California Given Green Light To Run Own Health Insurance Market
The federal government has approved California's plan to run its own health insurance market, a milestone in the state's effort to meet the national health care reform law.
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The federal government has approved California's plan to run its own health insurance market, a milestone in the state's effort to meet the national health care reform law.
Safeway's CEO Steven Burd will retire in May after more than 20 years with the grocer.
Current TV, founded in 2005 by former vice president Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, is available in 60 million U.S. homes.
Those in favor said the money will go back to the local economy while those opposed fell it will especially hurt young people looking for jobs.
Although not everyone was happy about the deal, including lawmakers in the Bay Area, Congress has approved a proposal that staves off the fiscal cliff.
Work resumes Wednesday on San Francisco's Central Subway project on Stockton Street between Ellis and Geary streets, where construction has been on hiatus since Thanksgiving.
With the new year, Alameda County joins other parts of the Bay Area, including San Francisco, San Jose, and San Mateo, that have already established similar ordinances.
Starting January 1, 2013, grocery stores and many other retailers in Alameda County will no longer provide single-use plastic carryout bags at checkout.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' pay will double to $4 million next year, after he took a pay cut due to management missteps this year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook got $4.2 million in pay for the latest fiscal year, a modest sum compared with last year, when the company's board set him up with stock now worth $510 million for taking the reins in 2011.
Bay Area crab fisherman expect to rebound after being docked for about a week from the stormy weather around Christmas time.
Cristo Rey San Jose High School, set to open in the fall, offers classes four days a week, with students going to work on Fridays.
An international trade dispute over wire hangers is being felt by Bay Area dry cleaners, and customers could end up paying for it.
A picture that Mark Zuckerberg's sister posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers Wednesday.
A plaintiffs' attorney says Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a settlement in a case involving hundreds of lawsuits over accelerations problems.
