In San Francisco, Itâs Work to Find Toys
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San Franciscans searching for the perfect toy this holiday season have had the added hurdle of finding a place to buy it.
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San Francisco, which has long  prided itself on environmentally friendly policies, is debating  whether it should become the first U.S. city to tax grocery  bags to encourage recycling.
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Not too long ago, Maurice Hicks was carrying packages for Federal Express. On Sunday, he'll haul the freight for the San Francisco 49ers.
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When freelance writer Wang Jian shops for toys for her 5-year-old son, she's happy to pay extra for Legos blocks and Japanese-brand train sets
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Company wants access to San Francisco light poles for separate test while building citywide net.
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SAN FRANCISCO Today the idea of building a custom-designed workstation computer in Silicon Valley seems quaint. In both engineering and scientific markets, inexpensive off-the-shelf systems, coupled with the
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"Town Haul" does some trading spaces of its own: out of the suburban home and into the public realm.
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Faced with an uncertain future, the toy retailer trims losses and prepares for the holiday season.
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As local kids make their holiday lists, parents might want to check them twice for potentially dangerous toys. Consumer advocates yesterday released a list of 61 toys they contend have deficient labeling or hazardous parts.
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If you happen to be  doing a little shopping on Castro Street in San Francisco and  notice that the stores seem to be a bit more psychedelic than  usual, fear not. You're not having an acid flashback or  entering a time warp; you're on the set of "Milk."
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Paris Regional International Mission Enterprise (PRIME) set up shop in San Francisco, treating French scientists to inside looks at San Francisco-area technology research labs.
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From floating houses to city seals on the loose, Floridians salvage stories from debris.
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With their new crop of products that plug into the Internet, toy makers are placing bets on the longstanding enthusiasm among children for collecting things.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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It's high season for toymakers, and the scramble is on to make sure the 'Made in China' label doesn't send parents running
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In the vast underground of New York's economy, street mechanics hold a peculiar, if utilitarian place.
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FOSHAN, China  - Boxes stacked in the factory window are labeled clearly: "Fisher-Price", "toys", "preschool". The future of the plant, though, is not so clear.