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San Francisco considers displaying phone radiation levels next to price tag

If the San Francisco Department of the Environment gets its way, starting as soon as next month Bay Area residents might start noticing the radiation levels of cellphones displayed prominently next to their respective price at retail outlets. This is, of course, despite no definitive research that the handsets cause harm and the FCC’s insistence that the devices sold to consumers are safe. The proposal is being endorsed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, who as it’s noted is not about to stop using his iPhone anytime soon. Not to worry, Maine, you’ll still keep the top spot for most ridiculous cellphone warning label.

San Francisco considers displaying phone radiation levels next to price tag originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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5 O’Clock Roundup: Up rounds,

Some positive news in the land of VC – A survey by law firm Fenwick & West found that 41% percent of new financing in the third quarter was for up rounds, which means the company’s valuation was raised from the previous round. OK, that still leaves 59% of non-up rounds, but it’s a change from the we’re-all-doomed early days of 2009. As one lawyer puts it,“There’s the feeling that the world just didn’t fall off a cliff.”

John Doerr not up to run for governor – After San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom withdrew from the race for California’s top job, the San Francisco Chronicle ran an article examining Doerr’s potential to pull the state’s Democrats together. Doerr, one of the star speakers at our upcoming GreenBeat conference, has put the word out that it’s no No NO.

But it’s yes yes yes that you can still get tickets for GreenBeat.

Obama’s people promise to speed up $7.2 billion in broadband grants – Officials at the Commerce and Agriculture Departments are working to “get the funds out the do0r faster” and create jobs. They’re also considering paying for rural lines that could be shared by multiple companies, rather than allowing mini-monopolies on those lines.

Finding flu vaccine information in one easy Googly place – google.com/flushot is your one-stop shop for finding vaccination locations and other information. Thanks again, 20 Percent Time.

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TC50 Backstage: Is CitySourced the TC50 Company to Beat?

Per Michael Arrington’s request I ran backstage and shoved a camera in CitySourced’s founders’ faces just after they completed what was one of the more compelling presentations of the day.

Question one: Palm is really paying companies to write apps for the Pre? Yes. How much? All I got despite truly obnoxious questioning was “under $500,000.” (If you’re a developer and you have a better answer, leave it in the comments or send to tips@techcrunch.com.)

We also talked about the biggest execution risk: Whether or not cities will actually use this data to make citizen’s lives better? Gavin Newsom: I hope you’re paying attention to this.

Video is on the jump. (Sorry for the jumpy camera work. It’s still early here.)

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