Dynamic MapReport
World News   USA   California   Bay Area   San Francisco   Business (117)
San Francisco, Business Timeline Sunday, June 17 Bookmark and Share     Author
Search Bay Area News Atlas:
World News World Business USA California Bay Area (13) San Francisco (2215) Disasters (182) Politics (199) Crime (201) Business (179) Sports (183) Education (82) Business (117)
Earnings (3) Business Leaders (19) Software (5) Energy Business (5) Construction (25) Entertainment (5) Highway Business (4) Job Cut (1) Financial (5) Stocks (1) High Tech Business (10) IPO (7) Real Estate (2) Tourism (1) Business Lawsuit (3) Merger and Acquisition (5) Media Business (5) Labor Conflict (6) Commercial Real Estate (2) Public Transportation (3) New Product (1) Food (1) Bankruptcy (1)
San Francisco (168) SF Downtown (109) SF City Hall (69) Giants (8) SF Bayview (17) SF Mission (9) West San Francisco (27) Bay Bridge (93) Golden Gate Bridge (36) Barry Bonds (4) Newsom (22) 49ers (25) PG&E (82) Wells Fargo (79) Fishermans Wharf (7) Potrero Hill (1) SF Castro (2) Treasure Island (3) Visitacion Valley (1) Western Addition (3) Chinatown (5) Ingleside Pacific Heights (7) SF Richmond (2) SF Sunset (8) SF Tenderloin (3) South of Market (43) SF Zoo (5) Ed Lee (7) Candlestick (3) Pac Bell Park (4) SFSU UCSF (14) Gap (44) Schwab (47) SF Chronicle (37) Twitter (64) Golden Gate Park (10) SF Presidio (22) North San Mateo County (87) Daly City (7) South SF (59) Brisbane (16) Ship Oil Spill (17) War on Terrorism (28) Bay Area Parks (23)

2017 (12) 2016 (8) 2015 (13) 2014 (14) 2013 (16) 2012 (5) 2011 (10) 2010 (7) 2009 (7) 2008 (7) 2007 (6) 2006 (2) 2005 (3) 2004 (3) 2003 (1) 2001 (1) 2000 (2)
San Francisco Business on Wikipedia San Francisco Business on Web
Travis Kalanick (4)   Uber Business Resignation   San Francisco Business Resignation   Median Barrier (6)   Golden Gate Bridge Highway Accident (18)
Recent Summary.     Click for More > Uber halts S.F. self-driving pilot in showdown with DMV Wells Fargo fined $185 million for unauthorized account openings Prop. F: Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals losing by wide margin Apple Watch was officially unveiled Golden Gate Bridge closed for median barrier installation   The bridge shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit Paul McCartney concert Protest in Mission District over Google bus French President Hollande meeting with city officials and tech kingpins Twitter shares jump on market debut   Shares in the micro-blogging site Twitter opened at $45.10 each in the first minutes of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) New eastern span of Bay Bridge open  Lt. Gov. Gavin News performed the ceremonial chain cutting at the newly refurbished toll plaza with help from SF Mayo and Oakland Mayor Bay Bridge closed; transition to new span underway Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear Disney buys firm behind Star Wars Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5 PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter Apple unveils the iPad  After months of speculation and hype, Apple unveiled a portable device called that is filling a gap between smart phones, laptops and eBook ... Roche to take over Genentech for $47B Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone PG&E files for bankruptcy
Uber to pay Waymo $245 million to settle self-driving secrets case Ex-CEO and founder Travis Kalanick resigned
Feb.9   Uber


year 2017
... more >
Jun.21   Uber
  Kalanick resigned under pressure from board and investors. Series of missteps, from stealing technology, led to the resignation


year 2016
... more >
Dec.21   San Francisco
Sep.8   Wells Fargo


year 2015
... more >
Nov.3   SF City Hall
Mar.9   South of Market
Jan.9   Golden Gate Bridge


year 2014
... more >
Aug.28   Highway 280
Aug.14   Candlestick
Apr.11   SF Mission
Feb.12   SF City Hall


year 2013
... more >
Nov.7   Twitter
Sep.2   Eastern Span
Aug.28   Bay Bridge
Mar.27   Bay Bridge


year 2012
... more >
Oct.30   SF Presidio
Sep.12   SF Downtown


year 2011
... more >
May.2   PG&E


year 2010
... more >
Jan.27   San Francisco


year 2009
... more >
Mar.12   Genentech


year 2007
... more >
Aug.31   Bay Bridge
Jan.9   SF Downtown


year 2001
... more >
Apr.6   PG&E


Add a favorite (file a bookmark) to San Francisco, Business Timeline

Please send feedback to: support@mapreport.com

Advertise on San Francisco, Business Page

To sell or purchase a home in the San Francisco complete this form
Legend  

XML

Details:

Uber to pay Waymo $245 million to settle self-driving secrets case  Waymo and Uber settled their blockbuster trade-secrets lawsuit Friday, with Uber’s new CEO expressing regret about his company’s actions Uber selects Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO Ex-CEO and founder Travis Kalanick resigned


April 2018 ... more > Top ^
Apr.13  Wells Fargo  Wells Fargo profit up, faces possible $1 billion settlement


February 2018 ... more > Top ^
Feb.9   Uber


January 2018 ... more > Top ^
Jan.12  Wells Fargo  Wells Fargo’s earnings take yet another big litigation hit


year 2017 Top ^



November 2017 ... more > Top ^
Nov.21  Uber  Uber hid massive data breach for over a year


August 2017 ... more > Top ^
Aug.27   Uber


July 2017 ... more > Top ^
Jul.4  San Francisco  500 Startups founder resigns after apologizing for being ‘a creep’


June 2017 ... more > Top ^
Jun.21   Uber
  Kalanick resigned under pressure from board and investors. Series of missteps, from stealing technology, led to the resignation
Jun.20  PG&E  Bay Area temperatures rise, and the power grid strains Jun.13  Uber  CEO Kalanick takes leave as harsh workplace report lands

March 2017 ... more > Top ^
Mar.28  Eastern Span  Last of the old Bay Bridge east span comes down Mar.19  Uber  Amid turbulence at Uber, president resigns

February 2017 ... more > Top ^
Feb.28  San Francisco  Uber CEO ‘ashamed’ over argument with driver caught on video

January 2017 ... more > Top ^
Jan.17  South of Market  Warriors hold groundbreaking ceremony for new San Francisco arena Jan.10  Treasure Island  Lucas museum: The long road to Los Angeles Jan.1  SF Downtown  Fireworks explode over bay as S.F crowds mark the new year

year 2016 Top ^

Dec.21   San Francisco Uber halts S.F. self-driving pilot in showdown with DMV  Uber pulled its self-driving Volvos off the roads in San Francisco on Wednesday, a week after they began picking up passengers Oct.27  Twitter  Twitter cuts 9 percent of staff, seeks profit in 2017 Sep.27  Wells Fargo  Wells Fargo CEO gives up some pay as Labor Dept. starts probe Sep.23  Twitter  Twitter stock soars with talk of Google, Salesforce bids Sep.21  UCSF  Mark Zuckerberg, wife plan to donate billions to fight diseases Sep.8   Wells Fargo Wells Fargo fined $185 million for unauthorized account openings   WF has agreed to pay to customers, federal,and local agencies after employees opened accounts, moved money without customers' consent Sep.7  SF Downtown  Apple unveils new iPhone 7, wireless AirPods at event in San Francisco Aug.12  San Francisco  Silicon Valley tech mogul sentenced to jail for domestic violence

year 2015 Top ^

Nov.19  San Francisco  Square bursts out of the gate in first day as public company Nov.14   Eastern Span Caltrans implodes old Bay Bridge pier Nov.3   SF City Hall Prop. F: Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals losing by wide margin
  San Francisco voters are poised to hand a decisive victory to Airbnb and city residents who want to turn their homes into vacation rentals Aug.25  Russian Hill  Russian Hill shooting leaves tourist wounded, 2 suspects in custody Jul.12  SF Presidio  Presidio Parkway, the new Doyle Drive, is now open Jun.28   SF Downtown Record number of spectators came for Pride Parade Jun.11   Twitter Dick Costolo steps down as Twitter CEO, Dorsey in as interim Apr.8   San Francisco Zynga CEO Don Mattrick leaves, founder Mark Pincus returns Mar.27  San Francisco  Ellen Pao loses sexism case against Kleiner Perkins Mar.9   South of Market Apple Watch was officially unveiled
Map of Yerba Buena San Francisco  It's the company's first entirely new product in five years, and its cost will range from $349 to $10,000 Feb.6  SF Downtown  Smucker to buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 billion Jan.11   Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge work finished early as barrier installed Jan.9   Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge closed for median barrier installation
  The bridge shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions


year 2014 Top ^

Oct.14  San Francisco  San Francisco Bay Guardian shuts down after 48 years Oct.8  Gap  Gap, Advanced Micro Devices announce CEO changes Sep.1  Highway 280  280 seismic repairs finished, northbound lanes reopened Aug.28   Highway 280 NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit
Map of Interstate 280 San Francisco  Northbound Interstate 280 will remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as large sections of the highway are removed and new hinges are installed Aug.24  Brisbane  Roche buys Brisbane drugmaker InterMune for $8.3 billion Aug.14   Candlestick   Paul McCartney concert  Sir Paul McCartney performed at the stadium, where he and the other three Beatles played their last ever stadium show in 1966. Aug.5  Bay Bridge  CHP probing whether Bay Bridge critics were muzzled Jul.6   Highway 280 Caltrans completed work on stretch of Interstate 280 Jun.2   San Francisco Muni sickout causing delays across city May.22   Highway 280 Section of Southbound I-280 shuts down Apr.21   San Francisco Warriors shift arena plans to Mission Bay Apr.11   SF Mission Protest in Mission District over Google bus   The private Google buses carries employees from SF to the Silicon Valley. Protesters claim high tech workers with their big salaries are driving... Feb.12   SF City Hall French President Hollande meeting with city officials and tech kingpins  President Francois Hollande is offering his government's support to French entrepreneurs seeking to gain a foothold in Silicon Valley Jan.27   San Francisco Uber sued for wrongful death of 6-year-old girl

year 2013 Top ^

Nov.7   Twitter Twitter shares jump on market debut
  Shares in the micro-blogging site Twitter opened at $45.10 each in the first minutes of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).    That is a 73% jump from the initial asking price of $26 a share...
Oct.24  Twitter  Twitter plans to raise $1.4bn in IPO Oct.3  Twitter  Twitter plans to raise $1bn in IPO Sep.12   Twitter Twitter plans stock market listing
Sep.2   Eastern Span   New eastern span of Bay Bridge open
  Lt. Gov. Gavin News performed the ceremonial chain cutting at the newly refurbished toll plaza with help from SF Mayo and Oakland Mayor.    Many challenges faced during the project, technical issues like the broken bo...
Sep.1   Eastern Span Work moving quickly on new Bay Bridge span Aug.29  Bay Bridge  Caltrans: Bay Bridge construction going 'very well' Aug.28   Bay Bridge   Bay Bridge closed; transition to new span underway   The bridge is closed in both directions as crews begin the transitioning to the new eastern span; To remain closed through Labor Day weekend Aug.15  Bay Bridge  New Bay Bridge span set to open on September 3 Aug.11  San Francisco  BART strike averted; Judge grants cooling off period Jul.8  Eastern Span  Bay Bridge eastern span opening delayed Jul.1  San Francisco  Zynga CEO steps down, Microsoft exec to take post Apr.17  Bay Bridge  Caltrans ordered tests for Bay Bridge bolts in 2008 Mar.27   Bay Bridge Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear   A construction defect that could prove to be a major safety setback, discovered in some large bolts that are supposed to help hold the bridge...  Golden Gate Bridge  All-electronic tolling begins on the Golden Gate Bridge Feb.21  Eastern Span  Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge

year 2012 Top ^

Oct.30   SF Presidio Disney buys firm behind Star Wars  Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lucas for $4.05bn Sep.12   SF Downtown Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5   4G-enabled device's new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. It was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone... Mar.7  San Francisco  Apple unveils high-def iPad Mar.2  San Francisco  Yelp shares surge in market debut Feb.19  Bay Bridge  Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather

year 2011 Top ^

Dec.19  Bay Bridge  Bay Bridge crews to begin stringing cables Dec.16  San Francisco  Zynga rakes in $1 billion in IPO, stock fall Oct.12  SF Downtown  Protest blocks Wells Fargo HQ entrance Sep.3  Bernal Heights  Police help Apple hunt for missing iPhone Aug.8  PG&E  PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO Jun.6  SF Downtown  Apple boss unveils iCloud service May.2   PG&E PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter  Pacific Gas & Electric will replace 1,600 SmartMeters due to a 'rare defect' that causes the wireless meters to run fast and inflate bills Apr.21   PG&E PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast
Mar.15  PG&E  PG&E missing 8% gas line safety records Mar.2  San Francisco  Steve Jobs unveils Apple's new iPad 2

year 2010 Top ^

Dec.19  PG&E  Audit: PG&E took shortcuts in inspections Nov.25  San Francisco  Del Monte to be sold for $4 billion Nov.23  SF City Hall  Healthier kids' meals ordinance approved Nov.10  PG&E  Exec snooped SmartMeter critics resigned Oct.25  Eastern Span  Construction underway on new tower Sep.4   San Francisco Craigslist drops adult services listings
Jan.27   San Francisco   Apple unveils the iPad
  After months of speculation and hype, Apple unveiled a portable device called that is filling a gap between smart phones, laptops and eBook readers.    CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad to an audience of technology journalists, ca...


year 2009 Top ^

Nov.13  San Francisco  Troubled Bay Area banks begin to topple Nov.6  SF Downtown  S.F. hotel workers open 3-day strike Sep.9  SF Downtown  Steve Jobs lights up Apple show Jun.8   San Francisco Apple's New, Faster iPhone Mar.12   Genentech Roche to take over Genentech for $47B
  Swiss giant agreed to buy the 44% of biotech pioneer that it doesn't already own, ending a long corporate struggle Feb.24  SF Chronicle  Hearst wants 'significant' cuts at Chronicle Jan.11  Wells Fargo  Wells has more branches than any bank

year 2008 Top ^

Oct.3   Wells Fargo Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia
Jun.4  San Francisco  Voters Pass Bayview Development Apr.29   San Francisco Average Gas Price Reaches $4 A Gallon Mar.19   San Francisco Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO Feb.20  San Francisco  Bankruptcy for Sharper Image Jan.25   SF Chronicle Bushee New Chronicle Editor Jan.23  SF Chronicle  New job for editor Bronstein

year 2007 Top ^

Oct.10  San Francisco  Thousands Of Nurses Strike In Bay Area Sep.20  South of Market  Design Picked For Transbay Terminal Aug.31   Bay Bridge Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work  Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure Aug.29  SF City Hall  EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal Aug.7  San Francisco  CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial Jan.9   SF Downtown Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone
  CEO Steve Jobs ushered in a new era, jumping into the cell phone market

year 2006 Top ^

Oct.24  South of Market  Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF Jul.5   San Francisco Apple sued over stock options


year 2005 Top ^

Sep.9  Western Addition  New Central Freeway Opens Jun.24  Bay Bridge  Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge Apr.6   Bay Bridge Welders: New Bridge Unsafe


year 2004 Top ^

Nov.20  San Francisco  Hotel employees to return to work Sep.29   San Francisco Hotel workers begin two-week strike
Aug.16   Bay Bridge Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill

year 2003 Top ^

Apr.17   San Francisco Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract


year 2001 Top ^

Apr.6   PG&E PG&E files for bankruptcy  California's largest utility voluntarily filed for Chapter 11. It had run up an $8.9 billion deficit

year 2000 Top ^

Nov.21   San Francisco Examiner ends after 113 years
May.14   SF Chronicle Sale of Chronicle turns into 'nightmare'


Wells Fargo fined $185 million for unauthorized account openings   WF has agreed to pay to customers, federal,and local agencies after employees opened accounts, moved money without customers' consent Roche to take over Genentech for $47B  Swiss giant agreed to buy the 44% of biotech pioneer that it doesn't already own, ending a long corporate struggle Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia Uber halts S.F. self-driving pilot in showdown with DMV  Uber pulled its self-driving Volvos off the roads in San Francisco on Wednesday, a week after they began picking up passengers Average Gas Price Reaches $4 A Gallon Muni sickout causing delays across city Hotel workers begin two-week strike Examiner ends after 113 years Sale of Chronicle turns into 'nightmare' Apple Watch was officially unveiled Map of Yerba Buena San Francisco  It's the company's first entirely new product in five years, and its cost will range from $349 to $10,000 Protest in Mission District over Google bus   The private Google buses carries employees from SF to the Silicon Valley. Protesters claim high tech workers with their big salaries are driving... Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5   4G-enabled device's new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. It was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone... Apple unveils the iPad




San Francisco, Business Financial Timeline ... See Bay Area Financial timeline, World Financial timeline Top ^
2016
Sep.27  Wells Fargo  Wells Fargo CEO gives up some pay as Labor Dept. starts probe
Sep.8   Wells Fargo
2011
Oct.12  SF Downtown  Protest blocks Wells Fargo HQ entrance
2009
Nov.13  San Francisco  Troubled Bay Area banks begin to topple
Jan.11  Wells Fargo  Wells has more branches than any bank




San Francisco, Business Food Timeline ... See Bay Area Food timeline, World Food timeline Top ^
2010
Nov.23  SF City Hall  Healthier kids' meals ordinance approved




San Francisco, Business Merger and Acquisition Timeline ... See Bay Area Merger and Acquisition timeline, World Merger and Acquisition timeline Top ^
2015
Feb.6  SF Downtown  Smucker to buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 billion
2014
Aug.24  Brisbane  Roche buys Brisbane drugmaker InterMune for $8.3 billion
2010
Nov.25  San Francisco  Del Monte to be sold for $4 billion
2009
Mar.12   Genentech
2008
Oct.3   Wells Fargo




San Francisco, Business Highway Business Timeline ... See Bay Area Highway Business timeline, World Highway Business timeline Top ^
2016
Dec.21   San Francisco
2008
Apr.29   San Francisco
2005
Sep.9  Western Addition  New Central Freeway Opens
Jun.24  Bay Bridge  Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge




San Francisco, Business New Product Timeline ... See Bay Area New Product timeline, World New Product timeline Top ^
2011
Mar.2  San Francisco  Steve Jobs unveils Apple's new iPad 2




San Francisco, Business Earnings Timeline ... See Bay Area Earnings timeline, World Earnings timeline Top ^
2018
Apr.13  Wells Fargo  Wells Fargo profit up, faces possible $1 billion settlement
Jan.12  Wells Fargo  Wells Fargo’s earnings take yet another big litigation hit
2007
Aug.7  San Francisco  CEO Convicted In Brocade Stock Trial




San Francisco, Business Labor Conflict Timeline ... See Bay Area Labor Conflict timeline, World Labor Conflict timeline Top ^
2014
Jun.2   San Francisco
2013
Aug.11  San Francisco  BART strike averted; Judge grants cooling off period
2009
Nov.6  SF Downtown  S.F. hotel workers open 3-day strike
2007
Oct.10  San Francisco  Thousands Of Nurses Strike In Bay Area
2004
Nov.20  San Francisco  Hotel employees to return to work
Sep.29   San Francisco




San Francisco, Business Media Business Timeline ... See Bay Area Media Business timeline, World Media Business timeline Top ^
2014
Oct.14  San Francisco  San Francisco Bay Guardian shuts down after 48 years
2009
Feb.24  SF Chronicle  Hearst wants 'significant' cuts at Chronicle
2008
Jan.23  SF Chronicle  New job for editor Bronstein
2000
Nov.21   San Francisco
May.14   SF Chronicle




San Francisco, Business Job Cut Timeline ... See Bay Area Job Cut timeline, World Job Cut timeline Top ^
2016
Oct.27  Twitter  Twitter cuts 9 percent of staff, seeks profit in 2017




San Francisco, Business Bankruptcy Timeline ... See Bay Area Bankruptcy timeline, World Bankruptcy timeline Top ^
2008
Feb.20  San Francisco  Bankruptcy for Sharper Image




San Francisco, Business High Tech Business Timeline ... See Bay Area High Tech Business timeline, World High Tech Business timeline Top ^
2016
Sep.7  SF Downtown  Apple unveils new iPhone 7, wireless AirPods at event in San Francisco
2015
Mar.9   South of Market
2014
Apr.11   SF Mission
2012
Sep.12   SF Downtown
Mar.7  San Francisco  Apple unveils high-def iPad
2011
Sep.3  Bernal Heights  Police help Apple hunt for missing iPhone
2010
Jan.27   San Francisco
  After months of speculation and hype, Apple unveiled a portable device called that is filling a gap between smart phones, laptops and eBook readers.    CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad to an audience of technology journalists, ca...
2009 Jun.8   San Francisco Apple's New, Faster iPhone 2007 Aug.29  SF City Hall  EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal Jan.9   SF Downtown Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone
  CEO Steve Jobs ushered in a new era, jumping into the cell phone market



San Francisco, Business IPO Timeline ... See Bay Area IPO timeline, World IPO timeline Top ^
2015 Nov.19  San Francisco  Square bursts out of the gate in first day as public company 2013 Nov.7   Twitter Twitter shares jump on market debut
  Shares in the micro-blogging site Twitter opened at $45.10 each in the first minutes of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).    That is a 73% jump from the initial asking price of $26 a share...
Oct.24  Twitter  Twitter plans to raise $1.4bn in IPO Oct.3  Twitter  Twitter plans to raise $1bn in IPO 2012 Mar.2  San Francisco  Yelp shares surge in market debut 2011 Dec.16  San Francisco  Zynga rakes in $1 billion in IPO, stock fall 2008 Mar.19   San Francisco Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO




San Francisco, Business Business Lawsuit Timeline ... See Bay Area Business Lawsuit timeline, World Business Lawsuit timeline Top ^
2015 Mar.27  San Francisco  Ellen Pao loses sexism case against Kleiner Perkins 2014 Jan.27   San Francisco Uber sued for wrongful death of 6-year-old girl
2006 Jul.5   San Francisco Apple sued over stock options



San Francisco, Business Tourism Timeline ... See Bay Area Tourism timeline, World Tourism timeline Top ^
2015 Aug.25  Russian Hill  Russian Hill shooting leaves tourist wounded, 2 suspects in custody



San Francisco, Business Public Transportation Timeline ... See Bay Area Public Transportation timeline, World Public Transportation timeline Top ^
2013 Mar.27  Golden Gate Bridge  All-electronic tolling begins on the Golden Gate Bridge 2005 Apr.6   Bay Bridge Welders: New Bridge Unsafe
2004 Aug.16   Bay Bridge Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill



San Francisco, Business Software Timeline ... See Bay Area Software timeline, World Software timeline Top ^
2017 Nov.21  Uber  Uber hid massive data breach for over a year 2013 Sep.12   Twitter Twitter plans stock market listing
2011 Jun.6  SF Downtown  Apple boss unveils iCloud service 2010 Sep.4   San Francisco Craigslist drops adult services listings 2006 Oct.24  South of Market  Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF



San Francisco, Business Business Leaders Timeline ... See Bay Area Business Leaders timeline, World Business Leaders timeline Top ^
2018 Feb.9   Uber Uber to pay Waymo $245 million to settle self-driving secrets case  Waymo and Uber settled their blockbuster trade-secrets lawsuit Friday, with Uber’s new CEO expressing regret about his company’s actions 2017 Aug.27   Uber Uber selects Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
Jul.4  San Francisco  500 Startups founder resigns after apologizing for being ‘a creep’ Jun.21   Uber Ex-CEO and founder Travis Kalanick resigned
  Kalanick resigned under pressure from board and investors. Series of missteps, from stealing technology, led to the resignation
Jun.13  Uber  CEO Kalanick takes leave as harsh workplace report lands Mar.19  Uber  Amid turbulence at Uber, president resigns Feb.28  San Francisco  Uber CEO ‘ashamed’ over argument with driver caught on video 2016 Sep.21  UCSF  Mark Zuckerberg, wife plan to donate billions to fight diseases Aug.12  San Francisco  Silicon Valley tech mogul sentenced to jail for domestic violence 2015 Jun.11   Twitter Dick Costolo steps down as Twitter CEO, Dorsey in as interim Apr.8   San Francisco Zynga CEO Don Mattrick leaves, founder Mark Pincus returns 2014 Oct.8  Gap  Gap, Advanced Micro Devices announce CEO changes Feb.12   SF City Hall French President Hollande meeting with city officials and tech kingpins  President Francois Hollande is offering his government's support to French entrepreneurs seeking to gain a foothold in Silicon Valley 2013 Jul.1  San Francisco  Zynga CEO steps down, Microsoft exec to take post 2011 Aug.8  PG&E  PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO Apr.21   PG&E PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast 2010 Nov.10  PG&E  Exec snooped SmartMeter critics resigned 2009 Sep.9  SF Downtown  Steve Jobs lights up Apple show 2008 Jan.25   SF Chronicle Bushee New Chronicle Editor



San Francisco, Business Construction Timeline ... See Bay Area Construction timeline, World Construction timeline Top ^
2017 Mar.28  Eastern Span  Last of the old Bay Bridge east span comes down Jan.17  South of Market  Warriors hold groundbreaking ceremony for new San Francisco arena 2015 Nov.14   Eastern Span Caltrans implodes old Bay Bridge pier
Jul.12  SF Presidio  Presidio Parkway, the new Doyle Drive, is now open Jan.11   Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge work finished early as barrier installed Jan.9   Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge closed for median barrier installation
  The bridge shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions
2014 Sep.1  Highway 280  280 seismic repairs finished, northbound lanes reopened Aug.28   Highway 280 NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit
Map of Interstate 280 San Francisco  Northbound Interstate 280 will remain closed through the Labor Day weekend as large sections of the highway are removed and new hinges are installed Aug.5  Bay Bridge  CHP probing whether Bay Bridge critics were muzzled Jul.6   Highway 280 Caltrans completed work on stretch of Interstate 280 May.22   Highway 280 Section of Southbound I-280 shuts down 2013 Sep.2   Eastern Span New eastern span of Bay Bridge open
  Lt. Gov. Gavin News performed the ceremonial chain cutting at the newly refurbished toll plaza with help from SF Mayo and Oakland Mayor.    Many challenges faced during the project, technical issues like the broken bo...
Sep.1   Eastern Span Work moving quickly on new Bay Bridge span
Aug.29  Bay Bridge  Caltrans: Bay Bridge construction going 'very well' Aug.28   Bay Bridge Bay Bridge closed; transition to new span underway   The bridge is closed in both directions as crews begin the transitioning to the new eastern span; To remain closed through Labor Day weekend Aug.15  Bay Bridge  New Bay Bridge span set to open on September 3 Jul.8  Eastern Span  Bay Bridge eastern span opening delayed Apr.17  Bay Bridge  Caltrans ordered tests for Bay Bridge bolts in 2008 Mar.27   Bay Bridge Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear   A construction defect that could prove to be a major safety setback, discovered in some large bolts that are supposed to help hold the bridge... Feb.21  Eastern Span  Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge 2012 Feb.19  Bay Bridge  Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather 2011 Dec.19  Bay Bridge  Bay Bridge crews to begin stringing cables 2010 Oct.25  Eastern Span  Construction underway on new tower 2007 Aug.31   Bay Bridge Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work  Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure 2003 Apr.17   San Francisco Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract



San Francisco, Business Real Estate Timeline ... See Bay Area Real Estate timeline, World Real Estate timeline Top ^
2015 Nov.3   SF City Hall Prop. F: Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals losing by wide margin  San Francisco voters are poised to hand a decisive victory to Airbnb and city residents who want to turn their homes into vacation rentals 2008 Jun.4  San Francisco  Voters Pass Bayview Development



San Francisco, Business Stocks Timeline ... See Bay Area Stocks timeline, World Stocks timeline Top ^
2016 Sep.23  Twitter  Twitter stock soars with talk of Google, Salesforce bids



San Francisco, Business Commercial Real Estate Timeline ... See Bay Area Commercial Real Estate timeline, World Commercial Real Estate timeline Top ^
2014 Apr.21   San Francisco Warriors shift arena plans to Mission Bay
2007 Sep.20  South of Market  Design Picked For Transbay Terminal



San Francisco, Business Entertainment Timeline ... See Bay Area Entertainment timeline, World Entertainment timeline Top ^
2017 Jan.10  Treasure Island  Lucas museum: The long road to Los Angeles Jan.1  SF Downtown  Fireworks explode over bay as S.F crowds mark the new year 2015 Jun.28   SF Downtown Record number of spectators came for Pride Parade
2014 Aug.14   Candlestick Paul McCartney concert  Sir Paul McCartney performed at the stadium, where he and the other three Beatles played their last ever stadium show in 1966. 2012 Oct.30   SF Presidio Disney buys firm behind Star Wars  Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lucas for $4.05bn



San Francisco, Business Energy Business Timeline ... See Bay Area Energy Business timeline, World Energy Business timeline Top ^
2017 Jun.20  PG&E  Bay Area temperatures rise, and the power grid strains 2011 May.2   PG&E PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter  Pacific Gas & Electric will replace 1,600 SmartMeters due to a 'rare defect' that causes the wireless meters to run fast and inflate bills Mar.15  PG&E  PG&E missing 8% gas line safety records 2010 Dec.19  PG&E  Audit: PG&E took shortcuts in inspections 2001 Apr.6   PG&E PG&E files for bankruptcy  California's largest utility voluntarily filed for Chapter 11. It had run up an $8.9 billion deficit