| Real declines in real estate (Napa Valley Register) |
| Residential property values will continue to decline in 2009, according to Napa County officials — so much so that the county is expecting to see no increase in property tax revenue this year. |
| 01/01/2009 |
| Year in Review (Laurel Outlook) |
| Laurel Mayor Ken Olson Jr. kicked off the New Year by administering the oath of office to five newly elected aldermen at the first City Council meeting of the year on Jan. 2. Aldermen sworn in included Alex Wilkins (Ward 4), Emelie Eaton (Ward 1), Norm Stamper (Ward 4), Mark Mace (Ward 2) and Gay Easton (Ward 3). |
| 01/07/2009 |
| Bay Area people of note who died in 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle) |
| A restaurateur. A lion keeper. A breast cancer activist. A heroine in the AIDS epidemic. A nightclub singer, Bayview-Hunters Point community activist, World War II hero and key figure in the Free Speech Movement. They were among the thousands of people who... |
| 01/01/2009 |
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