Category Archives: General Information

Big Changes For Credit Cards

Big Changes for Credit Cards Friday, July 09, 2010 Credit Card Reform The second wave of credit card reform takes effect this summer. The changes are designed to protect consumers. But, as Darren Gersh reports in tonight’s program, the protections … Continue reading

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SF Bay Area is rated in the top 10 America’s cities by Forbes

Francesca Levy, 08.02.10, 07:15 PM EDT In these trendy metros, nightlife is hot and the people are cool. In Pictures: America’s Coolest Cities What do the Big Apple and Sin City have in common? According to a recent survey, they’re … Continue reading

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You’d Be Surprised What You Can Get for $5

What can you get for five bucks these days? More than you deserve. I just enjoyed a little spending spree on Fiverr.com, a new website where freelancers offer nearly any service imaginable for a flat rate of $5. Read the … Continue reading

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Giles and Elaine Kelliher have listed for sale a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home in Richmond

Scenes from Richmond Find your Richmond or Bay Area home now Giles and Elaine Kelliher have listed for sale a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 15 Crest Ave. in Richmond for $499,000. The 3,100-square-foot house was built in 2003 in the … Continue reading

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Google & Khosla: If AB32 Dies, So Goes CA’s Greentech Market

from Earth2Tech by Katie Fehrenbacher If California’s climate change bill AB32 — which was passed back in 2006 and creates a plan to reduce the state’s carbon emissions — is repealed, California’s greentech markets will be seriously jeopardized, said venture … Continue reading

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More Homeowners Putting in Cash to Refinance

By M.P. McQueen David Walter Banks for The Wall Street Journal Larry and Mary Schuck paid about $29,000 to refinance into a shorter-term mortgage at a rate of just 4.5%. Second quarter data from Freddie Mac, the mortgage investor, released … Continue reading

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Free WIFI hotspots in California

Numerous cities, state agencies provide free wi-fi services. View this page for more information.

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Sting, Elton John and Lady Gaga Team to Save the Rainforests

This year’s 21’s anniversary of the Rainforest Foundation FUND benefit concert is on May 13, 2010, and will feature Elton John, Lady Gaga, Sting, Shirley Bassey and Trudie Styler, according to Planet Green. Concert tickets are $600, but you can … Continue reading

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Don’t hold your breath for a bounce in home prices

Don’t hold your breath for a bounce in home prices By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer Posted: 07/26/2010 02:41:03 PM PDT Updated: 07/26/2010 06:20:50 PM PDT Related Nation’s new home sales up, but sales remain slow >WASHINGTON — Thought the housing … Continue reading

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Ted Kennedy’s DC Home on Market for $7,995,000

The Washington, DC home of the late Senator Edward Kennedy and his wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, is on the market for $7,995,000 — this after being “quietly shopped around,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Kennedy’s home is a stately, … Continue reading

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