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It’s Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley as Political Fights Escalate

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:57:43 +0000

Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and other tech billionaires, many of whom are part of the “PayPal Mafia,” are openly brawling with one another over politics as tensions rise in the presidential campaign.

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Tesla Agrees to Pay $1.5M for Dumping Hazardous Waste in 25 CA Counties

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:25:35 +0000

Tesla admitted it illegally disposed of hazardous waste at its service centers in Bay Area cities including San Jose, Gilroy, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Berkeley, Dublin, Fremont, Burlingame, San Francisco and San Rafael, its energy centers, and its Fremont factory.

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California Tilts Electric Car Rebates to Focus on Lower-income Buyers

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:28:46 +0000

Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies, while lower-income buyers could get up to $12,000.

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California and Manufacturers Strike Deal over Zero-emission Trucks

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:52:53 +0000

Truck manufacturers won’t file legal challenges over California’s controversial mandate, and in return, the state air board will relax some smog-fighting requirements.

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Tesla to Bring Engineering HQ Back to Silicon Valley

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:23:27 +0000

Tesla's new global engineering and AI headquarters will take over Hewlett Packard's original headquarters on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto.

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Tech Layoffs in Silicon Valley Continue, as Overall Jobs Grow

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:40:56 +0000

Reports filed with the state in the last six months showed 3,384 permanent layoffs among tech employers in Santa Clara County, and 8,765 permanent tech layoffs statewide since August.

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Former H-P Manager Pleads Guilty to $5.2M Credit Card Fraud

San Jose Inside — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:23:34 +0000

Shelbee Szeto admitted to buying luxury cars, handbags, jewelry over four years, using fraudulent H-P credit cards.

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EPA Fines Tesla $250K for Air Pollution from Fremont Factory

San Jose Inside — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:49:26 +0000

People in the 60,000 households near the plant faced significant risks to their health and environment, the EPA said in a press release.

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Tesla’s Fremont Factory Accused by State of Racial Discrimination

CalMatters — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:16:36 +0000

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit said Tesla's factory is a racially segregated workplace where Black workers are subjected to racial slurs and discriminated against in job assignments, discipline, pay and promotion.

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A Look at 2021: Turning Up the Heat Everywhere

San Jose Inside — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:53:19 +0000

Explosive anger was a top contender for emotion of the year in 2021. A month-by-month look at some of the stories.

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