A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Josefina Hernandez , a Walgreens employee of 18 years who has diabetes, felt her blood sugar levels drop on the job one day in September, 2008
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Feed SubscriptionCreep Factor: Apple Conducts Residential Search
Imagine this: There is a suspicion that you are in possession of stolen property (hypothetically, of course). Police want to come search your house, your car, and your office.
Read More »An iPhone Prototype Walks Into a Bar…
It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but its not.
Read More »Scott Hill Returns to Los Angeles Scene
Like Wilkes Bashford in San Francisco, Mitchells in Greenwich, and Jeffrey in New York, Scott Hill has been an iconic retailer in Los Angeles for more than 20 years. So it came as somewhat of a surprise three years ago when the style-savvy store owner shuttered his Sunset Boulevard shop ...
Read More »Burning Man’s Big Plan To Reshape A Depressed San Francisco Neighborhood
Burning Man isn't just about getting crazy on the Playa anymore. The organization is now taking on urban revitalization, aiming to fix up the area around its new HQ.
Read More »Whittell Duesenberg at Gooding Pebble Beach Auction
One of Duesenberg Motors’ best customers was George Whittell Jr., a notorious San Francisco playboy who was heir to a fortune, ran with “questionable” women, raced his cars through city streets, and provided regular fodder for the tabloids. He was also an astute investor who sold $50 million in stock ...
Read More »Video: S.F. circumcision ban may not make ballot
A San Francisco judge will hear arguments on whether to remove a ballot proposal that would allow voters to ban circumcision.
Read More »Recycling an Innovative Culture
When Dolores Labs changed its name to CrowdFlower, it left behind a sprawling loft of an office, a hip logo, and a culture of innovation. A VC firm seized the opportunity. When Dan Scholnick of Trinity Ventures was considering investing in San Francisco-based crowdsourcing start-up Dolores Labs, he laid one significant stipulation on the company's CEO, Lukas Biewald
Read More »San Francisco Gin Gets Personal
Whether you are an amateur or a die-hard gin drinker, San Francisco–based Distillery No.
Read More »Making Flight Search Friendlier
On a recent Thursday , Hipmunk's CEO, Adam Goldstein, laid out his travel plans.
Read More »Cool, Determined, and Under 30
Featured Articles How Cool is This? The definition of cool is constantly in flux.
Read More »What The S.F. Underground Market’s Shutdown Means For Food Entrepreneurs
The market was created to avoid the red tape that keeps many small-time food operations from getting off the ground.
Read More »Managing Risk in Pursuit of Growth
Local San Francisco CEOs of Inc. 500|5000 companies sit down with Bo Burlingham, Inc.s editor-at-large to discuss Managing Risk in Pursuit of Growth
Read More »Your Future Car Service
Meet the 2.0 car service: Uber is a start-up that lets you book a stylish ride from a smartphone app. Imagine your flight arrives four hours later than expected.
Read More »Most Sustainable Airport: Terminal 2, San Francisco International Airport
As of early April, the state-of-the-art T2 Terminal in San Francisco is the new home of American Airlines and Virgin America. In a $393 million renovation of the original 1954 terminal by Turner Construction and Gensler, architects recycled 90 percent of the original building content
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