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Montclair Merchants Ready for Sixth Annual Restaurant Walk

Montclair merchants ready for sixth annual Restaurant Walk
All proceeds benefit Montclair Lions Club charities and local nonprofits, including the Boy Scouts, and the music program at Skyline High School. Five hundred tickets are … This year, the club will discuss the possibility of putting money toward the …
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Corte Madera Votes to Ban Smoking, E-Cigarette Use in Multifamily Housing Units

Corte Madera votes to ban smoking, e-cigarette use in multifamily housing units
Ken Miguel of San Jose exhales e-cigarette vapor on Oct. 18, 2013 at The Vape Bar in San Jose. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Dai Sugano … Councilwoman Carla Condon said she's been pushing for the multifamily smoking… Continue reading

San Francisco-Based Online 'Brain Registry' Seeks Volunteers to Transform Research

San Francisco-based online 'brain registry' seeks volunteers to transform research
"The large pool of data gathered by this registry can help the broader brain research community," said Maria Carrillo, vice president of medical and scientific relations for the Alzheimer's Association. "It's paving the way for better treatment options …
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Theater Listings for April 4-10

Theater Listings for April 4-10
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, 212-239-6200, lct.org. (David Rooney). 'Bullets Over Broadway' (in previews; opens on Thursday) Fresh from steering Cate Blanchett to an Oscar win in “Blue Jasmine,” Woody Allen has written the book for this …
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Dan Le Batard: It's Difficult for Us to Understand Yasiel Puig's Lack of

Dan Le Batard: It's difficult for us to understand Yasiel Puig's lack of
Batkid back in San Francisco, throws first pitch 26 minutes ago … Jose Fernandez crawled around in the airport bathroom, trying to figure out how to flush and wash his hands, not knowing anything about sensors.… Continue reading

Tuesday's NCAA Women's Roundup: Stanford Returns to Final Four

Tuesday's NCAA women's roundup: Stanford returns to Final Four
(Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press). Stanford, Calif. … “People were making plays based on heart. … “I have the utmost faith in my teammates.” … When it was decided, Stanford's players jumped in delight and quickly pulled on hats and… Continue reading

GSK Launches Probe Into Iraq Bribery Claims

GSK launches probe into Iraq bribery claims
GSK has separately been embroiled in a major bribery probe in China, where authorities allege that four of its employees paid for doctors and hospitals to prescribe its drugs. The new claims in Iraq date back to 2012, and reportedly came from a… Continue reading

Watch Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart Play Drums With Oculus Rift — and See How

Watch Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart play drums with Oculus Rift — and see how
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart gave an incredible performance of the upcoming brain-training rhythm game Neuro Drummer while wearing an Oculus Rift headset — and showed how virtual reality could be… Continue reading

Why the San Francisco 49ers Must Cut Ties With Troubled CB Chris Culliver

Why the San Francisco 49ers Must Cut Ties with Troubled CB Chris Culliver
A few weeks ago, Mark Emmons of the San Jose Mercury News wrote about the change in Culliver. In general, the … The 49ers also stood by Aldon Smith when he had problems with the law, based… Continue reading

CALI Youth Mob – GSSA – Day 1

CALI Youth Mob – GSSA – Day 1 — GSSA Super Six Championships San Jose – December 13, 2013.


This Week in 'Nation' History: The Fall and Rise of American Cities, Through
In San Francisco, Google Buses have transformed working-class immigrant neighborhoods like the Mission district into playgrounds for… Continue reading