California Dodges Electricity Shortage, Thanks to Winter Storms and Renewable Energy
As California braces for the summer, the combination of winter storms filling reservoirs and the addition of new renewable energy sources put the state's power grid in a much better position compared to previous summers.
Two Stories of Students Commuting by Plane from LA to Berkeley Emerge within a Week
It seems two different Cal student have elected to take extreme measures to attend classes while living in the Los Angeles area. Many question the logic. One called the idea, "quite possibly the stupidest thing I've read," another simply put it, "hella dumb," but both students have used the tactic to reach graduation.
Facial Recognition Takes Flight: Is San Jose Airport Ready for the Privacy Debate?
As facial recognition technology spreads through airports nationwide, including San Jose's, the debate over privacy, data collection, and bias issues intensifies. How is San Jose handling this new era of biometric security?
Oakland may soon have a street called Too $hort Way
You'll likely have Too $hort lyrics running through your head if you drive near Oakland's Fremont High School in the near future, if a proposal before the Oakland City Council goes through. The council is set to consider a proposal to rename an appropriately brief stretch of Foothill Boulevard Too $hort Way in recognition of the iconic local rapper.
Report: San Jose Mayor, VTA official tried to keep rising BART extension costs a secret
The BART extension into downtown San Jose has hit another awkward moment after San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and officials with the Valley Transportation Authority, which is overseeing the project, were caught trying to keep an estimated $2 billion price increase on the project a secret.
BART extension to downtown San Jose may not arrive until 2034, for a set ‘boring’ reasons
While the Valley Transportation Authority says the San Jose BART extension won’t be completed until 2030, the feds says it’s going to take until 2034, and a battle is looming over the project’s underground boring.












