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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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| Sep.6 |
San Francisco |
Tourism Boosts S.F. Economy The tourism where the weak $ brought an increased numbers of visitors and reversed a temporary drop in the hotel occupancy rate
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| Jul.6 |
SF Downtown |
New shops change face of Union Square
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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 Thousands of new technology industry and a burst of new housing construction drove the city's population to a new high of more than 824,000
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| Feb.22 |
Genentech |
FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer A Genentech drug received federal approval, a surprise decision
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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. Jobs made a keynote speech opening the... | |
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| Nov.6 |
Bay Bridge |
 New bridge FasTrak lanes in effect The metering lights switched at 6:00 and certain lanes of commuters experienced a faster pace of lights
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| Sep.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Repairs Progressing Smoothly CalTrans reports it's possible the bridge may open before Tuesday morning. The last girder was removed by contractor C.C. Myers
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| Aug.16 |
San Francisco |
Home prices rise in July even as sales fall Bay Area real estate sales slowed to a 12-year low while median price edged up to $738,500, up 7 percent from $688,955 a year ago
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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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| Apr.10 |
San Francisco |
Levi's Posts Best Earnings In A Decade
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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 handheld into one device. iTV is moving music, photos, tv shows and movies from the computer to the living room
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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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| Sep.5 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Completely Reopens To Traffic The lower deck re-opened ahead of schedule following a shut down of eastbound lanes over Labor Day weekend
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| Jun.16 |
SF City Hall |
United May Move Headquarters To SF
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| Jun.27 |
Bay Bridge |
New FasTrak lanes open without incident The new 3 lanes are located on the far right of the toll plaza
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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.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty Federal Highway Administration: Welds on the new eastern span are not faulty as had been alleged by ex-welders
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| Mar.5 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Cranes Clear Bay Spans 2 towering shipping cranes have made their way across the Bay slipping under the bridges with a few feet of clearance
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| Jan.11 |
SF Downtown |
Jobs unveils cut-rate computer Apple Computer chief executive introduced the computer the size of a paperback and a tiny iPod that starts at $99
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| Nov.4 |
Brisbane |
VaxGen gets contract for anthrax vaccine The government is purchasing 75 million doses of a new generation vaccine under an $877.5 million
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| Jun.23 |
San Francisco |
Salesforce shares soar 56% in their debut
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| May.19 |
Genentech |
Encouraging results with cancer drug Avastin extended the lives of some of the colon cancer patients. Company's stock soaring nearly 45%
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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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| Jan.23 |
San Francisco |
$32 million purchase sets city record
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| Jan.7 |
SF Downtown |
Apple unveils 17-inch laptop
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| May.1 |
Bay Bridge |
Big cranes slip under bridge
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| Jan.23 |
Bay Bridge |
$1.04 billion contract
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| Jan.7 |
SF Downtown |
Apple introduces revamped iMac Flat-screen 15-inch display, faster processor and a new look
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| Nov.5 |
San Francisco |
PG&E's earnings triple
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| Apr.11 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor's IPO firm wins deal
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| Mar.30 |
SF Chronicle |
Justice clears Chron sale to Hearst Hearst's transfer of The Examiner to the Fang family had resolved antitrust concerns about the deal
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