How's this for timing: "The International," starring Clive Owen, casts a bank as the villain. In an unsophisticated but right sort of way, the film strives to be about the modern world. The message: It's a mess. Mick LaSalle reviews.
San Francisco is full of arty hearts, but for Valentine's Day, you may want the strictly chocolate kind. Here's where to find them. And here are other ways ways to say, "Be mine!," some frugal, some with alcoholic content.
The $789 billion stimulus package could pump billions into California's economy, helping crumbling schools like West Oakland Middle School (above). But California's own budget woes may blunt much of the benefit.
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Slugger's former assistant will testify that she saw him get a shot from trainer Greg Anderson.
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Parents of teen killed by tiger to receive an undisclosed sum; zoo to build memorial bench.
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21-year-old arrested in connection with attacks that university police call "acquaintance rapes."
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So you suspend or expel the little darlings who bring guns to school, and then they do what? Stay at home and study? Consider their errors? ... Weren't the schools supposed to put metal detectors at the school entrances? ”
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Beginning Sunday, the newly installed exhibits at the refurbished Angel Island Immigration Station museum will be open to the public.
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Same-sex couples celebrating their five-year wedding anniversaries returned today to San Francisco City Hall to commemorate the day that Mayor Gavin Newsom allowed them to say "I do."
Which homes have recently been sold in your neighborhood? Find them here.
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"Confessions of a Shopaholic," based on the book and starring Isla Fisher, is as flimsy as a cheap top.
The comic holds forth at the AT&T tourney like the local that he is. Gwen Knapp.
A recent addition to downtown Palo Alto, Pampas specializes in Brazilian churrasco and features tasty cocktails like this Gaucho. Bar Bite
Justice Department says company has agreed to pay more than $26 million to settle claims it cheated the U.S. government on war-related contracts.
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After a lifetime in the church, the Rev. William L. Rhines Jr. lately has started to question one of the Bible's fundamental teachings, that God created man.
Here are some great spots to see cyclists in action during the opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California bike race.
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Valentine's Day may inspire romantic gestures, but a vacation in Hawaii can prompt them any time — without breaking the bank. Here are 5 free ways to show your love.
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When it comes to sniffing out Mr. Right or Ms. Wrong this Valentine's Day, sometimes it's best to trust your pet. Bay Area Pets.
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Beijing lawyer Ying Guohua is heading to the United States on a shopping trip, looking not for...
Dear Tom and Ray: I want to know how to get a job, a very specific job. It seems like every car commercial on the networks now shows...
No, the big stimulus plan won't "save or create 3.5 million jobs," as the president and congressional Democrats claim _ at least not this year. The economy will remain feeble...