 Californians' approval rate of Legislature rises dramatically In its best Field Poll numbers in years, California Legislature now has almost as many voters saying it doing a good job as those who don't think so. |
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) Curvy Girl vs. Fit Mom: Battle over women's weight Curvy Girl vs. Fit Mom: A San Jose businesswoman who sells sexy, plus-size lingerie gets into an Internet shooting war with a fitness advocate from Sacramento |
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 ((AP Photo/Brandon Wade) ) Raiders' next task: learning how to finish The Oakland Raiders are more competitive than they were last season, but they've been unable to duplicate their first-quarter success in crunchtime |
BUSINESS  (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo) Apple asks Samsung to pay $22 million in legal fees and costs Already awarded $930 million in patent feud, Apple asks federal judge to order Samsung to pay close to $16 million for legal fees and another $6 million in costs incurred in battle over copying iPhone and iPad |
SPORTS  (CHRISTOPHE SIMON, AFP/GETTY) Thompson: World Cup draw dooms USA World Cup pool -- with Germany, Portugal and Ghana -- so deep that US soccer team and tradition in danger of drowning |
LOCAL NEWS  Michael Mina opening gourmet 49ers stadium restaurant in Santa Clara The new restaurant is part of a larger cultural -- and financial -- shift for the 49ers and its fans as the team moves into the $1.3 billion Levi's Stadium next summer. |
 (Elaine Thompson/Associated Press) Cargo bikes are the new minivans for cycling families Cyclists are pushing the limits of what they can haul on cargo bikes sturdy two-wheelers built to haul lots of stuff. The so-called SUV of bicycles are increasingly popular in pedal-friendly communities, from Washington state to Massachusetts. Full Story |
 (John Green/Bay Area News Group Archives) Great Dickens Christmas Fair: Kids, 19th-century London and no iPhones! It's not just London -- it's London of 1865 during Christmastime, which gives the whole place an extra layer of magic. And even better -- they didn't have iPods or iPhones in 1865, so my kids stayed off their electronic devices for more than four hours. That has to qualify as a Christmas miracle. |
 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Evangeline Lilly upset with magazine's 'butt' reference Women’s Health surprised “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” actress with her cover shot. |
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) Bay Area residents live longer; here's why Bay Area residents are among the nation's longest-lived people, surviving on average more than a decade longer than residents of rural Kentucky, West Virginia or Mississippi. |
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) Mi Pueblo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Mi Pueblo, the festive Bay Area supermarket chain and icon of family-grown Hispanic businesses, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, citing a dispute with its primary lender, Wells Fargo. |
