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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...


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The Break-Up

The Break-Up

Star power is an interesting thing, especially when it goes wrong. Simply because of the presence of Vince Vaughn in The Break-Up, people have been entering the theater under the impression that they're in for an uproarious romantic comedy--When Harry Met Sally by way of ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Newsle Inc. raises $1.65 million

    Newsle Inc., a San Francisco startup, raised $1.65 million in its first round of venture funding. The company makes software that mines online news for reports about friends or colleagues for users of social networks such as LinkedIn Corp. (NASDAQ: LNKD) or Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). Two Harvard University computer science students Axel Hansen and Jonah Varon quit school in 2011 to start ...

  • Impax board steps in to oversee Hayward manufacturing issues

    Larry Hsu is president and CEO of generic drug maker Impax Laboratories Inc. Stung by problems at its Hayward manufacturing plant that led federal regulators not to approve a treatment for Parkinson's disease symptoms, Impax Laboratories Inc. established a compliance committee on its board of directors. The FDA's citation of problems at the Hayward plant are important from the standpoint ...

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