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United Airlines’ Janet Lamkin talks about its Clorox deal and leading in a crisis

Lamkin played an instrumental role in the carrier’s partnership with Clorox and the Cleveland Clinic.

Grab your wallet: Public-employee unions want California to tax ‘unrealized capital gains’

The proposed tax could raise $10 billion a year, supporters say.

Mental health benefits provider Lyra Health joins unicorn club after landing $110M

Fueled by the uptick in mental health demand due to Covid and social unrest, the Burlingame company expects to double revenue this year to $100M.

Salesforce stock soars in after-hours trading on earnings

Better-than-expected second quarter results and a boosted fiscal 2021 financial outlook fueled the double-digit share price increase. But Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the quarter has been bittersweet – a third of its workforce report faces this issue.

Wise Sons deli expands to East Bay, acquires Beauty’s Bagel Shop

The two well-known destinations for Jewish cuisine are merging, with a new Wise Sons location opening in Oakland.

Accountants helped clients apply for PPP, some have sued banks over payment

Recent developments in accountants’ efforts to be paid for their work on the Paycheck Protection Program suggest additional challenges are ahead.

Juni Learning scores $10.5 million to expand STEM classes to more kids

The growing San Francisco online platform’s bread-and-butter classes are in coding, but it recently expanded its offerings.

Aveva acquiring San Leandro-based OSIsoft for $5 billion

The London-based industrial software giant emerged as the winner in the M&A sweepstakes for the company.

These 22 Bay Area companies pitched at Y Combinator’s first Zoom Demo Day

The number of local companies in Y Combinator’s first entirely virtual season was about the same as in past years. Here are the ones that pitched on Day 1.

Lafayette City Council approves controversial 315-unit housing project

After nearly 10 years of back-and-forth planning, the development got its long-sought green light in a meeting that lasted until after midnight.