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What Is it Like Being a Single Girl in Silicon Valley?

Quora | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Women, Relationship, Relationships, Love and Relationships, Dating Advice for Women, Dating, Single, Singles, Advice for Singles, Single Women, Silicon Valley, Bay Area, Women News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By an anonymous user of Quora I have been single in Palo Alto for the last 2 years. For me, being singl...

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How San Francisco Does An Art Fair

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Phoenix Hotel, Artpadsf, Johansson Projects, Frieze Art Fair, Video, The Tenderloin, Maria Jensen, Art Fair, Bay Area Art, Slideexpand, San Francisco Art, San Francisco, Steven Wolf, Bay Area, Arts News

In a recent review for the New York Times, Holland Cotter wrote, "Directed by dealers and collectors who dress like stylish accountants, [artists] tur...

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Feds Shot In Sweep Of Gang Arrests For Triple-Homicide

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 05.04.2012

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Three Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were shot and injured Thursday while serving "high-risk" warrants duri...

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In California, From Goat Cheese To Gaultier

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Toronto, Il Cortile, San Simeon, Goat Cheese, Le Cheval, Ventura, Bay Area, Esalen, Malibu, Robin's Restaurant, Central Coast, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Jean Paul Gaultier, The Bakery, Highway 1, Bees, Hotel Palomar, Route 46, Biggest Loser, Cambria Pines Lodge, De Young Museum, Big Sur, Carmel Valley Inn, David Bazirgan, Paso Robles, Carmel, Molecular Gastronomy, Monterey, Hearst Castle, Santa Barbara, The Fifith Floor, Four Seasons, Cambria, Kimpton, Deetjens, Travel News
Andrea R. Vaucher

The Jean Paul Gaultier fashion retrospective at the de Young Museum in San Francisco was the perfect pretext for a road trip along one of the world's most spectacular coastal roads.

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Thank Based God

Sharief Easterling | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Lil B Based God, Swag, Hip Hop, Bay Area, Rap, Cooking, California, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Video, Black Voices News
Sharief Easterling

The Based God is legendary. Revolutionary, iconic, and prolific to say the least, he's quickly become one of the most polarizing figures in hip hop. His "Based" movement that started in Berkeley, California has now reached the east coast, and even over seas.

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Eating, Drinking And Playing In San Francisco (PHOTOS)

Area Daily | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: California, US Destinations, Slidepollajax, California Travel, San Francisco, Destinations, Travel Blogs, San Francisco Travel, Bay Area, Home News
Area Daily

If you haven't had enough fresh air, it's contagious in this city. Ferry over to Angel Island and take in the city views.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine's Adventure Continues

Katie Beck | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Adventure Travel, France, Katie Beck, Portland Oregon, Travel, Air Travel, San Francisco, Pardon My French, Travel Blogs, Europe Travel, Bay Area, Travel News
Katie Beck

As he is setting off to cover conflicts in the Middle East, I am packing my bags to return to Nice just in time for the warmth of spring.

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America's Cup - Why We're Still Worried

Mark Welther | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: San Francisco Bay, America's Cup, America's Cup Environmental Impact Report, Alcatraz, America's Cup San Francisco, Bay Area, San Francisco News
Mark Welther

The reasons that we're worried by the America's Cup have to do with those residents of the Bay Area who don't have the wherewithal to negotiate development deals or even lobby City Hall. Yes, I'm talking about wildlife.

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Quake Shakes San Francisco

Posted 03.05.2012

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A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday morning, according to information from the United States Geological Survey. ...

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Women Entrepreneurs on the Rise

Jack Hidary | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Robin Chase, Kleiner Perkins, Venture Capital Funding, Women Entrepreneurs, Glass Ceiling, Founders, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, Hunch, Task Rabbit, Female Entrepreneurs, Kiva, New York, Bay Area, Video, Tech, Nyc, Gilt, Foodspotting, Microfinance, Women 2.0, Caterina Fake, Tinyreview, Startups, Angel Funding, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Docpons, Women News
Jack Hidary

What else can the tech world do to engage more women to start and lead companies?

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'POW, POW, POW': 90-Year-Old Recalls Shooting Home Invader

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Samuel Cutrufelli, Jay Leone, Video, California, Home Invasion, 90-Year-Old Shoots Home Invader, Attempted Murder, San Francisco, California Crime, Bay Area, Crime News

When Samuel Joseph Cutrufelli broke into a retired man's home, he probably didn't guess his 90-year-old victim would pack such a punch. Last week, ...

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Helicopter, Plane In Mid-Air Collision Over Calif. City

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Helicopter, Plane, Video, California, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, Airplanes, Aviation Accidents, San Francisco, Transport Accidents, Bay Area, San Francisco News

RIO VISTA, Calif. — Authorities say two pilots were taken to hospitals with minor injuries after a small plane clipped a helicopter in the air o...

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Return to the Island of Alameda

Jay Weston | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: USS Hornet, San Francisco, Bay City Bridge, Alameda, Rosenblum, Destinations, Bay Area, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

On my recent 'eating' trip to San Francisco, I took a day to revisit this charming little East Bay city of some 70,000 people.

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Let's Talk: Democracy Depends on Civility

Jennifer Gennari | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Town Hall Debate, State and Local Government, Town Halls, Town Hall Meetings, Global Warming, Local Government, San Francisco Government, City Planning, Bay Area, Protesters, San Francisco News
Jennifer Gennari

These days, self-government is under assault. Unfortunately, a minority faction is overtaking town halls around the nation and suppressing any discussion at all. In the Bay Area the problem is particularly acute.

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PHOTOS: Where Are All These People Going With No Pants On?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Pantsless, Bay Area Rapid Transit, No Pants Bart, No Pants Bart Ride 2012, No Pants Subway Ride, Improv Everywhere, No Pants Bart 2012, No Pants BART Ride, San Francisco, Bay Area, Video, San Francisco News

Seeing one person on a BART train not wearing pants isn't anything to write home about--a funny story good for a chuckle around the water cooler the n...

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SHOCK: Meet The New Face Of San Francisco's Most Liberal Talk Radio Station

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Air America, Talk Radio, 960 KNEW, Green 360 Glenn Beck, Mike Malloy, Liberal Talk Radio, Bain Capital, Clear Channel, Progressive Talk Radio, Format Change, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Radio, Green 960, San Francisco, Stephanie Miller, Bay Area, San Francisco News

When listeners of Bay Area progressive talk radio station Green 960 tuned into to host Stephanie Miller's weekday morning drive-time radio program on ...

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Anxious, Fatigued or Depressed? Pills, Exercise or Diet Shouldn't Top Your List of Treatments

Christine Bronstein | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Women, Depression, Health, Treatment, Anxiety, Lissa Rankin, Bay Area, Therapy, Antidepressants, Natural Health, Mental Health, Video, Healthy Living News
Christine Bronstein

Anxious, fatigued or depressed? You are not alone -- one in five Americans is popping pills for these issues -- but pills, exercise or diet shouldn't top your list of treatments, says Bay Area author, founder of OwningPink.com and integrative medicine physician Dr. Lissa Rankin.

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PHOTOS: Bring Home A New Friend For The Holidays

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Animal Rescue, Rocket Dog Rescue, Dog Adoptions San Francisco, San Francisco Impact, Kitten Adoption, Puppy Adoption, Wonder Dog Rescue, Holiday Gifts, Furry Friends, Dog Adoptions, Bay Area, Animal Rescue San Francisco, Animal Adoptions San Francisco, Christmas Presents, Cat Adoptions, Holiday Animal Adoptions in San Francisco, San Francisco News

As long as you remember to poke holes in the box, a new pet is one of the best gifts you can put under the Christmas tree/Hanukah menorah/Festivus pol...

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Watch: Upscale Bay Area Home Made from Old Car Parts

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Recycled Building Materials, Cate Leger, Karl Wanaselja, Wanaselja Leger Architecture, Green News, Poplar Bark, Reused Cars, Styleist Home, Small Space, Small Home, San Francisco News, Upcycled Home, Architectural Salvage, Salvaged Building Materials, Home Size, Car Part Home, Bay Area, Fly Ash Concrete, Reused Car Parts, Salvaged Redwood, Video, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

When architect Karl Wanaselja built his home in Berkeley, California the junkyard became his urban forest for materials.

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Jackie Ginley

How A City's Affordable Housing Loans Became A $10 Million Mess

HuffingtonPost.com | Jackie Ginley | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: California Budget Problems, Municipal Bonds, California Municipal Bonds, Hercules Affordable Housing, Low-Income Housing, Hercules California, California Budget Crisis, Municipal Debt, Affordable Housing, Bay Area, San Francisco News

Reporters Bob Porterfield and Jackie Ginley are exploring the financial challenges facing Hercules for The Huffington Post and Hercules Patch. Read th...

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Jackie Ginley

City's Affordable Housing Initiative Spent Nearly $50 Million, Produced Nothing

HuffingtonPost.com | Jackie Ginley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Municipal Bonds, California Public Utilities Commision, California Municipal Bonds, Hercules Affordable Housing, Utilities, Bay Area, Affordable Housing, California Budget Problems, Low-Income Housing, Hercules California, California Budget Crisis, Municipal Debt, San Francisco News

Reporters Bob Porterfield and Jackie Ginley are exploring the financial challenges facing Hercules for The Huffington Post and Hercules Patch. Read th...

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To Skirt Visa Issue, Blueseed Wants To Build Immigrant Startups On International Waters

Mahendra Ramsinghani | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Peter Thiel, United Kingdom, Small Business, Startup Visa, Facebook, Startup Incubator, Bay Area, Elon Musk, Tesla, Blueseed Incubator, Spacex, Startups, Visas, Technology, Small Business America, Silicon Valley, Blueseed, Small Business News
Mahendra Ramsinghani

Max Marty, a Silicon Valley founder, wants to build a "visa-free" startup incubator aboard a ship in international waters. How crazy can entrepreneurs get?

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A Thinking Girl's Guide to Taming of the Shrew

Lauren Gunderson | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Misogyny, Taming of the Shrew, Drama, Theatre, Theater, Shakespeare, Feminism, San Francisco, Calshakes, Bay Area, Books We Love, Arts News
Lauren Gunderson

No matter how smart the direction, how poised the Kate, how fiery the lust between our violent lovers, The Taming of the Shrew is still a play about a mean woman tricked and trapped to the point of submission.

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The Roaring Twenties: Pick a Side

Stefanie Lee | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Bay Bridge, Millennial Generation, Emeryville, East Bay, San Francisco, Berkeley, Bay Area, Oakland, My Sf, San Francisco News
Stefanie Lee

I think I might have a case of Bay Envy. I need your help with the diagnosis.

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The Amory Show

Mia R. Benenate | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: California, Design, Contemporary Art, Brett Amory, Bay Area, Art, Arts News
Mia R. Benenate

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