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Alameda County court operations return to normal as clerks, staffers end 2-day strike, prep for negotiations – The Mercury News

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Hundreds of court clerks, legal assistants and other staffers returned to their Alameda County courthouses Friday, allowing courtrooms to begin operating as normal after a two-day strike that hobbled the East Bay’s justice system. The leaders of SEIU Local 1021 said they planned to go back to the bargaining table Monday, while suggesting that future … Read more

Trump abruptly fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – The Mercury News

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By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity … Read more

Transportation chief Sean Duffy launches probe of California’s high-speed rail project – The Mercury News

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The California High-Speed Rail project, the troubled bullet train that would connect Northern and Southern California, will be investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, said Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation on Thursday, Feb 20. The current estimate for linking San Francisco with Southern California is estimated to cost $128 billion and has been plagued … Read more

Trial begins for California judge accused of murdering his wife – The Mercury News

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As an Orange County judge, who a short time earlier had admitted to fatally shooting his wife during a heated argument at their Anaheim Hills home, was being processed into police custody, his thoughts apparently took a turn toward how he might address the jury at his own future trial. “I killed her,” Superior Court … Read more

Best paella pan – The Mercury News

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Which paella pan is best? Originally from Valencia, a rice-growing region in Spain, paella is a slow-cooked dish of meat, seafood and vegetables that are all simmered with saffron. This deeply flavored culinary masterpiece uses a pan that is wide and fairly shallow. This exposes as much of the rice as possible to the bottom, allowing … Read more

Why Steve Kerr likes Draymond Green’s championship prediction – The Mercury News

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SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr isn’t worried about Draymond Green giving the rest of the league even more bulletin-board material on the Warriors than they already have. Green, the bombastic Warriors star, made headlines over the All-Star break by declaring that the Warriors are going to win the championship. Nevermind that they’re 28-27 and in … Read more