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Deja vu for ex-Gov. Davis as budget drama unfolds - San Francisco Chronicle border=

Deja vu for ex-Gov. Davis as budget drama unfolds - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle
The last time California issued IOUs, Gray Davis was the state controller who made the controversial call. It was 1992 and such a drastic step hadn't been taken since the Great Depression. Two years later, Davis was elected lieutenant governor and in …
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County to pay $2.3 million to cyclist's family - San Francisco Chronicle border=

County to pay $2.3 million to cyclist's family - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle
(07-01) 11:10 PDT SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of one of the two …
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Ex-deputy apologizes for killing cyclists - San Francisco Chronicle border=

Ex-deputy apologizes for killing cyclists - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle
A former Santa Clara County sheriff's deputy tearfully apologized in court Thursday before being sentenced to four months in jail and 800 hours of community …
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Startup's prefab homes aim for zero energy bills - San Francisco Chronicle border=

Startup's prefab homes aim for zero energy bills - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
(06-22) 21:05 PDT — Prefabricated housing seems an unlikely ally in the fight against climate change, but a new San Francisco company is setting out to construct factory-built homes that create as much energy as they use - reducing greenhouse gas …

Joe Montana's new teammate has a history - San Francisco Chronicle border=

Joe Montana's new teammate has a history - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
But a state Department of Housing and Community Development loan panel being asked to sign off on the deal this week, as recommended by staff, may want to take a long, hard look. Court records show that in 1992, Montana's business partner, Kurt Wittek, …

Eli Harari to receive medal - San Francisco Chronicle border=

Eli Harari to receive medal - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
The honor recognizes Harari's innovation of flash memory technology, contribution to the proliferation of flash memory devices and visionary leadership within the semiconductor industry. MSA Planning and Design Consultants Inc. of San Francisco has …

Silicon Valley Duck Race and Family Festival - San Francisco Chronicle border=

Silicon Valley Duck Race and Family Festival - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
More than 30 food vendors and 70 wineries will participate in this annual event, which benefits the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce. $40-$50. 1 pm next Sun. Lytton Square, downtown Mill Valley. www.millvalley.org. Garden party fundraiser for the UC …

The high court flunks a DNA test - San Francisco Chronicle border=

The high court flunks a DNA test - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle
After noting that DNA testing has an "unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty," a five-member majority of the Supreme Court said there was no right to the convincing reviews.
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Contest for startups that help aging Boomers - San Francisco Chronicle border=

Contest for startups that help aging Boomers - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
"We're bringing technology to places and people where we think we can make a difference." Providing products and services to help people age gracefully is already a multibillion-dollar market, and it's only expected to grow. Between 2000 and 2020, …

Newsom tells San Jose Rotarians that San Francisco is a model for … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
But San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told a Silicon Valley audience Wednesday that he's heard it all before: back in 1991 when Time magazine pretty much wrote off the state in a cover piece, back in the early part of this decade when the dot-coms went …