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| Jan.7 |
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Crews working to contain spill
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Cal Pacific Med Center signs lease |
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| Jan.15 |
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Apple introduces slim notebook CEO Steve Jobs introduced the world's thinnest notebook computer MacBook Air that measures between 0.16 inch and 0.76 inch thick
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| Jan.19 |
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2 Men Hospitalized After Shooting |
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| Jan.26 |
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Dead, Wounded In Gas Station Shooting
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| Feb.14 |
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Fire Burns Building |
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| Feb.22 |
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Cody's Books moving to smaller space |
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| Feb.23 |
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State GOP Gathers To Boost McCain
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Parade celebrates Chinese new year |
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| Feb.24 |
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10-Year-Old Girl Missing
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InterContinental Hotel to open |
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Missing 10-Year-Old Girl Found Safe |
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| Feb.28 |
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Huge InterContinental Hotel opened 
The InterContinental San Francisco, the largest hotel to open in the city in nearly 20 years, hopes to serve Moscone crowds
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| Mar.6 |
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Sex assault in hotel
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| Mar.10 |
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Tibetans protest hosting of Olympic torch |
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| Mar.12 |
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Homeless Beaten To Death
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| Mar.19 |
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Protests, Arrests Mark War Anniversary
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| Mar.20 |
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150 arrested during anti-war protests| Demonstrators chanting anti-war slogans to mark the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. Officers are taking people into custody for blocking traffic | |
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| Mar.25 |
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Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use
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| Mar.28 |
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Chronicle site considered for development
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| Apr.3 |
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Hillary Clinton making fundraising stop
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| Apr.5 |
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Protesters rally before torch's arrival
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| Apr.8 |
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Gere joins torch protests 
Hollywood's most outspoken Buddhist lent his voice to Tibetan protests with a condemnation of China and a call for nonviolence
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| Apr.9 |
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Emotional Tibetan protests ahead of relay| Hundreds of activists carrying Tibetan flags and wearing traditional clothes gathered for the lighting of the Tibetan Freedom Torch | |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Map Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
| The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site
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| Apr.11 |
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Schwarzenegger opens bridge approach
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| Apr.18 |
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1 Survivor For '06 Quake Anniversary
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| Apr.26 |
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New retail space for Market St.
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| Apr.27 |
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2 Wounded In SF Weekend Shootings
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| May.1 |
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Nob Hill Apartment Fire |
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| May.7 |
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Protest on measure to end rent control Hundreds are expected to descend on Civic Center Plaza to a ballot measure that would end rent control across the state
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Tavern on the Green coming to Metreon
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| May.9 |
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Dead whale found stuck under pier The Coast Guard is monitoring a 25 feet long body of a dead whale that is stuck under a pier along waterfront
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Dozens sickened by norovirus at Moscone Map About 70 people who fell ill had been at the center between April 30 and Thursday. All but 3 were staff members working at the convention center
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| May.10 |
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Crews Remove Dead Whale |
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| May.11 |
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Mentally Retarded Man Goes Missing
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| May.13 |
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Commercial rentals abandoning S.F.
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| May.17 |
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23-year-old man fatally stabbed
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| May.25 |
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Woman Killed By Bus |
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| May.29 |
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Visitors to SF in 2007 set spending record More than 16 million visitors came to San Francisco in 2007 and spent $8.2 billion, both all-time highs for tourism in the city
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| Jun.5 |
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2 Men Shot
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| Jun.9 |
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Contemporary Jewish Museum Opens
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| Jun.21 |
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Levi's Could Leave S.F. Levi Strauss & Co., 155-year-old jeans maker, is considering moving its headquarters outside the city when its lease expires in 2013
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| Jun.22 |
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Powell-Mason Cable Car Out Of Service |
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| Jun.24 |
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Underground Explosion in Financial District The blast just after 4 p.m. jolted guests at the nearby Hyatt Embarcadero hotel. Several manhole covers flew 10 feet into the air
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| Jun.26 |
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Builders' trade show feels pain Throng of West Coast building professionals gathered at Moscone Center for the annual Pacific Coast Builders Conference and trade show
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| Jun.27 |
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4 People Injured In Muni Bus Crash
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| Jun.29 |
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Marriage Freedom Is Focus Of Gay Parade A lesbian motorcycle group dressed in bridal veils lent a matrimonial touch to the pride parade as revelers celebrated their freedom to marry
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| Jul.6 |
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New shops change face of Union Square
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| Jul.12 |
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City to create car-free party zone City plans to turn 6 miles of city streets into a pedestrian-only party zone from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 14
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| Jul.13 |
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Civic Center Welcomes Veggie Garden
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| Jul.14 |
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Cable Car Derails, Passengers Injured One person suffered from a broken leg and 2 suffered minor injuries after they were possibly ejected when the cable car fishtailed
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| Jul.17 |
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Starbucks To Close 12 Locations Starbucks has named all 600 company-owned stores, including 12 in the Bay Area, to close to boost its business and weed out unprofitable loc...
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| Jul.18 |
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Police chase, arrest suspects; officer hurt
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| Jul.23 |
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Prada is newest addition to Union Square
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| Jul.31 |
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Clinton, Obama Rally Union Workers Hillary Clinton addressed a crowd of thousands of union members commending them for their public service
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|
| Aug.4 |
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14 Injured In Muni Streetcar Crash Map The collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. between two F-Market streetcars. 6 passengers were transported at hospitals; 8 were treated at the scene
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| Aug. 16 |
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BART Train Hits Civic Center Passenger A man was fatally struck around noon and dragged underneath the train headed to Daly City. Trains coming from the East Bay were turned aroun...
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| Aug. 18 |
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Barack Obama Fundraises| Obama was expected to raise $7 million at the Fiarmont Hotel, his largest one-night event in the history of his presidential campaign | |
|
| Aug. 24 |
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Condos targets young first-time buyers A SF design and development firm has begun marketing 98 tiny condominiums - from 250 to 350 square feet - at the Cubix Yerba Buena building
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| Aug. 28 |
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St. Regis penthouse on sale for $70 mil Map Real estate mogul Victor MacFarlane has placed his huge penthouse on the sales block for a figure that would obliterate the previous record
| The asking price for the completed condo works out to $3,500 for each of the roughly 20,000 square feet
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| Sep. 14 |
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Area close to traffic
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|
| 2008 |
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| Sep. 14 |
Area close to traffic
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| 2008 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Crews working to contain spill
|
| Feb.14 |
Fire Burns Building |
|
| Feb.24 |
10-Year-Old Girl Missing
|
| Feb.24 |
Missing 10-Year-Old Girl Found Safe |
|
| May.1 |
Nob Hill Apartment Fire |
|
| May.9 |
Dead whale found stuck under pier The Coast Guard is monitoring a 25 feet long body of a dead whale that is stuck under a pier along waterfront
|
| May.9 |
Dozens sickened by norovirus at Moscone Map About 70 people who fell ill had been at the center between April 30 and Thursday. All but 3 were staff members working at the convention center
|
| May.10 |
Crews Remove Dead Whale |
|
| May.11 |
Mentally Retarded Man Goes Missing
|
| May.25 |
Woman Killed By Bus |
|
| Jun.22 |
Powell-Mason Cable Car Out Of Service |
|
| Jun.24 |
Underground Explosion in Financial District The blast just after 4 p.m. jolted guests at the nearby Hyatt Embarcadero hotel. Several manhole covers flew 10 feet into the air
|
| Jun.27 |
4 People Injured In Muni Bus Crash
|
| Jul.14 |
Cable Car Derails, Passengers Injured One person suffered from a broken leg and 2 suffered minor injuries after they were possibly ejected when the cable car fishtailed
|
| Aug.4 |
14 Injured In Muni Streetcar Crash Map The collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. between two F-Market streetcars. 6 passengers were transported at hospitals; 8 were treated at the scene
|
| Aug. 16 |
BART Train Hits Civic Center Passenger A man was fatally struck around noon and dragged underneath the train headed to Daly City. Trains coming from the East Bay were turned aroun...
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.10 |
Tibetans protest hosting of Olympic torch |
|
| Apr.5 |
Protesters rally before torch's arrival
|
| Apr.9 |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Map Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
| The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site
|
| | |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Crews working to contain spill
|
| Jan.7 |
Cal Pacific Med Center signs lease |
|
| Jan.15 |
Apple introduces slim notebook CEO Steve Jobs introduced the world's thinnest notebook computer MacBook Air that measures between 0.16 inch and 0.76 inch thick
|
| Feb.22 |
Cody's Books moving to smaller space |
|
| Feb.23 |
Parade celebrates Chinese new year |
|
| Feb.24 |
InterContinental Hotel to open |
|
| Feb.28 |
Huge InterContinental Hotel opened The InterContinental San Francisco, the largest hotel to open in the city in nearly 20 years, hopes to serve Moscone crowds
|
| Mar.6 |
Sex assault in hotel
|
| Mar.25 |
Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use
|
| Mar.28 |
Chronicle site considered for development
|
| Apr.8 |
Gere joins torch protests Hollywood's most outspoken Buddhist lent his voice to Tibetan protests with a condemnation of China and a call for nonviolence
|
| Apr.11 |
Schwarzenegger opens bridge approach
|
| Apr.26 |
New retail space for Market St.
|
| May.7 |
Protest on measure to end rent control Hundreds are expected to descend on Civic Center Plaza to a ballot measure that would end rent control across the state
|
| May.7 |
Tavern on the Green coming to Metreon
|
| May.13 |
Commercial rentals abandoning S.F.
|
| May.29 |
Visitors to SF in 2007 set spending record More than 16 million visitors came to San Francisco in 2007 and spent $8.2 billion, both all-time highs for tourism in the city
|
| Jun.9 |
Contemporary Jewish Museum Opens
|
| Jun.21 |
Levi's Could Leave S.F. Levi Strauss & Co., 155-year-old jeans maker, is considering moving its headquarters outside the city when its lease expires in 2013
|
| Jun.26 |
Builders' trade show feels pain Throng of West Coast building professionals gathered at Moscone Center for the annual Pacific Coast Builders Conference and trade show
|
| Jul.6 |
New shops change face of Union Square
|
| Jul.13 |
Civic Center Welcomes Veggie Garden
|
| Jul.17 |
Starbucks To Close 12 Locations Starbucks has named all 600 company-owned stores, including 12 in the Bay Area, to close to boost its business and weed out unprofitable loc...
|
| Jul.23 |
Prada is newest addition to Union Square
|
| Aug. 24 |
Condos targets young first-time buyers A SF design and development firm has begun marketing 98 tiny condominiums - from 250 to 350 square feet - at the Cubix Yerba Buena building
|
| Aug. 28 |
St. Regis penthouse on sale for $70 mil Map Real estate mogul Victor MacFarlane has placed his huge penthouse on the sales block for a figure that would obliterate the previous record
| The asking price for the completed condo works out to $3,500 for each of the roughly 20,000 square feet
|
| |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.19 |
2 Men Hospitalized After Shooting |
|
| Jan.26 |
Dead, Wounded In Gas Station Shooting
|
| Mar.6 |
Sex assault in hotel
|
| Mar.12 |
Homeless Beaten To Death
|
| Apr.27 |
2 Wounded In SF Weekend Shootings
|
| May.17 |
23-year-old man fatally stabbed
|
| Jun.5 |
2 Men Shot
|
| Jul.18 |
Police chase, arrest suspects; officer hurt
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.23 |
State GOP Gathers To Boost McCain
|
| Mar.10 |
Tibetans protest hosting of Olympic torch |
|
| Mar.12 |
Homeless Beaten To Death
|
| Mar.19 |
Protests, Arrests Mark War Anniversary
|
| Mar.20 |
150 arrested during anti-war protests| Demonstrators chanting anti-war slogans to mark the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. Officers are taking people into custody for blocking traffic | |
|
| Mar.25 |
Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use
|
| Apr.3 |
Hillary Clinton making fundraising stop
|
| Apr.5 |
Protesters rally before torch's arrival
|
| Apr.8 |
Gere joins torch protests Hollywood's most outspoken Buddhist lent his voice to Tibetan protests with a condemnation of China and a call for nonviolence
|
| Apr.9 |
Emotional Tibetan protests ahead of relay| Hundreds of activists carrying Tibetan flags and wearing traditional clothes gathered for the lighting of the Tibetan Freedom Torch | |
|
| Apr.9 |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Map Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
| The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site
|
| | |
|
| Apr.18 |
1 Survivor For '06 Quake Anniversary
|
| May.7 |
Protest on measure to end rent control Hundreds are expected to descend on Civic Center Plaza to a ballot measure that would end rent control across the state
|
| Jun.29 |
Marriage Freedom Is Focus Of Gay Parade A lesbian motorcycle group dressed in bridal veils lent a matrimonial touch to the pride parade as revelers celebrated their freedom to marry
|
| Jul.12 |
City to create car-free party zone City plans to turn 6 miles of city streets into a pedestrian-only party zone from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 14
|
| Jul.31 |
Clinton, Obama Rally Union Workers Hillary Clinton addressed a crowd of thousands of union members commending them for their public service
|
| Aug. 18 |
Barack Obama Fundraises| Obama was expected to raise $7 million at the Fiarmont Hotel, his largest one-night event in the history of his presidential campaign | |
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