SF News Photos from Black Friday Starting on Thursday, folks lined up outside aggressively non-boutique stores like Old Navy and Wal-Mart across the U.S. in order to get sanity-estranged deals on holiday shopping. Although Black Friday is as
SF News San Francisco's Canopy Financial "a Complete Sham," Says TechCrunch Canopy Financial, "a pioneer in innovative healthcare banking technology solutions that connect healthcare and financial services" at ranked no. 12 on the 2009 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies, is a total
misc Photos: Twitter's New Office Moving out of the LoRi (Lower Outer Rincon Hill)/South Park neighborhood, the folks at Twitter moved up Third Street to a sweeter, swankier pad. CEO Ev Williams's wife, Sara Morishige, reportedly aided
misc Bag Lady: The Seventh Heart at 1592 Market by Ryan Robles Times are tough. Or so we've been told. So, in this economy it’s ideal to know where to go to get the most omph for your buck, especially if
misc Bag Lady: PACT Underwear by Ryan Robles Look, a great outfit is a great outfit, we won’t argue with you. However, not many are aware that the real heart of a seamless look lies below the
SF News Millions Awarded to "Bold" California Energy Projects Today the Department of Energy announced a pretty big windfall of funding "for 37 ambitious research projects," ones that involve energy sources such as wind and solar, something crazily awesome about bacteria being
misc Bag Lady: CC Rider SF at 835 Divisadero by Ryan Robles Imagine if Cherie Currie and Suzi Quatro decided to move into together. Now, imagine if they had ti make ends meet by opening up their closets to the public, which
SF News Bank of America CEO Leaving Uh oh. According to AP, "Ken Lewis, the embattled CEO of Bank of America Corp., is leaving the company, succumbing to nearly a year of strife that followed his company's acquisition of Merrill
SF News Al's Comics Vandalized Well, this wasn't cool. Al's Comics, located on Market Street across from The Center, was vandalized over the weekend. According to Josh Ellingson, who captured the image above, "Around 3-4 a.m. on
SF News Union Street NIMBYs Lose Marbles Over Muni Bus Proposal A Muni proposal is underway to "establish a 291 feet long Bus Terminus at Union & Fillmore," which we think it a might fine idea. Improvements to public transportation like this should be
misc Remove Outlets at Cafes? Sheer heresy, right? To ban laptop power connectivity at your favorite cafes? Well, that's just what some cafes in New York City, according to a article, are doing in an effort to get
SF News Apple Sells 1M Phones While some of us are more than content with our MetroPCS phones (questionably referred to as GhettoPCS in less esteemed circles), people are finally getting their first iPhones. So much so that Apple
SF News Yelp Increases the Drama, Allows Businesses to Respond In what could be the most drama-inducing move to hit the internet in ages -- God willing -- Yelp has agreed to let businesses respond publicly to customers' critiques. Possibly in an effort
misc Yelp's Yelp Reviews More Mixed in Light of Extortion Stories We've been enjoying reading the onslaught of one- and two-star reviews about Yelp on its own site, ever since the extortion stories sprouted legs. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman denies the accusations, claiming the
SF News Chain Store Threatens Cultural Integrity of SF Neighborhood Evil, culturally unrich, dastardly home improvement chain Lowe's is planning to open a store on Bayshore Boulevard. According to the SF Chronicle, it's in the negotiation stages. If you recall, a Home Depot
SF News Parkway Speakeasy Theater Shutters this Sunday Now for some truly sad news,.Catherine and Kyle Fischer's Parkway Speakeasy Theater in Oakland is closing its door for good after 12 years. Here's the missive sent out today to fans of
SF News Kaiser Kills 275 Bay Area Jobs Chipping away at the employment rate in the Bay Area, health corporation Kaiser Permanente plans to eliminate 275 jobs in Walnut Creek, Napa, and Pleasanton as it "restructures its information technology operations." The
SF News Apple Layoffs? Owen Thomas at Valleywag has word that there might -- might! -- be "'major layoffs'" at Apple today. According to VW tipsters, "'all sales teams have mandatory meetings today'" and "'HR booked conference
SF News Metreon's PlayStation Store and SonyStyle Store to Close Coming as a surprise to no one, Sony plans on shutting down the PlayStation Store and SonyStyle Store at the Metreon complex. As near to the heart to PlayStation fans as the Apple
SF News Rought Times Hit Noted VFX Production Company Based in San Francisco and Los Angeles, The Orphanage went from a small visual effects company in a matter of 10 years with over 160 artists creating effects for more than two dozen
SF News American Apparel Planning Commission Meeting This Thursday Tomorrow's the big day. The planning commission meeting is this Thursday, starting at 1:30. The hearing goes down in room 400 at City Hall. Oh, and Stephen Elliot at Stop American Apparel
SF News Dining Out's Death: January '09 Eater is a fantastic spot to read what's opening and hot in the Bay Area's gastronomic scene. We all know that. But these days, and we really do hate saying this, it's pressing
SF News Duraflame Sues Over Winter Spare the Air Days Concerned about your right to feel toasty, Duraflame has filed a lawsuit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for their 'Spare the Air' days, which bans the burning combustible materials (i.
SF News American Apparel Poll Results An issue first brought up by the folks over at Mission Mission, the effort to stop American Apparel from opening shop on chic Valencia Street is awkwardly taking shape. SFist posted a highly
SF News Microsoft to Delete 5,000 Jobs Oy. Citing an economic downturn, Microsoft plans on pruning up to 5,000 jobs in the next year and a half, or 5.5% of its global workforce. They will 'cleanse' over 1,
