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Bay Area punk and New Wave bands performed there, and it was an important touring stop for bands from beyond the San Francisco Bay Area. Among the local bands that performed regularly at the Mabuhay Gardens were Avengers , Dead Kennedys , The Contractions , The Nuns , Crime , Dils , Fear , Pearl Harbor and the Explosions , the Tubes and Wall of ...
She wrote a 72-page diary, copies of which she distributed to media outlets and the San Francisco prosecutor's office, and also recorded an audio diary. [191] During the summer of 1977, Compton testified in San Francisco against four men and a woman regarding her employment at the Love Nest. [191] Her testimony led to three convictions. [190]
The diamond hoax of 1872 (sometimes called The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872) [1] [2] was a swindle in which a pair of prospectors sold a non-existent American diamond deposit to prominent businessmen in San Francisco and New York City.
Room 641A is a telecommunication interception facility operated by AT&T for the U.S. National Security Agency, as part of its warrantless surveillance program as authorized by the Patriot Act. The facility commenced operations in 2003 and its purpose was publicly revealed by AT&T technician Mark Klein in 2006.
Pearl.com [1] [2] is an "online paid question-and-answer service" based in San Francisco. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] "People aren't always willing to wait" [ 6 ] in "legal, medical and other advice" [ 5 ] led to "a growing number of those help-seekers are getting their guidance online."
The Seattle Lusty Lady, known originally as the Amusement Center, was opened in the 1970s by two business associates, who soon after opened the other location in San Francisco. Originally, both Lusty Ladys showed 16mm peep show films only; in 1983 live nude dancers were added and became the main focus of the businesses. [ 1 ]
QuinStreet was formed in 1999 by Doug Valenti (chairman and CEO). Bronwyn Syiek, another founding team member, was president and COO. The company was first profitable in 2002 with revenues of $13 million; by April 2009, QuinStreet reported $300 million in annual revenues and approximately 450 employees.
The I-Beam was a former popular nightclub and live music venue active from 1977 to 1994, and located in the Park Masonic Hall building on the second floor at 1748 Haight Street in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. [1] The I-Beam served as one of San Francisco's earliest disco clubs, as well as serving as a "gay refuge". [1] [2]