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HP Awards New CEO Whitman With $16.5M Pay Package
Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package. It hinges on whether the former candidate for California governor can lift the stumbling technology company’s stock price during the next two years.
49ers Get $200M NFL Loan, Expect To Move By 2015
National Football League owners have approved a $200 million loan to fund construction of the proposed new San Francisco 49ers stadium in Santa Clara.
SJSU Students Push For Higher City Minimum Wage
Students at San Jose State are launching an initiative to raise that city’s minimum wage to one of the highest in the nation as the result of one very ambitious sociology class.
Alameda Teachers Frustrated By Stalled Negotiations
Dozens of discouraged teachers packed the Alameda Unified School District board meeting Tuesday night to vent over contract negotiations that are at an impasse.
Contra Costa County Workers Rally Over Pay, Benefits
Contra Costa County workers were rallying throughout the county Tuesday to protest what they call unjust treatment and to demand fair wages and benefits.
Phil Matier: Nurse Salaries Under Microscope Amid Labor Battle
The public has gotten a snapshot of the pay of executives at Sutter Health and its hospital nurses in the midst of a California labor dispute.
Phil Matier: Overtime Costs Soar For Some SF City Employees
KCBS and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier looks at the year-end tally of city labor costs including some astronomical overtime figures being doled out.
San Francisco Board Of Supervisors Tackles Wage Theft
Legislation to combat wage theft in San Francisco is picking up momentum at the Board of Supervisors.
CSU Trustees Face Criticism Over School President’s Pay Hike
The new president at San Diego State University, Elliot Hirshman, will be receiving an annual salary of $400,000, some $100,000 more than his predecessor.
Bay Area Colleges Losing Out To Private Schools As Professors Jump Ship
This week’s passage of the state budget dealt another $150 million blow to the University of California system, which will likely be made up via higher students’ fees. However, that’s not the only looming problem that may require students to dig deeper into their wallets.


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