Wow...just wow. As most of you know, I am a San Franciscan by adoption, having moved here in 1996. I love my City by the Bay, from the tourists at the Wharf being spooked by the Bushman to the almost-always gray Ocean Beach.
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I am one of the long-term unemployed, out since April of last year. I was an admin at an investment consulting firm, clients were lost and myself and 2 others found themselves contacting the EDD (Employment Development Department).
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Fare evaders cost Muni $19 million each year, according to a first-time study that chronicled the fiscal effects of transit scofflaws.
Unemployment can be lonely and frustrating. No fellow commuters, no coworkers. Lots of people don't know where they went wrong -- because they didn't actually do anything wrong. Fourteen million Americans are currently jobless.
Fiorina's erratic voting record in a handful of states could become an issue in a campaign for U.S. Senate, said Mark Petracca, a professor of politics at UC Irvine.
So there I was, enjoying my days on Alcatraz, but summer was drawing to a close.
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Dentists are amongst the unsung heroes of the medical word. Often--usually the brunt of jokes, the focus of our fears, the person we least want to see in a day. But I have to say, when a dentist is needed, there is no one you want to see more.
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While some might say that bacon has had its moment, it's hard to deny this beloved smoked meat's continued encroachment on the food world.
In my first years in San Francisco, I was fortunate enough to have been employed by the Golden Gate Parks Conservancy on Alcatraz Island. Yes, the Alcatraz Island, with the cellhouse and tourists.
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A crowd marked the 75th anniversary of the opening of Alcatraz Sunday, with an ex-inmate among those celebrating on The Rock.
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