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  • Redwood City Burglary Suspects Arrested

    Naji Othman (pictured below), a 19-year-old male from Belmont, and an unidentified 17-year old male from Redwood City were booked into the San Mateo County Jail and San Mateo County Juvenile Detention Center, respectively. According to the Redwood City Police Department, the suspects entered the home by breaking a rear window. They allegedly ransacked the home and stole an Apple laptop ...

  • ConsumerWatch Startup Lets SFO Travelers Rent Out Cars While On Vacation

    SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Car sharing has arrived at San Francisco International Airport, and so far more than 650 travelers have tried it out. Flightcar started up operations a few months ago in a large parking lot in Millbrae, a few miles from S.F.O. The start-up helps car owners rent out their vehicles when they go on vacation. Prices for rentals range from $20 to $40 a day; car owners ...

  • Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Near San Jose’s Coyote Creek

    SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Firefighters contained a fire in heavy brush near Coyote Creek Thursday afternoon, a fire captain said. The fire near Brokaw Road and Interstate 880 was first reported at 2:45 p.m., Capt. Cleo Doss said. Crews arrived at 2:51 p.m. and quickly called a second-alarm response after finding about an acre and a half of brush burning. Heavy smoke was coming from the area ...

  • San Jose City College Student Wins $2.3 Million In Powerball Drawing

    SAN JOSE (KCBS) – A San Jose City College student who matched five of the six winning numbers in last week's Powerball drawing has claimed his millions. Michael Garcia recounted the unbelievable moment he checked the numbers against nine tickets he had bought on whim: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52. "Oh, wow, I got all five," he said. "What about the Powerball? What about the ...

  • Netflix Soars on Earnings Report

    POSTED April 23, 2013 LOS GATOS -- Netflix reported stellar earnings for the first quarter sending its shares rocketing 25% to over $210. The company reported $1.02 billion in revenues and net income of $2.6 million. Revenues were up nearly 20% from a year ...


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Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks, a comedy in which smug, wealthy men hold a monthly dinner party as a contest to see who can find the biggest dolt to invite, is now in its third incarnation, after having been a 1998 French film written and directed by the venerable Francis Veber ... ...

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  • 5 Super Bowl lessons learned by past host cities

    The roman numerals for Super Bowl XLVI are displayed at Monument Circle during the Electronic Arts Inc. Sports Madden Bowl XVIII in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2012. Indianapolis created Super Bowl Village to entice fans, and worked with the local companies to make sure business boomed. The efforts of the San Francisco Super Bowl Bid Committee and Santa Clara was rewarded May 21 when the NFL ...

  • Silicon Valley Food Boomlet Gets Its First Big Acquisition

    around $200,000 in 2008 , the first year of operation, but rose to $39 million in 2011. In 2012, gross sales rose to $93 million, although it is uncertain if Plum is profitable. It wasn't in 2011. Plum is currently the number 4 baby food brand in the U.S. The picture shows one of Plum's products. Campbell needs little introduction. The purveyor of fine alphabet soups pulled in $2.2 ...

  • Crabtree Starts Healing After Surgery Vows To Be Back

    CBS Sports ) — Michael Crabtree is promising to be back. And San Francisco 49er fans are hoping that means back this season. Crabtree tore his Achilles tendon and underwent surgery ...

  • Bill Would Protect California Reporters’ Phone Records

    SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — State agencies would be required to give journalists five days’ notice before they issue subpoenas to a third-party company for telephone records under legislation announced Thursday by a state senator. Democratic state Sen. Ted Lieu, of Torrance, said he would seek the measure to give greater protection for newsgathering operations. He acted after it was ...

  • Sharks Kings Series Heats Up With Diving Accusations

    Goalkeeper Jonathan Quick #32 blocks a shot, defending the net against Tommy Wingels #57 of the San Jose Sharks in the second period in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 18, 2013 in San Jose. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ...

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