Your Ultimate Bay To Breakers Survival Guide

Friday, May 18, 2012 Your Ultimate Bay To Breakers Survival Guide San Francisco is known for its fairs and festivals. But there is one local event –- the oldest of its kind -– that truly defines this city. The 101st Bay to Breakers race is on Sunday, friends. And this year, the route-bordering neighborhoods are ready. Big Donation Rescues 15 State Parks PHOTOS: The Massive Open House You Can't Miss This Weekend 'Best Restaurant' Award Winner Talks Dining In San Francisco Obama Throws Support Behind California Medical Marijuana Advocate Jerry Brown's Major Facebook Gaffe BLOG POSTS Marlo Thomas: Maria Shriver's Amazing Commencement Speech I wanted to share a wonderful speech by my friend Maria Shriver from her daughter's graduation from my alma mater, USC. There is wonderful wisdom in her words. She is right that all too often in our own lives we are not living in the moment, always for something tomorrow, next week or next year. Lanie Zipoy: Playwright Daniel Talbott Comes Full Circle With Slipping When Slipping opens at the New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco on May 18th, it will be a sweet homecoming for playwright Daniel Talbott. David Callahan: Facebook IPO: The Rich Get Even Richer and More Powerful Facebook has transformed how people interact with each other and demonstrated yet again the dominance of American ingenuity. Yet its success also dramatically illustrates problems with the U.S. economy. Six troubling features of the Facebook IPO stand out. Anthony Gregory: The Golden State Gone Broke Jerry Brown recognizes that something must give, and that cutting spending is unavoidable. This is, in some ways, marks an improvement over his fiscally reckless predecessor. Claire Tomkins: California Is Leading: Will the Nation Follow? America needs to lead. We use the most energy. We use the most resources. And we generate more trash than anyone else on the planet. It's not that we don't know how to do it. We do already. Here in California.

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