http://www.smdailyjournal.com/ The latest news . It was a hot summer in Bakersfield and Pacific Gas and Electric has raised rates twice in the past 13 months. It is the simple explanation PG&E has for why customers in the Central Valley have... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120063 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120063 The 56-year-old South San Francisco man prosecutors say bit off his wife’s bottom lip after she called him a short man and shoved aside the teenage daughter who tried intervening has been foun... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120059 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120059 The need at the Second Harvest food banks of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties echo the alarming picture of food insecurity painted by a national report released this week, according to food bank... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120058 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120058 Citing insufficient evidence, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office declined yesterday to file sexual assault charges against an 18-year-old man arrested Sunday on suspicion of attac... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120056 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120056 OAKLAND— The trial of a white former San Francisco Bay Area transit officer charged in the killing of an unarmed black man will be moved to Los Angeles County because of extensive media covera... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120048 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120048 SACRAMENTO — With California facing another mammoth budget deficit, the state’s nonpartisan legislative analyst says voters should reconsider some of the billions of dollars tied up in b... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120061 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120061 LOS ANGELES — The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state. The vote by the Boa... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120060 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120060 The model year on the BMW 650i is 2010, but this lengthy, smooth-riding, luxury coupe and convertible feel a bit like yesteryear. Theres the old BMW styling, with a back end that looks subtly &ldqu... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120027 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120027 Amish quilts The Amish have been referred to as plain people, but there is nothing plain about their quilts. The artistry of the Amish is currently on full display at San Francisco’s de Young M... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120020 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120020 Four-year-old Camila Aurirra walked into the room with her mom, Erika, and went straight for the first stack of coats. A lush, soft looking baby pink jacket was the first one her mother picked u... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120062 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120062 On paper, Saturday's Northern California Community College football championship game between host College of San Mateo and Reedley is a mismatch. But the top-ranked Bulldogs (9-1) didn't get this fa... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120002 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120002 Friday Open Division No. 8 Serra (5-5) at No. 1 Pioneer (10-0), 7 p.m. CCS titles Serra: 1990 Pioneer: None The Padres lost to Valley Christian, 34-21 last week. The Mustangs squeezed past Lelan... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120003 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120003 NEW YORK — Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets like the dollar. Major indexes tumbled about 1 percent, including the Dow... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120034 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120034 WASHINGTON — The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120033 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=120033