Tech CA lawmakers mull smartphone kill switch Smartphone makers may be forced to put a ‘kill switch’ into production by January 2015. By Vikram SinghFebruary 12, 20140
News Bay Area jobs flourish as farm work withers Jobless rates in the South Bay and San Francisco are at their lowest in five years. By Vikram SinghFebruary 3, 20140
Environment Drought threatens cattle, farms, fisheries California's drought is leaving cattle ranchers and salmon populations high and dry. By Vikram SinghJanuary 27, 20140
Crime San Jose eyes citizen cameras for security Security cameras owned by private citizens would feed into a police database in San Jose. By Vikram SinghJanuary 24, 20140
News San Jose on high alert for serial arsonist A serial arsonist is suspected of setting off 13 fires in and around the downtown area. By Vikram SinghJanuary 15, 20140
Health Swine flu deaths mount across Bay Area The H1N1 virus has killed 18 people in the Bay Area and sickened countless more. By Vikram SinghJanuary 14, 20140
Environment California drought leaves state parched While the East Coast gets slammed with an arctic blast, the West is bone dry. By Vikram SinghJanuary 5, 20140
Environment Polluters benefit from lax state enforcement The state Department of Toxic Substances Control has come under heavy fire this winter. By Vikram SinghDecember 29, 20130
Health The Mission District is bad for your health Hospitalization rates for COPD are six times higher in the Mission than in the Outer Mission. By Vikram SinghDecember 28, 20130
Music Santana reunited with homeless ex-drummer Marcus ‘the Magnificent’ Malone was discovered digging through a dumpster. By Vikram SinghDecember 23, 20130
Education Lawsuit accuses school district of racism A federal suit filed in San Francisco charges Eureka school officials with racial and sexual harassment. By Vikram SinghDecember 21, 20130
Crime Smartphone ‘kill switch’ bill due in January Senator Mark Leno is proposing a law to require a mandatory “kill switch" on smartphones. By Vikram SinghDecember 19, 20130