<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs5.com/consumer/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>CBS 5  - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports</title><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer</link><description><![CDATA[CBS 5  - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:06:11 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Lean & Green: Tips To Save Money & The Planet]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/lean.and.green.2.984074.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/lean.and.green.2.984074.html</link><description><![CDATA[You can actually save a lot of money by going green! It makes sense if you think about it- it's all about using less stuff, re-using things, and avoiding waste. There are simple things you can do that will make a difference. Here are some tips to show you how you can save money and the planet at the same time. We call it Lean and Green... 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:17:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ConsumerWatch: Problems Solved]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/consumer.problems.solved.2.918338.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/consumer.problems.solved.2.918338.html</link><description><![CDATA[Not all ConsumerWatch problems solved are aired on CBS 5.  Here are some cases that were resolved with the help of our ConsumerWatch volunteers. 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:17:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AAA: Thanksgiving Travel Slightly Up From 2008]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/thanksgiving.travel.americans.2.1326741.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/thanksgiving.travel.americans.2.1326741.html</link><description><![CDATA[The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will
be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the
AAA auto club. The group, which surveyed 1,350 households, said
there will be about 33.2 million people traveling by car this year &#151; a
2.1 percent increase from last year.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:56:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloggers Who Sell Online May Face New Guidelines ]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/bloggers.guidelines.web.2.1326645.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/bloggers.guidelines.web.2.1326645.html</link><description><![CDATA[It's a form of advertising that has exploded in recent years: companies using bloggers to promote their products or services, using classic the word-of-mouth technique.
"We can get the word out that's not just advertising on a billboard
somewhere that just says buy tickets," said Tracy Graf with Feld
Entertainment. When the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus came
to Denver, the company used "mommy bloggers" to get the word out about
their show.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:22:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAA Blames 819 Flight Delays On Equipment Outages]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/faa.flight.delay.2.1325419.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/faa.flight.delay.2.1325419.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. The agency told employees in a briefing memo Friday that air travelers
experienced a total of 2,21 delays the previous day due to the
equipment outage as well as thunderstorms and other poor weather in the
Northeast.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:21:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moderate Dems Swayed Ahead Of Health Bill Vote]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/health.care.vote.2.1325557.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/health.care.vote.2.1325557.html</link><description><![CDATA[With the first critical vote for the Senate health care bill slated for
Saturday night, both advocates and opponents of Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid's bill are putting pressure on the few key Democratic
senators who may or may not hold up the measure.&nbsp; A handful of conservative Democrats have expressed reservations about
supporting the bill, for various reasons, and two have not yet
disclosed whether they will vote in favor of moving the debate forward
on Saturday: Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.).<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Service Provides Help, Hope For Young Job Seekers]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/matchbridge.agency.jobs.2.1325513.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/matchbridge.agency.jobs.2.1325513.html</link><description><![CDATA[Young people between the ages of 16-24 are much more likely to be unemployed than any other age group. Those with problems in their past face even longer odds. But Matchbridge, a non-profit organization in San Francisco, is helping young people of all backgrounds find jobs.  
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy Shift Leads To Massive Vallejo Water Bills]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/vallejo.water.bill.2.1325445.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/vallejo.water.bill.2.1325445.html</link><description><![CDATA[For 110 years, homeowners in one part of the North Bay have not had to pay for their water, but the sweet deal is over. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:02:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Minute: Watching Out For Phishing Scams]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/phishing.scams.spyware.2.1325202.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/phishing.scams.spyware.2.1325202.html</link><description><![CDATA[Phishing scams -- spelled with a P-H instead of an F but sounding just like "fishing" -- can get you into some hot water. It starts when you get an honest looking e-mail that tries to trick you into revealing your usernames, passwords and credit card details. According to CNET.com, more than 55,000 phishing attacks were launched in the first half of 2009. In this week's CNET Tech Minute, CNET.com's Brian Cooley tells us how to avoid getting hooked.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:16:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall]]></title><guid>http://cbs5.com/consumer/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</guid><link>http://cbs5.com/consumer/vicks.sinex.nasal.2.1324617.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has recalled some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex
nasal spray after the company found bacteria in samples during routine
testing.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:23 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>