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| Yesterday |
Yahoo |
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Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr |
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| Wed. |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area home prices jump 17 percent in month| San Francisco Bay area's median home price passed the half-million dollar mark for the first time in five years | |
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| Mon. |
Bay Bridge |
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Feds to probe repair work on bad Bay Bridge rods |
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| May. 2 |
Intel |
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Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO| Intel has chosen its chief operating officer, Brian Krzanich, as its new CEO. Krzanich, who is 52, will replace Paul Otellini on May 16 | |
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| Apr.17 |
Bay Bridge |
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Caltrans ordered tests for Bay Bridge bolts in 2008| Caltrans documents show that the agency was worried about the now-broken bolts on the new Bay Bridge long before they actually failed | |
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| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Jerry Brown unveils $1.5B Oakland waterfront deal |
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| Apr.1 |
Apple |
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Apple issues apology following attacks in China |
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Palo Alto |
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Tesla makes 1st profit, and ditches its cheapest car |
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| Mar.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear 
| A construction defect that could prove to be a major safety setback, discovered in some large bolts that are supposed to help hold the bridge together | |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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All-electronic tolling begins on the Golden Gate Bridge 
| The toll booths are empty for the first time since Franklin Roosevelt. There are no more toll-takers because you can no longer use cash | |
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| Mar.26 |
Pacifica |
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Devil's Slide twin tunnels now open to traffic
Map of Devil%27s Slide Pacifica Drivers along the San Mateo County Coast are now able to avoid a dangerous cliffhanger stretch of Highway 1
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| Mar.22 |
San Francisco |
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Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSE |
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| Mar.18 |
Redwood City |
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Electronic Arts CEO steps down |
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| Mar.15 |
Alameda County |
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East Bay garbage pickup back to normal after strike |
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| Mar.11 |
San Jose |
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San Jose minimum wage workers get hefty raise |
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| Mar.8 |
Berkeley |
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Fire damages Berkeley's Chez Panisse |
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| Feb.25 |
Yahoo |
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CEO Marissa Mayer's ban on telecommuting sparks a firestorm The decision to order telecommuting employees back to the office has sparked a passionate debate
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| Feb.21 |
Bay Bridge |
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Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge |
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| Jan.25 |
Woodside |
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Woodside estate sells for $117.5 million |
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| Jan.24 |
Apple |
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Apple shares plummet as investors ponder its lackluster report |
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| Dec.18 |
Facebook |
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock |
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| Nov.19 |
Intel |
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Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire in May Otellini will retire in May after 8 years at the helm, leaving his successor the challenge of adapting to a shift in demand toward mobile devices
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| Nov.6 |
Richmond |
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Richmond soda tax gets off to rough start The hotly contested sugar-sweetened beverage tax was losing by a wide margin in early returns Tuesday, with 68 percent of voters saying no
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| Nov.2 |
Corte Madera |
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Restoration Hardware up 30% in 1st day |
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| Oct.30 |
SF Presidio |
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Disney buys firm behind Star Wars Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lucas for $4.05bn
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| Oct.6 |
San Jose |
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Skyrocketing Bay Area gas prices hit all-time high In San Jose, the average jumped to $4.63 a gallon for regular gas, up 9 cents since Friday. Mid-grade jumped to $4.72 and premium was $4.83
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| Oct.4 |
Facebook |
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Facebook passes one billion users The passing of the milestone was announced by founder Mark Zuckerberg on US television on Thursday
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| Sep.12 |
SF Downtown |
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Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5
4G-enabled device's new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. It was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone...
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| Aug.31 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
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Dumbarton Bridge closed Labor Day weekend |
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| Aug.24 |
San Jose |
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
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| Aug.20 |
Apple |
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Apple becomes most valuable U.S. company in history |
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| Jul.26 |
Facebook |
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Facebook stock tumbles despite solid earnings report |
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| Jul.16 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo names Google exec as new boss Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next chief executive
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| May.23 |
HP |
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Hewlett-Packard cuts 27,000 jobs |
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| May.19 |
Palo Alto |
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart |
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| May.18 |
Facebook |
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Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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| May.17 |
Facebook |
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Facebook shares valued at $100bn |
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| May.13 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV
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| Apr.19 |
Santa Clara |
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49ers celebrate stadium groundbreaking |
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| Apr.11 |
Marin County |
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George Lucas withdraws Marin plans
Filmmaker withdrew his plans to build a giant mission-style movie-making palace in a pristine meadow, blaming protesting neighbors for torpe...
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| Feb.29 |
Apple |
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Apple market value tops $500B |
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| Feb.1 |
Facebook |
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Facebook confirms plans to go public The world's largest social networking site confirms plans to issue shares raising $5bn in what would be the largest stock floatation by a web...
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| Jan.17 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo founder Jerry Yang resigns |
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| Jan.4 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo names PayPal exec as CEO Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO
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| Dec.12 |
Port of Oakland |
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Group stops trucks at Oakland ports
Triumphant protesters marched and rallied and celebrated outside the port after derailing the evening shift at the nation's fifth-busiest po...
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| Nov.2 |
Port of Oakland |
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Oakland protesters shut down port
Thousands of anti-corporate protesters shut down one of the busiest ports. The maritime operations had effectively halted
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| Oct.5 |
Apple |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies
Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56
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| Oct.4 |
Apple |
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Apple unveils refreshed iPhone 4S
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| Sep.22 |
HP |
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Whitman replaces Apotheker as HP CEO
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| Sep.6 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo fires CEO Bartz
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| Aug.31 |
Fremont |
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Solyndra goes bankrupt, sheds 1,100 jobs
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| Aug.24 |
Apple |
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Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief
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| Aug.15 |
Google |
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Google in $12.5bn Motorola Mobility deal
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| Jun.15 |
Oakland |
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Pandora IPO surges before mellowing out |
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| May.19 |
LinkedIn |
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LinkedIn soars 90% in debut
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| May.2 |
PG&E |
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PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter
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| Apr.24 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area gas average is $4.22
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| Apr.21 |
PG&E |
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PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast
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| Apr.4 |
Santa Clara |
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Texas Instruments buying Nat Semi
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| Feb.19 |
Dublin |
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New BART station opens
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| Feb.17 |
Redwood City |
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Obama meets with Silicon Valley tech elite
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| Feb.7 |
Google |
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Google mgr helped spark Egypt revolt
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| Jan.20 |
Google |
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Schmidt to step down as Google CEO
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| Jan.17 |
Apple |
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Steve Jobs takes medical leave
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| Sep.4 |
San Francisco |
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Craigslist drops adult services listings |
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| Aug.19 |
Intel |
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Intel To Buy McAfee In $7.68 Billion Deal |
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| Aug.9 |
Highway 24 |
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Drilling Begins On New Caldecott Bore |
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| Aug.6 |
HP |
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CEO resigns amid harassment claims
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| May.21 |
Fremont |
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Tesla, Toyota to reopen Nummi |
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| Apr.3 |
Apple |
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Much-Anticipated IPad Goes On Sale |
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| Mar.26 |
Fremont |
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Truck Production Ends At NUMMI Plant
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| Mar.22 |
Google |
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Google stops censoring search in China
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| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
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Apple unveils the iPad
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| Nov.11 |
Highway 3Com |
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HP to buy 3Com for $2.7B; ups guidance |
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| Sep.30 |
Chevron |
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Chevron Names New CEO; O'Reilly Retires |
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| Aug.27 |
Fremont |
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Toyota to halt work at Nummi
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| Aug.16 |
BART |
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No Strike; New Deal Reached
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| Jul.29 |
Yahoo |
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Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal |
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| Jun.8 |
San Francisco |
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Apple's New, Faster iPhone |
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| May.19 |
HP |
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Another 6,400 To Be Cut |
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| Apr.20 |
Oracle |
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Oracle To Buy Sun For $7.4B
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| Apr.1 |
Bay Area |
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Home prices in free fall
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| Mar.12 |
Genentech |
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Roche to take over Genentech for $47B
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| Mar.5 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area unemployment jumps higher |
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| Jan.22 |
Intel |
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Intel to lay off up to 6,000 |
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| Jan.14 |
Apple |
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Apple CEO Jobs taking medical leave |
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| Jan.13 |
Yahoo |
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Carol Bartz to head Yahoo
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| Dec.22 |
Palo Alto |
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Fry's exec arrested for embezzlment |
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| Dec.18 |
Bay Area |
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Home values hit 8-year low |
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| Dec.16 |
Apple |
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Apple Pulls Out Of Macworld |
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| Nov.17 |
Yahoo |
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Jerry Yang Out As CEO |
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Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia |
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| Jul.13 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer |
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| May.20 |
San Jose |
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Silicon Valley janitors strike |
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| May.16 |
Napa |
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Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies |
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| Apr.29 |
San Francisco |
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Average Gas Price Reaches $4 A Gallon |
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| Mar.19 |
San Francisco |
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Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO |
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| Feb.1 |
Yahoo |
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Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid
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| Jan.25 |
SF Chronicle |
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Bushee New Chronicle Editor |
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| Jan.23 |
eBay |
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Whitman resigns as CEO |
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| Dec.20 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area Home Sales Fall 36% |
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work |
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
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New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open |
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| Jul.2 |
Alameda County |
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County Garbage Workers Locked Out |
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| Jun.29 |
Apple |
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iPhone Launched |
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| Apr.13 |
Google |
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Google To Buy DoubleClick For $3.1B |
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| Jan.9 |
SF Downtown |
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Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone |
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| Dec.27 |
Apple |
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Report of options probe, shares rebound |
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| Oct.9 |
YouTube |
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Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn |
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| Sep.6 |
HP |
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HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe |
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| Sep.5 |
Intel |
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10,500 Layoffs Announced |
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| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
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Apple sued over stock options |
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| May.23 |
Hercules |
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Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land |
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| Mar.13 |
San Jose |
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McClatchy to Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5B |
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| Jan.24 |
Emeryville |
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Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal |
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| Dec.13 |
Oracle |
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Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion |
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| Aug.19 |
Google |
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Google goes public, shares surge 18% |
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| Mar.19 |
HP |
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CEO claims victory in merger vote |
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| Oct.23 |
Apple |
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iPod: New digital music player |
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| Apr.6 |
PG&E |
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PG&E files for bankruptcy |