‘My hands are tied.’ Bay Area 211 workers feel helpless in face of homelessness crisis
It started off as a routine call. But before Rico Millan knew it, the woman on the other end of the phone was crying. She had phoned for help finding
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Elon Musk’s brain-computer startup Neuralink raises $205 Million
Neuralink, the futuristic brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, said it has raised $205 million in fresh venture backing, by far the biggest haul of any company in its field.
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Los Angeles, Orange County region sees biggest tech-talent gain in North America
The greater Los Angeles/Orange County region climbed eight spots to land at ninth overall in CBRE’s 2021 Scoring Tech Talent report. It posted the biggest jump of any market in North America,
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California man created 8 fake businesses, filed for $27 million in bogus COVID-19 loans, feds say
An Encino man was arrested Thursday for attempting to bilk the federal Paycheck Protection Program, created last year to prop up business struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, out of about
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California appoints former federal prosecutor as special counsel for unemployment fraud
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on Tuesday tapped a former federal prosecutor to help investigate billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits paid by the state. The Employment Development Department
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Bay Area Fire Stations Increase Staffing Given Dangerous Weather Conditions
Communities in the Bay Area were pulling together Sunday to fight fires. Fire Station 8 in the Corridor off Page Mill Road in Los Altos hasn’t been fully staffed in
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Handgun sale ban to under 21-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court says
Federal regulations setting a minimum age of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The restrictions were deemed unconstitutional
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Could cannabis be made legal in U.S. under Joe Biden?
People who want to see cannabis legalized nationally got a welcome surprise late last month when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called into question the constitutionality of federal bans on
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Alleged California ‘securities fraud recidivist’ under investigation for $763,500 scam
A Rancho Santa Margarita man labeled a “securities fraud recidivist” and an accomplice are suspected of defrauding investors out of at least $763,500 by making false claims about a nonexistent
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Why restaurants are adding ‘clean foods’ to their menus
There’s several years of history behind the new truffle fries at Islands Restaurant. For starters, they mark the casual restaurant chain’s return to serving made-to-order baskets of french fries with
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