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  • Coach Allen Talks Week 1 OTAs

    The 32nd Annual Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau Art & Wine Festival, will be held June 1 and June 2 at Heather Farm Park and Raider Nation On Location will be on ...

  • Jones Joins Bay Area Hall of Fame

    In what will mark the team's final season at Candlestick Park, the 49ers open the 2013 campaign by facing playoff teams from 2012 in four of the first five weeks, starting with the Green Bay Packers on September 8. This marks the second consecutive season that the 49ers and Packers have met in Week 1. Last season, San Francisco defeated Green Bay in two contests, 30-22 on the road in Week ...

  • Oakland Couple in car shot today two Sunday homicides investigated

    OAKLAND -- The names of two men killed in shootings that happened 14 hours apart Sunday in West and East Oakland were released by police Monday.A man fatally shot about 6:30 p.m. Sunday inside a house in the 2900 block of West Street in West Oakland was identified as Darvel McGillberry, 19, of Oakland. It was not clear if he lived in the house or in the area.A man fatally shot about 4:36 a.m. ...

  • Piedmont Burglar confronts residents confines them to bedrooms

    PIEDMONT -- Police are searching for a burglar who confronted two residents inside their home on St. James Drive, telling them to remain in bed and under the covers while he searched for valuables.The man, who pried a basement window to get inside the residence on May 16, made off with electronic items and a wallet containing credit cards and identification, police said. No one was hurt.The ...

  • What produces a bigger economic boost America’s Cup or Super Bowl

    What produces a bigger economic boost: sailing or football? The question takes on relevance in the Bay Area because San Francisco will host the America's Cup this July-September. And it appears likely that the NFL on Tuesday will pick Santa Clara to host Super Bowl L in 2016. It turns out that yacht racing may give the region more of an economic lift than football. The America's Cup ...


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Movie Review

City of Angels

City of Angels

There is a striking scene early in "City of Angels," where all the angels who live unseen in our midst, gather at the beach to watch the sun rise. The camera moves above them, showing the endless rows of ethereal men and women, all garbed in black. Then the camera moves in on the face of Seth, an angel played by Nicolas Cage, and as the sun rises, he smiles and his entire face lights up. You see, ... ...

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  • Oakland City Council will vote on proposed Kiva microlending program

    The Oakland City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposal to give the city's entrepreneurs more access to credit via a microlending program with help from nonprofit Kiva Microfunds. Barbara Parker, Oakland's city attorney, put this proposal before the council along with Libby Schaff, one of the city's council members. Oakland itself won't be lending any money, though. The proposal ...

  • 40-year-old San Francisco Network Ministries put to rest

    A Christmas memorial for the poor and homeless. After more than 40 years, the San Francisco Network Ministries in the Tenderloin is disbanding. However, its many programs which include a number of services for the poor such as computer training, affordable housing and a safe house for women who have worked as prostitutes will live on. Some programs have already been spun off to other ...

  • WordPress claims bump up from Tumblr deal

    Rival blogging service WordPress claimed late Sunday that its imports from Tumblr shot from roughly 600 posts per hour to 72,000 as news of Tumblr's pending acquisition became known. All Things D cited ...

  • Second union to strike UC med centers in sympathy with AFSCME on Tuesday unions face limits

    UC Davis Medical Center . The University Professional & Technical Employees/Communications Workers of America Local 9119 represents roughly 3,400 workers at UC medical centers in San Francisco, Davis, Los Angeles, Irvine and San Diego. AFSCME -- the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 -- represents nearly 13,000 patient care workers at the academic ...

  • Fremont Bank expands wealth management to compete with Wells Fargo others

    Fremont Bank is boosting its wealth management offerings as the Bay Area's largest community banks go up against the region's big banks for affluent clients. Fremont Bank ...

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