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This just in from the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents shipowners in contract talks with the ILWU: “Outside intervention is necessary to bring the talks to conclusion, particularly given the ongoing impact of ILWU work slowdowns, which have disrupted cargo movement at the major West Coast ports of Tacoma, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles and Long

Responding to severe congestion that has hampered West Coast ports, the Port of Oakland said Monday morning it is taking more measures “in an ongoing effort to manage container ships arriving with unprecedented frequency in San Francisco Bay.” Severe congestion at the Port of Oakland and other West Coast ports was the subject of a

I have been maintaining – and occasionally updating -- a list of “Books Every Leader Should Read” on this Work Matters blog since 2011. These are books that have taught me much about people, teams, and organizations -- while at...

And the Stanford Court makes three. The southern California investor that acquired the Fairmont in 2012 and the Mark Hopkins in February now owns Nob Hill’s third grand dame hotel, the Stanford Court. Woodridge Capital Partners announced the purchase this morning from a New York private equity firm, giving the Los Angeles group controlling interest

Eleven years, three months and two days ago, a great plague descended on 24th Street in Noe Valley. That’s when Real Food, an organic grocery, suddenly closed its doors, leaving loyal customers, suppliers and workers thrust into the cold — just before Labor Day of all days. Oh, the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth!