Local News

	Bay Area heat wave raises fire threat Scorching temperatures, dry conditions and hot winds are raising the fire threat in parts of the Bay Area.
	Disability rights group sues San Francisco A nonprofit group is suing San Francisco's homeless program for allegedly discriminating against the disabled.
	Oracle names Jeff Epstein CFO Business software company Oracle says it has named Jeff Epstein chief financial officer and executive vice president, effective in September.
	Robbers hit El Cerrito restaurant A Chinese restaurant in El Cerrito has become the latest victim of takeover robberies that are plaguing the East Bay.
	Heat wave raises fire threat Scorching temperatures, dry conditions and hot winds are raising the fire threat in parts of the Bay Area.
	Charges stay in Santa Rosa garage slaying A Sonoma County judge has declined to dismiss charges against five men accused in the slaying of a Santa Rosa man in a parking garage.
	Raiders name Grove starting center Jake Grove has been named the starting center for the Oakland Raiders, seven months after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee.
	Bay Area "Spare the Air" Day The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has declared a "Spare the Air" day due to a forecast of unhealthy air quality in the region.
	Kaiser: SF worker may have exposed babies to TB Kaiser Permanente is telling 960 mothers that they and their babies may have been exposed to a San Francisco maternity ward worker diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
	New habitat protections for rare bay butterfly The federal government has selected thousands of acres in Northern California to protect a rare butterfly scientists say is threatened by global warming and a loss of habitat.