Calif. Man Set for Hearing in Wine Warehouse Fire Nov 16, 2009
A San Francisco Bay area wine keeper about to stand trial for a fire that destroyed a warehouse filled with 6 million bottles of wine has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing. The October 2005 fire caused an estimated $250 million in losses at a warehouse in Vallejo, where bottles were stored for nearly 140 Napa Valley wineries and collectors. (ABC News -- Business)
Lawyers Earn $4.3M in Fees From Law They Wrote Nov 16, 2009
The law was drafted mainly by Seattle law professor Joaquin Avila, with advice from lawyers including Robert Rubin, legal director for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. Avila, Rubin's committee and lawyers working with them have collected or billed local governments about $4. (Fox News)
Chinese-Americans' history ascends new stages Nov 15, 2009
Between 1910 and 1940, a million immigrants passed through Angel Island, a speck of land in the middle of San Francisco Bay. But the Chinese, about 175,000 of them, were singled out for detention and interrogation at the immigration station, packed into bunkhouses surrounded by barbed wire - some for two weeks, others for up to two years - before they were allowed into the United States or deported back to China. (Boston Globe)
Comcast's plans for consistent DTA experiences may have hit a snag. Customers... Nov 14, 2009
about a year ago and has since rolled them out in other markets, including Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, New Jersey and Delaware. The toughest thing about the project was enabling the customer-automation systems, according to Reynolds: "That is the part of it that is going to take the longest and touch the most systems.". (Multichannel News)
Oiled Birds Back In SF Bay After Rehab Nov 14, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- Officials are releasing birds that were cleaned of oil that coated them after a spill in San Francisco Bay last month. In all, 49 oiled birds were collected in the days after the oil spilled from the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star after a line ruptured Oct. 30 during a fuel transfer. (KSBW 8, CA)
'Addictive' culture causes teen substance abuse Nov 14, 2009
"Our local culture in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley is out of control in a way that looks, feels, acts, sounds like and is exactly like addiction," said Stephanie Brown, director of the Addictions Institute, an outpatient counseling and therapy program in Menlo Park. She addressed about 60 people in her presentation at the event, "Breaking the Stigma: Adolescent Substance Abuse," which was followed by a question-and-answer session with a panel of experts. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Author Q&A Nov 13, 2009
Eggers, 39, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is best-known for his memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, is being honored Nov. 18 at the National Book Awards. He spoke with USA TODAY's Bob Minzesheimer. (USA Today)
Calif water deal no quick fix for struggling farms Nov 13, 2009
Farmers who grow crops in the delta, which feeds into San Francisco Bay, complained that a new stewardship council has been equipped to approve a controversial canal that would siphon fresh water around the delta and send more of it to Southern California cities and Central Valley farms. Their main worry is that the water left in the delta will be too salty to irrigate their crops. (WCAX.com, VT)
'Rolling Stone' Fights Claim It Misappropriated Indie Bands' Names Nov 13, 2009
Rolling Stone was sued last year by a class of indie bands -- led by the San Francisco Bay Area's Xiu Xiu and Toronto's Fucked Up -- who claimed the magazine had traded on their names by using them in a November 2007 graphic/article juxtaposed with a four-page, fold-out advertisement by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. that touted Camel cigarettes and the manufacturer's collaborations with indie groups. The accompanying five-page article is composed mostly of hand-drawn, futuristic images... (Law.com)
Comcast Names White Head Of West Division Nov 13, 2009
Comcast said White and his wife, Barbita, will relocate from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Denver metro area in early 2010. While he was head of Comcast's Northern California region, White was chairman of the California Cable & Telecommunications Association (CCTA) and served on the Board of Directors for the California Chamber of Commerce and the Bay Area Council. (Multichannel News)
Author recalls WWII experiences Nov 13, 2009
He spoke about fighting the Japanese in the Philippines, surviving three years of captivity after the brutal Bataan Death March and the joy of sailing into San Francisco Bay as a free man at the war's conclusion. On a day set aside to remember courageous acts of sacrifice and heroism, Frazier challenged his mostly young audience to forgive. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Man gets 10 years for trying to meet minor for sex Nov 13, 2009
Prosecutors say after communicating with what he believed was a 13-year-old girl, he drove from his home in the San Francisco Bay suburb of Dublin with a plan to bring the girl to a motel. It turned out the person was not a young girl, but an FBI informant. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Anschutz, Singleton partner to sell ads Nov 13, 2009
The "San Francisco Bay Area Buy" (SFBAB) advertising group will offer ad space in 14 newspapers owned by the two companies and delivered to 808,000 daily readers, the Clarity-owned said in a statement Thursday. Included in the ad-sales deal are the Examiner, a free newspaper distributed in San Francisco and neighboring San Mateo County, and several Bay Area paid-subscription newspapers controlled by MediaNews, including the , the and the , in the suburban counties ringing San Francisco. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Men's Hoops Opens 2009-10 Campaign At San Diego On Friday Nov 12, 2009
Fields was impressive in summer workouts, highlighted by earning Co-MVP honors of the San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am. Stanford Advances To 2009 CBI Semifinals Stanford owns a 30-20 all-time postseason record after advancing to the semifinals of the CBI. In its second year, the CBI featured a single-elimination, 16-team field with the first three rounds of competition played at campus sites. (Gostanford.com)
Implications Of Past Forecasting Errors Often Underestimated Nov 12, 2009
15, 2005) The San Francisco Bay region has a 25 percent chance of a magnitude 7 or greater earthquake in the next 20 years, and a roughly 1 percent chance of such an earthquake each year, according to the. (June 23, 2008) Anticipating what is likely to be one of the most interesting elections in modern history, Researchers have assembled the insights of prominent election forecasters in a special issue of the. (Science Daily)
Airship Ventures Starts the Holiday Fun Early, Offers Aerial Tours Above L.A. Nov. 19-23 Nov 10, 2009
For those seeking the ultimate Zeppelin experience, a limited number of seats remain on our California Airship Cruises between Long Beach and the San Francisco Bay Area ... One of only three Zeppelins currently operating in the world, Eureka offers passengers spectacular 360-degree views of the sights on flightseeing tours above Los Angeles, as well as San Francisco Bay, Silicon Valley and Monterey. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Three anniversaries Nov 10, 2009
So, in an ongoing advertising campaign that recently reached the San Francisco Bay Area, RCN is appealing to the rebellious sides of the local post-hippie techies by pitching itself as a new revolution. Witness the insert that came in the local Sunday paper -- a monstrous folded poster, featuring images of revolutionary German mobs tearing down the Berlin Wall in defiance of their communist rulers. (Salon)
Sturgeon fever Nov 10, 2009
" "There is no cure for this malady," counsels Keith Fraser, 72, of San Rafael except to go sturgeon fishing.As winter rains wash fresh food into coastal tidal waters, and swarms of herring migrate out of the ocean into shallow bays to spawn, vacuum cleaner-mouth, telephone pole-sized monsters swim into the shallows to feast, repeating a cycle that's gone on since the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Fraser grew up along San Francisco Bay, spending many hours in pursuit of stripers, when... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
U.S. warships still operate in San Francisco Bay's Coast Guard Island Nov 9, 2009
COAST GUARD ISLAND San Francisco Bay was once home port to some of the mightiest warships the world has ever known, but the U.S. Navy's presence now is largely just a memory ... But before naval historians close the book on San Francisco Bay, they would do well to remember tiny Coast Guard Island, where American warships still operate ... U.S. Coast Guard at San Francisco Bay. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Calif. congresswoman keynotes local NAACP event Nov 9, 2009
Lee represents California's 9th District, which includes Berkeley and Oakland in the San Francisco Bay area. She was introduced by her son, Craig Lee, an employee of State Farm Insurance Cos. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Laguna Beach to provide lot for overnight stays Nov 9, 2009
Officials are advising people to avoid contact with the waters of San Francisco Bay after an oil spill. City officials said Friday people should refrain from swimming in the Bay and stay away from beaches. (Fresno Bee -- State)
San Francisco area utility turns food waste into green energy Nov 9, 2009
The East Bay Municipal Utility District, which provides water and wastewater treatment in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area, is turning food scraps from 2,300 Bay Area restaurants and grocery stores into electricity to help it power its wastewater facility. Every day, one or two 20-ton trucks pull up to the plant here and dump food waste into giant tanks. (USA Today -- Tech)
USS Midway Museum in San Diego Nov 9, 2009
She was modernized at the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard and recommissioned in 1970. Midway from 1970 through 1991. (Suite101.com)
Games becoming more crucial Nov 9, 2009
The Ducks weren t even the best team from Oregon playing in the San Francisco Bay Area Saturday, since Oregon State was taking apart California, 31-14, in Berkeley at the same time. The Pac-10 race. (Boston Globe)
It's So Hard To Say I'm Sorry Nov 7, 2009
is a physician in the San Francisco Bay Area who writes about medicine and society. Photograph of a doctor by Wendy Hope/Stockbyte/Getty Images Creative. (Slate)
Trying to Keep the Taps in California Running Nov 7, 2009
Two thirds of the state's drinking water supply flows through the gigantic Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region east of San Francisco Bay and the levees that help direct the massive amounts of water south to farmlands and cities are so antiquated that many may simply collapse with a major temblor. The resulting flooding could also put California's huge farm belt, hundreds of thousands of businesses and millions of residents at enormous risk. (Time.com)
Water funds by the bucket Nov 7, 2009
San Francisco Bay: $132 million. Central Coast: $58 million. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Redfin Posts MLS Final Sales Nov 7, 2009
Currently, instant property transfers are available in: Seattle, Southern California, Boston, Washington D.C., the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Long Island and Westchester County, N.Y.. Source: Redfin (11/05/2009). (Realtor Magazine Online)
Cool college towns Nov 7, 2009
In the heart of campus, the 61-bell carillon provides the tunes atop 307-foot Sather Tower, which also offers stunning panoramas of San Francisco Bay. Local taste: For brunch, fit in with the crunchy crowd by ordering a tofu scramble at Venus. (CNN -- Travel)
Caregiver pleads guilty to embezzling from couple Nov 6, 2009
It turns out 28-year-old Sarah Smith, her 40-year-old boyfriend Jason McClellan and Smith's two young children were staying with friends in the San Francisco Bay area. Smith contacted the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office late Wednesday afternoon after hearing reports that they had been missing since Oct. 20. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Weekend music Nov 6, 2009
FivePlay is a San Francisco Bay Area jazz quintet that plays original, melodic and modern jazz. Showtime is 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, brings locals Mark Dennis and Sue Albano to the back room at the Bistro. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Letters to the Editor: Darrell Steinberg, Kings arena, judicial nominees, patriotism Nov 6, 2009
Californians have seen creative engineering solutions for rebuilding sections of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, such as fabricating huge pieces off-site and moving them into place and for repairing sections of Interstate 5 in Sacramento. Engineers in Japan prefabricate entire walls of houses with all utility connections built in, then haul them to the site for setup. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Scout.com Cards Minors Player of the Year Nov 6, 2009
AC: I'll be in the San Francisco bay area for half the time spending time with my girlfriend who goes to Berkeley, and then I'll be in my hometown, Temecula, from Thanksgiving up to spring training, spending time with my family. I don't really have much planned other than working out and preparing myself for the upcoming season. (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)
Earthquakes Actually Aftershocks Of 19th Century Quakes; Repercussions Of 1811 And 1812 New Madrid Quakes Continue To Be Felt Nov 6, 2009
26, 2007) A new study adds to evidence that the fault responsible for the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, is not as unusually weak as had been thought. In general, a. (Science Daily)
Carnegie taps ex-Foothill president for initiative Nov 6, 2009
" The college-level statistics course is a "huge gatekeeper" to graduation, jobs and careers for millions of students each year, she said. With a team of teachers and scholars around the country, Fong aims to design and test a new course that will give entry-level students the math they need to successfully tackle statistics a year later. The course is not meant for the math-oriented students headed for careers in science, technology, engineering and math -- so-called "STEM" students -- but for... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Republican Victories May Make Democrats Cautious on Backing Obama's Agenda Nov 5, 2009
Pelosi, a California Democrat, said that from my perspective, we won with the election of in an upstate New York district Republicans had controlled for a century and California Lieutenant Governor in a Democratic-leaning district in the San Francisco Bay area. The two victories increased the Democrats House majority to 258-177. (Bloomberg -- US)
Study: Housing and transport costs burden SF area Nov 5, 2009
A new study says the average San Francisco Bay Area household spends so much of its income on housing and transportation, that here's not much money left for other basic needs ... SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Bay area households spend up to two-thirds of their income on transportation and housing costs, a severe burden that leaves workers with insufficient resources for other basic needs, according to a study released on Wednesday. (Fresno Bee -- State)
City Insider Nov 5, 2009
The interactive science museum still needs an OK from the State Lands Commission and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. Approval may take months, said Jennifer Sobol, the project manager for the Port of San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Great white shark study Nov 5, 2009
The ferocious great white sharks of Northern California spend their time devouring sea lions, traveling, mating and, occasionally, touring San Francisco Bay, but they never socialize with sharks from other regions, according to a Stanford University-led study released Tuesday ... Surprisingly, the researchers found, the great beasts occasionally strayed from their Northern California feeding grounds for jaunts under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay, apparently in search of snacks... (San Francisco Chronicle)
WSJ Launches San Francisco Edition Nov 5, 2009
The Wall Street Journal says its new San Francisco Bay Area edition will launch Thursday, with a weekly section devoted to local news. It joins The New York Times in moving into big media markets that have seen local newspapers struggle amid an advertising and economic slump. (Newsmax)
America's struggling newspapers: Big is best Nov 4, 2009
The New York Times, which this spring sold just 32% of its daily papers in its home state (down from 42% in 2002) is now targeting the region around San Francisco Bay. For the past few weeks it has been running a twice-weekly Bay Area report inside the main newspaper. (The Economist)
House to accelerate credit card rules Nov 4, 2009
WASHINGTON -- San Joaquin Valley lawmakers failed Wednesday in efforts to turn a San Francisco Bay Area water recycling bill toward the Valley's advantage. Following heated debate and some political gamesmanship, a key House committee blocked Valley representatives from trying to add irrigation delivery provisions to the Bay Area bill. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
This May Be the Droid You're Looking For Nov 4, 2009
And by the way, the call quality is pretty good, based on usage from both the San Francisco Bay area and Washington D.C. MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Fiorina expected to announce US Senate plans Nov 4, 2009
Fiorina, a Republican, will give a Nov. 6 address to the Tri-Valley Business Council, a group of business leaders in the eastern San Francisco Bay area. Beth Miller, a spokeswoman for Fiorina, confirmed the nature of the announcement on Friday but would not say whether Fiorina will officially enter the race. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
School tries to tighten security after gang rape Nov 4, 2009
A seventh suspect was arrested Tuesday in the attack on the 15-year-old girl after she left a homecoming dance in the industrial enclave near the San Francisco Bay known as one of the nation's most dangerous cities. Violence is a wrong choiceAt a rally and candlelight vigil later Tuesday, DeAnna Schlau with the nonprofit Community Violence Solutions read a statement she said was prepared by the victim. (MSNBC -- Crime)
California sends Democratic loyalist to Congress Nov 4, 2009
The district stretches from the suburbs of the eastern San Francisco Bay area to the edge of the state capital. Garamendi's departure from the lieutenant governor's post represents an opportunity for Republicans, said state GOP Chairman Ron Nehring. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Garamendi wins Tauscher's seat in special election Nov 4, 2009
The district stretches from the suburbs of the eastern San Francisco Bay area to the edge of the state capital. It includes parts of Alameda, Solano and Sacramento counties. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Letters to the editor Nov 4, 2009
Why is ship fueling allowed in San Francisco Bay without mandatory oil containment booms around the fuel barge and ship being fueled ("Response times are questioned in fuel oil spill," Oct. 31). 11. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Increase in inmates opens door to private prisons Nov 4, 2009
Until December, the state had not put a medium- or maximum-security prisoner in a private lockup since 1852, when it replaced a private prison ship in San Francisco Bay with California's first public prison, San Quentin. Private companies say they can build secure prisons faster and cheaper than state governments and are not saddled with the high salaries and pension costs paid by public agencies. (Yahoo News -- Prison Issues)
Calif. school tightens security after gang rape Nov 4, 2009
A seventh suspect was arrested yesterday in the attack on the 15-year-old girl after she left a homecoming dance in the industrial enclave near the San Francisco Bay known as one of the nation s most dangerous cities. A healing rally and candlelight vigil were planned later in the day. (Boston Globe)
Cardoza bill targets water delivery Nov 4, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday approved a bill to boost San Francisco Bay Area water recycling, but only after lawmakers vented once more their unhappiness about San Joaquin Valley irrigation shortages. The $32. (Fresno Bee)
Teens charged as adults in Salinas shooting Nov 4, 2009
One is in serious condition at a San Francisco Bay area hospital, and the fourth is on life support. Police have not discussed a motive for the shooting or whether the victims knew the shooters. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the north Pacific, say Stanford researchers Nov 4, 2009
There are currently no detectors in San Francisco Bay, so there are no data to indicate how far or why the sharks crossed into the bay; however, seals and sea lions are in the region and could be potential prey for the large sharks. Five sharks also were acoustically detected close to shore in Hawaii off Waialua Bay and Kualoa Point on Oahu, and off the coast of Kona. (EurekAlert!)
National park lodge specials from $89/night Nov 3, 2009
Californias Golden Gate State Park encompasses 59 square miles of dense forests and gorgeous mountain peaks in the scenic San Francisco Bay Area. At the scenic Cavallo Point Lodge near Sausalito, guests enjoy access to over 80,000 acres of diverse outdoor terrain. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Hoarding conference in S.F. Nov 3, 2009
Towers of the Nation, The Chronicle and the San Francisco Bay Guardian teetered precariously. "I couldn't get rid of them until I'd read them perfectly, every page," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Francisco Bay Bridge Finally Reopens Nov 3, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (November 2, 2009)--The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was open to traffic again Monday after emergency repairs and days of frustration for Northern California commuters. California Department of Transportation spokesman Bart Ney had warned that drivers should prepare to find alternate routes for the Monday morning commute then announced the span would reopen. (KWTX.com, TX)
Bay Area Bound: New books by local authors Nov 2, 2009
Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area. by Fred Rosenbaum. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Goodbye, GeoCities. Goodbye, Us. Nov 2, 2009
Kevin Kelleher is a writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Goodbye, GeoCities. (Slate)
No word yet when San Francisco Bay ... Nov 2, 2009
No word yet when San Francisco Bay Bridge reopens ... No word yet when San Francisco Bay Bridge reopens. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Bay Area radio museum, hall of fame shut Nov 2, 2009
In the early '60s, the San Francisco Bay was turning into a polluted, multi-city dump and was in danger of being filled in by various municipalities and companies looking for more real estate upon which to build ... Kerr, along with Esther Gulick and Sylvia McLaughlin, met with conservationists and organized the Save San Francisco Bay Association. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Oil, bird cleanup crews focus on Alameda coast Nov 2, 2009
(11-01) 21:11 PST ALAMEDA -- Efforts to limit the damage from Friday's fuel spill in the San Francisco Bay focused Sunday on the Alameda shoreline, where rescue workers tried to save oiled birds that had beached themselves and painstakingly removed balls of sticky tar. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Coast Guard scoops up oil in San Francisco Bay Nov 1, 2009
Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Crews are working to clean up a fuel leak in San Francisco Bay a day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Oil tanker spills fuel into San Francisco Bay. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Coast Guard scoops up oil in San Francisco Bay Nov 1, 2009
Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Officials are advising people to avoid contact with the waters of San Francisco Bay after an oil spill. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Surprise! S.F. Mayor Didn't Hint at Big Decision Nov 1, 2009
Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay Area, dropped his bid for California governor Friday, Oct. 30. A statement issued Friday by his campaign said he was unable to devote the time needed to run an effective campaign, citing "a young family and responsibilities at City Hall." (AP Photo). (ABC News)
Oil slick reported in S.F. bay Nov 1, 2009
New organizations are reporting that the Coast Guard is responding to a mile-long oil slick in San Francisco Bay south of the Bay Bridge. Oil was reported leaking from the Dubai Star tanker about 7 a.m., the reports said. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
