Founder of Adobe and Developer of PDFs Dies at Age 81
Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. Geschke, who lived
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Could Bay Area home building be a COVID long-hauler?
COVID-19 spun up the perfect storm to batter the anemic pace of Bay Area home building in 2020. The health crisis slowed government responses, made construction materials and workers scarce,
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Stanford Begins Trials With Pfizer on Children Under Age 5
The next critical step in reaching herd immunity is being able to vaccinate children and Stanford announced Wednesday the process is already underway. Stanford is part of a trial with
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Santa Clara County Scrambles Ahead of Surge of COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is scrambling ahead of the expected surge of people trying to book appointments for their COVID-19 vaccine starting April 15. Many residents have
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Bay Area COVID-19 Clinics Try to Overcome Vaccine Shortage to Reach Hard-Hit Residents
Bay Area counties are sounding the alarm. Next week, the number of available Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses will drop by nearly 90 percent in California. From well over 500,000
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PG&E: Several execs captured pay raises in 2020, SEC docs show
Several top PG&E executives harvested hefty increases in their pay during 2020, a year in which the company emerged from bankruptcy and caused a fatal wildfire in Shasta County, a
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Santa Clara County Supes Consider Waiving Additional Fees for Small Businesses
Small businesses in Santa Clara County may be getting another fee waived from the county to offset impacts of the pandemic. On Tuesday, county supervisors will vote on waiving the
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South Monterey County battery storage project serving Apple set to go
An Apple-backed battery storage project at California Solar Flats in southern Monterey County is poised to go ahead after key permits were issued by county officials last month. Approved by
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California Has Lowest COVID-19 Positivity Rate in the Nation: Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that the state has the lowest COVID-19 positivity rate in the country. University of California, San Francisco Dr. George Rutherford said vaccination efforts are helping
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Amazon Settles Claims of False Advertising, Unfair Competition for $2M
Prosecutors in Santa Clara, Alameda and Santa Cruz counties were part a six-county alliance of prosecutors who worked together to wrest a $2 million settlement from Amazon.com, Inc. over alleged
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