In today's on-demand digital world, buying and selling a home remains stubbornly, painfully analog. Most sales still begin with a real estate agent (and a 6% commission). Most still end in an office, with the two sides signing page after page of legalese. Silicon Valley wants to … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco is about to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in banning a growing paperless practice that critics say discriminates against low-income people who may not have access to credit cards. … | Continue reading
They were poor, black and homeless. He was white, rich and lived in a 4,500-square-foot house in Piedmont. | Continue reading
How long would you say is reasonable time for an auto body shop to fix a car with light body and suspension damage? Two weeks? A month? Two months? | Continue reading
The U.S. Navy has drafted a procedure to investigate and catalogue reports of unidentified flying objects coming in from its pilots. But the service doesn't expect to make the information public, citing privileged and classified reporting that is typically included in such files. … | Continue reading
It could be done, he figured. Sure, there was security at the bank, but it was thin - cameras only, no armed guards. With a careful game plan, strategic lies and the right timing, Gerardo Adan Cazarez Valenzuela realized he could stroll out of the KeyBank branch where he worked i … | Continue reading
Finally! To put an end to the curbside chaos that has developed in the years since ride-sharing became the preferred way for most travelers to get to and from the airport, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today took a drastic step. Beginning June 3, it will relocate all … | Continue reading
In the name of being a "sustainable alternative" to cars, the electric scooter company rolls out monthly personal rentals. | Continue reading
Lyft will test a tried-and-true airport pick-up method that could alleviate the headaches of drivers and riders caused by the mayhem of busy airport traffic. The ride hailing company announced it will test taxi stand style pick-ups at San Diego International Airport's Terminal 2 … | Continue reading
During a CNN town hall on Monday night, Kamala Harris said that congressional Democrats should begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. | Continue reading
A 1981 New York Times article about San Francisco's changing demographics was surprisingly prescient. | Continue reading
As thousands of San Francisco residents have discovered in the months since rent-by-the-hour Jump and Ford GoBike Plus bicycles were deployed across the region, electric bicycles allow their riders to easily climb steep hills and be at the office faster than driving a car during … | Continue reading
Reconstructing the intricate French Gothic cathedral is bound to be no simple task, and will likely take years, if not decades. But some on Twitter pointed out a sliver of hope amidst the ashes: detailed 3D maps of the landmark have been created in recent years. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) - The upstart nation was a den of intellectual piracy. One of its top officials urged his countrymen to steal and copy foreign machinery. Across the ocean, a leading industrial power tried in vain to guard its trade secrets from the brash young rival. In the late … | Continue reading
With the median price of a home in the U.S. at $300,000, you can can achieve the idealized middle-class life in most of the country with a salary under six figures. In San Francisco's bubble of $2 million fixer-uppers, the income needed to reach this status is obviously higher. | Continue reading
When you hear "3D-printed home," you may envision a far-fetched, futuristic concept. Thanks to Icon, a construction company that uses 3D printing, and nonprofit New Story, though, the concept is quickly becoming a reality - and may be a major advancement in creating affordable ho … | Continue reading
In the food industry, it seems, the robot revolution is well underway, with machines mastering skilled tasks that have always been performed by people. In Boston, robots have replaced chefs and are creating complex bowls of food for customers. In Prague, machines are displacing … | Continue reading
Dudleya farinosa: The name sounds like a Harry Potter spell and, indeed, the native California succulent is nothing short of enchanting, with a lotus shape and waxy mint-colored leaves trimmed in red. A handful of Asian countries - predominantly China, Korea and Japan - appear t … | Continue reading
For $1,790 a month, you can rent a master bedroom in San Francisco's West Portal with ocean views and easy access to public transit. The major catch: No cooking allowed. In North San Jose, you'll get a master bedroom suite with a walk-in closet and a private entrance for $1,400 … | Continue reading
The billboard originally went up in 1999 and was taken down once before in 2011. At the time, locals - including those who worked at Yahoo - voiced their disappointment with the billboard being taken down. TechCrunch noted it had outlasted four company CEOs and The Next Web point … | Continue reading
Like electric scooters and vapes, virtual reality is a technological innovation that is incredibly easy to make fun of. I associate VR - an interactive experience that transports the user to an artificial world - with gamers, the porn industry and people who ride Boost Boards in … | Continue reading
A new bill introduced to the California state senate this week could put the onus on phone companies to crack down on robocall operations that use a popular "neighbor spoofing" tactic to get you to answer the phone. | Continue reading
As a rare cold storm pushes across the Bay Area delivering snow to remarkably low levels, the National Weather Service says there's an 80 percent chance snow will fall atop Twin Peaks early Tuesday morning. | Continue reading
Bay Area commuters may have another way to get to work on the horizon: hovercraft. It sounds futuristic, but it's really not. Back in the 1960s, hovercraft ferries used to take commuters from Oakland to San Francisco and back. Hovercrafts are essentially low-flying aircraft tha … | Continue reading
She was told her brother was dying, so Shirell Powell hurried to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx last July.The prognosis was bad, Powell was told, she claims in a recently filed lawsuit. Her brother, Frederick Williams, was unconscious from an apparent drug overdose and had su … | Continue reading
A rideshare driver charged with raping an unconscious woman in San Francisco could soon be extradited from Canada after a Board of Supervisors committee begrudgingly agreed Wednesday to relax the city's sanctuary law for this one case.The move, which is pending approval of the fu … | Continue reading
PG&E Corp. said it will file for bankruptcy in California after the cost of wildfires left it with potential liabilities of $30 billion or more, gutting its share price and prompting the departure of its chief executive officer.The San Francisco-based company said it intends to r … | Continue reading
The goal of Rippling is to eliminate time-consuming busywork for HR and IT workers. But new ads placed at bus stops around San Francisco have some wondering if too much automation is suggesting a flippant attitude about terminating employees. | Continue reading
Tell AT&T Park goodbye, Giants fans.Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford and their mates henceforth will play ball at Oracle Park.The Giants on Thursday will announce a 20-year agreement with the Redwood City technology company to affix its name to their waterfront ballpark in San Fran … | Continue reading
At a certain point, the manner in which the best in any field evaluate themselves can't be against other practitioners of that same pursuit. LeBron isn't measured against his contemporaries; he's measured against Jordan. Tiger in his prime was chasing not just Nicklaus, but the l … | Continue reading
RedditA recent spate of traditional vehicles blocking Tesla Superchargers has some drivers comparing the practice to "rolling coal."One Tesla owner told Business Insider a group of truck owners harassed them in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store in North Carolina. CEO … | Continue reading
Unless you live under a rock, you've seen a billboard or heard a radio ad for Shen Yun Performing Arts. But what is it? Turns out that answer is a little complicated. Shen Yun bills itself as "the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company." They have performances … | Continue reading
DAVIS, Calif. - Three cows clomped, single-file, through a chute to line up for sonograms - ultrasound "preg checks" - to reveal if they were expecting calves next summer."Right now. This is exciting, right this minute," animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam said as she waited f … | Continue reading
A Chinese researcher is missing a week after announcing he successfully edited the DNA of babies, Chinese media reports. Researcher He Jiankui said last week that he had altered embryos for seven couples during fertility treatments. He said two of the edited embryos were born he … | Continue reading
When a pair of California Highway Patrol officers pulled alongside a car cruising down Highway 101 in Redwood City before dawn Friday, they reported a shocking sight: a man fast asleep behind the wheel.The car was a Tesla, the man was a Los Altos planning commissioner, and the en … | Continue reading
Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlikely war for Google parent Alphabet Inc.: eradicating mosquito-borne diseases around the world.A white high-top Mercedes van winds its way through the suburb … | Continue reading
When a pair of California Highway Patrol officers pulled alongside a car cruising down Highway 101 in Redwood City before dawn Friday, they reported a shocking sight: a man fast asleep behind the wheel.The car was a Tesla, the man was a Los Altos planning commissioner, and the en … | Continue reading
Aaron Klug, a British scientist who won a Nobel Prize for developing techniques that used electronic probes and crystallographic techniques to discern the architecture and atomic structure of some of the molecules essential for life, including the chromosome, died Nov. 20. He was … | Continue reading
With winds sweeping through the Bay Area ahead of Wednesday's rainfall, the air quality index is rapidly dropping Tuesday night to more acceptable numbers, and forecasters are expecting residents to wake up to better air than we have been seeing due to the Camp Fire. | Continue reading
The auction sought dowry for a 16-year-old in South Sudan. | Continue reading
A thick layer of smoke smothering the northern half of California's Central Valley sent air quality levels into the "hazardous" range. | Continue reading
When Robert and Jessica Meinhofer told friends they were moving into an RV in 2015, most thought they were crazy.The questions poured in: How could they go from living in a 2,000-square-foot home to living in a 250-square-foot trailer? What would they do with their stuff? What wo … | Continue reading
Former Google employee turned comic Sarah Cooper has help for women in tech with a new book called "How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings." The book is, of course, a satirical look a corporate life for women. And it's hilarious. Still, the author tells Business Insi … | Continue reading
Holy City was neither holy nor a city. It can most kindly be described as a white supremacist hangout attached to a roadside attraction. In order to draw attention - and new converts - Riker created a must-see tourist stop along the new roads through the Santa Cruz mountains. Ho … | Continue reading
If it seems like you're getting more robocalls than ever, it's because you are. Here's a look at all the phone scams circulating in the Bay Area and beyond, including the San Francisco Chinese Embassy Scam. | Continue reading
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. - This poor city is surrounded by the temples of the new American economy that has, in nearly every way imaginable, passed it by.Just outside the northern city limit, Facebook is expanding the blocks-long headquarters it built seven years ago. Google's offi … | Continue reading
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. - This poor city is surrounded by the temples of the new American economy that has, in nearly every way imaginable, passed it by.Just outside the northern city limit, Facebook is expanding the blocks-long headquarters it built seven years ago. Google's offi … | Continue reading
Lord of the Rings fans rejoiced Wednesday night to see their wish come true: the Salesforce Tower's crown was lit-up to reflect the giant fiery Eye of Sauron, the fantasy antagonist from J.R.R. Tolkien's novels.A Change.org petition with more than 11,000 signatures urged Salesfor … | Continue reading