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  • Jed York Details Super Bowl L Impact

    The new home of the San Francisco 49ers has made a lasting impact in the Bay Area community on and off the field with Tuesday's announcement of Super Bowl L taking place at Levi's® Stadium. Moments after the San Francisco bid committee was selected as the host city for the Super Bowl's Golden Anniversary game, Jed York shared his thoughts on what put the Bay Area ahead of ...

  • Owners Award Super Bowl 50 To San Francisco Bay Area

    The San Francisco 49ers take the field for introductions prior to the NFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Park on January 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty ...

  • Why Star Trek Made San Francisco the Headquarters for Its Futuristic Utopia

    is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ...

  • Homeowners Is your house epic

    Anthony is holding a contest to draw in prospective "epic" homes. Winners will score a meeting with Anthony, a design consultation, a professional photo shoot, and a shot at appearing in the book. So what makes a home epic? "Epic to me is something special, unique, something different, something you don't always see," Anthony said. The home doesn't have to be ...

  • BART board set to vote on lifting rush hour bike ban

    Bicycles may be allowed on all BART trains at all times if the transit system's board approves changes at its next meeting. Here a cyclist waits for a train towards San Francisco at the West Oakland ...


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Wise Blood [DVD]

Wise Blood [DVD]

Based on one of only two novels written by Flannery OConnor in her short lifetime, John Hustons Wise Blood is a baffling tragicomedy of contradictions, which on the surface is precisely what OConnor wanted the story to be. Unfortunately, the translation from page to screen mutes much ... ...

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  • Santa Clara set to score with Super Bowl 50

    San Francisco will do just fine during Super Bowl 50. The City is where people will party, eat, drink, repeat. But let's not forget that this is really Santa Clara's moment to shine, too. The game might become known as the San Francisco Super Bowl, but it will be played in Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. While San Francisco is known for many things, Santa Clara can now become ...

  • More restaurants getting a kick start from crowdfunding

    Sarah and Evan Rich of Rich Table. Using Kickstarter to crowdfund new San Francisco restaurant and food projects is officially a thing. Just this week, Linea Caffe launched a project seeking $10,000 to open a new coffee and waffles joint in the Mission, while Caf St. Jorge, another caf-bakery, hopes to raise $30,000 by the middle of next month. Sandbox Bakery in Bernal Heights also has taken to ...

  • Oakland Thieves break into television news van near Jack London Square

    OAKLAND -- A television news van was broken into Tuesday afternoon near Jack London Square, according to police.It was not known what was taken in the theft, which occurred about 12:30 p.m. and targeted a KGO-TV van parked near Second and Clay streets. Four suspects were seen fleeing the area in a green Jaguar, according to police.Check back for more ...

  • Oakland airport vying for international airlines

    Oakland International Airport could soon land some big international carriers. According to industry sources, the city is in talks with a number of European airlines and close to inking deals with carriers out of Germany, Scandinavia and possibly the U.K. If the deals are sealed, one or two more international flights could be coming and going three to five times daily out of Oakland. Oakland ...

  • San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls

    CSN: The Super Bowl's golden anniversary will be held in the Golden State. The new stadium, which opens in 2014, in Santa Clara will host Super Bowl L two years later, the NFL announced ...

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