Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/top-stories en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:52:20 -0800 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:52:20 -0800 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/San-Francisco-Anti-Bigotry-Resolution-Back-in-Court-jw-69423452.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:24:25 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/52820892.jpg
Is San Francisco's Board of Supervisors pursuing "the final solution" to the Catholic problem?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/traffic/transit/New-York-Newspaper-Busts-on-Bay-Areas-Bikes-jw-69420537.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:13 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/171439679_be7063220f_o.jpg
Should California allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs? East Coasters have advice.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Cal-Professors-Vote-to-End-Sports-Subsidies-jw-69413362.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:01:09 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*93/92323896.jpg
Classes are being cut at UC Berkeley, so why not sports teams, too?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/music/Wynton-To-Be-Awarded-Legion-of-Honor-69372882.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:25 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/wyntongalI.jpg
Wynton Marsalis, one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians of his generation, received the French insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor Friday night in New York.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Will-Facebook-be-Less-Friendly-to-Scammers-jw-69410717.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:29 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/3116296915_e00b3b4155_b.jpg
Have you fallen prey to scams on social networks? Here's one possible scapegoat.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Madison_Avenue_s_Love_Hate_Relationship_with_YouTube_Bay_Area.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:13 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/JohnMcCarusstillonYouTube_640x480.jpg
As Google?s YouTube is making progress in generating revenue from advertising agencies, there are still grumblings about the quality of the video that is found on the site.The head of media buying for WPP, one of the world?s largest ad agency says...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Ex-Cisco-Star-the-Big-Loser-in-Skype-Battle-69392012.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:12:47 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*98/skypefounders.jpg
eBay and the founders of Skype have ended lawsuits that threatened the Internet phone service's multibillion-dollar spinoff.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/shopping/Googles-Droid-Steals-Apples-Spotlight-Friday-69317112.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:56:00 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/droidfirstcustomer.jpg
Google's war on Apple officially began Friday.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Get-Out-This-Weekend-117-118-69317172.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50:46 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/MTTambigtree.jpg
On your weekend calendar: Woodsy waterfall hike in Marin, sporting clay shoot and a scavenger hunt/pub crawl combo.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Comeback-QBs-to-do-Battle-in-49ers-Titans-69400087.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:23:01 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/89806122.jpg
49ers game Sunday matches draft bust quarterbacks who are both on the comeback.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Muni-Violence-Moves-to-Ticket-Booth-69407252.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:07 -0800 Dawn Endico via Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/munibehindbars.png
Maybe police should have started their sting this week on Muni at the ticket booth.

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Hide your couches. Rumor has it that Tom Cruise is moving to San Francisco.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/NYC-Chef-Tells-San-Francisco-to-Smoke-More-Pot.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:29 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/bourdainandchang.jpg
Celebrity chef David Chang says San Francisco needs to chill out.

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A Twitter hanger-on gets into the restaurant reservation business.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Sully-Lands-Atop-Rose-Parade-69332357.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:14:17 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/sully-Sullenberger-parade.jpg
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is named Rose Parade Grand Marshal.

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Raiders' guard Robert Gallery welcomes his first born child.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Taking-Classic-Rock-from-The-Vault-to-the-iPod-69385092.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:48:56 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*67/jimi-hendrix.jpg
The tapes are rolling as classic rock goes digital.

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There's a surf advisory for Bay Area beaches but it's not enough for the surfers in the world-famous Mavericks Surf Contest.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/health/Expert-Doc-Anus-Designed-for-Exit-Not-Entrance-69288122.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:53:54 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/110509+Exit+Sign.jpg
Thanks, Doc! Now we know what an anus was designed for.

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Alexandra Micuda waited outside a Verizon store in San Francisco since before 3 a.m. to get the store's very first Google Android phone.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/County-to-Pay-Again-for-Cyclist-Killed-by-Asleep-at-the-Wheel-Deputy-69370817.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:59:16 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/mattpeterson_kristygough.jpg
Santa Clara County will pay $800,000 to the father of a cyclist killed by a deputy who fell asleep behind the wheel of his cruiser.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/A-Disconnected-President.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:55:01 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*84/92808551.jpg
In the wake of this week's elections, the White House needs to ask if it it has overextended its political operation as much as it has its policy agenda in Congress.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Lincecum-Charged-With-Marijuana-Possession-69329027.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:55:21 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/90532719.jpg
A speeding ticket on I-5 turned into a whole lot more for the young Giants No.1 pitcher.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/business/Four-Easy-Steps-to-Credit-Health-69355997.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:27:57 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/070209creditcards0011.jpg
Repairing your credit can seem like a daunting task, but stick to these four steps and you can dig yourself back up into the black.

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A BART worker is out of a job and facing serious charges for what a rider said he did.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Now-Hair-This-HIV-Vaccine-Study-69305897.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:03:20 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*70/Hairstyle_man_woman.jpg
Your dark locks could hold the key to a breakthrough in HIV prevention.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Monterey-Lets-Another-Big-One-Get-Away-69303732.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:37:22 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/greatwhite.jpg
It's going to be a long time before another shark goes on display in Monterey.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Richmond-Victim-in-Awe-of-Support-69327652.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:37:42 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/richmondcards.jpg
We are learning new details about how Richmond gang rape victim is coping.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/City-Hotel-Workers-Walk-Off-Job-69290717.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:09:06 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/grandhyatt.jpg
A handful of hotel workers walked off the job Thursday morning in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/SJ-Mayor-We-Cant-Arrest-Our-Way-Out-of-This-Problem-69316137.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:18 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/mathson.jpg
A candlelight vigil is planned in San Jose in support of two young boys attacked on Halloween night.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Garamendi-Gets-Right-To-Work-in-New-Digs-69297812.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:32:25 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/garamendi1.jpg
The Bay Area's newest congressman is getting right to work in Washington.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Oregon-Is-Really-for-the-Birds-69335272.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:17:35 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/oiledbirdSFCoscoBusan.jpg
A long, strange journey for a group of sick birds came to a glorious end near Sausalito Thursday.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Computer-Simulation-Says-49ers-Playoff-Bound-69326037.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:20 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/candlestick.jpg
A computer program simulates the probabilities of the NFL season and says 49ers will make the playoffs.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/food-drink/Popular-Street-Food-Vendors-Future-Put-on-ICE-69328357.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:13 -0800 Analise T. on Yelp]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/AmuseBouche.jpg
Popular San Francisco street food vendor given his deportation papers.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/San-Joses-96-Million-Problem-69307017.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:06 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/sanjoseskyline.jpg
The City Council will consider cutting salaries, retirement benefits and health care to start.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/business/Another-Bay-Area-Mini-Madoff-jw-69324652.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:33:46 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/fahey_fund_office_268_bush.jpg
What exciting new type of fraud can a Bay Area financier be accused of now?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/San-Francisco-Mayoralty-Up-for-Grabs-jw-69322222.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:46 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*67/2230676181_f6f005622a_b.jpg
Instead of playing "Where's Gavin," how about "Who's Mayor?"

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Taped-Calls-Insurance-Fix-Haunt-Jerry-Brown-jw-69318382.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:19:37 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*86/86184029.jpg
The brouhaha over a surreptitious recording draws attention to a deeper scandal.

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The awkward rollout of a privacy dashboard and a new music site shows off Googlers' awkward side.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Cable-Meets-With-Davis-Not-Fired-69310697.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:51:14 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/91474049.jpg
Tom Cable leaves a meeting with Al Davis with his job intact.

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