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| Oct.1 |
South of Market |
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Oracle Open World conference starts in SF 
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is scheduled to give tonight's keynote speech at the company's annual 'Open World' conference
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| Oct.2 |
San Francisco |
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Larry Ellison: Oracle focused on cloud offerings |
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| Oct.3 |
San Francisco |
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Mistrial declared in SFPD crime lab scandal a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the cocaine-fraud trial of Deborah Madden, 62, a former SF police crime laboratory technician
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| Oct.4 |
SF Downtown |
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S.F.'s new archbishop takes over More than 2,000 worshipers filled St. Mary's Cathedral on to see Salvatore Cordileone assume his role as Roman Catholic archbishop of San Fr...
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| Oct.5 |
San Francisco |
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Calif. Gas prices jump 20 cents overnight
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SF Downtown |
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Record crowds expected for SF's busy weekend
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San Francisco |
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Zynga stock sinks after lowered 2012 outlook |
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San Francisco |
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Police say many cellphone robberies occur on Muni
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| Oct.6 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Reds top Giants in Game 1 despite Cueto's injury
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SF Downtown |
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Crowds flock to SF for event-filled weekend
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| Oct.7 |
South of Market |
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One killed in early-morning shooting in SOMA
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SF Presidio |
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U.S. Park Police in officer-involved shooting
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Candlestick |
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49ers set franchise yards record, beat Bills 45-3
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Pac Bell Park |
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Arroyo gem puts Reds up 2-0 on Giants in NLDS Arroyo retired his first 14 batters and delivered a gem, and Cincinnati beat the San Francisco Giants 9-0 on Sunday night to head home
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| Oct.8 |
UCSF |
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UCSF researcher wins Nobel award Shinya Yamanka, 50, has been awarded the prize for Medicine for his discovery that ordinary human cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells
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South of Market |
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Obama's fundraiser at InterContinental Hotel 
Obama's first stop was a fundraiser, where attendees paid as much as $40,000 for the opportunity to meet the president
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| Oct.9 |
Giants |
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Giants top Reds 2-1 in 10, push NLDS to Game 4
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Wells Fargo |
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U.S. sues Wells Fargo over mortgage fraud |
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| Oct.10 |
Giants |
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Lincecum, Giants top Reds 8-3, tying NLDS
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SF City Hall |
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Mirkarimi returned to work, seeking to mend fences
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SF Castro |
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20 arrested in housing protest in Castro |
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| Oct.11 |
49ers |
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49ers to play Jaguars in London in 2013
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Giants |
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Giants' rally past Reds and into NLCS Posey ripped a fifth-inning grand slam to cap a six-run outburst and the Giants defeated the Reds 6-4 in Game 5
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| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
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SF firefighters battling 4-alarm West Portal fire
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| Oct.13 |
SF Downtown |
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Coast Guard rescues 22 from sinking boat in SF Bay Around 9:15 p.m. the hull of 'The Neptune' was punctured and the passenger boat started taking on water just off Alcatraz
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Pac Bell Park |
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SF Giants first base coach hit by line drive
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San Francisco |
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Giants name Bumgarner NLCS Game 1 starter |
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| Oct.14 |
Candlestick |
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Giants force 3 INTs, rout 49ers 26-3
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Pac Bell Park |
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Beltran, Freese hit 2-run HRs, Cards beat Giants
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Candlestick |
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Football fan stabbed outside Candlestick Park |
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| Oct.15 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants lead Cardinals 5-1 in Game 2 of NLCS
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San Francisco |
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Lincecum slated to start for Giants in Game 4 |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants beat Cardinals 7-1 to even NLCS Scutaro hit a 2-run single in San Francisco's 4-run 4th inning before leaving with a hip injury and the Giants got their first home win this...
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Highway 101 |
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Major crash blocks all traffic |
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| Oct.16 |
San Francisco |
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America's Cup boat flips in S.F. bay
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SF City Hall |
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Slain Libya ambassador honored in S.F.
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| Oct.17 |
Giants |
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Beltran sub boosts Cardinals in Game 3 Carpenter hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals chased to of a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants for a 2-1 NL championship...
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| Oct.18 |
Candlestick |
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49ers hold off Seahawks Smith threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Walker late in the third quarter and San Francisco held off the Seattle 13-6 as the 49ers won their long-awaited...
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| Oct.19 |
Giants |
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Cardinals beat Giants 8-3 to take 3-1 lead in NLCS
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San Francisco |
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Posey wins Comeback Player of the Year Award
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SF City Hall |
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S.F. Transbay Tower plans get final Oks
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Giants |
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Giants Blank Cards Zito was at his best, pitching San Francisco back into the NL championship series with a 5-0 win over St. Louis that narrowed its deficit to 3-2
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| Oct.21 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants beat Cardinals 6-1 to force NLCS Game 7 Vogelsong struck out a career-best nine, and San Francisco staved off elimination for the second straight game with a 6-1 victory
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| Oct.22 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants beat Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 to win NLCS Pence got the Giants going with a weird double and San Francisco closed out Game 7 of the NL championship series in a driving rainstorm, routing St. Louis
| Giants won its record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, completing a lopsided rally from a 3-1 deficit
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| Oct.23 |
San Francisco |
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Zynga to cut 5 percent of its staff |
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| Oct.24 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Sandoval homers in first 3 at-bats of World Series San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval became the fourth player to hit three home runs in a World Series game
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Pac Bell Park |
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Sandoval's 3 HRs lead Giants to 8-3 romp in opener Sandoval joined Reggie Jackson , Babe Ruth and Albert Pujols as the only boppers to do it in the Series, and San Francisco jolted Verlander and the Tigers
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San Francisco |
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Charles Scharf is new Visa CEO
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| Oct.25 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants send out Bumgarner trying for 2-0 lead
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead Bumgarner shut down the Detroit Tigers for 7 innings, then the Giants took advantage of a bunt that stayed fair to eke out the go-ahead run
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| Oct.26 |
SF Marina |
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1 injured after car strikes wall outside Safeway in SF |
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| Oct.27 |
SF Bayview |
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Teenage girl, man badly injured in Bayview shooting
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Giants |
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Giants beat Tigers 2-0 for 3-0 World Series lead Blanco hit an RBI triple and trotted home on Crawford's single in the second inning. No team has ever blown such a huge margin in the World Series
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SF Downtown |
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Embarcadero BART station closed after man dies on tracks
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| Oct.28 |
Giants |
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Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night
| Giants completed a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years. Pablo Sandoval, who hit three homers in Game 1, was selected Series MVP
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| Oct.29 |
SF Mission |
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Celebrations by Giants fans turn rowdy in SF
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49ers |
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Smith almost perfect, 49ers flatten Arizona 24-3 Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns - to help San Francisco flatten the Arizona Cardinals 24-3
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| Oct.30 |
SF Presidio |
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Disney buys firm behind Star Wars| Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lucas for $4.05bn | |
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| Oct.31 |
SF Downtown |
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Huge turnout for Giants parade up Market Map of Market St San Francisco| With adoring roars from the crowd and beaming grins from the players, the World Series victory parade ending up in front of City Hall | |
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SF Tenderloin |
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SF police say 2 shot near Tenderloin District
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