Super Bowl Viewership by the Numbers: A Lego Visualization
Using Lego figurines, this video illustrates the number of television viewers who watched the Super Bowl from 1967 to 2017.... Read more.
Driverless cars won’t need backup drivers in California next year
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s DMV is pushing through regulations that would allow autonomous vehicle companies to test cars without backup drivers on public ... Read more.
San Jose prepares for growth as Google plans downtown campus village
SAN JOSE – A planned Google campus in downtown San Jose has city officials and business advocates anticipating an economic boom – and activists worrying it ... Read more.
Facing crowded roads and construction, Cupertino establishes traffic impact fee
CUPERTINO — The City of Cupertino unanimously passed an ordinance Oct. 3 that directs funds to reducing traffic congestion in the area, which has grown busier... Read more.
A year after Measure AA, funding remains a challenge for restoring SF Bay wetlands
Proposed cuts to federal environmental funding will place a higher burden on the state and local government to finance restoration of the Bay Area’s wetlands.... Read more.
What the White House budget proposal means for the environment
The detailed 2018 budget proposal released by The White House last week decreases funding to the Environmental Protection Agency by more than 30 percent — one... Read more.
Fake news plagues scientists, too
UC Davis researcher says public perception of GMOs is impacted by inaccurate science information.... Read more.
New science and math school fills Silicon Valley demand for better STEM Education
Now at the end of its first academic year, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley is providing a science and math focus for middle and high school students in a regio... Read more.
Palo Alto’s stress reduction efforts receive mixed reviews from students, teachers
Palo Alto’s Board of Education has been rapidly implementing changes to decrease student stress at Gunn High School but is facing widespread discontent from s... Read more.