Posts Tagged ‘San Francisco’
» posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at 1:29 am by Latest News - UPI.com
MLB: San Francisco 8, Washington 0
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (UPI) -- Brandon Belt went 4-for-4 with a solo homer and Ryan Vogelsong earned a win but was injured Monday in San Francisco's 8-0 rout of Washington.
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» posted on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at 8:23 pm by Latest News - UPI.com
MLB: Colorado 5, San Francisco 0
DENVER, May 19 (UPI) -- Juan Nicasio tossed six shutout innings Sunday and Colorado caught San Francisco atop the National League West with a 5-0 win over the Giants.
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» posted on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at 7:24 pm by Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times
Is It Time to Bag the Plastic?
Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York TimesMany countries and a handful of American cities have more or less done away with this supposed convenience item, by discouraging its use through plastic-bag taxes at checkout counters or outright bans. Walk down the streets of Dublin or Seattle or San Francisco and there is barely a bag in sight. Life continues. “It didn’t take people very long to accommodate at all,” said Dick Lilly, manager for waste prevention in Seattle, where a plastic-bag ban took effect last summer. “Basically overnight those grocery and drugstore bags were gone.”
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» posted on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at 12:45 am by Latest News - UPI.com
MLB: Colorado 10, San Francisco 2
DENVER, May 19 (UPI) -- Wilin Rosario drove in three runs and Troy Tulowitzki went 4-for-5 with two RBI Saturday, sparking a 14-hit attack in Colorado's 10-2 win over San Francisco.
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» posted on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at 12:50 am by Latest News - UPI.com
MLB: Colorado 10, San Francisco 9
DENVER, May 18 (UPI) -- Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco.
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» posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 5:37 am by CNN.com - Top Stories
Troubled youth run ‘old skool’ bistro
The Old Skool Cafe in San Francisco is helping troubled youth realize their potential.post a comment | filed under Breaking News | tags: San Francisco
» posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 12:19 am by Latest News - UPI.com
MLB: San Francisco 8, Colorado 6
DENVER, May 17 (UPI) -- A two-run single by Angel Pagan in the sixth inning put San Francisco in front Thursday and the Giants rallied from a six-run deficit to defeat Colorado 8-6.
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» posted on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 at 9:00 pm by CNN.com - Top Stories
Google Maps getting a redesign
Google Maps are getting personal. The next version of the widely used maps tool, previewed on Wednesday at the Google i/o conference in San Francisco, will soon have a different look and some splashy new features including displays of real-time accidents and personalized recommendations.post a comment | filed under Breaking News | tags: Google Maps, San Francisco
» posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 5:56 pm by FOXNews.com
America’s Cup officials say race will continue after death of sailor
The America's Cup will go on as planned after the death of a sailor during a training run last week on San Francisco Bay.
America's Cup officials made the announcement at a news conference in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon. The officials also said they expected all four entrants to compete, including Artemis Racing.
One of Artemis' two boats was badly damaged when it capsized and broke into pieces Thursday. Strategist Andrew `Bart" Simpson was trapped under the wreckage for more than 10 minutes and was pronounced dead shortly after the accident.
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» posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 6:06 am by The Ticket - Yahoo! News
Fight to close California oyster farm divides community and gains national attention
INVERNESS, Calif.—It is coming up on planting season at Drakes Bay Oyster Company, a tiny family-owned oyster farm located on a inlet nestled within the lush grassy cliffs that run along the Pacific Ocean here just north of San Francisco. For more than 50 years, the modest farm, which looks like nothing more than a [...]post a comment | filed under Political Views | tags: Pacific Ocean, San Francisco