Digital News Report – For the year 2011, the 85th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will offer various performances and celebrity appearances, new character balloons, and newly themed floats. The parade is…
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Target announces plan to open new store in Fremont
Digital News Report – Target announced that they would open a new store in Fremont, California. The opening is planned for March 2012. The Fremont South Target location will be at 43956…
City Attorney Sends Payday Lenders Message
SAN FRANCISCO Calif. (DNR) – The city of San Francisco has won a lawsuit against a payday loan company and an out-of-state bank for what they claim violates California law. City Attorney…
San Jose Pet Licensing Amnesty Program
SAN JOSE Calif. (DNR) – The city of San Jose is offering a pet licensing amnesty program through October 31. Residents inside the incorporated cities of San Jose, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Milpitas,…
San Jose Draws District Lines
Digital News Report – The city of San Jose has compiled their new district map (see below). The district maps are a culmination of a year-long redistricting process. Since 1978 there have…
Sunnyvale Creates City Department for Environment
SUNNYVALE Calif. (DNR) – California is known as an environmentally friendly state, but the Bay Area is even more-so. This month the city of Sunnyvale created a special “Environmental Services Department”. City…
San Francisco Begins Construction of Public Safety Building
Digital News Report – The city of San Francisco broke ground on a new public safety building located on 3rd Street at Mission Rock in the Mission Bay Redevelopment Area. Funding for…
Emergency Storm Drain Relocation Project Begins in Santa Cruz
Digital News Report – On Wednesday the city of Santa Cruz began begin improvements on the manhole and storm-drains at the intersection of Water Street and Market Street. Expect delays as Graniterock…
Orbitz 72-hour Sale – Save 10 Percent on Hotels using their Free Apple iPad App
Digital News Report – Orbitz wants people to use their free Apple iPad App. To get them to use it Orbitz launched a 72-hour flash sale with discounts only accessible by using…
First Single Molecule Electric Motor Created
Digital News Report – Researchers say they have created the first one-molecule electric motor. Measuring just one nanometer wide, the new device shatters the world record of 200 nanometers. Compare that to…