According to documents obtained through a Public Records Act requested by the Sacramento Bee, Comcast was awarded a multi-million dollar contract to overhaul the technology network for the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The contract began in September and will allow Comcast to swap out the DMV’s computer network. The goal is to improve the […]

A new pilot program from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will help integrate renewable energy in California’s power grid. SDG&E installed a flow battery system at the Miguel substation in Bonita to store excess energy from solar production that can be used later when needed. The installation makes the California Independent System Operator (ISO), […]

According to a new census of Orange County’s homeless population, the number of people living in shelters or on the streets countywide is almost 7,000. This is a significant increase compared to last year’s census, with some cities seeing large increases in the number of homeless people. Orange County’s Point in Time count, which was […]

Some shocking news if you are a user of the Weather Channel app, the app may have been secretly mining your data. Earlier this month, a lawsuit was filed by the city of Los Angeles against the Weather Company, the business behind the app that is owned by IBM, which accuses it of manipulating users […]

Starting next year, phone companies such as Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile expect to be the first in the nation to activate a new national authentication system that could eventually reduce the number of unwanted robocalls. The system is estimated to cost $100 million and it is designed to stop fraudulent and unsolicited calls that have […]

There’s an exciting area of research in agriculture called “vertical farming.” Rather than farming open fields, researchers are seeking ways to farm crops on walls and other vertical surfaces. In addition to reducing threats from soil disease and pests, vertical farming could be a promising way to make small scale agriculture in an urban environment. […]

By Luis Alvarado California is home to the some of the most progressive farmers in the world. Despite enormous odds and pressures – drought; climate change; rising land, gas and energy costs; wildfires; labor shortages; regulatory burdens; relentless attacks from pests and disease – the state’s farmers soldier on, providing fresh fruit, produce and dairy […]

In August, Best Buy acquired GreatCall for $800 million in cash in an effort to sell more health and wellness products. GreatCall is a San Diego based company that provides mobile phone and connected health services to seniors. This is the second time in the last 14 months that GreatCall has changed ownership. Best Buy […]

An analysis by the San Diego Union-Tribune found that single-family homes serviced by the city’s water department were collectively overcharged by over $2 million last year. An internal audit of the Public Utilities Department was done after several customers started complaining last year that their water bills had increased dramatically, but authorities downplayed the situation. […]

If you fly to international locations or plan to fly international from the San Jose airport, get ready to wait less going through federal customs checkpoints. Earlier this month, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport announced that it has agreed to become the first airport on the West Coast to launch facial recognition technology […]