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Economic Development

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    San Francisco Among California's Top Three Job-Creating Cities

    ​"Pandering to the conventional wisdom," former New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller once observed, is "the mortal sin of journalism." There are plenty of journalistic sinners out there, particularly when it comes to the conventional wisdom on San Francisco.Self-consciously middle-of-the-ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Octavia Boulevard Is Devouring Upper Market

    Matt SmithLet them wait in the traffic they created, for heaven's sake.​Billed as a "livable" alternative to the freeway offramp that once shadowed Market Street, Octavia Boulevard has, in reality, been a confusing, deadly grid of expressways and frontage streets.Accidents are plentiful along Octa ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2011

    How to fund your project with online tools in 2011

    Matt SmithLet them wait in the traffic they created, for heaven's sake.​Billed as a "livable" alternative to the freeway offramp that once shadowed Market Street, Octavia Boulevard has, in reality, been a confusing, deadly grid of expressways and frontage streets.Accidents are plentiful along Octa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2011

    A Neighborhood in Black and White

    Matt SmithLet them wait in the traffic they created, for heaven's sake.​Billed as a "livable" alternative to the freeway offramp that once shadowed Market Street, Octavia Boulevard has, in reality, been a confusing, deadly grid of expressways and frontage streets.Accidents are plentiful along Octa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2010

    On a Mission

    Matt SmithLet them wait in the traffic they created, for heaven's sake.​Billed as a "livable" alternative to the freeway offramp that once shadowed Market Street, Octavia Boulevard has, in reality, been a confusing, deadly grid of expressways and frontage streets.Accidents are plentiful along Octa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Cinnaholic Selling Microlending Certificates to Raise Much-Needed Cash

    Tamara PalmerCinnaholic launched a shop in July near the U.C. Berkeley campus.​It's hard out here for a vegan cinnamon roll startup. This morning Vegansaurus passed along a microlending plea for Cinnaholic, the vegan cinnamon roll bakery that cranked up its ovens just two months ago in Berkel ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2010

    Peanut Butter Miracles

    Amid the chaos that is Haiti, Dr. Patricia Wolff has made ending child malnutrition her life’s work.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Sweet Beat: East Bay Chocolatier Seeks to Boost Both Oakland and Jamaica

    M. LaddOakland Chococlate Co. sources beans from Jamaican farmers.​Utilizing space at Tanya Holland's Brown Sugar Kitchen, Oakland City Senior Council Member Nancy Nadel started out doing what she describes as bean to bar to bonbon. Today, Nadel calls herself cacaofevier and chocolatier (not t ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    M. LaddOakland Chococlate Co. sources beans from Jamaican farmers.​Utilizing space at Tanya Holland's Brown Sugar Kitchen, Oakland City Senior Council Member Nancy Nadel started out doing what she describes as bean to bar to bonbon. Today, Nadel calls herself cacaofevier and chocolatier (not t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Don't Forget It, Jake

    M. LaddOakland Chococlate Co. sources beans from Jamaican farmers.​Utilizing space at Tanya Holland's Brown Sugar Kitchen, Oakland City Senior Council Member Nancy Nadel started out doing what she describes as bean to bar to bonbon. Today, Nadel calls herself cacaofevier and chocolatier (not t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: In S.F. Math, 2 2 Does Not Equal Four, But Sexual Harrassment = $90,670.20

      Here is the exact moment when covering San Francisco government goes from sad to pathetic: It's when you come home after a nice vacation, dust off your lap-top to catch up on what you've missed, and realize that San Francisco has no idea how many working fire engines it has.I'm pretty sure ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 19, 2009

    "ThankYouGoodbye"

      Here is the exact moment when covering San Francisco government goes from sad to pathetic: It's when you come home after a nice vacation, dust off your lap-top to catch up on what you've missed, and realize that San Francisco has no idea how many working fire engines it has.I'm pretty sure ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    Smash, the State

      Here is the exact moment when covering San Francisco government goes from sad to pathetic: It's when you come home after a nice vacation, dust off your lap-top to catch up on what you've missed, and realize that San Francisco has no idea how many working fire engines it has.I'm pretty sure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Smut Peddler, Guv Hopeful Meg Whitman Waffles on Porn Subsidies

    Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, who as eBay CEO proved her mettle as a hardcore fetish pornography entrepreneur, did not respond to an inquiry Wednesday about whether as governor she would seek to continue a California program that, until recently, subsidized the production of smut.Next we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: Can We All Please Stop Being Surprised By Incompetence at City Hall?

    Last week's revelation that the city's 311 call center charges MUNI almost $2 every time someone asks them to look up a bus schedule was like blogger crack. Not a single San Francisco political blogger had sex last week because they were all too busy telling their partners about it. Why? Well . ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    I Heart Street Art: Is It Art Or Is It Vandalism?

    So the minute I got this gig writing I Heart Street Art, the SFPD announced a major crackdown on graffiti, and suddenly everybody's asking me for the answer to the eternal question: How do you reconcile your appreciation for street art with the fact that it is vandalism?In the back of my mind, I gue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    San Francisco Department of Public Health Contained Measles Outbreak, Possibly Saving Lives

    Without a measles vaccine, your children's lives may be in danger.Just weeks ago, a San Francisco man who had traveled abroad brought back a deadly souvenier. He had spent some time in Europe with a friend who had been diagnosed with measles, and several days aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Protest of the Forced Closure of a Mexican Restaurant in Mission Today

    Francisco BarradasCLG Thai Cafe was evicted so fast they apparently didn't have time to take down its sign. The Mexican restaurant that took its place is now following them out the door. Sounds like it's time for another protest in the Mission.Mission hipsters against gentrification of the Mission h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    David Campos, Corporate Shill?

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2008

    Dead Again

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    Tina Turner

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    SF Gov InAction: An (Imaginary) Sex Scandal, "Conflict Resolution Day," and Soon You too will Become a Special Use District!

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    SF Gov InAction: Supes Divide the City Amongst Themselves, have Big Plans for 19th Avenue, Try to Ban Smoking in Small Steps

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    SF Government InAction: Supes to "Commend" Department Head Accused of Sexual and Religious Harrassment...

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • News

    September 10, 2008

    Law Requires Lobbyists to Disclose Little

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    SF Gov inAction: Everything is Absolutely Fine

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    Snapshot: Guerilla Postering

    Hardly. But his Obama-era Harvard Law pragmatism might ring that way in San Francisco's left-wing political tradition of ideology first, facts second. In San Francisco, as elsewhere, the term "jobs" has evolved into a euphemism for "whatever big business wants." The lobbying group for San Francisco' ... More >>

  • Film

    April 16, 2008

    Unwelcome Visitor

    Tom McCarthy's preachy liberal guilt dwarfs any good intentions.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    San Francisco just released another report about San Francisco: Here's why they all suck

    Tom McCarthy's preachy liberal guilt dwarfs any good intentions.

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin's Message to Newsom: Quit Attacking Me!

    Tom McCarthy's preachy liberal guilt dwarfs any good intentions.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    City of SF Sued, Settles, Armenians Definitely Genocided: It's! ...

    Tom McCarthy's preachy liberal guilt dwarfs any good intentions.

  • News

    March 7, 2007

    Free Trade (in Doctors)

    If physicians really cared about our health, they'd drop their iron wall against immigrant doctors

  • News

    August 9, 2006

    Western Confusion

    With the help of foreign consulates, Western Union poses as a quasi-governmental banking service and rakes in millions from immigrants

  • News

    July 5, 2006

    The Bayview Battler

    More than ready to take on politicians and redevelopers, Willie Ratcliff is in the most important fight of his life.

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    Marina Dreaming

    Is the revamped Polk Street an example of urban renewal, or another trendy spot for yuppies? Take quiz, find out!

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Progressive Failure

    Why San Francisco supervisors who call themselves progressives should get the boot in November

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    Museum Quality

    The new de Young Museum is an architectural marvel; its parking garage shows what's wrong with S.F. development policy

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    Dumping Sophie

    On the heels of Gov. Davis' recall, angry constituents are trying to oust Supervisor Sophie Maxwell

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Through the Cracks

    There are some benefits of big-city gentrification. Jesse Malin's brilliant new record is one of them.

  • News

    June 18, 2003

    First SF Weekly Sharpie Literary Awards

    DISCUSSED IN THIS REVIEW: Cons, Scams & Grifts, 2001, Mysterious Press, Confidence, 2003, Lion's Gate Films What Should I Do With My Life?, 2002, Random House

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    Warning: Deconstruction Ahead

    The Village Voice thinks postmodern deconstructionism explains the S.F. Board of Supervisors; but why invoke Derrida, where ignorance will serve?

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    Gambling Their Future

    How a tiny, impoverished Indian tribe managed to persuade a city, a powerful union, and the U.S. Congress to let them build a Nevada-style casino in the East Bay

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    Mission Implacable

    Peter Glikshtern used a tire iron on four interlopers in his Mission District bar. Then he beat their lawyer's attempt to make the fight a political caues.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best New Neighborhood Park

    Woh Hei Yuen

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best City Transportation Improvement

    Valencia Street Bike Lane

  • News

    December 2, 1998

    Letters

    Valencia Street Bike Lane

  • News

    October 7, 1998

    Letters

    Valencia Street Bike Lane

  • News

    February 11, 1998

    Letters

    Valencia Street Bike Lane

  • Music

    September 25, 1996

    The House of Tudor

    Valencia Street Bike Lane

  • News

    August 9, 1995

    Dog Bite

    Valencia Street Bike Lane

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