Google Rolling Out High-Speed Internet in SF on Limited Basis

Google Rolling Out High-Speed Internet in SF on Limited Basis

Google will bring its high-speed fiber-optic internet service Google Fiber to San Francisco on a limited basis and plans to provide free service to some…

SF Giants, Silicon Valley Firms Urge Supreme Court to Declare Right to Same-Sex Marriage

SF Giants, Silicon Valley Firms Urge Supreme Court to Declare Right to Same-Sex Marriage

Bay Area businesses ranging from the San Francisco Giants to Silicon Valley firms such as Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are among 379 companies that…

Smartphone Theft Declines After Kill Switch Technology Implemented

Smartphone Theft Declines After Kill Switch Technology Implemented

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon last week released statistics showing a recent decline in smartphone thefts and robberies that he attributed to the implementation…

SF Expands Free Wi-Fi to 32 Parks and Open Spaces

SF Expands Free Wi-Fi to 32 Parks and Open Spaces

San Franciscans can now get free wireless Internet access in 32 city parks, plazas and open spaces, thanks to a grant from Google, city officials…

Commuter Shuttle Fees at Muni Stops to Increase to $3.55 Per Stop

Commuter Shuttle Fees at Muni Stops to Increase to $3.55 Per Stop

The fee for commuter shuttles used by companies such as Google to use city bus stops will be higher than initially proposed, San Francisco Municipal…

Sex Worker, Former Hustler Club Dancer In Court After Arrest For Heroin Death Of Former Apple, Google Exec

Sex Worker, Former Hustler Club Dancer In Court After Arrest For Heroin Death Of Former Apple, Google Exec

A prostitute and former San Francisco exotic dancer made her first appearance in Santa Cruz County Superior Court today since being arrested Friday in the…

San Francisco’s Getting Sued For Letting Tech Buses Use Muni Stops

San Francisco’s Getting Sued For Letting Tech Buses Use Muni Stops

A lawsuit filed against the city of San Francisco today seeks to block the use of commuter shuttle buses at Municipal Railway bus stops, arguing…

Bus-Blocking Protesters Call Out Google Staffer Who’s Allegedly Trying To Evict Guerrero Street Tenants

Bus-Blocking Protesters Call Out Google Staffer Who’s Allegedly Trying To Evict Guerrero Street Tenants

Dozens of protesters in San Francisco blocked a bus headed for Google headquarters this morning and dozens more are expected during a march this afternoon…

Following Board Of Supes Disappointment, Opponents Of SFMTA Tech Bus Plan Mulling Legal Action

Following Board Of Supes Disappointment, Opponents Of SFMTA Tech Bus Plan Mulling Legal Action

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors decided late Tuesday night to deny an appeal that would have stalled the start of a pilot program for…

Google Commuter Bus Blocked On Valencia Street By Clown-Costumed Protesters

Google Commuter Bus Blocked On Valencia Street By Clown-Costumed Protesters

Ahead of a San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ hearing this afternoon on a pending pilot program to charge private shuttle buses for using public bus…

Fate Of SFMTA’s $1 Agreement With Tech Buses To Be Determined At Meeting Tuesday

Fate Of SFMTA’s $1 Agreement With Tech Buses To Be Determined At Meeting Tuesday

The fate of an 18-month pilot program that would charge private commuter buses $1 each time employees are picked up or dropped off at public…

Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls Out Local Tech Companies For Lack Of Diversity

Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls Out Local Tech Companies For Lack Of Diversity

Civil rights activist The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. said today that Palo Alto-based computer products firm Hewlett-Packard and other technology companies should try harder to…

Mysterious Google Barge Floats Away From SF Thursday Morning

Mysterious Google Barge Floats Away From SF Thursday Morning

The mysterious vessel known as the “Google barge” is making its way to Stockton, where it is expected to stay for the next six months,…

Google Pays For Two Years Of Muni For Youth, Wants Info About SF’s Other “Affordability Challenges”

Google Pays For Two Years Of Muni For Youth, Wants Info About SF’s Other “Affordability Challenges”

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced today that Google is donating $6.8 million to fund the next two years of the city’s Free Muni for…

Google To Fund Next Two Years Of Free Muni for Youth Program

Google To Fund Next Two Years Of Free Muni for Youth Program

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials announced today that Google is donating $6.8 million to fund the next two years of the…

No One Knows What’s Next For Google Ferry Boat Program

No One Knows What’s Next For Google Ferry Boat Program

Google employees who have been commuting by ferry to and from Silicon Valley will take their last ride on the water Friday when two pilot…

State Commission To Mysterious Google Barge: Quit Violating SF Bay Rules Or Get Out

State Commission To Mysterious Google Barge: Quit Violating SF Bay Rules Or Get Out

The “Google barge” under construction off of San Francisco’s Treasure Island will have to move or get a permit from a state commission tasked with…

Google’s Private East Bay To Mountain View Shuttle Boat Paying $275 Per Landing

Google’s Private East Bay To Mountain View Shuttle Boat Paying $275 Per Landing

Google is beginning today a weeklong private ferry service trial from the East Bay to Silicon Valley for its employees, according to the Water Emergency…

One If By Land, Two If By Sea: Google Keeping Mum On New Private Ferry Service From SF-Redwood City

One If By Land, Two If By Sea: Google Keeping Mum On New Private Ferry Service From SF-Redwood City

A private ferry service to take Google employees to and from work began on a trial basis this week between San Francisco and Redwood City,…

SF’s Free Wi-Fi Zones To Include Alamo Square, Balboa Park, And Justin Herman Plaza

SF’s Free Wi-Fi Zones To Include Alamo Square, Balboa Park, And Justin Herman Plaza

Dozens of San Francisco parks, plazas and open spaces will soon be offering visitors free Wi-Fi, thanks to a partnership with tech giant Google, a…

President Obama In San Jose: “Nobody is listening to your telephone calls”

President Obama In San Jose: “Nobody is listening to your telephone calls”

President Barack Obama spoke in San Jose today to address concerns over recent revelations about national security programs as well as to tout California’s health…