Latest Press Release on San Francisco

Allison & Partners through the PRSA Foundation Honors Stephen D. Pisinski Memorial Scholarship Recipient at National Conference in San Diego
SAN FRANCISCO - In recognition of her outstanding achievement and commitment to public relations, Brittany Paxman of The University of Texas at Austin has been named the recipient of the 2009 Stephen D. Pisinski Memorial Scholarship, provided by Allison & Partners through the PRSA Founda

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Fitch Rates Riverside, California Electric Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
SAN FRANCISCO - Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to the City of Riverside, California's $36.5 million electric revenue bonds, series 2009A bonds. Fitch also affirms the rating on the city's $525 million outstanding electric revenue bonds at 'AA-'. The Rating Outlook on all of the bonds

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Video: Virgin America's New Golden State to Gold Coast Service Takes Off
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, expanded yesterday to the tenth destination in its growing network - South Florida. The new service connects the Golden State to Florida's Gold Coast, with twice-dail...

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Fitch Rates Clark County School District's (Nevada) $51.4MM GOs 'AA'; Outlook Negative
SAN FRANCISCO - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Clark County School District, Nevada's (the district) $51.4 million general obligation (GO) (limited tax) qualified school construction bonds (additionally secured by pledged revenues) series 2009C. Fitch also affirms the 'AA' rating on

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Solairus Aviation Announces Executive Promotions
SAN FRANCISCO - Solairus Aviation (www.solairusaviation.com) announced today

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Holiday V, Toys of the Season Feature Releases
SAN FRANCISCO - The following releases focus on the topic Holiday V, Toys of the Season: ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME, UNLESS NOTED STORIES MOVED AT 4:35 AM ET ON NOVEMBER 19, 2009.

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60-Day Notice of Right To Serve as Lead Plaintiff - Hagens Berman Files Securities Lawsuit Against SunPower Corporation
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro's San Francisco office has filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA) (Nasdaq: SPWR...

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Good News Holiday Shoppers: All Large Bank Debit Cards Now Offer Zero-Liability; Banks Also Bolster ID Fraud Prevention and Minimize SSN Use
SAN FRANCISCO - Javelin Strategy & Research (http://www.javelinstrategy.c

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Bank of the West Chairman McGrath to Retire; CEO Shepherd to Succeed Him
SAN FRANCISCO - Following its November Board of Directors’ meeting, Bank of the West said today that Chairman Don J. McGrath, 61, will step down effective December 31, 2009 as chairman of the bank and of its holding company, BancWest Corporation, the parent company of Bank of the West

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Starboard TCN Retail Brokers Get Down and Dirty Working to Cleanup Mid-Market Street in San Francisco, CA
SAN FRANCISCO - For years mid-Market Street in San Francisco, CA, between 5th and 8th Streets, has been ignored by investors, retailers, developers and real estate brokers. Now, agents Louis Cornejo and Colleen Meharry of Starboard TCN Worldwide Commercial Real Estate are changing this trend

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San Francisco Hotel Group Urges Unite Here Local 2 to Negotiate Throughout the Holidays to Reach New Contract Resolution
SAN FRANCISCO - Local 2 Unite Here should end its destructive practice of calling rolling strikes at hotels around San Francisco and focus on talks at the negotiation table for the benefit of their members and the city’s hospitality industry. “San Francisco

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Fitch Affirms Indian Health Council's (California) 1999 COPs at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable
SAN FRANCISCO - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB-' rating on approximately $2,410,000 outstanding certificates of participation (COPs) evidencing proportionate Interests of the Holders Thereof in Installment Payments to be paid by the Palomar Pomerado Health System (a California Local

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Bill Moisson Joins McGuire Real Estate
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 11/23/09 -- McGuire Real Estate, a San Francisco-based real estate company specializing in luxury real estate, announced the appointment of Bill Moisson as sales associate in its Bluxome office at 17 Bluxome Street. M..

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Keep Eye Safety in Mind When Choosing Toys This Holiday
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 11/23/09 -- Imagine a BB gun pellet striking your child's eye with enough force to knock him to the ground. Sadly, some popular children's gifts around the holidays can cause serious eye injuries. In recognition of Safe Toys an..

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PC World Labs Releases WorldBench 6 Test Software
SAN FRANCISCO - WorldBench, the benchmarking software developed and used by PC World Labs for testing hardware system performance, is now compatible with all editions of

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Emerald Takes Pop Secret to the Super Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO - Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND), announced today that it will unleash a

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Rambus Comments on Order in Price-Fixing Case
LOS ALTOS, Calif. - Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that Judge Richard A. Kramer of the San Francisco Superior Court has issued recommendations that the Rambus antitrust case against certain memory manufacturers and the Tessera Technologies antitrust case against Hynix be coordinat

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Federal Court Allows California Title Insurance Lawsuit to Proceed
SAN FRANCISCO - The law firm of Girard Gibbs LLP (www.girardgibbs.com/

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Rubylane.com Offers Cyber Monday Shoppers 400,000 Holiday Gift Ideas
SAN FRANCISCO - With a mere week left until the biggest online shopping day of the year, online mall, Rubylane.com, has more than 2,000 shops with an impressive inventory of 400,000 quality vintage collectibles. Ruby Lane's retailers have spent months preparing for Cyber Mon

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Workplace & Careers IV Feature Release
SAN FRANCISCO - The following release focuses on the topic Workplace & Careers IV: ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME, UNLESS NOTED STORIES MOVED AT 4:35 AM ET ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009. NEW YORK--

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Correction: Fitch Rates Moulton Niguel Water District, California's $60MM COPs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable
SAN FRANCISCO - (This is an update of a release originally issued Nov. 18, 2009. It reflects changes related to the issuance amount, the resulting impact to cash flow projections, and the sale date). Fitch assigns an 'AA+' rating to the Moulton Niguel Water District's

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Bucking Industry Trend, TelcoTV09 Qualified Attendance Jumps 30 Percent
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb's Light Reading today announced that with strong keynotes from AT&T, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., and presentations form key Tier 2 and 3 service providers, last week's 8th Annual TelcoTV09 Conference and Expo held at the Oran...

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Wells Fargo & Company Declares Cash Dividends on Preferred Stock
SAN FRANCISCO - Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced dividends on two series of preferred stock. A quarterly cash dividend of $20 per share was declared on its 8.00% non-cumulative perpetual class A preferred stock, Series J, liquidation preference $1,0

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Indie Label SMC Recordings Trumps Majors With Releases Charting High on iTunes and Amazon.com
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 11/19/09 -- SMC Recordings (PINKSHEETS: SMCE), the indie label headquartered in San Francisco Bay Area, announced a huge week with the release of legendary rapper Rakim Allah's (of the platinum recording duo, Eric B. and Rakim)..

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American Express OPEN® Announces Multi-Partner Government Contracting Program to Help Small Business Owners Win Government Contracts and Stimulus Funds
SAN FRANCISCO - American Express OPEN®, the small business division of American Express®, today launched OPEN for Government Contracts: Victory in ProcurementSM (VIP) for Small Business, a national program to help small business owners c

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