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         <title><![CDATA[Sweet, smooth transition for downtown Hayward bakery]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[New owner transforms Main Street Baking into Swiss Delices]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Eric Kurhi&lt;br&gt;The Daily Review</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:44:27 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Notation to mark produce, flowers grown in San Mateo County]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The latest proponents of the "local food" movement aren't foodies &mdash; they're San Mateo County farmers who want to appeal to careful shoppers with a local message of their own: a food label marked "Grown in San Mateo County."]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Julia Scott&lt;br&gt;San Mateo County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:38:06 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Walk-to-school program off on right foot]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Students at Country Club Elementary School in San Ramon on Wednesday kicked off their school's participation in a new Tri-Valley-wide effort to celebrate International Walk to School Month.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Eric Louie &lt;br&gt; Valley Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:11:52 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[San Mateo County helps business owners go green]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This summer, the program was extended countywide, and Half Moon Bay jumped into the game last week with a forum, hosted by the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce, geared toward giving local businesses some concrete ideas of where to start and what would be expected of them if they decide to pursue certification. ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Julia Scott &lt;br&gt; San Mateo County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:08:46 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hayward plant proposal rejected]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Airport safety concerns key to state panel decision]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Eric Kurhi&lt;br&gt;The Daily Review</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:20:57 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Three injured in Yosemite rock slide]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Chunks of granite crashed to valley floor this morning, injuring three and destroying cabins in Curry Village. ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Tracie Cone, Associated Press Writer</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:32:59 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[County health officials worry about cut in funding for water testing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[State funding for a program that monitors water contamination in San Mateo County's creeks and beaches has been cut by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a loss officials say could lead the public to come into contact with water containing high levels of E. coli. ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Julia Scott&lt;br&gt;San Mateo County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Oct 2008 07:20:13 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hayward power plant vote set for today]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Eastshore facility said to have potential adverse affects on pilots]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Eric Kurhi&lt;br&gt;The Daily Review</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:53:38 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fremont's Solyndra Goes from Stealth to Solar Star]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Solyndra, the noisiest stealth start-up in Silicon Valley, emerges Tuesday as a solar heavyweight.The company, based in Fremont in a series of large buildings visible from I-880, says it has orders for $1.2 billion worth of its solar panels over the next five years. It has raised more than $600 million and already has 500 employees. And it plans to construct a second, larger plant in Fremont next year.
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         <dc:creator>By Matt Nauman Mercury News</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:20:09 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tracy land could become a solar farm]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[TRACY &mdash; First it was going to be an antenna farm. Then it was a proposed sports park. Depending on what happens at Tuesday at the Tracy City Council meeting, this 200-acre spot could become a solar farm, as the council weighs what to do with the land, purchased from the federal government.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Mike Martinez/Staff</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:47:15 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Renewable energy propositions will either help or hurt the environment, dueling sides claim.]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Proposition 7 aims to expand the state's use of renewable energy, while Proposition 10 offers incentives for alternative-fuel vehicles. However, critics charge the measures are poorly written and self-serving.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Matt Nauman &lt;br&gt;MeDIANEWS</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Oct 2008 23:36:47 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Renewable energy propositions will either help or hurt the environment, dueling sides claim.]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Prop 7 aims to expand the state's renewable energy, while Prop. 10 offers incentives for alternative-fuel vehicles. However, critics charge the measures are poorly written, and self-serving.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Matt Nauman Mercury News   &lt;br /&gt;Mercury News</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Oct 2008 01:01:29 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Assembly District 15 hopefuls clash on taxes, how to fix schools]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-living/ci_10633618?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wilson and Buchanan duke it out at Wednesday debate at Iron Horse Middle School]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Jeanine Benca&lt;br&gt;Valley Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:39:36 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Renewable energy propositions will either help or hurt the environment, dueling sides claim.]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-living/ci_10632898?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Prop 7 aims to expand the state's renewable energy, while Prop. 10 offers incentives for alternative-fuel vehicles. However, critics charge the measures are poorly written, and self-serving.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Matt Nauman Mercury News   &lt;br /&gt;Mercury News</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Oct 2008 19:50:35 MDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[East Bay water users fail to meet conservation goals]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Customers of the East Bay's largest water district are falling short of a 15 percent water-use reduction goal this year, but officials took heart from figures showing conservation has increased in recent months.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Mike Taugher &lt;br&gt; Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Oct 2008 07:05:37 MDT]]></pubDate>
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