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Del Mar Racing Season Extended
"It brings tons of people to the area, and I mean that's what we really need is a second meet, I mean we have the best track in the country, in most people's eyes, and we only have 7 weeks of racing...So we're very excited," said Del Mar restaurant owner Mason ...
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Video Calif. pols push for law to make reckless pay rescue fees
CBS News' Carter Evans reports on a new push for a law that would saddle irresponsible victims -- instead of taxpayers -- with the bill for costly search-and-rescue ...
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East Bay school projects get $57 million in funding
the Contra Costa Times . The awards were part of $520 million in funds approved for projects at 92 districts around the state. The 15 East Bay projects, for construction and modernization, had local matching funds for much of the ...
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Google Facebook may battle for Waze
Bloomberg reports Waze is looking for bids of more than $1 billion for the company, but it may also stay independent and seek a new round of venture funding. Reports earlier this month said Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was in talks for an acquisition in a deal worth as much as $1 billion. Apparently Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and other tech companies have also approached the ...
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Xbox found not to infringe Google patent
Bloomberg reports . The ruling ends a case that was filed in November 2010 and an upholds a March ruling. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) obtained the patent when it bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in a deal that closed last year. The case is part of a global patent war between Google and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Microsoft is seeking royalties on smart phones that use Google's Android ...
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Oakland Museum of California to reopen science wing after overhaul
The Oakland Museum of California on May 31 will reopen its natural sciences gallery, the final part of a six-year, $63 million overhaul of the ...
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Google facing display ad probe by FTC
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has started a probe into complaints that Google Inc. abused its power in the market for online display and video ...
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San Francisco Chronicle taps new management team
San Francisco Chronicle owner Hearst Corp. has hired two senior executives to give a boost to the paper and its SFGate website. The company named newspaper veteran Jeffrey Johnson publisher, replacing Frank Vega, who announced his retirement Thursday. Johnson previously worked at the Chicago Tribune, the Orlando Sentinel and most recently the Los Angeles Times. Hearst also hired Joanne Bradford, ...
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Covered California again delays action on issue that upset VSP
One item that was taken off the agenda Thursday by Covered California was action on supplemental benefits, including stand-alone vision and dental plans. This is the same issue that got Rancho Cordova-based VSP Global stirred up last August, threatening to grow elsewhere if the state kept the company out of the program. The big news out of Covered California this week was the 13 plans in the ...
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Target other retailers sue Visa MasterCard
Target Corp. and 15 other retailers are suing Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit- and debit-card fees after withdrawing from a settlement in another case, Bloomberg reports. The retailers claim Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) restrained competition for interchange fees by imposing default rates and similar rules for accepting cards. In a previous antitrust case in federal court, ...
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Apple doubling lobbying spending this year
Apple Inc. may have a much smaller presence in Washington than other companies of its size, but could double its lobbying spending in 2013. Apple Inc. may have a much smaller presence in Washington than other companies of its size, but could double its lobbying spending in 2013. Reuters reports that Apple spent about $2 million on lobbying in 2012, and is "on pace to nearly double last ...
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Yahoos design head Parsey leaving
Yahoo Inc.'s SVP of User Experience Design Tim Parsey is leaving the company, but it has not been disclosed where he is going. Yahoo Inc.'s SVP of User Experience Design Tim Parsey is leaving the company, but it has not been disclosed where he is going. Parsey has been with Yahoo since early 2011 and "stabilized the design culture" at the company during that time, according to ...
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BART board votes to allow bikes on rush hour trains
OAKLAND -- Another barrier to taking bicycles on board BART trains is falling with the removal of a ban on riders taking their bikes on trains during rush hour.The BART board decided Thursday that after July 1, riders can enter trains with bicycles during peak hours as long as they follow a rule restricting the two-wheelers from overcrowded train cars.The board vote was 6-3 to drop the ban, and ...
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Google is latest rumored to be mapping a Waze deal
Google is the latest potential suitor reported to be considering making a big offer to buy Palo Alto crowd-sourced traffic app developer Waze, headed by CEO Noam Bardin. First Apple. Then Facebook. Now Google. Maybe somebody will finally find their Waze. But months of speculation has brought no deal yet for the Palo Alto crowd-sourced mobile traffic app developer. Bloomberg cited unnamed sources ...
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California Offers Glimpse Into Health Insurance Prices Under Obamacare
California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a glimpse into how health care reform may look as it is rolled out across the nation. Under the federal health care reform law, Californians who do not get or cannot afford health insurance through their jobs can buy coverage through ...
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Next week Space hacking Startup Conference Instagram unfiltered
The calendar is a bit light next week after the three-day Memorial Day break, but there are a few good opportunities for founders and funders nonetheless. The big one is in Redwood City on Thursday when the annual Startup Conference is held in Redwood City. If your group is hosting something you think we should include in our daily and weekly TechFlash Silicon Valley calendar, send me a note at ...
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New California health insurance rates unveiled
Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the agency running the state's new health insurance exchange, announces the plans and prices that will be offered by private ...
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Googles Eric Schmidt Says Hollywoods Storytelling Wins in The New Digital Age
Major studios still have the advantage in producing content, but should look to the Internet as a home for its farm team, say the search giant's chairman and his co-author, former diplomat Jared Cohen in their new ...
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Video Earthquake strikes Northern Calif.
A moderate, 5.7 earthquake struck Northern California about 25 miles southwest of Susanville, Calif. There have been no reports of injuries and only minor damage has been reported. Gayle King ...
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‘Fly here often’ Virgin breaks the ice
Fans of Virgin America have said they feel like they are stepping into a nightclub when they enter the plane's cabin. Mood lighting and ambient music greet passengers as they take their seats. Now the Burlingame-based airline has taken the club feeling a bit further by helping passengers work on their pickup lines. OK, that's not how they are pitching it. But much as at a club, where ...
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Brewers team up with beer to be released on Memorial Day to help military families
Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Proceeds from the specialty brew will be given to military families. (Joe Mahoney/Associated ...
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Controlled burn becomes wildfire in Southern California
A controlled burn in northeast San Diego County in California got out of control and turned into a wildfire covering 750 acres, officials said. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said crews were expecting to burn approximately 114 acres of brush in a largely unpopulated area east of Julian, Calif., Thursday when the wind shifted. Agency officials said the fire got out of ...
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A dozen aftershocks felt following Northern California earthquake
More than a dozen aftershocks were felt after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook a remotely populated area in the Sierras in Northern California, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake was strong enough to be felt across a wide area and to do considerable damage to poorly designed buildings. But no significant damage had been reported. The quake at 8:47 p.m. Thursday was ...
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Google faces display ad antitrust suit report
Sources told Reuters that the investigation has to do with tools Google got in its Doubleclick purchase, and complaints from other companies to the Federal Trade Commission. Google Inc. could soon be facing an antitrust investigation into whether some of its advertising sales violate antitrust law. Sources told Reuters that the investigation has to do with tools Google got in its Doubleclick ...
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How much for an Apple I This auction thinks at least $116k
An Apple I computer will show up in an auction in Germany on Saturday, and the minimum sale price is $116,000, according to the New York Times. Apple I computers are bringing in big cash at auctions lately, with one last year taking home $640,000. An Apple I computer will show up in an auction in Germany on Saturday, and the minimum sale price is $116,000, according to the New York ...
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Hunter's Point redevelopment going forward
Hunter’s Point and the redevelopment project for the idle shipyard may or may not see a neglected part of the city transformed into a upward moving residential and commercial suburb, but the effort will be a long and costly process.
The Hunter’s Point project is an ambitious plan to redevelop a former naval shipyard and make it one of the premier residential and commercial areas of the city of San Francisco, it will cost a fortune at a time when housing prices are down and will throw up many hurdles for the company, Lennar Corporation, undertaking the project. Read more
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