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District to layoff hundreds of teachers Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract  Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq Apple launches online music service Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft  Software maker is in a hostile takeover attempt aimed at eliminating one of its competitors for $16 per share BART Begins Service To SFO  After years of delay, BART hopes to match the success that other cities have had with their rail to airports Zampa Bridge opened by Gov. Davis  Fireworks greet nation's first major suspension bridge in 30 years, a 3,400-foot span across the Carquinez Straits
Jan.19  SF City Hall  City outlaws Segway scooter
Feb.8  SF Presidio  Lucas breaks ground on new campus
Feb.14  Golden Gate Bridge  Security zones around bridges
Feb.21  Palo Alto  Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs
 San Francisco  Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free
Feb.23  Brisbane  AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen
Mar.10   Oakland
Mar.12  Intel  Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
Mar.20  Milpitas  Solectron to cut 12,000 jobs
Mar.30  San Francisco  Fell Street Off-Ramp Closed For Good
Apr.17   San Francisco
Apr.28   Apple
May.1  San Quentin  Metallica Plays at Prison
May.5  3Com  3Com moving to Massachusetts
May.17  San Jose  Janitors ratify contract
May.19  Genentech  Encouraging results with cancer drug
May.28  Apple  Software to block Internet file sharing
May.30  Emeryville  'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar
Jun.6   Oracle
Jun.10  Pleasanton  $7 million lottery ticket
Jun.22   SFO
Jun.30  Intel  Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case
Jul.23  Schwab  Highest quarterly profit since 2000
Aug.20  Rohnert Park  Tribe to buy land, build casino
Aug.27  East Palo Alto  Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store
Oct.8  Yahoo  Profits doubled again
Nov.3  Emeryville  Ask Jeeves Names New CEO
Nov.8   Vallejo
Nov.13  SF Downtown  Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated
Nov.21  Concord  Customer Data Stolen at Wells Fargo
Dec.17  Menlo Park  E-Trade moving headquarters to NY
Dec.23  PG&E  Delayed Response Worsened Outage


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San Francisco
01/07 Apple unveils 17-inch laptop
01/19 City outlaws Segway scooter
01/21 Profits continued in the fourth quarter
01/23 $32 million purchase sets city record
02/06 Largest urban retail center
02/08 Lucas breaks ground on new campus
02/14 Security zones around bridges
02/21 Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free
02/23 AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen
02/28 Red Herring magazine closes
03/30 Fell Street Off-Ramp Closed For Good
04/17 Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
05/19 Encouraging results with cancer drug
07/23 Highest quarterly profit since 2000
11/13 Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated
12/23 Delayed Response Worsened Outage
01/07 Apple unveils 17-inch laptop
01/21 Profits continued in the fourth quarter
01/23 $32 million purchase sets city record
02/06 Largest urban retail center
02/08 Lucas breaks ground on new campus
02/23 AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen
04/17 Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
05/19 Encouraging results with cancer drug
07/23 Highest quarterly profit since 2000
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Silicon Valley
01/14 3 Kmarts to close
01/16 4th-quarter profits triple
02/04 Profit above forecasts but sales fall
02/21 Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
03/20 Solectron to cut 12,000 jobs
04/28 Apple launches online music service
05/05 3Com moving to Massachusetts
05/17 Janitors ratify contract
05/28 Software to block Internet file sharing
06/30 Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case
10/08 Profits doubled again
01/16 4th-quarter profits triple
02/04 Profit above forecasts but sales fall
02/12 Wireless Internet chip for cell phones
02/28 Mayor dedicated seven-story garage
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
05/17 Janitors ratify contract
10/08 Profits doubled again
01/16 4th-quarter profits triple
02/17 Google Buys Pyra Labs
03/06 eBay plans to shut down Half.com
04/28 Apple launches online music service
05/28 Software to block Internet file sharing
10/08 Profits doubled again
West Santa Clara County
02/12 Wireless Internet chip for cell phones
02/21 Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
04/28 Apple launches online music service
05/05 3Com moving to Massachusetts
05/28 Software to block Internet file sharing
06/30 Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case
10/08 Profits doubled again
02/12 Wireless Internet chip for cell phones
02/25 Quarter earnings beat expectations
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
10/08 Profits doubled again
02/17 Google Buys Pyra Labs
02/18 Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million
04/28 Apple launches online music service
05/28 Software to block Internet file sharing
10/08 Profits doubled again
San Jose
01/14 3 Kmarts to close
01/16 4th-quarter profits triple
02/04 Profit above forecasts but sales fall
02/28 Mayor dedicated seven-story garage
05/17 Janitors ratify contract
01/16 4th-quarter profits triple
02/04 Profit above forecasts but sales fall
02/28 Mayor dedicated seven-story garage
05/17 Janitors ratify contract
01/16 4th-quarter profits triple
03/06 eBay plans to shut down Half.com
East Bay
03/10 District to layoff hundreds of teachers
05/30 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar
06/10 $7 million lottery ticket
11/03 Ask Jeeves Names New CEO
11/21 Customer Data Stolen at Wells Fargo
05/30 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar
05/30 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar
11/03 Ask Jeeves Names New CEO
Peninsula
02/18 Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million
06/06 Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
06/22 BART Begins Service To SFO
08/27 Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store
12/17 E-Trade moving headquarters to NY
02/25 Quarter earnings beat expectations
06/22 BART Begins Service To SFO
08/27 Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store
02/18 Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million
06/06 Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
Alameda County
03/10 District to layoff hundreds of teachers
05/30 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar
06/10 $7 million lottery ticket
11/03 Ask Jeeves Names New CEO
05/30 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar
05/30 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar
11/03 Ask Jeeves Names New CEO
SF Downtown
01/07 Apple unveils 17-inch laptop
02/06 Largest urban retail center
11/13 Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated
01/07 Apple unveils 17-inch laptop
02/06 Largest urban retail center
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Santa Clara
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
05/05 3Com moving to Massachusetts
06/30 Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case
02/12 Wireless Internet chip for cell phones
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
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South San Mateo County
06/06 Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
08/27 Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store
12/17 E-Trade moving headquarters to NY
08/27 Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store
06/06 Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
Intel
02/12 Wireless Internet chip for cell phones
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
06/30 Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case
02/12 Wireless Internet chip for cell phones
03/12 Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
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Palo Alto
02/18 Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million
02/21 Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs
02/25 Quarter earnings beat expectations
02/25 Quarter earnings beat expectations
02/18 Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million

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City outlaws Segway scooter Lucas breaks ground on new campus Security zones around bridges Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs  Maker of test and measurement equipment, will cut 11% of its work force, after posting a wider quarter loss Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free  40 people lost their jobs. The smaller, free paper will continue with about 15 reporters, editors and photographers AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen  An experimental vaccine does not protect most people, but showed promise in protecting blacks and Asians District to layoff hundreds of teachers


January 2003 ... more > Top ^
Jan.7  SF Downtown  Apple unveils 17-inch laptop
Jan.14  San Jose  3 Kmarts to close
Jan.16  eBay  4th-quarter profits triple
Jan.17  Oakland City Hall  Fire Department Reduces Staff
Jan.19   SF City Hall
Jan.21  Wells Fargo  Profits continued in the fourth quarter
Jan.23  San Francisco  $32 million purchase sets city record


February 2003 ... more > Top ^
Feb.4  Cisco  Profit above forecasts but sales fall
Feb.5  Vallejo  Lotto winner claimed $85-million jackpot
Feb.6  SF Downtown  Largest urban retail center
Feb.8   SF Presidio
Feb.12  Intel  Wireless Internet chip for cell phones
Feb.14   Golden Gate Bridge
Feb.15  Chinatown  Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade
Feb.17  Google  Google Buys Pyra Labs
Feb.18  AltaVista  Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million
Feb.21   Palo Alto
  San Francisco
Feb.23  Benicia  Tanker ship ran aground
  Brisbane
Feb.25  HP  Quarter earnings beat expectations
Feb.26  San Francisco  Cell Phone Ban Pondered
Feb.28  San Francisco  Red Herring magazine closes
 San Jose Downtown  Mayor dedicated seven-story garage


March 2003 ... more > Top ^
Mar.2  SF Downtown  New Asian Art Museum Set To Open
Mar.4  San Jose City Hall  Airport Expansion Measure Passes
Mar.5  San Francisco  Regular fuel costs average $2.19 a gallon
Mar.6  eBay  eBay plans to shut down Half.com
Mar.10  San Francisco  SF is healthiest city in America
  Oakland
  The troubled School District voted to send about 1,000 district employees a warning that they may be laid off
Mar.12   Intel Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled Mar.18  Oracle  Revenue slump ended, earnings higher Mar.19  Apple  Gore joins board of Apple Mar.20   Milpitas Solectron to cut 12,000 jobs Mar.21  Santa Clara  SonicBlue to file for Chapter 11 Mar.30   San Francisco Fell Street Off-Ramp Closed For Good

April 2003 ... more > Top ^
Apr.5  Caltrain  Caltrain christened Baby Bullet train Apr.8  SF City Hall  Parking fee hike approved Apr.9  Yahoo  Yahoo reports another profit Apr.15  Intel  $915 million first-quarter profit Apr.16  Apple  $14 million net profit, twice what expected Apr.17   San Francisco Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
  Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq
Apr.18  SFO  BART-SFO extension to open on June 22 Apr.21  AMD  64-bit computing with server chip Apr.23  eBay  eBay to keep HQ, expand in San Jose Apr.28   Apple Apple launches online music service
  iTunes Music Store draws from all 5 major record labels in offering 200,000 songs at 99 cents a download


May 2003 ... more > Top ^
May.1   San Quentin Metallica Plays at Prison May.2  Chevron  ChevronTexaco's profit nearly triples May.5   3Com 3Com moving to Massachusetts  Company has stumbled in recent years. Most of it's enterprise networking business is based in Marlborough, Mass. May.6  Cisco  Revenue drops, profits jumped 35% May.7  Schwab  Pottruck becomes sole CEO May.13  PG&E  PG&E suffers first-quarter loss of $354m May.15  Oakland  Hundreds of Jobs Axed from Schools May.17   San Jose Janitors ratify contract May.19   Genentech Encouraging results with cancer drug  Avastin extended the lives of some of the colon cancer patients. Company's stock soaring nearly 45%  Santa Clara  Roxio plans bring back Napster name May.20  HP  Jobs cut as earnings beat expectations May.28   Apple Software to block Internet file sharing May.30   Emeryville 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar

June 2003 ... more > Top ^
Jun.2  Pleasanton  PeopleSoft to buy J.D. Edwards for $1.7b Jun.4  Palm  Palm to merge with Handspring Jun.6   Oracle Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
  Software maker is in a hostile takeover attempt aimed at eliminating one of its competitors for $16 per share
Jun.9  Menlo Park  E-Trade offers 'moving' mortgages Jun.10   Pleasanton $7 million lottery ticket Jun.12  Oracle  Profit Up, Sales Gains Seen Jun.22   SFO BART Begins Service To SFO
  After years of delay, BART hopes to match the success that other cities have had with their rail to airports
Jun.26  SF Downtown  Dancers take control of strip club Jun.30   Intel Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case

July 2003 ... more > Top ^
Jul.8  Mountain View  EMC to Buy Legato for $1.3 Billion Jul.9  Yahoo  $50.8 million profit, rosier prospects Jul.14  Yahoo  Yahoo buying Overture in $1.6 billion deal Jul.15  Intel  2nd-quarter profit doubles Jul.16  San Jose Downtown  Cafe wants to be 'Hooters of coffee'  Apple  Quarter profit slides, beats expectations Jul.17  San Jose  Older man killed in crash with light rail train Jul.18  Pleasanton  PeopleSoft completed J.D. Ed. Acquisition Jul.22  Sun  4th-quarter revenue falls 13% Jul.23   Schwab Highest quarterly profit since 2000
 Fremont  BART service disrupted Jul.28  San Jose  Immersion gets $26 million from Microsoft

August 2003 ... more > Top ^
Aug.1  Chevron  ChevronTexaco's profit quadruples  SF Downtown  58-story skyscraper approved Aug.2  San Francisco  Janitors authorize strike Aug.5  SF Downtown  Vandals hit several Starbucks Aug.19  HP  3rd-quarter earnings miss expectations Aug.20   Rohnert Park Tribe to buy land, build casino
Aug.21  eBay  Power outage takes eBay down for hours Aug.22  Intel  3rd-quarter revenue forecast raised Aug.25  San Francisco  Gallon of unleaded gasoline is $2.13 Aug.27   East Palo Alto Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store  Mountain View  Silicon Graphics cuts 600 more jobs

September 2003 ... more > Top ^
Sep.4  Pleasanton  PeopleSoft foresees up to 1,000 job cuts Sep.10  San Francisco  Levi Strauss to eliminate up to 650 jobs Sep.18  Sun  Sun to cut another 1,080 jobs Sep.27  San Jose  Recruiters Seeing Jump in Jobs Sep.29  Sun  $1.05 billion charge for fiscal 4th quarter

October 2003 ... more > Top ^
Oct.8   Yahoo Profits doubled again  Internet giant has more than doubled the profits thanks to a strategy of making more money from fee-based services Oct.20  Oakland  KTVU's Fancher died from breast cancer

November 2003 ... more > Top ^
Nov.3   Emeryville Ask Jeeves Names New CEO  Web search provider named its president, Steve Berkowitz, chief executive officer, effective Jan 1, 2004 Nov.4  San Francisco  $8.50-per-hour minimum wage approved Nov.5  Cisco  Higher first-quarter sales, earnings Nov.8   Vallejo Zampa Bridge opened by Gov. Davis
  Fireworks greet nation's first major suspension bridge in 30 years, a 3,400-foot span across the Carquinez Straits
Nov.13   SF Downtown Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated  Developers and city officials broke ground for a large new shopping and entertainment center Nov.18  PG&E  PG&E bankruptcy settlement rejected Nov.19  HP  Earnings more than double Nov.21   Concord Customer Data Stolen at Wells Fargo  San Jose  Fake Doctor Botched Breast Implant

December 2003 ... more > Top ^
Dec.12  San Jose Downtown  Latino Boycott Closes Some Businesses Dec.15  Oracle  Quarterly profit rises by 15% Dec.16  PG&E  PG&E reaches compromise on bankruptcy  SF City Hall  Supervisors reject SFO contract Dec.17   Menlo Park E-Trade moving headquarters to NY
Dec.23   PG&E Delayed Response Worsened Outage  PG&E says its delayed response to a circuit failure may have added to the severity of power outage Dec.25  Santa Rosa  Helicopter air ambulance grounded Dec.27  Oakland  Beef Stacking Up at Port Due to Mad Cow



Customer Data Stolen at Wells Fargo Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft




SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Financial Timeline ... See Bay Area Financial timeline, World Financial timeline Top ^
2003
Jan.21  Wells Fargo  Profits continued in the fourth quarter
Jun.9  Menlo Park  E-Trade offers 'moving' mortgages
Jul.23  Fremont  BART service disrupted
Sep.29  Sun  $1.05 billion charge for fiscal 4th quarter
Nov.21   Concord




SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Food Timeline ... See Bay Area Food timeline, World Food timeline Top ^
2003
Jul.16  San Jose Downtown  Cafe wants to be 'Hooters of coffee'
Aug.5  SF Downtown  Vandals hit several Starbucks




SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Merger and Acquisition Timeline ... See Bay Area Merger and Acquisition timeline, World Merger and Acquisition timeline Top ^
2003
Feb.17  Google  Google Buys Pyra Labs
Feb.18  AltaVista  Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million
Mar.4  San Jose City Hall  Airport Expansion Measure Passes
Jun.2  Pleasanton  PeopleSoft to buy J.D. Edwards for $1.7b
Jun.4  Palm  Palm to merge with Handspring
Jun.6   Oracle
  Software maker is in a hostile takeover attempt aimed at eliminating one of its competitors for $16 per share
Jul.8  Mountain View  EMC to Buy Legato for $1.3 Billion Jul.14  Yahoo  Yahoo buying Overture in $1.6 billion deal Jul.18  Pleasanton  PeopleSoft completed J.D. Ed. Acquisition



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Bio Tech Timeline ... See Bay Area Bio Tech timeline, World Bio Tech timeline Top ^
2003 Feb.23   Brisbane AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen  An experimental vaccine does not protect most people, but showed promise in protecting blacks and Asians May.19   Genentech Encouraging results with cancer drug  Avastin extended the lives of some of the colon cancer patients. Company's stock soaring nearly 45% Jun.26  SF Downtown  Dancers take control of strip club Dec.17   Menlo Park E-Trade moving headquarters to NY




SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Local Politics Timeline ... See Bay Area Local Politics timeline, World Local Politics timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.17  Oakland City Hall  Fire Department Reduces Staff Mar.5  San Francisco  Regular fuel costs average $2.19 a gallon Mar.30   San Francisco Fell Street Off-Ramp Closed For Good
Apr.8  SF City Hall  Parking fee hike approved Apr.8  SF City Hall  Parking fee hike approved Jul.17  San Jose  Older man killed in crash with light rail train Aug.25  San Francisco  Gallon of unleaded gasoline is $2.13 Nov.8   Vallejo Zampa Bridge opened by Gov. Davis
  Fireworks greet nation's first major suspension bridge in 30 years, a 3,400-foot span across the Carquinez Straits
Dec.16  SF City Hall  Supervisors reject SFO contract



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Global Politics Timeline ... See Bay Area Global Politics timeline, World Global Politics timeline Top ^
2003 Feb.15  Chinatown  Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade Mar.10  San Francisco  SF is healthiest city in America Apr.17   San Francisco Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
  Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq
Oct.20  Oakland  KTVU's Fancher died from breast cancer Nov.21  San Jose  Fake Doctor Botched Breast Implant Dec.25  Santa Rosa  Helicopter air ambulance grounded



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Sea Accident Timeline ... See Bay Area Sea Accident timeline, World Sea Accident timeline Top ^
2003 Feb.23  Benicia  Tanker ship ran aground Apr.28   Apple Apple launches online music service
  iTunes Music Store draws from all 5 major record labels in offering 200,000 songs at 99 cents a download




SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Earnings Timeline ... See Bay Area Earnings timeline, World Earnings timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.16  eBay  4th-quarter profits triple Feb.4  Cisco  Profit above forecasts but sales fall Feb.25  HP  Quarter earnings beat expectations Mar.18  Oracle  Revenue slump ended, earnings higher Apr.9  Yahoo  Yahoo reports another profit Apr.15  Intel  $915 million first-quarter profit Apr.16  Apple  $14 million net profit, twice what expected May.2  Chevron  ChevronTexaco's profit nearly triples May.6  Cisco  Revenue drops, profits jumped 35% Jun.12  Oracle  Profit Up, Sales Gains Seen Jul.9  Yahoo  $50.8 million profit, rosier prospects Jul.15  Intel  2nd-quarter profit doubles Jul.16  Apple  Quarter profit slides, beats expectations Jul.22  Sun  4th-quarter revenue falls 13% Jul.23   Schwab Highest quarterly profit since 2000 Aug.1  Chevron  ChevronTexaco's profit quadruples Aug.19  HP  3rd-quarter earnings miss expectations Aug.21  eBay  Power outage takes eBay down for hours Aug.22  Intel  3rd-quarter revenue forecast raised Oct.8   Yahoo Profits doubled again  Internet giant has more than doubled the profits thanks to a strategy of making more money from fee-based services Nov.5  Cisco  Higher first-quarter sales, earnings Nov.19  HP  Earnings more than double Dec.15  Oracle  Quarterly profit rises by 15% Dec.23   PG&E Delayed Response Worsened Outage  PG&E says its delayed response to a circuit failure may have added to the severity of power outage



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Labor Conflict Timeline ... See Bay Area Labor Conflict timeline, World Labor Conflict timeline Top ^
2003 May.17   San Jose Janitors ratify contract
Aug.2  San Francisco  Janitors authorize strike Dec.12  San Jose Downtown  Latino Boycott Closes Some Businesses



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Media Business Timeline ... See Bay Area Media Business timeline, World Media Business timeline Top ^
2003 Oct.20  Oakland  KTVU's Fancher died from breast cancer



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Job Cut Timeline ... See Bay Area Job Cut timeline, World Job Cut timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.17  Oakland City Hall  Fire Department Reduces Staff Feb.21   Palo Alto Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs  Maker of test and measurement equipment, will cut 11% of its work force, after posting a wider quarter loss Feb.21   San Francisco Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free  40 people lost their jobs. The smaller, free paper will continue with about 15 reporters, editors and photographers Mar.10   Oakland District to layoff hundreds of teachers
  The troubled School District voted to send about 1,000 district employees a warning that they may be laid off
Mar.20   Milpitas Solectron to cut 12,000 jobs May.15  Oakland  Hundreds of Jobs Axed from Schools May.20  HP  Jobs cut as earnings beat expectations Aug.5  SF Downtown  Vandals hit several Starbucks Aug.27  Mountain View  Silicon Graphics cuts 600 more jobs Sep.4  Pleasanton  PeopleSoft foresees up to 1,000 job cuts Sep.10  San Francisco  Levi Strauss to eliminate up to 650 jobs Sep.18  Sun  Sun to cut another 1,080 jobs



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Bankruptcy Timeline ... See Bay Area Bankruptcy timeline, World Bankruptcy timeline Top ^
2003 Feb.28  San Francisco  Red Herring magazine closes Mar.21  Santa Clara  SonicBlue to file for Chapter 11 Nov.18  PG&E  PG&E bankruptcy settlement rejected Dec.16  PG&E  PG&E reaches compromise on bankruptcy



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 High Tech Business Timeline ... See Bay Area High Tech Business timeline, World High Tech Business timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.7  SF Downtown  Apple unveils 17-inch laptop Feb.12  Intel  Wireless Internet chip for cell phones Mar.12   Intel Wireless Computer Chips Unveiled
Apr.21  AMD  64-bit computing with server chip May.5   3Com 3Com moving to Massachusetts  Company has stumbled in recent years. Most of it's enterprise networking business is based in Marlborough, Mass. May.19  Santa Clara  Roxio plans bring back Napster name Nov.21   Concord Customer Data Stolen at Wells Fargo



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Business Lawsuit Timeline ... See Bay Area Business Lawsuit timeline, World Business Lawsuit timeline Top ^
2003 Jun.30   Intel Court Rules Against Intel in Spam Case
Jul.28  San Jose  Immersion gets $26 million from Microsoft



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Retail Timeline ... See Bay Area Retail timeline, World Retail timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.14  San Jose  3 Kmarts to close Feb.5  Vallejo  Lotto winner claimed $85-million jackpot Jun.10   Pleasanton $7 million lottery ticket
Aug.27   East Palo Alto Shoppers Pack New Ikea Store



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Aviation Timeline ... See Bay Area Aviation timeline, World Aviation timeline Top ^
2003 Mar.4  San Jose City Hall  Airport Expansion Measure Passes Dec.16  SF City Hall  Supervisors reject SFO contract Dec.25  Santa Rosa  Helicopter air ambulance grounded



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Arrest Timeline ... See Bay Area Arrest timeline, World Arrest timeline Top ^
2003 Nov.21  San Jose  Fake Doctor Botched Breast Implant



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Maritime Timeline ... See Bay Area Maritime timeline, World Maritime timeline Top ^
2003 Feb.23  Benicia  Tanker ship ran aground Dec.27  Oakland  Beef Stacking Up at Port Due to Mad Cow



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Public Transportation Timeline ... See Bay Area Public Transportation timeline, World Public Transportation timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.19   SF City Hall City outlaws Segway scooter
Feb.14   Golden Gate Bridge Security zones around bridges Apr.5  Caltrain  Caltrain christened Baby Bullet train Apr.18  SFO  BART-SFO extension to open on June 22 Jun.22   SFO BART Begins Service To SFO
  After years of delay, BART hopes to match the success that other cities have had with their rail to airports
Jul.17  San Jose  Older man killed in crash with light rail train Jul.23  Fremont  BART service disrupted



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Software Timeline ... See Bay Area Software timeline, World Software timeline Top ^
2003 Mar.6  eBay  eBay plans to shut down Half.com May.28   Apple Software to block Internet file sharing Aug.21  eBay  Power outage takes eBay down for hours



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 School K-12 Timeline ... See Bay Area School K-12 timeline, World School K-12 timeline Top ^
2003 Mar.10   Oakland District to layoff hundreds of teachers
  The troubled School District voted to send about 1,000 district employees a warning that they may be laid off
Mar.19  Apple  Gore joins board of Apple Mar.19  Apple  Gore joins board of Apple May.7  Schwab  Pottruck becomes sole CEO May.15  Oakland  Hundreds of Jobs Axed from Schools Nov.3   Emeryville Ask Jeeves Names New CEO  Web search provider named its president, Steve Berkowitz, chief executive officer, effective Jan 1, 2004



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Construction Timeline ... See Bay Area Construction timeline, World Construction timeline Top ^
2003 Apr.17   San Francisco Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
  Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq
Nov.13   SF Downtown Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated  Developers and city officials broke ground for a large new shopping and entertainment center



SF Bay Area, Business, 2003 Real Estate Timeline ... See Bay Area Real Estate timeline, World Real Estate timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.23  San Francisco  $32 million purchase sets city record Dec.12  San Jose Downtown  Latino Boycott Closes Some Businesses



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2003 Sep.27  San Jose  Recruiters Seeing Jump in Jobs



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2003 Nov.4  San Francisco  $8.50-per-hour minimum wage approved



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2003 Feb.6  SF Downtown  Largest urban retail center Feb.8   SF Presidio Lucas breaks ground on new campus Feb.28  San Jose Downtown  Mayor dedicated seven-story garage Apr.23  eBay  eBay to keep HQ, expand in San Jose Aug.1  SF Downtown  58-story skyscraper approved Aug.20   Rohnert Park Tribe to buy land, build casino



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2003 Feb.15  Chinatown  Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade Feb.26  San Francisco  Cell Phone Ban Pondered Mar.2  SF Downtown  New Asian Art Museum Set To Open May.1   San Quentin Metallica Plays at Prison
May.30   Emeryville 'Finding Nemo' released by Pixar



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2003 May.13  PG&E  PG&E suffers first-quarter loss of $354m Dec.23   PG&E Delayed Response Worsened Outage  PG&E says its delayed response to a circuit failure may have added to the severity of power outage