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| Sep. 3 |
Bay Bridge |
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New eastern span of Bay Bridge to open |
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Recent Stories |
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| Jun. 10 |
South of Market |
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Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software| The new operating system iOS 7, strives for a clean, simple, translucent impression. Apple is redesigning all its applications and icons | |
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| Jun. 5 |
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Salesforce.com buying ExactTarget for $2.34B| Salesforce.com will buy marketing software company ExactTarget. More than 6,000 companies use ExactTarget to manage their digital marketing | |
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Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2B Microsoft wants to bring Facebook-like sharing features to its business software applications
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| Jun. 4 |
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Zynga slashing 18 percent of workforce |
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Zynga slashing 18% of workforce, projects bigger net loss Zynga announced plans to cut 520 employees, and projected a larger than expected net loss of $28.5 million to $39 million for the second-quarter
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| May. 29 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bolt problem on bike path of new Bay Bridge
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| May. 23 |
Gap |
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Gap back in style as 1Q profit jumps 43 percent |
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Work to begin to replace bolts on new Bay Bridge |
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| May. 22 |
Twitter |
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Twitter adds two-factor authentication
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| May.13 |
Bay Bridge |
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Feds to probe repair work on bad Bay Bridge rods The Federal Highway Administration on Monday said it is investigating the state's response to broken steel seismic safety rods on the bridg...
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| Apr.30 |
Twitter |
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News companies warned by Twitter
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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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| Mar.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear 
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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.22 |
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Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSE
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| Feb.21 |
Bay Bridge |
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Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge A crane fell over while working on the new eastern span in the first significant construction accident at the site of the new spa
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| Feb.1 |
Twitter |
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Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts |
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| Jan.11 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo posts record earnings |
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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.24 |
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Charles Scharf is new Visa CEO |
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| Mar.2 |
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Yelp shares surge in market debut
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| Feb.19 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather
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| Dec.19 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bay Bridge crews to begin stringing cables
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| Dec.16 |
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Zynga rakes in $1 billion in IPO, stock fall
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| Oct.28 |
Bay Bridge |
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New piece connects Bay Bridge span |
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| Oct.18 |
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Web 2.0 Summit begins |
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| Aug.8 |
PG&E |
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PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO
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| Jun.28 |
Twitter |
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Co-founder Biz Stone leaving Twitter |
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| May.2 |
PG&E |
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PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter Pacific Gas & Electric will replace 1,600 SmartMeters due to a 'rare defect' that causes the wireless meters to run fast and inflate bills
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| Apr.22 |
Twitter |
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Twitter signs deal to stay in San Francisco |
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| Apr.21 |
PG&E |
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PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast Chairman, chief executive and President Peter Darbee is stepping down following a 'challenging year' that included a natural gas pipeline explosion
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| Apr.20 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo's income rises 51% |
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| Apr.7 |
PG&E |
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2 top PG&E execs to resign |
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| Mar.21 |
Schwab |
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Schwab buys OptionsXpress for $1B |
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| Mar.15 |
PG&E |
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PG&E missing 8% gas line safety records 8 percent of key safety records required for its high-pressure pipelines, including for some segments along the line that blew up
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| Dec.19 |
PG&E |
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Audit: PG&E took shortcuts in inspections An audit of PG&E pipelines, performed 4 months before an explosion, suggests the utility took shortcuts during its inspections of its gas li...
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| Nov.25 |
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Del Monte to be sold for $4 billion
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| Nov.23 |
SF City Hall |
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Healthier kids' meals ordinance approved |
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| Nov.10 |
PG&E |
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Exec snooped SmartMeter critics resigned |
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| Nov.9 |
SF City Hall |
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City ban toys in unhealthy fast-food meals |
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| Oct.25 |
Bay Bridge |
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Construction underway on new tower |
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| Oct.21 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo reports record profit |
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| Oct.13 |
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Hilton Hotel workers start 6-day strike |
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| Oct.11 |
Gap |
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Gap's logo back to blue after fans complain |
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Gymboree Oks $1.8B buyout |
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| Oct.4 |
Twitter |
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Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO |
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| Sep.10 |
PG&E |
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PG&E stock drops 8.35% after fire |
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| Sep.4 |
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Craigslist drops adult services listings After years of pressure, Craigslist has surrendered a battle over sexual ads that some viewed as a test case for the boundaries of online fr...
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| Jul.22 |
SF Downtown |
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152 People Arrested During Hotel Protest |
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| Jun.11 |
SF Downtown |
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Office tower sold for $333 million |
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| Mar.17 |
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Business owners: Yelp extorts ad dollars |
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| Mar.2 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom To Reduce Hours Of SF Workers |
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| Jan.26 |
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Williams-Sonoma CEO Lester to retire |
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| Nov.13 |
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Troubled Bay Area banks begin to topple
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| Nov.6 |
SF Downtown |
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S.F. hotel workers open 3-day strike
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| Nov.2 |
Bay Bridge |
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Repairs Complete: Bay Bridge Reopens |
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| Sep.8 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Reopens After Crack Fixed |
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| Aug.6 |
Twitter |
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Twitter site reopens after attack |
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| Jun.20 |
SF Zoo |
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Zoo Considering Layoffs, Other Cuts |
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| May.21 |
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OpenTable shares soar nearly 60% in IPO |
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| May.6 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells said to need $15 billion |
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| Apr.9 |
Wells Fargo |
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Record 1Q Profit For Wells |
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| Feb.24 |
SF Chronicle |
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Hearst wants 'significant' cuts at Chronicle
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| Jan.11 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells has more branches than any bank
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| Dec.18 |
SF Downtown |
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S.F. Office Rent Dips 22% |
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| Dec.12 |
SF City Hall |
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400 City Workers Getting Pink Slips |
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| Oct.3 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia Wachovia agreed to be acquired in a $15.1 billion all-stock deal. Citigroup demands that Wachovia abide by the terms of its earlier deal
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| Sep.3 |
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Bank Under Siege By Facing Foreclosure |
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| Aug.6 |
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Pfizer moving biotech research unit to S.F. |
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| Apr.29 |
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Average Gas Price Reaches $4 A Gallon The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in San Francisco is marking a record-setting price for the city
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| Mar.19 |
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Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO Visa Inc. shares soared more than 30% to $58 from their IPO price of $44 in their stock market debut
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| Mar.5 |
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Jury sides with Guardian |
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| Feb.25 |
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Visa readies record $18.8 billion IPO |
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| Feb.20 |
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Bankruptcy for Sharper Image
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| Jan.25 |
SF Chronicle |
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Bushee New Chronicle Editor Ward H. Bushee has been named executive vice president and editor of The SF Chronicle, the Hearst Corp. said
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| Jan.23 |
SF Chronicle |
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New job for editor Bronstein
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| Jan.8 |
PG&E |
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PG&E's blacked-out is 10-year record |
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| Nov.19 |
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Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect |
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| Oct.28 |
Gap |
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Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop |
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| Sep.20 |
South of Market |
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Design Picked For Transbay Terminal
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Is Back In Business |
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure
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| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
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EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal
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| Aug.7 |
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CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial
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South of Market |
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Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted |
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| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
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Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down |
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| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday |
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| May.19 |
SF Chronicle |
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Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in newsroom |
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| Mar.28 |
South of Market |
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Gas Reaches $4 A Gallon At Shell Station |
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| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
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S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags |
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| Jan.22 |
Gap |
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CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
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Final Skyway Segment Placed |
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| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
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Westfield Center Opens |
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| Sep.12 |
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Tentative Agreement In Hotel Dispute |
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| Jul.5 |
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Apple sued over stock options 2 lawsuits have been filed against its current and former officers and directors relating to stock options grants
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| Jun.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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Eastban span had 10-hour closure |
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| Sep.9 |
Western Addition |
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New Central Freeway Opens
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| Jun.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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New FasTrak lanes open without incident |
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| Jun.24 |
Bay Bridge |
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Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge
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| May.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty |
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| Apr.6 |
Bay Bridge |
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Welders: New Bridge Unsafe The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds
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| Jan.26 |
SF City Hall |
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City considering fee on grocery bags |
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| Nov.20 |
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Hotel employees to return to work
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| Oct.25 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor vows to join pickets to end lockout |
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| Sep.29 |
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Hotel workers begin two-week strike
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| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill
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| Jul.20 |
Schwab |
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Charles Schwab recalled as CEO |
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| Jun.8 |
SF Downtown |
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150 protesters held at biotech conference |
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| May.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge bid comes in $1 billion over target |
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| Feb.19 |
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Billionaire Anschutz buys SF Examiner |
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| Dec.23 |
PG&E |
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Delayed Response Worsened Outage |
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| Nov.13 |
SF Downtown |
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Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated |
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| Apr.17 |
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Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
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| Feb.21 |
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Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free |
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| Nov.5 |
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Hetch Hetchy bond measure approved |
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| Nov.11 |
SF City Hall |
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Public power measures defeated |
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| Apr.6 |
PG&E |
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PG&E files for bankruptcy California's largest utility voluntarily filed for Chapter 11. It had run up an $8.9 billion deficit
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| Nov.21 |
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Examiner ends after 113 years
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| May.14 |
SF Chronicle |
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Sale of Chronicle turns into 'nightmare'
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo posts record earnings |
| 2011 |
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| Apr.20 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo's income rises 51% |
| 2010 |
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| Oct.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo reports record profit |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.13 |
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Troubled Bay Area banks begin to topple
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| May.6 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells said to need $15 billion |
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| Jan.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells has more branches than any bank
| 2008 |
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| Sep.3 |
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Bank Under Siege By Facing Foreclosure |
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| 2013 |
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| Sep. 3 |
Bay Bridge |
New eastern span of Bay Bridge to open |
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| 2010 |
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| Nov.23 |
SF City Hall |
Healthier kids' meals ordinance approved |
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| Nov.9 |
SF City Hall |
City ban toys in unhealthy fast-food meals |
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| 2013 |
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| Jun. 5 |
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Salesforce.com buying ExactTarget for $2.34B| Salesforce.com will buy marketing software company ExactTarget. More than 6,000 companies use ExactTarget to manage their digital marketing | |
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| Jun. 5 |
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Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2B Microsoft wants to bring Facebook-like sharing features to its business software applications
| 2011 |
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| Mar.21 |
Schwab |
Schwab buys OptionsXpress for $1B |
| 2010 |
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| Nov.25 |
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Del Monte to be sold for $4 billion
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| Oct.11 |
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Gymboree Oks $1.8B buyout |
| 2008 |
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| Oct.3 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia Wachovia agreed to be acquired in a $15.1 billion all-stock deal. Citigroup demands that Wachovia abide by the terms of its earlier deal
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.6 |
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Pfizer moving biotech research unit to S.F. |
| 2004 |
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| Jun.8 |
SF Downtown |
150 protesters held at biotech conference |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.29 |
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Average Gas Price Reaches $4 A Gallon The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in San Francisco is marking a record-setting price for the city
| 2007 |
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| Mar.28 |
South of Market |
Gas Reaches $4 A Gallon At Shell Station |
| 2006 |
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| Jun.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Eastban span had 10-hour closure |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.9 |
Western Addition |
New Central Freeway Opens
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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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| 2009 |
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| Apr.9 |
Wells Fargo |
Record 1Q Profit For Wells |
| 2007 |
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| Aug.7 |
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CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.13 |
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Hilton Hotel workers start 6-day strike |
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| Jul.22 |
SF Downtown |
152 People Arrested During Hotel Protest |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.6 |
SF Downtown |
S.F. hotel workers open 3-day strike
| 2006 |
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| Sep.12 |
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Tentative Agreement In Hotel Dispute |
| 2004 |
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| Nov.20 |
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Hotel employees to return to work
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| Oct.25 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor vows to join pickets to end lockout |
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| Sep.29 |
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Hotel workers begin two-week strike
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.30 |
Twitter |
News companies warned by Twitter
| 2009 |
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| Feb.24 |
SF Chronicle |
Hearst wants 'significant' cuts at Chronicle
| 2008 |
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| Mar.5 |
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Jury sides with Guardian |
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| Jan.23 |
SF Chronicle |
New job for editor Bronstein
| 2004 |
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| Feb.19 |
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Billionaire Anschutz buys SF Examiner |
| 2000 |
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| Nov.21 |
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Examiner ends after 113 years
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| May.14 |
SF Chronicle |
Sale of Chronicle turns into 'nightmare'
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| 2013 |
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| Jun. 4 |
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Zynga slashing 18 percent of workforce |
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| Jun. 3 |
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Zynga slashing 18% of workforce, projects bigger net loss Zynga announced plans to cut 520 employees, and projected a larger than expected net loss of $28.5 million to $39 million for the second-quarter
| 2010 |
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| Mar.2 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom To Reduce Hours Of SF Workers |
| 2009 |
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| Jun.20 |
SF Zoo |
Zoo Considering Layoffs, Other Cuts |
| 2008 |
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| Dec.12 |
SF City Hall |
400 City Workers Getting Pink Slips |
| 2007 |
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| May.19 |
SF Chronicle |
Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in newsroom |
| 2003 |
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| Feb.21 |
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Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.20 |
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Bankruptcy for Sharper Image
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| 2013 |
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| Jun. 10 |
South of Market |
Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software| The new operating system iOS 7, strives for a clean, simple, translucent impression. Apple is redesigning all its applications and icons | |
| 2007 |
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| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.22 |
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Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSE
| 2012 |
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| Mar.2 |
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Yelp shares surge in market debut
| 2011 |
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| Dec.16 |
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Zynga rakes in $1 billion in IPO, stock fall
| 2009 |
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| May.21 |
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OpenTable shares soar nearly 60% in IPO |
| 2008 |
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| Mar.19 |
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Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO Visa Inc. shares soared more than 30% to $58 from their IPO price of $44 in their stock market debut
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| Feb.25 |
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Visa readies record $18.8 billion IPO |
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| 2010 |
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| Mar.17 |
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Business owners: Yelp extorts ad dollars |
| 2006 |
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| Jul.5 |
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Apple sued over stock options 2 lawsuits have been filed against its current and former officers and directors relating to stock options grants
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| 2013 |
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| May. 23 |
Gap |
Gap back in style as 1Q profit jumps 43 percent |
| 2010 |
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| Oct.11 |
Gap |
Gap's logo back to blue after fans complain |
| 2007 |
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| Nov.19 |
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Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect |
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| Oct.28 |
Gap |
Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop |
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| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags |
| 2006 |
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| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
Westfield Center Opens |
| 2005 |
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| Jan.26 |
SF City Hall |
City considering fee on grocery bags |
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| 2013 |
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| May. 22 |
Twitter |
Twitter adds two-factor authentication
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| Feb.1 |
Twitter |
Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts |
| 2011 |
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| Oct.18 |
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Web 2.0 Summit begins |
| 2010 |
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| Sep.4 |
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Craigslist drops adult services listings After years of pressure, Craigslist has surrendered a battle over sexual ads that some viewed as a test case for the boundaries of online fr...
| 2009 |
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| Aug.6 |
Twitter |
Twitter site reopens after attack |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.27 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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 | |
| 2005 |
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| Apr.6 |
Bay Bridge |
Welders: New Bridge Unsafe The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds
| 2004 |
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| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.24 |
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Charles Scharf is new Visa CEO |
| 2011 |
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| Aug.8 |
PG&E |
PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO
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| Jun.28 |
Twitter |
Co-founder Biz Stone leaving Twitter |
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| Apr.21 |
PG&E |
PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast Chairman, chief executive and President Peter Darbee is stepping down following a 'challenging year' that included a natural gas pipeline explosion
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| Apr.7 |
PG&E |
2 top PG&E execs to resign |
| 2010 |
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| Nov.10 |
PG&E |
Exec snooped SmartMeter critics resigned |
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| Oct.4 |
Twitter |
Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO |
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| Jan.26 |
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Williams-Sonoma CEO Lester to retire |
| 2008 |
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| Jan.25 |
SF Chronicle |
Bushee New Chronicle Editor Ward H. Bushee has been named executive vice president and editor of The SF Chronicle, the Hearst Corp. said
| 2007 |
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| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down |
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| Jan.22 |
Gap |
CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.20 |
Schwab |
Charles Schwab recalled as CEO |
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| 2013 |
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| May. 29 |
Bay Bridge |
Bolt problem on bike path of new Bay Bridge
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| May. 23 |
Bay Bridge |
Work to begin to replace bolts on new Bay Bridge |
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| May.13 |
Bay Bridge |
Feds to probe repair work on bad Bay Bridge rods The Federal Highway Administration on Monday said it is investigating the state's response to broken steel seismic safety rods on the bridg...
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| Apr.17 |
Bay Bridge |
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
|
| Mar.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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 | |
|
| Feb.21 |
Bay Bridge |
Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge A crane fell over while working on the new eastern span in the first significant construction accident at the site of the new spa
| 2012 |
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| Feb.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather
| 2011 |
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| Dec.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Bridge crews to begin stringing cables
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| Oct.28 |
Bay Bridge |
New piece connects Bay Bridge span |
| 2010 |
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| Oct.25 |
Bay Bridge |
Construction underway on new tower |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Repairs Complete: Bay Bridge Reopens |
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| Sep.8 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Reopens After Crack Fixed |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Is Back In Business |
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure
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| Aug.7 |
South of Market |
Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted |
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| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Final Skyway Segment Placed |
| 2005 |
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| May.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty |
| 2004 |
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| May.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge bid comes in $1 billion over target |
| 2003 |
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| Nov.13 |
SF Downtown |
Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated |
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| Apr.17 |
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Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
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| 2002 |
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| Nov.5 |
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Hetch Hetchy bond measure approved |
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| 2010 |
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| Sep.10 |
PG&E |
PG&E stock drops 8.35% after fire |
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| 2011 |
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| Apr.22 |
Twitter |
Twitter signs deal to stay in San Francisco |
| 2010 |
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| Jun.11 |
SF Downtown |
Office tower sold for $333 million |
| 2008 |
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| Dec.18 |
SF Downtown |
S.F. Office Rent Dips 22% |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.20 |
South of Market |
Design Picked For Transbay Terminal
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.30 |
SF Presidio |
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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| 2011 |
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| May.2 |
PG&E |
PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter Pacific Gas & Electric will replace 1,600 SmartMeters due to a 'rare defect' that causes the wireless meters to run fast and inflate bills
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| Mar.15 |
PG&E |
PG&E missing 8% gas line safety records 8 percent of key safety records required for its high-pressure pipelines, including for some segments along the line that blew up
| 2010 |
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| Dec.19 |
PG&E |
Audit: PG&E took shortcuts in inspections An audit of PG&E pipelines, performed 4 months before an explosion, suggests the utility took shortcuts during its inspections of its gas li...
| 2008 |
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| Jan.8 |
PG&E |
PG&E's blacked-out is 10-year record |
| 2003 |
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| Dec.23 |
PG&E |
Delayed Response Worsened Outage |
| 2001 |
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| Nov.11 |
SF City Hall |
Public power measures defeated |
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| Apr.6 |
PG&E |
PG&E files for bankruptcy California's largest utility voluntarily filed for Chapter 11. It had run up an $8.9 billion deficit
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