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Safeway Inc.

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2012

    Sierra LaMar Murder Suspect, Antolin Garcia-Torres, Accused of Attempted Kidnappings in 2009

    The man who allegedly kidnapped and murdered 15-year-old Sierra LaMar is now being accused of three other attempted kidnappings from three years ago. Media outlets are reporting that 21-year-old Antolin Garcia-Torres was charged on Tuesday in connection to incidents on March 19 and March 26, 2009, ... More >>

  • Music

    October 17, 2012

    Bouncer Makes a Sweet Plea for Forgiveness at Specs'

    The man who allegedly kidnapped and murdered 15-year-old Sierra LaMar is now being accused of three other attempted kidnappings from three years ago. Media outlets are reporting that 21-year-old Antolin Garcia-Torres was charged on Tuesday in connection to incidents on March 19 and March 26, 2009, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2012

    Safeway Says No More Cheap Gas for You

    Gas prices hit consumers right in the jugular this week. As if Chevron's refinery fire wasn't enough to make us gag at the pump, Safeway stores now say they will no longer offer cheaper gasoline to their Club Card members and loyal shoppers. Local competitor Dixon Gas Club takes the blame for t ... More >>

  • News

    April 18, 2012

    How Bay Area Corporations Resemble Their (Human) Neighbors

    Gas prices hit consumers right in the jugular this week. As if Chevron's refinery fire wasn't enough to make us gag at the pump, Safeway stores now say they will no longer offer cheaper gasoline to their Club Card members and loyal shoppers. Local competitor Dixon Gas Club takes the blame for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    No More Cheap Gas at Safeway?

    The price at the pump could get even pricier -- but only at your local Safeway store. An Alameda County judge has "hinted" that he will block Safeway stores from offering cheaper gasoline to their Club Card members and loyal shoppers across the Bay Area. And you can thank the surrounding fuel statio ... More >>

  • News

    December 14, 2011

    Enter: A Superhero: The Ray Faced Down Cops to Help Occupy, But His True Mission Is Darker

    The price at the pump could get even pricier -- but only at your local Safeway store. An Alameda County judge has "hinted" that he will block Safeway stores from offering cheaper gasoline to their Club Card members and loyal shoppers across the Bay Area. And you can thank the surrounding fuel statio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Hey Food Activists: Can We Get a Ban on GMOs and BGH?

    PCC Farmland Trust​California's food activists are on the verge of gaining a ban on the import of shark fins. And starting next July, sale of foie gras in this state will be illegal. We care about animal welfare here; we passed a law regulating the size of chickens' cages. But perhaps becaus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Anthony Bourdain at Zeitgeist, Bourbon & Bacon's Last Night, and Safeway Love

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Everyone's favorite chef who-will-eat-almost-anything, Anthony Bourdain, is slated to film an episode of No Reservations at Zeitgeist in a couple weeks. Mission Mission reports, via the Zeitgeist newslett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Safeway May Pour Wine, A Haunted Bar, and the Second Nopalito

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Wine tasting at Safeway? Maybe. Haighteration reports there is an "Instructional Tasting" liquor license application pending for the Duboce Triangle Safeway (2020 Market at Dolores). While no one at this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Sexist Milk Ads and Calves Too Cute to Eat -- The Week in Vegan

    ​ ​• The Milk Board strikes again with another dumbass campaign! And this time it's sexist, to boot! The ads imply directly state that when women are PMS-ing, they become total psychos, and the only way to pacify the beast is to ply them with cow's milk. This is like in the 1920s when la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Hidden Video Shows Pigs Thrown, Mutilated, and Confined

    A pig's life​Brace yourself for this distressing piece of news. Mercy for Animals is releasing a truly jaw-dropping video that shows just how badly pigs are abused in the process of being slaughtered. According to the national animal rights organization, which planted an investigator within the Io ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Safeway Sued for Selling Cheaper Gasoline

    Okay, so it's not THAT cheap ​Cheap fuel -- now that's not the typical topic of conversation these days. While Bay Area drivers bask in the reality that they can fill up their tank at a local Safeway store on the cheap(er), six East Bay gas stations are suing the grocery retailer for lowering thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Safeway Sues Over San Francisco Tobacco Ban

    Butt out, Safeway says.​Safeway Inc. has sued San Francisco over a law banning tobacco sales in stores containing pharmacies, claiming that the law gives an unfair advantage to markets that don't sell prescription drugs.The lawsuit calls the tobacco ban "arbitrary and capricious," and "a denial of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Richmond Safeway Remodel: Take Your Virtual Tour Today

    Generally speaking, residents of the Outer Richmond, which includes your author, have it pretty good. We're close to great parks and beaches, exceptional Chinese food is never more than a few blocks away, and we harbor a dirty little secret: The fog isn't nearly as bad as we like to tell you.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    This is Why Everyone Shopping at Trader Joe's Hates You

    zyzzyva/FlickrFace it, the sad truth of your existence.​Once an annual pre-Burning Man stop for cheap vodka, Cabernet, and Trek Mix, Trader Joe's is now a weekly essential ― seriously, who can survive without Mandarin orange chicken, chocolate-covered espresso beans, or processed enchiladas? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Safeway Reconsidering Whether to Allow Congress on Your Corner Events at Its Stores

    Not In My Backyard​Safeway Inc. is reconsidering whether to continue allowing the Congress on Your Corner events to take place at the grocery stores across the nation after the tragic shooting in Arizona that left six people dead and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in serious condition.  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Best Practices: How to Shop at Rainbow Grocery

    ​Yelp/Kenny Y.​Wait -- do you really want to do this? Trader Joes, Safeway, and Whole Foods are all within a mile. Heck, Costco is around the block. So is Foods Co. We shopped Safeway for years before we realized that Foods Co was super competitive price-wise and neat as a pin. Its Jarri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    California Nuts/Angry Shoppers: This Week in Food Bloggery

    A photo from Lara Hata's Commonwealth slideshow.​A few of the highlights from the blog this week:1. Summer Tomato's Darya Pino debuts on SFoodie with a revelation that California macadamias exist -- in fact, you can find them in Scream's macadamia-vanilla sorbet. 2. On the frozen-foods tip, Tamara ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Accused Thief Re-Enacts Snoop Dogg Song -- In His Pants

    ​A man who wandered into the Outer Mission Safeway late Tuesday night is accused of turning his pants into a virtual mini-bar of the sort that washes a wave of nostalgic joy over anyone who came of age in the 1990s. At 10:30 p.m., the store guard observed a man make a beeline for the liquor aisle, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    To Catch A Bike Thief: Mission Police Snag 51-Year-Old Woman In Sting

    'Fuck off, kid. This is my bike. Try and take it and I'll dust you.' ​The police have discovered the face of the city's bike thieves, and it belongs to a 51-year-old transient named Crystal. Don't laugh. If you mess with her, she'll "dust you." This all started with Malcolm McMahon, a City College ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Protesters Protest What Happened at Other Protest

    We'd protest too...​A half dozen men from Carpenters Local Union 152 picketed outside the Safeway at Fourth and King Friday morning. It seems they didn't make much of a splash. For one, they held rather vague signs about what the mammoth grocers' alleged sins were. And, unless you were on foot -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Bogus Trend Story? Dog-Nappings 'Increase' In San Francisco.

    Your collie or your life...​A KTVU news segment recently tugged at the heartstrings with the title "Heartbroken SF Family Searching for Stolen Dog." The story recounted the travails of the Gaffney family, whose dog, JoJo, was just filched while he was tied up outside the Safeway on Market and Chur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    What a Terrible Idea for an Xmas Card Category

    ​ Seen at our local Safeway, Fourth and King Street. We wonder if the inside copy reads, "This card sucks, and so does your relationship."

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Thanksgiving Freak-Out Solution: The Plant Café Organic's $45 Prix Fixe

    niallkennedy/FlickrAll you have to do is pack your Visa card.​In September, you made some grandiose announcement you'd be cooking Thanksgiving this year. Now, two days out, you're freaking, imagining a Turkey Day eve spent fishing a rock-solid Butterball out of the Safeway freezer bin. Relax. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Thanksgiving Freak-Out Solution: Soothing Food, Stiff Drinks at Home (the Restaurant)

    pup ajax/FlickrYou can tell everyone you spent the holiday at Home.​Way back in September, you made some grandiose announcement you'd be cooking Thanksgiving this year. Now, two days out, you're freaking, imagining a Turkey Day eve spent fishing a rock-solid Butterball out of the Safeway freez ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Thanksgiving Freak-Out Solution: Going All Multiculti at Butterfly

    A bit like grandma's house. Or not.​Way back in September, you made some grandiose announcement you'd be cooking Thanksgiving this year. Now, two days out, you're freaking, imagining a Turkey Day eve spent fishing a rock-solid Butterball out of the Safeway freezer bin. Relax. SFoodie's offerin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Whatever Happened to the Safeway Food That Spilled Onto the Bay Bridge? You May Be Eating It.

    truckspills.comIt's an amusing photo, but, technically, when food falls off the back of a truck, the general public has no right to purloin it​It turns out that the can of vegetables you serve for dinner in the near future may have a more interesting story to tell than you do. You've probably read ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Safeway Jumps on Locavore Bandwagon

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Music

    May 20, 2009

    3300 ways to make friends

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    In the Bag

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Volunteers Wanted: Photograph Your Local Bodega

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    Redux In the Richmond, Part II: Starbucks Out Again

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    Hold Those Coupons For a Month and Shop for Groceries Smarter

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    SF Safeway Grocer's Strikes Looms -- And We So Don't Care

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    Safeway Labor Tussle? Charitable Cleanup On Aisle 5!

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    Safeway Labor Tussle? Charitable Cleanup On Aisle 5!

    Safeway was well ahead of the curve as far as the country-of-origin food labeling that went into effect on March 16. Recently, the company instituted new produce signage that both informs and entices the locavores among us.

  • Music

    July 7, 2004

    Jet Black Crayon

    Inaccuracies of the Mind Machine

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Vlad the Mad

    The hardest-working angry young russian comic in town

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Asian Supermarket

    99 Ranch

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Irony in Urban Redevelopment

    Fillmore Street's "Walk of Fame"

  • Dining

    April 17, 2002

    By Any Other Name

    How insistent should you be in having someone pronounce your name correctly?

  • Culture

    September 26, 2001

    Checkout

    Safeway does something good with books but is too paranoid to take credit

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Services for Lazy People

    Netflix, NextBus, Waiters on Wheels, Webvan

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Place to Buy Your Veggies

    Golden Produce

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Farmers' Market

    Heart of the City Farmers' Market

  • News

    November 25, 1998

    Letters

    Heart of the City Farmers' Market

  • News

    November 11, 1998

    My Supermarket, My Friend

    Is that forced Safeway smile a customer service, or an annoying attempt to control?

  • Dining

    September 30, 1998

    Home and Away

    Is that forced Safeway smile a customer service, or an annoying attempt to control?

  • Calendar

    December 17, 1997

    Savage Love

    Is that forced Safeway smile a customer service, or an annoying attempt to control?

  • News

    June 28, 1995

    Conscientious Injectors

    The enforcement of drug laws should be less hurtful than the dangers inherent indrug use itself, say the "harm reductionists" at Prevention Point, who practice what they preach by distributing 1.5 million needles to the city's drug users

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