Pacific Gas and Electric Co.s failure to conduct required gas leak surveys on nearly 14 miles of its distribution system in eastern Contra Costa County - including one Danville neighborhood ignored for two decades -...
(01-27) 16:35 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Friday flatly denied a Washington Post report that he was deeply involved in the company that produced provocative, racially charged...
A San Jose State University student who broke into four female students dorm rooms and groped them early Friday has been arrested, campus officials said. Michael Escobar, 21, is being held at Santa Clara County Jail on...
Kenneth Warren gave his uncle a playful tap on the leg Thursday night as the two men finished a shift at Dons Headquarters barbershop in south Berkeley. Ill see you tomorrow, Uncle Donnie, Warren, 35, said before he...
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(01-27) 07:33 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal governments plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans civil...
The White House has released a video featuring an interview with popular photo-sharing application Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, who was hosted this week at President Obama's state of the union speech by Michelle Obama, and Digital Media Wire has put together a nice package about it. Krieger, who started Instagram in late 2010 with Kevin Systrom, was invited along with Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs and nearly two dozen other people to sit with the First Lady in her guest box at the event... Slideshow: Top 7 Bay Area property managers
The accompanying gallery is an excerpt from this week's List of the Largest Property Management Firms in the Bay Area.
Click on the image to start a slideshow of top Bay Area property managers.
The San Francisco Business Times publishes industry rankings in each issue of the paper and reprints them at the end of the year for our annual Book of Lists. These lists are unique and authoritative sources of Bay Area business news.
One of this weekâ??s lists is the Largest Property Management Firms in the Bay Area...
Arizona says Bank of America settlements hurt probe
Arizona Attorney General Thomas Horne is asking a state court to block a provision in some of Bank of Americaâ??s settlements with troubled home owners that calls for them to keep the details secret and not disparage the bank.
Arizona officials say that the the provision is hindering its investigation into Bank of America and its predecessor Countrywide Financial, which BofA (NYSE: BAC) purchased in 2008.
The bankâ??s attorneys say that the provision doesnâ??t forbid borrowers to speak with state investigators...
IPO market swings up as Facebook loomsThe U.S. market for initial public offerings appears to be in the midst of a recovery as Facebook reportedly prepares to register for its own debut next week, according to Renaissance Capital. The FTSE Renaissance US IPO Index has run up 10.4 percent year-to-date, more than double the S&P 500's 4.8% return. That is a good sign, according to Renaissance, for the "historically large backlog of companies waiting to go public," which includes 217 companies hoping to raise $50 billion, 54 of them technology companies... Sister ship of Italian Costa Concordia arrives in San Francisco
Holy high-tech hype, Batman!
The other day Kaiser Permanente put out a press release announcing that â??9 million Kaiser Permanente patients now can easily access their own medical information anywhere in the world on mobile devices through a mobile-optimized website.â??
And trillions â?? well, lots, anyway â?? of news, tech and news tech sites picked it up and ran with it. But the reality is a bit less heady.
Not to knock the reality. Itâ??s cool that Kaiser is introducing apps, including one last summer that helps its enrollees/patients â?? otherwise known as consumers, or even just people â?? locate the nearest or most convenient Kaiser facility and find their way there...
The San Mateo Police Department has arrested 7 suspects in connection with 3 separate violent gang assaults over the past week, authorities said.
Berkeley Shooting Victim Identified As Hercules Man
The victim of a fatal shooting in Berkeley Thursday night has been identified as 32-year-old Kenneth Warren, police said Friday.
ConsumerWatch: Grieving Family Says Claim Denied Unfairly
One Bay Area family claims they were denied thousands of dollars in funeral costs due to unclear paperwork required by their insurance provider.
California Passes Strict New Auto Emission Rules
California air regulators have unanimously passed sweeping auto emission standards that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.
Suspect In San Jose State Dorm Gropings Arrested
A 21-year-old sociology student at San Jose State University is accused of groping four women while they slept in a dormitory early Friday morning.
Hercules Family Battles Sex Assault Claim Against 6-Year-Old
An East Bay dad claims a game of tag on the playground resulted in his 6-year-old son being accused of sexual assault â?? a decision he said was an overreaction by school officials.
Credit Ratings Cut For Italy, 4 Other EU Nations
A Mobile Wallet: Cash, Credit, Or ... Cellphone?
Women's Car-Shopping Tactics Steer Them Toward Better Deals
Accounting Change Helps Ford Post Big Profit
EU Outlines Online Privacy Recommendations
9 Cent Cup Of Coffee Goes Up To 50 Cents
How Do You Take Apart A Floating City?
Jack Abramoff Explains The 'Lobbyist Safecracker Method'
Other File-Sharing Sites: 'We're Not Megaupload'
UP Patent Office Invalidates Major Rambus Patent
WSJ: Facebook IPO Filing Coming Next Week
Your Next Laptop Might Have a Kinect Inside
Politicians Lash Out, Wear Guy Fawkes Masks After EU Signs SOPA's Big Brother
McAfee, Symantec Squabble Over Market Share Numbers
Nvidiaâ??s Kepler Architecture May Land in Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks
First "Super Wi-Fi" White Space Spectrum Network Deployed In North Carolina
Google Tries Setting the Record Straight on Privacy Policy Changes
Sea Water Could Cause Uranium Pollution From Nuclear Fuel Rods
How Allan Scherr Hacked Around the First Computer Password
January 28 is Data Privacy Day
Mars-Bound Probe Serves As Radiation Guinea Pig
USPTO Declares Invalid Third of Three Critical Rambus Patents
White House Chief Technology Officer Steps Down
DARPA Funding a $50 Drone-Droppable Spy Computer
North Star May Be Wasting Away
Flaw In YouTube Takedown Process Exposed
Verizon Ban on 4G Tethering Apps Violates Openness Rule: Complaint
How RunKeeper Could Become the Facebook of Fitness
Hands-On: Beginning My Star Wars: Old Republic Adventure
Compact Prosumer Cam Travels Well, Shoot Sharp
June 7, 1975: Before Digital, Before VHS ... There Was Betamax
How to Fire Up the Innovation Engine
Emerging Epicenters of High-Tech Industry
Creating the Nebula, Part 4: Overcoming Obstacles to Make 'Effortless' Art
China, Russia Could Make U.S. Stealth Tech Obsolete
Anonymous takes aim over Europe's SOPA
Google thinks that Google+ is Google. Is it?
Google Music update makes service useful for backing up tunes
Vintage 3D 'wiggle GIFs' respun with library's cool tool
Facebook could file IPO next week, aims for $100B valuation
Friday Poll: Do you like Facebook Timeline?
That was fast: Fab.com closes in on 2M members
Google Earth 6.2 seamlessly stitches over mismatched patchwork


