Walgreens. It's a great equalizer. We all need toothpaste (well, most of us), Advil, Band-aids, tampons, and deodorant (yes, you do), not to mention hastily selected non-porn birthday cards and toilet paper. Thus, your nearest Walgreens is likely to bring you into contact with everyone who lives within a five-block radius of you at one point or another. For some of us, like those who reside in the relatively calm and gentrified neighborhoods of Noe Valley and the Castro, a trip to Walgreens is a pleasant, deeply American experience. For others of us, it's a gauntlet of psychopaths several days off their meds and store clerks who would rather we were stabbed in the neck by the psychopath behind us than give us speedy service. more ›

As the Chronicle reported on Friday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal suit against Walgreens on Thursday for firing a diabetic South San Francisco cashier, Josefina Hernandez. Hernandez had quickly downed a bag of chips while working her shift back in September of 2008 in order to boost her blood sugar level, preventing an oncoming hypoglycemic attack. more ›

PETCO, it seems, wants to open one of their Unleashed stores in the spot that used to house Walgreens at 18th Avenue and Geary. But Richmond businesses and residents aren't having any of it. "Opponents said the chain store will hurt a handful of small businesses within walking distance, such as Cal's Pet Supply that has been in business for 25 years," reports KTVU. "Cal's Pet Supply owner Roy Schmall said he relies on customer loyalty to keep his doors open. He said in these tough economic times, he's able to help pet owners in a way that a chain store such as PETCO can't." more ›

While we head over to Spear and Mission to check out the authenticity of this apparent marijuana plant, please read what a tipster sent to us: more ›

In great anticipation of the big riots last night, the Union Square Walgreens locations decided to be paranoid proactive and board up their windows. A few other locations were boarded up as well. Yet Barney's, Saks, and countless other posh stores remained sparkling and ripe for looting. Except SFist Jay tells us that Sephora was also boarded up because one thing looters like is upscale cosmetics. more ›

You damn well ought to be able to buy your smokes at Walgreen's if you can buy them at Safeway, says Justice William McGuiness of the First Appelate District Court. The court ruled 3-0 yesterday that San Francisco's citywide ban on cigarette sales at drugstores was "flimsy on its face" given that they do not extend the ban to grocery stores that have pharmacies. more ›

We spotted this inappropriate kids' t-shirt at the Walgreens on Powell near O'Farrell. more ›

Our favorite 'no' judge in San Francisco, Peter Busch, brought the hammer down on beloved Walgreens today. See, after SF banned the sale of cigarettes at all Walgreens, the company, in turn, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming they had every right to go against the wishes of the Board of Supervisors. Walgreens goes on to say that the BOS' "violated its right to equal protection under the state and federal constitutions." more ›

Plug 1 from WhatImSeeing (he seems to be everywhere all at once!) sent us this image today after he picked up a pack of cool, smooth, refreshing Parliament Lights. It seems Walgreens, a chain that can do no wrong in our eyes, is handing out these flyers when you buy cigs today. Check it: more ›

Oh my, word. Did you hear it? We received a few emails mentioning it, but NBC 11 confirms: more ›

Little ol' San Francisco made ink in USA Today as part of Mayor Gavin Newsom's clever plan to rule to the state of California. more ›

Other than hawking some of the cheapest yet most breakable electronics around, we simply refuse to believe that Walgreen's can do wrong. Just walking thought their aisles of colorful and affordable products makes us giddy. Well, at least we thought that they were affordable. more ›