BayArea

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• Barbary Coast: In Sausalito, a Chain Is a Chain, Even When It’s Local

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  Tera Ancona, a cafe owner in Sausalito, is trying to stop Peets from moving into town.
  4 hours ago

• Illegal clams lead to heavy fine for Point Reyes oyster farm

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 498
  From the Marin Independent Journal:“The California Coastal Commission has fined Marin’s largest oyster farm $61,250 for growing clams within a protected refuge for harbor seals.Drakes Bay Oyster Co. owner Kevin Lunny said a faulty global positioning system device caused one of his employees to put the clams in the ...
  4 hours ago

• Secretary Gates predicts more sanctions for Iran

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates predicted significant international sanctions would be levied against Iran, and he reiterated that all options, including military action, must stay on the table. But, Gates added, “any military action would only buy some time,… Iran - Robert Gates - United States Secretary of ...
  5 hours ago

• Questions, answers on Wall Street regulation bill

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  The House hopes to finish on Friday legislation for governing Wall Street in what would be the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Senate action is expected sometime early next year. Here are some… Wall Street - New Deal - [...]
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• Jed York the Next Great Flip Flopper

  
  FanSided — Authority: 588
  Two big developments happened this week in regards to the 49ers stadium plans in Santa Clara.  On Tuesday Santa Clara city officials voted to move toward a June 8 election for voters to have their say on whether or not public funds should be used to help the 49ers build a stadium in the South [...]
  10 hours ago

• EU seeks to preserve united front on climate

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  The EU’s self-proclaimed position as global leader in the fight against climate change was rocked Thursday by the bloc’s failure to agree on how much they are willing to pay as a continent to help poor countries cope with and fight global warming. “You will… Gordon Brown - [...]
  13 hours ago

• SantaCon 2009 sleighs in to San Francisco

  
  Edopeno — Authority: 131
  As if you needed any more reason to dress up in a Santa suit, get drunk, and parade around the city during the holidays; now (*sing it with me!) SantaCon is comin’ to town! That’s right! The San Francisco SantaCon “parade” is hitting the streets of San Francisco for a day of drunken merriment and holiday ...
  14 hours ago

• [Dec 12] NORTHERN CA: APAPA Holiday Mixer

  
  8Asians.com — Authority: 547
  APAPAAsian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF)Empowerment of Asian Pacific Islander AmericansCordially invites you to our Annual Holiday MixerLocation:Friends of Children with Special needs - FSCN2300 Peralta BlvdFremont, CA 94536Free Admission! All are ...
  15 hours ago

• Three killer Sleepy Sun videos

  
  The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music — Authority: 475
  This week’s featured podcast band, Sleepy Sun , has released three great videos for songs from their excellent debut Embrace . Check out all three below: “Red/Black” “White Dove” “New Age”
  18 hours ago

• Bill protecting journalists’ sources gets boost

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  A bill to protect reporters’ confidential sources in federal court cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, ending months of stalemate. The panel sent the so-called media shield bill to the full Senate on a 14-5 vote, but it’s not certain it will… United States Senate Committee on [...]
  19 hours ago

• Judge finds Pentagon in contempt in Gitmo case

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Defense Department in contempt of court for failing to videotape the testimony of a Guantanamo Bay detainee so that the public and the news media could see it. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler is demanding a detailed… Gladys Kessler - United [...]
  19 hours ago

• YouTube: Back in the Day … The Hetch Hetchy Water System: Legendary past, visionary future

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 498
  From the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, this short video about the birth of the Hetch Hetchy water system:
  19 hours ago

• McCain, Coburn criticize Sharp Park stimulus funding

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 498
  From the Oakland Tribune:“PACIFICA — Two U.S. senators added fuel to the debate over the future of Sharp Park Golf Course when they issued a report Tuesday that criticized the use of federal stimulus funds to pump recycled water to the course.The report — delivered by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Tom Coburn, ...
  19 hours ago

• Mothball fleet being cleaned for ocean voyage

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 498
  From the Contra Costa Times:“After more than three years of contention between California and the federal government over the condition of decaying vessels stored in Suisun Bay, work is under way at a San Francisco shipyard to clean a decaying World War II-era ship before towing it to Texas for disposal.Chipping ...
  19 hours ago

• CA: Alameda County Pulls Anti-Bullying Program Under Threats From Christianists

  
  Joe. My. God. — Authority: 700
  Score one for the Christianists that endorse the beating and taunting of LGBT students. The school board blinked. Under the duress of a lawsuit and threats of recall, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out an elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying. The so-called ...
  19 hours ago

• CA: Alameda Changes Anti Gay Bullying Lessons Under Pressure from Religious Parents

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 157
  A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage. The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease tensions in the island city near Oakland. ...
  19 hours ago

• More snows of San Francisco Bay

  
  Backseat driving — Authority: 412
  Were going on five days now of snow in the high-elevation hills above San Francisco Bay. Weve got the possibility of more snow on the way, so some of this snow could last for two weeks. Thought Id take advantage of this to recycle two posts: first, on how the Bay Area and anywhere else with intermittent snowfall ...
  21 hours ago

• The SF Bay Bridge: Made in China and Costing a Fortune

  
  Mojo Feed | Mother Jones — Authority: 143
  We know youre cash-strapped, California, but that new east span of the Bay Bridge is going to cost you, big time. Thats according to exhaustive research by SF Public Press and published in McSweeneys Panorama this week, detailing the history of San Franciscos lesser known bridge and tagging its cost to taxpayers ...
  23 hours ago

• Sweden, Norway slam Iran for Nobel winner threats

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  The foreign ministers of Sweden and Norway have criticized Iranian authorities for their treatment of 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. The Islamic Republic confiscated her Nobel medal last month but later returned it. In a joint statement… Shirin Ebadi - Iran - Nobel Peace Prize - [...]
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• The Occupation of San Francisco State

  
  The Jaded Hippy — Authority: 416
  This morning I got a call from the SF emergency line telling me that classes normally held in the Business building were canceled.  "Odd," I thought. It wasnt until this evening that the word spread and I happened to see it, the Business building is being occupied by some radical left wing nutcase students (aka, my ...
  1 day ago

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