PALO ALTO — The tech industry has long been troubled by a lack of gender diversity and pervasive harassment problems. But a growing number of startups and nonprofits hope to make tech part of the solution.
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HALF MOON BAY, CA – On the winding highway to Half Moon Bay, a small dirt path leads up a mountain where wooden stables overlook grassy slopes with yellow flowers that welcome visitors to the Square Peg Foundation, a retirement home for former sport horses.
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SAN FRANCISCO — In the San Francisco Bay Area, home of Silicon Valley, the lack of affordable housing remains a consistent problem for local communities.
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BAY AREA — Proposition 68 in the coming Tuesday’s primary elections in California is seeking to bolster projects that tackle water and natural resource conservation, improve park access and increase resilience to climate change. If passed, $4 billion in bonds will be allocated statewide for improvement of parks, projects on environmental protection and restoration, water infrastructure and flood protection.
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REDWOOD CITY — The city council has cleared the way for the next phase in the development of businesses that will grow or deliver cannabis within city limits, approving a package of local regulations that in some areas are stricter than state standards.
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BAY AREA — California is also home to eight of the 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest year-round concentration of particulate matter. In 2018, the Bay Area ranked sixth on the list, above the notoriously polluted Los Angeles-Long Beach area.
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Students, faculty and community members gathered Tuesday evening to rally, march and speak out about sexual assault on college campuses for the national Take…
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ADIN — A firsthand look at Northern California’s biggest sled dog kennel.
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PALO ALTO — The fifth Earth Day celebration hosted by Palo Alto was held April 14 at the Baylands Athletic Center to raise awareness on the impact communities have on water conservation and protection of natural resources.
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SILICON VALLEY — Happy cows supposedly come from California. Maybe it’s because they see into the future of food and agriculture technology in Silicon Valley.
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SAN BRUNO — A motive for the shooting that left three injured and one suspect dead at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. is not yet known, police say.
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PENNSYLVANIA — A survey of counties in Pennsylvania, reveals little resources or guidance at the state level to help replace outdated and potentially hackable voting systems.
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