The Bay Area LGBT youth program regularly posts homemade viral 'It Gets Better' videos aimed at showing LGBT t eens that suicide is not the best response to harassment or ridicule. Videos have been created by Chris Colfer, Elizabeth Warren and many other influencial people, and now the San Francisco Police Department has added its…
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San Francisco for the Birds
Advocates claim that hundreds of millions of birds die annually as a result of flying into windows or walls in the U.S., and have been moving to encourage San Francisco to begin a nationwide trend of bird-friendly buildings. Not surprisingly, the city has agreed. A Global Issue This past Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved…
San Francisco’s Healthcare Industry
According to a recent report by the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California, San Francisco’s hospital industry is one of the healthiest in the city’s economy. It contributes $15.3 billion to the economy on an annual basis, and creates almost 99,000 jobs or 18% of the city’s work force. Hospitality and tourism are the…
Bluewolf Announces Project Aimed at Reducing Unemployment
During Dreamforce 2011 in San Francisco this week, business consulting firm Bluewolf announced its new project aimed at reducing the US’s unemployment rate by providing public training programs for IT and business professionals. Inspired in part by the recent McKinsey & Company report, the project joins many other hoping to create 21 million jobs throughout…
Feeling Competitive, The Bay Area Has Quakes of Its Own
Earlier this week, the east coast experienced a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that originated in Virginia. Panic ensued, and millions of people took to the streets as the tremors reached as far as the Carolinas. Buildings were evacuated, memorials closed early, and news outlets buzzed for hours. Meanwhile, San Franciscans and other Californians took jabs at the…
Verizon Employees Return to Work, Negotiations to Begin This Week
Verizon’s 45,000 employees have agreed to resume working under a previous contract as negotiators aim to come to a new agreement. The recent strike protested benefit cuts that Verizon implemented in an effort to balance its declining sales. According to Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America, negotiations are to be held in…
Athleta Grows from SF to NY
Clothing line Gap Inc. announced yesterday the grand opening of its first two East Coast Athleta stores in Manhattan’s Upper East and Upper West sides. With the line’s first retail location being San Francisco, which opened earlier this year, the new additions boost Athelta’s plan to have 50 stores throughout the US by 2013. Scott…
Tony Bruno’s Controversial Ramon Ramirez Twitter Post Met With Outrage
“Gutless @#!*&$# Giants! Bochy is a coward for having his illegal alien pitcher hit a guy since mighty Frisco boys….” That was the tweet posted by Tony Bruno on Friday night, causing a major uproar online. The post came after Giant’s pitcher Ramon Ramirez hit Phillies’ Shane Victorino with a pitch, causing a brawl. As…
Hotel Foreclosures in California Rose 91%
According to the Atlas Hospitality Group, California hotel foreclosures have increased 91% in the second quarter. The jump is certainly a sign that the industry may be recovering, as lenders reacquire properties and make use of the higher sales prices. Alan Reay of Atlas said the acquired hotels have been “in trouble for a long…
Sanchez Headed for Rehab
Giants player Jonathan Sanchez is headed out for rehab….again. The Giants will be going to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday to begin the NLCS rematch series without Sanchez. But the Giants won’t be the only team missing some members so they might take some comfort in that. Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee from the Philadelphia…
San Francisco Aims to Reduce Cellphone Radiation Exposure
San Francisco supervisors have recently approved the legislation which aims to reduce consumer exposure to cellphone radiation. The legislation was unanimously approved, and Supervisor John Avalos said it may “save lives.” The measure is similar to the one which was passed last year. However, that one was left in limbo after being challenged in a…