From left: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica during day two of the Outside Lands music festival at Golden Gate Park on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. From left: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica during day two of the Outside Lands music festival at Golden Gate Park on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 33 Caption Close Image 1 of 33 From left: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica during day two of the Outside Lands music festival at Golden Gate Park on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. From left: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica during day two of the Outside Lands music festival at Golden Gate Park on … [Read more...] about Metallica donates $1 million to 10 community colleges for trade skill education
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A judge ordered up to 234,000 people to be tossed from the registered voter list in a swing state
Voters cast ballots in the midterm elections at a polling station in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on Nov. 6, 2018. Voters cast ballots in the midterm elections at a polling station in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on Nov. 6, 2018. Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 Voters cast ballots in the midterm elections at a polling station in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on Nov. 6, 2018. Voters cast ballots in the midterm elections at a polling station in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on Nov. 6, 2018. Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg A judge ordered up to 234,000 people to be tossed from the registered voter list in a swing state 1 / 5 Back to Gallery A Wisconsin judge … [Read more...] about A judge ordered up to 234,000 people to be tossed from the registered voter list in a swing state
Why South Korea has first-world economy and developing-market currency
South Korea has cast off most of the trappings of a developing economy over the past decade, but it is heading into the 2020s with a currency that is still distinctly emerging market. The Korean won can only be directly exchanged with the dollar and the Chinese currency, with trading overseas limited to the yuan in Shanghai. What's more, the country's $50 billion foreign-exchange market opens for just six-and-a-half hours a day. The country's restricted currency-trading regime -- a hallmark of many emerging markets -- arguably doesn't fit the country's current economic reality. "Authorities are reluctant to let the won trade offshore," said Lee Jang Young, a former deputy governor of the Financial Supervisory Service. "They're scared that any vulnerabilities will be exploited by foreign investors to launch 'speculative attacks' on our markets," said Lee, who is now an senior adviser at law firm Kim & Chang in Seoul. Their fears have deep roots in the Asian financial crisis of the … [Read more...] about Why South Korea has first-world economy and developing-market currency
Suncor’s hydrogen-cyanide emissions exceeded permit last year; Colorado now weighing refinery’s request to increase limit
When Suncor Energy’s oil refinery north of Denver — which emits more than 800,000 tons of air pollution a year — broke a 12.8-ton limit for one invisible toxic gas last summer, the event went practically unnoticed. Neither Suncor nor state health officials alerted nearby residents or county emergency managers about the July test that estimated hydrogen-cyanide emissions at a level of 14.1 tons a year. Ten months after Suncor reported that violation, the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment has not penalized the company, though officials in recent weeks said they’re still considering enforcement. Now state officials are weighing a request from Suncor — Colorado’s only refinery and one of the state’s largest polluters — to raise its hydrogen-cyanide permit limit upward to 19.9 tons a year, giving the fossil fuels refinery a greater buffer.The state health department and the Environmental Protection Agency say … [Read more...] about Suncor’s hydrogen-cyanide emissions exceeded permit last year; Colorado now weighing refinery’s request to increase limit
Metallica guitarist trying to sell 2nd Sea Cliff mansion at $3M discount
This elegant 1926 Spanish Colonial at 320 Sea Cliff Ave. overlooks China Beach and the ocean. This elegant 1926 Spanish Colonial at 320 Sea Cliff Ave. overlooks China Beach and the ocean. Photo: Alejandro Velarde Photo: Alejandro Velarde Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close Image 1 of 28 This elegant 1926 Spanish Colonial at 320 Sea Cliff Ave. overlooks China Beach and the ocean. This elegant 1926 Spanish Colonial at 320 Sea Cliff Ave. overlooks China Beach and the ocean. Photo: Alejandro Velarde Metallica guitarist trying to sell 2nd Sea Cliff mansion at $3M discount 1 / 28 Back to Gallery When you're standing on the terrace of 320 Sea Cliff Ave. overlooking cliffs tumbling down to China Beach and … [Read more...] about Metallica guitarist trying to sell 2nd Sea Cliff mansion at $3M discount
