<![CDATA[Tri-Valley Times]]> en News 15 <![CDATA[Pleasanton woman sentenced to year in county jail for burning down family home]]> By Robert Jordan<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Placenta power? Bay Area moms tout benefits of eating the organ]]> By Jessica Yadegaran<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[FEC says Feinstein can't go back to donors after embezzlement]]> By Josh Richman<br>jrichman@bayareanewsgroup.com <![CDATA[UC regents weigh another tuition hike to close budget gap]]> Associated Press <![CDATA[Pleasanton council approves Walmart grocery store]]> By Denis Cuff<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Correction]]> Times Herald <![CDATA[Vandals leave their mark on Rock City]]> By Jason Sweeney<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Bicyclist killed in Dublin hit-and-run]]> By Chris De Benedetti<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Standoff ends with man arrested after throwing dog off Livermore motel balcony, pointing gun at man]]> By Chris De Benedetti<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[High-speed rail environmental exemptions sought]]> Associated Press <![CDATA[Brown, in "management mode," chides those who oppose tax hikes on wealthy]]> By Steven Harmon Bay Area News Group <![CDATA[AG: Bay Area-based international drug ring busted]]> By Mike Rosenberg mrosenberg@mercurynews.com <![CDATA['America's Got Talent' recap: San Francisco auditions weird and wonderful]]> By Chuck Barney<br>Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Ferries between the East Bay and Peninsula begin June 4]]> By Angela Woodall<br>Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Daniel Borenstein: Amgen Tour was a celebration of community in the East Bay]]> By Daniel Borenstein<br>Staff columnist