Provides the latest RSS feeds for San Francisco News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Francisco Star.com http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/cat/20134e53b4e12830/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 14:56:37 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:56:37 -0400 30 WALNUT CREEK -- With just two weeks left until school lets out for summer, the Las Lomas High School community has suffered a devastating blow with the loss of 18-year-old junior Amir Khakimov, a fierce competitor and athlete who died Tuesday from bleeding in the brain. A student known for his smile and called by his wrestling coach "the glue" that held the team together, Khakimov had ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214759511/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:21:13 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214759511/scat/20134e53b4e12830 ALAMEDA -- A shadow of uneasiness fell upon Stephanie Fisher that night as she talked with her son while he prepared to leave for Afghanistan on his third combat tour."I felt the worst kind of dread," Fisher said. "It was deep and dark and all-consuming. I told him, 'Just say you can't go right now.' He said, 'Mom, I have the same feeling as you.'" Tom ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214759510/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:21:12 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214759510/scat/20134e53b4e12830 San Francisco 49ers football coach Jim Harbaugh has been selected to drive the Indianapolis 500's pace car Sunday, a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214757922/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:25 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214757922/scat/20134e53b4e12830 The San Francisco Travel Association, in partnership with San Francisco International Airport (SFO), has retained AVIAREPS Marketing Garden Ltd. (AMG) as their new marketing representation office in Japan. San Francisco Travel and SFO first retained representation services in Japan in 1987, making San Francisco one of the first cities in the U.S. to have an office in Tokyo. In 2000, a ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214756960/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:34 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214756960/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Media Advisory for Friday, August 8, 9:30am-4pm WASHINGTON - August 7 - WHAT: A co-sponsor of ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214755595/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:40 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214755595/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Decensae White, a basketball player at San Francisco State University, is accused in the 2012 Georgia murder of rapper Lil’ Phat, also known as Melvin Vernell III. (Fulton County Sheriff’s ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214755263/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:27:56 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214755263/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Tyler Chatwood and three relievers teamed to throw a five-hit shutout Friday in sending Colorado to its third straight win -- 5-0 over San Francisco. Chatwood improved to 3-0 in five starts since being called up from Class AAA Colorado Springs. He gave up four hits with four strikeouts while throwing 88 pitches in six innings. Josh ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214754704/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:20:32 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214754704/scat/20134e53b4e12830 California in recent decades has spent billions retrofitting its bridges for earthquakes, but in the wake of Thursday's bridge collapse in Washington state, critics say the Golden State is still lagging behind most other states in the quality of its bridges.Thousands of bridges in California are classified as "structurally deficient" by federal transportation authorities, meaning ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214753030/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:10 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214753030/scat/20134e53b4e12830 SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 200 people will search Ocean Beach, Golden Gate Park and surrounding neighborhoods on Saturday looking for clues in the disappearance of an Emeryville man who vanished after running the Bay to Breakers race May 19.Beau Rasmussen, 27, has not been seen or heard from since noon that day, when he said goodbye to his friends in Golden Gate Park at 30th Avenue and John F. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214753430/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:10 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214753430/scat/20134e53b4e12830 MOUNTAIN VIEW -- The world is fast approaching a tipping point after which the damage caused by climate change can't be undone, Gov. Jerry Brown told a technology summit Thursday."Five years from now, it's over," unless we change our ways sooner, he said.Some environmentalists, however, say Brown's actions don't match his rhetoric -- particularly his recent decision ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214752610/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:59 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214752610/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Weber Shandwick $12 million over two years to market the exchange, which will offer insurance to uninsured Californians and small businesses. The contract with Weber Shandwick goes through April 2015, officials said late Friday, just as the Memorial Day weekend got into full swing. Covered California is also retaining Ogilvy Public Relations for media relations and community outreach work. The ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214752542/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:04:42 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214752542/scat/20134e53b4e12830 SACRAMENTO -- Nearly two dozen public schools in the East Bay ranked high compared with similar schools statewide, according to data released Friday by the state Department of Education, while 52 schools were ranked at the bottom of the list. The latest round of public school rankings are based on how well students performed on standardized tests they took more than a year ago. Schools are ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214751211/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:52:24 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214751211/scat/20134e53b4e12830 pass on the second day of OTAs, but was unable to haul in the takeaway during a 7-on-7 period in the red zone. Even so, Dahl read the 49ers starting quarterback and broke perfectly on a pass intended for tight ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214750346/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:04 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214750346/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Sunil Paul, CEO of Sidecar, got some good news this week, as the CPUC has reportedly allowed the ridesharing service to continue operations in the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214750347/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:41:21 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214750347/scat/20134e53b4e12830 The holiday weekend and unofficial start of summer will kick off Friday night with some good skywatching: a closer-than-usual full moon, and rare a planetary cluster. Because it's within a day of lunar perigee - the moon's closest point to Earth for the month - the moon will be about 17,000 miles closer than average. That qualifies it as a "supermoon." Rising at 8:09 p.m. in ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749272/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:53 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749272/scat/20134e53b4e12830 The NRA (calm down, I'm talking about the Nation's Restaurant Association) recently held its big show in Chicago, where more than 2,000 companies representing more than 900 product categories showed up to showcase what they've got cooking. During this conference, lots of ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749274/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:35 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749274/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Raintree Partners has cracked the code on Mid-Market's most mysterious building. The developer is converting the Wilson Building, the seven-story structure at 973 Market St., into 65 apartments. The building stands on a block of Market Street that is undergoing radical transformation, with a Gensler-designed Market Street Place under construction next door. But it turns out that the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214748799/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:33 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214748799/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Keller Rinaudo, co-founder and CEO of Romotive, which launched in August of 2011 and has raised $6.5 million, says his goal is big: to take robots out of the ivory tower and introduce them into people's homes ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749275/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:32 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749275/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Big week for scoops and exclusives. Super Bowl L is coming to town! We measure our newsroom by how many exclusive stories we deliver. Thats a high bar that gets higher when a huge event like the Super Bowl lands in a newsrooms backyard. This week we told our readers what landing the Super Bowl in 2016 means to Silicon Valley faster and with greater breadth and depth than the competition. Our Eco ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749273/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46:39 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214749273/scat/20134e53b4e12830 America's Cup officials likened their upcoming San Francisco races to NASCAR on the water. And as it turned out, it is more like NASCAR than they might like. Just as the 2001 race-related death ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747925/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25:19 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747925/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Notice more people in costumes milling around downtown San Jose? FanimeCon is in town, the annual convention celebrating all Japanese animated characters. Here two attendees waiting in a really long registration line tell Managing Editor Shana Lynch what they're looking forward to this weekend. Crowds lined up outside the Fairmont San Jose to register for this year's FanimeCon. If you ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747687/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:59:17 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747687/scat/20134e53b4e12830 San Francisco travels to division-rival Seattle to face the Seahawks in prime time on Sunday night. The overall series is tied at 14 games apiece, but under head coach Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers are 3-1 versus Seattle. The teams split the 2012 series, with each team winning on their home ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747172/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:57 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747172/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Gordon & Rees LLP is expanding with a new Oakland office at 1111 Broadway in City Center -- a sign that a spillover from San Francisco is coming east. The firm leased the entire 17th floor, about 24,000 square feet, to house 120 employees who will move from its headquarters at 275 Battery St. in San Francisco's Financial District. The workers moving to Oakland include its ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747174/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:27 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747174/scat/20134e53b4e12830 St. Luke's Hospital rebuild, now that city officials and California Pacific Medical Center have settled on a compromise and buried the hatchet. The Planning Commission ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214746584/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:26 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214746584/scat/20134e53b4e12830 super fantastic story , Bloomberg Businessweek today reported that Google X, Google's lab for wild and crazy inventions such as Google Glass (wearable computer glasses) and Google's self-driving car, is also buying Makani Power. Makani makes high-altitude wind power generating devices that use unmanned, ultralight planes tethered much like a kite to a tall base to capture wind energy ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747173/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:26 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747173/scat/20134e53b4e12830 This week's Bay Area restaurant scene saw more action in Berkeley, where a creole joint leaves little to be desired and a new coffee joint shows how local is really done. In the South Bay, Patxi's Pizza goes above and beyond its service requirements with a three-wheeled pick-up service for patrons. Here's this week's restaurant ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747175/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:25 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214747175/scat/20134e53b4e12830 SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- This week’s vote by the NFL to play Super Bowl L at the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in 2016 – and name San Francisco as official host city – will create an interesting dynamic between SF and the South Bay. Former Mayor Willie Brown thinks that the symbol of the Super Bowl really is San Francisco--not necessarily the stadium where the game is ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214746556/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:12 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214746556/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Mario Manningham has been rehabbing his injury at 49ers headquarters this offseason and has been in good spirits about the setback he suffered in his first year in San ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214745895/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:24 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214745895/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Hungry? Thirsty? Check out some of the top-selling products of local Bay Area food producers. Check out this week's top 25 list of the Largest Food and Beverage Manufacturers in the Bay Area, which can be found in this week's print edition of the San Francisco Business Times. Companies revealed some of their bestselling products. Our slideshow at right shows a few of the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214745108/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:03:32 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214745108/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Tiger Global Management has bought $50 million worth of sharees in a secondary transaction from stockholders of Automattic, the San Francisco company behind the WordPress web site publishing platform. Automattic, which claims to power 18 percent of the world's Internet sites, is a 170 person company with staff spread across the globe that last year disclosed having $45 million in revenue. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214745051/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:03:31 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214745051/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Raiders Legend WR Tim Brown was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (BASHOF) in a ceremony yesterday evening. Brown joins Raiders Super Bowl-winning head coach Tom Flores, who was inducted last year, Fred Biletnikoff, George Blanda, Willie Brown, Dave Casper, Al Davis, Ray Guy, Ted Hendricks, Ronnie Lott, John Madden, Jim Otto, Jim Plunkett, Jerry Rice, Art Shell, and Ken Stabler in ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744597/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20:28 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744597/scat/20134e53b4e12830 As I reported last month , San Francisco's popularity is squeezing the city's limited room supply, giving hotels the upper hand when negotiating average daily room rates. While meeting planners expressed frustration that rates are slightly up, hotels argued that rates are still a bargain compared to other big cities such as New York or Las Vegas. But at a hotel industry panel meeting ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744598/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:32 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744598/scat/20134e53b4e12830 2012 Bay Area premium volume: $770,000,000 Bay Area agents: 64 Top Bay Area executive: Michael Korn, managing principal, SF office ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744599/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:31 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744599/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Lars Dalgaard, founder of SuccessFactors Inc., will leave SAP AG to become an investor as part of an organizational overhaul, stepping down from the German software giant's executive board on June 1. Dalgaard was appointed to SAP's executive board in April 2012 following its $3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors. He will continue to be an adviser to the Walldorf, Germany-based ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744600/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:30 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744600/scat/20134e53b4e12830 OAKLAND -- A San Francisco man in downtown Oakland to celebrate his 29th birthday was shot early Friday during a robbery after leaving a nightclub, police said.The suspects did not take anything from the man but did rob a woman with him of her jacket, police said.The man, whose name was not released, was in critical but stable condition with a wound to the lower torso. He is expected to ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744389/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:06 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214744389/scat/20134e53b4e12830 San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture (39) reacts after scoring the game-winning goal against Los Angeles Kings in the overtime period during Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff hockey game in San Jose, California, May 18, 2013. Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Thursday night with the series all square at 2-2 and everything ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214742929/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:57:54 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214742929/scat/20134e53b4e12830 GREENVILLE, Calif. -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California on Thursday night, breaking dishes and shaking mirrors off walls. But authorities said there were no immediate reports of injury or serious damage.The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centred near Greenville, about 40 kilometres southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214743080/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:59 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214743080/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Graystar is fueling up on Castro apartments. The South Carolina-based developer, which has 200,000 rental housing units under management, has filed an application to build 87 units at 2198 Market St., a former Shell gas station. The project is being designed by HellerManus. The project site consists of a triangular shaped lot with frontage on Market and Sanchez Streets. The site was recently ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214742565/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:56 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214742565/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Donatello Hotel Plenty of business people find themselves traveling to San Francisco for work. And while the city has plenty to offer all kinds of travelers, it can be tough for business travelers to find some time to enjoy the citys many perks. Fortunately, weve found the top business hotels that are perfect for mixing business and pleasure. For the Food Fanatic: The St. Regis San Francisco If ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214743708/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:33:58 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214743708/scat/20134e53b4e12830 OAKLAND -- State regulators have rejected Oakland's multi-million dollar accounting "gimmick" that helped balance its books two years ago, a move that severely cuts into the city's rainy day reserve.Faced with a $58 million deficit in 2011, Oakland sold eight properties -- most notably the shuttered Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center -- to its redevelopment agency.The ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214741372/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:09 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214741372/scat/20134e53b4e12830 While growing up, Scott C. Johnson often wondered what his father did for a living. The family moved a lot. Keith Johnson was absent for extended periods, and there were whole areas of his life that seemed to be secret.Johnson was 14 when he learned the truth. His father took him aside and said, "Scotty, I'm a spy."For the younger Johnson, now 39, the admission had far-reaching ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214741371/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:08 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214741371/scat/20134e53b4e12830 An earthquake in far north-eastern was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.The magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it struck at 8.47pm Thursday, officials said.It was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles south-west of Susanville in far north-eastern California, said ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214740492/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:03 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214740492/scat/20134e53b4e12830 SANTA CLARA -- Ricardo Lockette already is Colin Kaepernick's favorite target -- at least when it comes to getting home-schooled in NFL terminology while sharing a house 2½ miles from the 49ers facility."Say if I'm in the shower and he's walking down the hall, he'll yell, 'Hey Lock, what do you have on so-and-so?' And I'll say, 'I've got a ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214741373/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:03 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214741373/scat/20134e53b4e12830 the Contra Costa Times . The awards were part of $520 million in funds approved for projects at 92 districts around the state. The 15 East Bay projects, for construction and modernization, had local matching funds for much of the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739657/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:48 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739657/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Bloomberg reports Waze is looking for bids of more than $1 billion for the company, but it may also stay independent and seek a new round of venture funding. Reports earlier this month said Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was in talks for an acquisition in a deal worth as much as $1 billion. Apparently Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and other tech companies have also approached the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739656/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:47 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739656/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Bloomberg reports . The ruling ends a case that was filed in November 2010 and an upholds a March ruling. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) obtained the patent when it bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in a deal that closed last year. The case is part of a global patent war between Google and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Microsoft is seeking royalties on smart phones that use Google's Android ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739658/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:47 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739658/scat/20134e53b4e12830 The Oakland Museum of California on May 31 will reopen its natural sciences gallery, the final part of a six-year, $63 million overhaul of the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739614/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:46 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739614/scat/20134e53b4e12830 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has started a probe into complaints that Google Inc. abused its power in the market for online display and video ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739659/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:45 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739659/scat/20134e53b4e12830 San Francisco Chronicle owner Hearst Corp. has hired two senior executives to give a boost to the paper and its SFGate website. The company named newspaper veteran Jeffrey Johnson publisher, replacing Frank Vega, who announced his retirement Thursday. Johnson previously worked at the Chicago Tribune, the Orlando Sentinel and most recently the Los Angeles Times. Hearst also hired Joanne Bradford, ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739540/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:27:54 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739540/scat/20134e53b4e12830 SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The debate over plans to build a 47-story condominium tower on Mission Street downtown has spilled north of Market Street to Union Square, where opponents have raised concerns the building will cast too much shadow over the plaza. The mechanical penthouse atop 706 Mission Street has been modified enough to get the greenlight from both the City Planning Commission and ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739411/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:27:22 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739411/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Target Corp. and 15 other retailers are suing Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit- and debit-card fees after withdrawing from a settlement in another case, Bloomberg reports. The retailers claim Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) restrained competition for interchange fees by imposing default rates and similar rules for accepting cards. In a previous antitrust case in federal court, ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739191/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:22:55 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214739191/scat/20134e53b4e12830 OAKLAND -- Another barrier to taking bicycles on board BART trains is falling with the removal of a ban on riders taking their bikes on trains during rush hour.The BART board decided Thursday that after July 1, riders can enter trains with bicycles during peak hours as long as they follow a rule restricting the two-wheelers from overcrowded train cars.The board vote was 6-3 to drop the ban, and ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214738404/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:38:12 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214738404/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fans of Virgin America have said they feel like they are stepping into a nightclub when they enter the plane's cabin. Mood lighting and ambient music greet passengers as they take their seats. Now the Burlingame-based airline has taken the club feeling a bit further by helping passengers work on their pickup lines. OK, that's not how they are pitching it. But much as at a club, where ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214737964/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:40:36 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214737964/scat/20134e53b4e12830 More than a dozen aftershocks were felt after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook a remotely populated area in the Sierras in Northern California, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake was strong enough to be felt across a wide area and to do considerable damage to poorly designed buildings. But no significant damage had been reported. The quake at 8:47 p.m. Thursday was ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214737922/scat/20134e53b4e12830 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:12 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/214737922/scat/20134e53b4e12830