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Online magazines give S.F.'s Zinio a boost Zinio has been building its business relying on software that doesn't require spending more money on a dedicated reading device
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49ers' Crabtree skips camp
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4 Hospitalized By Park Merced Crash
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| Aug.2 |
SF Castro |
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Man Kills Self During Police Traffic Stop  A man shot himself when officers stopped a vehicle after receiving a tip about the location of David Wehrer, a person of interest in a homic...
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SF Wins Homeless Soccer Tournament Homeless from across the country competed this weekend in the Street Soccer USA Cup with a team from San Francisco taking the title
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| Aug.3 |
San Francisco |
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2 Hikers Held In Iran Were SF Journalists| Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, freelance journalists and a friend have been detained in Iran after they hiked across an unmarked Iraqi border | |
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San Francisco |
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6 Hurt As SF Muni Streetcars Crush SUV
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| Aug.4 |
San Francisco |
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2 SF Journalists Pardoned In North Korea| North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has issued a 'special pardon' to journalists convicted of sneaking into the country illegally | |
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San Francisco |
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Pelosi Touts Health Care Bill In SF Visit
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| Aug.5 |
SF Downtown |
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Stunt: 100 Parachuters Fall From Sky
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| Aug.6 |
Twitter |
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Twitter site reopens after attack| Micro-blogging service was taken offline for more than two hours in what the company believes was a co-ordinated attack | |
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San Francisco |
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Dead SF Woman In SUV Was Murdered
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San Francisco |
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Pier 38 plans on hold Map of Pier 38 San Francisco| Plans to remake a pier into a megayacht are in tatters now that a judge is allowing the dock owner's assets to be used to pay off his debts | |
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| Aug.7 |
San Francisco |
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Gay Marriage Lawyers Say No To Help The prominent lawyers leading the fight to legalize gay marriage told SF officials 'thanks, but no thanks
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Twitter |
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Twitter attack puts millions on hold
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| Aug.8 |
Santa Clara |
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Davis fights, team runs sprints
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| Aug.10 |
San Francisco |
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Home value drop-off slows In San Francisco and Marin counties values have slid more than 15 percent for the past two quarters compared with the previous year
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UCSF |
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Scientists Work To Unravel H1N1 Flu
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| Aug.11 |
North Beach |
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Fire displaced 6, caused $1.35M damage
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| Aug.12 |
SF Downtown |
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Billionaire buys half-off office building
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Pac Bell Park |
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Manny goes deep as Dodgers crush Giants
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants win on walk-off HR
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| Aug.13 |
San Francisco |
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Filthy power plant to close The heavily polluting plant on southeastern waterfront would close by the end of 2010 under a settlement between Mirant Corp. and City Attorney
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| Aug.15 |
SF Downtown |
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Woman Falls From Balcony Of Building
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| Aug.17 |
Schwab |
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Schwab sued over securities
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SF City Hall |
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Sup. Daly Cleared In Residency Probe
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| Aug.18 |
San Francisco |
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Court Orders New Trial In Brocade Case A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive who went to trial in a stock options scandal
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| Aug.21 |
PG&E |
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PG&E deal for solar energy Okd
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SF Downtown |
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Body Found In Embarcadero Storm Drain
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San Francisco |
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Japanese paper folding
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| Aug.22 |
Giants |
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Rockies storm back on Giants
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| Aug.24 |
SF Downtown |
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SF's Oldest Restaurant Damaged In Fire
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Giants |
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Rockies stun Giants, 6-4 Spilborghs hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 14th inning, giving the Colorado a come-from-behind victory over San Francisco
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| Aug.25 |
SF City Hall |
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300+ Restaurant Certifications Revoked
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| Aug.26 |
San Francisco |
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San Fran Universal Health Care Praised
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| Aug.27 |
PG&E |
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PG&E wants to store wind, solar energy Pacific Gas and Electric Co. wants to take energy from wind farms and solar power plants and store it underground
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SF Bayview |
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1 Killed, 1 Hurt In Shooting
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| Aug.28 |
Giants |
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Giants claim Hoffman off waivers Milwaukee Brewers star closer Trevor Hoffman has been claimed on waivers
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SF Downtown |
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Fire Breaks Out At Fire Dept. HQ
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Giants gained ground on the wild-card| Lincecum struck out 8 in 8 innings to end a four-start winless stretch, Sandoval homered and the Giants leading Rockies with a 2-0 victory | |
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Tug That Sank In Bay Recovered 300-ton tug Wenonah that sank at its berth has been recovered from the bottom of San Francisco Bay by a massive barge crane
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| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
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SF Asks Judge To Lift Ban On Bike Plan San Francisco is asking a judge to lift a 3-year-old injunction on the bike plan now that an environmental review has been completed
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Pac Bell Park |
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Zito cut Rockies' wild-card lead to 1 game Zito carried a shutout into the ninth inning, Sandoval homered and the Giants got within a game of Colorado for the wild card by beating them...
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| Aug.30 |
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4-alarm blaze spread to five buildings Map of 526 Wallace Avenue San Francisco The started around 11 a.m. and aggressively spread
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San Francisco |
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Crews combatting 3-alarm fire The fire occurred at 1:16 p.m. in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants slam Rockies, grab lead share Renteria hit a go-ahead grand slam in the 7th inning and SF pulled even in the NL wild-card race, beating Colorado 9-5 for a 3-game sweep
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SF Downtown |
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Nummi workers seek lawmakers' support More than 100 workers in front of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office protest Toyota's decision to shut down the plant that employs 4,700 people
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| Aug.31 |
San Francisco |
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Students Ask Judge To Block Fee Increase A group of California State University students is asking a SF judge to stop the 23-campus system from raising fees by 20%
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