New report faults Chevron workers in refinery fire, Barry Bonds’ lawyers make pitch for new trial, Sierra Club chief arrested after chaining himself to White House fence, more.
- Barry Bonds is seeking a new trial on his felony obstruction of justice conviction but three 9th Circuit judges gave little clue as to how they’re leaning during a hearing Wednesday. Mercury News
- A routine inspection of a ship docked at Port of Oakland discovered capeweed, an invasive weed that officials say is capable of wreaking havoc on the agriculture industry. Mercury News
- Now that the Warriors are reeling after losing five straight, is Mark Jackson’s optimism wearing thin? Mercury News
- A woman’s bones discovered on a hillside in Brisbane last month had been there for more than five years. Mercury News
- A Sumatran tiger gave birth to a single cub at the San Francisco Zoo. Chronicle
- Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune was arrested after chaining himself to a fence outside the White House in protest of the Keystone natural gas pipeline. KQED
- A new report faults Chevron workers for damaging a leaky pipe at its Richmond refinery before the line caught fire last August. Chronicle
- A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill aimed at helping Silicon Valley that would extend green cards to immigrant startup entrepreneurs and students with advanced science and engineering degrees. Mercury News
- A gas leak forced the evacuation of San Ramon’s California High School. Mercury News
