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Last year the company saw more than $10 million in revenue. In 2018, it expects to see a 20 percent increase in sales. Clients include artists such as Arcade Fire, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Alicia Keys, among others.

RideOS is creating what it bills as an “air traffic control” operating system for fleets of self-driving cars and other modes of transportation that autonomous cars could share the road with, like scooters and bicycles.

When AutoCamp CEO Neil Dipaola and CMO Ryan Miller first came up with the idea for the company in 2013, they purchased an old RV park in Santa Barbara with the intention of creating a hotel stocked with renovated Airstream campers as rooms. "We were looking for ways to capitalize on the experiential travel trend," Dipaolo said. Fast forward five years and AutoCamp just closed on a $115 million in equity commitments, led by Whitman Peterson, which it plans to use for nationwide expansion.

The decision to close Brown Sugar Kitchen in West Oakland didn't come lightly for chef-owner Tanya Holland, but after ten years in the space, it was time to move on. "The old location was quite limited because of the lack of dense population and businesses," she said of the spot at 2534 Mandela Parkway.

Dr. Camille Bedrosian has spent much of her career in the biotech sector, primarily working with rare diseases. "It's a different level of commitment and tenacity, not taking no for an answer to solve a problem," she said. "It's been a little over two decades for me, and I've always been in rare disease."Bedrosian previously helped to build a development group at Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. working on small molecules for oncology, focusing on rare cancers such as sarcoma.

There are 14 community benefit districts (CBDs) in San Francisco, which bring together neighbors, merchants, and local government entities to help improve the quality of life in a given neighborhood, including safety, cleanliness of the streets and overall livability. 

But one neighborhood organization, the Lower Polk CBD, has been working tirelessly over the last few months to tackle quality-of-life issues for some of its most vulnerable neighbors: those without a home.

A planned revival of a nearly century-old restaurant on Telegraph Hill has been delayed by a lawsuit pending against the city, according to court documents. 

Next fall, San Francisco will have one fewer large music venue. Mezzanine (444 Jessie St.), the sizable South of Market event space known for its live music performances and club nights, announced via Facebook this morning that it has lost its lease, and will be permanently closing its doors next fall, after 16 years in business. According to owner Deborah Jackman, landlord Colton Commercial & Partners has increased the rent by 600 percent, and hopes to lease the building as office space.

In November, local mini-chain Burgermeister shuttered its Church Street location after more than 16 years in operation. But shortly after slinging its last slider, a note posted to the business signaled that a new fast-casual Arabic restaurant called Beit Rima (Arabic for "Rima's House") would be taking over.

With the federal government shutdown over funding for a border wall entering its second month, conversations about immigrants, migrants and refugees continue to be at the forefront of national debate. But one key topic is often left out of these discussions: Why some people make the difficult decision to leave their homelands in the first place.

Workers enjoy the impact their work has on people, HR officer says.

While visiting his mom in 2014, Sternberg was struck by how difficult it was to navigate and research home care options for aging adults, prompting him to co-found Honor in 2015.

Fremont, long a Bay Area center for manufacturing, has morphed into a hub for clean technology and life sciences startups.

Through its free online software, Quartzy streamlines administrative lab work by tracking inventory and supply requests.

When managing her team, Durrette said she likes to “give people opportunities that they may not think that they are ready for, but I know that they are."

In July, we reported that decades-old North Beach dive bar Mr. Bing's was set to close after being sold to the team behind Ireland's 32 in the Richmond, who would possibly turn it into another bar with a similar Irish theme. Now, we've learned that while the new owners still plan to close the pub for renovations, it doesn't look like much will change in the way of its appearance. Mr. Bing's will continue to be a spot for locals and tourists alike to enjoy cheap drinks, no frills, and many shenanigans. 

At last week's San Francisco Port Commission meeting, officials proposed bringing back a policy that would allow the public to buy fish directly from commercial boats at Fisherman's Wharf. If enacted, the proposed retail policy would be limited to allow only the sale of salmon, tuna, rock fish, halibut, and bycatch, excluding all species of crab.

Commercial vacancy rates in North Beach have more than doubled since 2015, according to a new joint survey conducted by three neighborhood organizations. After increased queries from the community about long-term commercial vacancies, the North Beach Business Association (NBBA), North Beach Neighbors (NBN) and Telegraph Hill Dwellers (THD) looked at businesses in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District (NBNCD) to identify potential trends and possibly offer solutions.

The city's first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project along Van Ness Avenue from Mission to Lombard streets, is set to break ground this year, consisting of transportation upgrades aimed to improve congestion, safety and beautify the two-mile long stretch. But among several other utility upgrades included in the project is a plan to replace the current streetlamps with brighter, more efficient streetlights. And that has San Francisco Heritage, as well as District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, rushing to find a way to protect the lamps which they say are 102 years old.

After 20 years in business, café and coffee roaster Caffe Roma (526 Columbus between Green and Union Streets) will serve its last cup of joe in North Beach on Saturday, September 30.

Irene Azzollini, one of the café's owners, told Hoodline that the decision to close came after "rent came up and our lease went up," she said. "We just decided not to stay. Saturday will be our last day as Caffe Roma owners here." 

"As a community college graduate myself, I know firsthand what it can do for people and how life-changing it can be."

Rebekah Flagg took a position with Health Net Federal Services as vice president of finance in December 2017. In April 2018, she became the company’s CFO as well.

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