Learn about Silicon Valley’s Innovations and Environment
Karen Morss, a self-proclaimed “Orchardess,” pilots airplanes, pens children’s books and is inventing an iPad application. Yet few things match her devotion to the Meyer lemon.
Former tech entrepreneur tries her hand at lemon orchards and children’s books Read More »
Oakland artists Yvette Molina and Sarah Filley plan to build a giant terrarium that will float in the center of Oakland’s Lake Merritt in 2012.
3,000-pound “wonderarium” could float on Oakland’s Lake Merritt Read More »
Palo Alto’s El Camino Park is rich in history and characters, but Parks and Recreation officials say it needs a major upgrade to become a more inviting place for families.
Palo Alto debates costs, benefits of rehabbing El Camino Park Read More »
Former Congressman Pete McCloskey, co-founder of Earth Day, received an award from the Sierra Club. Accepting the award, he reflected on his past accomplishments and California’s future – including the legalization of marijuana.
Former Rep. Pete McCloskey receives Sierra Club award Read More »
With recycled water a long-debated but unachieved goal for Half Moon Bay and surrounding coastal communities, the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside has hired a new general manager it hopes can advance the multimillion-dollar initiative.
Half Moon Bay working toward water recycling Read More »
Palo Alto kicked off its Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, hoping to increase bike ridership and improve routes to qualify for the League of American Bicyclists’ platinum-level community status.
Palo Alto plans to improve bike routes Read More »
Google, the search engine behemoth, may have met its match in the tufted face of a small, yellow-eyed bird. A proposed park for Google employees may threaten nearly endangered owls.
Google’s proposed park threatens rare owls Read More »
A former commercial laundry site that is being cleaned up by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, has been found to be contaminated with more than three times as much perchloroethylene (PCE), as allowed by California health standards.
14-year-old toxins being cleaned from San Jose dry cleaner Read More »
Stanford, CALIF. — Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is moving to the Internet and substituting its snail mail business model for digitally streamed movies. “Pretty soon, we’re going to be a streaming business that rents some DVDs,” Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO said during a recent industry gathering.
Netflix streams more vidoes, vows to keep mail service Read More »
