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Canned Heat: The Pepper Spray Question

From recent protests coast to coast, to a Black Friday shopper trying to get ahead of the game, pepper spray has reentered the national conversation recently. Can the self-defense tool be used properly...

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Standing Tall: Hangar 1 Endures Time and a Makeover

Hangar 1 at Moffett Field in Sunnyvale, California has seen everything from airships to Air Force One. This historic structure has been having some renovations done, but that's only half the battle....

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Openly Gay Morning Talk Radio Hosts

Fernando Ventura & Greg Sherrell are the first openly gay morning radio show hosts in the country. They first served as the voice for the gay community at an independently-owned radio station, but...

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Horses Helping Veterans

In Woodside, California a therapy center is using horses to help with the rehabilitation of veterans who have been seriously injured. Veteran Paul Gregory, who suffered a major bran injury and severe...

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Chinatown and Occupy

Across the country, the Occupy Movement is less visual these days, but it still has a presence in Oakland California's Chinatown. The business owners there are worried that Occupy marches will...

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Technology Concerns

Addiction is characterized by an extreme preoccupation with a substance, or behavior. And Cell Phones have become a virtual necessity, or an addiction, for many people in this wired world. Are we...

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Recognition with a Gold Medal

He is a 94 year old man, but don't let his age fool you. His memory is as sharp as anyone's. He is one of a handful of WWII Japanese American veterans still alive, and is one of the recipients of the...

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Grand opening of $18 Million Library

Funding for public libraries continues to be cut, but the need for libraries continues to grow. Residents in the small town of Los Gatos, California have defied the norm, and managed to raise 2-million...

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Historic Battleship: U.S.S. Iowa

One of the country's last remaining battleships from World War II, has been pulled out of hibernation to be restored into a museum. Meanwhile, the ship is berthed in Northern California, where visitor...

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Pillows for peace

Aimi Duong is a San Jose State student but she is trying to change the world by selling handmade pillows made in thailand.

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Online Education

Universities across the nation have seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of online education. Nearly one third of all currently enrolled students nationwide take at least one online course....

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Pope Benedict brings hope to Cuba

The Cuban people have been anticipating Pope Benedict's brief visit to the Island nation and for many of them it signals a change for a better future. The people at the church of San Lazaro in El...

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Puppeteer Company On The Rise

Marionettes is a dying art form in the United States, but Fratello Marienettes are keeping it alive. The only marionette company in the San Francisco Bay Area, the puppeteers create marionettes and...

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Pope Brings Hope To Cuba

The Cuban people have been anticipating Pope Benedict's brief visit to the Island nation and for many of them it signals a change for a better future. The people at the church of San Lazaro in El...

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Earth Day in San Francisco

San Francisco is known for being one the most eco-friendly cities in the United States. On the one day of the year that is meant to raise awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment,...

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A tsunami that's not forgotten

Even though a year has gone by since the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami, there is still a long way to go until they have fully recovered. People are still continuing to show their support...

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Disappearing bees

For the past six years colony collapse disorder has been killing thousands of bees leaving a huge dent in the population. Some research studies are pointing to an insecticide containing neonicitides as...

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Titanic Anniversary Dinner

For the 100th Anniversary of the R.M.S Titanic's sinking, the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, re-create the exact last dinner that 1st class passengers enjoyed that fateful night

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Teen Video Game Creator

Starting out at the age of 16, Blake Bejan has almost completed an entire video game by himself. Dreamer: Dark Souls is one of the most anticipated games for the independent PC Role Playing Fans, this...

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Community farms rise in popularity

Across the country, community farms are increasing.In San Jose, California, Veggielution, a community farms allows residents to cultivate vegetables to take home and purchase them at a cost lower than...

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