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Bay Bridge |
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Suspension tower's 4th piece of 5 rising Ironworkers laboring more than 40 stories above the bay began hoisting the fourth section of the sleek new tower of the Bay Bridge into plac...
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PG&E |
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PG&E memo said valves of little value PG&E acknowledged that 4 years before the accident they rejected installing valves that could have automatically shut off the flow of gas
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San Francisco |
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Bonds pleads not guilty for 4th time
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San Francisco |
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Williams named CEO of SF Fed. Reserve The San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank named its head researcher, John Williams, to serve as its president and CEO, effective immediately
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| Mar.2 |
San Francisco |
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 Steve Jobs unveils Apple's new iPad 2 Apple CEO took a break from his medical leave to unveil a sequel, thinner, faster and able to shoot photos and video using a pair of cameras
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North Beach |
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Arrest in death in jewelry store  A transient woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Lyn Magnuson, a North Beach jewelry store owner
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San Francisco |
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Officers accused of illegal searches
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| Mar.5 |
Cow Palace |
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PG&E check documents using Cow Palace A concert venue was being used by employees searching through tens of thousands of boxes of paper records on its natural gas pipeline system
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San Francisco |
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Pelosi calls for port investments
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SF Mission |
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Two women stabbed outside club
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| Mar.6 |
SF City Hall |
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Choices, wild cards abound in mayor's race
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SF Downtown |
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Viadeo opens S.F. office |
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| Mar.7 |
SF Downtown |
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Desmond Tutu visits Grace Cathedral |
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| Mar.9 |
San Francisco |
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Celebrity chef Fieri's Lamborghini stolen Map of Van Ness Avenue San Francisco A thief using climbing gear rappelled into an exotic car dealership and stole television celebrity chef Guy Fieri's $200,000-plus sports car
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San Bruno |
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San Bruno marks 6 months since explosion At exactly 6:11 p.m., San Bruno residents will gather to remember the victims of the deadly PG&E pipeline explosion
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San Francisco |
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Average gas price has reached $3.96
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San Francisco |
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57 cases dismissed because of probe
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| Mar.10 |
South of Market |
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Westin S.F. hotel up for auction A 'Notice of Public Sale' appeared in Chronicle announcing an auction of the 'principal asset' belonging to Argent Hotel Realty on April 15
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Security cameras spot stolen Lamborghini
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Teen survives plunge off GG Bridge A high school student on field trip climbed over a railing, jumped, possibly on a dare by classmates, and survived the 220-foot plunge
| Visitors were stunned when a 17-year-old Windsor High School student jumped off the bridge in an apparent stunt
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| Mar.11 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Tsunami warning closes local beaches| The horrific tsunami that washed away buildings in Japan could be headed to California, with 2- to 5-foot waves possibly hitting local beaches | |
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PG&E |
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PG&E to pay cost of CPUC probe of blast
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| Mar.12 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Two people stabbed
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| Mar.13 |
San Francisco |
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Japanese restaurants helps relief efforts
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| Mar.15 |
SF Mission |
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Five men shot, wounded in Mission bar Map of 3065 16th St San Francisco The assailants and some of their targets in the 11 p.m. shootings at El Tin Tan bar at may have been connected to gangs
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PG&E |
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PG&E missing 8% gas line safety records| 8 percent of key safety records required for its high-pressure pipelines, including for some segments along the line that blew up | |
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| Mar.16 |
PG&E |
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Calif. plans to fine utility over fatal blast Regulators plan to fine PG&E up to $1 million a day for failing to turn over key safety records in the wake of a deadly natural gas explosio...
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SF City Hall |
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Twitter names its staying price
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| Mar.17 |
SF Tenderloin |
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3 charged in alleged hate crime beating
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| Mar.19 |
SF City Hall |
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SF set to implement tough local-hire law The ordinance is also requiring that a set percentage of work hours on be performed by economically disadvantaged workers
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Giants |
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Wilson strains oblique, could miss opener
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| Mar.20 |
South of Market |
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71-year-old woman killed by truck
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SF Downtown |
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Man killed in Market Street hit and run
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Visitacion Valley |
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Man, woman wounded in shooting
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| Mar.21 |
San Francisco |
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 Barry Bonds perjury trial starts| Following a selection process, 8 women and 4 men were picked to hear the federal case against the 46-year-old former Giants star | |
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Schwab |
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Schwab buys OptionsXpress for $1B Charles Schwab is buying online brokerage services provider in a move to capitalize on the profitable business of options trading
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| Mar.22 |
San Francisco |
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Prosecutor calls Bonds' claims 'ridiculous'
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| Mar.23 |
San Francisco |
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Key witness testifies at Bonds trail
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| Mar.24 |
San Francisco |
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Expert recounts unmasking steroid
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PG&E |
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Calif. may lower fines for utility in blast
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| Mar.25 |
PG&E |
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SmartMeters: users to charge to opt out
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| Mar.26 |
SF Richmond |
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Car strikes pedestrian in crosswalk
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| Mar.27 |
South of Market |
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Shooting - 1 dead, 1 injured near clubs A 23-year-old man was shot and killed early morning in a alley near nightclubs. A second man was hospitalized but is expected to survive
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SF Downtown |
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Britney Spears gives free GMA concert Map of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco The roomful of fans were among the lucky group tapped to watch her tape a 'Good Morning America' performance, which will air on Tuesday
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| Mar.28 |
San Francisco |
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Witness: Bonds spoke of 'roids use| Barry Bonds' former mistress testified that he blamed a 1999 elbow injury on steroid use, and that his body changed during 9-year relationship | |
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| Mar.29 |
SF Downtown |
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Cable failure blows manhole cover off
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San Francisco |
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Samples discussed at Bonds trial
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Potrero Hill |
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Woman held in stabbing death Ernestine Herron, 26, was arguing with a man when a 48-year-old woman pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed her in the neck
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San Francisco |
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Barry Bonds' ex: he discussed steroid use
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| Mar.30 |
San Francisco |
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Velarde: Bonds' trainer gave me drugs Former Yankee Randy Velarde testified that he purchased human growth hormone from Barry Bonds' personal trainer throughout the 2002 season
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San Francisco |
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SF home prices dip, less than US average San Francisco home prices fell 1.7% in January from a year earlier
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Giants |
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Giants place Wilson on DL, Belt starting 1B
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