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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 >>

A Message to Our Customers

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 >>

The Killer Tramp

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 >>

Short Leash

The local economy is going to the dogs.

Shaky bond insurers cost taxpayers money

The local economy is going to the dogs.

Feeling Feverish?

The local economy is going to the dogs.

Birds of a Feather

Meric Long and Logan Kroeber break the singer/songwriter barrier

Business as Usual

The problem today isn't shoddy corporate ethics -- capitalism was built on corruption. The problem is America's bias against government regulation.

Rebuilding Credit

San Francisco's Providian Financial was once the most despised company in the credit card industry. Now, after a humbling fall, it just wants to be loved.

A Temple to High Living

Elisabeth Daniel

Life is Art

Elisabeth Daniel

From Schlubs to Sharks

Elisabeth Daniel

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Elisabeth Daniel

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Elisabeth Daniel

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Elisabeth Daniel

Unhealthy Debate

There's a new and nasty labor-management war. Health care is the battlefield. San Francisco is the front line.

Letters

There's a new and nasty labor-management war. Health care is the battlefield. San Francisco is the front line.

Unspun

There's a new and nasty labor-management war. Health care is the battlefield. San Francisco is the front line.

Dog Bites

There's a new and nasty labor-management war. Health care is the battlefield. San Francisco is the front line.

Now Is the Perfect Time to Buy a Goat!

There's a new and nasty labor-management war. Health care is the battlefield. San Francisco is the front line.

No Justice

Despite Obama's promises of change, corporate crooks are still going unpunished for their roles in the financial collapse.

The Wall Street Journal Bay Area Section Debut Looks a Lot like the New York Times Bay Area Section

Eh.​We'd like to award the Wall Street Journal's Bay Area section with an even slightly less enthusiastic response than we gave the New York Times. And here it is: "Eh." We have our reasons.  At first, the the addition of Bay Area sections to the nation's most prominent national ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Supreme Court Ruling Will Work Its Way into Your Shopping Bag

Jeff.L/FlickrNot even Berkeley Bowl can save you.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Oh noes!: What does yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision to jimmy open the sewer lid to corporate campaign contributions have to do with the food you eat? Pantloads, writes Food Politics blogger Marion Ne ... More >>

What To Do? Tuesday's Pick: Eliot Spitzer at Commonwealth Club

​Eliot Spitzer @ Commonwealth Club "The Cataclysm of 2008-2009: Lessons Learned, or Lessons Ignored" is a lecture by a expert on Wall Street crime. Here's a man with history of going after securities-fraud characters, weighing in on regulatory reform and attempts to control the banking industry. ... More >>

A week into Cannes and our critic sends his best regards

​Eliot Spitzer @ Commonwealth Club "The Cataclysm of 2008-2009: Lessons Learned, or Lessons Ignored" is a lecture by a expert on Wall Street crime. Here's a man with history of going after securities-fraud characters, weighing in on regulatory reform and attempts to control the banking industry. ... More >>

Everyone Sing the Bay Area Media Songs!

Joyce GoldschmidGet out your banjo, Warren, and sing the company song!​On May 26, financier Warren Hellman invited throngs of hangers-on to a Great American Music Hall bash to celebrate the launch of the Bay Citizen, the news nonprofit he tossed $5 million.The highlight, apparently, was an offici ... More >>

Play the Anti-Meg Whitman Video Game

​It isn't Final Fantasy XIII -- don't worry, it won't "brick" your computer. But a clever videogame from the California Labor Federation is alleging that Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman will indeed "brick" the state. Essentially it's just the ninja star-throwing segments of Shinobi -- ... More >>

The Loathsome Campaign Against Pension Reform

An offer he can't refuse? ​When Jeff Adachi enraged every last vestigial limb of the San Francisco political body by pushing his "Smart Reform" pension measure onto the ballot, your humble narrator made a prediction. Labor, acting through beholden politicians and complicit partners in the media, w ... More >>

The Lighter Side of Heavy

An offer he can't refuse? ​When Jeff Adachi enraged every last vestigial limb of the San Francisco political body by pushing his "Smart Reform" pension measure onto the ballot, your humble narrator made a prediction. Labor, acting through beholden politicians and complicit partners in the media, w ... More >>

iPhone 5 to be Released Next Month

Waiting for the next generation ​On Friday, we gave iPhone users some grim news -- customers were being overcharged by as much as 300 percent for data they never used. But now we are here to deliver some good -- if not curious -- news: The iPhone 5 will be out in June!At least that's the buzz amon ... More >>

Street Cred

Waiting for the next generation ​On Friday, we gave iPhone users some grim news -- customers were being overcharged by as much as 300 percent for data they never used. But now we are here to deliver some good -- if not curious -- news: The iPhone 5 will be out in June!At least that's the buzz amon ... More >>

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong: Please Let Me in the Bubble

Yaniv Golan/Flickr​AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is jealous of the new Internet bubble, and he wants in. Last week during a meeting with investors, Armstrong noted the high valuations of companies like LinkedIn and Pandora and concluded that AOL is "severely undervalued." The Wall Street Journal quoted ... More >>

Taiwanese Food Blogger Gets Jail, Trader Joe's Should Stop Feeding Dumpster Divers

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Why I'm never becoming a restaurant critic in Taiwan. The Taipei Times reports that a local food blogger was just sentenced to 30 days in jail and almost $7,000 in fines for writ ... More >>

Anonymous Discrimination? Wearing Masks at Protests Illegal in New York City

Wear this to a protest in New York? Fugetaboutit.​Over the last month, masked Anonymous protesters have made a weekly date out of organizing demonstrations at BART stations in San Francisco. When the cops have moved to arrest some, it's usually been for refusing to obey an officers' orders, delayi ... More >>

Occupy Wall Street Protest Expands to San Francisco

12 days, plus interest ​Today marks the 12th day of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City -- and unlike BART protests, there's no sign that this demonstration is dying down. In fact, it's spreading -- all the way to the West Coast, where California is suffering from a staggering 12 perc ... More >>

Watch DJ Shadow's Blood-Boiling New Video, "Border Crossing"

​ The Occupy Wall Street Everywhere protests are stealing headlines this week. But for many, immigration and border politics remain one of the most backwards and unjust issues facing the country. Count among that group the Bay Area's DJ Shadow, whose new video for "Border Crossing" qualifies a ... More >>

Why Musicians Matter to the Occupy Movement

​It's been over two weeks since the protest in SF's financial district commenced -- prompted by the occupation of Wall Street that started almost a month ago -- and four days since Oakland joined this now apparently worldwide movement. As we all know, Occupy Wall Street was outright ignored by mai ... More >>

Protesting Corporate Greed and Corruption? Set Your Sights on the Food Industry

_PaulS_/Flickr​ Mother Jones magazine's great food correspondant, Tom Philpott, wrote a barnstormer of an article this past week titled "Foodies, Get Thee to Occupy Wall Street." Food is no side issue, Philpott argues, to the nationwide protests voicing outrage over the unchecked power o ... More >>

"Cookie Monster" Offers Best Explanation Yet for Occupy Wall Street

"C is for Corporate Malfeasance"​A guy calling himself Cookie Monster has written what looks to us like the most clear and persuasive explanation for the Occupy movement we've seen anywhere, a copy-and-pastable screed that everyone should send to their crazy aunts and skeptical grandfolks. Admi ... More >>

Groupon's Big Bowl of Problems

​Groupon, it appears, means to get rich or die tryin'. On Friday, it updated a regulatory filing indicating that it is scaling back its IPO plans. Less than five months ago, when it first filed, the company said it planned to raise about $750 million. Now that's been reduced to $540 million. The e ... More >>

OccupySF: How To Get Laid by the 99 Percent

The official Occupy condom. ​We learned a couple days ago that the Occupy protesters are a horny crew, advertising their plaints for love and sex on Craigslist. Well, perhaps those services can be rendered, thanks to Craigslist. A dude calling himself Barry McCockiner -- who is also seen spanking ... More >>

OccupySF: Politicians Crash the Party

Hey, I support the movement, too! Solidarity!​Those grumbling about the caliber of people camping out at Justin Herman plaza can't be thrilled about the latest wave of demonstrators drawn to OccupySF: politicians. Last night a near-quorum of the Board of Supervisors squatted along with the squatte ... More >>

Granny Greenleaf's Pumpkin Harvest Delight Edibles: Pumpkin in the Hour of Chaos

Granny Greenleaf's "Lil Velvets." The Pumpkin Harvest Delight got scarfed before we could get a shot.​If you replaced the word "sailing" from Christopher Cross's 1980 easy listening tour de force with the word "Oaksterdam," it would tickle so good. Especially now, as the smells of autumn com ... More >>

Occupy SF Refuses to Move to the Mission

adrielhampton via FlickrOh this is going to be good!​Occupy San Francisco is here to stay. Well, at least until the cops break it up.Occupy SF is refusing to relocate its very distinct camp site near the Financial District to a less conspicuous site in the colorful Mission District, claiming that ... More >>

Bouncer Talks Occupy with The Man at Sutter Station

adrielhampton via FlickrOh this is going to be good!​Occupy San Francisco is here to stay. Well, at least until the cops break it up.Occupy SF is refusing to relocate its very distinct camp site near the Financial District to a less conspicuous site in the colorful Mission District, claiming that ... More >>