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Reward offered in attacks on gang task force

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for several attacks on members of a Southern California gang task force. Schwarzenegger made the announcement Wednesday after a spate of... (original story)

Catching prospect Posey says he feels comfortable at first

On a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the most comfortable, Buster Posey said Wednesday he is "about a seven" playing first base, where he is seeing a lot of action this spring. "I'm fairly comfortable," he said. "There are also some unknowns. It's like (... (original story)

Relaxing BMR Rules At Mission Walk To Compete With Bank-Owned

Plugged-in people should have seen this coming (others simply scoffed at our noting reductions on BMR re-sales and comparisons of bank-owned and BMR price points). From the Examiner today: Purchasing rules that govern scores of San Francisco Redevelopment Agency... (original story)

Zombie Buildings: We Probably Already Knew This, But New Mission Theater's 'On Ice'

In a somewhat stock story about the struggles of dead art deco theaters, the Wall Street Journal does have a nugget of information that perhaps we all already knew, in our heart of hearts: "The weak economy has put a... (original story)

Virgin America adds planes, routes

Virgin America said Thursday it will add service to Orlando, Fla., and Toronto. (original story)

Paula Deen Sued; Farmers Turned Off by Intersex Frogs; Keeping Kosher in Palo Alto

Still photographed by Alex Lines. ·Paula Deen Sued for $40 Million, Accused of Overly "Suggestive" Humor [Food Network Addict] ·Five Dollars for Plastic Cup of Floral-Accented Jello at Picoso Tauqería [SFist] ·Scientist's Findings Connects Pesticides with Intersex Frogs, Angeri... (original story)

Genentech hires Cytokinetics founder for new position

Genentech Inc.’s early drug research unit hired former Cytokinetics Inc. founder, CEO and chairman Dr. James Sabry as vice president of partnering. (original story)

Report: PE firm may buy Polycom for $3B

Apax Partners is in talks to possibly has been talking with Polycom Inc. to take the video conferencing company private for more than $3 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times. (PLCM) (original story)

Theravance to sell 7.5M shares

Drug company Theravance Inc. plans to sell 7.5 million shares of its stock. (THRX) (GSK) (original story)

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