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Former Bay Area Inmates Embrace Second Chance, Expunge Criminal Records Under New State Law
Bay Area residents with a criminal past are getting a chance to build a better future by expunging their criminal records.

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Bay Area residents with a criminal past are getting a chance to build a better future by expunging their criminal records.

"The tapes are just telling us everything we know, that Banko was murdered because of his crime of being hungry," he said.
Super Free makes gaming apps that include, according to the company, "some of the most beloved in the Word, Trivia, and Puzzle genres."
Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Democratic chair of the Senate Banking Committee, took aim at executive compensation to open the hearing.
Once a month Nancy Lee and her family set the table at their home in Hillsborough, California for a special dinner.
"We're so happy to have nine of the at least 11 cities that either adopted or in the process of adopting this ordinance," Rodini said.
"You know that feeling when you pull into town, and you feel like you are home. That's East Palo Alto," said Chief Jeff Liu.
A former San Quentin inmate received his bachelor's degree after spending 20 years in prison thanks to a program called Project Rebound.
As the sound of "Pomp and Circumstance" echoed through the UC Berkeley campus, there was a feeling of celebration and accomplishment.
He shared photos of the damage, including an empty display where a thief had cut a pricey e-bike loose.
Like a scene from a movie, three alleged car thieves were pursued as they raced across the Bay Bridge just after midnight Sunday.
"It's such a surprise. Sometimes, when we go in and out, we say 'Wait a minute. We have to see what's inside the library,'" Myers said.
Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died Sunday. He was 89.
Trinity Lake is one Northern California reservoir where all the rain and snow hasn't quite added up.
The historic outbreak means ongoing breeding-in-captivity and re-wilding programs like the LA Zoo's remain critical to their survival.
Jenny, as she likes to be called, just passed her MCAT, the notoriously difficult medical college admissions test.
"It's three-on-one. I know the odds. I'm 52 years old. I have two hip replacements. I'm an old guy, I could have been a dead guy," he said.
Berkeley is proud of its name. You see it everywhere in the city. But it's also proud of its stand on racial equity.
"We're here as stewards of the earth, stewards of the forest," he said.
"We call it the Slow Coast because it forces you to slow down to stop looking at screens, stop running so fast."