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Silicon Valley boom eludes many, drives income gap

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Arwin Buditom guards some of the most successful high-tech firms in America. Joseph Farfan keeps their heat, air and electric systems humming. But these workers and tens of...

Former NAACP president moves to venture capital

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Just months after stepping down as head of the nation's largest civil rights organization, former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous is changing his career from an East Coast...

Is California’s Largest Utility Too Big To Jail?

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It may seem like a stretch to compare California’s largest investor-owned utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, with one of history’s most notorious serial killer, Charles Manson. But, when assessing...

Google subsidiary to run nearby federal airfield

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S government has picked a Google subsidiary to run and renovate a federal airfield that is frequently used for the personal flights of the Internet company's billionaire...

Silicon Valley Revitalized

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Silicon Valley booming with higher incomes, housing prices, but middle class, poor left behind SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jobs, income and investment keep soaring in Silicon Valley, but the growth is...

Google’s Mystery Barge Faces Regulation Barriers

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Google faces yet another obstacle in translating its dreams into reality. The mysterious barge that had been floating around the San Francisco Bay Area will not be allowed free sway. This comes...

Google told to move SF Bay ‘mystery’ barge

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Google ordered to move San Francisco Bay 'mystery' barge that drew attention, speculation SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google does not have the proper permits for a mystery barge at a construction site on an...

Coupa At The Golf Course: A New Meeting Place For The New Silicon Valley

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@giorodriguez: The Coupa Cafe, at the Stanford Golf Course, is such a great place.  Please don’t tell anyone  When I first moved to Silicon — in the early, pre-Web 1990′s — I quickly found a friend...
    






The Best Coffee Shops of Silicon Valley

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To know an innovation ecosystem, drink coffee.  That’s my secret weapon. People often ask me how to understand an ecosystem.  It’s easy.  Whenever my work takes me to a new city or country, I visit...
    






Will Financiers Help London’s Quest To Be The World’s Favourite New Technology Center?

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The idea of London becoming a technology center to rival other parts of the world has gained a lot of momentum in the last 12 months. From around 200 firms in early 2010 the city now boasts around...