San Francisco Business Times articles from March 1991

San Francisco Business Times archives from March 1991

Parc Fifty Five, Local 2 spar in courts, streets.
March 29, 1991... Parc Fifty Five, Local 2 spar in courts, streets Hong Kong owners, union leaders charge each other with illegal tactics San Francisco -- A long-simmering conflict between Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 and the Parc...

Workable design an ELS forte: urban design must meet needs of users, says Berkeley firm. (company profile)
March 29, 1991... Workable design an ELS forte Urban design must meet needs of users, says Berkeley firm While other architects design free-standing office towers, hotels and other structures of steel, stone and ego, ELS Elbasani & Logan Architects...

Employers turning to care of children: once offered mostly by big employers, child care helps smaller ones compete. (includes related information on child care benefit options)(Focus on Employee Benefits)
March 29, 1991... Employers turning to care of children Once offered mostly by big employers, child care helps smaller ones compete SAN FRANCISCO -- The baby boomlet has hit corporate America. While it didn't exactly catch management in the act...

Sybase adds firm to stay competitive: merger of Deft increases Sybase's computer software product line.
March 29, 1991... Sybase adds firm to stay competitive Merger of Deft increases Sybase's computer software product line EMERYVILLE -- As the three largest software companies in the relational data-base industry experience their own difficulties,...

Foundation aims new health plan at smaller firms. (Foundation Health Corp.)
March 29, 1991... Foundation aims new health plan at smaller firms SACRAMENTO -- Foundation Health Corp.'s purchase of an insurance company will enable the Sacramento-based health care company to push further into the Bay Area by targeting small businesses....

Ross Systems files new stock offering worth $25 million.
March 29, 1991... Ross Systems files new stock offering worth $25 million REDWOOD CITY -- With technology stocks booming, Ross Systems Inc. hopes to jump on the bandwagon to raise about $25 million in its initial public offering. The company plans to...

Potlatch reports earnings to drop for two quarters: wood products firm moves to assure long-term profitability for its products.
March 29, 1991... Potlatch reports earnings to drop for two quarters Wood products firm moves to assure long-term profitability for its products SAN FRANCISCO -- The construction recession has come home to roost at Potlatch Corp. Heavy competition,...

Chronicle solicits early retirees. (San Francisco Chronicle)
March 29, 1991... Chronicle solicits early retirees SAN FRANCISCO -- The other shoe has dropped. The San Francisco Chronicle in a March 27 internal memo told its employees that it is offering them "an opportunity that has been made available to other...

Breuners adds store to fill retail niche.
March 29, 1991... Breuners adds store to fill retail niche Breuners' new owners see need for more furniture retail outlets SAN RAMON -- Breuners Home Furnishings is stepping out after lying dormant for decades. The San Ramon-based retailer of...

Aspiring Soviet bankers take cues from U.S. system. (attend National Automated Clearinghouse Association convention)
March 29, 1991... Aspiring Soviet bankers take cues from U.S. system SAN FRANCISCO -- The recent Bay Area visit by a group of Soviet bankers and would-be bankers provided a glimpse of things to come in Soviet finance and an opportunity for American bankers...

Raychem reacts to slumping 1991 sales. (restructures top management)
March 29, 1991... Raychem reacts to slumping 1991 sales MENLO PARK -- Raychem Corp. has restructured the top management of its electronics, industrial and international sectors to face expected soft sales and earnings for the rest of the year. The...

Bay Area franchise of Learning Annex bought by couple. (Stephen Seligman, Beth Greer)
March 29, 1991... Bay Area franchise of Learning Annex bought by couple SAN FRANCISCO -- A young couple who moved to escape the rigors of New York have paid $250,000 for the local operation of New York's The Learning Annex Inc. The Learning Annex of San...

Office leasing lagging behind space available. (San Francisco, California)
March 29, 1991... Office leasing lagging behind space available SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time in at least four years, less office space was leased in the first quarter than was added to the market in San Francisco, according to one local realty firm....

Pavilion expansion advances in Concord. (Concord Pavilion)
March 29, 1991... Pavilion expansion advances in Concord CONCORD -- Plans to supplement the city-owned Concord Pavilion with a 20,000-seat amphitheater advanced Tuesday when the City Council asked staff to evaluate proposed sites. The city wants to turn...

John Crichton excels at merger and acquisition of corporations.
March 29, 1991... John Crichton excels at merger and acquisition of corporations Sitting in his office overlooking St. Mary's Square on the border of Chinatown, John Crichton, the 71-year-old chairman of the Commonwealth Group, pontificates how merger and...

Lawsuits feed on confusion at FJ's market. (FJ's Blackhawk Market Inc.)
March 29, 1991... Lawsuits feed on confusion at FJ's market Lawyer Franklin Gowdy asserts that he never owned the chic store DANVILLE -- Lawsuits surrounding FJ's Blackhawk Market Inc. are in full swing several months after the store was taken over by...

JFK moving School of Management. (John F. Kennedy University; School of Management moving to Walnut Creek, California)
March 29, 1991... JFK moving School of Management WALNUT CREEK -- John F. Kennedy University's School of Management, previously located in Orinda, will move here April 1, the school announced recently. Spring classes will be held in the School of...

Du Pont halts sales of Cetus' process.
March 29, 1991... Du Pont halts sales of Cetus' process EMERYVILLE -- Two weeks after losing a patent infringement case, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has stopped selling its research line of PCR processes based on Cetus Corp.'s proprietary GeneAmp...

Safeway opening a Honolulu office. (produce and floral buying office)
March 29, 1991... Safeway opening a Honolulu office FREMONT -- Safeway Inc. will open a produce and floral buying office in Honolulu April 1. The company currently operates 17 such offices in major growing areas across the country, including Florida,...

Heals' parent eyes public stock issue. (Qual-Med Inc.)
March 29, 1991... Heals' parent eyes public stock issue OAKLAND -- Qual-Med Inc., an ambitious but heavily leveraged Colorado-based health maintenance organization that bought Heals Health Plan last year, will seek approval next month from the Securities and...

Fox & Carskadon names new president. (Carole A. Rodoni)
March 29, 1991... Fox & Carskadon names new president SAN CARLOS -- Carole A. Rodoni has been named president and chief operating officer of Fox & Carskadon/Better Homes and Gardens, one of the Bay Area's largest residential realty firms. Emmet J....

Creating a successful consulting practice takes solid preparation.
March 29, 1991... Creating a successful consulting practice takes solid preparation A lot of people toy with the idea of becoming a consultant -- especially as lay-offs continue and fewer jobs are available. Consulting is an easy profession to enter --...

Remind workers of fringe benefits, a hidden paycheck.
March 29, 1991... Remind workers of fringe benefits, a hidden paycheck Benefits costs run well above payroll, so tell workers what they're getting Most of us today tend to take our fringe benefits for granted. We expect -- and get -- medical and...

Successful companies must change to hire, retain top-quality employees.
March 29, 1991... Successful companies must change to hire, retain top-quality employees Even in tough economic times when reorganizations and layoffs are common, smart companies can encourage dedication and commitment of their employees. ...

Retirement plans can pay bonuses to company's most-valuable workers.
March 29, 1991... Retirement plans can pay bonuses to company's most-valuable workers When business owners investigate retirement plans, they may conclude the cost is excessive because such plans must be "non-discriminatory" -- all employees must be treated...

Tax enactments set retirement plan alterations.
March 29, 1991... Tax enactments set retirement plan alterations Most Bay Area companies have established employee-retirement plans intended to qualify for favorable tax treatment. These companies now face the myriad of changes Congress enacted in the Tax...

Everex Systems Inc. (proxy report excerpts) (company profile)
March 29, 1991... Everex Systems Inc. NASDAQ: EVRX Everex Systems Inc. is a Fremont-based personal computer manufacturer, supplier and distributor of enhancement products for IBM and Apple computers. In addition, the nine-year-old company supplies computer...

Whisper of spring, blast of color: local flower powers peddle against import competition.
March 22, 1991... Whisper of spring, blast of color Local flower powers peddle against import competition Amid the steady stream of workers, shoppers and panhandlers at San Francisco's Stockton and Geary streets stands a bit of color in the...

Prop M. waiver draws 13 developers for city offices.
March 22, 1991... Prop. M waiver draws 13 developers for city offices SAN FRANCISCO -- A proposal by city officials to build a six-story municipal office building across McAllister Street from City Hall has drawn 13 responses from some of California's...

Koll, Mendelsohn win postal pact: near-downtown mail site may get another 500,000 square feet of space. (Robert Mendelsohn & Associates)
March 22, 1991... Koll, Mendelsohn win postal pact Near-downtown mail site may get another 500,000 square feet of space SAN FRANCISCO -- A partnership between the Koll Co. and Robert Mendelsohn & Associates has won exclusive rights to negotiate a...

Underdog Xoma sets stock offering: but will biotech firm overcome rival company's product claims?
March 22, 1991... Underdog Xoma sets stock offering But will the biotech firm overcome rival company's product claims? BERKELEY -- With Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on its XomaZyme CD5-Plus bone marrow transplant drug expected soon and...

Scantily clad rules on VDT safety law attract a full house. (video display terminals, includes listing of new regulations)
March 22, 1991... Scantily clad rules on VDT safety law attract a full house SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco may have passed the nation's first video display terminal regulations, but employers here won't know any time soon how to comply with the most...

Stationers buck trend by targeting small companies. (office supplies)
March 22, 1991... Stationers buck trend by targeting small companies SAN MATEO -- Partners and cousins Mike Gill and Mark Courting with investors Chicago-based United Stationers and Cleveland-based American Greeting Corp., believe service is the key that...

New superconductor technology readied for commercial functions. (Conductus Inc.'s new high-temperature superconductor manufacturing technology)
March 22, 1991... New superconductor technology readied for commercial functions SUNNYVALE -- Conductus Inc. has announced the successful development of a high-temperature superconductor manufacturing technology that it expects to incorporate into a...

Erhard employees seek to relocate from SOMA base. (Werner Erhard & Associates, South of Market)
March 22, 1991... Erhard employees seek to relocate from SOMA base SAN FRANCISCO -- Transnational Education Corp., the new owner of embattled Werner Erhard & Associates, wants to move from its headquarters South of Market and lease space elsewhere in the...

Cole of Santa Rosa buys Chevron's list of cookbook titles. (Cole Group of Santa Rosa, Chevron Chemical Corp.)
March 22, 1991... Cole of Santa Rosa buys Chevron's list of cookbook titles SAN FRANCISCO -- The Cole Group of Santa Rosa, a publishing company specializing in college textbooks, has purchased the cookbook titles of Ortho Information Services, a unit of...

First Indo-American Bank seeks merger to add capital, earnings.
March 22, 1991... First Indo-American Bank seeks merger to add capital, earnings SAN FRANCISCO -- With about 700 shareholders and total assets of less than $60 million, First Indo-American Bank is a pretty small fish in a very big pond. Planned changes...

State Bar report on minority hiring concedes faults. (State Bar of California)
March 22, 1991... State Bar report on minority hiring concedes faults SAN FRANCISCO -- The State Bar of California is doing better than much of state government at employing women and minorities, according to a report released at the March meeting of the law...

Hill Architects, resort specialists, eye homes, offices. (Newsmakers) (company profile)
March 22, 1991... Hill Architects, resort specialists, eye homes, offices SAN FRANCISCO -- When Frizzell Hill Architects became Hill Architects Inc. last month, the name change reflected president John Hill's vision of the firm's focus and objectives. ...

Center's manager mimicks owner's hands-on approach. (San Francisco Center, Paul Wallace, Power Corp. PLC) (Newsmakers)
March 22, 1991... Center's manager mimicks owner's hands-on approach SAN FRANCISCO -- Paul Wallace, 31, new general manager of the 650,000-square-foot San Francisco Centre, says his style and that of his employer, Power Corp. Plc, is "hands-on" management....

Husband-wife PR team rivets on public policy. (Toni Delacorte, Paul Shinoff) (Newsmakers)
March 22, 1991... Husband-wife PR team rivets on public policy SAN FRANCISCO -- Longtime public relations consultant Toni Delacorte and former San Francisco Examiner editorial page columnist Paul Shinoff know it's a strange time to open a public policy and...

Ziff-Davis takes PC/Computing to Foster City. (Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.)
March 22, 1991... Ziff-Davis takes PC/Computing to Foster City FOSTER CITY -- PC/Computing, a monthly Ziff-Davis computer magazine that reaches 650,000 business readers nationwide, is moving from the Boston area to Foster City at the end of the month. ...

Big Box discount retailers stampede under-retailed areas of Solano County. (Focus on Solano County)
March 22, 1991... Big Box discount retailers stampede under-retailed areas of Solano County They're sprouting in Solano County like mushrooms after a rain. They're the "big box" users -- the big discount retailers, so-called "category killers" ranging...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (company profile)
March 22, 1991... Pacific Gas and Electric Co. NYSE: PCG Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is a San Francisco-based gas and electric utilities company that serves 11.8 million people in Northern and Central California. The company has three types of operations:...

Lessors damaged by sharp slump in air travel. (aircraft leasing)
March 15, 1991... LESSORS DAMAGED BY SHARP SLUMP IN AIR TRAVEL SAN FRANCISCO - The glory days of airline deregulation in the 1980s wrote a tale of expanding airlines flying old, tired aircraft. As new airlines soared, and others built hub-and-spoke...

Pittsburg plant steeled for future: United States-Korean venture operates state-of-art plant. (USS-POSCO Industries Inc.) (company profile)
March 15, 1991... Pittsburg plant steeled for future In 1985, nearly-bankrupt U.S. Steel Corp.'s Pittsburg operation churned out steel in one of the hugest, dirtiest, most inefficient plants in the company's large collection of huge, dirty, inefficient...

SFO officials rap housing legislation: Kopp bill would prevent homeowners in new project from suing over noise. (San Francisco International Airport officials; Quentin Kopp)
March 15, 1991... SFO officials rap housing legislation BRISBANE - San Francisco International Airport administrators oppose legislation introduced by State Sen. Quentin Kopp, a San Francisco independent, that will help the Koll Co. build condominiums at...

Examiner layoffs spur speculation: the Chronicle too? (San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle)
March 15, 1991... Examiner layoffs spur speculation: The Chronicle too? SAN FRANCISCO - In the wake of the San Francisco Examiner's dramatic announcement late last week that it intends to lay off up to 10 percent of its 250 employees, the Bay Area's already...

Martin Group nixed in Oakland: Port of Oakland now talking to Terranomics about Jack London. (unleased retail portion of Jack London's Waterfront)
March 15, 1991... Martin Group nixed in Oakland OAKLAND - The Port of Oakland has dropped negotiations with The Martin Group to take over the unfinished and unleased retail portion of Jack London's Waterfront and has begun talks with Terranomics, a San...

Job losses come with merger of Miller Freeman: San Francisco and New York offices to each reduce workforces by 30.
March 15, 1991... Job losses come with merger of Miller Freeman SAN FRANCISCO - The merger between Miller Freeman Publications and New York-based Gralla Publications, announced March 1, will result in bi-coastal layoffs to eliminate redundant jobs, said...

IPT sold to Austrian cogeneration firm. (International Power Technology; SGP-VA Energie-und Umwelttechnik)
March 15, 1991... IPT sold to Austrian cogeneration firm REDWOOD CITY - International Power Technology has been sold to SGP-VA Energie-und Umwelttechnik of Vienna, Austria. The Austrian company has worked extensively with licensed technology developed...

Hearing date set for Pleasant Hill downtown plan.
March 15, 1991... Hearing date set for Pleasant Hill downtown plan PLEASANT HILL - Despite the departure of its original financing partner, a dispute over an adjacent site, lawsuits over future tax revenues and major changes to the scope of its plan,...

Broderbund seals merger deal with software company. (Sierra On-Line Inc.; Broderbund Software)
March 15, 1991... Broderbund seals merger deal with software company SAN RAFAEL - A $100 million merger with Oakhurst-based Sierra On-Line Inc. will give investors in privately held Broderbund Software some long-sought liquidity, while strengthening the...

Erik Norgaard charts a forward course for Scandinavia Center. (Profile)
March 15, 1991... Erik Norgaard charts a forward course for Scandinavia Center By winning approval last month for the $200 million Scandinavia Center, waterfront expert Erik Norgaard has pulled off a delicate balance between a small army of conflicting...

Wide area bulletin boards emerge as method of corporate communications. (Focus on Computers)
March 15, 1991... Wide area bulletin boards emerge as method of corporate communications After the earthquake of Oct. 17, 1989, the Wall Street Journal wanted to compile a variety of stories from around the Bay Area without having to do a lot of reporting....

Marketplace sees declining values on old computers. (Focus on Computers)
March 15, 1991... Marketplace sees declining values on old computers The market value of older personal computers has suffered tremendous downward pressure over the last 10 years. Technological advances and economies of scale have enabled the industry to...

Care of laptops averts data loss. (Focus on Computers)
March 15, 1991... Care of laptops averts data loss Prudent care and use of laptop computers can help avoid equipment failures and minimize repair costs, disruption of schedules and loss of revenue. Laptop users are generally busy, on-the-go types who...

Software rental offers fiscal benefits to applications publishers and users. (Focus on Computers)
March 15, 1991... Software rental offers fiscal benefits to applications publishers and users Since introduction of the IBM personal computer 10 years ago, a vast software industry has evolved that offers thousands of programs. Users can obtain these...

Giga-tronics Inc. (proxy report excerpts) (company profile)
March 15, 1991... GIGA-TRONICS The following corporate profile was compiled from the annual report and the proxy statement of a publicly held company with headquarters in the Bay Area. Giga-tronics NASDAQ: GIGA Pleasant Hill-based Giga-tronics...

Soaring market draws offerings and new issues. (San Francisco area biotechnology and health care companies)
March 8, 1991... SOARING MARKET DRAWS OFFERINGS AND NEW ISSUES SAN FRANCISCO - As the stock market continues to surge, more and more Bay Area companies are taking advantage of a revived public offering market to raise additional capital. Leading the...

Grubb & Ellis sees comeback in 1991: despite $29.7 million loss in 1990, co-founder Ellis expects turnaround. (company profile)
March 8, 1991... Grubb & Ellis sees comeback in 1991 SAN FRANCISCO - A bad fourth quarter for Grubb & Ellis, capping a year in which the real estate firm lost $29.7 million, has prompted some industry observers to wonder whether Grubb can survive. Hal...

Competition heats up on opening of San Francisco luxury hotels.
March 8, 1991... Competition heats up on opening of San Francisco luxury hotels The war in the Persian Gulf may be over, but San Francisco hotels are still fighting on two other fronts to attract visitors. Industry analysts say an uptic in the city's...

California Energy taps experienced, energetic Sokol, 34. (David Sokol appointed president and chief executive officer; article continues on page 12)
March 8, 1991... California Energy taps experienced, energetic Sokol, 34 SAN FRANCISCO - At the tender age of 34, David Sokol, newly anointed president and chief executive officer of California Energy Co. Inc., intends somewhat ironically to bring some...

Pacific Bell hit by claim on late fees: consumer advocates argue refunds aren't enough, seek $50 million fine.
March 8, 1991... Pacific Bell hit by claim on late fees SAN FRANCISCO - Toward Utility Rate Normalization, a consumer advocate group, has filed a formal complaint with the California Public Utilities Commission demanding that Pacific Bell be fined $50...

Gimpel's firing threatens deals: political infighting could imperil Port of Oakland real estate strategy. (Nolan Gimpel)
March 8, 1991... Gimpel's firing threatens deals OAKLAND - The firing of Port of Oakland Chief Executive Officer Nolan Gimpel this week has further set back the Port's real estate development plans. This raises concerns that a change of guard coupled...

Land purchase raises Orinda land-use debate: many want to retain 80 percent of Gateway Valley as open space. (Orinda, CA)
March 8, 1991... Land purchase raises Orinda land-use debate ORINDA - With the purchase of 465 acres of land in Gateway Valley, Pacific New Wave Corp. now owns nearly 1,000 acres of scenic - and controversial - Contra Costa County open space. Pacific...

Catellus stock skyrockets in heavy trading. (Catellus Development Corp.) (company profile)
March 8, 1991... Catellus stock skyrockets in heavy trading SAN FRANCISCO - Despite big declines in earnings and revenues, Catellus Development Corp's first quarterly report as a public company pushed its stock price to new highs in heavy trading. Wall...

Emery Worldwide gains new pilot. (Roger Curry)
March 8, 1991... Emery Worldwide gains new pilot MENLO PARK - Eyebrows raised and rumors circulated after the March 1 departure of three top executives from Emery Worldwide, Consolidated Freightways Inc.'s air-freight subsidiary. Arthur Bass, Emery's...

Valley Forge buys Multiplex shares. (Multiplex Technology Inc.)
March 8, 1991... Valley Forge buys Multiplex shares SAN RAFAEL - With its purchase of 60 percent of Multiplex Technology Inc. of Brae, near Los Angeles, Valley Forge Corp. has further diversified and expanded its business line. Last month the company...

Transamerica cuts Sedgwick holding. (Sedgwick Group PLC)
March 8, 1991... Transamerica cuts Sedgwick holding SAN FRANCISCO - Transamerica Corp. announced late last week that it has reduced its equity investment in Sedgwick Group plc., a London-based insurance broker, by selling 59 million Sedgwick shares from its...

BEI given contract totaling $11 million. (BEI Electronics, contract to produce MK66 Hydra rocket motors)
March 8, 1991... BEI given contract totaling $11 million SAN FRANCISCO - Though the war with Iraq is now over, BEI Electronics continues to reap the benefits of successful performance of its military hardware. On Wednesday, the company announced that...

Trammel Crow's Bay Area office gains territory: developer pursues asset management, streamlines into San Francisco office. (San Francisco Bay Area) (company profile)
March 8, 1991... Trammell Crow's Bay Area office gains territory SAN FRANCISCO - Trammell Crow Co., one of Portland's most aggressive real estate developers, has ordered some Portland executives to report to corporate officials in San Francisco and Seattle....

Young & Rubicam wins spud account. (Idaho Potato Commission advertising account)
March 8, 1991... Young & Rubicam wins spud account SAN FRANCISCO - Young & Rubicam's San Francisco office is gearing up to tout the virtues of Idaho spuds, thanks to a new $3 million account the advertising agency announced late last week. The Idaho...

Baskin-Robbins buys Gelato Classico.
March 8, 1991... Baskin-Robbins buys Gelato Classico SAN FRANCISCO - Ice cream giant Baskin Robbins Inc. has acquired San Francisco-based Gelato Classico, which operates 31 Caffe Classico stores that offer breakfast, lunch, dessert foods and coffee. ...

Wall Trends renews its lease terms in San Leandro. (San Leandro, CA)
March 8, 1991... Wall Trends renews its lease terms in San Leandro SAN LEANDRO - Wall Trends, a national wallpaper wholesaler based in New Jersey, has signed an agreement to extend its present lease at Catalina Business Park in San Leandro owned by Reynolds...

Lam Research Corp. adds two new European offices.
March 8, 1991... Lam Research Corp. adds two new European offices FREMONT - Lam Research Corp. announced March 5 that it will open two new sales and service offices in Europe. The new offices, one in the United Kingdom and one in France, will add to...

Chevy's selects new chief officer to lead expansion. (Michael Hislop, Chevy's Mexican Restaurants)
March 8, 1991... Chevy's selects new chief officer to lead expansion SAN FRANCISCO - Fast-growing Chevy's Mexican Restaurants has hired a new chief executive officer to lead the chain's expansion beyond Northern California. Michael Hislop, currently...

Solid waste firm chooses Fisher as its new chairman. (Brown and Caldwell, Steven Fisher)
March 8, 1991... Solid waste firm chooses Fisher as its new chairman PLEASANT HILL - With a solid background in the laboratory, Steven Fisher has been named chairman and chief executive of Brown and Caldwell, a $73 million environmental services and solid...

California banks report $1 billion in profits for 1990.
March 8, 1991... California banks report $1 billion in profits for 1990 SAN FRANCISCO - While news of troubled times at financial institutions dominates the headlines, profits for California's 270 state chartered banks went over the billion dollar mark in...

Burton Kruglick. (People on the Move - Financial)
March 8, 1991... Burton Kruglick Burton Kruglick, founder and member of the board of First Central Bank in Phoenix, Ariz., has been appointed to the board of directors of Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. He is formerly a member of the Chicago Board...

Community Bancorporation Inc. (People on the Move - Financial)
March 8, 1991... Community Bancorporation Inc. Community Bancorporation Inc. of Alameda has appointed James McKenna as chairman. He has been a member of the board of directors since 1984, and is associated with the CPA firm of Kimbell, McKenna & von...

Serramonte: shopping center as a downtown: defying conventional wisdom, mall survives despite its untrendy nature.
March 1, 1991... Serramonte: Shopping center as a downtown DALY CITY - Common retail wisdom dictates that dull, old Serramonte Shopping Center, planted squarely in working-class Daly City, should have been torpedoed by any number of retailing trends. ...

BART battle pits Kopp vs. Turpen: airport wants station across 101; Kopp wants it under parking garage. (Quentin Kopp, Louis Turpen)
March 1, 1991... BART battle pits Kopp vs. Turpen SAN FRANCISCO - A preliminary study that concludes building a BART line under San Francisco International Airport is feasible has set off another round of sniping between airport officials and State Sen....

Such A Business hits its stride: non-traditional kiddy shop sports upscale accoutrements.
March 1, 1991... Such A Business hits its stride When full-time mother of three (now four) and former social worker Marion Fredman decided to start a business in 1975, she stuck to a field she knew. Her retail store, Such A Business, was initially devoted...