by Leila Mortaz | Sep 17, 2016 | News
This helmet is made of paper Zipcar made a name for itself by making it easy for anyone to borrow a car. Now the company has a new project — bikes. In January, Zipcar will launch Zipbike, a program with bikeshare company Zagster, to open 10 bikeshare networks on...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 16, 2016 | News
Brothers, cars and memories of a father at Watkins Glen I drove fast with the top down through northern Pennsylvania’s “Endless Mountains,” the wind drowning out the sound of the Fiat’s turbocharged engine. It was the most beautiful part of a...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 28, 2016 | News
SAN JOSE — In the heart of Silicon Valley, renters enduring deplorable living conditions — mountains of overflowing trash, dilapidated buildings, violent crime and drug dealing — have limited options for help. For many, who consider themselves lucky...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 26, 2016 | News
As the real estate markets for Fremont and Dublin soar with new home sales, the schools that house all those new students are bursting at the seams and looking to developers for help building classrooms. The state agreed. In a precedent-setting act — after...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 24, 2016 | News
By Mark Prado, The Marin Independent Journal SMART train operator DeAndre Bess makes a test run of a train north of Novato in October. (Robert Tong Marin Independent Journal) The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency is set to launch service on a 43-mile line...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 16, 2016 | News
The Ford F-100, precursor to today’s F-150, is one of the trucks honored by the U.S.Postal Service in its new series of pickup truck stamps. This version of the Ford truck had independent front suspension for a more comfortable ride. It’s been a part of...