• Cal hires Tosh Lupoi as head coach, bringing former player back to lead the Bears

  

• New San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew promises "golden era" at City Hall introduction

  

• Lawmakers honor officers credited for stopping attack on UD police

  

• AAA honors Pittsburgh-area police departments for helping keep roads safe

  

• Plans announced for Pittsburgh's First Night festivities on New Year's Eve

  

• Family, friends honor life and legacy of former state senator Faith Winter

  

• Therapy dogs to help patients at new UC Irvine hospital

  

• How a bored Brookline teen accidentally renamed an MBTA bus stop