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20 January 2015

20 January 2015, 03:17

Obama should highlight Bay Area in his State of the Union

When President Obama presents his plan to level the playing field — just a bit — between the wealthy and not so wealthy in his State of the Union address Tuesday evening, he could point to the Bay Area as the perfect testing ground.

19 January 2015, 03:00

NPB, Iconic Tokyo Dome to host 2015 WBSC Premier12 Semi-finals and Finals

TOKYO, Japan — The President of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), Riccardo Fraccari, and the Commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Katsuhiko Kumazaki, have agreed on a partnership that will bring the inaugural WBSC Premier 12™ to Japan in November...

18 January 2015, 06:38

Future of TV, cord cutting still jumbled

Television is a mess, and I’m not talking about the collapse of “Duck Dynasty,” but rather the battle taking shape that will determine how we will receive and pay for programs. CBS and HBO are testing the waters for “over-the-top” delivery of live programming via the Internet...

17 January 2015, 11:01

Opulent Crystal Jade restaurant off to a rocky start

How can a group that sank $14 million into an interior — probably the most ever spent on a restaurant in the Bay Area — come off as an amateur production? The grand entrance, which, thanks to the vision of designer Ken Fulk...

17 January 2015, 03:00

Official Logo for Premier12™ world baseball championship to be unveiled in Tokyo

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The first-ever look into the new international baseball flagship event — the WBSC Premier 12™ — brand identity will be presented to the media, along with other Premier 12 special announcements on Monday, 19 January in Tokyo at 16:00 JST – Japan Standard Time.

16 January 2015, 23:06