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| Jan. 5 |
San Jose City Hall |
Modest loss in conventions expected City officials expect to make it through the economic downturn with only modest losses to the city's convention business
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| Dec. 30 |
San Francisco |
PG&E to trim rates slightly as of Jan. 1 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will cut its electricity rates by an average of 0.6% on the first day of the new year
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Los Gatos |
Customers give Netflix top ratings Amazon scored 84 out of a possible 100. Netflix, the DVD rental service, received a similar grade, down 2 points from last year
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| Nov.22 |
Vallejo |
Gas Dips Below $2 A Gallon In Bay Area
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| Nov.18 |
HP |
Shares Soar On 4Q Outlook Hewlett-Packard surprised Wall Street by saying its earnings will be slightly above analysts' expectations, going against the grain
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| Nov.5 |
Apple |
Apple Boosted Payroll 48%
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| Sep.6 |
San Francisco |
Tourism Boosts S.F. Economy
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| Sep.1 |
Richmond |
EcoTimber to see sales rise 20% this year |
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| Aug.27 |
Alviso |
TiVo shows another profit |
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Pleasanton |
No. 1 in median household income |
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| Jul.29 |
Redwood City |
EA Expects Sharp Growth |
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| Jul.17 |
Richmond |
City approves upgrade at refinery The City Council has approved a controversial plan by Chevron to upgrade equipment at its Richmond refinery
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| Jul.15 |
Sun |
Sun Micro predicts 4Q above Street |
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| Jul.10 |
Apple |
500 software programs for iPhone 3G
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| Jul.6 |
SF Downtown |
New shops change face of Union Square |
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| Jun.30 |
San Carlos |
Tesla to build electric sedan in Bay Area Tesla Motors, the maker of electric-powered roadsters, has chosen the Bay Area to build a manufacturing plant for its new model
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| Jun.9 |
Apple |
Speedier, Cheaper iPhone Apple the price of its best-selling iPhone in half, to $199, making the all-in-one smart phone, media player and Internet device more access...
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| May.28 |
San Jose |
Janitors approve contract, return to work
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| May.24 |
Marin County |
Home sales move up 39.4% from March
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| May.20 |
San Francisco |
Bay Area home sales climbed nearly 30% It's the first monthly gain in half a year as financing became easier to secure. Shoppers took advantage of bargains
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| May.15 |
San Francisco |
New jobs, houses spur S.F. population
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| May.3 |
Chevron |
Chevron notches record 1st-quarter profit
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| Apr.23 |
Apple |
Mac Sales Polish Apple
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| Apr.17 |
Google |
1Q profit climbs 30%, tops analyst views
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| Mar.27 |
Google |
Paid clicks data generate debate |
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| Feb.22 |
Genentech |
FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer
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| Feb.19 |
HP |
1Q Profit Rises 38 Percent
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| Feb.11 |
Chevron |
Chevron Added to Dow |
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| Feb.1 |
Chevron |
Chevron Beats Profit Expectations |
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| Jan.17 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area rents jump 9% |
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| Jan.15 |
SF Downtown |
Apple introduces slim notebook CEO Steve Jobs introduced the world's thinnest notebook computer MacBook Air that measures between 0.16 inch and 0.76 inch thick
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
Clorox introduces green line of products |
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| Jan.3 |
Mountain View |
Startup Revives SF Free Wi-Fi Project
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| Nov.9 |
Apple |
iPhone Goes on Sale in Europe |
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| Nov.7 |
Cisco |
1Q Profit Jumps 37 Percent |
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| Nov.6 |
Bay Bridge |
New bridge FasTrak lanes in effect
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| Oct.26 |
Apple |
OS X Update Leopard Hits Store Shelves |
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| Oct.22 |
Apple |
Apple reports record Mac sales |
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| Oct.17 |
Intel |
43% increase in third-quarter earnings |
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| Oct.4 |
SFO |
World's Largest Commercial Jetliner Comes |
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| Sep.21 |
Oracle |
Expansion pays off with strong quarter |
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| Sep.10 |
AMD |
AMD to Launch New 4-Core Server Chip |
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Intel |
Intel Raises 3Q Sales Outlook |
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| Sep.5 |
Apple |
Apple unveils new iPods, ringtones |
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| Sep.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Repairs Progressing Smoothly |
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open Motorists can pay their tolls without taking their feet off the gas. The $1.2 billion 1.6-mile long span features the region's first FasTrak lanes
| The speed limit in the 3 northbound lanes is 55 mph. The system relies on overhead antennas, cameras
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| Aug.16 |
San Francisco |
Home prices rise in July even as sales fall |
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| Aug.7 |
Cisco |
4Q Profit Jumps 25 Percent |
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| Jul.30 |
Alameda County |
Regular Garbage Collectors Back To Work
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| Jul.27 |
Chevron |
Chevron's 2Q Profit Soars 24% |
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| Jul.26 |
Oakland |
Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute| Officials from Waste Management, the Teamsters and Mayor Dellums emerged from negotiations to announce a tentative agreement. The Teamsters will take a vote on Saturday. On ... | |
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| Jun.29 |
Apple |
iPhone Launched 
After 6 months of unprecedented hype, thousands of people will get their hands on the new cell phone that to become Apple's 3rd core business
| The gadget combines the functions of a cell phone, iPod player and wireless Web browser. It will go on sale in the U.S. at 6 p.m. in each time zone
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| Jun.28 |
Apple |
iPhone Mania Reaches Fever Pitch |
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| Jun.11 |
Apple |
Apple Launches Safari For Windows |
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| Jun.2 |
Google |
Online maps show city streetscapes |
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| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday San Francisco's most famous landmark opened to pedestrians exactly 70 years ago, to cross the span on foot for the first time May 27, 1937
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| May.17 |
Google |
Big search upgrade |
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| May.8 |
Cisco |
3rd Qtr. Profit Surges 34% |
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| May.7 |
Highway 880 |
I-880 Connector Reopens For Commute 1 week that a connector ramp in the MacArthur Maze was closed due to a fiery crash, Schwarzenegger announced that it would reopen
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| May.3 |
SFO |
JetBlue Begins Service |
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| Apr.27 |
Chevron |
Chevron 1Q Profit Surges 18% |
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| Apr.10 |
San Francisco |
Levi's Posts Best Earnings In A Decade |
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| Feb.5 |
Apple |
Apple, Beatles Settle Trademark Suit IPod maker and the manager of The Beatles' Apple Corps resolved their long-simmering dispute
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| Jan.9 |
SF Downtown |
Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone| CEO Steve Jobs ushered in a new era, jumping into the cell phone market. Jobs, speaking at the Macworld, unveiled the iPhone, which marries the iPod, cell phone and Internet handh... | |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Final Skyway Segment Placed After 3 years of preparation, the final concrete deck segment will be lifted into place. It was shipped from Stockton
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| Nov.16 |
HP |
Hewlett-Packard Q4 Results Surge |
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| Oct.27 |
Alameda County |
Garbage Strike Averted |
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Chevron |
Chevron profit soars to record $5 billion |
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| Sep.19 |
Intel |
New Chip To Enable Super-Fast Downloads |
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| Sep.5 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Completely Reopens To Traffic
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| Aug.16 |
HP |
HP Beats Forecast As Sales Up 5% |
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| Jul.28 |
Chevron |
Chevron 2Q Profit Hits New High |
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| Jul.19 |
Apple |
iPod sales fuel robust income report |
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| Jun.16 |
SF City Hall |
United May Move Headquarters To SF |
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| May.18 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area executives to add employees |
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| Apr.28 |
Chevron |
Chevron 1Q earnings soar 49% to $4b |
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| Apr.2 |
OAK |
New Terminal Moves Forward At Airport |
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| Feb.15 |
HP |
Fiscal First Quarter Profit Jumps 30% |
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| Jan.28 |
San Jose |
Silicon Valley eyes wireless network |
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| Jan.27 |
Chevron |
Chevron's 4Q Profit Soars to Record High |
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| Oct.19 |
Intel |
Profit up 5%, but shares decline |
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| Oct.12 |
Apple |
Video iPod introduced Apple unveiled a slew of additional products and deals that included a content sharing agreement with Disney
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| Sep.7 |
Apple |
Apple unveils music-playing cell phone
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| Aug.24 |
Google |
Google to add instant messages and chat |
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| Jul.19 |
Intel |
Record Sales As Earning Grow |
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Contra Costa County |
Median price of home jumping $100,000 |
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| Jul.13 |
Apple |
Solid 3Q results thanks to iPod sales
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| Jun.27 |
Bay Bridge |
New FasTrak lanes open without incident
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| Jun.24 |
Bay Bridge |
Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge Bay Area tolls will increase $1 under to keep in place the designs for a soaring suspension Bay Bridge
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| May.6 |
Pacifica |
Groundbreaking For Devil's Slide Tunnel |
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| May.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty
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| Mar.5 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Cranes Clear Bay Spans
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| Mar.2 |
Emeryville |
Regulators Lift Suspension on Chiron |
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| Jan.12 |
Apple |
Profits quadruple as iPod sales surge
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| Jan.11 |
SF Downtown |
Jobs unveils cut-rate computer |
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| Nov.14 |
Walnut Creek |
Fuel Line Operational Again |
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| Nov.9 |
Mountain View |
Mozilla Firefox browser launched
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| Nov.4 |
Brisbane |
VaxGen gets contract for anthrax vaccine |
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| Jul.13 |
Intel |
2nd-quarter earnings nearly double |
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| May.18 |
HP |
Profit jumps 34%, but analysts cautious |
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| Apr.14 |
Apple |
Quarter earnings triple, beat expectations |
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| Aug.27 |
East Palo Alto |
Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store |
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| May.19 |
Genentech |
Encouraging results with cancer drug
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| May.17 |
San Jose |
Janitors ratify contract |
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq
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| Mar.12 |
Intel |
Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled |
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| May.7 |
Cisco |
Cisco beats third-quarter expectations |
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| May.1 |
Bay Bridge |
Big cranes slip under bridge |
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| Jan.7 |
SF Downtown |
Apple introduces revamped iMac
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| Nov.5 |
San Francisco |
PG&E's earnings triple |
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| Oct.23 |
Apple |
iPod: New digital music player | The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards, that can hold 1,000 songs. It will take up to 10 seconds to download a CD of music via a FireWire link. The player will only work on Macs running ope... | |
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| Sep.13 |
SFO |
SFO and SJC reopened Most foreign carriers did not fly ou of SFO. Some domestic flights leaving
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| Jul.17 |
Intel |
Intel beats expectations |
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| Apr.23 |
Intel |
Intel Launches Pentium 4 Chip |
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| Mar.4 |
Moraga |
Store sells $89M lottery ticket |
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| Nov.20 |
Intel |
Intel Introduces Pentium 4 1st new desktop processor design since the Pentium Pro processor in 1995
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| Apr.12 |
Emeryville |
Furniture megastore Ikea opened |
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| Mar.30 |
SF Chronicle |
Justice clears Chron sale to Hearst
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| Jan.20 |
Apple |
Apple Far Exceeds Estimates
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| Jan.14 |
Intel |
Record results, revenues, income increase |
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