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Describes the gift wrapping services offered by Mimio's Papers in Pasadena, California.

The article discusses the disenchantment of environmentalists in San Francisco, California with attorney Stephen Joseph. Many who supported Joseph as he fought to have trans fatty acids eliminated from Oreo cookies are appalled that he has become a leading advocate on behalf of plastic shopping bags and has filed suit against cities seeking to ban them.

The article reports on an agreement to acquire the newspaper "San Diego Union-Tribune" at very low price secured by California private-equity firm Platinum Equity. The newspaper was offered for sale by Copley Press Inc. in July 2008. "Akron Beacon Journal" owner David Black and a number of Canadian papers are part of the buying group. The "Union-Tribune" is the 23rd largest newspaper in the U.S., with weekday circulation of almost 270,000.

The article reports that the Hearst Corp. said it would sell or close the "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper if it cannot make steep cuts in costs which would include large layoffs among its 1500 employees. The company said the newspaper lost $50 million in 2008. The announcement makes it possible San Francisco, California could become the first major U.S. city without a daily newspaper.

Profiles Hal Wright, the 91-year-old editor and publisher of the `Loyalton Booster' newspaper in Loyalton, California who uses an airplane for delivering the paper. Why he does this; His status as one of the oldest pilots in the United States; Meetings of the United Flying Octogenarians.

Reports on the prices of newspapers in San Francisco, California, as of May 2000. Decline in the circulation of the `San Francisco Chronicle'; Plans to cut the price of the newspaper; Reason for reducing the price of the newspaper; Lawsuits filed against Hearst Corp. and the `San Francisco Chronicle.'

Reports that Hearst Corp. said it received several indications of interest regarding the possible purchase of the `San Francisco Examiner' newspaper of San Francisco, California. Alleged expression of interest from newspaper publisher Ted Fang; New York bank in charge of the evaluation of the bids; Reason for the efforts of Hearst to sell the newspaper.

The article focuses on California's response to the increase in plastic waste despite its ban on single-use plastic bags. Topics include the rise in plastic bag waste per capita, the unintended consequences of the original ban, and the state's new legislative efforts to address the issue, which still do not address the problem of non-woven polypropylene bags.

Reports on the approval of the request of Orange County, California to subpoena documents from 35 brokerage, financial and legal firms. Lawsuits filed against Merrill Lynch & Co. and KPMG Peat Marwick; Orange County's request for protection from creditors under federal bankruptcy laws in December 1994; Possible lawsuit against bond counsels.

The article reports that the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) is poised to suffer one of its worst years since the 1930s due to substantial purchases of real estate made near the peak of California's property boom. Calpers has indicated its housing investments endured a paper loss of over 100% for the fiscal year ending in June, 2008.

Reports that General Motors (GM) has pulled its advertisements from the Los Angeles Times, in an effort to protest articles the newspaper has published about GM. Assumption that the articles contained factual errors and misrepresentations about GM; Speculation on the amount of money that the paper has lost in advertising revenue as a result of this action; Description of the articles that criticized GM; Previous actions by auto manufacturers who have pulled advertisements as a result of published articles.

The article reports that California legislature passed a bill that will ban the use of plastic bags in grocery stores in the state if it is approved by California Governor Jerry Brown.

The article discusses how Patrick Hind-Smith, a senior buyer for Williams-Sonoma Inc., hosts a summer barbecue party in his backyard in Novato, California. He prefers to grill the entire meal that includes appetizers of pizza and a salad of grilled romaine lettuce. Hind-Smith stresses that flexibility is the key to handling such event. He uses ceramic dishes and polycarbonate plastic glasses instead of paper plates or glasses.

The article reports on the plan of Harvard Management Co. to purchase a larger portion of Northern California forest with its $35 billion endowment if a court approves an auction of the land as part of the bankruptcy case of Pacific Lumber Co. A subsidiary of Pacific Lumber indicated in court papers filed in March 2008 that Harvard Management is a potential bidder for the land. Another bidder for the real property is a consortium that comprises the Nature Conservancy, Bank of America Corp. and Save the Redwoods League.

Reports on the use of Arundo donax reeds as a green power source in Jacksonville, Florida. Arundo-related problems which have occurred in California, which blames the reed for fueling wildfires, causing floods and killing fish; Fast growth of Arundo; Other uses of Arundo, including paper and building products; Eradication efforts in California.

Questions why institutions such as journals and the rules of scientific collaboration have failed to catch and discourage scientific fraud. Finding that physicist Jan Hendrik Schön of Bell Labs at Lucent fabricated and falsified data on molecular transistors; Discovery that the 1999 identification of the element 118 atom at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab was based on falsified data; Biomedical frauds in the 1980s; Co-authors on scientific papers; Role of journalists in unethical behavior.

Reports on the sale of holdings of commercial paper which were issued by California utility companies. Fears that the mutual funds which contained the holdings would decrease in value, in light of the energy crisis in California; Impact of the default of Southern California Edison Co. on the funds; Sale of the funds by Zurich Scudder Investments and Founders Asset Management.

Reports on the expectations of news paper workers of San Francisco's two dailies to end their strike against the management. Ratification of the agreement by the striking workers; Information on the settlement between the unions and the management.

The article reports that sales of Staples Inc., an office supplies retailer, rose 8.7% to $5.17 billion in the quarter ended November 3, 2007. Third quarter profit fell 5.3%, however, due to a weak retail environment and a one-time charge of $24 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in California. Despite lower profits, the price of Staples shares increased $2.09, or 11%, to $21.85 as of November 27, 2007 as results exceeded estimates of analysts. Staples is benefiting from the weak dollar, economic strength in Canada and market-share gains.