Plumbing
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Metropolis Building Course Provides Job Placements, however Excludes Many Who Might Use a Hand Up
Rigorous screening limits candidates, who are groomed for union apprenticeships The good news: San Francisco offers a free 18-week training…
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‘We Had been Residing Virtually Within the Gutter’
As prices rise, units fill, and waiting lists for subsidized housing get longer or freeze entirely, many low-income residents in…
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Do not get hosed on plumbing alternative
Q: I’m a regular reader of your column and was hoping you could help me. I live in a two-unit…
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There’s such a factor as a free lunch
SafewayMichael J. Minardi/Getty Images Ron Lem, who owns a plumbing company that often sends him to jobs in San Francisco,…
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Count on ‘main’ disruption as S.F. races to repair previous water pipes
Cesar Robles (center), San Francisco Water Department laborer, uses a weight to measure distance and alignment of the replacement water…
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When the plumbing isn’t gender impartial
The sign is only the start; what about the urinals?Liz Hafalia/The Chronicle First, the most important thing: bathrooms. Leaving the…
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Analysis sheds gentle on race and water entry
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email An estimated 1.1 million people living in the U.S. report lacking some access to running…
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Did you rent this East Bay plumber? Police say he hides cameras in loos
Union City detectives identified David Lista, 35, of Hayward, as the suspect who placed a hidden camera in a Starbucks bathroom…
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Is considered one of these bathrooms named after your Bay Space hometown?
Bob Bragman is a producer for sfgate.com. Formerly of New York and Kansas, he relocated to the San Francisco Bay…
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Appeals courtroom upholds $5 million award to SF deputy metropolis legal professional who was fired
City attorney Dennis Herrera talks during an editorial board meeting at the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019…
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