President Barack Obama is flying into the Bay Area tonight, so commuters in downtown San Francisco and beyond should be prepared to experience some traffic delays.
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Drybar Opening Party: Local owners Lindsay and Tom Glaser hosted a party June 28 to celebrate the popular Los Angeles-based salon Drybar’s expansion into San Francisco at its new location at 1908 Fillmore St. The salon — named one of the “100 Brilliant Ideas of 2010” by Entrepreneur magazine — is known for its low-priced blowouts in an elegant, fun setting, and for its celebrity following.
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ACT opening-night gala: Representing the culmination of a two-year effort to bring a musical version of famous San Francisco stories to the stage, stars came out Wednesday to celebrate the American Conservatory Theater’s world premiere of “Armistead Maupin’s ‘Tales of the City.’” The black-tie event — which raised $950,000 for the production and ACT education programs — included cocktails, dinner in Union Square, the show’s performance and a nightclub dance party. Marilee K.
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A San Francisco Japanese bilingual bicultural program raised $22,000 in a last-minute fundraiser to help the victims affected by the earthquake and tsunami last week.According to the San Francisco Unified School District officials when parents heard of the quake -- which struck off the coast of Japan, March 10 and registered at a 9.0 magnitude -- they sprung in to action to organize a fundraiser to help with relief.
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Local authors will hold a fundraiser in San Francisco tonight in support of three University of California at Berkeley graduates captured last year in Iran, two of whom remain imprisoned there.The event will raise money to support the return of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who have been held by Iranian authorities since July 31, 2009.Bauer's fiancee, Sarah Shourd, was released in September due to health problems.
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September 15, 2009
Now, I want to say a few things about Arlen Specter. Arlen is not someone who came to Washington to fight for a particular ideology. He came to fight for the working men and women of Pennsylvania. And he has a long and successful record of doing just that.
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The software developer and Mission district resident started Plus One For Schools. The group is holding an event Sunday at Precita Park, where people can purchase food from a cart and donate $1 to schools. The donation will be matched by the food vendor.
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The fundraising and event coordinator for the nonprofit Breast Cancer Network of Strength helped plan the organization’s Walk to Empower on Mother’s Day, a 3-mile walk starting from Justin Herman Plaza. What’s the history of this event? [It] celebrates [the organization’s] 19th year promoting its mission to ensure ... that no one faces breast cancer alone.
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