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Silicon Valley Has Nation's Highest Rents
It comes as no surprise to anyone who has tried to find an apartment in Silicon Valley. But in case you had any doubt, the U.S. Census Bureau confirmed on Tuesday that rents there are the highest in the country. … Continue reading
New Lawsuit Opposes California's Cap-and-Trade Carbon Market
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California's quest to reduce global warming hit another obstacle on Tuesday. A conservative legal group filed suit to block California's new cap-and-trade carbon market. The Pacific Legal Foundation alleged that the market's charge for carbon emissions violates California law because … Continue reading
11-Year-Old Martinez Boy Injured in Boston Bombings
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Aaron Hern, a 11-year-old from Martinez, needed surgery to treat a wound inflicted by the Boston Marathon bombings, his mother Katherine reported on her Facebook page on Monday night. From the Contra Costa Times: The boy was waiting at the finish … Continue reading
High-Performing American Indian Charter Schools Struggle for Survival
Sometimes success is not enough. Students at the American Indian Model Schools have consistently outperformed most of their peers nationwide. But on Sunday night parents and board members were groping for a way to keep the schools' doors open. The … Continue reading
Why Oakland Firefighters Are Tweeting Fire Photos
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I glanced at my Twitter feed the other day and did a double take. Flame was erupting from a house in Oakland in a photograph tweeted by OaklandFireLive. Another photo showed firefighters on the roof of the building, smoke billowing … Continue reading
Drake's Bay Oyster Farm Files New Suit to Stay in Point Reyes
Pick one: local food or protected wilderness. It's the kind of dilemma that could lead Bay Area liberals to tear their hair out. That may be why the battle over Drakes Bay Oyster Co. has gotten so hot. Facing a … Continue reading
Rainwater Might Have Damaged Flawed Bay Bridge Bolts
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The bolts snap, the plot thickens. California Transportation Department officials at a meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Wednesday said that faulty bolts being used in the construction of a new span of the Bay Bridge might have been … Continue reading
San Francisco Housing Authority Director Terminated
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The question dragged on for months: Should Henry Alvarez remain in charge of the San Francisco Housing Authority? Finally. on Tuesday the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission voted unanimously to terminate Alvarez's contract, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The Chronicle … Continue reading
No Blue Angels at This Year's Fleet Week. Savings? About $1 Million
The Blue Angels will not soar and roar and boom over the Bay Area this October. They will not jet and pirouette, and many fans of the Navy's demonstration squadron will be sad when Fleet Week rolls around. It's not … Continue reading
Update: Microsoft Renews its 'Scroogled' Ads, Claims They're Working
Whatever else you can say about Microsoft, it doesn't give up easily. Although its Scroogled attack ads, renewed on Tuesday, might not have eroded Google's market share for search, they have changed public opinion, Microsoft says. "The campaigns have been … Continue reading
