'Touch Our Junk': Nob Hill Theatre, SF's only all-male strip club, to close
When they took over Nob Hill Theatre in 2010, Gary Luce says he and his partner in both life and business, Larry Hoover, went into it blind. Now San Francisco’s last live all-male revue strip club— a landmark that attracts visitors from around the world— is set to have its final curtain call this Sunday.
Amazon looking to acquire independent film chain, Landmark Theatres
Amazon is looking to acquire a chain of movie theaters. Bloomberg reports the e-commerce giant is looking to acquire Landmark Theatres, a small chain of 50 theaters across the country that focuses on independent and foreign films.
California could reshape pot rules as legal market struggles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The nation's largest legal marijuana market is struggling. Illicit sales continue to thrive. A shaky supply chain has customers looking at barren shelves in some shops. There are testing problems. And a proposal to allow home marijuana deliveries in cities that have banned pot sales could lead to a courtroom fight.
Yosemite Valley reopens after wildfires create unhealthy air quality
Hikers and nature lovers returned to Yosemite National Park's scenic valley Tuesday after a rare 20-day closure because of smoke from wildfires. Some said they didn't mind the hazy air that obscured scenic vistas; others came prepared with eye drops and face masks. Park officials also advised visitors to expect limited lodging and food services at Yosemite, one of the busiest national...
Questions loom over Tesla deal after CEO reveals Saudi link
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's elaboration on his plan to engineer a buyout of the electric car maker could get the Silicon Valley maverick into legal trouble by revealing that the deal is far more uncertain than how he initially described it in his brash tweet last week.
Rent control fuels costliest fight on California 2018 ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Los Angeles-based health care nonprofit known for funding controversial ballot measures is waging an expensive battle with the real estate industry over rent control in California. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has poured more than $12 million into a November initiative it's spearheading. The measure known as Proposition 10 would let cities and counties regulate...
Tesla's stock halted as CEO Elon Musk tweets he's considering taking the electric vehicle company
Tesla's stock was halted on the NASDAQ on Tuesday as CEO Elon Musk tweeted he's considering taking the electric vehicle company private.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors votes to ban pot shops in Chinatown
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) Marijuana shops will be prohibited in San Francisco's historic Chinatown following a long discussion and vote today by the city's Board of Supervisors.
Uber, Lyft agree to San Francisco ride revenue tax
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have agreed to allow the city of San Francisco to tax a percentage of their net ride revenues, according to Supervisor Aaron Peskin.
Facebook's growth slows; Zuckerberg loses $15B in personal wealth
Facebook stock got hammered all day long today, losing 19 percent off its value, an event which personally cost founder Mark Zuckerberg $15 billion of his personal wealth. Facebook's stock got torpedoed the second the stock market had a chance to react to bad financial news. We spoke to two people who've been following high tech before it was even an industry. They weighed in on today's rout....
Facebook market value plunges $119 billion in biggest loss in stock market history
Facebook faced a day of reckoning Thursday as its shares plunged in the biggest one-day drop in stock-market history.
Facebook-led tech slump dims broader gains for US stocks
A plunge in Facebook shares erased almost $120 billion of the social media giant's market value Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak for the S&P 500 index. Facebook's tumble was the worst-ever single-day drop in value for a U.S. company, and led a sell-off in technology companies that offset solid gains in other areas of the market, including industrial and energy stocks...
Marriott hotels eliminating plastic straws by 2019
Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year.
San Francisco to consider tax on companies to help homeless
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to tax large businesses to pay for homeless and housing services, an issue that set off a battle in another West Coast city struggling with income inequality.
MGM sues Vegas mass shooting victims, argues it isn't liable
MGM Resorts International has sued hundreds of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in a bid to avoid liability for the gunfire that rained down from its Mandalay Bay casino-resort in Las Vegas.
Chuck E. Cheese unveils Pay Your Age deal for Friday in wake of Build-A-Bear promo gone wrong
Trying to get over those long lines from Thursday’s Build-A-Bear promotion? Chuck E. Cheese is here to help -- and capitalize on all the publicity.
Your gym membership could soon earn a tax break
Exercise enthusiasts could soon rejoice as congressional lawmakers advance a new bill that could award tax breaks for fitness-related expenses
Papa John's founder resigns as chairman
Papa John's says founder John Schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board.
Tesla meets production goal, eyes new standard
The flag in front of the Tesla electric car plant in Fremont appears to be waving in victory these days.
California high court: Yelp can't be ordered to remove posts
Online review site Yelp.com cannot be ordered to remove posts against a San Francisco law firm that a judge determined were defamatory, a divided California Supreme Court ruled Monday in a closely watched case that internet companies warned could be used to silence online speech.