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Connecting the dots: top news stories for Wednesday, December 14

Occupy protesters contributed to aloss of $4-8 million for the Port of Oakland last Monday after attempting to shut down shipping activity. The port generates about $8.5 million per day, and the losses could cause a ripple effect in companies around the world...

PG&E is finally taking legal accountability for last year’s San Bruno pipeline explosion, which claimed eight lives and resulted in 100 lawsuits. It’s still unknown whether PG&E’s act of contrition is genuine or a publicity stunt to recover the company’s image...

Public services in California such as higher and K-12 education, public safety, and health and social services will be affected by a $1billion cut in spending after the state came up short on the year's projected revenue. Governor Jerry Brown warned that both Californians and the state need to live within their means...

In attempts to alleviate the effects of budget cuts for college students, President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg is proposing legislation to create a free digital library. The online library would consist of 50 core textbooks for lower-division college courses and offer textbooks for as cheap as $20... 

Google, who also wants to help schools amidst state budget cuts, is in the spirit of giving after donating $40million in a single day towards battling slavery, helping education, and promoting technology. About a fourth of the money will go to organizations around the Bay Area...

Katie Sharifyof Pleasanton is one of five patients to be injected with stem cells by Menlo Park-based company Geron – and she could be the last. The company has backed out of the trial, leaving Sharify, who is paralyzed from the waist down, waiting for someone to take over the trial. She continues to be a spokesperson for stem cell research despite the ups and downs the project has put her through...

Meanwhile, the recently-adopted CleanPowerSF program could have San Francisco homes running on 100% certified green energy by July – though it isn't cheap being green. At least in the short term, participating residents could see their bills rise while the city begins buying green power on the open market.

Connecting the Dots brings together the day’s news.

 

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