On April 21: if you can’t get out of the MUNI hybrid bus, you’re not the only one; police are looking for a smiling bank robber with a bomb; San Jose debates library porn filters; and being taught ‘How To Fall In Love’ at a CA college…
THIS AFTERNOON’S TOP STORIES
Channing Verden, a Santa Clara man, was arrested and charged for the May 2008 Summit Fire. ABC KRON4
Judge recuses self in Sandra Cantu murder case. CBS5
Melissa Huckaby, suspected murderer of Sandra Cantu, connected to 7-year-old girl’s disappearance from mobile park home in January. KRON4 CBS5
Where would 4/20 be without 420 celebrations in Golden Gate Park and UCSC? Indybay and Indybay
The first domestic terrorist suspect ever on the FBI list would have to be a Berkeley computer worker suspected of planting bombs to further the animal rights movements. Indybay
ABC KPIX Chron Kron Examiner
A San Pablo man described as obsessed with weapons has been arrested in connection to gun thefts from Contra Costa cop cruisers. Chron ABC
FROM THE SF CHRONICLE
Stop that leaky faucet! New SF water conservation rules for homeowners and commercial building owners could save millions of gallons of water. Chron
Swine flu cases in children worry CDC and CA health officials. Chron
FROM THE SF EXAMINER
A smiling and cheerful bank robber with a bomb. Ex
Two officers hospitalized after being assaulted in the Tenderloin. Ex
FROM ABC7
San Jose will debate library porn filters, the issue centering on cost and censorship. ABC7
MUNI will decide declaring financial emergency on Tuesday; a positive vote would allow them to bypass standard review process needed to increase fares and cut services. ABC7
San Jose has got falcon babies. ABC7
FROM CBS5
Richmond woman is arrested for stolen car possession. CBS5
It’s Hot, Hot, Hot. The 3rd consecutive day in the Bay Area heat wave. CBS5
Man is iPod-robbed at gunpoint in Pleasant Hill. CBS5
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Fairfield that injured a 35-year old man in the leg. CBS5
Shouldn’t have worn that fake eyebrow–DNA evidence convicts Monterey Co. bank robber. CBS5
CA Highway Patrol helicopter rescues teens stranded on Russian River. CBS5
SF District Attorney targets fraudulent smog car tests as ‘environmental crime’. CBS5
CA college teaches class on ‘How To Fall In Love’. Who doesn’t need to learn that? CBS5
FROM KRON4
Cooling centers open to help Bay Area residents with heat wave. KRON4
Surveillance photos from ATM robbery are released in hopes of public ID. KRON4
Prosecutor claims that 2005 Amtrak station shooter committed murder. KronKRON4
Fremont man in mental hospital after a hit-and-run rampage on SF streets in 2006 has been indicted for murder. KRON4
FROM Sf STREETSBLOG
If you stop the cars, customers will come–or so Bayview shop owners hope of the car-free Sunday Streets program. SF Streetsblog
I can’t get out!–The rear-door problem with MUNI’s new hybrid buses. SF Streetsblog
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