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Bay Area’s 23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division
The restructuring arrives during a period of turmoil at South San Francisco-based 23andMe, which has recently included a high-profile data breach and several rounds of previous layoffs
Bay Area airports all remain stuck below pre-COVID passenger heights
All three of the Bay Area's airports remain stuck well below their pre-coronavirus heights.
Dirty tricks: Google lied and cheated, federal court judges in monopoly cases say
Google fighting desperate court battles against the federal government and many states to prevent its breakup over monopolistic behavior.
California gas prices could rise with toughened climate regulations
The California Air Resources Board strengthened climate and pollution standards for gasoline and other transportation fuels, bringing public health benefits but likely raising gas prices and undercutting efforts of Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats to lower prices at the pump.
Good Samaritan warns of impacts from delays to hospital project
With its new hospital already behind schedule, Good Samaritan has warned of potential impacts to care if San Jose delays its approval.
California ballot measures: Voters reject rent control, approve tougher criminal penalties
Five of the 10 measures remained too close to call as millions of ballots still needed to be counted.
Power shut off for thousands of Bay Area customers during red flag warning weather
Company officials said that they hoped to restore power to those customers by Thursday morning, when the red-flag conditions were expected to fade.
Vegas trip led to Cisco manager’s firing, but what happened in Vegas?
Dinner at famed Japanese restaurant Nobu was followed by a trip to a nightclub -- then a co-worker's visit to a hospital, lawsuit says.
San Jose staffing firm co-owner pleads guilty to H-1B visa fraud scheme
Silicon Valley technology giants use the visa to obtain top talent, but also employ many lower-skilled H-1B workers indirectly via staffing companies.
Bay Area loses hundreds more tech jobs as region’s cutbacks persist
Fresh waves of layoffs are poised to eliminate the jobs of several hundred tech workers in the Bay Area.
Santa Clara County raises fairness concerns over Earthquakes’ new training facility, public fields at fairgrounds
The Earthquakes plan to build a $50 million-plus training facility at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in exchange for rent and building four new public soccer fields
Goodwill of Silicon Valley opens new store at Elmwood Correctional Facility
The store provides incarcerated women with hands-on retail training and free clothes upon their release.
This ZIP code of Bay Area have less sufficient sleep
"California is not the best-slept state in the United States, and there are a lot of people in California who don't get enough sleep," said Jennifer Martin, a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
San Jose program could cut red-tape stifling major development projects downtown
Rather than watch potential projects fall to the wayside because of onerous rules and regulations, San Jose has proposed letting developers pitch major projects they know are feasible so long as they provide “an extraordinary benefit” to the city, such as a significant investment, meeting climate goals, or bolstering housing production.
Meet the small business owners bringing unique cookie concoctions to the Bay Area
Amy Wong and Lawrance Combs are co-founders of Batch 22 Bakery, where they make and sell thick, gooey cookies.
There’s a new Coke soda coming out, and it is Mexican
Barrilitos, a fruity drink from Monterrey, Mexico, is getting a regional release in California.
Deep budget cuts coming to Oakland as the city faces $120 million budget deficit in next two years
Oakland is facing a structural budget deficit of $120 million over the next two years.