1.   Bay Area residents say they are finding ants everywhere imaginable, from freezers to laundry baskets to coffeepots.

2.   Bay Area residents increasingly are jumping on the kosher brand wagon.

3.   Bay Area residents will hear a loud pin drop today as Sprint launches its new local phone service to compete with Pacific Bell.

4.   Bay Area residents are likely to hear more from GTE as it expands outside its traditional service territories, which are concentrated mostly in Southern California.

5.   Bay Area residents are used to seeing people out running, riding bikes, working out.