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Dave Del Grande

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    December 7, 2009

    City Mechanics' Beloved Ancient Kitty Mascot Dies

    Shops the cat, a fixture at the city's Central Shops mechanical yard, is no more​Not that long ago, SF Weekly wrote a piece about the uncontested queen of the city's Central Shops mechanics' yard -- a 19-year-old cat named Shops. In a unique arrangement, the cat was adopted by the repair yard -- m ... More >>

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    October 12, 2009

    City Mechanics' Beloved Feline Mascot, 19, Is Yet Another Vintage Model

    Joe EskenaziShops the cat, 19, is the benevolent monarch of the city's Central Shops maintenance yard​Dave Del Grande has been working at the city's Central Shops for nearly 25 years. He started as a mechanic and worked his way all the way up to operations director. Any dinged up city vehicle -- r ... More >>

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    March 9, 2005

    We'd Like to Buy the Coach a Coke

    Jane Logan and Jackie Ortega are applying the fitness club model to the creative arts

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