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4.0 Quake Rattles Bay Area Awake, Reminder of Hayward Fault Stress
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It wasn't "The Big One" – not even close – but this morning's 4.0 earthquake rattled buildings and some nerves around the Bay Area this morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the temblor at 5:33 a.m. centered 5.5 miles below … Continue reading
Tech Boom-Era Mall Reboots (Photos)
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From the outside, San Francisco's busy intersection of 4th and Mission might seem to have two shopping malls: one bustling on the northwest corner and one languid on the southeast. But if planners behind the revitalized Metreon have their way, … Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg Admits 'A Bunch of Mistakes' as Facebook Settles Privacy Complaints
If you've ever felt that your information was never truly private on Facebook, the federal government agrees; and today the Palo Alto-based social network announced it would settle charges related to those very concerns. The Federal Trade Commission announced a … Continue reading
CNN's "Black In America" Explores Silicon Valley's Black Tech Entrepreneurs
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They thought they were there just attending a welcome event at Google's headquarters in Mountain View. In reality the group of Black tech entrepreneurs was in for a stressful but life-changing opportunity: the chance to pitch their idea to some … Continue reading
PG&E Fixing Woodside Pipe That Failed Pressure Test
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Engineers with PG&E are figuring out how best to remove and replace a two-foot-long section of gas pipeline in Woodside that burst after failing a pressure test on Sunday. It's a section of Line 132: the ill-fated conduit that exploded … Continue reading
The New Facebook: "A Place That You're Proud to Call Your Home"
If you've ever wondered how Facebook was going to make its billions and take over the world, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid it all out this morning.
Feds Award $30 Million to Remake S.F. Housing Project
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What do you do with a housing project of 256 dilapidated units, tucked into a little-seen corner of town? Tear it down — but not before you build it back better. That's the plan for San Francisco's Alice Griffith Public … Continue reading
Bayview Shooting: Explaining the Discrepancy Between SFPD Guns and Bullet Found in Kenneth Harding
UPDATE, 1:13 PM: Another possibility in this matter is that sometimes officers carry backup weapons on the job, with the approval of their departments. This would be, perhaps, a firearm purchased personally that can be carried on one's person while … Continue reading
SFPD Chief Suhr Walks Out of Chaotic Bayview Town Hall; Video, Interview With Suhr Afterward
I'm just finishing up my radio report on tonight's town hall meeting at the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco's Bayview district, organized in response to Saturday's police shooting of 19-year-old parolee Kenneth Harding. The standing-room-only event degenerated into chaos … Continue reading
