Updated: March 25, 2010
Amid budget woes, the city's employee costs keep rising; one cop cashed out $305,000 in unused vacation and sick time on retirement.

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Edward Slate, 43, of Hollister, who was a special-education teacher at Wilcox High School, was sentenced to two years, eight months in prison.  
 
 
 
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One lucky phone call

A misdialed phone number helped save a Richmond woman's life and propelled a young Hercules woman to a bit of local fame. 
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Fast times with Giants prospect

Darren Ford is quick on the basepaths, and was fast to give up his valuables when he was held up in the offseason.

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SJSU planning layoffs

Braced for less state money to support teaching, San Jose State University is also boosting tuition and shrinking the size of its freshman class next fall.

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One of the BART police officers involved in the Jan. 1, 2009, shooting death of Oscar Grant no longer is employed with the transit agency, a spokesman for BART said.

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