A Minute With: Milla Jovovich in "Resident Evil"
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Actress Milla Jovovich returns to movie theaters with "Resident Evil: Afterlife," the fourth installment of the successful video game-to-film horror franchise -- only this time she is in 3D. (full story...)

Texas authorities seek 4 missing after floods
AP - Authorities in the San Antonio area searched Thursday for a man who drove into a flooded road, making him the fourth person swept away by floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine. (full story...)

Paris crèche to monitor children by putting tracking chips in clothing
Critics accuse crèche of creating feelings of suspicion and anxiety in an attempt to save costs on staffWith its generous benefits and subsidised facilities, France's childcare system is one of the most admired in the world. But psychologists and unions were up in arms today over proposals they believe would turn crèches into "Big Brother-....(more) (full story...)

Daly plans to open S.F. bar - 'I ain't going anywhere'
No more Mr. Supervisor. Call him Mr. Barkeep. Supervisor Chris Daly, set to be termed out of office in January, confirmed Wednesday that he plans to open a bar and grill in San Francisco - a watering hole where progressive politicos and neighborhood activists... Chris Daly - San Franc....(more) (full story...)

SF Muni Drivers Reportedly Plan Sickout
San Francisco Muni train operators and bus drivers are planning a sickout next week, according to a flyer obtained by CBS 5. Anonymous flyers have appeared at Muni yards such as the one at Fisherman's Wharf. The flyers call for a four-day sickout of Muni operators, beginning September 14th. (full story...)

Urban design lessons from the world’s poorest neighborhoods
by Sarah Goodyear. The glossy cities of the world’s wealthiest nations could learn a thing or two about sustainable living by studying the downtrodden slums and shantytowns around the globe, where a billion people make their homes. That’s what architects and urban designers Pavlina Ilieva and Kuo Pao Lian are saying, in an article firs....(more) (full story...)

1,800 pot plants seized at canyon near San Ramon
Police seized 1,800 marijuana plants early Wednesday growing in a remote canyon near San Ramon. In a sunrise raid in the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, police tore out the plants and arrested one of two men who were camping at the site. Policarpio Gallegos,... San Ramon California -....(more) (full story...)

BART connector to Oakland airport inches ahead
BART's plan to build a controversial 3.1-mile-long elevated railway to the Oakland International Airport took a small, tentative step forward Wednesday when a regional transit agency approved spending $20 million in state funds on the project. The... Bay Area Rapid Transit - Oakland International Airport - BART - S....(more) (full story...)

"Resident Evil" movie uses 3D to engage viewers
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Video gamers are used to immersing themselves into virtual worlds so filmmakers turning video games into movies are aiming to keep them as involved, by adding 3D. (full story...)

75 Silicon Valley leaders endorse A's move to San Jose
In a show of unity and a flexing of the region's political and economic might, 75 Silicon Valley CEOs have signed a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig urging the timely approval of moving the Oakland A's to San Jose. (full story...)