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Gene Darny: Lotta's Bakery owner cooks up sweet snacks
- Gene Darny, owner of Lotta’s Bakery on Polk Street, says an industrywide decline in small neighborhood bakeries might discourage most prospective pastry entrepreneurs, but for him, it became an opportunity.
- Gene Darny, owner of Lotta’s Bakery on Polk Street, says an industrywide decline in small neighborhood bakeries might discourage most prospective pastry entrepreneurs, but for him, it became an opportunity.
Jeannette Bitz: Partner at Engage PR finds clients' personal stories
- For Jeannette Bitz, who was made a partner at Alameda-based Engage PR in December, the difference between merely handling clients and helping run a company is a matter of degrees.
- For Jeannette Bitz, who was made a partner at Alameda-based Engage PR in December, the difference between merely handling clients and helping run a company is a matter of degrees.
Dave Labuda: Former tech pioneer focuses on his restaurant, Cetrella
- Whether it’s running a high-end restaurant in a seaside town or building software architecture for telecommunication giants, Dave Labuda says he aims to give value first. Profits are secondary to the satisfaction his varied enterprises provide.
- Whether it’s running a high-end restaurant in a seaside town or building software architecture for telecommunication giants, Dave Labuda says he aims to give value first. Profits are secondary to the satisfaction his varied enterprises provide.
Clare Munn: Owner of The Communication Group helps clients think 'green'
- Clare Munn brings an unusually global environmental and humanitarian perspective to the advertising and branding industry, which she credits in part to her childhood in Africa.
- Clare Munn brings an unusually global environmental and humanitarian perspective to the advertising and branding industry, which she credits in part to her childhood in Africa.
Dine About Town back for seconds
- Budget-minded San Francisco diners will get a second chance to sample dozens of the city’s best eateries at discounted prices when Dine About Town returns June 1-15.
- Budget-minded San Francisco diners will get a second chance to sample dozens of the city’s best eateries at discounted prices when Dine About Town returns June 1-15.
Jenna Raby: Founder of LaborFair.com connects workers, women
- Jenna Raby had bought an Ikea table, but found herself unable to put it together. She wanted to find someone to help her, but was afraid to use Craigslist.org, the internet marketplace for swapping goods and services.
- Jenna Raby had bought an Ikea table, but found herself unable to put it together. She wanted to find someone to help her, but was afraid to use Craigslist.org, the internet marketplace for swapping goods and services.
Michelle Williams: Managing the details for Current Lifestyle
- Current Lifestyle Marketing has headquarters in Chicago, designers in Dallas, media relations in Los Angeles and plans to open a New York City office in a few months.
- Current Lifestyle Marketing has headquarters in Chicago, designers in Dallas, media relations in Los Angeles and plans to open a New York City office in a few months.
Ward, Mayfield out for titles
- Their timetables differ, but two undefeated local fighters on the card at Thursday’s Fight Night at the Tank at HP Pavilion expect to deliver a first title belt sooner than a first professional loss.
Jack Gold: Preserving the past with an eye on the future
- Most people concerned with architectural preservation become so later in life, when they begin wanting to protect personal memories as much as bay windows or cornices, Jack Gold suspects.
- Most people concerned with architectural preservation become so later in life, when they begin wanting to protect personal memories as much as bay windows or cornices, Jack Gold suspects.
Latest winner of city golf championship youngest ever
- Martin Trainer holed a 7-foot putt on the 17th green to go 1-up on 49-year-old Randy Haag, and held on to become the youngest-ever San Francisco city golf champion Sunday in the 92nd year of the event.
D.J. O’Neil: Sailing in unsafe marketing waters
- D.J. O’Neil, founder and CEO of Hub Strategy, an integrated-media marketing firm, claims there is no such thing as a truly integrated marketing firm.
- D.J. O’Neil, founder and CEO of Hub Strategy, an integrated-media marketing firm, claims there is no such thing as a truly integrated marketing firm.
Hal Rucker: Linking firms to communities
- Smalltown is about to go nationwide. Hal Rucker’s company, Smalltown, is based on an idea that small companies in local markets can be better served by local forums than on the Web. After opening the latest of six such “hyperlocal” sites serving towns on the Peninsula, Rucker said the San Mateo-based company will announce plans this year to expand its presence to dozens of towns and neighborhoods across the country.
Carter's last stand
- Losers of four in a row, much remains at stake for the USF women’s basketball team as it hosts its last homestand of the season, beginning today against St. Mary’s at 7 p.m. at War Memorial Gymnasium.
- Losers of four in a row, much remains at stake for the USF women’s basketball team as it hosts its last homestand of the season, beginning today against St. Mary’s at 7 p.m. at War Memorial Gymnasium.
