Vintage formula still works in San Fran
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The Sporting News - The Giants' first pick in last year's amateur draft wasn't until No. 70. Their first pick this year will be no higher than No. 112. If ever a franchise were justified in forfeiting draft picks for free agents, it would be one that is trying to win a World Series before Barry Bonds retires. If ever a franchise deserved the benefit of the doubt when its future appeared tenuous, it would be one that has averaged 92 victories over the past eight seasons.
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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com. It&#39;s been quite a month for San Francisco, which entered Saturday&#39;s contest against the San Diego Padres at SBC Park having won six straight games and 10 of its last 12.
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By Christopher Rodkey, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 24--It doesn't always take a trendy location and hip baristas to produce a good cup of coffee.
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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By Bruce Gerstman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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The surprising San Francisco 49ers put on the greater show on turf, making just enough big plays for another win over the St. Louis Rams. Antonio Bryant caught a 72-yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith, and San Francisco's defense stood strong in the final minutes of its second straight home-opening win over its oldest rivals, 20-13 Sunday.
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This San Francisco mixer is fast becoming an institution. We've got the party write-up plus photos by Lane Hartwell from Thursday's event.
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By Rachel Cohen  As the oldest organization to have success in San Francisco Bay shoreline restoration since starting in the 1960s, Oakland-based Save the Bay has strived to keep the tide of progress fresh.   This past week, three Save the Bay leaders met with guardians of other U.S.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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Common sense is still the key for San Francisco's new SMS eemergency alerts.
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By Leigh Grogan, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 6--DEAR SHOPPING: Can you find out what happened to a fashion house called Leslie Fay? I purchased several of their stylish outfits at Gottschalks a few years ago; then the label disappeared.
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At least one furniture maker still knows how to sell the stuff.
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By Jeff Hood, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep.
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By Mike Dougherty, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Jun. 22--thingsthatwere.blogspot.com   I love old stuff, and this blog has scads of pix of old stuff that once was. Some of it is still around. Lots of it isn't or is in a serious state of disrepair. Pretty cool stuff. Check it out.
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By Larry Avila, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.  Sep. 5--WITH A LITTLE COAXING, OLDER COMPUTERS CAN STILL BE USEFUL: It  breaks my heart whenever I see a classic muscle car from the 1960s rusting  away in a barn or open field.
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By Jordan Robertson  Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif.