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  • Andrew Simpson was killed when an Artemis Racing boat capsized on the SF Bay
  • British sailing gold medalist Andrew "Bart" Simpson suffered extensive trauma to his head and neck and drowned after being trapped underwater.
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  • Floating office faces eviction from Pier 50
  • A floating office that's home to half a dozen companies could soon be evicted by the Port of San Francisco.
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  • Floating office faces eviction from Pier 50
  • A floating office that's home to half a dozen companies could soon be evicted by the Port of San Francisco.
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  • Alcatraz cruise
  • If the government shutdown continues businesses fear the economic impact to Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf will be huge.
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  • Alcatraz cruise
  • If the government shutdown continues businesses fear the economic impact to Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf will be huge.
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fleet week, fisherman's wharf, san francisco bay, tourism, travel, budget cuts, government shutdown, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • A group of entrants are celebrating their accomplishments after swimming in the 18th Annual Alcatraz Invitational in San Francisco.
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  • Judah Schiller
  • A man is claiming he's the first person to pedal a bicycle across San Francisco Bay -- and he did it without a bridge.
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  • Oracle Team USA wins after historic comeback
  • After the greatest comeback in sailing history, Oracle Team USA earns a miraculous victory in the America's Cup race.
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  • Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill holds up the Auld Mug as they celebrate in the podium after winning the Americas Cup sailing event over Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  • In one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, Oracle Team USA beat Emirates Team New Zealand to win the America's Cup.
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  • Americas Cup Pavilion in SF
  • The America's Cup won't turn out to be the financial windfall SF once thought it would be, but officials say it won't be a bust either.
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america's cup, san francisco bay, boats, competition, tourism, larry ellison, sports, carolyn tyler
  • Americas Cup Pavilion in SF
  • The America's Cup won't turn out to be the financial windfall SF once thought it would be, but officials say it won't be a bust either.
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  • Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill holds up the Auld Mug as they celebrate in the podium after winning the Americas Cup sailing event over Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  • In one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, Oracle Team USA beat Emirates Team New Zealand to win the America's Cup.
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  • Oracle Team USA members wave at supporters as they are ferried to their catamaran before the 19th race of the Americas Cup sailing event against Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in San Francisco.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  • It's a summer of racing for San Francisco with the 2013 America's Cup.
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  • Young Americas Cup fan waves an American flag
  • America's Cup racing fans are gathering along the bay for what promises to be one of history's most exciting finishes in sports.
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  • Oracle wins 7th straight in Americas Cup
  • The longest America's Cup in history will come down to two 72-foot, space-age catamarans making a final, dramatic sprint.
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  • Stage set for winner-take-all Americas Cup finale
  • Oracle Team USA sped past Emirates Team New Zealand on the upwind third leg to win their astonishing seventh straight race.
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  • menlo college football
  • Mark Grieb, former San Jose Sabercat QB,is the new head coach at Menlo College.
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  • Oracle's remarkable comeback closed the Kiwis' lead to 8-6 and no doubt has all of New Zealand on edge.
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  • Spectators at Pier 27 cheer Oracle Team USA that won the 14th race of the Americas Cup sailing event against Emirates Team New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  • Oracle Team USA won two races against Emirates Team New Zealand on Sunday to stay alive in the America's Cup.
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  • Oracle Team USA goes past Alcatraz Island before the start of the first running of the 13th race of the Americas Cup sailing event against Emirates Team New Zealand, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, in San Francisco
  • The final races of this year's America's Cup competition have been pushed back to Sunday due to wind conditions.
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  • Light wind, Oracle thwart Kiwis in Americas Cup
  • Oracle stayed alive in the America's Cup for the second straight day, pulling away from the Kiwis to win the re-sail of Race 13.
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  • Team Oracle and New Zealand at 2013 Americas Cup
  • Oracle remains alive in an America's Cup that continues to plod along because of a convergence of wind, tide and safety concerns.
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  • Kiwis close within one win of Americas Cup
  • The Kiwis won Race 11 of the America's Cup by 15 seconds and are within one victory of taking the trophy from Oracle Team USA.
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  • Emirates Team New Zealand foils on the water heading back to its base after the 12th race of the Americas Cup sailing event against Oracle Team USA was abandoned Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, in San Francisco.
  • The Kiwis won Race 11 of the America's Cup by 15 seconds and are within one victory of taking the trophy from Oracle Team USA.
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  • Americas Cup merchandise
  • Team New Zealand leads 7-1 and needs two more victories to wrest sailing's biggest prize from Oracle.
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  • Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA.
  • Emirates Team New Zealand beat Oracle Team USA twice on Thursday, moving closer to taking the America's Cup.
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  • The new troll sculpted for the eastern span of the Bay Bridge.
  • Transportation officials are staying mum on the whereabouts of the new Bay Bridge troll, but do say it could be moving soon.
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  • The new troll sculpted for the eastern span of the Bay Bridge.
  • It appears the final piece of hardware is now installed on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge.
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  • A plan to name the western span of the Bay Bridge after former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown could get the green light on Tuesday.
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  • Oracle atamaran at Americas Cup
  • Super fast and always just a mistake away from mayhem, the boats will be the stars when the 34th America's Cup starts Saturday.
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  • Caltrans said there is only a very slim chance that they will not meet their deadline of reopening the Bay Bridge on Tuesday
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  • Watch a time-lapse of overnight construction work on the Bay Bridge.
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  • Caltrans said there is only a very slim chance that they will not meet their deadline of reopening the Bay Bridge
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  • The self-anchored suspension of the new eastern section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is seen behind the current eastern section which is closed to traffic in San Francisco, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013.
  • A Caltrans spokesman said this morning that the Bay Bridge remains "on schedule" for a Tuesday morning reopening
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  • Caltrans says crews are focused on getting the work done efficiently and safely, and that they're on schedule for the Tues. opening.
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  • For those who live and work on Treasure Island, getting on and off the island while the Bay Bridge is closed is possible, but tricky.
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  • Al Zampa
  • The first family of Bay Area bridge builders has been watching the transition from old to new Bay Bridge as closely as anyone.
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  • Restaurants and bars along the Embarcadero in San Francisco are feeling the impact of the Bay Bridge closure.
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  • Construction worker poses with the Bay Bridge troll
  • Caltrans is assuring everyone that the lucky troll on the old Bay Bridge will have a spot on the new one.
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  • Bay Bridge construction worker
  • Caltrans says that construction on the Bay Bridge is going well and that the reopening is still on schedule for Tuesday morning.
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  • Construction crews put in striping before toll plaza near Bay Bridge
  • Weekend construction work is proceeding as planned on the Bay Bridge, which is on schedule to open Tuesday morning.
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  • Empty Bay Bridge toll plaza during closure
  • With less than 48 hours to go until the new Bay Bridge opens, Caltrans officials say demolition is done and everything's still on track.
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  • New Bay Bridge bike, pedestrian path
  • On Saturday crews finished hacking apart a section of the old Bay Bridge span so they could install a new bike and pedestrian path.
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  • Traffic on Doyle Drive
  • Drivers and public transportation riders definitely felt the impact of the Bay Bridge closure over the weekend.
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  • With less than 24 hours to go until the new Bay Bridge opens, demolition is done and we're seeing some of the finishing touches.
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  • Caltrans officials said the Bay Bridge continues to be on track to reopen at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
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  • Lighting poles on new Bay Bridge
  • Officials will consider at noon Monday whether to open the new portion of the Bay Bridge before its scheduled debut at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
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  • Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom cut the ceremonial chain to open the new span of the Bay Bridge.
  • Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom cut the ceremonial chain to open the new span of the Bay Bridge.
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  • Caltrans announced that the bridge will open Monday night, ahead of the scheduled 5 a.m. Tuesday opening.
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  • Bay Bridge opens Monday night
  • The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge opened to traffic around 10:15 p.m. Monday.
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