For San Francisco writer Yvonne Daley, the birth of the city’s Octavia Boulevard signified more than a swanky refurbishment of the streets to replace the neighborhood’s dilapidated Central Freeway. The thoroughfare that was created following the ruin of the freeway in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and its impact on the people who resided there, [...]
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Book examines life along Octavia Boulevard
March 28th, 2011 
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February 23rd, 2011 admin Katie Couric will publish a book of essays by prominent people. “The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons From Extraordinary Lives.” View full post on All Stories
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March 14th, 2010 admin It costs a lot of money to make a textbook. Publishers estimate about a million dollars in production costs before it comes off the press. Some of the high cost can be attributed to color printing, hard covers, and high quality paper, but those aren’t the only reasons. You can be mad at your local [...]
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January 9th, 2010 admin Is it possible to buy textbooks for cheap? If you are going to college, or planning to attend soon, this is something that you may be wondering. Textbooks are becoming an increasingly large expense. In today’s difficult economy, having to put out hundreds of dollars (in some cases over $1,000) for textbooks can be quite [...]
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