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David Chang, Paul Kahan tie for top chef honor
Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clearly hasn't slowed David Chang and Paul Kahan. On Monday, the two ...
Stadium decision hurts Miami's Super Bowl chances
As Dan Marino campaigned for Miami to be chosen the site of the 50th Super Bowl, he made no pretense about being objective on the subject. "In my ...
San Francisco city attorney sues Monster Beverage
San Francisco's city attorney is suing Monster Beverage for marketing its energy drinks to children, saying the products pose severe health risks.
Bride, 4 others die in limo fire on Calif. bridge
Investigators are trying to determine why a stretch limousine burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge, trapping and killing five of the nine ...
Giants beat Dodgers 10-9 on Quiroz's walkoff HR
Pinch hitter Guillermo Quiroz homered with one out in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 10-9 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on ...
New efforts to curb cellphone theft
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless ...
New efforts to curb cellphone theft are nationwide
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials are looking to the wireless industry for help.
Deadheads oppose renaming Jerry Garcia venue
Deadheads are uniting in opposition to a proposal to rename a San Francisco venue named in honor of the Grateful Dead founder. The San Francisco ...
'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade
Rural Calif community on lockdown as killer sought
A region of oak-studded hills in California, where big-city dwellers come to get away from crime, was on lockdown Monday, two days after a mysterious ...
NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major ...
USC's Barkley, 3 other QBs picked in 4th round
This was one rush quarterbacks embraced. Starting with Matt Barkley, the fourth round of the NFL draft was the landing spot for quarterbacks who ...
WikiLeaks suspect won't be SF Pride parade marshal
Racing to stanch a flow of criticism, the president of San Francisco's annual gay pride celebration said Friday that the U.S. Army private charged in ...
Bonds 756 home run plaque missing at AT&T Park
The commemorative plaque honoring home run king Barry Bonds' record 756th clout has gone missing from AT&T Park. San Francisco Giants spokeswoman ...
Injured Jeter will be 39 when he returns to Yanks
Don Mattingly knows about trying to come back from an injury that just won't heal. A star first baseman for the New York Yankees from 1982-95, ...
Sun-powered plane completes California test flight
A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe took to the skies Friday over the San Francisco Bay area in a successful test flight.
Ravens open regular season at Broncos
Are you ready for some Peyton Manning? This year's NFL schedule is filled with return visits and intriguing matchups, and some of the best involve the ...
N. California bridge bolt trouble noted years ago
Officials in charge of building a new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge repeatedly questioned the work and quality control of ...
Justin Smith, Aldon Smith on pace after surgeries
San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith and linebacker Aldon Smith are working back from offseason surgeries, and general manager Trent ...
Security beefed up worldwide after Boston blasts
From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and ...
San Francisco cable car accidents costs millions
In this city of innumerable tourist attractions, the clanging, hill-conquering cable cars stand out as a top draw. The quaint conveyances also stand ...
Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer ...
LinkedIn to pay $90M for e-reader company Pulse
Professional networking website LinkedIn is paying about $90 million to acquire Pulse, which makes an e-reader platform used on mobile devices.
Thousands rally across US for immigration bill
Tens of thousands of immigrants and activists rallied nationwide Wednesday in a coordinated set of protests aimed at pressing Congress to approve ...
Calif's 4 a.m. last call bill already fuels debate
The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that's just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins.