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Gold Dust Lounge Must Meet March Deadline to Vacate Handlery

| Gold Dust Lounge faces closure as its lease expires. more >

Singer Associates Public Relations Earns Sixth Finalist Slot in Eight Years

| Singer Associates, the West Coast’s premier public relations and corporate communications agency, is, for the sixth time in eight years, a finalist in the PRWeek Awards’ “Agency of the Year” category. more >

Christmas tree recycling promoted by SF

| Recology celebrates the 25th year of its Christmas tree recycling or "Treecycling" program in San Francisco. Trees collected curbside are recycled and composted to help promote Recology's goal towards zero waste. more >

Chevron Calls for Criminal Investigation of Judge, Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in Ecuador Case

| Chevron submitted evidence showing that plaintiffs' representatives--including Steven Donziger, Pablo Fajardo, Juan Pablo Saenz, Julio Prieto, and Luis Yanza--covertly worked with Judge Zambrano to draft the judgment. The letter states that the fraudulent conduct "is causing serious, ongoing harm to Chevron Corporation and to the Republic of Ecuador." more >

Digging up history at old Transbay Terminal

| Archaeologists unearth pieces of San Francisco's history at the Transbay Terminal construction site. Artifacts offer a unique glimpse into life in the mid-to late 1800's. more >

Reuters – Arbitrators near jurisdiction call in Chevron case

| In an arbitration Chevron initiated in 2009 under the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), a Tribunal in The Hague issued an order in February 2011 requiring Ecuador to take all measures at its disposal to prevent enforcement of the Lago Agrio judgment until further order of the Tribunal, including the Tribunal’s final award on the merits. more >

Chevron Seeks Prejudgment Attachment of RICO Defendants’ Assets

| Chevron has filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York a motion for attachment, seeking to prevent the Lago Agrio plaintiffs, lawyers, and financiers from collecting and dissipating monies based upon the fraudulent judgment that they have obtained through collusion with a corrupt Ecuadorian court. This motion relates to Chevron’s fraud and RICO claims against those pursuing sham environmental claims against it. more >

Recology’s S.F. food-scrap collecting to hit milestone

| Recology is picking up what will be the one millionth ton of compost at Scoma’s Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant in San Francisco. The urban composting program has helped San Francisco divert 78 percent of its waste from landfill since the program’s inception in 1996. more >

Free speech groups file legal complaint against Ecuador for clamping down on free speech

| Recently the owners and former editor of Ecuador's largest newspaper were sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $40 million in fines for libel against President Rafael Correa. The Chevron Ecuador trial is in the appeal phase in that country. more >

San Francisco Examiner Newspaper Sold by Phil Anschutz to Black Press Co. in Canada

| Singer Associates Public Relations in San Francisco has represented the Hearst Corporation when it sold the paper to the Fang Family and in the later transaction where Anschutz Investments purchased the paper from the Fang family. more >

Cal Athletics Partners with Recology, Initiates Zero-Waste Goal

| Cal Athletics is doing their part with Recology, the San Francisco-based recycling, composting and waste collection company, to reduce waste at upcoming athletic events and lead sustainable practices around campus. The revamped Memorial Stadium, set to open in September 2012, will aim to be a zero waste operation. “Blue and gold makes green!” more >

San Francisco Sentinel Live Election Coverage

| The San Francisco Sentinel reported live from the various election night campaign parties as the numbers started to come in after the polls closed at 8:00pm. more >

Singer Associates Public Relations Weighs in on Growth of Asian Political Power in San Francisco

| Lee's appointment as acting mayor in January was an acknowledgment of the Chinese-American community's growing political clout, said political consultant Sam Singer. "Over the course of the last decade they've made significant inroads in San Francisco's politics," Singer said. more >

NY Marathon Pirates Win No Prizes, Singer Associates Public Relations Helps Bay to Breakers Beat Pirates

| Singer Associates helps Bay to Breakers beat the race bandits. Bay to Breakers is used as a benchmark for other races that are still having issues with participant conduct. more >

Vertex Announces Recipients of Special Grants Initiative to Support People with Hepatitis C

| The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation received a $250,000 grant from Vertex Pharmaceuticals to foster a program aimed at increasing Hepatitis C prevention efforts, treatment and care for vulnerable San Francisco communities. more >

Singer Associates’ Jason Barnett–Larkspur Native–Excited To Be Part Of Niven Property Revitalization

| After more than 10 years of planning, the Rose Garden Project is close to moving on to the construction phase. Our very own Jason Barnett speaks to his personal relationship to the exciting project in downtown Larkspur and his hopes for the city's future. more >

Calpine and City of Hayward Celebrate Start of Construction on Russell City Energy Center

| Calpine's Russell City Energy Center in Hayward creates 700 jobs for out of work construction crews and will supply 620,000 homes with clean energy in 2013. more >

Calpine Moves Forward with Construction of Green Power Plant in Hayward–Creates 700 Jobs

| To celebrate the beginning of construction, Calpine CEO Jack Fusco will be on the construction site Wednesday to celebrate this milestone as the construction project ramps up to create 700 total construction jobs. Calpine will also be presenting a $10 million check to the City of Hayward to build a new library. more >

Lago Agrio Plaintiffs’ New York Lobbying and Political Influence Campaign Exposed

| Chevron is seeking documents under FOIL in order to shed further light on the assistance provided by Comptroller DiNapoli and his predecessor, Alan Hevesi, to the plaintiffs’ lawyers and consultants involved in the fraudulent litigation against Chevron. Documentary evidence obtained through U.S. court-ordered discovery reveals a connection between financial contributions made by the Lago Agrio plaintiffs’ representatives and the Comptroller’s issuance of official public statements in support of the plaintiffs. more >

Gov. Cuomo, comptroller DiNapoli Drawn into Fraud Case by AmazonWatch Lobbyist Karen Hilton In Possible Illegal Activity in Chevron Ecuador Case, New York Times Reports Today

| Mr. Cuomo indicated that he decided to get involved because Chevron might have violated state law in its handling of the litigation. But now, newly disclosed documents point to another factor. “Andrew has no interest in doing this,” a lobbyist for the plaintiffs, Ecuadorean villagers who live in the polluted area, wrote in an e-mail in 2009. “He is doing this for me. Because I asked.” more >

Hoover Pavilion Renovation Starts Part of $5 billion Stanford Hospital expansion project

| Construction has begun on a project to transform the 80-year-old Hoover Pavilion, the original Palo Alto Hospital, into a modern medical facility. more >

Singer Associates Public Relations Assists Sutter Health in Nurses Union Strike

| Healthy paychecks for Sutter Health nurses Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross, Chronicle Columnist When it comes to paychecks, there are some pretty hefty ones on both sides of the fight between health care giant Sutter Health and its hospital nurses. According to Sutter pay records, 20 nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Centers in Oakland and... more >

Singer Associates Presents at Litigation Communications and Public Relations Seminar

| Singer chosen to sit on panel of crisis management experts, trial lawyers, and in-house counsel for a frank discussion of the best and worst strategies companies are employing to manage their brands while engaged in high-stakes courtroom battles. more >

Napa County Uses Singer Associates Public Relations to Help Communicate Ambulance Selection

| Singer Associates, a San Francisco-based public relations agency, that was hired to assist the county with public relations and communications following the announcement this summer that American Medical Response was tentatively receiving the county’s recommendation. more >

Singer Associates Public Relations of San Francisco Named Public Affairs Agency of the Year by Bulldog Reporter

| Singer Associates Public Relations is pleased to announce that it is the winner of the 2011 Public Affairs Agency of the Year from the Bulldog Reporter, a leading industry trade publication. more >

Lincoln Elementary surprised by Chevron

| A first grade class at Lincoln Elementary received new supplies Thursday morning thanks to Chevron and an online education charity. more >

Chevron helps get supplies to East Bay schools

| With California strapped for cash, public schools are struggling with gutted budgets. Where the state can't help, one major corporation is stepping-up. "Everyone can participate by going to a local Chevron or Texaco station and for every eight gallons or more that they fill up we will donate $1 to a local school," Chevron spokesperson Andrea Bailey said. more >

Singer Associates San Francisco Public Relations and Crisis Communications Interviewed on Bay Area Rapid Transit District Issue

| Despite the negative attention directed at him, public relations executive Sam Singer said he believes Johnson could still return as the face of the agency. “He made some mistakes, but there has been no fatal flaw,” said Singer, president of Singer Associates. “And I think there are plenty of people in the Bay Area sympathetic to what he’s been through.” more >

Recology’s revamped waste facility in San Carlos reeks of efficiency

| "San Carlos is known as 'the city of good living,'" San Carlos Mayor Andy Klein said Tuesday. "Now it's also the 'city of good trash.'" more >

Larkspur Rose Garden property sold to new developer, The New Home Co.

| A long-standing plan to build 85 residences at a former nursery site in downtown Larkspur will move forward after a developer purchased the 16.8-acre property last week. The New Home Co. — which has offices in Aliso Viejo and Roseville — has closed escrow on the Niven Nursery property off Doherty Drive and plans to finalize project maps and break ground in the next few months. more >

Singer Associates Public Relations Praises Obama Visit to San Francisco a “coup” for LinkedIn, President Obama

| "Since LinkedIn has really positioned themselves as the professional social and business networking place on the Web, this is a coup of enormous value to the company and its brand," said veteran San Francisco public relations consultant Sam Singer. "It sets them apart from Facebook and from Google+. From LinkedIn's perspective, you just don't get a better day than today." more >

Chevron Statement on United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals Order

| The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today issued an order denying the Ecuadorian plaintiffs’ attempt to recuse Judge Lewis Kaplan, vacating Judge Kaplan’s preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron, and staying Chevron’s claim for a declaratory judgment that the Ecuadorian judgment is unenforceable. more >

Chevron organizes ‘back to school’ event in Richmond

| Chevron plans to give back to Richmond community with event that will provide fun and school supplies to 1,000 disadvantaged local youth. more >

A look inside Chevron’s Richmond refinery

| Chevron lets community members get better acquainted with the refinery that is such a familiar part of the Richmond landscape. Tour guides fielded questions and explained the processes that go on in the plant. more >

Singer Associates public affairs helps AC Transit

| The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District has agreed to pay $10.5 million to a woman who was severely injured when she was struck by one of the agency's buses. Sam Singer, a public relations consultant hired by the bus system, says the settlement recognizes that the bus driver was at fault in the crash. The driver has been fired. more >

S.F. Opera’s Opening Gala a Resplendent Red Smash

| Glamorous and well attended "Forbidden City" themed gala celebrates the opera's opening night and proudly donates proceeds to the SF Opera's ARIA music education programs for Bay Area students. more >

San Francisco TransBay Terminal Center Area Plan Released

| Transit Center District plan is released. The project's scale is huge, but so is the public need it addresses. The new plan would transform the face of downtown San Francisco in ways it is difficult to imagine--especially for those that weren't around for the heyday of the old Transbay terminal. more >

$3 Million Donation to San Francisco Opera

| San Francisco Opera receives generous donation from winemaker Jan Shrem and business woman Maria Manetti Farrow. more >

Despite Old Ruling, Chevron Cleared to Challenge Ecuadorean Courts

| Another legal victory for Chevron in Ecuador case. more >

San Francisco Officials Applaud Progress On Transbay Transit Center

| Public officials gathered to celebrate the end of the Transbay Transit Center project's first phase. "The project is on budget and on schedule,” said Executive Director Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan. Mayor Lee was on hand and spoke at the event, saying that the new Transit Center "represents the future of our city". more >

Stanford Hospital, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital agree with SEIU on contract for 1,400 workers

| Two major hospitals affiliated with Stanford University, Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, say they’re reached a new three-year contract agreement with employees represented by SEIU’s United Healthcare Workers West local. more >

Journalist flees Ecuador after clash with country’s president

| Emilio Palacio issued a letter from Miami on Sunday saying he feared for his safety because of new pressures from what he called "the dictatorship." more >

Developers eye Transbay blocks

| The project will be the first major development on the north side of Folsom Street, which is being redeveloped as a pedestrian-friendly "main street" linking Transbay district and Rincon Hill to the south. more >

Builders show confidence in the Tri-Valley

| After years of work, the Army and SunCal properties executed a deal that will require the developer to build five structures on the base. In exchange, the Army will transfer 180 acres -- the biggest land transfer ever for the Army -- to the company for development along Dublin Boulevard. more >

A hopeful vision for the future of Richmond

| Situated in one of the most vibrant metropolitan areas in the world, the Bay Area, and near an untapped waterfront, major highways, and the San Rafael Bridge, North Richmond’s eventual turn for the better seems inevitable. more >

Freedom of the press in Ecuador – A chill descends

| The Economist writes about the Ecuadorian judge's ruling that sentences the owners and former editor of the country's largest newspaper to three years in prison and $40 million in fines for libel against President Rafael Correa. more >

Bohemian Club prepares for Thursday variety show

| The Bohemian Club of San Francisco is preparing for the 100th annual Monte Rio Variety Show, an event it hosts every year as a way to give back to the Russian River communities. more >

Third-Party Litigation Financing and the Chevron Case

| The Chamber of Commerce blog writes about the Chevron Ecuador case and the funding agreement between Burford Capital and the plaintiffs' trial lawyers. more >

Chevron Looks to Its Home Court for a Comeback Win

| Bloomberg Businessweek profiles the Chevron Ecuador case and recent legal developments in United States. more >

San Francisco Public Relations Agency Singer Associates vs. the President of the AFL-CIO

| The Citizen covers the lengths Sam Singer and Singer Associates Inc. are willing to go to make sure the wants and needs of their clients are addressed. more >

Cal Pacific Pledges $1 Billion Community Benefit Plan to Build SF Hospitals, Facilities

| California Pacific Medical Center offers a Community Benefit Plan worth $1.1 billion to provide health care services to the poor and uninsured, in addition to building two new, earthquake-safe hospitals and creating a Citywide network of care in San Francisco. more >

Monte Rio Variety Show Celebrates 100 Years of Bohemian Club Entertainment

| The Bohemian Club will hold its 100th annual “Monte Rio Variety Show” on Thursday, July 28, offering an evening of music, comedy and theater to celebrate the centennial anniversary of its friendship and connection with the Monte Rio and Russian River communities and to raise funds for local charities. more >

Cy Twombly, Prominent Modern Artist, Dies

| A number of excellent Cy Twombly paintings are in the collecton of San Francisco art collectors Don and Doris Fisher and will ultimately be displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. more >

Ecuador: indebted to China

| Ecuador falls further into the hands of China at its own peril and independence, Reuters Reports today. more >

San Francisco’s CPMC Hospital Named Leader in LGBT Equality

| New Report recognizes CPMC's proud tradition of serving the LGBT community more >

California Pacific Medical Center offers $1.1B deal for San Francisco on Cathedral Hill, St. Luke’s construction

| An offer from San Francisco's CPMC to the City of San Francisco tops $1 billion to build its new hospitals and facilities in San Francisco. more >

Über Flack: San Francisco Public Relations Agency pro Sam Singer spins the tiger attack and more.

| Sam Singer touches on the SF Zoo tiger attack and speaks about his career journey, starting as a copyboy to now one of the leading public relations professionals in the Bay Area. more >

San Francisco Public Relations Agency President Sam Singer Comments on President Obama and Tech Industry

| San Francisco Public Relations Agency Singer Associates President Sam Singer is interviewed on the impacts of the technology industry and its close relationship with President Obama. more >

Silicon Valley: Is it Home to Digital Robber Barons? San Francisco Public Relations and Crisis Expert Sam Singer Weighs in on the Discussion

| Crisis Expert Sam Singer of San Francisco public relations agency Singer Associates comments on technology and crisis issues in a San Francisco Chronicle news story more >

San Francisco is United States’ Greenest City

| San Francisco Public Relations agency Singer Associates is proud to represent Recology, the recycling company that is helping San Francisco achieve the greenest city status in the United States. more >

Cities Sue Contra Costa County over Chevron tax appeal repayment

| County Auditor-Controller Bob Campbell and city attorney Ben Fay discuss details regarding the law suit of Contra Costa County over Chevron tax appeal repayment. more >

Chevron Ecuador: Have you got a piece of this lawsuit? – Fortune, June 28, 2011

| Fortune profiles the funding sources behind the Chevron Ecuador lawsuit. The author analyzes the recent developments in the case against Chevron in Ecuador and traces the history of litigation financing and its role here. more >

Hepatitis C: Incivek found to cure most patients – San Francisco Chronicle, June 23, 2011

| The antiviral drug Incivek developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals effectively cures the disease that’s been difficult to treat for over 20 years. This means huge changes in treatment options for the 12,000 San Franciscans with hepatitis C. more >

UN: Ecuador Threatened by Mafia-Style Homicides – In Sight, June 17, 2011

| According to a new United Nations report, Ecuador is becoming a hotspot for transnational organized crime. Ecuador is also the site of the trial against Chevron, a lawsuit that has been marred by fraud and misconduct by the plaintiffs' legal team. more >

San Francisco Hotels Begin Economic Recovery Through Corporate Travel – San Francisco Business Times, June 10, 2011

| The business traveler is back in San Francisco. To the great relief of hoteliers and meeting planners, business travel has bounced back faster in 2011 than many expected it to do. more >

Chevron Ecuador: Investing in lawsuits – Forbes, June 7, 2011

| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce condemns the growing trend of litigation finance. This article discusses the funding sources behind the fraudulent lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador more >

New Evidence of Fraud Found in Text of Ecuador Judgment Against Chevron

| Chevron submits new evidence of misconduct by plaintiffs’ lawyers and Ecuadorian court in U.S. suit seeking to block enforcement and recognition of fraudulent judgment more >

One Year After Vote, 49ers Stadium In Santa Clara Still a Failure

| 49ers Continue to Fumble on Stadium Plans more >

Defendant in Chevron Ecuador Racketeering Suit Works as U.S. Consultant on Gulf Spill

| An environmental consulting firm named as a defendant in a racketeering suit filed by Chevron Corp. over a landmark pollution lawsuit in Ecuador is continuing to work on another blockbuster case: the Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigation. more >

Bay Area Reporter: 40 years at hub of gay culture in San Francisco

| In a row of hotel rooms atop the Stud gay club South of Market, reporters are clacking swiftly at computer desks where beds used to be. One is writing a story on a gay politician running for the state Assembly in Los Angeles. An editor is designing a page for “The Best of the Gays,”... more >

Ecuador: President Rafael Correa Economic Legacy is One of Destruction: Latin Business Chronicle

| Correa’s four years have resulted in slower GDP growth despite higher oil prices and political stability. An Ecuadorian presidential term is meant to last four years, even though no president has managed to spend that time in office since the mid 1990s. Rafael Correa, beneficiary of an extra two years, has however now ruled for... more >

New CPMC hospitals should be applauded in San Francisco

| CPMC’s proposed plans to build two new hospitals at Van Ness Avenue and Geary Boulevard and St. Luke’s should be applauded by San Franciscans, not criticized. In the midst of the approvals process, we must not forget that our city relies on CPMC as a primary provider of culturally competent health care and services. For... more >

New Legislative Redistricting Map Could Reshape Political Landscape in San Francisco

| The wide-open field. Ranked-choice voting. Public financing. The push for interim Mayor Ed Lee to run for a four-year term despite his vow not to. Whether the field of declared candidates could be any more boring. There are plenty of unknowns about November’s mayor’s race, and here’s another wrinkle: how the state’s redistricting process could... more >

San Francisco Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame Nominates 91 to its Hallowed Halls

| The ballot for the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame is out, and about the only person missing is Mayor Ed Lee. For the Class of 2011, the Hall of Fame has listed 91 nominees in seven categories. Voters are asked to select one for each category, although more than one may be inducted. Last... more >

San Francisco pursuing a plan to send trash by train to Yuba County

| Here’s another side effect of the recession: With people buying less, garbage cans in California are emptier these days. The amount of trash hauled to landfills has dropped to its lowest level since the state began keeping track in 1989, according to preliminary figures compiled by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. California now... more >

Stanford University, Packard Hospitals Get Approval from Palo Alto City Council

| Earthquake Retrofit plans by Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital receive approval from Palo Alto. more >

New Fraud Allegations in the Chevron Lago Agrio Ecuador Case

| Continued and growing evidence of fraud by the plaintiffs in the Ecuador case against Chevron are revealed in this fascinating piece in Fortune Magazine by editor Roger Parloff more >

Chevron Ecuador Litigation-Finance Contract Reveals How Investors Back Lawsuits: Forbes Magazine

| The truth is starting to be known in the Chevron Ecuador case: "Legal hedge funds" are secretly backing the fraudulent lawsuit against Chevron more >

Chevron RICO Complaints Point to Collusion Between Trial Lawyers

| Although trial lawyers frequently have the upper hand in litigation built around environmental charges, they are taking a beating at the hands of Chevron Corp., which has been on a roll in U.S. federal courts. more >

San Francisco’s demands for CPMC hospital project reek of politics – SF Business Times

| Bay Area officials see major hospital projects in much the same way as Willie Sutton saw banks: It’s where the money is. More than $12 billion worth of hospital construction is in progress or planned in the Bay Area, and cash-starved local officials want to make sure part of that bounty finds its way into city and county coffers. more >

Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new Master Class webinar with Sam Singer

| PR University has recruited master crisis strategist Sam Singer to outline the tools, tips and tactics we need in the digital era now to be ready to leap into action. Singer has earned his crisis stripes many times over with some of the nation's largest companies, but he's most recently famous as the Man Who Tamed the Tiger—for his brilliant handling of the San Francisco Zoo crisis after a big cat killed a zoo visitor on Christmas Day. more >

Singer Associates’ Jason Barnett Named on PR Week’s “40 Under 40″

| Singer Associate's Vice President Jason Barnett was recently named one of PRWeek's "40 Under 40" for his stand out work in the industry. Barnett, age 38, is recognized as a leading strategist and policy influencer across several sectors, including land use development, green energy, and US labor issues. more >

Singer Associates beats Burson-Marsteller for Top National PR Bulldog Award

| Singer Associates, one of the West Coast’s leading public relations and corporate communications agencies, won the Best Crisis Communications Gold Bulldog Award for the agency’s communications campaign in the wake of an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo. more >

Singer Agency Wins PR “Oscar Award”

| Public relations giant and San Francisco based Singer Associates won a coveted Gold SABRE award - the equivalent of an Oscar in the PR world - the company announced Thursday. And they sure worked hard for that award. more >

Singer Associates Wins Coveted Gold SABRE Award for Crisis Management

| Singer Associates, one of the West Coast's leading public relations and corporate communications agencies, won the coveted Gold SABRE Award presented by The Holmes Report for the agency's outstanding crisis communications achievements in the wake of an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo. more >

Singer hoists Gold SABRE Award

| San Francisco PR agency Singer Associates hoisted the Gold SABRE Award for "outstanding crisis communications" on behalf of the San Francisco Zoo amid the fallout from 2007's highly publicized escape and fatal tiger mauling at the zoo. more >

Singer Associates Develops Recology Brand to Change the Waste Industry For Good

| Recology™, formerly Norcal Waste Systems, the leader in resource recovery, formally changed its corporate name yesterday. The name change is rooted in the company’s 89-year heritage as one of the nation’s first urban recyclers. more >

Bay to Breakers hearing confirms: San Franciscans will get naked and pee on your lawn

| For me: drinking + running = hilarious, crippling disaster. So, I'm not a big B2B participant. However, folks in this town love the Bay to Breakers, which is why I tuned in to watch yesterday's public hearing on the subject. more >

San Francisco angst: What’s Baghdad-by-the-Bay without a dose of fun?

| The debate over whether to legislate silliness (and occasional stupidity) has escalated several decibel levels in recent weeks with San Francisco's equivalent of the shot-heard-'round-the-world: the race organizer's proposal to ban floats and alcohol from the annual romp, which once billed itself as "the world's wackiest foot race." more >

Is Bay to Breakers on the wagon?

| In any other city in America, it probably wouldn't be necessary to tell participants in a 12-kilometer race that they are not allowed to strip to their running shoes and push a keg in a shopping cart while sipping a tall cold one. more >

Floats OK’d for Bay to Breakers — with conditions

| It’s settled. There will be a 7.46-mile run, some colorful floats, but a ban on booze at the 98th annual ING Bay to Breakers race on May 17, according to a compromise detailed in a statement released by the Mayor’s Office on Friday. more >

A window into what we throw away

| To say the least, it would appear a creative challenge: promoting recycling to consumers using garbage trucks as the ad vehicle. But then again it makes a lot of sense. more >

Singer Associates Selected by PRWeek as Finalist for “Agency of the Year Award 2009″

| Singer Associates, the West Coast’s premier public relations and corporate communications firm, was named by PRWeek as a finalist in its national “Small PR Agency of the Year Award 2009” competition. more >

Publicist/Spokesperson of the Year: PR News – PR People Awards

| When things look bleak, Sam Singer’s the guy to call. Under his guidance, Singer Associates Inc. enjoyed a 20% growth rate in 2007 and generated nearly $6 million in revenue. more >

News Analysis: Microsoft, Yahoo face scrutiny in takeover.

| Sam Singer, president of Singer & Associates, says that Yahoo and Microsoft's skittish commitment to the deal have left many confused about the companies' ultimate motivations. more >

PR News Announces Corporate Social Responsibility Awards for Top Campaigns, Initiatives and People Recognized at National Press Club Event

| The CSR Awards recognize people and companies that successfully demonstrate that altruism, philanthropy and employee commitment to "do good" can go a long way towards making an impact on a community, key stakeholders, and a company's bottom line. more >

Über Flack | Public relations pro Sam Singer spins the tiger attack and more.

| What do you do if Mike Wallace is banging on your front door with a camera crew in tow? Call Sam Singer, of course. more >

PR Technique: Working with a group of influencers

| To prepare his clients, Sam Singer, president of Singer Associates, opts for media training 'to field the harder-hitting questions and frame the conversation. more >

Top Guns for Hire Square Off

| For Singer, 50, kicking up some dust and taking some flak are just part of what goes with the territory as one of the - if not the - premier mouthpieces and spin doctors for companies doing business in San Francisco. more >

He’s the Guy They Turn to in a Bay Area Crisis

| When the glare is bright and unflattering, Singer steps in. The area's go-to crisis manager has a knack for deflecting the spotlight, or at least changing the bulb to cast his client in a more flattering light. more >

Sam Singer has made San Francisco’s 7×7 Magazine’s “power list” of the most influence people in the city

| Dubbed "The Fixer," Singer is touted as the man to call if your "reputation, fortune or political future is at stake." more >

Sam Singer selected as one of “The 49 Most Influential People in Town”

| If your reputation, fortune or political future is at stake, he’s the man you call to convince the public, the politicians or the judge that you’re in the right. more >

Adam Alberti – named one of PR Week’s “Top 40 under 40.”

| A rising star in the public affairs and corporate communications, arenas, Adam Alberti is responsible for more than $5 billion in major real-estate development projects at the San Francisco-based firm. more >

Growers could have tough time enticing spinach eaters back

| Experts say that unless farmers can provide an explanation and a solution, as Jack in the Box and Odwalla did for E. coli contamination in years past, it will be tough to regain consumers' trust. more >

Adam Alberti: Getting comfortable in the hot seat

| Alberti, 33, works with some of the most contentious issues in San Francisco and on the Peninsula through his work at public relations firm Singer Associates Inc. more >

Corporate Social Responsibility for Environmental Communications Winner: PR News

| Corporate Social Responsibility for Environmental Communications Winner: PR News Turning Garbage Into Gold – California law requires that 50 percent of garbage be recycled. San Francisco was falling behind the requirements of the law in 2001. Norcal Waste Systems developed a three-color cart system, then turned to Singer Associates to get San Franciscans on board.... more >

Singer Associates is named “Public Affairs Agency of the Year”

| While firms that specialize in consumer public relations or corporate reputation management lose sleep over how to measure the success of their efforts, Singer Associates founder and chief executive Sam Singer has no such worries. more >

Campaigns: BART wins public over by staying on track with comms

| Negotiations between BART management and unions lead to the inevitable talks and worries about a strike, threatening to give the region's already clogged freeways a coronary. more >

The Holmes Report PR Agency Report Card Recognizes Singer Associates

| Singer employees include former journalists, press secretaries, marketing and advertising managers, and government relations specialists more >

Profile: Press experience hones Singer’s public affairs skills

| Ambition has served Singer well in his career. He now runs one of the pre-eminent public affairs shops in the Bay Area and, perhaps, the West Coast. more >

The crunch-time counselors

| Singer feels the essence of good crisis communications involves being clear, concise, and direct. more >

CA Secretary of State Taps Singer Amid Donation Flap

| Kevin Shelley (D), California's embattled secretary of state, has hired Singer Associates to help with communications strategy and media relations concerning a campaign contributions scandal. more >

Singer Associates Aids Transportation Hub Launch

| The Transbay Joint Powers Authority has hired Singer Associates to help promote its forthcoming $2.4 billion transportation hub in the heart of San Francisco's business district. more >

The Holmes Report PR Agency Report Card Recognizes Sam Singer

| Sam Singer defines public relations success simply, in a single word: "Winning." more >

Grassroots Campaign to Boost CA Ballot Measure

| Singer Associates was recently hired to support the 'Yes on D' campaign, which strives to push through an initiative that makes the city's Small Business Commission more influential by separating the entity from the Mayor's Office of Economic Development more >

Singer Associates

| Sam Singer is back doing what he loves best, running his own business, and the early indications are that he is well on his way to repeating the entrepreneurial success he enjoyed with former partner Larry Kamer. more >

Pabst Taps Ketchum, Singer to Revitalize Brands

| Pabst Brewing Company, the fourth largest brewer in the United States, has retained the services of Singer Associates and Ketchum as it prepared for an aggressive campaign to raise the profile of its brands, including Old Style, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Rainier. more >

Singer and Ketchum Unite to Pull in Pabst

| Beer brewer Pabst Brewing Company has tapped Singer Associates and Ketchum to promote its more than 40 brands of beer. more >

Dome Tops List of Best Agencies to Work For – Part 3

| Another newcomer to our Best Agencies to Work For list, San Francisco-based Singer Associates provides an atmosphere where individuals can excel, combining strong leadership from founder and president Sam Singer with a group dynamic that allows personnel at all levels to contribute according to their ability. more >

Up from the Depths: CPR for San Francisco Aquarium

| The owners called in Singer Associates late in 2000 to help re-brand, re-name, and rebuild the reputation of the attraction. Singer Associates was retained to help change minds about the Wharf's much-maligned aquarium. more >

CAMPAIGNS: Community Relations – PR Buildup Helps Tourtelot Cleanup

| The primary strategy was to involve the community in as much as the process as possible, including the design of the project. In order to do that, a massive education effort was needed to help the residents understand the issues involved in environmental cleanup. more >

Singer Staff Burns Midnight Oil in Negotiations

| Singer Associates worked round the clock Labor Day weekend to prepare for a major transit strike that never happened. more >

Singer Adds Four New PA Clients, Anticipates $2M in 2001 income

| Singer Associates, the San Francisco boutique founded by former GCI Group/SF managing director Sam Singer, has signed four new public affairs clients and landed its first advertising and corporate identity campaign. more >

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