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  1. California bank failsRead the original story

    11 min ago | St. Augustine Record

    Toppled by loan losses and misstated financial reports, San Francisco's United Commercial Bank was shut down by regulators Friday night and immediately sold to Pasadena, Calif.'s East West Bancorp, creating by far the largest U.S. bank focused on the Chinese American market.

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  2. San Francisco's top tourist attraction is nation's 'greenest' - ...Read the original story

    23 min ago | Ventura County Star

    San Francisco's top tourist attraction is nation's 'greenest' - and perhaps most hip - museum, offering worlds of information for the whole family Cool science Posted November 8, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. American Museum of Natural History Within a cloud of gas and dust, our sun formed billions of years ago in a tightly packed group of stars called a ...

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  3. Travelogue: Sea lions rule docks of San FranciscoRead the original story w/Photo

    30 min ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

    To accommodate the record number of sea lions camped out at Pier 39's West Marina in San Francisco, six new sea lion floats have been installed at the facility's K Dock.

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    Related Topix: Marina, CA, Sacramento, CA

  4. Buddhism anchors 'Emerald Cities'Read the original story w/Photo

    30 min ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

    History, a hint of glamour, and the truth behind Hollywood fantasies are reflected in "Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma, 1775-1950" at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

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  5. Carmel's a fairy tale village; touring it on foot is magicalRead the original story w/Photo

    30 min ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

    ... in 1903), we chatted with our guide, Gale Wrausmann, who founded Carmel Walks 14 years ago. She grew up in San Francisco and holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley; it was her passion for ...

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    Related Topix: Carmel, CA, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, Los Angeles, CA, San Carlos, CA, Monterey, CA

  6. Lincecum's reputation going to potRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CentralValley.com

    ... about his own experience with domestic violence, will donate revenue from shows in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Six shelters have closed since Schwarzenegger eliminated their funding in July. Thumbs up to the West Fresno Health Care ...

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  7. Holiday Airfares Close to Last Year and ClimbingRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | ABC News

    ... FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2008 file photo, passengers wait in long lines at United Airlines domestic terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Most carriers pushed through a $10 fare increase at the end of October, 2009. For ...

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  8. Getting bullet train, Gold Line on trackRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

    ... up the next year. Construction from L.A. to San Diego could begin in 2015 and end in 2020, with the route to San Francisco done by 2025. So I wouldn't pack my bags and head down to one of those undecided stations just yet. Still, an 800-mile bullet ...

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    Related Topix: San Diego, CA, California, Ontario, CA

  9. Israel Beal: Redlands pioneerRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Home - Redlands Daily Facts

    ... to California in 1865 so he could work in the mines. He came by steamship by way of Panama. First landing in San Francisco, he worked mines in the Owens River Valley and in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley, and later in gold mines near Carson ...

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    Related Topix: Redlands, CA, African-American, Real Estate, Kern County, CA

  10. Holiday airfares at 2008 levels -- and risingRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | GoErie

    ... FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2008 file photo, passengers wait in long lines at United Airlines domestic terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Most carriers pushed through a $10 fare increase at the end of October, 2009. For ...

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    Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

  11. Great Ball of FireRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | KNTV-TV

    ... That ball of fire you thought you saw in the sky? It really happened. From the as far south as Hollister, to San Francisco, and even Marin County, witnesses described seeing a fiery object trailed by a winding curl of smoke just after 5:00 Saturday ...

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  12. Exeter school expansion ignites controversyRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Fresno Bee

    ... removed: "L Guggenhime Dealer -- Wagons Farming Implements & Grain." Guggenhime was a farm equipment dealer in San Francisco, but the articles make clear that he once lived in Visalia. Here's the Tulare Times from June 30, 1877: "Mr. L. Guggenhime, ...

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  13. Metallica's Hetfield, county work on Terra Linda trail dealRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

    ... preserve. He noted the new trail will ascend gradually. "It will provide great vistas of Benicia to downtown San Francisco, as well as connect to the Bay Area Ridge Trail." Hetfield purchased a nearby 500-acre parcel at 3001 Lucas Valley Road in ... 6 comments

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  14. Dan Krieger: World War I meant prosperous times hereRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | SanLuisObispo.com

    ... brought unprecedented prosperity to the Central Coast. The local newspapers were filled with ads from San Francisco-based food wholesalers stating, 'We are always ready to buy beans!' Thousands of acres of heretofore idle or pasture land had been ...

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    Related Topix: History in the News, Famine, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza, Health

  15. Saturday roundup: St. Ignatius beats SHCRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | San Francisco

    ... unanswered touchdowns late to pull away from Sacred Heart Cathedral 42-14 in the 84th meeting between the San Francisco rivals... Saturday roundup: St. Ignatius pulls away from Irish; Mitty, Ygnacio Valley also prevail Saturday roundup: St. Ignatius ...

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  16. Wonderland brightens Tenderloin, artists' spiritRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | SF Gate

    ... have to save 20 bucks to go there," he said. "I'm surprised that a project like this hasn't happened yet in San Francisco." Fung, who was born in Pacific Heights and raised in Saratoga, usually curates much grander public art installations like ...

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    Related Topix: Pacific Heights (San Francisco, CA), Arts, Theater

  17. City Insider Law and odor: Migden shows flash in verse about trashRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | SF Gate

    It looks like Carole Migden is a poet of sorts. The former state senator, who hurt her re-election bid by going on an erratic 30-mile drive in Solano County, where she hit guardrails and scared the tar out of other drivers before rear-ending another car, e-mailed Insider her thoughts on San Francisco's new mandatory composting and recycling law, ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Solano County, CA

  18. State exploring detailed strategy for growthRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | SF Gate

    ... system that could put now-distant portions of the Central Valley within commuting distance of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Proponents say there's no way to make wise long-term decisions without data to gauge the impact of different patterns of ...

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  19. Newsom campaign spent $100,000 monthlyRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | SF Gate

    Before exiting the governor's race, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom raised roughly $3.8 million - and from the looks of things, it's all been spent.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Contra Costa County, CA

  20. Great balls of fire in the Bay Area skiesRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | San Francisco Chronicle

    (11-07) 19:07 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The annual Taurids meteor showers put on a show in the Bay Area Saturday evening, with one especially spectacular fireball wowing residents from around the region. April Orcutt caught a glimpse of the slow-moving ...

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    Related Topix: Orcutt, CA, San Anselmo, CA, Redwood City, CA

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