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Live Blogger's Postgame Report: San Francisco 49ers 36, New Orleans Saints 32
What a nutty exercise, trying to keep up with that one. Though I was aware that it was a great game, I never had a chance to do what the rest of the world watching it was doing–going crazy or … Continue reading
Live Blog: San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints
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Game summary: Who's got it better than the 49ers? Q4-:03/NO: On a repeat play, the Saints try some passing razzle-dazzle, the 49ers don't buy it, AND THAT'S IT. 49ERS WIN IN AN UPSET!!!! Q4-:03: 1/10 for the Saints. Brees fades … Continue reading
49ers-Saints: NFL Playoff Appetizer
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Today's the day for the San Francisco 49ers, their head coach, Jim Harbaugh, and for the team's legion of loyal and moderately long-suffering fans (I write from the perspective of a Chicago Cubs partisan). For the players, it's time to … Continue reading
'King Tides' Are Back: Where to See (and Shoot) Them
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It's almost time for the new moon—the start of the monthly lunar cycle when the moon is most closely aligned with the sun—and that can bring unusually high tides. Last winter, many West Coast residents (or was it just me?) … Continue reading
2011 a Record-Breaker for Extreme (and Costly) Weather
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—the agency that goes by the user-friendly handle of NOAA (pronounced "Noah")—broke some news today at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco announced that by the … Continue reading
Occupy Update: San Francisco, Oakland, UC Davis Pepper Spray Video
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A quick roundup of Sunday's "Occupy" developments around the Bay Area. We'll start with the latest developments tonight, then go back to earlier in the day: San Francisco OccupySF protesters have taken over the street in front of the Federal … Continue reading
Roundup: Occupy Oakland, OccupyCal
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Stop us if you've heard this one before: Oakland police (and a slew of officers from other agencies) descend on Frank Ogawa (Oscar Grant) Plaza outside City Hall to evict the Occupy Oakland encampment. Then, almost before you've gotten used … Continue reading
Late-Night Trouble at Occupy Cal Protest
Update Thursday: For today's coverage, click here. Update 1 a.m: That's it for the late-night blogger. KQED's The California Report and Bay Area newscasts will pick up the story starting at 6 a.m. Update 12:45 a.m.: UC Police say they … Continue reading
Celebrating the Women's Vote: Oakland Holds Suffrage Parade
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State Senator J.B. Sanford left no doubt where he stood on a controversial, possibly revolutionary, proposition that California voters, all men, were about to decide in a special election in the fall of 1911. "Suffrage is not a right," Sanford … Continue reading
California GOP Eyeing Opportunities, Facing Big Challenges as Convention Begins
A state struggling with high unemployment; a depressed housing market that shows no signs of turning around any time soon; widespread voter discontent with the president and California's U.S. senators—all of them Democrats. That's enough for the state's Republican Party to … Continue reading
