Looking back at the history of (un)equal pay for Mother’s Equal Pay Day
Women currently make about 80 cents on the dollar compared to men who do similar jobs.
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Business
Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World closes doors after 87 years
Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World is one of many independent stores in Palo Alto to close in recent years.
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Chinese bike-share Ofo emerging in Silicon Valley
A common sight in China has been popping up in Silicon Valley lately: bright-yellow Ofo bikes.
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Prepare for takeoff: Overbooking, passenger bumping, and that United Airlines debacle
United is not the only airline that bumps passengers. Air travel consumer reports show this is an industry-wide issue. So we crunched the numbers.
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Mobile businesses: one solution to rising real estate prices in Bay Area
Could the pop-up/mobile business model be a solution to rising rent prices in the Bay Area?
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Modern gentrification: the challenges of locally owned businesses in the Bay Area
The fate of one Oakland restaurant lies in the balance nearly a year after news first broke of its potential closing.
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Tacos El Grullense: 30 years of family and salsa in the Bay Area
In 2017, there are more than 30 Tacos El Grullense locations in the Bay Area — and the story goes back to its beginnings in 1972.
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Bay Area taxicab drivers remain frustrated by uneven playing field with Uber, Lyft
Uber, Lyft and other ride-share providers in California aren’t required to obtain business licenses for their drivers.
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Marijuana apps – not plants – taking off while legal uncertainty persists
California cannabis businesses that grow, manufacture, transport or sell marijuana products must obtain both a city and state license, while dealing with the difficulty of being in an industry that still remains federally illegal.
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San Mateo bookstore that celebrates diversity sees sales spike after Trump’s election
The week of the election, Reach and Teach, an independent bookstore, offering books focused on gender and sexual equality, saw sales double compared to the same week in November of last year.
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Redwood City looks to the future with approval of nine-month delivery robot pilot program
Starship Technologies created a delivery robot designed to transport food, groceries and parcels from businesses to customers. The company claims its delivery bot is the world’s first of its kind.
North Fair Oaks renters facing eviction as developer plans building upgrade
The Buckingham Apartments is home to predominantly lower-income Latino residents, and owner Trion Properties has sent out at least 12 eviction notices since September, with plans to remodel the building to potentially attract higher-paid tech workers.
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