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This CEO Courted and Won Fortune 5 Companies with an All-Female Team

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

When you hear “Fortune 5”, you may think it’s a typo for “Fortune 500”. But in the world of Priscila Martinez, it’s no mistake. Martinez, Founder, and CEO of The Brand Agency, built a thriving practice with a team of talented women who serviced not just Fortune 500 but Fortune 5 companies.For those unfamiliar with The Brand Agency, their resume is nothing short of impressive. Distinguished as “Best in Business” for Communications by Inc. Magazine, the firm won the trust and admiration of household name clients such as Amazon, Apple, Hulu, and Playboy. Even more impressive? They’re the only all-female firm globally to do so.Before she found her calling, Martinez was navigating the traditional career expectations prevalent in her hometown in Mexico. PR wasn’t even on the radar for the then-aspiring young professional. When she moved to Los Angeles at 18, the pulsating world of public relations drew her in. Starting her career...

Digital Dabs Make Hash Accessible 

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

As July’s end approaches, we’re celebrating the state of electronic dabs and how much easier it is to smoke the world’s best hash than a decade ago. Here in America, July is the biggest month for hash smokers. That legacy has been built up over the last 12 years of celebrating 7/10. But if you were one of those early revelers, your consumption apparatus options were limited. Those earliest 7/10 enthusiasts were mostly smoking off quartz because they were too smart to hit the earliest weird electronic nails. We started to see the first electronic dabbers in the early 2010s. People wanted to take advantage of all those people that wanted to smoke hash without a blowtorch. Many of the models back then were from the same factories in Asia and just rebranded for whatever company was buying them in bulk. Those earliest electronic dab rigs were absolute garbage. Everything about them was questionable from the quality of materials to whether the atomizer was even reaching an appropriate tem...

Oakland Zoo unveils a chocolate bar full of what grizzly bears love to eat

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

Ever want to eat like a grizzly bear? Then you might want to try the Grizzly Berry Bar, a just-released chocolate endorsed by the Oakland Zoo that replicates the historical diet of California grizzlies.The sweet treat is a small-batch collaboration between the zoo and TCHO Chocolate, which handed out samples at its Berkeley factory this Wednesday to media and zoo folks. It’s being sold on TCHO’s website and also at the Oakland Zoo, with 10 percent of the proceeds supporting the zoo’s exhibit of rescue bears.“Gone are the days of pink popcorn and things our grandparents would expect when coming to the zoo,” said the zoo’s CEO Nik Dehejia. “We now have a much more elevated food program.”The Oakland Zoo and Berkeley’s TCHO Chocolate have collaborated on a chocolate, the Grizzly Berry Bar, that replicates the berries that grizzly bears historically ate in California. Part of the proceeds go to the zoo’s grizzly exhibit. (Courte...

Uber headed to court after San Francisco bicyclist refuses $1 million settlement

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

By Joel Rosenblatt | BloombergUber Technologies Inc. is headed to court to defend itself against a bicyclist “doored” by a driver’s vehicle on a busy street in bike-friendly San Francisco — the first such case to go to trial in California on claims that the company usually settles privately.Edgard Velarde, 64, refused to settle out of court for injuries he alleges he sustained after being hit by the door of passenger exiting an Uber vehicle, turning down a $1 million offer from Uber in exchange for keeping quiet about the incident. Instead, he’s intent on bringing the case to a trial that’s set to start Thursday.Uber tends to settle personal injury claims against its drivers out of court and public view. Velarde is seeking “many millions” in damages from Uber and promises to expose lies he says the rideshare company told him and details of the lack of training it provides to its drivers.“Uber has told us they will not settle with us unless it’s a confidential settlement, so Velarde ...

San Mateo police investigate stabbing death

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

SAN MATEO — A person was found dead Wednesday after a reported stabbing in an apartment across the street from the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, according to police.Officers responded to a reports of a possible stabbing at 3:48 p.m. Wednesday; the investigation led them to an apartment complex on the 200 block of 37th Avenue. After a door-to-door canvassing of the area, police found a body in an apartment on the 200 block of 36th Avenue.Police said in a social media post Wednesday night that investigators believe the suspect knew the victim, and that they were “attempting to bring the suspect into custody.”Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two arrested in connection with wild San Francisco stairway crash Crime and Public Safety | Two men face felony charges after brandishing weapon at Menlo Park nightclub Crime and Public Safety | ‘I have a lot of questions’: A friend is in disbelief over the safe return of San...

Former 49ers Roger Craig, Mike Shanahan named as candidates for Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

Former 49ers running back Roger Craig and Mike Shanahan, former 49ers assistant and father of current head coach Kyle, are among the big names who reached the finalists stage for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.Each are one of 12 candidates remaining in two separate categories — Craig is among the senior players and Shanahan is on the coach/contributor list.Craig was a key part of three of the 49ers’ Super Bowls in the 1980s, rushing for a career total of 7,064 yards on 1,686 carries and scoring 50 rushing touchdowns in eight seasons with the 49ers.Drafted by the 49ers out of Nebraska in the second round in 1983, Craig was also a dynamic pass catcher out of the backfield, tallying 508 receptions for 4,442 yards and 16 touchdowns as a 49er. Craig was the first player in NFL history to have both 1,000 rushing and receiving yards in a single season in 1985, finishing with 1,050 rushing yards and 1,016 receiving yards.He won the Associated Press’ Offensive Player of the Year aw...

Friends of Ariana Grande’s new boyfriend, Ethan Slater, worry he’ll get hurt amid cheating allegations

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

It’s a cautionary tale as old as time, but Ariana Grande’s reported new boyfriend, Ethan Slater, has evidently thrown caution to the wind by leaving his wife and baby son to be with the pop star, the glamorous and exciting “other woman” in this scenario.This tale usually ends with the man ultimately being left alone after breaking up his family, because the other woman, who might have a history of cycling through lovers, gets tired of the relationship. Slater’s friends are afraid that this will be the Broadway actor’s fate, especially now that he’s filed for divorce from his wife, Lilly Jay, after reportedly “blindsiding” her with the news that he was involved with Grande, according to Us Weekly.NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 10: Ethan Slater (R) and his wife Lily Jay attendstthe 72nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) R...

Taco Bell will introduce a birria-inspired taco for dipping

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

Taco Bell will debut a new taco on Thursday, Aug. 3 it’s calling the Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco.The concoction features slow-braised shredded beef, which it describes a new protein offering for the brand in a news release. It will have melted cheese on the inside and a grilled cheese blend on the outside of a white corn shell and come with both nacho cheese sauce and red dipping sauce.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Disneyland expands booze to 3 more restaurants – against Walt Disney’s wishes Restaurants, Food and Drink | 7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend Restaurants, Food and Drink | Il Fornaio ready to open its first new Bay Area restaurant in 7 years Restaurants, Food and Drink | Egghead Sando Cafe opens in Santa Clara, South San Jose Restaurants, Food and Drink | Trader Joe’s recalls two types of cookies because they may contain rocks The taco was inspired by birria, a stewe...

Did San Jose give a $26 million ‘bailout’ to a struggling affordable housing developer?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

Since late last year, San Jose has authorized funneling more than $26 million to one of the city’s largest developers and managers of affordable housing in an effort to shore up its finances, even as local officials raised concern about the nonprofit’s “long-term sustainability,” city records show.First Community Housing, which owns and operates about 16 properties in San Jose, is a crucial player in the city’s push to alleviate its deepening housing crisis. In total, the city has invested at least $87 million to help the nonprofit build more than 1,900 affordable apartments.City officials, in documents presented to the City Council in December, described First Community Housing as having tried to essentially triple its construction pipeline in the face of rising development costs and a shortage of public subsidies, leaving it “financially over-extended and unable to meet all of its financial obligations” despite the inflow of public money. ...

S.F. 49ers legends will chat it up with Kristi Yamaguchi in new ‘Unscripted’ series

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:07 GMT

San Francisco 49ers fans have something besides a promising new season to look forward to this fall.Several iconic San Francisco 49ers will be gathering for what’s sure to be a lively conversation hosted by Olympic Gold Medalist skater and East Bay native Kristi Yamaguchi to launch BroadwaySF’s new “Unscripted” series.On Sept. 27 at The Curran Theater in San Francisco, renowned 49ers Harris Barton, Brent Jones, Dwight Hicks, Ronnie Lott and Steve Young will rehash memories about teammates, friends, and life on the football field with moderator Yamaguchi in an unscripted conversation presented by BroadwaySF.The new series is planned to present impromptu conversations with industry pioneers.Harris Barton is a three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time first-team NFL All-Pro. He was an offensive lineman for the 49ers from 1987 to 1998. Brent Jones also won three Super Bowls as the team’s star tight end from 1987 and 1997. Safety Dwight Hicks, a 49er from ...