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Manufacturing Sector

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Hilarious Campaign Video Bluntly Explains Why California Should Smoke Tobacco

    Generally, we think it's safe to say that Big Tobacco has given people more reasons to cry than laugh.But we found ourselves chuckling a lot after watching this sorta depressing campaign video which uses gallows humor (our favorite!) to make voters -- and smokers -- smile and then think about all th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Mixed Milk Cheeses: The Tasty Joys of Combining Goat and Cow

    Often, cheese makers blend milk from different animals to create flavors a single milk can't provide. La Tur, a three milk cheese (sheep, cow and goat) from Caseficio dell'Alta Langa in Italy, is an exceptional example.  But sheep- and goat-milk cheese producers blend milk for a functional re ... More >>

  • Music

    March 14, 2012

    The Creators Project: Show Preview

    Often, cheese makers blend milk from different animals to create flavors a single milk can't provide. La Tur, a three milk cheese (sheep, cow and goat) from Caseficio dell'Alta Langa in Italy, is an exceptional example.  But sheep- and goat-milk cheese producers blend milk for a functional re ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 29, 2012

    Politically Driven

    Often, cheese makers blend milk from different animals to create flavors a single milk can't provide. La Tur, a three milk cheese (sheep, cow and goat) from Caseficio dell'Alta Langa in Italy, is an exceptional example.  But sheep- and goat-milk cheese producers blend milk for a functional re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Meet and Eat With Your Favorite Cheesemakers

    ​What: Meet the Cheesemaker, a California Artisan Cheese Guild Fundraiser Where:The Cheese School of San Francisco When: Fri., November 11, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $35 The rundown: Every year, the Cheese School in North Beach hosts a bunch of California's cheesemakers to raise funds for the Califor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    What Exactly Is a Tech Company?

    ​Fast Company has published what might be the best, clearest look at the how the contours of the tech landscape are shaping themselves, and how that landscape has come to be dominated by four companies. I was alerted to the article via a tweet by Chronicle tech reporter Casey Newton who characte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Cheese Affinage? New York Times: Pro. Rainbow's Head Cheesemonger: Meh.

    ​Yesterday, the New York Times published a feature on affinage, the practice of properly aging cheeses until they hit that perfect moment for eating. The article profiled several East Coast cheesemongers who practice affinage, most notably Murray's Cheese Shop in Manhattan, which has a master ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Sugar Sues Corn Syrup for False Advertising. No Joke.

    Sugar: going on the offensive. Yesterday the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles began hearing arguments over an odd lawsuit filed by a group of sugar producers against a group of producers and marketers of high-fructose corn syrup. The charge? False advertising. Big Sugar is mad that Big HFCS -- u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Google Thumbs Nose at Antitrust Regulators

    ​You can't say Google doesn't have balls. Despite increasingly heavy antitrust scrutiny by the federal government, the Internet behemoth is charging ahead with a deal that brings all kinds of potential for cornering a market. It will pay $12.5 billion for Motorola Mobility, a leading maker of hand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    More Local Cheese Recommendations

    Jonathan KauffmanValley Ford's Estero Gold.​ This week, as I was tasting local cheeses for today's SFoodie's 92 segment, I called a number of pros to ask them about cheeses they thought I should know about. Three ― Jens at Say Cheese, Ellen at 24th Street Cheese Company, and the amazing Laura We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Clean Cheese, Ginger Ale, and the Mighty Subway

    Madame Fromage/FlickrSally Jackson's amazing cheese, now lost to the world after an FDA crackdown.​A new daily column: Notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other miscellanea dredged up from the food media.1. Cheese makers under attack? San Francisco diners haven't felt the i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2011

    The New Cheese Lady

    Madame Fromage/FlickrSally Jackson's amazing cheese, now lost to the world after an FDA crackdown.​A new daily column: Notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other miscellanea dredged up from the food media.1. Cheese makers under attack? San Francisco diners haven't felt the i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Taste Local Cheese for the Holidays (and a Good Cause)

    ​For obvious, if college-humor, reasons, our favorite of the twelve days of Christmas has always been the eight maids a-milking. Egg nog and Santa's glass of milk always have a place in the holiday celebrations, but why can't we include dairy in its more awesome and solid forms? The

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    What a Predicament: City Attorney Defends Crappy S.F. Law Against Ultimate Corporate Force of Evil

    I am the law!​ Like a duel to the death with the prize to the victor being death, it seems there are no winners in this morning's legal showdown between San Francisco and Philip Morris at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Well, the winner may be "your lungs," but, at best, the loser would be "your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Track of the Day: This is Anthony Vol. 1

    The tracks on this site made me laugh until the tears came. Prank calling is a joke older than having a landline, but fucking with the telemarketers who call you, well, there's plenty of humor still in that one. Anthony of Ezee Tiger has a new Stereoabuse blog, and right now it's chock full of track ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Do You Think Big Tobacco Is a Bunch of Rotten, Death-Dealing Bastards? Well, Survey Says You're Probably Not a Smoker.

    G.B. TrudeauDislike tobacco industry shills? That's a good sign for your lungs.A U.C. San Francisco study has revealed that young adults who deeply believe that the tobacco industry is composed of low-down, degenerate, gutless, slimy, watermelon-fucking sons of bitches are far less likely to smoke t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Earth's Richest Man World's Greatest Newspaper? Damning San Francisco Archive Suggests it's a Match Made in Hell

    As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has dri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Is Steve Jobs Mortal? In 2007, SF Weekly Was the First to Ask

    Now that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced he'll take an illness-related leave of absence, the global faithful are asking themselves: Wait a minute; which is it? Is he the all-knowing, all-being master of lightness and dark, as we've been led to believe? Or is he a mere flesh-and-blood mortal? As i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Exhibit A: Bad Biofuel

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    iPods Now More Explody

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2008

    It's Time to Buy Stock in MRSA Detectors

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Talk Nerdy To Me: Wired Founder Launches Chocolate Company

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    The Top 50 Women in Business -- WSJ Honors Silicon Valley Fembots

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Big Poultry And The USDA Passing Off Pumped-Up Chicken As Natural

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Big Poultry And The USDA Passing Off Pumped-Up Chicken As Natural

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2007

    Army Food Supply Corruption Probe: Ain't No Thang But A Chicken Wang

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2007

    Army Food Supply Corruption Probe: Ain't No Thang But A Chicken Wang

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2007

    CNET/H-P Suit: Good Personal Privacy v. Bad Personal Privacy VIolator

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • News

    September 27, 2006

    Cops Who SPY

    By Meredith Brody On first reading, this bright idea seems heaven-sent for combining two New Year's resolutions: contributing to a greener planet by using less gasoline, and, hey, dropping a few pounds while you're at it. Alas, this Beverly Hills (where else?) liposuction doctor's simple plan - ... More >>

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    I Spy a Scandal

    Silicon Valley stalwart Hewlett-Packard is reeling, under investigation for invading the privacy of journalists and its own board members. Do you see a way out for the computing giant?

  • News

    August 2, 2006

    The Cutting Edge

    Silicon Valley stalwart Hewlett-Packard is reeling, under investigation for invading the privacy of journalists and its own board members. Do you see a way out for the computing giant?

  • Home Entertainment

    May 24, 2006

    Next Big Things

    The five biggest attention-getters at E3.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    The Smoking Gun

    A treasure trove of damning evidence against Big Tobacco has been unearthed at UCSF

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    Rail Out of Town

    Right now, the museum consists mainly of dozens of dusty old train hulls scattered across a splay of disused tracks

  • News

    February 18, 2004

    Profiles in Gumption

    Thanks to SFMOMA, Mattel wasn't able to squash a Utah artist who puts Barbie dolls in blenders

  • News

    June 26, 2002

    Blowing Smoke

    WARNING: Gov. Davis' plan to use tobacco lawsuit money to fill a budget gap is dangerous to our financial health

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Place to Sweat While Doing Business

    Sportsclub/LA San Francisco

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    Land Ho

    A new deal with the Navy means S.F. supervisors can finally consider accepting part of Hunters Point Shipyard

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Running on Empty

    Detroit automakers have spent millions attempting to unplug California's effort to put electric cars on the road. And so far, Detroit's succeeding.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Boutique for Larger Women

    Harper Greer

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    Smoking Gun

    Tobacco industry documents expose an R.J. Reynolds marketing plan targeting S.F. gays and homeless people. Its name: Project SCUM.

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    The Documentation

    Databases of the original materials used in writing this story

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Place to Suck Giant Tapioca Balls Through a Straw

    Wonderful Food Company

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Clothing Store at Which to Rediscover Your Individuality

    Taxi

  • News

    May 17, 2000

    Babes in Toyland

    Two hackers piss off Mattel and spawn an Internet legal imbroglio

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    Outing the Marlboro Man

    Document reveals new details on how tobacco companies target gays

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Opening Pandora's Box

    Once-secret documents reveal the tobacco industry's battle to gut anti-smoking education in California. Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and former Gov. Pete Wilson helped.

  • Music

    April 23, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Once-secret documents reveal the tobacco industry's battle to gut anti-smoking education in California. Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and former Gov. Pete Wilson helped.

  • Dining

    December 27, 1995

    Dish

    Once-secret documents reveal the tobacco industry's battle to gut anti-smoking education in California. Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and former Gov. Pete Wilson helped.

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    Chatterbox

    Once-secret documents reveal the tobacco industry's battle to gut anti-smoking education in California. Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and former Gov. Pete Wilson helped.

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