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BART Keeps Shopper Safety In Mind
OAKLAND (KCBS) _ Excessive holiday shopping and credit card use can certainly make your head spin, but shoppers also need to keep their heads on a swivel when walking around with bags in hand. BART...
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Bay Area Retail Employees Endure Holiday Shopping Rush
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – As the clock ticked ever closer to Christmas morning, Bay Area shoppers were increasingly hurrying to malls in hopes of scoring the perfect – or any – gift for friends and loved...
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Last Minute Shoppers Spend Time Away From Stores
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) _ Many retailers in San Francisco expected Thursday to be the peak of the last minute Christmas shopping rush this year. But some found other ways to spend the day, including...
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BART Increases Security At Downtown San Francisco Stations For Black Friday...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Passengers traveling on Bay Area Rapid Transit trains Friday might notice more police at downtown San Francisco stations, where the transit agency said it is increasing...
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Bay Area Sears & Kmart Stores Under Threat Of Closure
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Sears Holding Corp. announced on Tuesday that it is closing more than 100 Sears and Kmart stores across the country due to a weak holiday shopping season. The company has not...
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San Francisco Supes Approve Shopping Bag Fee, Expand Plastic Bag Ban
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A proposal to institute a fee for each paper bag provided at a store in San Francisco and also expand the city’s ban on plastic bags was unanimously approved by the Board of...
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Runners, Shoppers Expected To Pound Pavement For Oakland Marathon
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Thousands of runners will make their way through the streets of Oakland this Sunday in the city’s third annual running festival which includes a 5K, a half marathon, a marathon and a...
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Police Find Unharmed Toddler Inside Car Linked To San Jose Murder-Suicide
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – A toddler was found unharmed inside a parked vehicle believed to belong to one of the victims of an apparent murder-suicide that occurred at a San Jose shopping center Saturday...
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San Jose Police Identify Victims In Murder-Suicide
SAN JOSE (CBS / AP) — Authorities have released the identities of two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide at a busy San Jose strip mall. San Jose police say 32-year-old Trung Quoc Nguyen shot...
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Tech Report: Shopping Safely Online During Holiday Season
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Cyber Monday appears to be a huge success for online retailers as it could mark the biggest online shopping day ever. But with the online frenzy, consumers also have to protect...
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Anonymous Couple Picks Up Holiday Shopping Tabs For 5 Lucky Shoppers
LIVERMORE (CBS/AP) — Christmas came early for some shoppers at a Walmart in the San Francisco Bay area city of Livermore. Store employees say a couple selected at least five shoppers at random on...
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BART Police Bump Up Presence, Offer Escorts For Holiday Shoppers In SF, Oakland
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Bay Area Rapid Transit riders can expect to see more police officers in stations, and on trains starting Thursday. BART is adding police patrols at stations in downtown San...
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Company Rolls Out Apple’s iBeacon To Grocery Stores
(CBS SF/AP) – Pretty soon, your phone might remind you to pick up laundry detergent as you peruse the microbrews in the supermarket, just a couple of aisles away. Mobile shopping startup InMarket...
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Russian Hackers Steal 1.2B Internet Passwords
NEW YORK (CBS SF/AP) — Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites, according to a report published Tuesday. The thievery...
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Organic Food Producers Meet In San Francisco To Discuss Trends In Organic...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — San Francisco played host to big players in the organic food world this month, but research shows many people still aren’t convinced the organic label is worth the price....
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New Smartphone App Lets Shoppers Decide If They Like A Product’s Politics
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A new smartphone app will help grocery shoppers decide if they like the politics behind a brand. The app “BuyPartisan” compiles public data from non-profit groups to show...
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I-880 Ramps Open In San Jose, Bringing Traffic Relief To Santa Clara Valley...
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — There’s traffic relief for many drivers in Santa Clara Valley now that two of three new ramps are opening at the Interstate 880 Stevens Creek Blvd. Interchange in San Jose. The...
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Is Apple Getting Sweetheart Deals On Rent At Malls Due To Foot Traffic Its...
CUPERTINO (CBS SF) – Apple retail shops are often a big draw at malls across the U.S., drawing long lines of customers waiting for the company’s latest product. But does that additional mall traffic...
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Judge Orders Safeway To Pay Shoppers $42 Million For Overcharging Online
PLEASANTON (KPIX 5) — Safeway has been ordered to pay almost $42 million to customers nationwide. A federal judge in San Francisco said the grocer charged customers 10 percent more to buy groceries...
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Toxic Receipts Are Ending Up In The Hands Of Unwitting Shoppers
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — The store clerk hands them to you all the time, but paper receipts pose a potential health hazard. Receipts come in handy if you want to return something, but now an...
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