Young Oakland Entrepreneurs Redefine the Startup With a Local Twist
Oakland youth join the booming Bay Area economy with local threads, health awareness and a music blog. Reporter: Tylyn Hardamon
12 Mar 20154min
Bay Area Tech Boom Driving Up Cost of Psychotherapy
The influx of tech workers in the city is coinciding with some higher costs for mental health care. But does that mean some people, mostly non-tech workers, are getting priced out of psychotherapy?
4 Mar 20154min
Tech Incubator Recruits Foreign Entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley
Middle Eastern startups are beginning to attract more Silicon Valley investors and some are planning to open offices in the Bay area. It's largely due to the founder partner of Mountain View's tech i...
3 Mar 20154min
Proposal Would Allow Building of In-Law Units During Retrofitting
Yesterday in San Francisco, a Board of Supervisors committee passed a measure that would allow home owners to build in-law units on their existing properties if they are seismically retrofitting their...
3 Mar 20152min
Can Technology Make a Dent in East Bay Traffic?
A recent study found that in San Francisco and San Jose, our time stuck in gridlock rose 10 percent in just one year. The tech boom may be partly to blame, but technology could also relieve some of th...
2 Mar 20156min
Superintendent Discusses How the Boom Effects San Francisco's Classrooms
We continue our series "Boomtown", about the Bay Area's thriving economy, in conversation with local leaders. Today let's meet Richard Carranza, the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School ...
25 Feb 20154min
Fast Bus Service is Proving to be a Tough Political Sell in Silicon Valley
Buses are a big part of traffic, but there are ways to turn buses into "rapid transit." Transportation officials in the South Bay want to build a rapid bus system through one of Silicon Valley's busie...
24 Feb 20156min
Tenants in the Mission Band Together and Purchase Their Building
We found a group of renters who saved their homes by buying their building from their landlord. They did it through acquisition rehab. If the property is under 25 units, it’s considered a small site....
18 Feb 20154min
