Herhold: A supervisor's eloquent plea for fair treatment by San Jose cops
A lengthy public hearing in San Jose on Tuesday night pointed to problems in the hard-line way police handle public intoxication cases.


	California Supreme Court to decide fate of Prop. 8 same-sex marriage ban Justices agree to hear legal challenges to the state's latest ban on gay marriage, setting the stage for another historic courtroom showdown over gay rights.

Ex-SiPort engineer formally charged with murders; slain CEO's family gathers

David M. Barreda

Clad in a bright yellow smock indicating his confinement in the county jail's mental health ward, former SiPort test engineer Jing Hua Wu, 47, was formally charged Wednesday with three counts of murder in the gunshot slayings of colleagues who met with him after he was fired.

Butch the tortoise makes the big time, is joked about on 'The Tonight Show

Gary Reyes

Butch the 150-year-old desert tortoise is down for the count '” until spring at least, when he will come out of hibernation '” but he made quite a name for himself before he went to sleep.

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	Soccer-loving 10-year-old boy dies in crash coming from tournament Jonathan Manzo Chavez, his mother, and two older siblings were on their way home to San Jose late Saturday afternoon when their minivan collided with a Toyota Corolla that had lost control and spun in front of them on Vallecitos Road in Livermore. Sign the guest book


	Foothill-De Anza district looking for trustee Moffett Field to celebrate 75th anniversary Task force to study city’s aggressive use of state law on public drunkenness Fireworks erupt at Santa Clara council meeting over purported conflict of interest Fireworks erupt at Santa Clara council meeting over alleged conflict of interest

Sports


	Kawakami: Where have the Big Game's big-time QBs gone? There was a jam-packed Big Game news conference in San Francisco this week, with Jeff Tedford and Jim Harbaugh, plenty of media and several amiable, interesting Cal and Stanford players. More Stanford \| More Cal


	Mountain View to meet Archbishop Mitty in volleyball final Ex-Cal star Chuck Muncie rushes to inspire others Wilner: Stanford, Cal both have a lot to lose Spartans men's basketball team shows progress San Jose's Southworth tries to keep MMA career going

Business


	Bloggers, analysts begin floating names to replace Yahoo CEO Yahoo had barely pressed the return key Monday evening on its search for a new chief executive before an army of bloggers and analysts began returning results with names of possible replacements for Jerry Yang. Microsoft's Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout \| O'Brien: Yang can hold head high More Yahoo news


	Auto industry rescue stalls in Senate Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate GM, Chrysler scale back glitz at LA auto show eHarmony finds a match with gays after N.J. settlement Deflation fears grow, and Dow slips below 8,000

Nation & World


	Australian adult industry flirts with politics SYDNEY, Australia—The name may seem like a joke, but the Australian Sex Party is serious—serious about sex, according to their slogan. Full Story Police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee China to overhaul battered dairy industry SKoreans float more propaganda leaflets into North NATO: Pakistan fired on rebels on Afghan border Sri Lanka says it captured key rebel defense line

Life & Style


	Wanderlust: Finding the past in local parks In the once-agricultural Santa Clara County, the holidays were a busy time at ranches, vineyards and orchards. Local parks still hold clues to the region's rural and hardworking past. Restaurant review: Douce France in Palo Alto Restaurant listings 'The Shield— comes to a galvanizing end Danny Boyle: A director on the verge Jamie Davis: A true jazz man

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	Matthiessen wins National Book Award fiction prize NEW YORK—The economy hung like a cloud over the 59th annual National Book Awards. Barack Obama was the silver lining. Full Story Publicist: Paris Hilton and Benji Madden split 'Impressionism' sets a March 12 Broadway opening Hark! Colbert sings in new Christmas special Comedy writer Irving Brecher dies at 94 Beyonce coming a bit more 'Fierce'