Новости за 29.04.2015

The 2015 San Francisco Decorator Showcase, a 1917 Julia Morgan-designed home, may be picture-perfect now, but it took plenty of vision and long hours to get to that point. While all of the Presidio Heights dwelling’s 28 assigned spaces underwent transformations — right down to a tiny closet that Amy Weaver dressed up like a Tiffany gift box — the scope of some of the projects was especially impressive. (Did we mention that everything had to be done in a three-month time frame?) Among... Читать дальше...

The Golden State Warriors’ plans for an 18,000-seat arena in San Francisco’s Mission Bay are suddenly running into big-time political problems. An anonymous group of what organizers describe as big-bucks donors to UCSF hired an imposing cast of consultants — including former UCSF Senior Vice Chancellor Bruce Spaulding and, for a time, Chronicle columnist and former Mayor Willie Brown — to block the plan for the arena and adjacent twin office towers in Mission Bay near the waterfront. “This arena... Читать дальше...

The National Football League has decided to give up its tax-exempt status, a move designed to score points with fans and Congress without having much economic impact on team owners. The owners wanted to “eliminate the distraction associated with misunderstanding of the league office’s status,” Robert McNair, owner of the Houston Texans and chair of the NFL’s financial committee, said in a statement. [...] some members of Congress, unhappy with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s compensation ($44.2 million in 2013)... Читать дальше...

Millionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper — who floated the idea of splitting California into six states — is “disrupting” politics again, this time proposing a kind of “Shark Tank” incubator for government reform ideas. In a move that takes its cues from the Silicon Valley tech startup culture — where Draper has made millions — the venture capitalist said he will formally announce plans Wednesday to propose the “Fix California Challenge,” to encourage residents to pitch solutions to major governance problems in California. Читать дальше...

First Ray Beldner lost his gallery representation in Los Angeles when the owner retired. Then he lost his gallery rep in New York when it closed. Then he lost his gallery rep in San Francisco when he got divorced from its owner. Then he knew exactly what to do — throw an art fair for people like him, the unrepresented artist who is not too proud to sell directly to the public. So this weekend, Beldner, 53, will launch the stARTup Art Fair at Hotel Del Sol, a perky... Читать дальше...