UC will teach farm conservation in Valley

by Property Management on January 28, 2012

Hoping to encourage the use of conservation practices, the University of California has launched a new organization that could potentially save farmers time and money, and reduce their impact on the environment. Read comments

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Home loan aid program extended through 2013

by Property Management on January 27, 2012

Struggling homeowners are set to get more help from the federal government as the Obama administration extends its key foreclosure prevention plan for a year.

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PG&E fined over neglected pipeline leak surveys

January 27, 2012

The California Public Utilities Commission has fined San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company $16.8 million for failure to conduct pipeline leak surveys.

PG&E has 10 days to pay the fine to the state’s general fund from shareholder dollars or submit a notice of appeal.

The CPUC fined PG&E under its new citation program, created Dec. 1, 2011. Under the program, natural gas companies can be fined by CPUC staff for violating state and federal safety rules. PG&E is the first utility to receive a citation under the program…

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RT @Walt Whitman on Jan 28, 2012 at 12:42 AM

January 27, 2012

Ah New Haven, the birthplace of self-aware money.

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First lady hosts Instagram founder

January 27, 2012

The White House has released a video featuring an interview with popular photo-sharing application Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, who was hosted this week at President Obama’s state of the union speech by Michelle Obama, and Digital Media Wire has put together a nice package about it.

Krieger, who started Instagram in late 2010 with Kevin Systrom, was invited along with Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell Jobs and nearly two dozen other people to sit with the First Lady in her guest box at the event…

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Slideshow: Top 7 Bay Area property managers

January 27, 2012

The accompanying gallery is an excerpt from this week’s List of the Largest Property Management Firms in the Bay Area.

Click on the image to start a slideshow of top Bay Area property managers.

The San Francisco Business Times publishes industry rankings in each issue of the paper and reprints them at the end of the year for our annual Book of Lists. These lists are unique and authoritative sources of Bay Area business news.

One of this week’s lists is the Largest Property Management Firms in the Bay Area…

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US gov’t to extend and expand foreclosure program

January 27, 2012

The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes.

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How much does the average educator make?

January 27, 2012

The average educator in the Sacramento region makes an average of $54,630, or about $26.27 an hour. That covers about 63,830 employees in the sector of education, training and library occupations. But the real money within the sector is as a professor or other post-secondary instructor, according to a new analysis.

On Numbers used U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank the earning power of employees in fields of education as well as in the sector of arts, design, entertainment and media.

The highest pay in that sector is that of a law school professor, at an average of $117,020…

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Acadia Realty Trust Announces At-The-Market Equity Program

January 27, 2012

[Business Wire] – Acadia Realty Trust , today announced it has established an at-the-market equity program under which it may sell common shares of beneficial interest of

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Arizona says Bank of America settlements hurt probe

January 27, 2012

Arizona Attorney General Thomas Horne is asking a state court to block a provision in some of Bank of America’s settlements with troubled home owners that calls for them to keep the details secret and not disparage the bank.

Arizona officials say that the the provision is hindering its investigation into Bank of America and its predecessor Countrywide Financial, which BofA (NYSE: BAC) purchased in 2008.

The bank’s attorneys say that the provision doesn’t forbid borrowers to speak with state investigators…

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