Nestlé Targets High-End Coffee by Taking...

Conglomerate Nestlé gobbles up a majority stake of the Oakland-based artisan coffee producer Blue Bottle. (Photo: Cole Wilson for The New York Times)

Nestlé Targets High-End Coffee by Taking...

The deal highlights the continued hot streak of artisanal coffee, whose rapid growth and fanatical customer base have continued to draw big business.

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Selma Hepp: August Was a Mixed Month for Job...

Following incredible job growth in July, August was a mixed month for the Golden State's labor market. Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp weighs in on the latest numbers.

Selma Hepp: August Was a Mixed Month for Job...

Following incredible job growth in July, August was a mixed month for the Golden State's labor market. Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp weighs in on the latest numbers. #alamedacounty #californiaemp #contracostacounty

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Facebook Takes All of 432,000 SQFT Commercial...

181 Fremont Street leases all 432,000 square feet of commercial space to Facebook. (Photo: The Registry)

Facebook Takes All of 432,000 SQFT Commercial...

Jay Paul, San Francisco, 181 Fremont, Menlo Park, Facebook, LEED, Transbay Transit Center,

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The 5 Most Walkable Neighborhoods in San Francisco

If you're looking to ditch your car, here are the five most walkable neighborhoods in San Francisco. (Photo: Richard)

The 5 Most Walkable Neighborhoods in San Francisco

Here are the best Walk Score ranking neighborhoods in the city

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Three of the Best New Restaurants to Try Right Now

Petite Marlowe and City Counter in San Francisco and Arthur Mac’s in Oakland: They're three restaurants you should try right now. (Photo: Courtesy City Counter)

Three of the Best New Restaurants to Try Right Now

Three of the Best New Restaurants to Try Right Now

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San Francisco’s Most and Least Expensive Homes...

Home seekers: Here's a roundup of the most and least expensive homes on the market in San Francisco. (Photo: sf.curbed.com)

San Francisco’s Most and Least Expensive Homes...

A top ten hits number one as realtor scores big with her own house.

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Restaurant Revisit: Poetry, Memory, and the...

San Francisco fine dining gem Atelier Crenn brings out strong emotions in one food critic. (Photo: Photography by Nick Czap)

Restaurant Revisit: Poetry, Memory, and the...

To the best of my recollection, I've never cried in a restaurant, although on my recent visit to Atelier Crenn, I came close. It was in the midst of the seventh course—osetra caviar with a velvety cream of koji (a type of fermented rice with flavor-enhancing properties) and daikon, whose buttery sli...Read More

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