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Yuletide Good Will Spells Ruin For SF Law Firms

By Matt SmithAn apparent upwelling of holiday good cheer has destroyed two of San Francisco's oldest law firms, which had thrived during much of the past century by exploiting greed, jealousy, fear, malice and other non-holiday sentiments. Thelen LLP, begun in 1924 and until recently one of America' ... More >>

Dog Bites

By Matt SmithAn apparent upwelling of holiday good cheer has destroyed two of San Francisco's oldest law firms, which had thrived during much of the past century by exploiting greed, jealousy, fear, malice and other non-holiday sentiments. Thelen LLP, begun in 1924 and until recently one of America' ... More >>

Randy Shaw's Power Plays

Sixteen years ago, Randy Shaw started a housing clinic with $50 and a good idea: educating tenants. Now he's got more than $900,000 a year to spend -- and clout to match.

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Sixteen years ago, Randy Shaw started a housing clinic with $50 and a good idea: educating tenants. Now he's got more than $900,000 a year to spend -- and clout to match.

The Demise of Hyphy

Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.

Good News, San Francisco (For Law Firms): Locals Still Suing One Another

Down -- but, locally, far from outA flagging economy hasn't yet led to the Shakespearian situation of killing all the lawyers -- at least not in San Francisco (and, again, not yet). Despite some hard-to-ignore setbacks for the city's providers of legal services, a recent report by the legal consulti ... More >>

Blood Feast

Down -- but, locally, far from outA flagging economy hasn't yet led to the Shakespearian situation of killing all the lawyers -- at least not in San Francisco (and, again, not yet). Despite some hard-to-ignore setbacks for the city's providers of legal services, a recent report by the legal consulti ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

July 5, 2006

Sloganeering

For years the city has been using racy ads to sell HIV prevention. Do they work?

Real to Reel

Jesse Kipp's job in the emerging field of commercial ethnography could make you the star of your very own advertisement

War Torn

Despite their hatred of Saddam Hussein, many Iraqis living in the U.S. oppose Bush's war

Letters to the Editor

Week of July 3,2002

Auditing the Auditors

The expensive tastes of KPMG

Sleeping With the Auditor

Why San Francisco and its outside accountants are a little too close for comfort -- and how it could threaten the city's financial integrity

Soft Firm

Too often, the S.F. law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein strikes settlements that give the firm millions of dollars in legal fees -- and its class action clients too little

Best Bookstore for the Frustrated Architect in You

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Battle Belli

The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli

Mecklin

The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli

Cothran

The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli

Law and Odor

The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli

Reel World

The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli

Don't Delay, Act Now

The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli

Between a Rock and a ... Rock

Environmental testing in the Presidio may be a Sisyphean task

Sails Pitch

Born to sell, would-be America's Cup skipper Dawn Riley puts her birthright to work

Dish

Born to sell, would-be America's Cup skipper Dawn Riley puts her birthright to work

Webbing Out

Born to sell, would-be America's Cup skipper Dawn Riley puts her birthright to work

State Bar Takes Over 'Son of Super Swindler' Law Firm -- 2,000 Con Jobs Too Late

The State Bar of California has taken over the law firm of Mitchell Roth, who had, in partnership with convicted felon Paul Noe II, convinced more than 2,000 troubled homeowners to fall for an apparent "foreclosure assistance" scam.The apparent swindle, fist described in the September, 2008 SF Weekl ... More >>

Summer Fruit is for More Than Just Salads -- Learn How It Can Get You Seriously Hammered

rrrarchPotential cocktail mixers on display at Ferry Plaza.​The hottest bartenders in town are partnering with the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture(CUESA) and the S.F. chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild tomorrow, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Ferry Building to make ... More >>

Local Eco-Conference Swaps Press Passes for Ad Placement

Being forced to trade adspace for media coverage of an event is not the current journalistic norm. Sadly, it may become commonplace in the future.​ In the impending newspaperless world dreaded by journalists, and glowingly touted by futurists, we'll all be glorified ad-salespeople, burnishing our ... More >>

List: The Chronicle looks on the bright side

Being forced to trade adspace for media coverage of an event is not the current journalistic norm. Sadly, it may become commonplace in the future.​ In the impending newspaperless world dreaded by journalists, and glowingly touted by futurists, we'll all be glorified ad-salespeople, burnishing our ... More >>

DOJ Approves Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger

​On Monday, the David and Goliath of concert ticket promotion and sales -- Live Nation and Ticketmaster -- joined forces to become Live Nation Entertainment, a music industry behemoth that promises to force other music labels and promoters to rejigger their business plans to accommodate. The U.S. ... More >>

Ex-Muni Brass Linked to $200 Million in Private Central Subway Contracts

Meet the new boss...​On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will vote on a contract that would send tens of millions of dollars in Central Subway project funds to a firm employing the former director of the Municipal Transportation Agency. If approved, the contract will push the total amount of fund ... More >>

Fast Company Influence Project Pisses Off Online Influencers

You can add another entry to the annals of botched social media campaigns; Fast Company and San Francisco based digital marketing agency Mekanism turned Fast Company readers into digital guinea pigs this morning with The Influence Project, an ornate marketing rickroll where users had to register the ... More >>

Zynga Off the Hook for Mafia Wars Vandalism, S.F. City Attorney Says

​It looks like Zynga is not going to face legal or financial consequences for alleged sidewalk vandalism carried out as part of a marketing campaign for the San Francisco-based company's new online game, Mafia Wars: Las Vegas.Instead, according to Matt Dorsey, spokesman for San Francisco City Atto ... More >>

The Exotic Erotic Ball ditched the Cow Palace over ticket fraud

​It looks like Zynga is not going to face legal or financial consequences for alleged sidewalk vandalism carried out as part of a marketing campaign for the San Francisco-based company's new online game, Mafia Wars: Las Vegas.Instead, according to Matt Dorsey, spokesman for San Francisco City Atto ... More >>

Yes, You Really Are Paying More for Concert Tickets Now

www.economist.com​As recorded music sales slide, at least among the young, artists and promoters are charging you more (lots more) money to go to concerts.How much more? Check it out after the jump.

Grinding Justice: Operation Streamline Costs Millions, Tramples the Constitution, Treats Migrants Like Cattle, and Doesnít Work

www.economist.com​As recorded music sales slide, at least among the young, artists and promoters are charging you more (lots more) money to go to concerts.How much more? Check it out after the jump.

Google Pays Kickbacks -- Or So Say TechCrunch's Anonymous Hearsay Sources

If anonymous hearsay says it, it must be true.​Is Google today's incarnation of Alan Freed, the 1950s R&B disc jockey accused of taking payments to play certain songs? TechCrunch cites anonymous sources suggesting something like that.A major agency "is pushing a ton of advertising dollars thro ... More >>

Commercial Interests

If anonymous hearsay says it, it must be true.​Is Google today's incarnation of Alan Freed, the 1950s R&B disc jockey accused of taking payments to play certain songs? TechCrunch cites anonymous sources suggesting something like that.A major agency "is pushing a ton of advertising dollars thro ... More >>

Groupon Google Ads Pulls a Bait And Switch, Lawsuit Says

Bait and switch​Groupon is being accused of defrauding consumers by purchasing advertisements on Google for services the company did not offer, according to a federal lawsuit filed in San Francisco. A Google search for "San Francisco Tours" on Feb. 24, for example, purportedly returned the followi ... More >>

H1-B Visa Program Creates Caste System for Silicon Valley

Bait and switch​Groupon is being accused of defrauding consumers by purchasing advertisements on Google for services the company did not offer, according to a federal lawsuit filed in San Francisco. A Google search for "San Francisco Tours" on Feb. 24, for example, purportedly returned the followi ... More >>

Top 5 Ways to Ruin a Perfectly Respectable Career, Featuring Kings of Leon

Is it really so hard to be Kings of Leon? That's a question that countless arena-rock sobsters have been asking themselves in the wake of the Followill clan's tour cancellation, a move which disappointed fans, upset beer manufacturers, and may damn near bankrupt Live Nation. Rather than revel in the ... More >>

Mad Blokes

Is it really so hard to be Kings of Leon? That's a question that countless arena-rock sobsters have been asking themselves in the wake of the Followill clan's tour cancellation, a move which disappointed fans, upset beer manufacturers, and may damn near bankrupt Live Nation. Rather than revel in the ... More >>