Technology
By Steven Short on Jul 27 2011 - 4:51pm
The Bay Area is so diverse, that walking down the street or sitting on BART, you might hear a number of languages being spoken. Some you might recognize, like Spanish or Mandarin. And then there’s Arabic, Italian, and French.
But linguists are predicting that nearly half of today’s languages will...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Jul 26 2011 - 9:51am
Anthony Blea, third-generation San Franciscan, will be playing his version of traditional Charanga music tomorrow as part of the Summer Sounds Concerts at Oakland's City Center. These free events are held at noon throughout the summer.
By Will Durst on Jul 25 2011 - 5:19pm
The state of our economy is big news these days, and the key phrase on everyone’s lips? The nation’s debt ceiling. Lawmakers had self-imposed a deadline for this weekend to reach a compromise on this issue, but they missed. So President Obama took on the issue once again in his Saturday weekly...
By Sara Bernard on Jul 21 2011 - 3:02pm
As many Bay Area residents are well aware, housing prices are high and rising. San Francisco isn’t in the lead, though. It’s the San Jose metro area that demands the highest average sum for a monthly rental. A continued boom in the technology industry means more jobs and more renters, but since the...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Jul 21 2011 - 10:36am
Cell phones everywhere! Driving your car while using them, their potentially carcinogenic effects, tapping your line and cellphone privacy, and local musician Earl Thomas.
By Laura Flynn on Jul 20 2011 - 1:39pm
California home foreclosures have dropped to their lowest levels since 2007. Is it a sign that the California housing market is recovering? Maybe, but it could also be a reflection of more savvy homeowners successfully challenging banks’ foreclosure procedures in courts…
Leaving home isn’t just an...
By Holly Kernan on Jul 18 2011 - 5:00pm
As recent graduates struggle to find jobs, they do so with an alarming amount of student debt. Education debt has now surpassed the nation’s credit card debt, which means students are paying off their loans instead of investing or saving.
This got the attention of local non-profit EARN. EARN helps...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Jul 18 2011 - 5:00pm
San Francisco's controversial Care Not Cash program tries to get the city's homeless into housing; the challenges of today's job market through the eyes of a recent college graduate; a local non-profit launches a new website to start a discussion around the growing student debt crisis; and local...
By Alexandra Muller on Jul 18 2011 - 12:50pm
Fired because of your twitter addiction? Keep tweeting, and maybe check out the first-ever twitter-hosted job conference…
In other tech news, Netflix has angered many subscribers by abruptly raising its monthly price from $9.99 for one delivered DVD plus unlimited streaming, to dividing its...
By Laura Flynn on Jul 14 2011 - 4:20pm
Magic is in the air this weekend. Moonlight kayak rides, whimsical creatures, wizardry, and more. Let the magic happen. Welcome to your weekend edition.
Thursday
Seussical the Musical // Watch all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters come to life on stage from now through August 14. Check out...
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