Are regulatory agencies friends of Silicon Valley startups?
Today’s startups are tackling more regulated industries — and they’re finally succeeding.
Jay comes to Stanford from MLB Advanced Media (MLB.com), where he worked as a digital editor in New York City. Prior to that, he covered the San Francisco Giants as an associate reporter for MLB.com, reporting on the 2012 season that culminated with the team winning the World Series. He has worked as a reporter for CBS Sports and the Associated Press, covering college football and basketball. Jay graduated from the College of Media at the University of Illinois, where he was the senior football reporter for the Daily Illini, the campus’ independent student newspaper. His interests are focused on the innovative ideas and technology that are bridging the ever narrowing digital divide between content producers and content consumers, a topic he is eager to continue to explore at Stanford.
Today’s startups are tackling more regulated industries — and they’re finally succeeding.
Mindful of the high-pressure nature of area high schools, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation has been providing free drop-in yoga for local teens with hopes of reducing stress and promoting wellness.
After largely being left out of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration reform, Silicon Valley is gearing up for what it expects will be a continued long and bitter process of pushing industry-friendly immigration reform through Congress.
Incumbent Rep. Mike Honda declared victory on Friday over Democratic challenger Ro Khanna, in the closely watched and heavily contested race for California’s 17th Congressional district.
With California’s 17th Congressional District race in a dead heat between candidates Ro Khanna and Mike Honda, Khanna has turned to a youth grassroots campaign to put him over the top.
Domestic violence-related assistance calls have gone down 32 percent since 2004 in the county, but activists say that may be skewed by underreporting of cases, especially within immigrant communities.