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Weekend Wrap-Up: UC Regents meeting, Oakland battles blight

By Andy Wright   |   05/18/2012, 5:56 p.m.
Stories from around the internets that you may have missed this week: Oakland holds banks accountable for blight In 2010 the city of Oakland enacted an ordinance that required banks to maintain foreclosed properties. On Tuesday, the city council voted...Read More

What to Make of Facebook's IPO

By Bay Citizen Staff   |   05/18/2012, 5:49 p.m.

SFMTA officials stand by 'Muni minute'

By Shane Shifflett   |   05/18/2012, 3:53 p.m.
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Twitter Roundup: Your weekend to-do list, Facebook's IPO and infant mortality in Africa

By Rebecca Saar   |   05/18/2012, 3 p.m.
Here's your Twitter roundup for the day: KQED has a to-do list for you for weekend activities. Dennis Berman from The Wall Street Journal makes a startling statement about Facebook's IPO. California Watch tweets about a nifity infographic that explains...Read More

Ready, set, swag: Packing our bags for Open Newsroom

By Marie McIntosh   |   05/18/2012, noon

Twitter Roundup: Romney stands by whatever he said; 50 years of UFW; health in low-income neighborhoods

By Meghann Farnsworth   |   05/17/2012, 3 p.m.
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Merged tech team will focus on impact

By Chase Davis   |  

You want to know what keeps me up at night? This thought: Now that the merger between CIR and The Bay Citizen has been finalized, our combined organization has almost instantly become home to one of the largest news-technology teams in the country. As...Read More

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Broken Shield: Overtime 2 cops walking CROP

Overtime pay soars for developmental center police

Small agency one of the state's most proficient in collecting extra pay
By Ryan Gabrielson and Agustin Armendariz
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LGBT

How 'gaydar' may work

New research offers intriguing clues and raises concerns about stereotyping
By Susanne Rust
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Transportation
A Muni bus makes its way down Market Street.

Muni inflated on-time performance rates

Transit agency padded its statistics by redefining a minute
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Business
A billboard is displayed outside Deli Plus market at the corner of Ashbury and Hayes streets.

In SF, billboards proliferate, despite voter-approved ban

A lawsuit claims the city isn't enforcing the law
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Education

Schools hiring fewer nurses, librarians

But more counselors are finding work
By Joanna Lin   |  May 16, 2012
Development

School district 'volunteers' oversee shutdown of redevelopment agencies

But they may not have the experience necessary for the complex task
By Kendall Taggart   |  May 16, 2012  |
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Technology

App that scans faces of bar crowds raising privacy concerns

SceneTap says its facial recognition software cannot identify individual patrons
By Reyhan Harmanci   |  May 15, 2012  |
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Featured Profiles

Dedicated immigrant advocate wears many hats


Working at a nonprofit often involves the ability to change hats. But Rita Mancera’s dedication to the community of immigrant and migrant farmworkers on San Mateo’s South Coast goes beyond that...

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Degrowth in the Americas: Understanding and Changing Our Worldview


By Suzanne York, HowMany.org, May 15, 2012   A full agenda was on tap here at the first main day of the Degrowth in the Americas conference. Below is some of what was discussed at the morning session, which set the stage for this week-long event. It...

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Ross Mirkarimi

Video of Mirkarimi's wife can be used at Ethics Commission hearing

The recording should not be released "out of respect for crime victims," Eliana Lopez's attorney says
By Bay City News Service  |  May 15, 2012  |
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Homeland security

Issa blasts costly airport-security machines languishing in storage

Millions were wasted on screening devices that sat unused for years, congressman says
By G.W. Schulz   |  May 15, 2012  |
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Government

Vocational schools facing tougher disclosure requirements

Assembly passes bill giving prospective students access to job placement rates
By Jennifer Gollan   |  May 14, 2012  |
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Crime

State, tech companies build alliances to combat sex trafficking

Move underscores increasing role of tech companies in fighting crime
By Shoshana Walter   |  May 14, 2012
Environmental Health

Lawmakers: Health care districts must unleash bank accounts

Bill would direct at least 95 percent of annual funding to community health
By Katharine Mieszkowski   |  May 14, 2012  |
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School Funding

Critics struggle to end 'pay to play' in school bonds

By Will Evans   |  May 14, 2012  |
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Crime

Man gets 60 years to life in prison for 2010 Richmond murder

By BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE  |  May 11, 2012
Transportation

Taxi owner fights city probe, allegations of Russian mob ties

Dispute underscores poor enforcement in San Francisco taxi cab industry
By Zusha Elinson   |  May 11, 2012  |
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Prisons

High-tech plan to block prison cell phones 'unwise,' report says

Experts say "managed access technology" won't work and could even interfere with 911 calls
By Michael Montgomery   |  May 11, 2012
Homeland security

Homeland security business growing for 2 Calif. drone-makers

Interactive
Demand for pilotless aircraft means not just public debate, but a valuable market for manufacturers
By G.W. Schulz   |  May 11, 2012
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