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| May.23 |
Vallejo |
City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes| The city of Vallejo filed for protection to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue | |
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| May.15 |
Vallejo |
City rejects contract unions claim Vallejo officials have rejected a contract proposal from police and fire unions that union leaders claim would save the city from bankruptcy
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| May.7 |
Vallejo |
City Council Votes To File For Bankruptcy The council voted unanimously following hours of public comment and months of failed negotiations with police, fire and other unions
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| May.3 |
Vallejo |
City mgr: Vallejo should file for bankruptcy City Manager Joseph Tanner is advising the City Council to declare bankruptcy next week to deal with a worsening budget crisis
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| Apr.21 |
Vallejo |
Key deadline to avoid bankruptcy The city unable to reach agreement on additional concessions from police and fire unions and city officials may miss deadline
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| Mar.8 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image wants to close 96 stores Sharper Image is seeking court permission to close 96 stores nationwide - including 9 in Northern California
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| Mar.7 |
San Francisco |
Sharper Image Will Take Gift Cards Again Sharper Image Corp. would immediately resume honoring gift cards that were suspended when the company filed for bankruptcy
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| Mar.4 |
Vallejo |
City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy The City Council approved 3 resolutions that are intended to prevent the city from filing bankruptcy by the end of the month
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| Feb.28 |
Vallejo |
Deal May Avoid City Of Bankruptcy The cityand municipal labor leaders reached a tentative deal Thursday that could allow the city to avoid filing for bankruptcy, Mayor Osby Davis told CBS 5. Union representatives also confirmed the deal.
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| Feb.26 |
Vallejo |
City Council discusses filing for bankruptcy Officials met to discuss the city's financial troubles, which are pushing the city closer to declaring bankruptcy
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| Feb.20 |
San Francisco |
Bankruptcy for Sharper Image| The retail chain known for selling expensive gadgets filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it plans to sell off stores and inventory | | |
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| Feb.19 |
Vallejo |
City Budget Woes May Force Bankruptcy| City Council met in closed session with the city's employees' organizations to try to find a solution to the city's budget crisis | |
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Papers seek buyouts to cut costs
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| Aug.27 |
San Jose |
Calpine Files Amended Reorganization Plan
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated| U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge denied a request by the Your Black Muslim Bakery to reconsider an order to liquidate its assets to satisfy creditors | |
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| Aug.15 |
San Jose |
Calpine losses mount |
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| May.10 |
Berkeley |
Cody's Books To Close The bookstore that has been part of cultural scene for 43 years will close because of poor sales
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| May.8 |
Mountain View |
SGI files for chapter 11 bankruptcy Silicon Graphics will embark on a major reorganization in a bid to reduce its debt by $250 million
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Leftist trio seals Americas pact
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| Apr.4 |
Oakland |
Mother's Cookies crumbling
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| Dec.23 |
San Jose |
Calpine asks to break contracts |
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| Dec.20 |
San Jose |
Calpine Corp. Files For Bankruptcy Struggling power generator filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with more than $17 billion in debt
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| Dec.8 |
San Jose |
Calpine battles creditors |
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| Jun.9 |
San Francisco |
Two Bakery Plants to Close
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Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction
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| Sep.23 |
Pleasanton |
Commerce One down to last gasp |
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| Apr.12 |
San Francisco |
PG&E utility leaves bankruptcy behind
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| Mar.26 |
San Francisco |
PG&E poised to exit bankruptcy |
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| Jan.8 |
Richmond |
City on Brink of Bankruptcy
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| Jan.5 |
San Francisco |
Judge rejects PG&E bailout delay
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| Jan.4 |
Palo Alto |
Business liquidator opens up shop
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| Dec.22 |
San Francisco |
Judge approves PG&E's reorganization |
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| Dec.16 |
San Francisco |
PG&E reaches compromise on bankruptcy
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| Dec.12 |
San Francisco |
PG&E reconsider $80 million to executives
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| Dec.5 |
San Francisco |
State objects to PG&E's bankruptcy plan
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| Nov.18 |
San Francisco |
PG&E bankruptcy settlement rejected
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| Oct.10 |
Emeryville |
Chevys files for bankruptcy
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| Jun.19 |
San Francisco |
Compromise in PG&E bankruptcy
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| Jun.4 |
San Francisco |
PipeVine Inc. folds
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| Mar.21 |
Santa Clara |
SonicBlue to file for Chapter 11
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| Feb.28 |
San Francisco |
Red Herring magazine closes
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| Jan.31 |
SF Downtown |
Venerable Law Firm Folds
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| Nov.14 |
San Francisco |
NextCard goes bankrupt
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| Oct.31 |
Alameda County |
Loan foreclosure filings jump 36%
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| Oct.8 |
San Francisco |
Upside magazine folds
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| Sep.27 |
Napster |
Trustee to manage Napster in bankruptcy
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| Sep.25 |
Milpitas |
HMO Lifeguard to be shut down
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| Sep.18 |
Sunnyvale |
General Magic to Cease Operations
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| Sep.3 |
Napster |
Napster as Company Folds The company had closed its doors and terminated all but a few of its remaining 42 staffers as it prepared for Chapter 7 liquidation
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Napster |
Bankruptcy judge blocks sale of Napster |
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Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever
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| Jul.13 |
SF Downtown |
Robertson Stephens bank closed
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| Jun.4 |
San Jose Downtown |
Bankruptcy looms for Symphony A comeback attempt by the financially troubled Symphony has failed
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| Jun.3 |
Napster |
Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Industry heavyweight Bertelsmann AG follows through on a plan to take over what's left of the Internet music-swapping service
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| May.28 |
Redwood City |
ExciteAtHome to auction off final remains |
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| May.16 |
San Francisco |
2 financial recovery plans for PG&E |
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| Feb.16 |
San Jose |
Globalstar files for bankruptcy |
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| Feb.8 |
San Francisco |
Federal judge rejects PG&E's strategy |
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| Jan.25 |
Santa Clara |
Beyond.com files for bankruptcy
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| Jan.10 |
San Francisco |
PG&E Corp. sued for $4.6 billion |
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| Jan.3 |
San Francisco |
Advertising Association folded |
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| Dec.4 |
Redwood City |
ExciteAtHome will cease in February Bankrupt company will discontinue high-speed Internet service after reaching a deal with cable partners
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| Nov.30 |
San Francisco |
Judge Oks turn off AtHome |
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Human embryo clone created
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| Oct.9 |
San Jose |
Fry's will not buy Egghead |
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| Sep.28 |
Redwood City |
ExciteAtHome sells assets to AT&T |
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| Sep.26 |
Santa Clara |
Exodus files for bankruptcy protection Exodus Communications said business will continue to operate. Company has obtained $200 million in debtor financing
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| Sep.20 |
San Francisco |
PG&E would spin off transmission |
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Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet
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| Jul.9 |
Foster City |
Webvan closes, lay off 2,000 Online grocer would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It never came close to making money
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| May.25 |
San Francisco |
PG&E asks to approve bonuses |
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| Apr.8 |
San Francisco |
Bankruptcy timed to shift blame |
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| Apr.7 |
San Francisco |
PG&E bonuses before bankruptcy
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| Apr.6 |
San Francisco |
PG&E files for bankruptcy| California's largest utility voluntarily filed for Chapter 11. It had run up an $8.9 billion deficit. Pacific Gas and Electric Co debts are increasing by $300 million a month. The bankruptcy filing does not affect the utility's parent company, PG&E Corp. It's the thi... | |
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| Mar.16 |
San Francisco |
PG&E gets $1.2 billion tax refund
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