Sister and brother Two plead guilty to stealing millions of dollars’ of MacBooks from Stanford

A brother and sister pleaded guilty to a scheme to steal and re-sell computers from Stanford University, prosecutors announced Monday. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Paper simulating initial Covid-19 outbreak calculates only 30% pandemic chance

Researchers working to show when and how the virus first emerged in China calculate that it probably did not infect the first human being until October 2019 at the very earliest. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

The first 3D-printed housing community in the US is being built in the CA desert

Palari Group said it plans to build 15 eco-friendly 3D-printed homes on a five-acre parcel of land in Rancho Mirage, an upscale community in the Coachella Valley, near Palm Springs. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Steve Jobs' first dream for Apple headquarters: Coyote Valley, San Jose (2011)

Steve Jobs’ first dream for an Apple headquarters: Coyote Valley, San Jose | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Newport Beach ended up with 2 affordable housing units in 8 years

Researchers say a statewide planning process has allowed wealthier cities to lobby for fewer housing units than inland and less-wealthy cities. A new system is underway to bring more equity, but wi… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Mathews: Thank you, Texas, for taking Elon Musk off our hands

The Tesla CEO has become California’s Frankenstein; our monster turned against us. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Oracle to move headquarters from Bay Area to Texas

Redwood City firm says it’s bringing in a flexible location policy for employees. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

US govt sues Facebook alleging bias against U.S. workers to favor foreign labor

Menlo Park social media giant failed to conduct a ‘genuine search’ for available U.S. workers, suit alleges | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

653,551 folks left California in 2019. Where did they go?

Texas drew the most. Nevada had the largest share of its population as newcomers from the Golden State. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Gov. Newsom Announces Covid Curfew for California

Californians can still walk the dog or pick up milk late at night, but are asked not to gather with other households from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Theranos: Elizabeth Holmes' former employee fired over trial subpoena

Diana Dupuy claims she received ‘consistent praise’ for her work but was terminated days after telling her employer she would be a witness in the Theranos case | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Google backs two more Bay Area affordable housing projects

Google and Housing Trust Silicon Valley have backed two more affordable housing projects in San Jose and Sunnyvale, pushing forward on a committment to jump start Bay Area development. | Continue reading


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She says a change in medication may have affected her judgment. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Mountain View RV dwellers fear displacement: voters banned narrow street parking

Anxious RV dwellers currently parked on Crisanto Avenue fear losing the community they’ve built there after Measure C passes, a policy that promises to ban oversized vehicles from the city… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Cecilia Chiang, SF chef who brought authentic Chinese food to US, dies at 100

Chiang was the owner, chef and mastermind behind the Mandarin, a game-changing Bay Area restaurant. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

H-1B visa: Trump admin proposes to cut lottery in favor of wage-based selections

New rule, if finalized, expected to replace next year’s H-1B lottery | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Prop. 24 will allow Californians to regain privacy rights

Residents will be able to stop companies from tracking their locations and behavior. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Harvard, Oxford, Stanford doctors among leaders of global anti-lockdown movement

Lockdown defenders argue lifting them will cost more lives. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations keep decreasing across California

The state’s weekly case average hit its lowest point since the start of the summer. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Theranos case: Feds hit back at Elizabeth Holmes’ bid to nix charges

A common-sense definition of investors applies when sorting out which people and entities were allegedly defrauded, feds argue. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

California’s rent strike: Who pays and how it works

Without a larger national bailout, the state deal is essentially a short-term fix that will convert back rent to civil debt, meaning landlords will still be able to pursue repayment in small claims… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Groundbreaking data shows success of Santa Clara County homeless housing program

New research by UCSF shows Santa Clara County’s approach to housing its sickest and most desperate homeless residents is working. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

ACLU sues Palo Alto over ‘unconstitutional’ restrictions at residents-only park

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California says Foothills Park has “a legacy of the city’s history of racial discrimination.” | Continue reading


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Use of illicit drugs becomes part of Silicon Valley’s work culture (2014)

Use of illicit drugs becomes part of Silicon Valley’s work culture | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Share of young adults living with parents higher now than Great Depression

The economic tumult from COVID-19 has forced more young Americans to move back home with their parents than at any point in documented history, including the end of the Great Depression, according … | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Single-family housing in the Bay Area linked to more racially segregated cities

The report comes as state legislators and city officials consider efforts that would add more dense housing in the state. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

California wildfires renew housing policy debate

California wildfires renew housing policy regulations, debates, although planned reforms are stalled by coronavirus crisis. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Single-family housing linked to racial segregation: report

The report comes as state legislators and city officials consider efforts that would add more dense housing in the state. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

San Francisco will put ‘CEO tax’ on the ballot this November

Companies that compensate their top executive at a rate 100 times greater than their median employee could face an additional fee in San Francisco if voters approve a measure in November. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

CA pledges ‘full accounting’ of coronavirus Rhapsody data delays

Overwhelmed and frustrated local officials in some counties have stopped updating their daily case totals and resorted to old-fashioned spreadsheets to track the spread of the deadly virus. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

California governor seeks investigation into coronavirus data disaster

Several errors — including the failure to renew a certificate with Quest — led to the delay of up to 300,000 records, a top health official said Friday. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Fixing Californias 25 y/o EDD system

During a state legislative hearing on Thursday, the Employment Development Department was portrayed as inept and unresponsive to the needs of jobless workers who have lost their jobs in record numb… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Theranos Emails Show Knowledge of False Positives, Incorrect HIV Test Results

Federal prosecutors introduced documents allegedly showing the real-life effects of inaccurate blood testing. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Tesla on ‘Autopilot’ hits police vehicle which hits ambulance

Crashes, including fatal ones, involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system have sparked multiple investigations by federal road-safety regulators. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

‘What I want to know is what recycling companies are paying the thieves?’ | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

H-1B: Government issues first-ever official estimate of visa population in U.S.

After an order by President Donald Trump suspending entry of H-1Bs, federal government provides number believed living here now. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Not Onion: SFPD, citing racial bias, will stop releasing mug shots

Large cities like Los Angeles and New York already have policies against releasing booking photos but make exceptions. For example, the New York Police Department, the nation’s largest, relea… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

While the majority of patients with mild or moderate symptoms recover promptly, new research confirms that others suffer from a lingering cluster of symptoms — possibly caused by a battle-wea… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

400-square-foot micro apartments coming to downtown San Jose near Google village

The developer says the apartments are “affordable by design” and geared toward millennials. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Palo Alto NIMBY battle reaches a luxury conclusion

“The irony abounds,” says one affordable-housing advocate. “It’s the textbook case to why we have a housing crisis.” | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Trump bans H1 and other non immigrant visa entries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze… | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Trump administration expected to suspend H-1B visas for the rest of the year

President Donald Trump is expected to suspend H-1B visas, among others, until the end of the year as soon as Saturday, according to NPR. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Kamala Harris prosecuted mentally ill woman shot by police. Jury didn’t buy it

In pursuing the Democratic presidential nomination, Harris touts her experience as a “progressive prosecutor.” The case of Teresa Sheehan illustrates that the reality is more complicated. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

The backlash to Silicon Valley returns with a vengeance

While Facebook’s comedown has arguably been the most severe, it mirrors a broader whiplash that has taken place across the tech industry since the early days of the pandemic. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

CDC: Coronavirus antibody tests may be wrong 50% of the time

Antibody tests, often called serologic tests, look for evidence of an immune response to infection. “Antibodies in some persons can be detected within the first week of illness onset,” … | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Garlic shortage hits, a side effect of the coronavirus pandemic

Garlic demand is surging because people are cooking at home more amid the pandemic, grower and grocers say. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Apple’s lost founder: Jobs, Woz and Wayne (2010)

Apple’s lost founder: Jobs, Woz and Wayne | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 3 years ago

Coronavirus Revised Stanford estimate Santa Clara County had 54 times more cases

In a revised analysis of a startling study published last month, Stanford researchers now estimate that 2.8% of Santa Clara residents were previously infected by the virus. | Continue reading


@mercurynews.com | 4 years ago