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Baby You Can Drive My TAXInew

Taxi Commission officials say hundreds of medallion holders aren't driving cabs in San Francisco, and that's against the law.
SF Weekly  |  A.C. Thompson  |  02-20-2007  |  Business & Labor

Pay to Playnew

The son of a world-renowned chef says he wanted to reform the phone industry -- the feds say he wanted to get rich quick.
SF Weekly  |  Martin Kuz  |  02-12-2007  |  Business & Labor

Amazonian Quagmirenew

Big Oil, the rainforest and sticky legal issues are mired in a San Francisco courtroom.
SF Weekly  |  Eliza Strickland  |  11-17-2006  |  Business & Labor

Hot Airnew

Clinton's Global Initiative clambake represents a longtime specialty of the ex-president: the grandiose yet misleading PR announcement.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  10-16-2006  |  Business & Labor

Western Confusionnew

With the help of foreign consulates, Western Union poses as a quasi-governmental banking service and rakes in millions from immigrants.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  08-14-2006  |  Business & Labor

Bank of Indifferencenew

Wells Fargo issued an ATM card to a blind woman with no need for one, which was then stolen by her caretaker, who used it to rack up charges -- but guess who's left footing the bill?
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  05-01-2006  |  Business & Labor

'Commercial Ethnography' Is Latest Marketing Toolnew

Jesse Kipp's job in the emerging field of commercial ethnography could make you the star of your very own advertisement.
SF Weekly  |  Nate Cavalieri  |  03-21-2005  |  Business & Labor

Tribes Used to Bring Slots to Bay Areanew

Native Americans have become little more than human props in the high-stakes battle involving real estate developers, powerful consultants, and out-of-state gaming interests to bring casino gambling closer to urban centers.
SF Weekly  |  Ron Russell  |  11-01-2004  |  Business & Labor

Homeland Security Employee Gets Money for Nothingnew

Barry Mallek shows up for work as a Federal Protective Service officer in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, does nothing for eight hours, returns to his hotel, and then comes back the next day and sits around some more.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  09-07-2004  |  Business & Labor

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