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· Jacob Wagner
One California Man is Making Bank off the Drought By Painting People’s Lawns
As most Californians are already aware, we are in the midst of a terrible drought. Heavily affected areas that once held green grass are now dry and yellow after measures were taken to save water.
· Editorial Staff
This New Kickstarter Campaign Could Be The Answer to California’s Drought Problem
If there’s one environmental issue we should all be nervously contemplating, it’s the crisis involving the shortage of our most valuable resource — fresh water. For residents of California, the crisis is already here, and the need to find a solution can’t be put off any longer.…
· Editorial Staff
New California Law Means We Will Seriously Never Be Able to Trust Yelp Ever Again
Last Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that the review site Yelp is allowed to manipulate it’s ratings for money.
· Benny Luo
Miss California 2013 Explains Why She Loves the Startup Scene
Winning the Miss America pageant has been a long time goal for San Francisco native Crystal Lee. After multiple attempts to win the Miss California title, Crystal finally won the crown back in June. That accomplishment further put her on course to fulfill her dream of winning…
· Max Chang
How a 22-Year-Old ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Built a $10 Million a Month Startup
Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, a founding member of the seminal rap group N.W.A. and “The Godfather of Gangsta Rap,” pioneered an empire that never was but should have been when he established Ruthless Records. Responsible for putting West Coast hip-hop on the map, the N.W.A.-fueled…
· Sebastian Dillon
Steve Jobs’ Old 1995 BMW Convertible is For Sale on Craigslist for $11,000
For a mere $11,000, you can purchase a used white 1995 BMW 325i convertible with 138,000 miles on it on Craigslist. If the price seems a little steep, that’s because this particular BMW once belonged to the late tech legend Steve Jobs and his wife, Laurene Powell-Jobs. Jobs…
· Benny Luo
Meet Apple’s Honorary Fourth Co-Founder
Paul Terrell might not be a name you recognize, but he’s a technology pioneer. In December of 1975, Terrell opened The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California. At the time, Terrell’s shop was one of the first computer stores in the world. A year later, two 20-something tech geeks…
· Laura Dang
Starbucks Now Serving Beer and Wine at 70 Locations
Starbucks is rolling out the booze with the introduction of their evening program, which started in Seattle in 2010. The popular coffee chain will be adding five more shops this week to its list of 70 locations nationwide that will be serving beer and wine to customers. The…
· Riley Schatzle
Bumble Bee Tuna to Pay $6 Million to the Family of Man Cooked Alive in Factory Oven
Tuna company Bumble Bee Foods agreed earlier this month to one of the biggest workplace settlements in California history because of an accident that resulted in the death of one of their employees. Bumble Bee Foods will pay $6 million for willfully violating worker safety rules…
· Editorial Staff
Couple Rescues a Two-Legged Stray Dog Who Suffered on the Streets For 10 Years
Amaze-Bobb is a stray dog who lived in the streets of Los Angeles for 10 years without any care. Fortunately, he was rescued and nursed back to health by Synergy, a non-profit rehabilitation clinic in San Diego, California. When Bobb first got in, he was in terrible shape. Two…
· Riley Schatzle
These 15 Photographs Show the World of the Wealthiest One Percent We Don’t See
In a new book, photo editor Myles Little takes a provocative approach to exploring the lifestyles of the world’s wealthiest one percent. “1% Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality,” crowdfunded on Kickstarter and set to be released in December, is Little’s attempt to contrast…
· Editorial Staff
The Internet Thinks She’s Too Hot to be an Engineer, So She Teaches Them a Lesson
Isis Anchalee is a 22-year-old college dropout who works as an engineer at San Francisco-based tech startup OneLogin. A little over a week ago, her company launched a new ad campaign that features her. The ad appeared all over the Northern California Bay Area.
· Sebastian Dillon
Meet the 21-Year-Old Daughter of Billionaire Donald Trump You Didn’t Know Existed
What is life like when you are the 21-year-old daughter of an outspoken billionaire, reality TV personality and presidential candidate? Pretty good, as you can imagine. Meet Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of Donald Trump, who is estimated to have a $4.1 billion fortune.
· Riley Schatzle
Why Facebook Strong-Armed an App Developer and Crushed His Viral App
A popular application that let Facebook users know which of their friends had unfriended them was shut down on Wednesday in a controversial move by the social networking company. Who Deleted Me was created by Anthony Kuske to be a “useful tool to enhance users’ Facebook…
· Mahbod Moghadam
Based God’s Curse Falls Unto Rap Genius
Editor’s Note: Mahbod Moghadam is a co-founder of Genius (formerly Rap Genius). The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. Today is one of the hardest, most painful days of my life. Today, Lil B The Based God — one of my most based, most principled heroes — placed…
· Max Chang
Ordering This Kind of Sushi Will Reveal If You Have a Good Sushi Chef or Not
Any sushi lover knows that not all sushi is created equal. The freshness of the fish and quality of the ingredients used are crucial, but not as much as the skill of the trained sushi chef putting them all together to create edible works of art. But while foodies can easily tell…
· Laura Dang
New App Allows People to Record Each Other Consenting to Sex
A new “yes to sex” app has been created to supplement all the current dating apps out there. Former Wall Street banker turned philosophy professor Michael Lissick has created an app called WeConsent that allows users to film people giving consent to sex in order to protect users…
· Laura Dang
Here’s The One Unfair Advantage Successful Entrepreneurs Often Have Over Others
In this new age of innovation, it seems like everyone is launching a startup and vying to be the next big thing. While some make it, the majority don’t. This often leads us to wonder what an Evan Spiegel or a Mark Zuckerberg have that we don’t. We might go insofar as to ask what…
· Riley Schatzle
Google Self-Driving Car Records its First Accident With Injuries
One of Google’s self-driving cars recorded its first accident involving minor injuries earlier this month. During the evening rush hour on July 1, one of Google’s Lexus vehicles had slowed to a stop at an intersection in Mountain View, California. About three seconds later, a…
· Benny Luo
He Grew Up in Compton Not Knowing His Dad Was Dr. Dre — Then His Life Changed Forever
Typically, the offspring of successful people grow up privileged. Not only do they usually have access to more money at an earlier age, they also have connections to resources and networks that make achieving success a lot easier. For Curtis Young, however, this wasn’t always…