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Condoleeza Rice, 49ers owner John York to address middle school boys at Stanford

Bay City News — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:01:48 +0000

Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and San Francisco 49ers owner John York will speak to 100 middle school boys at Stanford University this morning. Rice and York will talk about the importance of balancing athletics and academics as part of a four-week Youth Impact Program, a partnership between...

San Francisco closer Brian Wilson treats 1,000 Junior Giants to free gloves, tickets

Bay City News — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:48:07 +0000

San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson treated a group of 1,000 Junior Giants to free baseball mitts and tickets to Thursday night’s game. The Giants brought the young baseball players into AT&T Park on Thursday afternoon for a question-and-answer session with Wilson and to receive a glove. “I never...

Dusty ‘the Klepto Cat’ to make guest appearance at adoption event

Bay City News — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:08:56 +0000

San Mateo’s most famous cat will be making a celebrity appearance this weekend at the animal shelter where he was adopted nearly five years ago. Dusty, “the Klepto Cat,” was adopted in 2006 by San Mateo residents Jean Chu and her husband Jim Coleman from the Peninsula Humane Society, spokesman Scott...

Authors to be honored at 80th Annual California Book Awards tonight

Bay City News — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:16:39 +0000

Nearly a dozen authors will be honored in San Francisco this evening at the 80th Annual California Book Awards ceremony. The award ceremony is open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. at the Commonwealth Club of California. The gold- and silver-medal winning authors and publishers were chosen by a jury...

49ers’ Vernon Davis to present art scholarship, work with young artists

Bay City News — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:26:41 +0000

The San Francisco 49ers’ Vernon Davis will be presenting an art scholarship to a high school student at a museum gala Friday night. Davis, a Pro Bowl tight end, will be presenting the Davis Visual Arts Scholarship to Lowell High School student Sheryl Quock at a San Francisco Unified School District gala...

Britney Spears fans converge on San Francisco Civic Center

Staff report — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:07:53 +0000

Thousands of fans lined up as early as 5:30 a.m. to watch Britney Spears perform Sunday at Bill Graham Auditorium for a segment on "Good Morning America" that will be broadcast Tuesday. Spears was introduced by a troupe of drag queens. “‘Good Morning America.’ You’re not in Kansas anymore,” a drag queen...

Britney Spears woos San Francisco at Bill Graham Auditorium

Kamala Kelkar — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:19:32 +0000

Britney Spears made a flashy comeback in San Francisco at Bill Graham Auditorium on Sunday tugging at the strings of The City’s infamous and powerful gay crowd. Click the picture for more photos of Britney's performance. Spears performed three songs, “Hold it Against Me,” “Big Fat Bass” and finishing with...

Britney Spears concert in San Francisco to raise money for Japan earthquake victims

Dan Schreiber — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:20:46 +0000

Two things you might not have otherwise associated — the ongoing tragedy in Japan and the impending arrival of Britney Spears in the Castro this weekend — are now loosely connected. The public has until midnight tonight to enter an auction to win two VIP passes to the pop star’s outdoor performance being...

San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson ready to 'rage' on Twitter

Mike Billings — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:12:04 +0000

If you cannot get enough of the San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson, there is a new way to keep up with him: Twitter. Wilson opened an official Twitter account Tuesday. Before his account was activated, there was a picture of the bearded Giants reliever at the Twitter headquarters in San...

New bank hire to lead turnaround

Staff report — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:11:48 +0000

Joe Montana Modern Bank, a lender to the wealthy where the former 49ers quarterback is vice chairman, has hired Citigroup veteran Damian Kozlowski to lead a turnaround after almost $30 million of losses in five years. Kozlowski, who ran Citigroup’s private bank from June 2005 to April 2007, said he joined...

Tokyo's oldest listed person, age 113, is missing

Rob Nagle — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Rob Nagle Associated Press TOKYO A 113-year-old woman listed as Tokyo's oldest person is missing, officials said Tuesday, days after the...

‘Walküre’ to return with ‘Ring’

michaelfavia — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Janos Gereben Special to The Examiner When San Francisco Opera concludes its uniformly acclaimed summer production of Richard...