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Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City closing its doors
The final chapter in the history of Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City is about to end.
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Labor Day Bay Bridge opening possible
The new Bay Bridge gets a green light from the federal government and is one step closer toward its opening day.
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Independent winemakers turn to crowdfunding
Like so many other entrepreneurs, indie winemakers in the Bay Area are turning to crowdfunding to get off the ground.
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New tech adds to fan experience at Outside Lands
There's new technology this year that'll let you plug in and connect to the live music at SF's Outside Lands, even if you're not there.
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Yahoo! says it's changing iconic purple logo
If something looks different about Yahoo!, your eyes aren't deceiving you -- the Sunnyvale company has a new look.
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Local engineers create tool to track misplaced items
When's the last time you couldn't find your car keys or misplaced your purse?
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FlightCar launches new rental service
FlightCar is launching a new service for people who want to rent their cars, but they're getting into hot water with the city of San Francisco.
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Stanford students combine innovation and education
The graduate students at the Learning, Design and Technology Expo are facing a Master's thesis like none other.
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Ridesharing apps an option if BART workers strike
A Bay Area-based app company is offering incentives for people willing to step up and drive carpools during a BART strike.
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San Francisco cabbies protest ride-share companies
Tuesday afternoon, a long-awaited ruling spelled out the future of ride-sharing services like Lyft and Sidecar.
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New innovation captures aerial shot
There is quite a buzz about how photographer Eric Cheng took an aerial video of surfers in Santa Cruz.
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UC Davis camp encourages female engineers
A robot camp, designed for middle school girls, aims to inspire tomorrow's engineers.
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Privately owned public park to open in Rincon Hill
San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighborhood is getting a new kind of park that won't cost taxpayers a cent.
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SJSU police officers switch to electric motorcycles
Their patrol cars may be black and white, but at San Jose State they have a new fleet of police motorcycles that are all about being green.
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eBay Now ready to serve peninsula
eBay announced their one-hour delivery service is now available on the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose.
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Real-life Star Trek Tricorder breaks Indiegogo records
The Indiegogo campaign for the Scanadu Scout, a real-life version of Star Trek's Tricorder, is breaking crowdfunding records.
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Astronauts have passion for photography
With normal and high-end cameras the astronauts tell us about their passion for photographing the view from space.
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Formerly homeless man creates own job
Marc Roth, who was formerly homeless, used all of his money to learn how to use a laser cutter and created his own job.
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Anthropologist turns life over to Twitter for a day
An anthropologist visiting San Francisco decided to turn himself over to the Twitter-verse for a day.
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SF taxis look to compete with ride-sharing apps
The battle is heating up between taxi drivers and new ride sharing services.
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Survivor shares experience of visiting crash site
Wendell Hom says he didn't hesitate when he was given the chance to go back to the site of the crash.
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Taking mobile technology to the next level
Some big product announcements were made at the Mobile Beat conference in San Francisco.
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Stanford students to compete with solar car
A group of Stanford engineering students will compete in an Australian race in the fall with a solar-powered car they've built.
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Stranded passengers feel Asiana 214 ripple effect
With one runway still closed at SFO, flight delays continue with some passengers still trying to get home.
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ABC7 challenges Watson at Computer Museum
ABC7 News tech reporter Jonathan Bloom challenges IBM supercomputer "Watson" at the Computer History Museum.
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Voxer app turns smartphone into walkie-talkie
A San Francisco-based start-up called Voxer created an app that turns any smartphone into a walkie-talkie.
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SF couple uses Task Rabbit, Airbnb apps for profit
A San Francisco couple has found a way to make enough money off apps like Task Rabbit and Airbnb to quit their day jobs.
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Concord police arm car owners with Clubs
The Concord Police Department bought 900 Clubs to help reduce the number of vehicle thefts in their city.
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Oakland kicks off summer food program for kids
School is out, but summer is no vacation for families who have trouble putting food on the table.
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Young builders show off creations at San Mateo Co. Fair
It's not just the future farmers showing off at the San Mateo County Fair; future builders and programmers are there too.
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Class teaches people on tight budget how to cook
A program in San Francisco is teaching cooking and nutrition classes to low-income families.
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Google examines how shoppers use smartphones
Google is taking a closer look at how people use smartphones when they're out shopping.
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Teens complete inventors program at Stanford
Stanford's "Makers-in-Residence" program aims to give teenagers the hands-on experience and tools they need to become inventors.
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Retailers using controversial marketing tools
When you shop, you're being watched. Not just by security. Some privacy advocates are upset over new, big brother-like technology.
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SF tech companies embrace office graffiti
Graffiti is a major problem in most cities, but it turns out office graffiti is becoming a thing in the tech world.
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Rincon Hill residents want city to open park
In a part of San Francisco where apartments and condos are springing up everywhere, neighbors say something is missing: parks.
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Vandal derails group's research on endangered fish
A Marin County group is on the hunt for the person who derailed their research and may have killed endangered fish in the process.
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Veterans take part in "Hackathon" event at FB HQ
A "Hackathon" event at Facebook's headquarters is all about helping recent war vets get help with the next chapter of their lives.
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School bets the bank on finding a job for every grad
The App Academy is staking its reputation and its bank accounts on finding every graduate a job.
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Start-up lets customers rent ordinary people's cars
The high-price of car rentals is a huge headache for travelers, but a Bay Area start-up is trying to cut those prices down to size.
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'Healthbeat' aims to bring medicine, computers together
Doctors have been so slow to adapt to digital medical records that the government is offering them money to make the change.
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Top tech trends event to be held in Santa Clara
Some of the Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists are preparing to speak at the Churchill Club's annual panel on the top tech trends.
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Mixed feelings on Google Glass: Excitement, some concern
Technology enthusiasts are pouring into San Francisco and nearly everyone wants to hear the latest on Google Glass.
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SF inventors usher in new era of innovation
Dozens of inventors are meeting in San Francisco Monday night to show off their products to investors.
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Startup to launch crowdfunded satellite into space
A tiny satellite called SkyCube will orbit the earth, sending back tweets and photos to people willing to pay a dollar for the privilege.
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New start-up invests in both companies and people
The Bay Area is known for investors who bet big on young companies but now investors can also bet on young people.
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Newark students headed for national rocket competition
While other kids practice football or basketball, the members of the Newark High Rocketry Club practice rocket science.
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Programmers hiring agents to help with job hunt
The competition for good engineers is so fierce now that there's a talent agency for the superstars of the tech world.
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NASA technology to help in upcoming fire season
The U.S. Forest Service will soon use new technology, developed by NASA, on a jet to collect data to fight wildfires.
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Garbage company tests trucks that run on landfill gas
Waste Management is testing a new generation of trash trucks that run on methane pulled from Livermore's Altamont Landfill.
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