Posts Tagged ‘The Economy and Commerce’

The Onion - certainly the Best Fake Newspaper Ever - ceases publication of its San Francisco edition.  Sure, we understand the economic reasons behind the decision, but we’re certainly not going to be cheerful about it.  (And the LA edition bites the dust as well, but it’s never been proven as to whether they’re as ironic a people as we NorCal folks, so they may not have noticed…)

With contracts signed with AT&T, the San Francisco Unified School District rents out school property as sites to build cell phone towers.  You think teenagers have a cell phone addiction? Yeah, hand them over better reception and then see what happens.

The swine flu may be sending people on high-alert, but it’s also sending unexpected tourism by way of San Francisco.

According to an official City review, the proposed taxes on the June special election ballot will lead to short-term growth but have long-term problems.  There’s nothing like a little immediate gratification to screw things up down the road.

Mayor Newsom readies to send City officials to DC to ensure San Francisco gets its piece of the $787 billion stimulus pie.

The Controller’s Office releases a report outlining how the City might bring in additional revenues through new or increased taxes, but elected officials are still divided on whether or not a June special election to address the issue is a good idea.

Andrew Ross tackles increased taxes, layoffs at radio station KGO, and a casualty in the online retail business.  Not so much a feel-good column, this one.

City homicide detectives are running up against overtime restrictions, and people are worried that murder investigations will suffer.  What to do?

The cash-strapped MTA backs off, at least temporarily, from forcing Muni workers to pay for their parking.

Mental health professionals discuss whether the plunging economy is causing downturns in the normally sunny outlook of Bay Area folks.