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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An exploration of binaural sound in VR storytelling
The idea behind binaural audio is to capture sounds to simulate how we perceive sound waves in real life.
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Google’s HQ expansion could worsen Mountain View’s traffic problems during construction phase, officials say
The proposed construction of a 600,000-sq. ft. office building near Google’s main campus is worrying local residents, commuters and City Council members who say peak-hour traffic already creates a gridlock on the city’s major traffic routes.
Mountain View residents push for historically elusive rent control
Advocates hope this latest initiative will be successful, but they face well-organized and well-funded opposition.
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Mountain View residents turn to RVs in housing crisis
Faced with little relief from rising rents in the Bay Area, Mountain View residents are turning to RVs and trailers for housing.
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