Posted from Curbed SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Real Estate
Broker BlogWrap is our tribute to the brokersphere. 'Cause we love you that much— we really do. Posts of note may be passed along accordingly. So soon after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout, the dreaded 'b' word is back... (original story)
Posted from San Francisco Business News... 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Business
National City shares rose almost 12 percent Friday as the formation of the nation’s third coast-to-coast bank was seen as possibly putting Ohio’s regional banks in play on Wall Street. (WFC) (WB) (BAC) (JPM) (C) (NCC) (KEY) (FITB) (HBAN) (original story)
Posted from SFGate: Bay Area News Stories 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco News
Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to acquire Wachovia Corp. for $15.1 billion, in an eleventh-hour deal that promises to transform the San Francisco institution into one of the nation's dominant banks but saddles it with billions worth of risky mortgages. The... (original story)
Posted from Curbed SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Real Estate
The good news: Under the proposed $700 billion bailout plan, the Treasury can purchase a broader range of "troubled assets" —not just your mortgage—giving them more flexibility to deal with a future crisis. The bad news: Under the proposed $700 billion... (original story)
Posted from San Francisco Business News... 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Business
The solar industry is elated after Congress passed an eight-year extension to the solar investment tax credit as part of the $700 billion financial industry bailout package. (original story)
Posted from San Francisco Business News... 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Business
On its second try in a week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 263-171 in favor of the $700 billion financial bailout package Friday. (original story)
Posted from Eater SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Culture
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. The Mission: As rumored, last night saw the debut of the Mission Street Food truck, and it was quite the phenomenon. The line was fairly long (at least 30 deep at... (original story)
Posted from Eater SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Culture
Up in Sebastopol, New York import Restaurant Eloise continues to win over the critics with a uniquely refreshing approach (and it's not even weird?): "This is good. Too many restaurants in our region offer the same local vegetables, fish and... (original story)
Posted from Curbed SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Real Estate
After backtracking on their plans to turn St. Luke's into an outpatient-only hospital, owner California Pacific Medical Center decided to rebuild the place as a complete acute-care facility. Albeit, a smaller one - shrinking it from 143 beds to the... (original story)
Posted from The San Francisco Real Esta... 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Real Estate
447 Palm Ave, Kentfield, California from Jeff Brooks on Vimeo.... (original story)
Posted from Eater SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Culture
Hot off the CosentinoWire: Boccalone has released its first-ever prosciutto. The aging process took 18 months and began right when they moved into their Oakland facilities in early '07, and now ... it's done. It's a San Daniele-style prosciutto, which... (original story)
Posted from SFGate: Bay Area News Stories 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco News
A federal grand jury is investigating whether San Francisco's policy of offering sanctuary to undocumented immigrants violates U.S. laws against harboring people who are in the country illegally, city officials say. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said his... (original story)
Posted from Eater SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Culture
UPPER MARKET—Riding off into the weekend, be advised that it's opening night for Pisco, the Latin cocktail lounge and tapas spot next door to big sis Destino. La Mar may have stolen some of the pisco thunder, but the joint... (original story)
Posted from Curbed SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Real Estate
[Looks different without hordes of shoppers. Courtesy Flickr photog jrodmanjr.] · Fun with maps: colorful swollen continents of the "real world" [WorldChanging] · Victory gardens: Is the future of agriculture in the city? [AlterNet] · A pox on both... (original story)
Posted from Eater SF 3 days ago
San Francisco : San Francisco Culture
la mar -- 415 397 8880 -- 2 rings, press 1, 2 rings, we are all booked until after 9:45 waterbar -- 415 284 9922 -- 0 rings, press 1, we're fully reserved until 9:30 farallon -- 415 956 6969... (original story)