Family of Victim of Mudslide Death Awarded $4 million from City of Mill Valley

The Supreme Court has decided that Mill Valley must pay four million dollars to the spouse and daughter of  Walter Guthrie–a man that was killed in his home in 2006 as a result of a mudslide. The jury concluded that City of Mill Valley was responsible, as they were aware of that the hill was slipping, but did not take adequate measures to ensure the safety of their citizens.

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Mill Valley Told to Pay in Mudslide Death

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Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 67-Year-Old Man in Wheelchair

A 67-year-old man in a wheelchair was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Santa Clara last Sunday morning. The driver drug the man for roughly 300 feet.  The victim was taken to the hospital, where he was not able to be revived and was pronounced dead. The police have still not found the suspect driver.

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Man in Wheelchair Dragged 300 Feet, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver

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SUV Driver Killed in Sunnyvale Freeway Accident

The driver of an SUV was killed last Monday when he drove off the side of Highway 237 in Sunnyvale.


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SUV Driver Killed In Solo Accident in Sunnyvale

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New York Bike Share Program to Launch Summer 2012

"The Bloomberg administration announced Wednesday it had selected a Portland, Ore., company to run an ambitious bike-share program in New York City...

Amid unease about exactly how the city will integrate 600 rental stations and 10,000 bicycles into the crowded streets and sidewalks of New York, the official rollout date of the program has been pushed back until the summer of 2012.

Many other kinks and details are still to be worked out, like the pricing structure and the exact locations of the rental stations. Also missing are the requisite major sponsors to help defray the cost of the program. But when fully implemented, the program would become the largest bike-share effort in the country...

The program will encourage participants to purchase long- or short-term memberships that include an unlimited number of trips of up to 45 minutes; additional fees will apply for longer trips. A yearly membership will cost $100 or less; other pricing details have yet to be made final."

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New York Picks Alta to Run Bike-Share Program 

Elderly Driver Plows Through Bike Shop

85-year-old driver mistakenly hits accelerator instead of brakes and plows into bike shop. Luckily only one person was injured and no one was killed as a result of the accident.

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Electric Company Ordered to Give Record Award After Firing Employee During Cancer Recovery

Charles Wideman was awarded a record $846,000 by a state civil rights agency after being fired from a Wisconsin based electrical supply company. Wideman was let go while he was battling cancer because his employer felt he wasn’t putting in enough travel time to meet customers. The large award included past lost pay, as well as Wideman's future average annual compensation of $106,000 until 2015–which was the year he planned to retire.

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Record Award for Man Fired During Cancer Recovery

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9-Year-Old Victim of Hit and Run Accident After Giants Game Finally Returns Home

Ryan White, the 9-year-old Phillies fan that was struck in a crosswalk by a hit and run driver after leaving the Giants game on August 4th, is finally returning home. White suffered broken bones, a lacerated liver and a brain injury. The child was taken to a hospital in Philadelphia after spending 11 days in a San Francisco hospital.

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Young Phillies Fan Goes Home After Hit & Run Outside Giants Game

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Reese Witherspoon hit by Elderly Driver While Jogging

Actress Reese Witherspoon was hit by an 84-year-old driver while jogging in Santa Monica. The elderly driver now has been given 30 days to register with the DMV for a driver’s license re-test.

The rules regarding elderly drivers vary state by state--California requires that drivers over 75 to renew their license in person. This incident will undoubtedly cause reflection regarding the rules placed upon elderly drivers regarding re-testing and license renewal.

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Driver Who Hit Reese Witherspoon Must Take Driving Test

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Proposition M Lawsuit Dismissed

"A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by property owners to a voter-approved San Francisco ordinance that prohibits landlords from coercing tenants to move out.

The November 2008 ballot measure, Proposition M, barred owners from trying to get tenants to leave by offering them money, accompanied by 'threats or intimidation.' A lawsuit by the 1,500-member Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute argued that the law was vaguely worded and violated landlords' freedom of speech."

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U.S. Court tosses S.F. Landlords' Prop. M Lawsuit

PG&E Could've Prevented San Bruno Pipeline Explosion of Last Year

The San Bruno transmission pipeline explosion of last September that caused a massive fire, was an explosion that PG&E apparently had many chances to avoid. PG&E has had other instances of failed pipelines, followed by recommended improvements to help to prevent future explosions from occurring, but the precautions that were suggested were not taken according to National Transportation and Safety Board investigators. PG&E has promised that this kind of preventable disaster will not occur again.

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One Year After San Bruno Blast: Explosion the Culmination of PG&E Failures

Redwood City Hit and Run Suspect Arrested

Julio Montenegro, owner and driver of the vehicle that struck and killed 53-year-old woman Nora Fuentes-Arias, has been arrested. Montenegro fled the scene of the Redwood City crash, leaving police to find Fuentes-Arias dead on the ground last Tuesday evening. Montenegro is facing vehicular manslaughter charges.

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Man Arrested In Fatal Redwood City Hit & Run Crash

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Bay Fair Bart Station Temporarily Shut After Person Found Under Train

The Bay Fair Bart station's service was interrupted last Friday after a person was found trapped underneath a train. The station was shut down temporarily, and reopened once the person was taken to the hospital.

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BART Station Reopens After Person Removed From Underneath Train

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Police Search for Driver of Truck Responsible for Spilling Marijuana on Roadway

San Jose police are on the hunt for the owner of a truck that spilled a substantial amount of marijuana onto a roadway, and the drivers and pedestrians that took bags of the spilled substance. When police arrived at the scene, the driver of the truck had disappeared, leaving his vehicle with a loaded handgun inside. Police confiscated the remaining bags of the substance and are still searching for the truck’s driver–as well as the witnesses who helped themselves to the bags of marijuana.

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Bystanders Grab Spilled Marijuana From San Jose Truck Wreck

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