http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/San_FranciscoFind stories, videos, and photos about San Francisco from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:18:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/11/11/data.visualization/tztop.dataviz.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/San_Francisco14433Find stories, videos, and photos about San Francisco from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/data.visualization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/data.visualization/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe good news: data from governments and other organizations is increasingly open and online. The bad news: it's rather dull.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/27/california.bay.bridge.accident/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/27/california.bay.bridge.accident/index.html#cnnSTCTextA piece of steel and cable fell from the San Francisco Bay Bridge onto the roadway Tuesday, causing an apparently minor two-car accident but backing up traffic for miles, the California Highway Patrol said.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:08:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/09/08/delbiaggio.jail/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/09/08/delbiaggio.jail/index.htmlSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal judge has sentenced a Silicon Valley financier to more than 8 years in prison for bilking banks and investors out of millions of dollars in an attempt to buy a pro hockey team and finance a lavish lifestyle.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/31/black.hat.conference.parking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/31/black.hat.conference.parking/index.html#cnnSTCTextScofflaws could hack the smart cards that access electronic parking meters in large cities around the United States, researchers are finding.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/29/eco.adverts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/29/eco.adverts/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf sex still sells, so increasingly does "green". But as consumers we're becoming increasingly savvy to bold-faced greenwashing, so advertisers are being more creative when using environmental themes in their campaigns.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/04/01/kids.food.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/04/01/kids.food.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextHave your kids ever seen a cranberry bean?Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/25/smallbusiness/living_glass.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/25/smallbusiness/living_glass.fsb/index.htmThere aren't many cutting-edge urban architecture firms in Carmel Valley, Calif., a placid expanse of gnarled oak trees and steep, grassy hills about 120 miles south of San Francisco. But this is where you'll find Rana Creek, a 14-year-old, $6.5 million company that converts city buildings into countryscapes.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/20/valet.parking.ticket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/20/valet.parking.ticket/index.html#cnnSTCTextKay Pratt's rental car gets a ticket when she stays in a San Francisco hotel. Problem is, the car was under the care of the property's valet services. Now she wants the $85 ticket refunded, but the hotel is stringing her along. Is she stuck with the ticket.?Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/01/23/san.francisco.presidio/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/01/23/san.francisco.presidio/index.html#cnnSTCTextUntil recently, only soldiers could take full advantage of this place. They got to wander the bluffs above the Pacific, with unforgettable views of rugged cliffs, hidden beaches and a sea-green bay rimmed by mountains.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/31/smallbusiness/zeppelin.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/31/smallbusiness/zeppelin.fsb/index.htmThere's a new way to fly the friendly skies over San Francisco: the Airship Ventures Zeppelin NT.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:32:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGay couples from around California and the nation are feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve a ballot initiative aimed at banning same-sex marriageMon, 13 Oct 2008 22:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/10/13/san.francisco.museums/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/10/13/san.francisco.museums/index.html#cnnSTCTextAdults and kids are hunched over mounds of multicolored clay, fashioning little clay people and assorted creatures that will star in kid-produced animated shorts.Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1832997,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1832997,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn a crucial win for the free software movement, a federal appeals court has ruled that even software developers who give away the programming code for their works can sue for copyright infringement if someone misappropriates that materialThu, 14 Aug 2008 23:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/04/navarrette.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/04/navarrette.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast week, I wrote about what appears to be a ghastly hate crime in the small town of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, where teenagers allegedly beat to death a 25-year-old illegal immigrant named Luis Ramirez after spewing racial slurs and telling him to go back to Mexico.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826850,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826850,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn the wake of a horrific triple homicide, a debate over whether a city law is sheltering violent criminals from deportation Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday, saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, "does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights."Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815275,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815275,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHundreds of gay and lesbian couples are securing marriage licenses on Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout CaliforniaTue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1806634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1806634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marryThu, 15 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/04/16/close.with.ex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/04/16/close.with.ex/index.html#cnnSTCTextRelationships are tricky enough with just two people involved so imagine how delicate the balancing act becomes when your ex is still in the mix.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/08/us.olympic.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/08/us.olympic.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of protesters demonstrated against China's human rights record and its crackdown in Tibet after the Olympic flame arrived in San Francisco Tuesday.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/smbusiness/dc_sick_leave.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/smbusiness/dc_sick_leave.fsb/index.htmWashington, D.C., is moving forward with a bill that would make it the second city in the U.S. to require all businesses, including those with fewer than 10 employees, to provide paid sick leave for their staff.Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1682463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1682463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn oil spill fouled miles of coastline Thursday, sending environmentalists scrambling to save tarred marine lifeFri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/10/01/100434025/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/10/01/100434025/index.htmWhat if you could embed newspapers - and their ads - right into the tables where people sip their lattes? That's the idea behind TableTouch, a San Francisco startup that sells a coffee table with a built-in, Wi-Fi-enabled touchscreen and software that lets you browse the latest news stories with your fingers.Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/smbusiness/San_Francisco.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/smbusiness/San_Francisco.fsb/index.htmSan Francisco is so environmentally minded that even its Moscone convention center - where a major wireless show (wirelessit.com) convenes this month - is partially solar-powered. Some of the city's indie hot spots also embrace sustainability and local resources.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/03/summer.love.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/03/summer.love.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven the closing of the Bay Bridge could not keep thousands of nostalgic flower children away from San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/07/20/sanfrancisco.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/07/20/sanfrancisco.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook the San Francisco area Friday at 4:42 a.m. PT (7:42 a.m. ET), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/08/01/100137868/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/08/01/100137868/index.htmAn increasingly trendy theory holds that the ticket to attracting and retaining the educated and upwardly mobile is a big dose of urban cool: Think open-air cafés where well-heeled retired boomers and twentysomething professionals gather after the theater to sip Pinot Grigio while looking out at a skyline defined by the latest creation of a world-renowned starchitect.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/31/ferry.plaza/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/31/ferry.plaza/index.htmlEven before it opens at 8 a.m., a devoted group of epicurean pilgrims is already arriving, wheeling knee-high cooler bags toward the produce stands that assemble every Saturday in downtown San Francisco's Ferry Plaza.Thu, 31 May 2007 14:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/27/paint.compassion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/27/paint.compassion/index.htmlThe highest-volume product brought to most municipal waste collection centers during spring cleanup is paint.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_gunther_plastic.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_gunther_plastic.fortune/index.htmPaper or plastic?Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/24/cruiseship.outbreak.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/24/cruiseship.outbreak.ap/index.htmlA highly contagious form of stomach flu sickened hundreds of passengers during a worldwide voyage on the famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship in what health officials called an unusually large outbreak.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/magazines/fortune/zerowaste.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/magazines/fortune/zerowaste.fortune/index.htmWal-Mart and the city of San Francisco do not have much in common, but there is this -- both are working to achieve zero waste.Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/12/01/8395129/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/12/01/8395129/index.htmGrowing up in a struggling family where he was shuttled among relatives for years, Ted Smith, now 24, says he spent much of his teens and early 20s abusing drugs and alcohol. Then, in December 2003... Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/17/news/prop_f/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/17/news/prop_f/index.htmA national movement to mandate paid sick leave for all workers has gotten a lift from a proposition passed by San Francisco voters this month.Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/24/magazines/business2/newrules_bubbleproof.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/24/magazines/business2/newrules_bubbleproof.biz2/index.htmAbout the last place a prospective homebuyer might want to peruse MLS listings these days is in one of the country's most expensive markets, like San Francisco, where the median cost of a single-family dwelling has jumped 37 percent since 2003. (It's now more than triple the national figure.)Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375935/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375935/index.htmThe cherry blossoms are out, and lush green hills are beckoning from coast to coast. So now's the time to stop hibernating in musty hotel gyms and get outside. Whether your next business trip takes... Mon, 01 May 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/18/new.madrid/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/18/new.madrid/index.htmlScientists and residents alike are focusing on the devastating San Francisco earthquake 100 years ago. But some researchers also want to bring public attention to seismic events in a region where strong earthquakes just don't make a lot of scientific sense.Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/13/secret.music/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/13/secret.music/index.htmlMarcus Shelby knows how to stand out in a crowd. Perhaps it's the natty straw fedora he wears to catch a Sunday-night gig at a Mission District dive bar. Or the dapper silhouette he cuts in the corner booth at a swank supper club in North Beach. Whatever the occasion, he's bound to be the most stylish guy in the room.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/13/secret.shopping/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/13/secret.shopping/index.htmlGina Pell is easily San Francisco's most glamorous Internet executive. As CEO and founder of Splendora -- an online shopping and lifestyle guide to San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles -- she's the ultimate resource for finding a perfect hostess gift or distinctive home accessory.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/13/secret.san.francisco/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/13/secret.san.francisco/index.htmlThe news is out: San Francisco is having a rebirth. This isn't the same town you knew even five years ago. Ever since the famed dot-com boom and bust, a sense of creative rediscovery has taken over the scene; the crop of baby millionaires has been replaced by a talented, diverse new crew of insiders intent on reclaiming the city as their own.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/14/real_estate/buying_selling/least_affordable_rental_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/14/real_estate/buying_selling/least_affordable_rental_markets/index.htmIn order to afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, you should be earning nearly $30 an hour in wages, 40 hours a week.Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/10/01/8277959/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/10/01/8277959/index.htmAre home values in America's biggest cities out of whack with the rest of the country? Chris Mayer, a finance and economics professor who heads the Milstein Center for Real Estate at Columbia Unive...Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/real_estate/cities_real_estate_0510/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/real_estate/cities_real_estate_0510/index.htmAre home values in America's biggest cities out of whack with the rest of the country?Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/08/markets/convertibles/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/08/markets/convertibles/index.htmHedge funds that follow the much-beleaguered convertible bond arbitrage strategy finally got a break in June, posting positive monthly returns for the first time this year, according to new research.Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/06/01/8261953/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/06/01/8261953/index.htmThe way I remember it, I had just finished an early-afternoon meeting when something--everything--changed. I returned to my office and sat down in my chair, and suddenly, inexplicably, began to sha...Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/12/31/road.trip/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/12/31/road.trip/index.htmlMy wife had business in San Francisco, so we decided to cash in frequent flyer miles and make a family weekend out of it.Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/09/17/bucks.or.lifestyle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/09/17/bucks.or.lifestyle/index.htmlIt may come as no surprise that where you live affects your salary.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374393/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374393/index.htmI'm not the typical minority," says Jose de Lasa in a thick Caribbean accent. De Lasa thinks that because he was born and raised in a privileged family in Cuba that came to Miami when he was 20 yea...Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/05/01/368237/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/05/01/368237/index.htmOne of the few good things about the sluggish economy has been the ability to rent prime office space on the cheap. But with the recovery gathering steam, your chance to cash in on the weakest mark...Sat, 01 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/11/gay.marriage.california/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/11/gay.marriage.california/index.htmlThe California Supreme Court ordered a halt Thursday to same-sex marriages in San Francisco.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/11/gay.marriage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/11/gay.marriage/index.htmlThe Massachusetts Legislature advanced a constitutional amendment Thursday that would define marriage as the union of a man and a woman.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/03/01/363553/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/03/01/363553/index.htmThe tech recession hit all over the country, but nowhere more profoundly than in Business 2.0's hometown, San Francisco. Vacancy rates in the startup-heavy South of Market neighborhood soared to 50...Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/21/same.sex/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/21/same.sex/index.htmlSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom shut off the same-sex marriage license pipeline this weekend, but will reopen the city clerk's office Monday for business as usual -- with marriage licenses issued by appointment only.Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/20/samesex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/20/samesex.marriage/index.htmlA San Francisco county judge has combined three cases concerning whether the city's issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples is legal.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/19/samesex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/19/samesex.marriage/index.htmlThe city of San Francisco Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state of California, challenging the state law that defines marriage as being between one man and one woman only, the city attorney's office said.Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/pf/valentines_sanfrancisco/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/pf/valentines_sanfrancisco/index.htmWhy San Francisco? We'll leave it to Tony Bennett to explain.Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/08/01/346477/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/08/01/346477/index.htmLike many people, I frequently travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles, either for business or to visit friends. But until recently, I had not driven between the two cities, a stretch renowned for ...Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/03/01/338102/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/03/01/338102/index.htmECONOMY A Taxing Burden Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/11/08/pf/yourhome/bplive_sanfrancisco/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/11/08/pf/yourhome/bplive_sanfrancisco/index.htmRudyard Kipling once pointed out San Francisco's one drawback: 'Tis hard to leave. That's still true today, even after the Internet bust that hit the Northern California economy so hard.Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331649/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331649/index.htmIn a darkened room on the 18th floor of a downtown San Francisco high-rise, Wilson Cheng scans his e-mail. "Cheapest Viagra Guaranteed." "Affordable Mortgages NOW!!!" "Toilet Cams JUQYZJIV." He get...Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/07/01/325622/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/07/01/325622/index.htmIt sounds almost like something out of an Amy Tan novel, but with a Vietnamese flavor. For decades the An family was part of Saigon royalty, but in 1975, when the city fell to communists, the Ans w...Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/24/325172/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/24/325172/index.htmPYRA LABS Blogging software www.pyra.com Mon, 24 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/05/01/321618/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/05/01/321618/index.htmBOUTIQUE HOTELS Boutiques' slick design and model-pretty staffs defined urban cool in the 1990s, but they've been hard hit by the travel slowdown. While "sale" is a dirty word in the boutique busin...Wed, 01 May 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/04/01/320259/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/04/01/320259/index.htmSeveral weeks ago MONEY hosted an off-the-record dinner in San Francisco for a few dozen of our readers, as a kind of focus group. They told us what they liked (and disliked) about the magazine, an...Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305429/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305429/index.htmEXPLOSIVE E-MAIL HQ: San Francisco FOUNDED: 1999 SALES: N.A. EMPLOYEES: 100 STOCK: Privately held ADDRESS: www.disappearing.com Mon, 25 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/11/01/291537/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/11/01/291537/index.htmIf you're building a Yahoo wannabe, getting wired is a no-brainer. But if you're a not-com that's doing just fine without fancy computers and an ultrafast Internet connection, investing in technolo...Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/03/06/275278/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/03/06/275278/index.htmJim Sanfillippo found himself facing increasingly bold questions. "What is your burn rate?" "When do you expect to break even?" "What is your acquisition fee per user?" Certainly every cash-hungry ...Mon, 06 Mar 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272800/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272800/index.htmIt's 5 a.m. in San Francisco. Maurice Werdegar is at his computer screen, can of V-8 in hand. He leans over, exposing his balding pate to a digital camera and what, for all he knows, could be thous...Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/11/01/268030/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/11/01/268030/index.htmIt might make life easier if we all agreed about what's most important in a hometown--if we could somehow forge an ironclad rule about what makes a city, big or small, the best place to live. Of co...Mon, 01 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/10/01/266515/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/10/01/266515/index.htmOne of the ironies of modern travel is that, although we typically spend thousands of dollars on a vacation, it's often the first $15 or so that we lay out--for a guidebook--that ends up determinin...Fri, 01 Oct 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237209/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237209/index.htmXerox executive Bill Skinner camped out at a construction site one night in July 1996 to get a shot at buying a three-bedroom townhouse in Sunnyvale, Calif., the heart of Silicon Valley, for $215,0...Mon, 02 Feb 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/11/10/233781/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/11/10/233781/index.htmIf you happen to be a fan of the fireplace, you'll be pleased to learn that one of the latest restaurant trends is the wood-fired oven, in which log-fed flames flavor everything from pizzas to pan ...Mon, 10 Nov 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/04/01/224365/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/04/01/224365/index.htmWhen Joe Kandra, 36, needs a break from work, he takes his dog Kali and heads for the woods. The fragrant eucalyptus trees of Stern Grove Park, Calif. are more than an hour's drive from Cisco Syste...Tue, 01 Apr 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/03/222730/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/03/222730/index.htmThe colder the water, the better the oysters, so now's the time to taste these raw, briny filter feeders. A couple of the restaurants below put on an air or two, but they're all still the sort of j...Mon, 03 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/11/27/225074/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/11/27/225074/index.htmAfter a banner year for U.S. housing in '96, when home prices rose by an estimated 5.3%--roughly twice the inflation rate--and sales hit a near-record-high 5.2 million, 1997 will return to normal....Wed, 27 Nov 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218190/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218190/index.htmFirst impressions are crucial to setting the tone for a great restaurant meal, so in addition to having a warm and gracious host, it also helps to have a warm and fragrant bread basket. Ten years a...Mon, 11 Nov 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207687/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207687/index.htmTHE COMMERCIAL ON-LINE SERVICES HAVE long offered tax advice at this time of year (see the box above), but this year they're getting strong competition from the Internet's World Wide Web. Here are ...Mon, 01 Jan 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/03/07/79070/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/03/07/79070/index.htm| A new hot spot for high-tech startups is San Francisco's so-called Multimedia Gulch, a warehouse district hard by the ramps to the Bay Bridge. Here's where an urban breed of computer programmer -...Mon, 07 Mar 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/12/15/88555/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/12/15/88555/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Henry Muller Wed, 15 Dec 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/07/01/88138/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/07/01/88138/index.htmFor those travelers who want to follow their palates around the U.S. this summer, the most delectable roads lead to New York City. Says who? None less than the country's leading restaurant critics ...Thu, 01 Jul 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77270/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77270/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA John Papanek Mon, 14 Dec 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77115/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77115/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA John Papanek Mon, 02 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/26/77061/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/26/77061/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA John Papanek Mon, 26 Oct 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77025/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77025/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard B. Stolley CORPORATE EDITOR Gilbert Rogin DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA John Papanek Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76916/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76916/index.htmRecently, Examiner advertisers have used the Sunday paper to distribute samples such as shampoo. An advertiser has asked to distribute a condom sample. | Should the Examiner distribute condoms with...Mon, 05 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74892/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74892/index.htmSAN FRANCISCO -- ((The)) Board of Supervisors voted to stand by its offer of sanctuary to war resisters . . . Despite a plea by Mayor Art Agnos to repeal the offer of sanctuary, the board endorsed ...Mon, 22 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74794/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74794/index.htmSan Francisco, already a ''city of refuge'' for undocumented immigrants from Central America and conscientious objectors to the war, will now consider providing official sanctuary to ''oppressed se...Mon, 25 Mar 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/14/74547/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/14/74547/index.htmSAN FRANCISCO -- A group of Hispanic firefighters wants to establish ((a)) . . . panel to certify who is -- and who is not -- Hispanic . . . The Hispanic firefighters' request, which has been prese...Mon, 14 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/01/01/86304/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/01/01/86304/index.htmThese consolidators are among the oldest and most reliable. All do business nationwide, and all sell seats on major carriers: -- Council Charter (800-223-7402), based in New York City, handles popu...Tue, 01 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/09/01/86047/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/09/01/86047/index.htmHere we go again, ranking America's hometowns and rankling just about everyone in the process. After you scour our list of the 300 largest U.S. metropolitan areas on pages 82 and 83, you may react ...Sat, 01 Sep 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85989/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/85989/index.htmWhen a recent MONEY/ABC Consumer Comfort poll asked 500 people to choose among 12 different ways to invest $1,000, stocks tied savings accounts as the second most frequent selection. First place we...Wed, 01 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85908/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85908/index.htmTry Roti, a sleek newcomer to the restaurant scene in San Francisco, the No. 3 city in MONEY's ranking of the top 15 eating-out towns. Page 133 Sun, 01 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85914/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85914/index.htmLooking for a Grand Canyon hiking map? A Padua-to-Pisa train schedule? Call one of these travel bookstores (shipping costs about $3): Sun, 01 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85919/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85919/index.htmNot long ago the U.S. food map was a variation on the celebrated New Yorker magazine cover: a huge, deliciously detailed Manhattan filled the foreground, set off by a hinterland of boring plains. T...Sun, 01 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/12/01/85513/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/12/01/85513/index.htm-- When it happens, as the recent earthquake and hurricane headlines remind us, it can be sudden and brutal: a property you own is destroyed by an act of nature or in an accident. And then, to make...Fri, 01 Dec 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/12/01/85551/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/12/01/85551/index.htmEven if you live thousands of miles from South Carolina or San Francisco, you must be wondering how Hurricane Hugo and the San Francisco earthquake will affect your homeowners insurance policy. The...Fri, 01 Dec 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/27/71683/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/27/71683/index.htm-- CLAUDE ROSENBERG JR., 60, president of RCM Capital Management in San Francisco, on the degree of strictness needed to correct sometimes irresponsible and dishonest presentations by money manager...Mon, 27 Feb 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71376/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71376/index.htmAn insurance provider accused of ''red-lining'' San Francisco applicants because of the city's high incidence of AIDS has settled out of court for $250,000, District Attorney Arlo Smith said Wednes...Mon, 19 Dec 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/18/70772/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/18/70772/index.htmSAN FRANCISCO -- This most visual of American cities . . . has become the plastic-surgery capital of the world . . . ((It)) has acquired . . . the critical mass of lawyers, bankers, accountants, an...Mon, 18 Jul 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/11/01/84179/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/11/01/84179/index.htmDespite the public's spreading fear of flying, more people than ever before are traveling that way, and the airlines are taking full advantage of the demand by raising prices about 15%, on average,...Sun, 01 Nov 1987 05:01:00 EST