labor and employment http://kalw.org en Smoother Sailing for the America's Cup http://kalw.org/post/smoother-sailing-americas-cup <p>On March, 27, after nearly a year of negotiations, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a revised deal to bring the America&rsquo;s Cup -- sailing&#39;s pre-eminent event -- to San Francisco in fall 2013.</p><p>The agreement finalizes the venues for the <a href="http://www.americascup.com/">34th America&#39;s Cup</a> and calls for millions of dollars in pier and waterfront improvements in San Francisco. The event expected to draw more than 1 million spectators.</p> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:49:13 +0000 City Visions 8339 at http://kalw.org Smoother Sailing for the America's Cup