Fogel, longtime journalist and co-founder of San Francisco Bay area wire service, dies at 86THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Richard Fogel, co-founder of San Francisco’s Bay City News Service and advocate for increasing public access to government, has died. He was 86. Barclays took $8.2B more than allowed: Lehman Brothers
Blockbuster may close as many as 960 stores to cut costs amid fierce competitionSAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rental chain tries to reverse its losses and fend off rapidly growing rivals Netflix Inc. and Redbox. A love-Haight relationship with change in San Fran. neighborhood that hosted Summer of LoveSAN FRANCISCO — First, came a moratorium on head shops. Then, neighbors turned out in force to support a new development that includes an upscale grocery store. And the local street fair banned open containers of alcohol. Intel announces reorganizationSAN FRANCISCO - Intel announced a major reorganization Monday that will combine the divisions that design and market chips for PC’s and mobile devices. Google aims to make reading online articles easier in test that will sell ads for publishersSAN FRANCISCO — Google is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine. Straight spouses advocate same-sex marriage as way of creating more perfect unionsSAN FRANCISCO — Wah Cheong, a lifelong Republican and the soon-to-be divorced father of two teenage boys, sometimes surprises his co-workers and neighbors in a relatively conservative community outside San Francisco when he says he supports same-sex marriage. Novel flu drug proves effective; Tamiflu saves lives, not just shortens illness, studies showSAN FRANCISCO — Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in the fight against flu: successful tests of what could become the first new flu medicine in a decade, and the strongest evidence yet that such drugs save lives, not just shorten illness. Along the Calif. coast, a symbol of Russia’s past may fall victim to state’s fiscal crisisFORT ROSS, Calif. — Nearly two centuries ago, Russian colonists selected a patch of sloping grassland along California’s rugged North Coast for a new settlement. It was from this spot about 80 miles north of San Francisco that they hoped to harvest Redwoods, grow crops and hunt seals for the lucrative fur trade. Anti-slavery senator’s death in 1859 duel with pro-slavery judge prefaced Civil War carnageWASHINGTON — Nearly two years before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, simmering hostilities over slavery erupted on a “field of honor” in California, where a pro-slavery judge mortally wounded an anti-slavery senator in a duel. Relatives of Flight 93 passengers, crew finish cross-country motorcycle ride honoring victimsSAN FRANCISCO — About a dozen Harley-Davidson motorcycles ridden by relatives and friends of United Flight 93 passengers and crew members roared into San Francisco International Airport, ending an eight-day journey that mirrored the plane’s intended path. Google proposes micropayments for online newsSAN FRANCISCO - Google is working on a micropayment system that would allow newspapers to easily charge for online content, the web search giant has revealed in a proposal to the Newspaper Association of America. Detectives search San Francisco Bay-area properties for more evidence in kidnapping casePITTSBURG, Calif. — Detectives searched properties in three San Francisco Bay area communities as part of their investigation into a girl’s 1991 kidnapping and any other unsolved crimes. Muzak reorganization plan cuts debt in half, has the support of biggest lenderSAN FRANCISCO — Muzak Holdings said Thursday it has filed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that has the support of its biggest lenders and would cut its debt by more than half. Pennsylvania city in Amish country blankets streets with surveillance camerasLANCASTER, Pa. — Horses drawing buggies regularly clop down the roads approaching Lancaster, a peaceful city in the heart of Amish country that had only three murders last year and relatively low crime. Palm’s Pre will get a cheaper, lighter sibling with holiday release of Pixi smart phoneSAN FRANCISCO — Palm Inc., which revitalized its product line with the Pre smart phone launch in June, is hoping to keep momentum going with the release of a lighter, cheaper handset called the Pixi. Dressed to the nines? Rare date of 09/09/09 brings discounts, and doomsday theoriesSAN FRANCISCO — It is a day to get dressed to the nines, listen to the Beatles, get married and to ponder whether this is the end of the world as we know it. Sept. 9, 2009 — or 9/9/09 — is inspiring a number of events Wednesday: discounts on weddings, impassioned doomsday predictions and the release of the Beatles’ whole, re-mastered catalog and a Fab Four-themed videogame. NHL owner sentenced to 8 plus years in prison for bilking banks to finance lavish lifestyleSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Silicon Valley financier William “Boots” Del Biaggio III to more than eight years in prison for bilking investors and banks — including one he helped launch — out of millions of dollars in a desperate attempt to buy a pro hockey team. Altera raises 3rd-qtr sales expectations, now expects sales flat or up 3 percent sequentiallySAN FRANCISCO — Altera Corp. raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Tuesday, saying it now expects sales to be flat or up 3 percent when compared with the second quarter. Schwarzenegger vetoes funds for Calif. domestic violence shelters, some closeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six domestic violence shelters in California have been forced to close while dozens more are scaling back services after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated all state funding for the program that supports them. Walt Disney Family Museum opening in San Francisco Oct. 1SAN FRANCISCO — Starting Oct. 1, you’ll be able to get a taste of Disney in San Francisco. Food maker stocks mixed after Kraft announces bid to buy candy maker CadburySAN FRANCISCO — Shares of food makers were mixed in Tuesday trading after Kraft announced a bid to buy British candy and drink maker Cadbury PLC for $16.7 billion in stock and cash. San Francisco Bay Bridge reopens after repair job completed sooner than expectedSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened Tuesday just in time for the start of the work week after transit officials hastily announced that crews were able to make a crucial repair a day ahead of schedule. San Francisco Bay Bridge to reopen after repair job completed sooner than expectedSAN FRANCISCO — Transportation officials say the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will reopen at the start of the workweek Tuesday after all. California commuter commotion expected as workweek begins without San Francisco Bay BridgeSAN FRANCISCO — It will be trains, boats or roundabout routes, all of them packed, for Bay Area commuters as the long weekend shutdown of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spills into the workweek. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge won’t reopen for Tuesday morning commute as crews fix crackSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will not reopen in time for the Tuesday morning commute, leaving thousands of drivers to find alternate ways to get into the city and setting the stage for possible gridlock on other bridges and roads. Bay Bridge will not reopen in time for Tues. morning commute as crews work to fix crackSAN FRANCISCO — Transit officials say the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will not reopen in time for the Tuesday morning commute. Kidnap suspect’s teenage shift to music scene, drug use preceded alleged predatory behaviorSAN FRANCISCO — Attending high school in a rural suburb east of San Francisco, Phillip Garrido stood apart from the crowd that studied hard, played sports, basked in popularity and set sights on college. Calif. transportation officials unsure if Bay Bridge will reopen for Tuesday morning commuteSAN FRANCISCO — Transit officials are advising drivers who use the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to begin preparing alternate plans for their morning commute, saying they still don’t know if the span will reopen as scheduled at 5 a.m. Tuesday. Crack felt ’round the Bay: Workers race to repair San Francisco span before long weekend endsSAN FRANCISCO — Transit crews scrambled to repair an unexpected crack in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and finish a long-planned seismic upgrade with just a day to go before the crush of morning commuters. |
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SAN FRANCISCO — Lehman Brothers has accused Barclays Capital of taking $8.2 billion more than it should have when it bought key assets of the failed investment bank a year ago.
