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BART Votes to End Rush-Hour Ban on Bikes

The BART board voted 6-3 Thursday to allow riders to take their bikes on trains at peak hours, as long as they obey a rule that restricts the bikes from any train cars that are overcrowded. The new rule goes into effect on July 1, and will be reevaluated by BART in November.

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Bay Area Program Matches Teens With Summer Jobs

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and in addition to remembering and honoring those who've died in war, it means road trips, backyard barbecues, baseball games and more. It's also the unofficial start of summer, and for some teens and young adults comes the hope -- or dread -- of finding a summer job. In the San Francisco Bay Area, where the unemployment rate is 17 percent for people between the ages of 16 and 24, the jobs are looking for them.

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California's New Health Insurance Exchange Unveils Plans, Premiums

California's New Health Insurance Exchange Unveils Plans, Premiums

California's new health insurance exchange took a crucial step this week, setting the rates that consumers will pay when the federal health care law takes effect on January 1, 2014. Most say there isn't the rate shock that some had feared. But as we look ahead to further implementation of the Affordable Care Act, experts worry Californians will see spiking health costs, and that parts of the middle class will be left behind.

Is the end of quantitative easing near?

The Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke was cautious this week in his testimony on quantitative easing to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress in Washington. He said the Fed would need to make an assessment of whether the labor market was seeing real and sustain…

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