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CPUC Expands Autonomous Rideshare Services in Bay Area For GM’s Cruise, Alphabet’s Waymo

March 1, 2022 4:33 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission expanded the driverless rideshare market on Monday by issuing Drivered Deployment permits to General Motors’ Cruise service and Alphabet’s Waymo service. Since the 2010’s, multiple driverless car companies have fought to become the first driverless...

Woodside Drops Mountain Lion Sanctuary Scheme to Avoid Housing Mandate

February 7, 2022 11:52 amFebruary 8, 2022 6:21 am

A ten day halt of new SB 9, housing project applications in the wealthy San Mateo County town of Woodside was ended on Sunday following a demanding letter from Attorney General Rob Bonta in which he threatened legal action. The...

San Francisco Declares Water Emergency, Asks For 10% System-Wide Water Reduction

November 25, 2021 2:26 amNovember 24, 2021 9:27 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, along with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) announced on Tuesday that there is now a water shortage emergency in effect, calling for large reductions across the Bay-spanning system. According to the new emergency...

California Rep. Jackie Speier at Impeachment hearing. (youtube screen capture of house impeachment hearing)

Congresswoman Jackie Speier Announces That She Will Not Run in 2022

November 16, 2021 12:00 pmNovember 17, 2021 12:01 pm

Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), a longtime Bay Area lawmaker who has a member of the House since 2008, announced on Tuesday that she would not be running for reelection in 2022. A graduate of UC Davis and UC Hastings College...

Cal Fire Announces Total Outdoor Burning Bans In Two Northern California Counties

September 3, 2021 10:51 am

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) announced on Friday that total outdoor burning bans would be enacted in the counties of San Mateo and Santa Cruz ahead of Labor Day weekend. Ideal wildfire conditions in the...

Gov. Newsom Asks Californians To Reduce Water Usage By 15% To Help Combat Drought

July 8, 2021 9:37 pmMarch 23, 2022 11:48 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom made an announcement in San Luis Obispo County Thursday, asking all Californians to reduce water usage by 15% to help combat the state’s drought crisis. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented...

Leaving CA: Tech Giant Oracle Leaving California for Texas

December 12, 2020 2:30 amDecember 14, 2020 9:04 am

On Friday, Oracle, one of the largest computer technology companies in the world, announced that they would move their headquarters from Redwood City in the Bay Area to Austin, Texas. Oracle’s move is only the latest such move of tech...