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Gap |
Gap back in style as 1Q profit jumps 43 percent Gap Inc., which owns The Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic, continues to reap benefits from the turnaround plan that it began last year
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Oakland |
Oakland's real estate market heats up
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| Wed. |
HP |
HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens HP is still scrambling to meet the demand, but the cost-cutting measures and focus on more profitable tech areas appear to be easing the pai...
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Palo Alto |
Tesla a success for federal loan program
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| May. 15 |
Bay Area |
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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Google |
Google hits all the hot spots at I/O, stock breaks new ground |
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| May. 9 |
Palo Alto |
Tesla marks key milestone with first-time profit |
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| May. 1 |
Facebook |
Facebook posts $219 million profit, mobile ad revenue gains |
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| Apr.22 |
Netflix |
Netflix's 1Q subscriber gains catapult stock
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| Apr.18 |
Google |
Google's 1Q shows more progress in mobile ads
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| Apr.11 |
Google |
Google launches tool to determine data use after death
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| Apr.1 |
Palo Alto |
Tesla makes 1st profit, and ditches its cheapest car Tesla says part of the reason is due to higher than expected sales of its new Model S Sedan. The company sold 250 more cars than it expected
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| Mar.27 |
Bay Area |
Home prices in Bay Area up 17.5% in January |
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| Mar.26 |
Google |
Google Invited To Use Google Glass |
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Pacifica |
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
| Festivities early marked the opening of the long-awaited tunnels. It's the end of 74 years of crumbling cliffs, horrific accidents and highway closures that sometimes lasted for months
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| Mar.22 |
San Francisco |
Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSE Shares climbed nearly 27 percent in their first day. The stock rose $3.76, or 26.9%, to $17.76 in morning trading. Marin Software raised $105...
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| Mar.14 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area leaves housing crash behind
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| Feb.26 |
HP |
HP to roll out Slate 7 tablet for $169 |
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| Feb.22 |
Apple |
Apple patent hints at smart watch |
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| Feb.20 |
Google |
New Google Glass features unveiled |
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| Feb.19 |
Google |
Google's stock price breaks $800 for 1st time |
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| Jan.22 |
Google |
Google's 4Q earnings rise despite Motorola woes |
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| Jan.17 |
eBay |
eBay shares jump on earnings |
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| Jan.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo posts record earnings |
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| Nov.27 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area home prices up 7.45% in September |
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| Nov.2 |
Corte Madera |
Restoration Hardware up 30% in 1st day The retailer of leather couches and tables made of salvaged wood raised $123.9 million in its IPO on Thursday, selling 5.2 million shares for...
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| Oct.23 |
Facebook |
Facebook 3Q results show mobile ad growth |
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| Oct.12 |
Pleasanton |
Workday surges in post-IPO trading debut |
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| Oct.4 |
Facebook |
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.25 |
Google |
Brin joins Gov. Brown as he signs driverless car law |
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| Sep.21 |
Apple |
iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide
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| Sep.12 |
SF Downtown |
Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5 
Map of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco| 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 4S | |
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| Sep.3 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge reopens ahead of schedule |
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| Aug.24 |
San Jose |
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn | A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit. It said several of Samsung's devices had infringed Apple's software... | |
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| Aug.20 |
Apple |
Apple becomes most valuable U.S. company in history Map of company in history Cupertino Fifteen years after it was nearly driven out of business by Microsoft, Apple become the most valuable company in history
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| Aug.16 |
Facebook |
Facebook hits new low as IPO lock-up ends
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| May.28 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge to reopen early at 3 a.m.
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| May.14 |
Facebook |
Facebook raises stock price |
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| Apr.12 |
Google |
Google doubles shares as profits soar |
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| Apr.4 |
Google |
Google augmented glasses unveiled
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| Mar.7 |
San Francisco |
Apple unveils high-def iPad
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| Mar.2 |
San Francisco |
Yelp shares surge in market debut
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| Feb.29 |
Apple |
Apple market value tops $500B Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion in opening trading, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured
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| Feb.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather
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| Feb.1 |
Facebook |
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 firm. It would seek be about half the amount many analysts expected. IPO is ... | |
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| Jan.24 |
Apple |
Apple in record $13.06bn profits
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| Nov.21 |
Foster City |
Gilead to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion |
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| Oct.18 |
Apple |
Apple full-year profits rise 85%
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| Oct.14 |
Apple |
Apple faithful line up for the iPhone 4S
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| Oct.13 |
Google |
Google third-quarter profits jump |
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| Oct.10 |
Apple |
Pre-orders of iPhone 4S break record |
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| Aug.10 |
Apple |
Apple ousts Exxon in US rich list
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| Jul.20 |
Apple |
IPhones, iPads drive Apple profit |
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| Jun.15 |
Oakland |
Pandora IPO surges before mellowing out Stock in the Internet radio firm soared to as high as $26 per share - 63% over opening price - on the first day of trading on the NYSE
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| Jun.6 |
SF Downtown |
Apple boss unveils iCloud service
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| May.19 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn soars 90% in debut LinkedIn's stock more than doubled in its market debut because of investor demand for the first major social networking company to go public
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| Apr.29 |
Chevron |
Chevron profit soars 36% |
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| Apr.22 |
San Jose |
CEOs see hiring surge continuing
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| Apr.20 |
Apple |
Apple Inc. reports record-high earnings
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| Apr.5 |
Bay Area |
Strong quarter for Bay Area stocks
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| Jan.19 |
Apple |
Apple posts record profit |
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| Jan.13 |
Intel |
Intel sees record profits |
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| Jan.3 |
Facebook |
Facebook nets $500 million investment |
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| Dec.15 |
Facebook |
Zuckerberg named Time 'Person of Year' |
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| Oct.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo reports record profit |
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| Oct.14 |
Apple |
Apple shares top $300 for 1st time |
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| Oct.1 |
Fremont |
Tesla workers arriving at Nummi plant |
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| Aug.9 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area home values rise |
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| Jul.30 |
Chevron |
Chevron posts huge 2nd-quarter profit |
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| May.21 |
Fremont |
Tesla, Toyota to reopen Nummi Tesla Motors will use a $50 million investment from Toyota to help it buy the recently closed Nummi auto plant and reopen it to build electric cars
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| Mar.17 |
Fremont |
Union Members Ratify NUMMI Closure Plan |
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| Jan.5 |
Google |
Google Unveils 'Nexus One' Mobile Phone |
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| Dec.3 |
Bay Area |
Survey shows confidence is up |
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| Nov.2 |
Pittsburg |
Sparks flew at new pipe factory |
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| Aug.18 |
Palo Alto |
Tesla Motors Building Parts Factory |
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| Jul.31 |
BART |
BART, Unions Announce Deal, Avoid Strike |
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| Jul.16 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area home prices, sales rise |
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| Jun.29 |
Apple |
CEO Jobs Back At Work Few Days A Week |
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| Jun.23 |
San Carlos |
Tesla Motors To Get Big Loan From U.S. |
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| Apr.9 |
Wells Fargo |
Record 1Q Profit For Wells |
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| Mar.4 |
Vallejo |
City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy |
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| Jan.15 |
SF Downtown |
Apple introduces slim notebook |
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Is Back In Business |
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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...
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| Jul.26 |
Oakland |
Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute
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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
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| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday |
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| May.24 |
Highway 580 |
Maze Reopens Despite Expert's Doubts
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| May.7 |
Highway 880 |
I-880 Connector Reopens For Commute |
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| Feb.5 |
Apple |
Apple, Beatles Settle Trademark Suit
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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
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Final Skyway Segment Placed |
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| Nov.21 |
Google |
Google jumps past $500 |
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| Oct.19 |
Google |
Profits nearly double in 3Q |
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| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
Westfield Center Opens |
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| Sep.12 |
San Francisco |
Tentative Agreement In Hotel Dispute |
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| Aug.3 |
Pacifica |
Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens |
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| Jul.20 |
Google |
2Q earnings soar past expectations |
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| Mar.17 |
Google |
Google Need Not Turn Over Records |
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| Oct.12 |
Apple |
Video iPod introduced
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| Sep.7 |
Apple |
Apple unveils music-playing cell phone |
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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
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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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| Feb.1 |
Google |
7-fold improvement in quarter profit |
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| Jan.12 |
Apple |
Profits quadruple as iPod sales surge |
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| Nov.20 |
San Francisco |
Hotel employees to return to work
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| Nov.9 |
Mountain View |
Mozilla Firefox browser launched |
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| Nov.8 |
Vallejo |
Zampa Bridge opened by Gov. Davis Fireworks greet nation's first major suspension bridge in 30 years, a 3,400-foot span across the Carquinez Straits
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| Oct.8 |
Yahoo |
Profits doubled again |
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| Jun.22 |
SFO |
BART Begins Service To SFO After years of delay, BART hopes to match the success that other cities have had with their rail to airports
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| May.19 |
Genentech |
Encouraging results with cancer drug |
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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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| Feb.23 |
Brisbane |
AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen |
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| Oct.24 |
BART |
BART strike averted |
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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
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| Sep.13 |
SFO |
SFO and SJC reopened |
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| Nov.20 |
Intel |
Intel Introduces Pentium 4 |
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