AltWeeklies Wire
Prius, Schmiusnew
Hybrids and diamond lanes may be soothing our conscience, but they're not easing the transportation crisis. Will long-term solutions like mass transit ever get a real chance in our car-addicted culture?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
12-13-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
San Jose Gangs Are Getting Younger & More Violentnew
Recent media reports have tracked how San Jose's gang activity is on the rise, but what's even more disturbing is the story of how and why more gang members are setting their sights on the city's youth.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
12-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Signs of Life for Health-Care Reformnew
Business has finally signed on to help solve California's health care problem -- will it be radical enough for Silicon Valley?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Paul Wagner |
10-25-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
California Inventor Introduces Organic Plant Controlnew
Getting pesticides out of the plant-control arsenal can be a thorny business, but Cameron Colson thinks his "Hydro Mechanical Obliteration" (HMO) machine is the answer.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Vrinda Normand |
10-11-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
San Jose Weighs a Ban on Smoking in Public Parksnew
Is it an issue of civil liberty or public health?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
10-04-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Yo Soy el Armynew
If you're an immigrant, at least Uncle Sam wants you.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Deborah Davis |
09-20-2007 |
War
Silicon Valley Still Waiting for BART Extensionnew
All those years, all that money, but the fabled transit extension is still just a gleam in politicians' eyes.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
09-13-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
CSI: Silicon Valleynew
Santa Clara County is spending nearly $71 million to build a cutting-edge crime lab that is expected to fine-tune criminal investigations and open the doors for top-notch technologies to come.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
08-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Silicon Valley Searches for Real Answers on Tasersnew
The San Jose Police Dept. is more confident than ever in its Taser program, but several groups want to see more documents about how they're being used and on whom.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Steve Palopoli |
08-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
Will Solar be Silicon Valley's Next Big Thing?new
Adobe boasts one of the best-known eco-friendly buildings in Silicon Valley, but it may have a lot more competition as clean-tech investment becomes the area's hot topic.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
08-17-2007 |
Environment
50 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprintnew
Even though industry and governments are going to have to make earth-shaking changes to cool things down, there's plenty we can to do help -- the basics of reducing our individual carbon footprints are to do what Henry David Thoreau said: "Simplify, simplify."
Metro Silicon Valley |
Diane Solomon |
08-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Scalpelbotsnew
Intuitive Surgical is piecing together the robot surgeon of the future. The da Vinci Surgical System allows doctors more freedom than ever before. But at a price.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
10-28-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Activist or Terroristnew
Kulvir Singh Barapind has been accused by the government of India of committing 26 murders during the Sikh insurgency of the 1980s. For the past 11 years he's sat in California jails, fighting extradition. Sikhs worldwide see him as a martyr to their cause.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Najeeb Hasan |
10-28-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bisexuals Can Feel Left Out of Gay and Straight Worldsnew
The bisexual dating scene flourishing on the Internet has allowed committed heterosexuals to engage in same-sex romance and thus explore the best of both worlds. But gays and lesbians have often shunned bisexuals, calling them half-way closeted or confused.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Vrinda Normand |
10-27-2004 |
Sex
