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| Dec.26 |
San Ramon |
Fire closes Sichuan restaurant in San Ramon |
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| Jun.26 |
South of Market |
The crowd went wild when President Obama dined at a San Francisco restaurant 
Map of Twenty Five Lusk San Francisco When President Barack Obama walked through the door at trendy Twenty Five Lusk, he coolly pulled off his shades, and the crowd went wild
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| Nov.10 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area workers rally to demand higher wages
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| Oct.20 |
San Jose Downtown |
80 sickened in Shigella outbreak linked to San Jose restaurant 
Map of Mariscos San Juan North 4th Street San Jose| The amount of people sickened after eating at Mariscos San Juan restaurant has doubled and some of them are in intensive care | |
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| Apr.16 |
South San Jose |
Firefighters extinguish 3-alarm restaurant blaze |
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| Apr.15 |
Berkeley |
Fast food workers rally for wage hike |
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| Feb.14 |
West San Francisco |
Obama ate dinner at Spruce |
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| Feb.6 |
SF Downtown |
Smucker to buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 billion J.M. Smucker would buy the pet food company once known as Del Monte, from its private equity owners for about $5.8 billion, including debt
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| Nov.27 |
San Jose |
Backpack left at Burger King holds $100,000 |
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| Nov.8 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley passed soda tax| Berkeley became the first city in the nation to adopt a soda tax. Measure D levied a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened drinks | |
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| Oct.3 |
Berkeley |
Signs that oppose soda tax have been taken down |
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| Sep.8 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley-based Annie's being sold to General Mills for $820 million |
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San Francisco |
Latinos outraged over name of new Mexican restaurant |
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| Jul.7 |
Los Gatos |
2-alarm fire at Manresa restaurant
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| Jun.30 |
Western Marin County |
Supreme Court refused to hear appeal from oyster farm |
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| Jun.13 |
San Francisco |
Priceline buying OpenTable for $2.6 billion Priceline is buying online restaurant reservation company. It will pay $103 per share, which is a 46 percent premium to closing price of $70...
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| Mar.6 |
Pleasanton |
Albertsons parent Cerberus to buy Safeway| Safeway has reached a preliminary deal to be sold for more than $9 billion to the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. Safeway is being sold for more than $9 billion at the same time... | |
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| Nov.11 |
San Francisco |
Monsanto buys Climate Corp. for $930 million |
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| Oct.14 |
Half Moon Bay |
Napa grower wins annual pumpkin weigh-off
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| Jun.15 |
Castro Valley |
2 Castro Valley restaurant workers fight off gunman |
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| Jun.3 |
Antioch |
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to Costco hits East Bay
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| May.8 |
Oakland Downtown |
One-alarm fire at Merritt Bakery in Oakland |
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| Mar.8 |
Berkeley |
Fire damages Berkeley's Chez Panisse Map of 1517 Shattuck Ave Berkeley A predawn fire damaged the storied Chez Panisse restaurant. The sprinkler system activated, keeping much of the damage to the building's exterior
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| Nov.6 |
Richmond |
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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| Aug.23 |
North San Jose |
Chick-fil-A fans camp out in San Jose for opening |
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| Feb.23 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway profit slips 6% |
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| Dec.14 |
San Francisco |
Food safety bribery scandal
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| Aug.22 |
San Francisco |
Andronico's Markets files for bankruptcy
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| Apr.6 |
San Francisco |
A.G. Ferrari files Chapter 11
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| Apr.2 |
San Jose |
Fire whips through McDonald's |
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| Feb.10 |
Concord |
Round Table files for bankruptcy The restaurant chain that claims to serve 'the last honest pizza' lists debts ranging from $10 million to $50 million and assets in the same...
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| Feb.4 |
San Rafael |
Pizzeria vandalism was work of rivals |
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| Feb.1 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway will expand Bay area presence |
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| Jan.14 |
Fishermans Wharf |
Alioto-Lazio Fish Co. closes, for now |
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| Nov.25 |
San Francisco |
Del Monte to be sold for $4 billion A group led by KKR & Co. agreed to acquire Del Monte Foods Co. to give the New York buyout firm pet-food brands such as Meow Mix and Kibbles 'n Bits
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| Nov.23 |
SF City Hall |
Healthier kids' meals ordinance approved SF lawmakers have voted to pass a law prohibiting restaurants from including toys with children's meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines
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| Nov.9 |
SF City Hall |
City ban toys in unhealthy fast-food meals San Francisco has passed a law barring fast-food restaurants from giving away toys with children's meals that do not meet nutritional guidel...
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| Oct.14 |
Hayward |
Hayward passes ban on polystyrene foam |
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| Sep.25 |
SF City Hall |
Hearing set on SF restaurant toy ban |
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San Jose |
Grapevine moth discovered in SC County |
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| Sep.17 |
Chinatown |
'Wage theft' at Chinatown eateries |
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| Sep.14 |
SF City Hall |
Lawmakers Pass Alcohol Services Fee
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| Sep.5 |
SF City Hall |
San Francisco Considering Liquor Fee |
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| Aug.18 |
Bay Area |
Grocer Fresh & Easy headed to Bay Area |
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| Aug.10 |
San Francisco |
Anchor Brewing acquisition is official |
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| May.5 |
SF Downtown |
Debate over Tonga Room's fate |
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| Apr.27 |
San Jose |
County Trims Toys In Meals To Cut Fat Santa Clara County is trying to curb childhood obesity voted to ban restaurants from giving away toys and other freebies
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| Apr.8 |
Sonoma County |
Officials Confirm Grapevine Moth |
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| Dec.4 |
Napa |
Vintners can use 'Calistoga' for its wines |
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| Nov.26 |
SF Tenderloin |
Glide Memorial Volunteers Feed Thousands |
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| Oct.25 |
Oakland |
Food-processing plants make comeback |
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| Sep.19 |
San Francisco |
Coca-Cola slams proposed S.F. soda tax CEO Muhtar Kent: 'I've never seen it work where a government tells people what to eat and what to drink'
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| Sep.3 |
West Oakland |
Oakland brewery drought over
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| Aug.25 |
SF City Hall |
300+ Restaurant Certifications Revoked |
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| Jul.27 |
Pleasant Hill |
Caspers Famous Hot Dogs is 75 |
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| May.26 |
Berkeley |
Neighborhood girds for Berkeley Bowl
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| May.20 |
San Francisco |
OpenTable sets IPO
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| May.15 |
SF Downtown |
Farmers' market finds a home at Metreon
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| Apr.1 |
Union City |
Calif. widens recall of firm's spices |
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| Mar.28 |
Menlo Park |
Peet's Coffee Reopens After Fire |
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| Mar.24 |
SF City Hall |
Supes Target Foie Gras In Restaurants |
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| Feb.10 |
San Francisco |
Schmidt to stop selling chocolates |
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| Jan.31 |
San Francisco |
OpenTable files for $40 million IPO
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| Jan.29 |
San Francisco |
$13 chocolate bar with a conscience |
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Portola Valley |
Ridge Vineyards president found dead
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| Jan.27 |
Berkeley |
Chocolate Plants Closing
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| Jan.26 |
Mountain View |
Site gives restaurateurs data on reviews |
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| Dec.22 |
Sonoma County |
Feuding family sells Sebastiani Vineyards The Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery has been sold, marking the end of an era for a family business that came to life a century ago
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| Dec.16 |
San Mateo |
3 TGI Friday's restaurants close |
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| Dec.6 |
Napa |
Creditor Tries To Bar Museum Bankruptcy |
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| Nov.28 |
SF City Hall |
Grease Recycling to Keep Pipes Clog-Free |
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| Nov.25 |
Napa |
Mondavi food, wine museum shuts doors
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| Oct.9 |
Oakland |
Mother's Cookies abruptly shut down An Oakland institution for 92 years has been shuttered, its owner seeking bankruptcy protection for the company
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| Oct.7 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway profit edges up in Q3 |
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| Sep.28 |
San Francisco |
Scharffen chocolatier Steinberg dies |
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| Sep.27 |
Burlingame |
Co. Recalls Chinese Candy For Melamine |
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| Sep.26 |
Napa |
Napa food, wine mecca coming to SF |
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| Sep.23 |
Bay Area |
Inspectors Looking For Tainted Milk Federal and state inspectors have been sweeping through ethnic or Asian supermarkets
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| Sep.11 |
Pleasant Hill |
Disabled man sues Burger King |
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| Aug.28 |
San Francisco |
SF Police Warns Restaurants Of Robberies |
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| Aug.24 |
Clayton |
City shutters girl's produce stand |
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| Aug.13 |
Redwood City |
County votes in favor of menu label law |
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| Jul.22 |
Napa |
'Firm deal' for Chateau Montelena |
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| Jul.17 |
SF Downtown |
Starbucks To Close 12 Locations
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| Jul.13 |
SF Downtown |
Civic Center Welcomes Veggie Garden |
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| Jun.10 |
Santa Rosa |
Three Sonoma wineries sold in deal Wine giant Constellation Brands is selling 7 properties, including three prominent Sonoma County wineries, for $209 million
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| May.16 |
Napa |
Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies Pioneering vintner Robert Mondavi, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world's map, has died at the age of 94
| Mondavi died peacefully at his Napa Valley home. Governor Schwarzenegger said he was 'a true California legend'
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| May.10 |
San Ramon |
Mushrooms Pulled From Grocery Shelves |
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| May.7 |
SF Downtown |
Tavern on the Green coming to Metreon |
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| Apr.24 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway Beats 1Q Expectations |
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| Feb.22 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway stock hammered |
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| Feb.21 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway profit dips 2% on tax gain |
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| Jan.30 |
SF City Hall |
Restaurants asked to ban trans fats The city Board of Supervisors is asking all restaurants to take artery-clogging trans fats off their menus
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| Dec.20 |
Western Marin County |
Oyster farm faces tough new restrictions |
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| Dec.17 |
San Francisco |
Fees For Retailers Who Sell Soda |
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| Dec.12 |
Fremont |
Fremont Among America's Drunkest Cities |
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| Dec.5 |
San Francisco |
Metromint Waters Voluntarily Recalled |
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| Dec.2 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway, workers agree to contract |
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| Nov.29 |
San Francisco |
Fishing ban imposed after bay oil spill lifted
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| Nov.28 |
BART |
BART To Lease Space To Peet's Coffee
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| Nov.20 |
San Francisco |
Fishermen File Class-Action Suit In Spill
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| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill Schwarzenegger suspended all fishing in areas affected by oil spill and called the incident an 'unbelievable human failure' and promised to ...
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| Jul.4 |
SJSU |
S.J. Man Wins Hotdog Eating Contest Joey Chestnut, a student, ate 66 hotdogs in Nathan’s Famous 4th of July International Hotdog Eating Contest, out-eating defending-champion K...
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| May.21 |
Lafayette |
Hershey Sues Marijuana-Candy Maker |
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| May.17 |
Napa |
Dangerous Apple Moth Found
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| Jan.24 |
Contra Costa County |
County To Study Fast Food Proposal |
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| Dec.27 |
Napa |
Bears Wreaking Havoc In Wine Country |
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| Nov.29 |
Fishermans Wharf |
Crabs Hit Market After Two-Week Delay
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| May.14 |
San Jose |
Wendy's Officials Vindicated in Finger Case |
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| Mar.28 |
San Jose |
Woman Files Lawsuit Over Finger in Chili
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| Nov.3 |
Napa |
Constellation to buy Mondavi in $1b deal The Robert Mondavi Corp. is being acquired by alcoholic beverage giant in a $1.03 billion cash deal
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| Jan.4 |
East San Jose |
Beef bone recall
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| Dec.27 |
Oakland |
Beef Stacking Up at Port Due to Mad Cow |
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| Aug.5 |
SF Downtown |
Vandals hit several Starbucks |
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| Jul.16 |
San Jose Downtown |
Cafe wants to be 'Hooters of coffee' |
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| Nov.5 |
Berkeley |
Coffee measure fails
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| Jun.22 |
San Francisco |
Bars shut down during World Cup |
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| Jun.18 |
Berkeley |
Politically Correct Coffee Plan
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San Francisco |
Restaurant lost case in Supreme Court |
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| Apr.21 |
SF Downtown |
Restaurant goes to Supr. Court over tax
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