See? It’s black over white:
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And you can barely see, but the caption up there says “GBUS to MTV.”
Which stands for “Google Bus to Mountain View.”
Enjoy your WiFi-enabled reverse commute, Googlers!
Posts Tagged ‘employee’
GBUS TO MTV: A Confirmed Sighting of an Actual Google Bus on the Streets of San Francisco
Friday, July 6th, 2012The Open-Air Employee Lounge of Michelin-Starred One Market Restaurant
Friday, December 30th, 2011Stuart near Market, right across the street from Justin Herman Plaza:
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Mayor Ed Lee is All In Favor of Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Except When He’s Not – San Francisco’s New $10.24 Minimum Wage
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Well, here’s the news:
“Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced today that the City’s minimum wage will be adjusted to $10.24 per hour from $9.92 per hour, reflecting a change of 3.2 percent, effective January 1, 2012.
“This wage increase will help the City’s lowest paid workers to keep pace with inflation and also protect consumer spending of San Francisco’s working families, which will be a boost to our local economic recovery efforts,” said Mayor Lee.
The Minimum Wage Ordinance, passed by the voters in November 2003, calls for annual rate adjustments based on the previous year’s Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area.”
So, San Francisco having the highest minimum wage in the land is a good thing? Really, it’s unalloyed good? It’s great that our minimum wage is going up into double digits (and making national headlines) during this Great Recession? So why not make it $15 or $20 an hour if high minimum wages are so good?
Since Mayor Ed Lee does what his mentors tell him by crowing about jobs jobs jobs all the time, why then is he in favor of this law, which is, obviously, a “job-killer?” Are there other considerations on his mind?
Anyway, this is the first time I’ve seen the Mayor lose his monomaniacal focus on jobs.
Just saying.
Tree, Stairwell, Mayor, by Artist Unkown
And he’s having a press conference for this why? I don’t know. It’s not his idea. But maybe he wants to be associated with something pro-labor for a change? I don’t know
Wage Boost for San Francisco’s Lowest Paid Workers to $10.24, Starting January 1st
12/6/11—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced today that the City’s minimum wage will be adjusted to $10.24 per hour from $9.92 per hour, reflecting a change of 3.2 percent, effective January 1, 2012.
“This wage increase will help the City’s lowest paid workers to keep pace with inflation and also protect consumer spending of San Francisco’s working families, which will be a boost to our local economic recovery efforts,” said Mayor Lee.
The Minimum Wage Ordinance, passed by the voters in November 2003, calls for annual rate adjustments based on the previous year’s Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area
Comparatively, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and the California minimum wage is $8.00 per hour. Employers must pay San Francisco’s higher minimum wage for all covered work performed within the City.
“Across the country, take-home pay, adjusted for inflation, has fallen in the last year. Workers in San Francisco are fortunate that our minimum wage rate is indexed to keep pace with inflation,” said Office of Labor Standards Enforcement Manager Donna Levitt.
This month, the City will be mailing updated multilingual posters announcing the new rate to 45,000 registered businesses with employees. Employers are required to post the notice in their workplace.
More information about San Francisco’s Minimum Wage Ordinance can be found at www.sfgov.org/olse/mwo or by calling the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement at (415) 554-6292.
Shoplifter at the Union Square Apple Store – A Sidewalk Scrum for iPhone – Bad Security Guards on Video
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011I don’t know how long you’ll be able to watch this one – all the action is in the first part and then it just goes on and on. (“Aagh, I can’t breathe!” “Get off of him!” ”Aagh, I can’t breathe!” “Get off of him!”)
Not sure if the shoplifter had an actual iPhone. Seems as if he had, at the very least, some kind product endorsed by Dr. Dre, anyway:
Beats Studio by Dr. Dre – Hi-Def Noise-Canceling Over-Ear Headphones
And, indeed, those can retail for up to $350, so one of the security guards got that part right. As far as everything else though, there’s just too much to inventory – this is like a video on how not to detain a shoplifter. (Should you let go of the perp temporarily to show off the booty to sway the crowd? Probably not. I could go on, but, as always, You Make The Call.)
It ended up requiring the attention of both the SFPD and the SFFD. (I wonder if there’s an official report or two on this incident.)
Anyway, I’m surprised this one didn’t go viral:
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Let’s Be Careful Out There…
Check Out this Historic Walt Disney Company Employee Handbook – It’s an Amazing Time Capsule from 1943
Monday, September 5th, 2011Well, via the Walt Disney Family Museum‘s* Storyboard Blog, here’s the official Walt Disney Productions new employee handbook from 1943.
It’s called The Ropes at Disney’s.
Here’s a sample:
Professionally scanned-in** by Digital Assets Coordinator Mark Gibson – click to expand
See if you wouldn’t consider this handbook evidence of a hostile work environment, you know, from the standpoint of this day and age. Note that women got twice as many sick days as men, but they weren’t allowed access to the rooftop employee lounge.
Also, back in the day, some dreamed of impractical shoes while others dreamed of dating those who dreamed of impractical shoes. (Oh, well, maybe that’s just like today – nothing’s changed on that score.)
No matter, the long-torsoed guy is quite the ogler.
And check it, Disney pioneered workplace casual dress – it was called “Businesslike Informality,” so neckties were banned.
Enjoy.
*Located in San Francisco’s Presidio, not too far from the Golden Gate Bridge.
**I have a color checker that’s just like the one you can see in the corner there, except mine’s all crinkled up now. These things are expensive.
The SFPD is Looking for This Guy Who Maybe Robbed the Sunglass Hut in the Castro
Thursday, September 30th, 2010My, thoses are some clear photos:
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All the deets:
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE NEED ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING ROBBERY SUSPECT
San Francisco police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a robbery suspect. The incident occurred on September 25, 2010 at approximately 5:53 PM at the Sunglass Hut store located at 2300 block of Market Street.
In this incident, the suspect entered the store and pointed a firearm at the employees and demanded they place sunglasses into a bag. The suspect fled the scene on foot and was later seen getting into a black Honda Accord with California license plate #5ZIL976. The suspect is described as a white male, 6’01”, 300lbs and was last seen wearing an orange baseball cap, dark jacket with grey lining, green shirt and khaki shorts.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect in the photo is urged to contact San Francisco Police at (415)575-4444 (Anonymous tip line) or TIP411
A Gaggle of Nurses Demand Employee Free Choice at Diane Feinstein’s Office
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Hundreds of boisterous nurses are raising Heck right now in front of Dianne Feinstein San Francisco offices at One Post Street.
See? There were hundreds hundreds of them, with red roses and red shirts.
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What Do They Want? A commitment to support the Employee Free Choice Act
When Do They Want It? “Now!”
O.K. then.
Via the indispensable SF FYI Net:
Nurses and Allies Rally for the Employee Free Choice Act!
When: September 9, 2009 – Wednesday
1 to 3 p.m.
Where:
1 to 1:30 p.m. – DiFi’s place
2 to 3 p.m. – One Post Street, San Francisco
What: California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee will converge at Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s house in San Francisco to deliver roses with hand-written notes urging her to support the rights of nurses and other workers to organize a union.
