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Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally

ABC Local Breaking Video - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems.

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Green Building in San Jose is Alive! Tour of 2048 Calaveras Rd.

San Jose Green Homes - In a market where hardly anyone is building green homes in San Jose, this newly constructed house in Milpitas area stands as a monument of energy...

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Where's Nat Ford? Maybe At Tonight's MTA Meeting, Definitely At This Morning's Presser

SF Appeal News - Hey! Did you miss Saturday's MTA town hall meeting regarding the plans to cut Muni service and increase fares? Don't worry, you can watch...

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Haitian dancers raise money for loved ones in Haiti

Oakland North - After the earthquake, Haitian dancers Portia Jefferson and Colette Eloi were hearing from loved ones in Haiti who needed help. So they came together with...

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Palin Likens Global Warming Studies To 'Snake Oil' At Redding Appearance

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If Our Math's Right, Soon SF's Going To Have 27 More Miles Of Roads We Won't Maintain

SF Appeal News - San Francisco's Department of Public Works doesn't maintain every last stretch of the city's 1,241 miles of roadway. And a good thing,...

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S.F. suspends club where shootout happened

SF Gate - A Fisherman's Wharf nightclub was already facing a seven-day city suspension of its license for out-of-control crowds when a gun battle erupted there over the weekend, leaving one man dead and four others...

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SF Chronicle: Revamp simplifies S.F. school choice

The SF K Files - This from today's Chronicle : A school assignment system that for nearly a decade has failed to desegregate San Francisco's public schools...

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Just in Time for Chinese New Year: Tofu Chic

7x7 - I was having dinner the other night with one of the former cooks from Greens restaurant-Greens from back in the day, right after Deborah Madison left to go to Santa Fe. We were talking about its slightly...

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2/14/10: Love Letters to Parks Valentine's Event Dolores Park

Fun Cheap San Francisco - Look no farther than your neighborhood park this year for Valentines Day lovin'. The Neighborhood Parks Council in coordination with the Recreation and Park Department ask you to celebrate...

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What To Do? Tuesday's Pick: Vivian Girls and Best Coast

SF Weekly - Can't three women just rock out, please? That might be what Vivian Girls Cassie, Katy, and Ali are thinking after three years of music press scrutiny...

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Brown calls on CalPERS and CalSTRS to divest from Iran

Pleasanton Weekly News - Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday called on the country's two largest public pension funds--the California Public...

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Latinos could play key roles in California Senate, governor's races

SF Chronicle Politics Blog - The following report was written by Katie Brandenburg of the Washington bureau. Latino voters could play a key role in deciding the outcome...

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In Marin: Sweets for your Sweetie on Valentine's Day

Marin Mommies - Right around Valentine's Day, I always make a special stop at perrenial favorite See's Candy to pick up some of their marshmallow-caramel hearts for the kids. If you want to get out there now...

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Two Point Five Hours Per Week. A Half Hour Each Workday. $50M.

SF Usual Suspects - A proposal out of Mayor Gavin Newsom's office suggest that a bunch of people might not be laid off if they drop their workweek from 40 hours to 37 and a half. (Next time you're near City...

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