After a two-month test run in Florida, McDonald’s said this week it is preparing to roll out meal delivery in the United States. The hope, the fast-food giant said, was to make up for years of slipping sales by making one of the world’s most ubiquitous chains even more inescapable.
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KCSM jazz station cuts programming
Starting this week, the voices of some notable Bay Area music programmers will be missing or heard less often on jazz radio KCSM due to budget cuts. Veteran San Francisco music producer and radio host Harry Duncan will no longer do his Sunday evening KCSM show, “In the Soul Kitchen,” a gumbo of soul, funk, jazz, roots reggae and other music genres that aired on KUSF for 28 years and has been on KCSM since 2014.
San Francisco home prices see big drop in January
The Arden, one of Mission Bay’s newer condominium towers, makes a virtue of the neighborhood’s horizontal emphasis zoning rather than trying to hide that it doesn’t exist. The Arden, one of Mission Bay’s newer condominium towers, makes a virtue of the neighborhood’s horizontal emphasis zoning rather than trying to hide that it doesn’t exist.
Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see
In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, Yvonne Felix wears eSight electronic glasses and looks around Union Square during a visit to San Francisco. The glasses enable the legally blind to see.
How racial bias could be hurting Silicon Valleya s bottom line
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events People take their seats ahead of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference presentation at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California, on June 13, 2016. Apple shareholders will decide next week whether to force the tech giant to diversify its leadership — possibly by tying executives’ compensation to racial diversity goals — in the industry’s latest effort to grapple with a severe underrepresentation of blacks and Latinos in its ranks.
Ahead of the Bell: US home sales
The National Association of Realtors reports on January sales of existing U.S. homes Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern. Economists forecast sales will tick up to a seasonally adjusted 5.55 million, up from 5.49 million in December.
San Francisco has done it again with the ‘sushi croissant’ – …
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse , a bakery in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district that’s famous for its hybrid desserts and drool-worthy Instagram feed. The bakery calls the pastry a “California croissant,” in honor of its sister, the California roll.
This startup is six months into an employment experiment – …
This startup is six months into an employment experiment – no perks, lower pay, and you’re free after two years “If we were to renew the employment deal today, what would it look like?” asks Jolt CEO and cofounder Roei Deutsch. Jolt is a fast-growing San Francisco-based startup that connects Silicon Valley pros with companies around the world for videoconferenced lectures.
Gap raises fourth-quarter earnings outlook on better sales
The San Francisco, California-based company said fourth-quarter revenue at stores opened at least a year rose 2 percent. By division, Gap’s namesake stores saw the key measure unchanged, while Old Navy enjoyed a 5 percent gain.
San Francisco, Ca – January 28: Demonstrators block traffic at the…
JANUARY 28: Demonstrators block traffic at the international arrival terminal as they protest against muslim immigration ban at San Francisco International Airport on January 28, 2017 in San Francisco, California. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that suspends entry of all refugees for 120 days, indefinitely suspends the entries of all Syrian refugees, as well as barring entries from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering for 90 days.
Uber criticized for alleged a strike-breakinga during refugee protests in NYC
In a classic Silicon Valley twist to the refugee story, scores of Twitter users rallied behind the #DeleteUber hashtag to protest the company’s decision to continue operating while taxi drivers were staging a work slowdown during protests this weekend at JFK airport. Uber’s main competitor, Lyft, took a different approach, pledging to donate $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Judge rejects $80M penalty in Wal-Mart truck drivers lawsuit
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Wal-Mart to pay $80 million in penalties in a lawsuit alleging the retail giant failed to pay hundreds of truck drivers in California the minimum wage for certain tasks. Wal-Mart acted in good faith when paying the drivers and had reason to believe its payment policy aligned with California law, according to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco.
Uber’s Ford Fusions, to be used for mapping, are cleared to go on the road in San Francisco.
They’re back. Five Ford Fusions bristling with rooftop equipment and labeled “Uber Advanced Technologies Center” will hit San Francisco streets starting Wednesday morning, but they will not be functioning as self-driving cars.
San Francisco biohackers are wearing implants made for…
He runs his fingers over the part of the arm where Benigeri’s boss, Geoff Woo, will soon stick him with a small implant. An instrument no bigger than an inhaler lodges a needle into the back of Benigeri’s arm.
I tried the sushi burrito, the ‘mutant food’ San Franciscans…
” Mutant foods ” from the cronut to the ramen burger come and go, disappearing from social media as quickly as they blow up. But San Francisco’s passion for the sushi burrito refuses to die.
Oakland: Airbnb landlords, affordable housing advocates face off at city meeting
Airbnb landlords came out in force Thursday evening to defend the short-term rental platform, occasionally sparring with affordable housing advocates as they implored city officials not to restrict their ability to rent their homes. During a two-hour meeting at City Hall, two-dozen Oakland residents – most of them Airbnb supporters – talked about how the platform helped them afford to keep their homes, or about how their guests brought money to neighborhood businesses.
Flying River Taxis Eye Customers From the Seine to San Francisco
SeaBubbles, a French startup vowing to build flying river taxis, is seeking to close a third round of funding in less than a year and cement interest from the city of Paris, companies in the San Francisco Bay and other potential customers. To build the first battery-powered bubble-shaped ships that hover a few inches above the water and transport as many as six people at a time, founders Alain Thebault and Anders Bringdal last month raised 3.45 million euros from French insurer Maif and venture-capital fund Partech Ventures.
Plot twists, suspense mark George Lucasa plans for museum
This undated file concept design provided by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art shows a rendering of their proposed museum, just west and north of the Coliseum in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and his team announced Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, they have chosen Los Angeles over San Francisco as the home of the museum that will showcase his work.
Takeda Expands Cancer Business With $4.66 Billion Ariad Deal
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. will expand its footprint in the U.S. oncology market with the $4.66 billion purchase of Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc., adding one potential blockbuster in lung cancer and another already on-the-market therapy.
7 self-driving car milestones to look out for in 2017
Uber launched a pilot program for its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh , followed by a short-lived one in San Francisco before ultimately going to Arizona . Tesla also started installing hardware that can enable full autonomy in October.
Here’s what it’s like to live with a supercar in San Francisco
Ask any car enthusiast which driver’s seat they prefer, and the answer, almost invariably, will be one that sits low, with a big, thunderous engine out back and a six-figure price tag. As true as that might be, it’s almost clich to say that supercars are the stuff of dreams.
California AG Threatens Action Against Uber’s Self-Driving Cars
California Attorney General Kamala Harris has told Uber Technologies Inc. to pull its self-driving cars from San Francisco’s streets or it will seek a court order forcing it do so, saying the ride-hailing company needs a permit under autonomous vehicle regulations. If Uber doesn’t comply with the state’s rules, “as have 20 other companies,” the attorney general’s office will ask a judge to require the self-driving cars be taken off the roads, the attorney general’s office wrote in a letter Friday to Uber.