Why Are So Many Olympians From The Bay Area?

Friday, July 27, 2012 Why Are So Many Olympians From The Bay Area? Californians will be a force to be reckoned with at the London Olympics this year -- and quite a few of them hail from this here Bay Area. Of the 530 American athletes gearing up for the opening ceremony Friday, a whopping 128 of them call California home. In fact, Californians make up the entirety of the badminton team, and 24 of the 26 water polo players. And 71 one of them have Bay Area ties. What Does Jerry Brown Want? 'To Get Sh*t Done' Oakland Zoo's Controversial Religious Statue Removed After Outcry You Won't Believe What SF's King Of Foraging Eats For Dinner AT&T Park Tapped For Huge Honor WATCH: Local Legend Reps Our City On 'Top Chef Masters' BLOG POSTS William Bradley: Sunrise in California? With California's economy, and the job market in particular, perking up notably in the last two months, could it be time to retire the sack cloth and ashes of the past few years? Lucy Danziger: Why Michael Phelps' Abs Matter (and Other Olympic Theories) When you watch the Olympics in the next 14 days and feel inspired, think about what it is that moves you. Then realize this: It doesn't really matter. Just get moving! Katy Wolk-Stanley: Could You Go a Year Without Buying Anything New? How About Five Years? There is one thing that sets me apart from the other soccer moms, which is that I am a member of "The Compact." And no, that doesn't mean that I practice polyamory, weave my own caftans and practice 140-degree yoga. It means that I don't buy anything new. Helen Grieco: SF Board of Supervisors Put Corporate Personhood Measure on November Ballot The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to place a measure on this November's ballot that will give voters the chance to demand a federal constitutional amendment that would authorize limits on political campaign contributions. Preeti Vissa: Who's Grabbing Your Wallet? A Missed Chance to Help Consumers It's bad enough that the joining of Capital One and ING created yet another too-big-to-fail bank; that it created a too-big-to-fail bank with a record of abusing and exploiting customers struck us -- and many other consumer advocates -- as beyond the pale.

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