The California Alcoholic Beverage Control agency is cracking down on bars and restaurants that make their own “infused” drinks, such as limoncellos.
Alcoholic Beverage Control’s “agents have been in San Francisco recently sniffing out these grievous lawbreakers,” reports Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Between Meals blog.  The crackdown targets businesses “that ‘adulterate’ spirits by [...]

In 1899, a San Francisco assayer  wished to send a trunk to his wife, who was visiting friends in Murphy’s , Calaveras County.  He went to see William R. and Henry D. Morton, proprietors of Morton Special Delivery  at 404-408 Taylor Street, and 650 Market.
A personal touch, and a better price gave the job to [...]

So for those of you who celebrate Chinese New Year , you’ll know that this year is special because it falls on Valentine’s Day!
Last year was the Year of the Ox , but this will be the Year of the Tiger. In case you don’t know, the Chinese lunar calendar is represented by [...]

For the past year, I’ve explored in this column the day-to-day challenges of running a small business. Now I’m tackling something that’s always tricky for an entrepreneur: stepping away and handing over the reigns to a new management team.
The reason for this transition is pretty simple: I’ve been offered a terrific job as editor-in-chief of [...]

Over a century and a half ago, James Marshall’s famous gold discovery, in the tailrace of John Sutter’s recently completed lumber mill on the American River, easily ranks as one of the world’s great events. While Concord’s “shot heard round the world” was nearly instantaneous, the momentum of the gold rush actually took a while [...]

It’s that time again…time to select which lucky islander will join the island Hall of Fame — otherwise known as our Member Spotlight!
This month, we’re going to highlight the winner of the Haunted House contest. If you want to be in the running for member of the month, submit your design today so you can [...]

Prompt corrective action directive against San Joaquin Bank

Federal Reserve announces changes to procedures for evaluating asset-backed securities pledged to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)

Board’s Consumer Advisory Council will meet on October 22

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Twitter’s much-hyped $100 million round of financing closed Friday, cementing the company’s (illiquid) value at $1 billion, though Twitter itself would not confirm the amount. T. Rowe Price and Insight Venture Partners participated in the deal, as expected, which is believed to be [...]