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Chronicle Shopnotes – paid what we’re due
Chronicle Shopnotes , Opinion

Chronicle Shopnotes – paid what we’re due

Pacific Media Workers Guild March 7, 2018May 8, 2020 1 comment

It was standing room only in the historic Chronicle boardroom as more than 30 Guild members showed up for the monthly contract negotiations to protest the company’s refusal to pay experience step raises during the negotiating period.

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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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Summer Chronicle shopnotes – Perlman to retire
Chronicle Shopnotes , Local news , Opinion

Summer Chronicle shopnotes – Perlman to retire

Pacific Media Workers Guild August 4, 2017March 8, 2020 0 comment

The Chronicle never had a science editor emeritus before but it does now with the promotion of our beloved “Doctor” Dave Perlman.

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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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