Monthly Archives: July 2012

For bold ideas on crime, look to S.F., not Oakland

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee stepped out on a limb at a meeting with Chronicle editors last week when he floated the idea of adopting a stop-and-frisk policy as a way of removing guns from the streets of the city. … Continue reading

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Best Places to Build Your High-End Vacation Home

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Hammers are coming down on the high end again, as the ritziest in real estate finally come out of hiding. Vacation homes in some of the most coveted locales are seeing … Continue reading

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Fireworks return to some Bay Area towns

In a burst of creativity and enthusiasm, residents of some financially troubled Bay Area towns are finding new ways to bring back the aerial fireworks that once lit their skies – and their moods – on July 4. “It’s terribly … Continue reading

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Zephyr Real Estate Provides Meritus College Fund Scholarship

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jul 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – For more than 15 years, Zephyr Real Estate has invested in the future and education of San Francisco’s graduating seniors through the Meritus College Fund. That tradition continues, and this … Continue reading

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Guardian voices: The labor agreement that changed SF

Print Share This year marks the 53rd anniversary of the beginnings of  negotiations between the International Longshoreman’s and Warehouseman’s Union and the Pacific Maritime Association over what came to be known as the “Mechanization and Modernization Agreement.”  Signed in October, … Continue reading

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