Google trims Bay Area jobs at offices it had leased a few years ago
The job cuts at the tech titan are a tiny fraction of the company’s previous Bay Area job cuts. Google has announced plans to cut dozens of jobs in the Bay Area in a new round of layoffs — but these most recent reductions represent a tiny fraction of the layoffs announced by the tech…
Analysis: A new era of vaccines leaves old questions about prices unanswered
The world is entering a new vaccine era. Following the success of COVID-19 mRNA shots, scientists now have a far greater ability to tailor shots to a virus’s structure, opening the door to a slew of new vaccines. Several new immunizations against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, have recently arrived, as anyone who listens to…
Has enthusiasm for electric cars waned?
General Motors, Ford, and Tesla have all warned of an electric vehicle slowdown due to a drop in demand. General Motors, Ford, and Tesla have all warned of an electric vehicle slowdown due to a drop in demand. Automakers primarily blame higher borrowing costs, but some car dealerships claim that EVs sit longer than regular…
Western states look to these lands for new affordable housing
Affordable housing is so scarce in Colorado’s Eagle County that school district leaders have pleaded with residents to open their spare bedrooms to teachers, citing the impossibility of hiring when employees have nowhere to live. The county, which is home to popular ski resorts in Vail and Avon, has seen much of its housing snatched…
Juveniles on e-bikes not following rules of the road in Los Gatos
There have been numerous reports of riders blocking traffic and taunting pedestrians. Oct. 24 9:57 a.m. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Los Gatos-Saratoga Road and University Avenue. A man with rotting teeth walked away with a chainsaw after abandoning his bicycle on the center median. When officers arrived, he was gone. Oct. 25 BURGLARY Villa Avenue at 10:17…
Man threatens to burn down Campbell fire station
Officers apprehend another suspect who has a ‘lost’ SJPD badge. Oct. 23 At 6:01 p.m. on East Hamilton Avenue in the 400 block: A 27-year-old man was seen spray-painting a curb. He admitted to the graffiti and had graffiti tools on him. 7:17 p.m. on Alpha Court: The victim claimed that during an argument with…
Roadkill for supper? How a Bay Area tech worker went back to the Stone Age
Science suggests that spending time in nature is beneficial. Jessica Carew Kraft, a former Silicon Valley marketer, knew she was on her way to the new life that beckoned from thousands of years ago when she picked up a smelly dead fox from the side of U.S. 101. She was on her way back to…
NFC playoff outlook: 49ers hit the wall before bye, with nine games left to play
What will happen in December if the 49ers hit rock bottom after eight games? Look out below! The 49ers fell from first to sixth in the conference standings after falling a half-game behind the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West. With both games against Seattle remaining on the schedule, it is within the 49ers’ power…
Project of 100-plus homes is floated for North San Jose office site
As office market wobbles, developers eye housing on choice sites SAN JOSE, Calif. — A seasoned homebuilder is eyeing the construction of more than 100 homes on the site of an older office and research building in North San Jose, a new example of the Bay Area’s shifting real estate market. According to documents on…
