Cal Grant participation connected to default ratesSan Francisco ChronicleFremont WyoTech students Alex Hartzel (left) of Concord, Joshua Zapia of Gilroy and David Singletary of Martinez work on an air-distribution project. A little-known California law has dealt a blow to nearly half of the for-profit college campuses in
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Red-light cameras boost coffers, rile driversSan Francisco ChroniclePhuong Nguyen sees the camera at 27th and Northgate in Oakland flicker all day from her family's flower store. California has the most expensive red-light camera tickets in the world - the fine is so steep that one camera in Oakland generates more than
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Fremont Opera shuts downSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Rob Dennis FREMONT -- In a blow to local opera buffs, Fremont Opera administrators have suspended operations after three productions, saying the company couldn't garner enough community and audience support to continue. "I'm just really disappointed
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Police: Man lied about crime that led to Newark standoffSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Chris De Benedetti NEWARK -- A man angry about being beaten for offering drugs to pay a debt called police to report his assailant carjacked him, leading to a seven-hour standoff at a Newark home, police said Friday. The man, who has not been named
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