Michael Liedtke has been a business writer for the Associated Press since 2000. He has been covering the San Francisco Bay area business scene for more than 20 years, having previ-ously worked at the Contra Costa Times in Wal-nut Creek, Calif. The diverse list of companines currently on his beat include: Google Inc., Ya-hoo Inc., Facebook Inc., Oracle Corp., Chevron Corp., Gap Inc., Charles Schwab Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and Safeway Inc. He graduated from San Jose State University.