San Francisco Metro News

SAN FRANCISCO - Universities nationwide are racing to lure top biotech scientists and research dollars, resources that could fuel one of this century's most promising industries.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co. says it will stop reselling Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iPod digital music players, ending a partnership introduced with much fanfare by HP's now-ousted CEO Carly ...

Well, it was bound to happen. After we've spent years bemoaning advertising images of famished fashion models wearing size negative-2 jeans, one player in the beauty industry has decided to call our bluff.

Boris Said won his first Trans-Am race in just his second series start, moving past Greg Pickett on lap nine Saturday at the Grand Prix of San Jose.2.7

A beach outing turned to tragedy for a high school senior when he fell to his death from an ocean cliff.3.6

Clutter: Banish it. Countertops and tabletops that are loaded with piles make small rooms look even more cramped.2.7

Ugandans voted overwhelmingly in support of their country's return to a multiparty system, which was banned for 19 years by a president who argued that he needed to keep tribal divisions in check.2.7

Before Jenna Mammina started writing her own songs, she was turning the work of other artists into her personal property.2

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 15 people from a pleasure boat that crashed at the entrance to the Oakland Estuary, authorities said Saturday.3.1

Good afternoon and welcome to this weekend's final qualifying session here at Taylor Woodrow Toyota Atlantic Grand Prix of San Jose, California.2.7

It's been a bizarre month at San Rafael calendar maker Cedco Publishing. A struggle between the company's founder and an alliance of its largest shareholder and some creditors has devolved into an ugly battle ...2.7

CHERYL WOLFF has never met Kentucky ceramist Chris Baskin, but she thinks about him every time she uses one of his mugs: Her favorite is turquoise and imperfect, with an orange rim and a skinny handle.3.1

The city of Berkeley ordered a beloved skating rink Friday to remove ammonia from its ice-making equipment by Aug.2.7

An octagonal building in Ross that descends from one of Marin's early estates has received a Preservation Award from the California Heritage Council.2.7

MADISON, Wis. , An animal rights activist indicted eight years ago for allegedly breaking into farms in the Midwest and liberating thousands of minks spent some of his time as a fugitive in Santa Cruz, recently ...2.7

The first time I visited California, I drove west from Indiana on Interstate 80, across the Sierra ... About two years later, having settled in the Bay Area, I drove to the Sierra via I-80 to go skiing.2

Q For four months I have been trying to get an appointment at Valley Medical Center.2.7

Prospective students and their parents are invited to an enrollment fair and barbecue today at a new college-preparatory charter school opening in the fall through partnership with University of California, ...2.7

Some guards at Mule Creek State Prison lacked stab-resistant vests months after a fellow officer was fatally stabbed in the heart while his vest sat in a warehouse, according to a system-wide security review ...2.7

By JESSICA PROVENZA Register Staff Writer Local officials say there is little evidence that pit bulls have caused a great deal of trouble in Napa County, and while some lawmakers consider banning or regulating ...2.9

Hewlett-Packard will stop reselling Apple Computer's popular i-Pod digital music players in September.3.2

Dear Mick LaSalle: you forgot to mention the boorish behavior of many moviegoers.2.7

A man charged with murder for his alleged role in the killing of a Dartmouth College student has been released on bail after close friends offered their home as collateral.3.1

Cisco Systems Inc. and Internet Security Systems have won a permanent court order to stop a former Internet Security employee from discussing ways to exploit weaknesses in Cisco equipment vital to the operation ...2.7

The U.S. Department of the Interior violated the federal Endangered Species Act when it renewed long-term contracts for farmers who diverted irrigation water from the San Joaquin River, a judge has ruled.2.7

Sending a letter can actually be fun again. A new online start-up will allow people to dress up their old-fashioned mail with postage stamp images of Goofy, Eeyore--or even Uncle Bob.2.7

Hospice of the Valley of San Jose has added Chris Worrall to its board of directors.3.1

San Francisco entered a new era in its fight against violent crime Friday when work crews installed two surveillance cameras outside a Western Addition public housing project where residents say gunshots ring ...3.1

Minorities and women are starting their own businesses at higher rates than the national average, and Californians are leading the trend, according to a new study by the Census Bureau.

President Bush has tapped a qualified man of solid character to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: Judge John Roberts has the intellect and experience required to fill such an important position in our ...3.1

Actify Inc., the worldwide leader in client-server design visualization and collaboration solutions for the high technology, automotive, aerospace, industrial automation and discrete manufacturing industries, ...2.7

Hunter Pierson still remembers his first meeting with Michael O'Farrell. Pierson is the Bay Area executive director of Teach For America, which trains recent college graduates to work in the nation's poorest ...2.7

Concern is heating up over rising energy costs in Silicon Valley. A growing number of local business executives and consumers believe that energy costs and policies represent the single biggest threat to the ...2.7

FAIRFIELD - Imagine picking up the telephone and telling your home entertainment system you wanted ... Construction crews for Newport Beach-based John Laing Homes have worked tirelessly since Thursday to build the new home.2.7

Dave Allen describes himself somewhat poetically as a "finder of objects." But most of the objects he finds are far too large to hide in plain sight.2.1