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Author Archives: Jon Brooks
9 Fake Things That Went Wrong With the Facebook IPO
It's been a week since Facebook went public, and investors have been defriending it ever since. And that may be the least of the company's worries. As a public service, and for the historical record, we gave our crack financial … Continue reading
11 Good Links Related to the Golden Gate Bridge Anniversary
Seems like we've been hearing about the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge since the day after the 50th. Well it's finally here…on Sunday, that is. Some final preparatory links before you go all international orange this weekend. And … Continue reading
2 Questions the Geography King of California Missed in the Bee, Plus the Winning Answer
Yesterday Varun Mahadevan, the 13-year-old geography king of California, came in third in the National Geographic Bee. (The Fremont Argus has a report.) Afterward, he told KQED's Paul Lancour that the toughest question he received, and one he got wrong, … Continue reading
Audio, Transcript: Jerry Brown on Marketplace
The guv cited Adams, Jefferson and Lincoln, then went up the ladder by invoking Jesus and Muhammad in his interview with Markeplace's Kai Ryssdal yesterday. Best exchange: Ryssdal: Why is it that this debate, Governor, happens on the far ends … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Students Face State Aid Cuts in Brown Budget; Good News on Oakland Budget; Study Details Mercury in Calif. Fish
Cal Grant program faces cuts in governor's budget (SF Chronicle) Under Brown's revised budget plan, thousands of California college students who start their education in fall of 2013 would either be unable to qualify for a Cal Grant or would … Continue reading
The Case of the Berkeley Police Chief and His Son's Stolen iPhone
On March 9, after midnight, Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan sent his department's public information officer to the home of a reporter, with instructions that she should press him to make changes to a story he'd written that was appearing … Continue reading
Paul Krugman on California Fiscal Crisis, Pensions, and 'Not a Shred of Evidence' That Higher Taxes Kill Jobs
On Monday on KQED Public Radio's Forum program, New York Times op-ed columnist and Nobel Prize winner in economics Paul Krugman sat down with host Michael Krasny to discuss the perpetually lousy economy and possible solutions, as described in Krugman's … Continue reading
Spoiler Alert: Here's How Our Local Champ Did in the Geography Bee Finals
Hot off the wires… WASHINGTON (AP) A first-time national geography bee contender from Texas has won the annual competition in Washington. Fourteen-year-old Rahul Nagvekar, of Missouri City, Texas, won National Geographic Bee on Thursday. He will receive a $25,000 scholarship. … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Polling on Tax, Term-Limit Measures; Memorial Day Weekend Congestion; BART Proposing Weekend Bus Service
Majority support tax, term-limit measures, poll says (SF Chronicle) …The Public Policy Institute of California survey, conducted last week, found a sharp drop in support for the tobacco tax – 53 percent of likely voters said they will vote for … Continue reading
10 Google Moog Doodle Recordings to Rock Your World
Clearly, the Google Doodle is wreaking havoc on office productivity today. Here's the only thing I know how to play on keyboard. It took me only 10 minutes! Hey ma, those piano lessons weren't wasted… Source: Mashable You've probably noticed … Continue reading
