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Will Durst

Top Ten Christmas Gifts for Wall Street Fat Cats

Will Durst

Political Comedian

It's the most... wonderful time... of the year. And the most frantic and anxious and mind numbing and expensive. The rewarding part is my on- going seasonal side job as a lumpy elfin holiday gift... Read more »

12.05.10 at 10:49 AM | Comment count loading...

Ken White

Quote of the week

Ken White

President, Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." -- Albert Schweitzer Read more »

12.05.10 at 9:57 AM | Comment count loading...

Doc Gurley

Be selfish, give a gift to a homeless person

Doc Gurley

Internist Physician

Both gratitude and altruism are good for your health and there's nothing like giving a gift to a homeless person to help you experience both. Her are some easy, practical, cheap ways to be selfish... Read more »

12.04.10 at 10:58 AM | Comment count loading...

Erica Sandberg

Crazy credit commercials: don't get suckered

Erica Sandberg

Personal Finance Expert / Reporter

If you're home during the weekday, flip on the the TV for an hour or so. It won't be long before you see something far more disturbing than cheesy soaps, who's-the-baby-daddy talk shows, and a wild... Read more »

12.03.10 at 1:18 PM | Comment count loading...

Sarah Granger

When good people serve, we all win

Sarah Granger

New Media Entrepreneur and Writer

The general feeling of displeasure felt by the public when viewing our political system exists for good reason. Corruption runs rampant at all levels of government - in our country as with others ... Read more »

12.03.10 at 10:13 AM | Comment count loading...

Todd Miller

An Interview with "Who Killed the Electric Car's" Chelsea Sexton

Todd Miller

Serial Entrepreneur

Chelsea Sexton is a veteran clean transportation and energy advocate; her work on General Motors' EV1 program was featured in the Sony Pictures Classics film, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Read more »

12.01.10 at 8:42 AM | Comment count loading...

Laura Shumaker

Autism: 8 tips to help you survive the holidays

Laura Shumaker

Writer and Autism Advocate

The year was 1991. Matthew , who had yet to receive a formal diagnosis of autism , was 4, and Andy was 2. My husband and I dressed them matching reindeer sweaters and took them to the company holiday... Read more »

11.29.10 at 6:22 PM | Comment count loading...

Peter Gleick

Fiji Water: Where bottled water, money, and ethics conflict

Peter Gleick

President, Pacific Institute

Fiji Water, one of the world's most well-promoted brands of bottled water, is also one of the most secretive and private. Owned by Lynda and Stewart Resnick, the increasingly controversial Southern... Read more »

11.29.10 at 4:05 PM | Comment count loading...

Tom Philp

The Southland's New Water Plan

Tom Philp

Executive Strategist, Metropolitan Water District

How much water does Southern California expect long-term from the North? The answer is embedded in a new 25-year water plan for Southern California that was recently improved by my Board of Directors... Read more »

11.29.10 at 2:00 PM | Comment count loading...

Mark Coggins

Sherlock Holmes: a coda

Mark Coggins

Novelist, essayist

Leslie S. Klinger As a coda to my Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Black Bishop," which was serialized in SFGate over the past few weeks, today I'm presenting an interview with... Read more »

11.29.10 at 7:00 AM | Comment count loading...

Dr. Jim Taylor

Marky Z and Facebook: Growing Up and Aiming High

Dr. Jim Taylor

Ph.D., Psychology, author, speaker

Facebook founder and CEO, baby-faced billionaire, and unintended star of a hit (don't miss the double meaning) film Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that it will soon be offering a new messaging... Read more »

11.29.10 at 6:00 AM | Comment count loading...

Duffy Jennings

"Late Edition: A Love Story"

Duffy Jennings

Writer. PR Consultant. San Franciscan.

This week I will be speaking to a banquet room full of public relations professionals, there to hear a panel of today's top technology journalists predict the big stories to come in 2011. The... Read more »

11.29.10 at 6:00 AM | Comment count loading...

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