Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe (SAN FRANCISCO) -- The shake-up continues in the San Francisco Bay area behind the anchor desks at area television stations. The latest high-level departure, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, is that of Pete Wilson from station KRON-TV (Channel 4). The publication says that Wilson has made it clear that he was motivated by two things: After working nights for years he wants to spend time with his son before the boy gets through high school and leaves home. The second reason is that when KRON lost its affiliation with NBC Wilson did not want to remain with an "independent." Advertisement Wilson has recently signed to anchor at KGO-TV (Channel 7). He denies reports, though, that his departure from Channel 4 was not relayed to his fellow employees and others before he signed with KGO. (CHICAGO) -- A GOP candidate for the Illinois governor's chair says that state and Chicago politicians should stop "dancing around the issue (of expansion of O'Hare International Airport (ORD)" and get to work on the plan already put forth by the city's Democratic mayor, Richard Daley. Corinne Wood says that state political leaders -- including her mentor, current Illinois Gov. George Ryan -- should work out their differences and find a way to move a plan forward to expand the sprawling facility. Advertisement The Tribune's Rick Pearson says that Wood tried to tie O'Hare expansion with prevention of terrorism in the first wave of her new TV commercials. (BALTIMORE) -- The newest downtown entertainment venue in Baltimore is getting good marks. The facility, called the Power Plant Live! (exclamation point included) has become an instant hit with the 20-something crowd. The Sun says that the complex includes a Cuban restaurant and a nightclub. It has grown by bits and pieces during the past couple of years. Patrons have been enjoying the final weeks of good weather in Baltimore by partying outside. Power Plant Live! is located in the city's rejuvenated Inner Harbor district. By the way, the Sun's Tricia Bishop notes that the venue isn't quite another Bourbon Street, but it's taking on that kind of indoor/outdoor atmosphere. (TRENTON, N.J.) -- Voters in Trenton, N.J., and its surrounding area say that the next governor of that state will best represent their needs if he or she is an urbanite and not from the hinterland. The Philadelphia Inquirer's Trenton bureau cites the case of a 44-year-old woman, recently laid off from the city of Trenton's Housing Authority, who says that many people in that city are acutely aware that something must be done quickly to save the urban area from collapse. Advertisement Among the urban centers which she says are in need of a quick fix, in addition to Trenton, are Paterson, Camden and Elizabeth.
