Recall Win Could Hinge on Jobs, Virus Cases
California Democrats gambled by accelerating the date for the state’s Sept. 14 recall election that could cost Gov. Gavin Newsom his job. Their hope is that during a relatively brief
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San Jose’s plan to become first U.S. city to make firearm owners pay for gun violence
San Jose is on its way to becoming the first U.S. city to require gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay the city a fee to spare taxpayers the
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Unemployment claims in California are worse than normal
California workers filed fewer unemployment claims for the second week in a row but the number of jobless filings remains far worse than the levels before COVID-linked shutdowns began. Workers
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Elon Musk praises China’s ‘economic prosperity’ on 100th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party
Elon Musk is applauding China on a momentous day for the country’s ruling political party. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO lavished praise on the country as it marked a special occasion Thursday:
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Google to re-start employee shuttle buses as it re-opens Bay Area offices next month
Google will restart its shuttle-bus service for employees along with its famed free-food cafeterias as it begins reopening Bay Area offices in two weeks. The Mountain View-based digital advertising and
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Automated vehicle makers like Tesla must now report crashes
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has ordered automakers to report any crashes involving fully autonomous vehicles or partially automated driver-assist systems. The move Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic
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Google and Microsoft end their five-year cease-fire
Microsoft and Google have decided to stop playing nice. The two tech giants recently ended a years-long truce during which they agreed not to aim their substantial lobbying firepower against
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Uber gets sued by dozens of women claiming sexual attacks by drivers
With dozens of women suing Uber over alleged sexual attacks by drivers in multiple U.S. states, a Bay Area law firm representing plaintiffs submitted a court petition Monday to group
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California consumer confidence index at 28-month high
A statewide consumer confidence index confirms what crowded shopping centers, filled attractions and jammed freeways suggest: California’s shopper psyche is at a 28-month high. The Conference Board’s polling put its
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Face masks that can detect coronavirus: Harvard, MIT researchers create wearable tech
The face mask that you wear in the future could alert you of a coronavirus diagnosis, thanks to researchers at Harvard University and MIT. Researchers have created wearable biosensors that
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