Microsoft’s forum to address skills gap issues in Silicon Valley and its Youthspark program to empower youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
“Adult escort” classified ads on Metro’s website
Wed May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Several community leaders in San Jose demand Metro Newspapers to remove the “adult escort” classified ad section from its publications…
Share bills – “Splitwise”
Sat May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Use Splitwise to split household bills with roommates, to figure out costs for a group vacation, or just to remember when a friend spots you for lunch…
Canada start-up visa
Sat May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Canadian government is trying to poach talented immigrants frustrated by U.S. visa policy…
Co-founder of Coursera – Andrew Ng
Tue May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Ng is chosen to be the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine…
Make and share payments – “Venmo”
Sat May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Make and share payments with friends for rent, utilities, dinner, drinks, movies, concert tickets, birthdays, laughs, and anything else…
3 men charged in fatal shooting in East Oakland
Tue May 07, 2013 By Leave a Comment
3 men charged in killing Jian Jin at East Oakland in Feburary…
Jewelry scam victims eagerly await sentencing hearing
Fri May 03, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Jewelry scam victims eagerly await sentencing hearing…
Water polo coach charged with sex crimes against a minor
Thu May 02, 2013 By Leave a Comment
An assistant water polo coach at a Walnut Creek high school has been arrested and charged with seven sexual assault felonies…
Bay area product designer/engineer – Alison Wong
Mon Apr 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The 31-year-old product design consultant of Menlo Park, will be on Discovery Channel’s show “The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius “ Wong is the only Asian female among the 10 contestants on the show…
Create refocusable images – “FocusTwist”
Sat Apr 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Create refocusable images from your phone…
Peter Shui sentence: 15 years to life
Fri Apr 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Shui is sentenced to prison 15 years to life for killing his girlfriend in San Jose in August 2011…
Daly city: Suspect arrested in child molestation case
Mon Apr 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Police arrested a San Francisco man Tuesday in connection with the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Daly City…
Replacing physical reward cards with “Belly” app
Sat Apr 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Belly is a universal loyalty program that offers rewards at the businesses…
Daly City child molestation
Fri Apr 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Daly City police are searching for a Chinese man, who could be connected to a sexual assault case of a 10-year-old girl…
California gender identity legislation
Thu Apr 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
AB1266 sponsored by Tom Ammiano would require that public elementary, middle and high school students be allowed to use opposite-sex bathrooms…
Make customized icons on iOS homescreen – CocoPPa
Sat Apr 06, 2013 By Leave a Comment
CocoPPa is an app which enables you to make your favorite image as the “shortcut icon” and place it on the home screen…
Facebook announces “Facebook Home”
Thu Apr 04, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Facebook announces “Facebook Home”, along with “HTC First” phone…
Relatives say goodbye to Allan Pan
Mon Apr 01, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The funeral for shooting victim Allan Pan was being held last Saturday in Oakand…
William Tse needs bone marrow transplant
Fri Mar 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
William Tse, a Chinese Singaporean living in the Bay Area was diagnosed with leukemia in January and his father also recently died from cancer recently. The Asian American Donor Program is holding a series of bone marrow drives to help find Tse a match…
Exclusive: Allan Pan’s family interview
Thu Mar 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Exclusive interview with Allan Pan’s family…
Stream files to iOS devices – Quik.IO
Thu Mar 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Quik.IO allows users to stream, send your videos, music, photos, and documents to any iPhone and iPad. No file conversion and cloud upload…
San Jose fire displaces 21 people
Tue Mar 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A one-alarm fire displaced 21 residents at a fourplex apartment building in San Jose early this morning…
Congress on the corner
Fri Mar 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The office of US Rep. Nancy Pelosi holds a “Congress on your corner” community office hour at SF Visitacion valley branch library this afternoon…
Affordable Care Act
Thu Mar 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Affordable Care Act will be fully implemented on Jan 1, 2014…
Local store won’t sell genetically-modified salmon
Wed Mar 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to give the go-ahead for the sale of genetically-modified salmon, the first such animal under the plan…
Mortgage Fraud Sentence
Tue Mar 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
SF man sentenced to 20 years in prison for mortgage fraud…
CSU Pay Increase
Tue Mar 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The CSU plans to increase the pay of its faculty an increase in enrollment and state funding…
CCSF students rally
Thu Mar 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If CCSF cannot prove its more financially secured, it could lose its accreditation and close…