Apparently Sidewalk San Francisco executive producer Lynn Forbes didn't buy that rabbit's foot we suggested. Forbes' boat became the latest swamped by the waves of turmoil at Microsoft's Bay Area local news and entertainment service last Thursday, making her the second senior executive to leave in recent weeks. Apparently, Forbes and Hirschfield's successor, Kevin Wueste, were none too chummy. Given the mess amongst all the former newspaper folks at Sidewalk SF, it's no wonder Bill Gates wants to deny that he's in the local news business. Join the HotWired Network, it's free .
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