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Kids confirm it: The Chronicle rocks!
Chronicle Shopnotes , Local news , Opinion

Kids confirm it: The Chronicle rocks!

Pacific Media Workers Guild May 26, 2018May 8, 2020 0 comment

Shopnotes Fun Fact!  The exciting new Hearst employee online fitness plan is being rolled out at the same time that the company is seeking to take away employee sick-leave banks. If that makes your blood pressure go up, you could have gotten it checked for free on enrollment day in Jeff Johnson’s office

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Shopnotes: Happy 99th Dr. Dave
Chronicle Shopnotes , Community , Local news , Opinion

Shopnotes: Happy 99th Dr. Dave

Pacific Media Workers Guild January 10, 2018May 8, 2020 0 comment

Everyone showed up at Dr. Dave Perlman’s 99th birthday party except Dr. Dave, whose own doc (the kind who actually went to med school) advised him to stay home and rest up for the next one.  So Dave was obliged to sit through a group performance of Happy Birthday by telephone. 

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Chronicle Shopnotes – farewells and such
Chronicle Shopnotes , Community

Chronicle Shopnotes – farewells and such

Pacific Media Workers Guild January 20, 2017March 8, 2020 3 comment

It was Joe Garofoli who, while the applause for the departing C.W. Nevius was still resounding in the office and before Chuck had even reached the elevator, called out, “OK, who’s got his desk?”

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Chronicle Shopnotes for the holidays
Chronicle Shopnotes , Local news , Opinion

Chronicle Shopnotes for the holidays

Pacific Media Workers Guild December 6, 2016November 27, 2019 0 comment

After four decades, C.W. Nevius has departed to, as he says, sit on the sofa and empty the dishwasher.

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Chronicle Shopnotes – fall opener
Chronicle Shopnotes , Community , Opinion

Chronicle Shopnotes – fall opener

Pacific Media Workers Guild September 29, 2016March 8, 2020 0 comment

Congrats to Steven Boyle, the big winner in the Videolicious contest, for the unique “Cooking with Steve”; and to Reid Sams for his poignant entry lamenting that everyone thinks he’s Shay Quillen. Well done, Shay!…

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Chronicle Shopnotes
Chronicle Shopnotes , Local news

Chronicle Shopnotes

Pacific Media Workers Guild July 27, 2016March 8, 2020 0 comment

We dedicate this edition of Shopnotes to the memory of our friend and colleague Jillian Sullivan, who brightened the newsroom every day.

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Chronicle Shopnotes
Chronicle Shopnotes , Local news

Chronicle Shopnotes

Pacific Media Workers Guild June 20, 2016March 8, 2020 1 comment

Legendary former Chronicle news editor Jack Breibart paid a surprise visit to the newsroom, where he had not set foot since the day he retired in 1994.

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Chronicle Shopnotes
Bulletins , Chronicle Shopnotes , Local news , Opinion

Chronicle Shopnotes

Pacific Media Workers Guild May 17, 2016March 8, 2020 1 comment

For some reason, the Secret Service decided that the northeast men’s room on the third floor was a security risk during Bernie Sanders’ visit with the editorial board and declared it off limits for 2 1/2 hours.

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Chronicle Shopnotes 2.0
Chronicle Shopnotes , Opinion

Chronicle Shopnotes 2.0

Pacific Media Workers Guild March 15, 2016March 8, 2020 0 comment

We hear that part of the deal that wooed the inimitable Jaxon Van Derbeken off to TV-land was an honest-to-God personal wardrobe budget, a New York fashion makeover and free tuition to TV charm school in Texas (good luck with all that, TV people).

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Chronicle Shopnotes, 21st century version
Chronicle Shopnotes , Opinion

Chronicle Shopnotes, 21st century version

Pacific Media Workers Guild February 23, 2016March 8, 2020 1 comment

Shopnotes are back! If about the Chronicle, bring scoops and all the gossip that’s fit to print to Curiouser and Curiouser in the newsroom.

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