- Alex Smith says he’s “not offended at all” that the 49ers threw him under the bus while pursuing Peyton Manning. Mercury News
- Safeway will stop selling so-called “pink slime” filler in its hamburger meat. Contra Costa Times
- Several online date sites, including Christian Mingle, agreed to screen for sexual predators, state Attorney General Kamala Harris announced. AP
- Veteran San Francisco defense lawyer Steve Kalar was appointed as the new federal public defender for the Bay Area. Mercury News
- An Oakland man who happens to be a cousin of the late Oscar Grant, the BART police shooting victim, filed a $10 million federal civil rights lawsuit against Oakland stemming from his being shot in the back by a cop while fleeing a van in February. Chronicle
- John Swett High School in Crockett was locked down Wednesday afternoon after two students received threats via social media. Contra Costa Times
- Gray whales migrating north are showing up in San Francisco Bay and other estuaries in increasing numbers, and experts don’t know why. Marin IJ
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Morning Wrap
Morning Wrap: 3/22/12
Thursday, March 22, 2012
By
Ron Russell
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7:22 AM
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