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Author Archives: Laird Harrison
Has the Bay Area Gotten Enough Rain Yet?
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Drizzle spoiled your Easter egg hunt. You stepped in puddles on your way to work on Thursday. And the petals fell off your drenched camellias. So, have we finally gotten enough rain? Longtime Californians shake our heads at such questions. … Continue reading
Facebook Unveils Android 'Home'
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"We're not building a phone, and we're not building an operating system," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Instead, the company is launching "a family of apps" for the Android smartphone operating system. The new Home displays images from friends on … Continue reading
Gamers Mourn as LucasArts Gets Zapped
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For fans of such LucasArts games as "Star Wars," the empire struck back on Wednesday — the Disney empire, that is. Reports spread rapidly that LucasArts, based in San Francisco's Presidio, had ceased production of games, laying off 150 people, … Continue reading
(Document) More Bay Bridge Parts to be Examined
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How much of the new Bay Bridge span is faulty? Eager to get an answer to that question, investigators will scrutinize every single part supplied by Dyson Corp, Bay Bridge spokesman Andrew Gordon told KQED's Tara Siler. The Ohio company … Continue reading
(Video) Willits Tree Sitters Removed and Arrested in Highway 101 Bypass Protest
Warbler has come to earth. Police arrested the 24-year-old tree sitter, whose real name is Amanda Senseman, on Tuesday morning, bringing an end to her two-month act of civil disobedience aimed at stopping a Highway 101 bypass construction near Willits. … Continue reading
Oakland's Oikos University Struggles with Massacre Anniversary
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"We're getting a lot of calls," said the receptionist at Oikos University on Monday, the day before the anniversary of the horror. "But we would like to stay peaceful and quiet." On April 2, 2012, for reasons that might never … Continue reading
San Francisco Transbay Terminal Design May Change
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"Light and sound" were going to "play on the graceful glass structure" of the Transbay Terminal being rebuilt in downtown San Francisco, according to the original plans. Artists' renderings show an undulating glass shell over the planned transit hub. But … Continue reading
Negotiations Resume with Striking San Francisco Symphony Musicians
Management is meeting once again with striking San Francisco Symphony musicians, the Symphony announced on Friday. Negotiations resumed this morning and are expected to continue all weekend with help from a federal mediator. "We’re hopeful we can continue to work … Continue reading
California's Jobless Rate Dips... But It's Way Worse Than North Dakota's
Quick, what is California doing as well as Mississippi and Nevada but worse than all the other states? As you might have guessed from the headline of this post, the answer is "hire people." In February, the Golden State's jobless … Continue reading
Inmates' Attorneys Battle California Governor Over Prison Oversight
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by Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struggled with how to gauge whether conditions for mentally ill inmates in California prisons have improved enough under federal oversight to return control of the facilities … Continue reading
