‘The wealthiest people in the Bay Area are using their assets to reshape the world in their image,’
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Read MoreLooking for some good listening? These local podcasts are proving tech isn’t the only thing to talk about on the SF Peninsula.
Read MoreFrom artificial intelligence to biomedical technology, the Mary Shelley classic exhibits a remarkable relevance (Illustration by Andrew Strawder) Somewhere amid the news of Facebook’s very dystopian sci-fi-sounding artificial intelligence incident this past July, it was easy enough to think of the simple but critical line delivered by Jeff Goldblum’s character in the original Jurassic Park film — “your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if ...
Read MoreFrom Stanford to NASA, the Peninsula has a lot to talk about By Emily Olson (Illustration by Kaz Palladino) This New Year’s, resolve to choose local and learn something new by changing up your podcast game. We’ve done the long-range listening for you, cutting out well-worn topics (read: tech), and narrowed it down to a curated list of our seven favorite Peninsula podcasts. Just listen in for 10 (or 30, or 60) minutes a day to get ...
Read MoreRedwood City resident Robin Schreiber reflects on her unexpected fame as the Golden State Warriors’ most well-known fan. Something like a phenomenon: Robin Schreiber, AKA The Dance Cam Mom, at her home in Redwood City. (Photo by Charles Russo) It can take Robin Schreiber upwards of an hour to reach her car after a Warriors home game, even though it’s really just a 10-minute walk. Swamped in every direction by selfie-hunting fans, Schreiber — a ...
Read MoreBelva Davis and her half-century of blazing trails By Charles Russo A perennial personality of Bay Area tv news, Davis’s journalism career spans six decades. (Photo by Charles Russo) “An accident of fate.” That’s how Belva Davis characterizes for me her initial entryway into a long, distinguished career as one of the most storied broadcast journalists of the past half-century. I’m somewhat surprised to hear “accident” as a component of that equation, but I assume that Davis — even in retirement — simply ...
Read MoreUsed to get your local news from Twitter, but having trouble dodging Trump? We got you covered. We’ve compiled the top 10 accounts you should be following on Twitter to stay in the 650-know and have a few laughs along the way. In no particular order… @MountainViewPD Recent crimes and traffic alerts in Mountain View, with ridiculous public service videos sprinkled in. The Mountain View PD seems to be having way too much fun with this! body[data-twttr-rendered="true"] {background-color: ...
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