National Institute of Health (NIH) Awards $400K to UCSF to Expand Global Health Network
The Fogarty International Center, a member of the NIH will award a total of $4.6 million in grants over the next three years to twelve campuses located in the United States, Mexico and China. UCSF will receive one of the twelve Framework Programs for Global Health grants of $400K to support new courses and degree programs that will train future researchers in global health sciences.
09/10/08- San Francisco Business Times
Best U.S. Cities to Earn A Living
San Francisco ranked seventh as one of the best cities to earn a living. The country's 40 largest census-defined metros were used for the list and evaluated on median incomes, cost of living and how many of the Forbes' 400 best big companies and 200 best small companies were headquartered there. The San Francisco metro, which includes San Jose, was seventh on the list largely due to a strong tech industry. The Bay Area has a concentration of prominent tech companies ranging from start-ups to Google that provide high salaries and venture capital which help to offset the high cost of living for inhabitants.
08/18/08- Forbes.com
Google Location at Hills Plaza
Google has renewed the lease on its 200,000 square foot office space for another five years. The $60 million deal will keep the technology giant in the south financial district through 2015.
7/21/2008 San Francisco Business Times
China Desk
Building on San Francisco's deep cultural and economic ties with China, the SFCED and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce are partnering with the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development (MOEWD) to create a "China Desk" designed to strengthen and maximize economic development opportunities. The ideal plan includes the establishment of a permanent office in Shanghai headed by a San Franciscan liaison to monitor and stimulate dialogue and negotiation between Chinese and San Francisco Business's. During the next three months this effort will continue to build as the SFCED and MOEWD expand the collaboration and outreach efforts to the business community for ideas and support. This effort will culminate in late September when Mayor Newsom and a local delegation will be in Shanghai to open an office that will focus on lead generation and identifying in-bound business opportunities for San Francisco.
6/27/08 San Francisco Business Times
Tishman Speyer tags Sequoia Capital for 555 Mission
Sequoia Capital, a Menlo-Park based venture capital firm that invests in tech leaders such as Apple, Yahoo, Cisco Systems, Oracle, and Google, has agreed to lease the top floor of the Tishman Speyer Building located at 555 Mission Street. According to brokers familiar with the deal, Sequoia chose this location because it is an environmentally friendly building that is being submitted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Sequoia will be joining a growing number of Menlo-Park venture capital firms that have established branches or headquarters in San Francisco. SFCED's Dennis Conaghan views this migration as "...a reflection of the strength of the startups and entrepreneurs we're attracting in biotech, in digital media, in social networking, in cleantech. People with money want to be close to the opportunities".
6/20/08 San Francisco Business Times
