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| Aug. 27 |
South SF |
Cell Genesys Drug Trial Halts| Shares plunged more than 70% after a clinical trial of its cancer vaccine Gvax was stopped due to a higher number of deaths among patients | |
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| Aug. 13 |
San Francisco |
S.F. can't escape U.S. economic downturn While city outperformed other areas of California, the job market, housing and commercial real estate all declined
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| Jun.22 |
San Francisco |
Exodus of S.F.'s middle class The number of low- and middle-income residents is shrinking as the wealthy population swells due to the city's exorbitant housing costs
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| Apr.30 |
Genentech |
Bad news on cancer drug Rituxan Shares in Genentech sagged, after the company said Rituxan failed to curb symptoms of the debilitating autoimmune disorder
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| Apr.29 |
San Francisco |
Home prices down 17% in February The average cost of a Bay Area home dropped 17% year-over-year, compared to 13.2 percent in January and 10.8 in December
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San Francisco |
Average Gas Price Reaches $4 A Gallon| The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in San Francisco is marking a record-setting price for the city | | |
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
Bay Home Prices Fall 16% The housing crisis showed no signs of abating during the start of the spring selling season, as home sales clocked another record low month
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IMF head gives food price warning
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| Jan.8 |
San Francisco |
PG&E's blacked-out is 10-year record| An estimated 1.9 million to 2.1 million customers lost electricity after the storm's howling winds and driving rain | |
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
SF Gas Prices Highest In Country The cost of a gallon of regular in the city averaged $3.17
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| Sep.24 |
SF Downtown |
Security Guards Go On Strike Security guards who normally protect the downtown high rises can be found outside instead, picketing as their strike gets under way
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CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial
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| Apr.10 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge To Be Closed On Labor Day The closure will allow to install a new, sturdier viaduct connecting the eastern span to the tunnel
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| Mar.28 |
South of Market |
Gas Reaches $4 A Gallon At Shell Station  Map At a station on 6th and Harrison premium gasoline went for over $4 a gallon
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| Dec.13 |
San Francisco |
Kaiser Criticized Over Kidney Transplants A national organ transplant association criticized Kaiser SF Medical Center for mismanaging its kidney transplant program
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| Oct.24 |
SF Downtown |
HP scandal references in OpenWorld
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| Jun.21 |
San Francisco |
Home Sales Drop, Prices Rise Home sales declined for the 14th month in a row in the slowest May since 2001
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Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs
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| May.12 |
San Francisco |
Questions Surround Concrete Supplier Port of SF Regulatory Specialist says Pacific Cement has left its work site unsupervised for months
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| Feb.16 |
San Francisco |
Home Sales Down 20% From Last Year Sales dropped to a 5-year low last month, a total of just over 6,000 houses and condos sold in the 9 county region
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| Aug.25 |
San Francisco |
Massive Inspection to Prevent Explosions
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| Aug.9 |
San Francisco |
Gas Prices Reach $2.71
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| Jul.14 |
San Francisco |
Hotel union says no to new offer
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Workers Vote To Authorize Strike
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| May.7 |
San Francisco |
Factory fires 80 immigrants w/o severance
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| Oct.23 |
San Francisco |
Premium gas rings up at $2.70 per gallon
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| May.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge bid comes in $1 billion over target Only 1 contractor submitted a bid for the suspension portion of the new span, and job came in at $1.8 billion
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| Feb.22 |
San Francisco |
Minimum wage increases to $8.50
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| Sep.10 |
San Francisco |
Levi Strauss to eliminate up to 650 jobs
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| Aug.25 |
San Francisco |
Gallon of unleaded gasoline is $2.13
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| Aug.2 |
San Francisco |
Janitors authorize strike
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3Com moving to Massachusetts
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| Mar.5 |
San Francisco |
Regular fuel costs average $2.19 a gallon
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| Sep.17 |
Schwab |
Schwab to cut 10% of staff Charles Schwab will cut roughly 1,880 jobs. Layoffs are expected to be completed by the end of November
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| Sep.1 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
$5 toll to cross span Those with a FasTrak pass will pay $4. Last hike was in 1991
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4,000 jobs trimmed
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| Jun.22 |
San Francisco |
Bars shut down during World Cup
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| Mar.20 |
SF Downtown |
Pacific Stock Exchange closes
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| Jan.3 |
San Francisco |
Providian to cut 800 jobs Credit card issuer will cut a 6% of its work force, to make the troubled company more efficient
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| Dec.1 |
San Francisco |
ExciteAtHome turns off service Network cut Internet service to 850,000 AT&T Broadband customers
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| Mar.28 |
SF Downtown |
Office rents down
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| Mar.22 |
Schwab |
Schwab plans to cut 3,400 jobs
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| Mar.19 |
San Francisco |
Blackouts Are Back
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Cisco cut 8,000 jobs
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| Nov.21 |
San Francisco |
Examiner ends after 113 years
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| May.14 |
SF Chronicle |
Sale of Chronicle turns into 'nightmare'| Clint Reilly's antitrust suit to stop Hearst from buying the Chronicle and selling Examiner has turned into a soap opera | |
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