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Rig dispatched to scoop up Pacific plastic returns to Bay Area
A cleanup rig dispatched to collect plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean had another setback over the weekend and will be returning to port in Alameda.Read More
Cal alumna wins Nobel in chemistry
For the second time this week, a Nobel Prize has been given to a scientist associated with the University of California at Berkeley.Read More
Hayward science teacher honored with Presidential award
Hayward elementary school teacher Nancy Wright is one of 104 educators nationwide recently honored with a 2016 Presidential award.Read More
Woman found dead in SF General power plant
A woman whose body was found Wednesday at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has been identified as 75-year-old Ruby Andersen of San Francisco, according to the city's medical examiner's...Read More
San Jose appoints new public works director
San Jose officials announced Tuesday that Matthew Cano has been appointed as the city's new director of the Department of Public Works.Read More
Lyft to test self-driving cars in Concord
San Francisco-based ridesharing company Lyft announced Thursday it is partnering with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to further develop its self-driving vehicle technology in Concord.Read More
Bay Area cities turn used tires into fresh pavement
Seven Bay Area municipalities are among 35 statewide to receive grants for road repair projects involving recycled tires.Read More
Quake won’t topple tilting tower, engineers say
Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are dissatisfied with efforts to fix the sinking skyscraper.Read More
Legal dispute imperils hundreds of shipyard jobs
City and Port of San Francisco officials Thursday said they are trying to keep open a shipyard at Pier 70 that employs more than 200 people.Read More
Grand opening of mobile lab this Saturday
A 39-foot mobile lab will soon be traveling through San Jose to give people the opportunity to learn about science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.Read More
Millenium Tower deemed safe in earthquake
The developers of a controversial South of Market residential high rise that is sinking more than expected released a report Tuesday stating the building remains safe.Read More
Agents seize $2M worth of pot in Napa bust
Two were arrested at an alleged illegal marijuana grow site in Napa County.Read More
Willie Brown Middle School set for debut
Two hundred sixth-graders will begin orientation at the still-under-construction school in Silver Terrace on Monday.Read More
Intel to spend $5 million on computer science education in Oakland schools
Intel and the Oakland Unified School District are entering into a memorandum of understanding in which the technology company will spend $5 million over the next five years to expand computer...Read More
Stanford engineering students succeed by failing
Mechanical engineering professor David Beach is happy to see his students fail.Read More
It’s the science and math, stupid
Lower standards in high school education threaten to throttle the supply of future scientists and engineers. Read More
South Bay teen on science’s frontier
A Saratoga teen won a $50,000 prize for presenting groundbreaking technology to an international audience.Read More