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Top Stories, Aug. 7-13: BART Stalls; Crime Numbers Stay High
In the past week, Piedmont took notice of trains halted due to a computer problem and a continued uptick in major crime.
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- : Trains were brought to a near standstill for about two and a half hours starting around 7:30 p.m. Monday evening. Computers displaying train movement had frozen—on BART officials were still unsure why.
- : Motor vehicle thefts, larcenies, and burglaries last month continued to outpace the numbers of such crimes tallied in 2010.
- : Selma Bang has seen dogs help her low-vision optometry patients; her husband Charles developed his appreciation for wildlife watching his "fierce" dachshund chase lizards as a child in Africa.
- : Whether they're creating comparative market reports on the fly with an iPad app, or sharing property information across their offices using Google Docs, Piedmont real estate agents are catering to a tech-savvy clientele.
- : The transit agency is aiming for its new fleet to be high class.
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