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| Jan.1 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Newsom engaged to actress Siebel| San Francisco Mayor proposed to actress Jennifer Siebel in Hawaii and the couple are now engaged to be married | |
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San Francisco |
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Man Killed In Drive-By; 3 Others Hurt |
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San Jose |
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Sheriff Investigates Arrest Death
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| Jan.2 |
San Francisco |
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Rep. Lantos retires due to cancer Tom Lantos, a California Democrat will not seek re-election this year because he has cancer of the esophagus
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SF Zoo |
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Vodka Bottle Found In Mauling Victims Car |
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| Jan.3 |
Oakland Hills |
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Woman found beaten on trail
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Athletics |
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A's trade Swisher to White Sox |
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SF Zoo |
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Visitors Show Support For Reopened Zoo |
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Mountain View |
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Startup Revives SF Free Wi-Fi Project
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| Jan.4 |
Redwood City |
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Police Kill Suspect; Officer Hurt |
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Intel |
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Laptop Project Blames Intel for Breakup
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Santa Rosa |
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Police Shot Man At Mental Home |
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Richmond-SR Bridge |
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Rich.-San Rafael Bridge closed for 6 hours |
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San Rafael |
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Fiercest Storm In Over 5 Years An arctic storm system is pummeling Bay Area with heavy rain and hurricane-force wind that toppled trees onto houses, flipped big rigs
| The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. Winds up to 84 mph were recorded on Angel Island, 80 mph in the hills near Lucas Valley Road in Marin County. Numerous highways were closed because of debris or toppled big rigs blocking lanes
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| Jan.5 |
SF Zoo |
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Attendance up following fatal tiger attack
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| Jan.6 |
San Francisco |
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Man Killed In 1 Of 4 Weekend Shootings |
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Marin County |
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40,000 in Bay Area remained in dark |
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| Jan.7 |
Redwood City |
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Girl sprayed by acid outside church |
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SF Zoo |
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Geragos Accuses Zoo Of Defamation An attorney for the brothers who survived a tiger accused officials who'd suggested the young men provoked the incident of character assassi...
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SF Downtown |
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Crews working to contain spill |
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| Jan.8 |
PG&E |
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PG&E's blacked-out is 10-year record An estimated 1.9 million to 2.1 million customers lost electricity after the storm's howling winds and driving rain
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San Jose |
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Brothers Attend Tiger Victim's Funeral |
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Marin County |
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Milder, But Wet & Windy Storm |
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco |
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Employers To Subsidize Health Care Plan |
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SF Zoo |
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Complaints ignored after 1st tiger attack |
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SF Mission |
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Man Who Left Witness Protection Killed
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| Jan.10 |
SF City Hall |
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Embattled Supervisor Ed Jew Resigns Post
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San Francisco |
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Young Broadcasting to sell KRON-TV |
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| Jan.11 |
SF Zoo |
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Leopard Nearly Escapes From Enclosure
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Oakland Hills |
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10-Year Old Boy Wounded By Stray Bullet |
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| Jan.12 |
Half Moon Bay |
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SoCal Surfer Wins Mavericks Competition A 24-year-old Greg Long of San Clemente was awarded first place in a daredevil surf contest that had competitors riding waves 4 stories tall
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San Rafael |
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Fatal Shooting At Nightclub |
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| Jan.13 |
San Francisco |
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Father Killed In Sacred Heart Shooting
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
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Clorox introduces green line of products |
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Stanford |
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Chelsea Clinton Stumps For Mother
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Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums gaves state of the city address |
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| Jan.15 |
SF Downtown |
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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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SF Zoo |
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Tiger attack tapes released A zoo employee is on the phone with a dispatcher relaying information he is getting from co-workers over a walky-talky
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Intel |
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Wall Street punishes Intel on 4Q results |
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San Jose |
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Governor Talks Budget To Silicon Valley |
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| Jan.16 |
Oracle |
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Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion| Oracle agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company | |
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Sun |
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Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion |
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San Francisco |
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SFPD search tiger attack victims' car, cells
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San Francisco |
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Ex-Brocade CEO Gets Prison
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Oakland City Hall |
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Bill Clinton calls for foreclosure aid in city |
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| Jan.17 |
San Jose Downtown |
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4-Alarm Fire Destroys Building 
As firefighters reach the 4th hour spent battling a blaze, officials are concerned about a gas line that is fueling the small remaining amount...
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Bay Area |
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Bay Area home sales fall to 20-year low
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Bay Area |
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Bay Area rents jump 9% |
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SF Zoo |
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Tiger victim admitted drinking, taunting
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SF Mission |
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Obama Touts Economic Plan In SF Stop |
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| Jan.18 |
Livermore Lab |
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Lab to lay off more workers this year |
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Pleasanton |
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Safeway Goes Green With Biodiesel Trucks |
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San Francisco |
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City lawyers can inspect phones, not car |
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| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
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Investigators ordered to patrol streets |
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| Jan.21 |
Highway 101 |
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Fatal Accident, Major Backup |
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Yahoo |
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Yahoo expected to cut hundreds of jobs |
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San Mateo |
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$10K Reward For Restaurant Murder Info |
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San Francisco |
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Wintery Blast Of Cold, Snow |
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| Jan.22 |
Contra Costa County |
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Bay Area foreclosures rose 482.5%
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Apple |
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2Q Outlook Spooks Investors |
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| Jan.23 |
SF Chronicle |
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New job for editor Bronstein| Chronicle Editor is leaving his post to assume a broader role in the newspaper division of the Hearst Corp., which owns The Chronicle | |
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San Francisco |
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Bonds Asks Judge To Toss Out Case |
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eBay |
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Whitman resigns as CEO Meg Whitman, CEO for nearly 10 years, plans to resign March 31, capping a tenure marked by the online flea market's rise coupled with recent troubles
| John Donahoe, 47, who oversees auction business, was named as her replacement. Meg Whitman had brought in the former Bain & Co. consultant 3 years ago
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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
| Bushee, 58, a second-generation journalist, is editor and vice president of the Arizona Republic in Phoenix since 2002
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SFO |
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Storm Brings Flights Delays To SFO, OAK |
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San Anselmo |
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Flood Warnings: Over 400 Evacuated Map| A powerful winter storm unleashing heavy rain and strong wind, downing trees, caused power outages, and triggering mudslides and flooding. In San Anselmo, Fairfax and Corte Madera, flood sirens sounded to war... | |
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| Jan.26 |
South of Market |
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Dead, Wounded In Gas Station Shooting |
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Martinez |
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Rains Wash Away Parts Of Beaver Dam |
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Marin County |
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2nd Storm Moves After Flood Retreats
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Sunnyvale |
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2 men died after BMW slammed into tree |
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| Jan.28 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Oil washed up on beaches
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SF Bayview |
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1 killed, 2 hurt in demolition of old building |
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SF Zoo |
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Tiger Experts Reviewing Zoo Safety |
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| Jan.29 |
Highway 101 |
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Gas Spill Closes Hwy.101 Both Ways Map of a big rig onto the roadway a virtual Redwood City| All northbound and southbound lanes were blocked due to gasoline leaking from a big rig onto the roadway, a virtual standstill on the Peninsula. A van collided with a big-rig hauling two 26,000-gallon gasoline tankers along 101 near Maple Road a... | |
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Yahoo |
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Yahoo to lay off 1,000. Profit Drops 23% |
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Highway 101 |
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NB Direction Closed Until Wed. Morning |
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| Jan.30 |
SF City Hall |
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Restaurants asked to ban trans fats
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SFO |
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Bush Visits To Honor Student, Raise Cash Bush shook hands and posed with 18-year old Richard Berwick, who was presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award
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Iron Triangle |
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2 Women Killed In 12 Hours In Richmond
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Oakland |
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Warriors end Hornets' win streak |
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| Jan.31 |
Google |
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Disappointing 4Q
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San Francisco |
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Huckabee Heckled, Won't Drop Out |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.2 |
SF Zoo |
Vodka Bottle Found In Mauling Victims Car |
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| Jan.4 |
Richmond-SR Bridge |
Rich.-San Rafael Bridge closed for 6 hours |
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| Jan.4 |
San Rafael |
Fiercest Storm In Over 5 Years An arctic storm system is pummeling Bay Area with heavy rain and hurricane-force wind that toppled trees onto houses, flipped big rigs
| The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. Winds up to 84 mph were recorded on Angel Island, 80 mph in the hills near Lucas Valley Road in Marin County. Numerous highways were closed because of debris or toppled big rigs blocking lanes
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| Jan.5 |
SF Zoo |
Attendance up following fatal tiger attack
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| Jan.6 |
Marin County |
40,000 in Bay Area remained in dark |
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| Jan.7 |
SF Downtown |
Crews working to contain spill |
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| Jan.8 |
PG&E |
PG&E's blacked-out is 10-year record An estimated 1.9 million to 2.1 million customers lost electricity after the storm's howling winds and driving rain
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| Jan.8 |
San Jose |
Brothers Attend Tiger Victim's Funeral |
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| Jan.8 |
Marin County |
Milder, But Wet & Windy Storm |
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| Jan.9 |
SF Zoo |
Complaints ignored after 1st tiger attack |
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| Jan.11 |
SF Zoo |
Leopard Nearly Escapes From Enclosure
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| Jan.15 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger attack tapes released A zoo employee is on the phone with a dispatcher relaying information he is getting from co-workers over a walky-talky
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| Jan.17 |
San Jose Downtown |
4-Alarm Fire Destroys Building As firefighters reach the 4th hour spent battling a blaze, officials are concerned about a gas line that is fueling the small remaining amount...
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| Jan.17 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger victim admitted drinking, taunting
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| Jan.21 |
Highway 101 |
Fatal Accident, Major Backup |
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| Jan.21 |
San Francisco |
Wintery Blast Of Cold, Snow |
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| Jan.25 |
SFO |
Storm Brings Flights Delays To SFO, OAK |
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| Jan.25 |
San Anselmo |
Flood Warnings: Over 400 Evacuated Map| A powerful winter storm unleashing heavy rain and strong wind, downing trees, caused power outages, and triggering mudslides and flooding. In San Anselmo, Fairfax and Corte Madera, flood sirens sounded to war... | |
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| Jan.26 |
Martinez |
Rains Wash Away Parts Of Beaver Dam |
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| Jan.26 |
Marin County |
2nd Storm Moves After Flood Retreats
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| Jan.26 |
Sunnyvale |
2 men died after BMW slammed into tree |
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| Jan.28 |
Half Moon Bay |
Oil washed up on beaches
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| Jan.28 |
SF Bayview |
1 killed, 2 hurt in demolition of old building |
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| Jan.28 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger Experts Reviewing Zoo Safety |
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| Jan.29 |
Highway 101 |
Gas Spill Closes Hwy.101 Both Ways Map of a big rig onto the roadway a virtual Redwood City| All northbound and southbound lanes were blocked due to gasoline leaking from a big rig onto the roadway, a virtual standstill on the Peninsula. A van collided with a big-rig hauling two 26,000-gallon gasoline tankers along 101 near Maple Road a... | |
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| Jan.29 |
Highway 101 |
NB Direction Closed Until Wed. Morning |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.30 |
SFO |
Bush Visits To Honor Student, Raise Cash Bush shook hands and posed with 18-year old Richard Berwick, who was presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.3 |
Athletics |
A's trade Swisher to White Sox |
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| Jan.12 |
Half Moon Bay |
SoCal Surfer Wins Mavericks Competition A 24-year-old Greg Long of San Clemente was awarded first place in a daredevil surf contest that had competitors riding waves 4 stories tall
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| Jan.30 |
Oakland |
Warriors end Hornets' win streak |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Newsom engaged to actress Siebel| San Francisco Mayor proposed to actress Jennifer Siebel in Hawaii and the couple are now engaged to be married | |
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| Jan.3 |
SF Zoo |
Visitors Show Support For Reopened Zoo |
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| Jan.3 |
Mountain View |
Startup Revives SF Free Wi-Fi Project
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| Jan.4 |
Intel |
Laptop Project Blames Intel for Breakup
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| Jan.5 |
SF Zoo |
Attendance up following fatal tiger attack
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| Jan.7 |
SF Downtown |
Crews working to contain spill |
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| Jan.8 |
PG&E |
PG&E's blacked-out is 10-year record An estimated 1.9 million to 2.1 million customers lost electricity after the storm's howling winds and driving rain
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco |
Employers To Subsidize Health Care Plan |
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| Jan.10 |
San Francisco |
Young Broadcasting to sell KRON-TV |
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
Clorox introduces green line of products |
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| Jan.15 |
SF Downtown |
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.15 |
Intel |
Wall Street punishes Intel on 4Q results |
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| Jan.15 |
San Jose |
Governor Talks Budget To Silicon Valley |
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| Jan.16 |
Oracle |
Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion| Oracle agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company | |
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| Jan.16 |
Sun |
Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion |
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| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
Ex-Brocade CEO Gets Prison
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| Jan.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
Bill Clinton calls for foreclosure aid in city |
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| Jan.17 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area home sales fall to 20-year low
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| Jan.17 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area rents jump 9% |
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| Jan.18 |
Livermore Lab |
Lab to lay off more workers this year |
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| Jan.18 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway Goes Green With Biodiesel Trucks |
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| Jan.21 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo expected to cut hundreds of jobs |
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| Jan.22 |
Contra Costa County |
Bay Area foreclosures rose 482.5%
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| Jan.22 |
Apple |
2Q Outlook Spooks Investors |
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| Jan.23 |
SF Chronicle |
New job for editor Bronstein| Chronicle Editor is leaving his post to assume a broader role in the newspaper division of the Hearst Corp., which owns The Chronicle | |
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| Jan.23 |
eBay |
Whitman resigns as CEO Meg Whitman, CEO for nearly 10 years, plans to resign March 31, capping a tenure marked by the online flea market's rise coupled with recent troubles
| John Donahoe, 47, who oversees auction business, was named as her replacement. Meg Whitman had brought in the former Bain & Co. consultant 3 years ago
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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
| Bushee, 58, a second-generation journalist, is editor and vice president of the Arizona Republic in Phoenix since 2002
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| Jan.29 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo to lay off 1,000. Profit Drops 23% |
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| Jan.30 |
SF City Hall |
Restaurants asked to ban trans fats
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| Jan.31 |
Google |
Disappointing 4Q
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
San Francisco |
Man Killed In Drive-By; 3 Others Hurt |
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| Jan.1 |
San Jose |
Sheriff Investigates Arrest Death
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| Jan.3 |
Oakland Hills |
Woman found beaten on trail
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| Jan.4 |
Redwood City |
Police Kill Suspect; Officer Hurt |
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| Jan.4 |
Santa Rosa |
Police Shot Man At Mental Home |
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| Jan.6 |
San Francisco |
Man Killed In 1 Of 4 Weekend Shootings |
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| Jan.7 |
Redwood City |
Girl sprayed by acid outside church |
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| Jan.7 |
SF Zoo |
Geragos Accuses Zoo Of Defamation An attorney for the brothers who survived a tiger accused officials who'd suggested the young men provoked the incident of character assassi...
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| Jan.9 |
SF Mission |
Man Who Left Witness Protection Killed
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| Jan.11 |
Oakland Hills |
10-Year Old Boy Wounded By Stray Bullet |
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| Jan.12 |
San Rafael |
Fatal Shooting At Nightclub |
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| Jan.13 |
San Francisco |
Father Killed In Sacred Heart Shooting
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| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
SFPD search tiger attack victims' car, cells
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| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
Ex-Brocade CEO Gets Prison
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| Jan.17 |
SF Zoo |
Tiger victim admitted drinking, taunting
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| Jan.18 |
San Francisco |
City lawyers can inspect phones, not car |
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| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
Investigators ordered to patrol streets |
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| Jan.21 |
San Mateo |
$10K Reward For Restaurant Murder Info |
|
| Jan.23 |
San Francisco |
Bonds Asks Judge To Toss Out Case |
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| Jan.26 |
South of Market |
Dead, Wounded In Gas Station Shooting |
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| Jan.30 |
Iron Triangle |
2 Women Killed In 12 Hours In Richmond
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Newsom engaged to actress Siebel| San Francisco Mayor proposed to actress Jennifer Siebel in Hawaii and the couple are now engaged to be married | |
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| Jan.2 |
San Francisco |
Rep. Lantos retires due to cancer Tom Lantos, a California Democrat will not seek re-election this year because he has cancer of the esophagus
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| Jan.8 |
San Jose |
Brothers Attend Tiger Victim's Funeral |
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| Jan.10 |
SF City Hall |
Embattled Supervisor Ed Jew Resigns Post
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| Jan.14 |
Stanford |
Chelsea Clinton Stumps For Mother
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums gaves state of the city address |
|
| Jan.15 |
San Jose |
Governor Talks Budget To Silicon Valley |
|
| Jan.17 |
SF Mission |
Obama Touts Economic Plan In SF Stop |
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| Jan.30 |
SF City Hall |
Restaurants asked to ban trans fats
|
| Jan.30 |
SFO |
Bush Visits To Honor Student, Raise Cash Bush shook hands and posed with 18-year old Richard Berwick, who was presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award
|
| Jan.31 |
San Francisco |
Huckabee Heckled, Won't Drop Out |
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