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Cocoa, Cultured: Inside the California Startup Growing Cacao from Cells 

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On the boundary of a West Sacramento industrial strip and some of the most fertile farmland in America, twenty glass flasks sit in rows inside a steel incubator, each plugged with an orange stopper and swirling with a cloudy liquid labeled with blue tape. There are no trees, no humid heat, and no soil, yet something tropical is growing. That […]

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As South Peninsula downtowns feel labor shortage, businesses ponder solutions

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MENLO PARK, Calif. — The Tuesday night dinner shift is marked by a lull in business, with the few customers who choose to dine spending less than they would on weekends. But for Menlo Park restaurants, finding the staff to operate their businesses on even the slowest days can be a challenge.  Of 16 downtown

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Google’s Visitor Experience Invites Community To Explore Headquarters

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Peninsula Press · Google Opens Its Headquarters for the Community to Gather MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google opened its headquarters to the public on Oct. 12 for tech fans and tourists to visit. The “Google Visitor Experience” welcomes people to immerse themselves in innovation, art and community. Inside the Gradient Canopy building sits the first

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Kaiser Executives and Unionized Healthcare Workers Reach Tentative Agreement

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REDWOOD CITY – Following a three-day national strike, Kaiser Permanente executives and unionized healthcare workers reached a tentative labor agreement on October 13, halting moves towards a second strike in early November.  The 85,000 healthcare workers represented by the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions will vote on the tentative agreement in a ratification process set

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