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  • EV charging locator app maker Xatori acquired

    Xatori, makers of the electric vehicle station-finding app Plugshare, has been bought by rival Recargo, based in Venice, Calif. The half-dozen employees of Xatori were all hired in the acquisition and will remain in the Bay Area. The Plugshare app, which helps electric and plug-in hybrid drivers locate charging stations, will retain its name after it's integrated with Recargo's ...

  • Sharks Top Kings In Game 4 2-1 San Jose Ties Series

    Members of the San Jose Sharks salute the crowd after a victory against the Los Angeles Kings in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 21, 2013 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty ...

  • Bay Bowl San Francisco to Host 50th Super Bowl

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  • BART to decide on relaxed rules for bikes on trains

    The BART board appears ready to drop its ban on bringing bicycles on trains during rush hour after a survey found few rider complaints during a one-week test of relaxed rules in March.The board is expected to vote on the issue Thursday. However, two BART directors said they want to lift the ban only conditionally and decide in five months whether to make the change permanent.The concern is ...

  • Inside the secret Symantec building that keeps websites safe

    Paul Meijer, senior director of operations for Symantec's identity and authentication business, stands next to rows of locked servers in the highly secure data center at Symantec's secretive facility in Mountain View, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Symantec provides security, storage and systems management solutions for small businesses to global organizations. (Gary Reyes/ ...


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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The tag line for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is "Witness the birth of fear," which is technically what we do in the opening minutes when a woman gives birth to the mutant baby who will grow up to be Leatherface on the grungy flo ... ...

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  • Golden Gate Bridge jumper rescued by passing sailors

    A father-daughter sailing duo came to the rescue of a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 20, 2013. (Justin Sullivan/Getty ...

  • NHL San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1

    Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday. Niemi had 22 saves in the win, ...

  • San Francisco Houston to host Super Bowls in 2016 17

    (45 mins ago) San Francisco and Houston got the nod as Super Bowl hosts on Tuesday in a decision announced at the NFL Spring Meeting. San Francisco will host Super Bowl 50 in February of 2016 and Houston will host Super Bowl 51 in February of 2017, the league announced, AFP reports. The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area thanks to the 49ers' future Santa Clara home, recently named ...

  • Bowl means party time in S.F.

    Mayor Ed Lee, right, wearing the Warriors' colors after a ceremony for the team Tuesday, celebrates the Super Bowl deal with former Mayor Willie ...

  • SFMTA approves Central Subway contract with Tutor Perini despite concerns

    Contractor Tutor Perini's deal to install 1.5 miles of underground Muni tracks has been criticized for not hiring more local or minority-owned ...

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