Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Shuts Down Howard Street

While this year's Oracle OpenWorld '09 bash -- which is expected to draw an estimated 40,000 Larry Ellison customers, employees, and assorted fans -- will close down Howard Street between Third and Fourth Streets. Please take note, reroute your drive accordingly. Oh, and Yerba Buena Gardens will, for the most part, be closed to plebeians like you until Thursday, when the conference ends.