Business
Online Clothier Betabrand Opens on Site of 780 Cafe
By Stevanie Wazna-Blank Local online clothing company Betabrand will open its first storefront this weekend at 780 Valencia Street, previously 780 Cafe. The company’s headquarters have been at Cesar Chavez and Mission streets since 2010,...
Emigre Entrepreneur Makes Beauty Her Mission
When Colleen Nguyen left her home in Vietnam 30 years ago, she landed in San Francisco. Fifteen years ago she began a career in cosmetology. “I like beauty because it makes people happy,” she explained....
San Franciscans March Through Mission for May Day
An estimated 1,000 people marched through the city in support of immigrant and worker rights on Wednesday for May Day, or International Workers’ Day. The San Francisco nonprofit Community United Against Violence helped organize the march to Civic...
Armory to Open Space for Community
The Armory Community Center is poised to host public sports, art and educational events, as well as private functions, now that the city has granted a recreation permit allowing the owner of the landmark brick structure...
Open-Source Software Maker Races to Funding Deadline
In a bold experiment, nonprofit Mission software developer Yorba Foundation is bidding for sustainable support through crowdfunding for its open-source email program, Geary. Founded in 2009 by Google alumnus Adam Dingle, the Capp Street nonprofit...
Learning to Fence in the Heart of the Mission
The Golden Gate Fencing Center first opened its doors in the Mission in 1997. Since then it has produced several national competitors and two Olympic coaches. Mike Penderson, a co-founder and head junior coach, started...
DA, Police Ask Manufacturers to Help Curb Phone Theft
“Crackheads aren’t selling crack any more because it’s easier to steal phones,” San Francisco Police Commission President Thomas Mazzucco said last week. In the first two months of this year, 335 cellphones were reported stolen...
