Union Square Santa, Fired By Macy's, Gets New Job
Santa Claus has been fired from the Macy's store in San Francisco's Union Square for being a bit too jolly.
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Santa Claus has been fired from the Macy's store in San Francisco's Union Square for being a bit too jolly.
It used to be to return or exchange an item you simply had to provide your receipt. Now many retailers are not only requiring a photo ID, they scan the ID and store the information in a database.
The head of Google's Android mobile operating software says the search company "bit off a little more than we could chew" with the sale of the Nexus One, a smart phone Google began selling online early this year but then stopped offering after similar devices powered by Android hit the market.
The FBI says it recently issued an alert about a popular Barbie doll with a hidden video camera that could be used to produce child pornography, but stressed that the toy has not been linked with any reported crimes.
A Marin Assemblyman has introduced a bill that would allow customers to opt out of Pacific Gas and Electric's Smart Meter program.
Google has opened an app store for its Chrome web-browser. CNET Editor-at-Large Brian Cooley explains.
Amazon.com is giving other merchants a chance to sell selections from its electronic book store and earn a commission.
A roadmap of sorts was circulated at San Francisco City Hall, laying out plenty of recommendations for improving Muni - yet there was no funding made available to get the job done.
Marin County was poised to become the next Bay Area jurisdiction to ban plastic bags. The proposed ordinance would also impose a service charge on the use of each paper bag.
Democrat Mark Leno planned to introduce a bill in the state Senate Monday permitting creation of liquors infused with fruits, vegetables and spices, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
An East Bay company has dialed into an old industry many consumers assumed was dead. It's business is off the hook, you might say.
Google is making the leap from digital librarian to merchant in a challenge to Amazon.com and its electronic reader, the Kindle.
A Marin County Superior Court judge said Friday he would rule in about two weeks in the case of two San Rafael restaurant patrons who sued for damages after claiming their escargot appetizer exploded recently.
Michael Taylor was shocked when he opened his July PG&E bill. It said he owed the utility company $880. Taylor said his bill is normally about $300 a month.
California regulators have decided not to block Pacific Gas and Electric Co. from installing Smart Meters despite concerns about the devices' health effects.
