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Tim Brown Inducted into BASHOF
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 ...
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Hotel group rates up 30 percent and meeting planners arent happy
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 ...
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Top 5 Insurance Brokerages in the Bay Area
2012 Bay Area premium volume: $770,000,000 Bay Area agents: 64 Top Bay Area executive: Michael Korn, managing principal, SF office ...
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SuccessFactors founder Lars Dalgaard to leave SAP AG
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 ...
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San Francisco man celebrating birthday shot in downtown Oakland robbery
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 ...
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Movie Review
Office Space
"Office Space" should have started with a brief dedication: "This film is dedicated to anyone who has ever worked in a cubicle." This film, the first live-action offering from Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill," is a wry tale of vengeance against cubicle culture, and anyone who has ever worked in one will find much to laugh about. I, for one, have worked in a cubi ... ...
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Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Hockey
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 ...
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5.7-magnitude quake shakes Northern California no reports of injuries
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 ...
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Graystar joining housing rush in Castro
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 ...
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Best Hotels in San Francisco for mixing business with pleasure
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 ...
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Oakland ordered to return millions in redevelopment funds
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 ...