Support for the San Francisco 49ers, who are facing the New York Giants on Sunday in the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park, cannot be contained to city streets.San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal has been bathed in red and gold lights to support the team and remind visitors worldwide they have arrived in “49er Country,” according to SFO officials.Airport Director John L. Martin said in a statement that airport electricians were working all day Thursday to set up the lights to give off a winning glow at the airport.
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Freezing rain in the Northwest is stranding some travelers trying to fly between the Bay Area and Seattle today.Two departures to Seattle from San Francisco International Airport had been canceled as of 9 a.m., both United Airlines flights, an airport duty manager said.At Oakland International Airport, three arrivals and three departures have been canceled. The departing flights affected are two Alaska Airlines flights and one Southwest Airlines flight, Oakland airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes said.
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Vice President Joe Biden is in San Francisco today for two campaign events and will also be meeting with local technology leaders, according to White House officials.Biden will attend two separate events at 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., both at the Bently Reserve in The City’s Financial District, in support of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. The events are closed to the media.The vice president will also be meeting with tech business leaders at an undisclosed location in the Bay Area this evening to discuss the economy.
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The Bay Bridge closures planned for Presidents Day weekend have now been made official: Westbound traffic will be shut down from 8 p.m. on Feb. 17 until 5 a.m. on Feb. 21.The shutdown is necessary for construction crews to demolish a section of the existing eastern span of the Bay Bridge, which is being completely rebuilt. During the construction work, the lower deck of the bridge will be open for eastbound traffic from San Francisco to Oakland, but the upper deck, which carries motorists in the opposite direction, will be closed.
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Today marks the first day of construction work near the Golden Gate Bridge that will once again force bicyclists and pedestrians to share the east sidewalk.Along with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the bridge district is working to restore portions of the Battery East Bay Trail, a walking path that connects to the west sidewalk of the famous span.
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Virgin America says it will start flying to and from Philadelphia in April.The airline will offer three daily non-stop flights between Philadelphia and Los Angeles on April 4 and two daily nonstop flights between Philadelphia and San Francisco on April 10.Virgin America is partly owned by Richard Branson, the founder of the British airline Virgin Atlantic. The airline will offer introductory fares between Philadelphia and California starting at $129 each way.
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BART service was slowed this morning after police stopped a train at the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station to investigate a report of an assault, a BART spokesman said. The crime was reported at 7:40 a.m., prompting police to stop the train and search it, BART spokesman Jim Allison said. The train was released just after 8 a.m., but the incident caused delays of up to 30 minutes, he said. BART police Officer Era Jenkins said initial reports indicated that three to four suspects had battered a female victim.
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Those clear skies that made for a beautiful, sunny day throughout the Bay Area Monday have allowed prolonged freezing temperatures to creep in overnight and through the morning, according to the National Weather Service.Throughout the Bay Area a freeze warning is in place until 8 a.m., weather officials said as of 11 p.m. Monday night.Clear skies and light winds have dipped temperatures to 25 through 35 degrees along the corridor between San Jose and San Francisco.
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Oakland police are urging Craigslist users trying to buy or sell merchandise to use caution after a string of armed robberies originating on the popular website.
Police said that robbers would either create a Craigslist posting advertising the sale of merchandise or respond to users selling merchandise and rob the victim when they arrived to complete the transaction.
Police are advising that people using Craigslist to buy or sell products to use caution conducting business with people they don't know, or when visiting unfamiliar areas.
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Oakland police are looking for a 14-year-old boy who is suspected of committing two sexual assaults and robberies over the past week.Brionn Glasper has been described as an African American male, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 110 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police say Glasper is a suspect in two sexual assaults and robberies that took place on Jan. 6 and 12.
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