SCOTT BUDMAN

Thursday was a day of anger and frustration for many Bay Area small business owners who have all applied for some of the $349 billion the government set aside to help them.

An app meant to speed things up slowed everything down during the Iowa caucus, and now some are asking if today’s technology is capable of helping the election process.

A San Jose bakery owner is up in arms after a person broke into their business and took off with a cash register. Scott Budman reports.

The founder of a nonprofit that helps at-risk youth has urged the homeless mothers squatting at an Oakland home to leave the property so his organization and the homeowner can begin renovating it. Scott Budman reports.

School districts across the Bay Area have sued Juul Labs, alleging the vaping company targeted minors with its marketing methods. Scott Budman reports.

After Oracle pulled its annual OpenWorld convention out of San Francisco for the next three years, people once again are talking about how to turn around the city’s reputation for filthy streets. Scott Budman reports.

One of the Bay Area’s biggest shopping areas could be hit with a strike, just as the busy Christmas shopping season kicks off. Employees at retail giant Macy’s in Union Square are talking about a possible walkout starting on Black Friday.

High housing costs are among the most-cited reasons for people needing help putting something on the table this Thanksgiving.

Computer users all over the world are in danger of having their machines attacked by a new cyber crook.

The two cities with the highest percentage of million-dollar homes in the U.S. are in the Bay Area.

In an effort to cease the promotion of vape culture with related deaths on the rise, Apple has announced that it will no long offer vape-related apps for iPhones.

Apple has announced that it has removed 181 vaping-related apps from its app store and will not allow any more in the future. Apple said that users who have already downloaded vape apps will not have them deleted. Scott Budman reports.

Silicon Valley tech companies are stepping up on the affordable housing issue, and now the city calling itself the Heart of Silicon Valley says it wants to step up too.

The number of Bay Area students dealing with homelessness and housing insecurity is on the rise. On Wednesday, they were getting some help through a mix of city funding and software to find them places to stay while they’re in school.

It was a huge move by Apple into the world of high finance. But now, there’s an investigation into the company’s new credit card over allegations of “sexism.”

San Jose may have led the way, but the city’s plan to essentially buy out PG&E and into a customer-owned utility has received a huge boost of support.

Among those making trips to the fire lines in Sonoma County were a group of San Jose State students and their professor. But it’s no ordinary class field trip.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo had harsh words for PG&E Wednesday as the city considered a proposal to create its own power grids by buying assets from the utility.

For all the talk about how hard it is to afford a home in the Bay Area, it’s especially tough for young people, many of whom are planning to leave the area because it’s just too expensive, according to a new survey.

It has given us some of the most amazing images from space. And now it has landed, for a short time, in the Silicon Valley.