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San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

NHL Fines Sharks $100,000 For GM’s Comments

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson’s comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres’ suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

2013/05/18

A woman walks out of a Williams-Sonoma store. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Williams-Sonoma To Pay $987,500 Penalty Over Hammock Stand Defects

Housewares retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. has agreed to pay a $987,500 civil penalty to settle charges that it failed to immediately report a defect in Pottery Barn wooden hammock stands.

2013/05/07

A Woodside homeowner was hit with a $52K fine for cutting down six trees. (CBS)

Woodside Man Hit With $52K Fine For Cutting Down 6 Trees

A Woodside man was slapped with a $52,500 fine for cutting down six trees on his own property without a permit.

2013/04/24

Golden State Warriors forward David Lee and Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert square off against each other during a game February 26, 2013 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (STATS/AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Parents Dock Klay Thompson’s Allowance After Warriors-Pacers Brawl

Already fined by the league for his role in Monday’s Warriors-Pacers brawl, guard Klay Thompson also saw his paycheck raided by his parents as a result of the fight.

2013/03/01

An installation of Bloom Energy servers called the 'Bloom Box' are seen in service at the eBay headquarters February 24, 2010 in San Jose. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Sunnyvale Green Energy Firm Fined For Underpaying Workers From Mexico

Bloom Energy Corp. has been paying 14 workers brought to the United States from Chihuahua, Mexico the equivalent of $2.66 per hour for refurbishing work performed at the company headquarters in Sunnyvale.

2013/02/04

49ers’ Gore Fined $10,500 By NFL For Wearing Socks Too Low

Frank Gore will pay closer attention to his socks for the Super Bowl. The San Francisco 49ers running back was fined $10,500 by the NFL on Wednesday after he wore his socks too low in Sunday’s NFC championship game at Atlanta

2013/01/23

A sign is displayed outside of the Google headquarters in Mountain View. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Google Fined $22.5 Million By Feds For Alleged Privacy Breach

A federal judge has approved a $22.5 million fine to penalize Google for an alleged privacy breach.

2012/11/16

A woman takes a photo of a group of naked men at the 20th Annual Folsom Street Fair September 28, 2003 in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).

SF Supervisor Proposes New Fines For Public Nudity, Mayor Approves

At Tuesday afternoon’s board meeting, Supervisor Scott Wiener proposed to prohibit the display of genitals and buttocks in plazas and parklets in the city, as well as on sidewalks, streets and public transit.

2012/10/02

Alex Smith Threatened With NFL Fine For Wearing SF Giants Hat

San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Alex Smith, who has worn a San Francisco Giants cap to post-game press conferences in recent years, could be slapped with a $15,000 fine by the NFL if he does it again, according to the Bay Area News Group.

2012/09/20