Texas Governor Rick Perry has drawn some attention to himself after comparing being a homosexual to being an alcoholic at an appearance in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Protestors in San Francisco blocked Google's busses again this week, while also making it personal - again. Rallying against evictions and the gentrification of historically Latino and Black neighborhoods, some of the same protestors also singled out another Google employee at his home.
The technology industry, and Google in particular, has been the target of community rage in the San Francisco area resulting from the economic and culture clash between well-moneyed tech workers and average, long-term residents. Google is seeking to lessen the strain - and perhaps the hard feelings - by recently donating millions to provide low-income youth in the area free transportation.
The presence of Google (and other tech giants) in the San Francisco Bay Area has already sparked local protests against corporate bussing, gentrification, and rising housing prices - as well as a paranoid anti-tech underground - but Google's latest plans may turn up the heat even more. Google is planning on moving some of its operations into the Latino and immigrant-heavy Mission District.
Anthony Levandowski is a Google employee who has helped develop Google's futuristic self-driving cars. He lives in the Bay Area, where he normally commutes by self-driving car about 43 miles to the Googleplex, Google's headquarters in Mountain View. Earlier this week though, Levandowski couldn't get to work on time, after protesters blocked his driveway for 45 minutes.
Monster Beverage Corp., maker of Monster energy drinks, might have a monster problem on its hands as San Francisco city attorney and New York state attorney are investigating whether or not the company markets its drinks to kids.
San Francisco Women's Centers (SFWC) have helped to guide the lives of girls and women in need of safe spaces that provide advocacy for social justice, gender equality and self-determination for decades. Edificio de Mujeres (The Women's Building) is one of those facilities, and annually assists 20,000 women with needs related to the arts, education, community involvement, and social services.
The San Francisco 49ers made the cross-country trip to the nation's capital for what was supposed to be an even matchup. Instead the 49ers (6-4) are in much better shape than their east coast counterpart in Washington (3-7)
Halloween and El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) are around the corner, and while both celebrations involve skeletons and graveyards, there is a distinct difference between the two - one that goes deeper than the grave and resonates with both Anglos and Latinos.
