The A’s had a rare off somewhere between series against the Seattle Mariners and Colorado Rockies. After a 16-game stretch they could rest their legs, hang out with their families and get some space from the same 26 teammates (and coaches and staff) they’d seen day in and out. But the A’s starting staff didn’t […]
GOP congressman lashes out at Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday: ‘Are we going to do one for the Native American Indians?’
Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Rep. Ralph Norman criticized the creation of a federal holiday for Juneteenth. “How many holidays do we want?” he asked. “Are we going to do one for the Native American Indians?” Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers delivered news of freedom to enslaved Black […]
Los Gatos nonprofit celebrates ‘HUEmankind’ with festival
A Los Gatos nonprofit is hosting a festival June 26-27 focusing on the importance of understanding the cultures and histories of the people who make up the South Bay. The newly formed nonprofit AWỌ is putting on the inaugural HUEmankind Fest. The nonprofit gets its name from Nigeria’s Yoruba language — awọ means both “skin” […]
California launches digital vaccine verification system but says it will not be mandatory
A man holds his vaccination reminder card after having received his first shot at a pop-up vaccination site next to Maximo Gomez Park, also known as Domino Park, Monday, May 3, 2021, in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami Wilfredo Lee/AP California launched a digital vaccine verification system. The state just reopened, so businesses can […]
Get a sneak peek into the most trusted social media platforms of 2020
Stephen Lam/Getty Images Digital trust is the confidence people have in a platform to protect their information and provide a safe environment for them to create and engage with content. Consumers’ trust in social platforms impacts how they interact with ads, and benchmarking trust can help social platforms win ad dollars and instruct advertisers how […]
See the pitch decks that buzzy real estate and construction tech startups used to raise millions from top VCs
Cove.tool cofounders (from left) Daniel Chopson, Sandeep Ahuja, and Patrick Chopson built a platform that drastically cuts down the amount of time it takes to analyze a building’s energy efficiency. They raised $5.7 million. Cove.tool Proptech firms were already hot, but the pandemic lured more VCs to invest in them than ever before. Real estate […]
Chipotle gave huge payouts to its CEO and shareholders, then blamed workers for price increases – here’s what’s really going on
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and cohost of the “Pitchfork Economics” podcast with Nick Hanauer and David Goldstein. In the latest episode, they spoke about Chipotle’s announcement to increase menu prices by about 4% to cover increased employee wages. Constant points out, however, the price increase could […]
Warriors report cards: Kent Bazemore, a great teammate who may not be a long-term fit
Over the next few days, the Bay Area News Group will examine what went right, what went wrong and the biggest offseason questions for each of the Warriors players. Next up is Kent Bazemore, who after a strong season finds himself a free agent once again. What went right Kent Bazemore has played for five […]
How friendly is California to families?
”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards of geographic locations, noting that these grades are best seen as a mix of art and data. Buzz: California cities did fairly well in a recent ranking of family-friendly places to live, including two of the top three — Fremont and Irvine. But the statewide grade overall […]
See 7 pitch decks that fintechs looking to disrupt wealth management, banking, and credit scores used to raise millions
Check out these pitch decks for examples of fintech founders sold their vision. Yulia Reznikov/Getty Images Insider has been tracking the next wave of hot new startups that are blending finance and tech. Check out these pitch decks to see how fintech founders sold their vision. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Fintech VC […]
McDonald: My Father’s Day gift was seeing my son pitch in the minor leagues
On the fourth pitch he threw, my favorite athlete of all time gave up a 375-foot home run. A few weeks later, I watched from the stands as he faced five hitters and gave up three extra-base hits in succession — double, triple, double. In between, it was pretty much what I have come to […]
Fremont settles senior housing dispute with developer for $500,000
FREMONT — Although the city apparently messed up when it failed to write some key language into a contract with a housing developer, it’ll come out hundreds of thousands ahead when all is said and done. Century Communities agreed to pay the city $500,000 to end a costly months-long legal dispute and move on with […]