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Environmental Impact Report

Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Menlo Park Approves Plans To Expand Facebook Headquarters

City officials in Menlo Park gave Facebook a unanimous ‘like’ in approving the social media giant’s plan to expand its headquarters to employ thousands more people less than two weeks after going public.

2012/05/29

San Rafael Pacifics (Centerfield Partners)

Marin Minor League Baseball Clears Final Hurdle

Minor league baseball is good to go in Marin County after a lawsuit that could have delayed the start of the San Rafael Pacifics first season was thrown out.

2012/02/29

An Oracle Racing AC45 practices in the San Francisco Bay on February 21, 2012. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Former SF Supes President Peskin Sues Over America’s Cup Race

The former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has filed a lawsuit seeking a new environmental review of the America’s Cup sailing race.

2012/02/24

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East Palo Alto Considers Lawsuit Over Facebook Move To Menlo Park

Facebook could be facing a lawsuit from the city of East Palo Alto over its recent move to Menlo Park.

2012/01/04

A boat competes in the Rolex Big Boat Series sailing regatta hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club on September 9, 2011 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco will host the America's Cup in 2013.

SF Commission OKs Environmental Impact Report For America’s Cup; Opponents Appeal

Neighborhood and environmental groups Friday filed an appeal of the final environmental impact report for the 34th America’s Cup sailing race in San Francisco, the same day Mayor Ed Lee announced a new development agreement with race organizers.

2011/12/16

A pair of Oracle Racing AC45's skippered by Russell Coutts, left, and James Spithill, right, make their way toward the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Monday, June 13, 2011. (AP)

Environmentalists Concerned About America’s Cup On San Francisco Bay

This Thursday is the deadline to file written comments for San Francisco’s Environmental Review of the upcoming America’s Cup.

KCBS–2011/08/22

A pair of Oracle Racing AC45's skippered by Russell Coutts, left, and James Spithill, right, make their way toward the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Monday, June 13, 2011. (AP)

San Franciscans Concerned About Environmental Impact Of America’s Cup Race

The San Francisco Planning Commission listened to public comment Thursday about the draft environmental impact report for the upcoming America’s Cup.

This is the first chance for the public to weigh in on the lengthy draft EIR.

KCBS–2011/08/11

Crop Duster sprays field (AP)

Environmental Groups Claim California Is Pesticide-Happy

A coalition of health and environmental groups has stirred up a hornet’s nest at the State Department of Food and Agriculture, contending that the state is too quick to use pesticides to eradicate invasive pests.

KCBS–2011/07/26

A pair of Oracle Racing AC45's skippered by Russell Coutts, left, and James Spithill, right, make their way toward the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Monday, June 13, 2011. (AP)

Phil Matier: San Francisco, Marin Forecast Massive Crowds For America’s Cup

Around a half of a million people could crowd onto the San Francisco and Marin shores to watch the America’s Cup yacht race in the summer of 2013.

KCBS–2011/07/12

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