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Category Archives: Night life
App That Scans Faces of Bar Crowds Raising Privacy Concerns
by Reyhan Harmanci for The Bay Citizen A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar. And a camera records their entrance so that users of a new app can tell the age, gender, and the number of people sipping … Continue reading
Exploring Bayview's Food Renaissance; Map of Area Restaurants
Radio Africa & Kitchen is one of a growing list of city- supported food businesses on Third Street in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. It's all part of a calculated redevelopment strategy to drive foodies to this long neglected corner of … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: The Bakersfield Sound Still Plays in Nashville
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? As the nation celebrates the life and music of Earl Scruggs, (he died Wednesday at age … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: That Slackliner Bouncing Around with Madonna? Humboldt State University Grad
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. HSU grad performs at Super Bowl with Madonna; slackliner introduces sport to millions … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: San Bernardino Flying Squirrel on Fast Track to Endangered Status
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. REGION: Officials to study flying squirrels (Riverside Press Enterprise) Coliseum officials made $1 … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: K-Pop Comes of Age in US with "Late Show" Appearance for Girls' Generation
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. K-Pop Sensation Girls' Generation Plays 'Late Show With David Letterman' (Wall Street Journal) … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: How Retailers Game Amazon Customers with Fake, Paid-For Reviews
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews (New York Times) New … Continue reading
The Next Big Thing: California-Made Booze
Would you believe there are now about 40 distilleries in California? That’s according to the American Distilling Institute in Hayward, which sent me an Excel spreadsheet. We’ve turned it into a Google map for you. Stunning, huh? You can see … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Remembering When Oakland was the "Harlem of the West"
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Prolonged outage generates rage toward Edison (Los Angeles Times) The blues return to … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: PETA Stamps Honor Famous Vegetarians Joan Jett, Leonardo da Vinci & Leo Tolstoy
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Stars featured on new postage stamps honoring vegetarians (Los Angeles Times) California investigating … Continue reading
