Word: franciscos
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...period of decline. The parent of the papers in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy, as did the Journal Register chain. The Rocky Mountain News closed, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, owned by Hearst, will almost certainly close or only publish online. Hearst has said it will also close the San Francisco Chronicle if it cannot make massive cuts. The most recent rumor is that the company will lay off half the editorial staff. Still, that action may not be enough to make the property profitable...
...Francisco Chronicle. Parent company Hearst has already set a deadline for shuttering the paper if it cannot make tremendous cost cuts. The Chronicle lost as much as $70 million last year. Even if the company could lower its costs, the Northern California economy is in bad shape. The online version of the paper could be the only version by the middle...
...retire. If the market keeps dropping, which she expects, she plans to invest more: "It wouldn't surprise me if in the next year or two, I have close to $2 or $3 million in the market," she said. She values her five homes at $15 million: the San Francisco town house; a two-bedroom beach condo near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a house in South Africa; and two apartments in Manhattan. Orman believes that people who don't have money shouldn't buy things--they should fund their IRAs instead--while those who have a lot of it should spread...
...things to do in San Francisco...
...cracked rock to watch the molten lava rivers that regularly explode into the Pacific under massive steam clouds. The foolhardy climb over the heated ground to catch an up-close glimpse of the liquid rock, despite the pleas of the park service. (See 10 things to do in San Francisco...