Crabtrees Achilles tear may loom large for 49ers

If Michael Crabtree undergoes season-ending surgery, his absence will leave a serious dent in the 49ers offense. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Can the balance of power within an entire division change hands during May workouts? Possibly, at least in the case of the NFC West, depending on how the San Francisco 49ers respond to the torn ...

VA aims for $500 million Mission Bay hospital

The VA Medical Center is looking to form a public-private partnership to fund a $500 million hospital and research facility in Mission Bay. The facility, which could be built on land Salesforce or UCSF owns, would replace the VA Medical Center's bucolic but cramped and outdated home near the Golden Gate. The need to fund a new VA facility through a public-private partnership is being ...

Covered California exchange to lift the veil — a little

Covered California , the health exchange in charge of implementing key elements of national health reform in California, is set to announce some "tentative" details on Thursday. Those are expected to include which health plans will participate in various geographical regions throughout the Golden State and what rates consumers and small businesses will have to pay to participate. The ...

If Saturday Night Lives Stefon pitched SFs hottest startup it would look like Boundary

I'm a huge fan of Stefon - the insecure clubkid city correspondent of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update news segment, played by the just-retired Saturday Night Live ...

James Looks to Spark 49ers in 2013

preseason contest between the two teams, with Denver holding an 18-16 edge over San Francisco. During last year's preseason matchup in Denver, the 49ers defeated the Broncos 29-24.-This will mark Denver's first preseason trip to Candlestick Park since 2009 when the 49ers edged the Broncos ...