Industry Contributors & Editorial
Opinion: Job Trends in Bay Area Will Hit Real Estate, the Economy, Municipal Budgets & Hype
Wolf Richter An ugly red flag for all of California goes up. The labor force in California fell by 19,900 in June from...
Nate and Heidi’s Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Warm the Bellies and Melt the Hearts of San Franciscans
By Elizabeth Swift, Bridge Bank [dropcap]W[/dropcap]arm, crispy, and filled with memories of home and family, the grilled cheese is a classic American sandwich,...
San Francisco Restaurant Week
By Angie Sommer, ZFA Structural Engineers [dropcap]S[dropcap]an Francisco Restaurant Week is one of dozens of events throughout California that showcase one of the...
OPINION: Silicon Valley Begins to Crack Visibly
By Wolf Richter Chilling photos of for-lease signs lining the Great America Parkway There are parts of Silicon Valley where commercial real estate...
Project Juice: Taking It to the Street
By Donna Schumacher, Donna Schumacher Architecture [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the West Coast’s leading organic retail juicer, Project Juice has been creating fresh-pressed juice, best consumed...
McNellis: Is Macy’s Amazon’s Next Target?
By John McNellis “Amazon wrecked the mall. Now it’s coming for the grocery store.” Chris Isidore CNN Money “The 40,000 square foot market...
When the Restaurant Meets the Road: Monsieur Benjamin
By Donna Schumacher, Donna Schumacher Architecture [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s I was driving down Gough Street, the bright red neon fox of the upscale bistro known as...
Gather Restaurant: Sustainability + Green = Fabulous
By Stephanie Reilly, Ascension Insurance Services [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n December 2009 Eric Fenster and Ari Derfel launched Gather Restaurant with a mission: to support the...
Inside the Mind of a Restaurateur: How to Make a New Eatery Thrive in Silicon Valley
By Kristi Pearce-Percy, Cuschieri Horton Architects [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ay Area real estate is thriving, what with tech, gaming, commercial, medical… But something that often goes...
InterVIEW: New Trends in East Bay Restaurants: Q&A with Chris Pastena
By Holly Neber, AEI Consultants [dropcap]R[/dropcap]estaurateur and executive chef Chris Pastena is an influential figure in Oakland, running the Jack London Square restaurants...
McNellis: For the Class of 2017
By John McNellis “Even if all your desires and wishes were fulfilled, you still wouldn’t be happy…” Alan Watts [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ather than focus on...
Late-Night Transit and Workforce Challenges for the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry
By Molly Jans, Paradigm General Contractors Transportation [dropcap]I[dropcap]t is the lifeline of industry: getting goods from place to place to be purchased and...