Read more Bay Area stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4874/bay-area.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:53:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73128/sf-bay-bridge-reopens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened to commuter traffic this morning after a successful test of repairs was conducted overnight. The bridge has been out of commission since Tuesday, when the original repair failed and crushed three cars. Workers took a while to “get the geometry” of the new repair...http://www.newser.com/story/73128/sf-bay-bridge-reopens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 14:08:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72721/five-youths-held-in-barbaric-calif-gang-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSan Francisco-area cops have arrested three more young men in the savage gang rape, beating, and robbery of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance while dozens more watched. Five youths are being held, ranging from a 15-year-old boy who knew the victim to a 21-year-old. The girl was drinking...http://www.newser.com/story/72721/five-youths-held-in-barbaric-calif-gang-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:44:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72634/do-nothing-bystanders-watched-filmed-calif-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo arrests have been made in a homecoming night rape of a 15-year-old high school student that was witnessed by as many as 15 do-nothing bystanders. Some may have even participated in the two-hour attack in a San Francisco suburb while others apparently filmed the assault with cell phones, according...http://www.newser.com/story/72634/do-nothing-bystanders-watched-filmed-calif-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 5:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64475/pez-sues-calif-museum-over-outsized-dispenser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPez is suing a California store and museum over an 8-foot-tall dispenser custom-made for the establishment—and thus not sanctioned by the Austrian candy-maker, the San Jose Mercury News reports. “From a branding perspective, I think Pez should embrace the Dosses and the museum, instead of trying to attack them,...http://www.newser.com/story/64475/pez-sues-calif-museum-over-outsized-dispenser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58782/pellet-gun-sniper-targets-calif-freeway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA sniper who has been using a San Francisco-area freeway for target practice has hit nearly a dozen cars over the past two weeks, KGO-TV reports. Police are trying to find the perpetrator—who they say may be using an air-powered rifle from nearby hills or parks—before someone is...http://www.newser.com/story/58782/pellet-gun-sniper-targets-calif-freeway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 15:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46828/4-busted-in-hate-crime-rape-of-lesbian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice have arrested all four suspects in the Bay Area kidnapping and gang rape of a lesbian last month that police have deemed a hate crime, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The two adults and two teenagers face charges including felony kidnapping to commit a sex crime, carjacking and gang...http://www.newser.com/story/46828/4-busted-in-hate-crime-rape-of-lesbian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 3:30:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46077/cops-sf-bay-lesbian-gang-raped-in-hate-crime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBay Area police are treating the brutal gang rape of a lesbian as a hate crime, the San Francisco Chronicl e reports. The victim, who displayed a gay pride sticker on her license plate, was kidnapped, gang-raped and dumped naked by four men who taunted about her sexual orientation. A...http://www.newser.com/story/46077/cops-sf-bay-lesbian-gang-raped-in-hate-crime.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 3:02:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/30761/silicon-valley-big-apple-dc-remain-top-us-cybercities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSilicon Valley, New York, and Washington, DC, still have the most tech workers among US metro areas, a new report shows. New York has the most techies, but when San Francisco and the greater Bay Area are combined with Silicon Valley, it tops the list, MarketWatch notes. The Valley is...http://www.newser.com/story/30761/silicon-valley-big-apple-dc-remain-top-us-cybercities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jun 2008 15:38:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25309/matzo-shortage-plagues-passover-in-calif.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Passover in full swing, Jews in the San Francisco area are enduring a shortage of matzo, the Chronicle reports. Most grocers were cleaned out Friday or Saturday, the first day of the observance, and with the holiday stretching to the weekend, the observant wonder how they'll manage without the...http://www.newser.com/story/25309/matzo-shortage-plagues-passover-in-calif.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Apr 2008 13:38:32 CDT