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Sugary drinks remind immigrant parents of childhood, but pose risks for kids
Sugar-rich juices such as horchata are popular with Latino immigrants in East Palo Alto, but doctors raise health concerns.
Voters reject genetically modified food labeling initiative
With just over 35 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Proposition 37, an initiative to require labeling of genetically modified foods, appears headed for defeat.
Palo Alto medical marijuana measure is defeated
Mayor says voters made the right choice.
State and city medicinal marijuana policies leave Palo Alto voters with a hazy choice
Palo Alto voters decide Tuesday whether to allow three medicinal marijuana dispensaries to operate in the city. Other places, including San Jose and Los Angeles, have allowed dispensaries with mixed results.
Cupertino overcomes delays, approves funding for environmental education center
Cupertino has approved funding for an environmental education center at McClellan Ranch Preserve and plans to start construction in August.
San Jose may charge developers for costs of protecting endangered species
This week the San Jose City Council spent two hours debating the economic impacts of a plan that would require developers to pay fees to keep their projects from harming endangered species.
California at technology forefront with passage of driverless cars bill [PODCAST]
The autonomous car technology is so new that previous state laws did not address it at all. Now, the law allows the cars to drive on streets if there is a licensed driver behind the wheel as back up.
Up to 60 percent of Bay Area workers may benefit from law to get commuters off roads
A four-year pilot program, to take effect early next year, is expected to reduce traffic in the Bay Area by providing incentives for workers to vanpool or use mass transit.