Who needs a calendar? It’s the shopping season
NEW YORK — Got calendar confusion? The date says it’s officially summer, but vacations are over and kids are headed back to school. — and, yes, that is Halloween candy…
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Style
Lanvin is H&M’s newest partner
NEW YORK — Lanvin will be the next high-fashion house to become a partner of fast-fashion retailer H&M. The joint collection, featuring womenswear and menswear, will go on sale Nov….
Levi’s new Curve ID line aims to give women the feel and look of custom-designed jeans
For the past 18 months, the folks at Levi Strauss & Co. have studied women around the world, conducting thousands of interviews and looking at 60,000 body scans of females…
Those with goals are turning more often to coaching professionals to achieve them
If you want to plant a garden, cook what you grow, find a husband, be a better husband, get a baby to sleep, get along with a teenager, get that…
Politics
SF Supreme Court Set To Hear Calif. Furlough Case
The California Supreme Court is set to grapple at a hearing in San Francisco Wednesday with whether the governor has the power to furlough tens of thousands of state workers…
Obama Calling For More Infrastructure Spending
President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve at least $50 billion in long-term investments in the nation’s roads, railways and runways in a pre-election effort to show he’s trying…
Obama Assails GOP, Promotes New Jobs Program
A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season…
Editorials
‘Skyscraperman’ Dan Goodwin Arrested After Climbing Millennium Tower
Update, 6:30 p.m.: Police have identified today’s Millennium Tower climber as Dan Goodwin. See below for more details. The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that a climber calling …
Food & Wine
Labor Day cooking
Fire up the grill for this collection of al fresco fare. With recipes for grilled meats and vegetables, plus accompanying sides, these summer dishes will step up Labor Day barbecue….
Arts & Entertainment
Explore The Evolution Of Oprah
With the one-year countdown to the end of Oprah Winfrey’s talk show beginning this week, let’s take a look back at how the media giant has evolved her image over…
Health
Some states suing Obama administration also claim health subsidies
WASHINGTON — More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care law also are claiming its subsidies for covering retired state government employees, according to…
Startups
Free-range Friday: tablets, Yahoo on your TV, Vox
• Tablet watch: More competitors to Apple’s iPad are rolling out, including Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, announced yesterday, and the Toshiba Folio, announced today. Both tablets run on the Android OS.The…
Living Green
Green tips: Use, recharge, use again
Use, recharge, use again According to Keen for Green, we Americans throw out nearly 180,000 tons of batteries each year. Only 14,000 tons are rechargeable batteries; the rest are single-use….
Crime
Police Seek Suspects In Pacifica Home Invasion
The Pacifica Police Department is seeking three suspects in connection with a home invasion and robbery that occurred Sunday night. The victims of the robbery were not injured during the…
Baseball
A’s Beat: Vin Mazzaro sent to Triple-A
Seldom are players demoted in September – rosters have expanded, so such a move looks like a slap in the face. When the A’s sent down right-hander Vin Mazzaro on…
Basketball
U.S. grinds out a win against gritty Slovenia
An arena that was nearly covered in Slovenian green grew louder with every U.S. miss. Playing a rare early game, the United States had stalled after a quick start, and…
Football
49er rookies gear up for Seattle’s sound and fury
Crank up artificial crowd noise from loud speakers on the practice field. Call an audible just as a Southwest Airlines flight to Albuquerque roars overhead from the airport next door….
