I’m Not Sure the SF Bay Area is Back. But It Is Having a Renaissance in SaaS.

I’m Not Sure the SF Bay Area is Back. But It Is Having a Renaissance in SaaS.

[ad_1] So there’s so much talk on the status of the SF Bay Area on Twitter and beyond. There are a few things that are clear: The “Old” San Francisco, in particular of 2015-2020 in SaaS, is never coming back.  In fact, it’s becoming a distant memory.  Something for the history books.  Never again will […]

HVAC maker Daikin opens North Bay hub in bid to speed California heat-pump adoption

HVAC maker Daikin opens North Bay hub in bid to speed California heat-pump adoption

[ad_1] One of the largest makers of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems has opened a North Bay distribution hub. The Japanese company is ramping up to meet California’s challenge to dramatically improve energy efficiency for heating and cooling homes and buildings in the next five years. New branch locations in Rohnert Park and Livermore in […]

How Solar Storms That Bring Northern Lights Can Also Cause Tech Chaos

How Solar Storms That Bring Northern Lights Can Also Cause Tech Chaos

[ad_1] “If you can imagine a space weather storm strong enough to knock out power from New York down to the Carolinas for weeks, that’s not ‘a bad day’ anymore. That’s a national security risk,” said Bryan Brasher, Project Manager at the Space Weather Prediction Center for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) Brasher […]

Bay Area Landscape Designers: Meet the Next Generation | Architectural Digest

Bay Area Landscape Designers: Meet the Next Generation | Architectural Digest

[ad_1] Pine House Edible Gardens Armed with a quiver of prestigious degrees, Leslie Bennett began her career in the fields of environmental justice, land-use and cultural-property law, and preservation. Then she decided it was time to get her hands dirty. “I felt useless being a super-wonky desk worker,” Bennett recalls. “I wanted to reconnect to […]

De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA

De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA

[ad_1] Founded originally in 1895, the De Young Museum is located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. After the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, assessment of the existing building concluded that it was vulnerable to future tremors. The building was subsequently braced, but concerns remained about the safety of the building. Travelling exhibitions frequently failed […]