taught me how to live my life - 11/20/2008 10:06 PM PST Council members chime in with proposals for San Jose's redevelopment budget - 11/20/2008 06:01 PM PST Man shot at light-rail station in San Jose - 11/20/2008 09:46 PM PST Underwater volcano off California's Central Coast given national protection - 11/20/2008 10:06 PM PST

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	Bay Area mayors endorse $1 billion plan for electric cars The Bay Area's big city mayors, including San Jose's Chuck Reed, have endorsed a plan by a Palo Alto start-up to create a $1 billion infrastructure by 2012 for electric cars in the region.


	Man shot at light-rail station in San Jose 911 calls offer glimpse of SiPort tragedy; suspect had work, money problems San Jose's projected deficit zooms past $59 million; layoffs seem certain Fisher: Sleeping out for the homeless Council members chime in with proposals for San Jose's redevelopment budget

Sports


	How the Sharks are dominating the NHL It's not as if the Sharks have come out of nowhere; they had the second-best record in the NHL last season. But this time around '” with a 16-3-1 record after 20 games '” things seem different. How did this happen?


	Bobby Pacquiao beaten at Fight Night 3-pointers help Stanford women rebound Sharks' Nabokov practices, might play Saturday Kawakami: Morrow 'good luck' for Warriors How the Sharks are dominating the NHL

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	Web video developing into cable alternative For consumers fed up with their cable companies, a new alternative is emerging. Call it Cable 2.0: You get many of the same TV shows and movies, often with fewer commercials.


	Fannie, Freddie suspend foreclosures during holiday season Stores may see disappointing Black Friday sales Magazine names Jetta TDI 'Green Car of the Year Microsoft's Zune jams to new marketing beat OPEC grapples with production cuts, credibility

Nation & World


	China: 19,000 victims identified from May quake BEIJING—A little over a quarter of the 70,000 people who died in a massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May have been identified, a Chinese official said Friday, as authorities rushed to prepare stricken areas for the coming winter. Full Story Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree Ask AP: Importance of housing starts, honeybees China: 19,000 victims identified from May quake China vows not to compromise with Tibetan exiles Bruce Willis wants cash back from Malaysia company

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	'Bolt' is a most impressive 'toon May I gush? "Bolt" is a jolt of joy, a computer-animated delight that is delirious with laughs. 'Twilight' takes bite out of book's fun 'A Christmas Tale': Ah, Home for the Holidays and Extra Helpings of Family Dysfunction Wanderlust: Finding the past in South Bay parks Restaurant review: Douce France in Palo Alto Restaurant listings

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	Opinion: Debate over mental disorders needs a thorough airing Over the summer, a wrangle between eminent psychiatrists that had been brewing for months erupted in print. Startled readers of Psychiatric News saw the spectacle unfold in the journal's normally less-dramatic pages. The bone of contention: whether the next revision of America's psychiatric bible, the 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,' should be done openly and transparently so mental health professionals and the public could follow along, or whether the debates should be held in secret. Opinion: Obama gets lucky on Iraq Opinion: Hanson: In America, failure is not an option Opinion: Lincoln's 'team of rivals' no blueprint for success Thomas L. Friedman: Clinton as secretary of state presents special concerns Broder: Keep Hillary Clinton on Capitol Hill

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	Kawakami: Morrow 'good luck' for Warriors Two spectacular games from Anthony Morrow, and suddenly, for the first time in months, there's no dark cloud hovering over the Warriors. Stanford-Cal game won't be in HDTV Clearing up Earthquakes stadium questions Sharks give you black, take your green Fisher: Sleeping out for the homeless Herhold: Killing of child near Hollister defies rational explanation.

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	Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree LONDON—Madonna and Guy Ritchie have been granted a preliminary decree of divorce. After six weeks and a day, the divorce can become final. Full Story Former Sen. Fred Thompson plans return to acting Surprise! Violinist Shaham gets Avery Fisher Prize Sean Stewart settles case over fight The 10 movies you shouldn't watch online 'DWTS' pro Julianne Hough won't return next season