Unlike a list of top 10 movies, buildings and other structures are but one piece in an ever-changing landscape. Beautiful architecture, like a fine wine, gets better with age, like the Albany Target store (above). John King. Photos.
Apple chief Steve Jobs says he didn't know until a few weeks ago that a treatable hormone imbalance was causing his weight loss. He will remain CEO during the treatment.
Two years after Mayor Newsom's call for a crackdown on massage parlors fronting for sex shops, city officials say dozens of such establishments remain. And Ed Walsh (right) is the only person investigating them. Photos.
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President-elect Obama and House Speaker Pelosi hope to hammer out a two-year stimulus plan.
Jerry Brown called "profoundly wrong" for urging the court to overturn same-sex marriage ban.
MTC report finds that the condition of Bay Area streets has improved over the past two years.

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More than 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested today outside the Israeli Consulate and the Federal Building, venting anger over Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Artist Bren Bataclan leaves paintings free for the taking around town -- his way to brighten people's days.
Pirate Cat Radio rides the airwaves from a Mission District cafe that doubles as the radio station home base.
The team denies an ESPN report, but confirms a talk with Kevin Gilbride about the coaching job.
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House members say the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the SEC.



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A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge.
At ages 87 and 85, Herb and Lillian Greenwald still vividly recall meeting in a Chicago pharmacy in 1941. "She was a beautiful girl," remembers Herb.

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Home to exploding palm trees, ketchup-red Tomato frogs, psychadelic-colored chameleons and leaping lemurs, Madagascar is a singular travel experience and a photographer's dream.

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