The California Public Employees' Retirement System -- or CalPERS -- is headed for a face off against Apple.

The Federal Trade Commission has approved Intel's acquisition of McAfee, the Internet security company.

The real estate market may still be in the doldrums, but a San Francisco-based real estate web site is booming.

Scruffy beards and pink granny glasses are the tip-off you're in the virtual Pot Farm -- a game now on Facebook.

A recent survey found giving by San Francisco residents jumped 56 percent during the holidays compared to the rest of the year -- the biggest increase of any major city.

The Bay Area's median home price dropped last month to $380,000, down nearly 2 percent from a year ago.

Chevron just announced it's giving $1 million in grant money to seven Richmond-area nonprofits. Also, Oakland-based Sungevity is going national.

Web icon Yahoo! is handing out pink slips to more than a reported 500 people.

A federal judge has dismissed a high-profile patent lawsuit against Silicon Valley firms including Apple, Google, Facebook and Netflix.

California's population growth has slowed to a crawl, according to recently released numbers from the state Department of Finance. Also, Genentech announced promising news today.