California Declares Oct. 16 as Steve Jobs Day

Oct 14, 2011 No Comments

California’s governor has chosen a day to dub as Steve Jobs Day: Oct. 16, the same date Apple will hold a memorial at Stanford University. In a tweet sent to his more than 1 million followers Friday night, Gov… Tweet This Post

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Should Amazon Be Required to Collect Sales Tax? [POLL]

Sep 05, 2011 No Comments

Should Amazon be required to collect sales tax on online purchases? The behemoth online retailer remains at odds with California legislators over that very issue. In June, state tax legislation was signed into effect requiring the site to collect a 7… Tweet This Post

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Amazon net sales up 51%; investing in digital

Jul 26, 2011 No Comments

During Amazon’s quarter two earnings call, the company reported the strongest growth it has seen in ten years, in addition to digital offerings growth. In this past quarter, Amazon’s net sales increased 51 percent to $9… Tweet This Post

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Select IKEA stores to host Blink electric vehicle charging stations, Volts now suitable for furniture pickup

Jul 14, 2011 No Comments

Need to pick up a foursome of Detolf display cases? Better know a pal with a pickup, bub. Unless, of course, your nearest IKEA happens to be one of ten situated in Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington… Tweet This Post

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California carpool exemptions expire, quashing yellow-sticker envy

Jul 02, 2011 No Comments

It looks like it’s time to kiss that sweet HOV goodbye for lone California hybrid drivers. No, there hasn’t been a spike in Clean Air Vehicle sticker thievery — this time it’s official. According to the California DMV, those little yellow stickers that once gave hybrid owners the right to ride solo in carpool lanes [...]

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Sonic.net starts trial of 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home internet in California, asks just $70

Jun 13, 2011 No Comments

You’ll be forgiven for not being intimately familiar with Californian ISP Sonic.net, though we get the feeling you’ll also wish it operated a little closer to your abode by the time you’re finished reading this… Tweet This Post

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Anaheim school district handing out GPS trackers to chronically absent students

Feb 21, 2011 No Comments

So, it’s like this — if you’re a California gang member, you’re assigned a GPS tracker. And if you’re on track to become a California gang member, you’re also assigned a GPS tracker. Lovely. According to The Orange County Register, the Anaheim Union High School District is handing out GPS trackers to chronically absent seventh [...]

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350Green plans EV charging network for apartment dwellers, Jimmy McMillan

Feb 06, 2011 No Comments

You think the rent’s too high? Try buying a depressed property with a hope that it’ll appreciate. As of today, the vast majority of EV chargers are being marketed towards those who have garages to install ‘em in… Tweet This Post

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Is Twitter no longer a San Francisco startup?

Jan 13, 2011 No Comments

Twitter, the popular messaging site, may be growing out of its startup phase with a possible headquarters move to Brisbane, California, according to brokerage sources in the San Francisco Business Times… Tweet This Post

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Yahoo News Product Development Shipped To Taiwan (YHOO)

Sep 03, 2009 No Comments

Sometime last month, Yahoo shipped product management, engineering and design responsibilities for Yahoo News to Taiwan. The people who create content for Yahoo’s hugely popular media property — it’s the number one news site on the Web — remain in Sunnyvale… Tweet This Post

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