“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. Housing eats up at least half of paychecks in one-fifth of California households. My trusty […]
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Live in this San Jose man’s ‘Harry Potter’ cubby under the stairs for $250 a month plus ‘light chores’
Looking for a cheap place to live in San Jose? For just $250 a month and some “light chores” you could rent a small space […]
Nail-biter ballot measures and uphill battles identified in new state-wide poll
Three California ballot measures could go either way with less than two weeks before the election, according to a new survey, while two prominent propositions […]
Lotto ticket worth more than $226,000 sold at Mountain View convenience store
MOUNTAIN VIEW — A Fantasy 5 lottery game ticket worth $226,216 was sold Wednesday at a convenience store here, officials said. The unknown player was […]
California has 13 of the most unaffordable small US cities
“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. California has the dubious distinction of having 13 of the nation’s most unaffordable small cities […]
Larry Magid: Summit at Oxford focuses on Generative AI regulations
I spent a couple of days last week at the University of Oxford in the UK where I spoke at and attended the Oxford Generative […]
Roblox to enact child-safety changes giving parents more control
Roblox Corp., the video-game platform popular with preteens, is instituting a number of reforms following widespread criticism of its child-safety policies and the arrests of […]
Los Angeles Times editor resigns after newspaper owner blocked plans to endorse Kamala Harris
New York — The leader of the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board said Wednesday she has resigned from her post in protest after the newspaper’s […]
Roadtrip mainstay Shari’s abruptly closes more than half its restaurants
The “Northwest comfort food” chain Shari’s Cafe & Pies abruptly closed all its Oregon restaurants this week. Open all night, and many of them close […]
Historic Shohei Ohtani 50/50 ball sells for $4.4 million in ‘extra innings’
An online auction’s “extra innings” helped boost the final price for a historic home run ball hit by Shohei Ohtani to $4.4 million. The auction […]