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  • Proposed SF Condo High-Rise Could Cast Shadow On Union Square

    SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The debate over plans to build a 47-story condominium tower on Mission Street downtown has spilled north of Market Street to Union Square, where opponents have raised concerns the building will cast too much shadow over the plaza. The mechanical penthouse atop 706 Mission Street has been modified enough to get the greenlight from both the City Planning Commission ...

  • Yahoos design head Parsey leaving

    Yahoo Inc.'s SVP of User Experience Design Tim Parsey is leaving the company, but it has not been disclosed where he is going. Yahoo Inc.'s SVP of User Experience Design Tim Parsey is leaving the company, but it has not been disclosed where he is going. Parsey has been with Yahoo since early 2011 and "stabilized the design culture" at the company during that time, according to ...

  • BART to Allow Bikes During Rush Hour

    BART says it did not have an uptick of complaints during two much shorter pilot programs and bikes did not delay trains. Some board members are concerned riders won't like dirty bikes on trains when it's raining so they will revisit the idea in ...

  • Another Step to Take for Boy Scouts

    "I’m really excited that the Boy Scouts took a huge step forward, but they need to take a giant leap next," Maya Goehring said. "Part of the question that comes up now is what happens when a scout becomes an eagle and turns 18 and wants to help at his son’s brother’s boy scout pack and can’t because he came out as being gay and at 18 you’re ...

  • BART board votes to allow bikes on rush hour trains

    OAKLAND -- Another barrier to taking bicycles on board BART trains is falling with the removal of a ban on riders taking their bikes on trains during rush hour.The BART board decided Thursday that after July 1, riders can enter trains with bicycles during peak hours as long as they follow a rule restricting the two-wheelers from overcrowded train cars.The board vote was 6-3 to drop the ban, and ...


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I Know What You Did Last Summer

"I Know What You Did Last Summer" is a slasher movie that doesn't need the slasher. Hoping to cash in on the runaway success of last year's horror satire "Scream," "I Know What You Did" takes what could have been an interesting morality tale and almost flubs up it completely with a mostly unfrightening killer who slices and dices his victims with a large hook. The story takes place in a small, Nor ... ...

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  • Google is latest rumored to be mapping a Waze deal

    Google is the latest potential suitor reported to be considering making a big offer to buy Palo Alto crowd-sourced traffic app developer Waze, headed by CEO Noam Bardin. First Apple. Then Facebook. Now Google. Maybe somebody will finally find their Waze. But months of speculation has brought no deal yet for the Palo Alto crowd-sourced mobile traffic app developer. Bloomberg cited unnamed sources ...

  • Oakland Robbery Attempt Leads To Shooting 3 Suspects Sought

    OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Police were searching for three possible suspects who shot a victim during an attempted robbery Friday morning in Oakland. The shooting was reported in the 2000 block of San Pablo Avenue near ...

  • Next week Space hacking Startup Conference Instagram unfiltered

    The calendar is a bit light next week after the three-day Memorial Day break, but there are a few good opportunities for founders and funders nonetheless. The big one is in Redwood City on Thursday when the annual Startup Conference is held in Redwood City. If your group is hosting something you think we should include in our daily and weekly TechFlash Silicon Valley calendar, send me a note at ...

  • Google faces display ad antitrust suit report

    Sources told Reuters that the investigation has to do with tools Google got in its Doubleclick purchase, and complaints from other companies to the Federal Trade Commission. Google Inc. could soon be facing an antitrust investigation into whether some of its advertising sales violate antitrust law. Sources told Reuters that the investigation has to do with tools Google got in its Doubleclick ...

  • How much for an Apple I This auction thinks at least $116k

    An Apple I computer will show up in an auction in Germany on Saturday, and the minimum sale price is $116,000, according to the New York Times. Apple I computers are bringing in big cash at auctions lately, with one last year taking home $640,000. An Apple I computer will show up in an auction in Germany on Saturday, and the minimum sale price is $116,000, according to the New York ...

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