Memoir by ambassador Putin wants to question now a bestseller

In this May 15, 2013 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul leaves the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia. A memoir by the former U.S. ambassador, whom Russian officials have said they want to interview, is in the top 10 on Amazon.com.

San Mateo County supervisors approve legal aid fund for undocumented immigrants

With a unanimous vote just days before the beginning of a new fiscal year, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on June 26 approved revisions to the county's two-year In response to comments by members of the public expressing outrage in recent weeks over President Trump's policy of separating undocumented immigrant families who cross the U.S. border, supervisors also voted unanimously to dedicate $764,000 toward the creation of a deportation defense fund to help undocumented immigrants in the county get legal aid. San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley said he plans to talk to the community to better grasp the extent that undocumented people are immigrating to San Mateo County and what those immigrants' needs are.

The Latest: Zuckerberg’s congressional survival guide

This March 28, 2018, file photo shows the Facebook logo at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook is asking users whether they think it's "good for the world" in a poll sent to an unspecified number of people.

Woman opens fire at YouTube headquaters, injures 3 before shooting herself

At least three people were injured when a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters before fatally shooting herself, local police said Four people were injured, with one being in critical condition, after a woman open fired at the YouTube Headquarters. The woman then allegedly shot herself as per the police.

Facebook deletes more Russian troll farm-affiliated accounts

Facebook said removed 70 Facebook accounts, 138 Facebook pages, and 65 Instagram accounts, all controlled by the Internet Research Agency. Facebook deletes more Russian troll farm-affiliated accounts Facebook said removed 70 Facebook accounts, 138 Facebook pages, and 65 Instagram accounts, all controlled by the Internet Research Agency.

Seven-story residential development gets OK

Despite some concern about its affordability, a seven-story residential development with 125 units is coming to Redwood City after a unanimous Planning Commission approval Tuesday. Designed by ROEM Development, the project will occupy a 1.8-acre site at 353 Main St. adjacent to Redwood Creek, and includes 19 affordable units: seven at the very-low-income level, nine at the low-income level and three at the moderate income level.

Palo Alto: Drones could shuttle blood in trial program

Palo Alto could be among five applicants FAA taps to test unmanned aerial systems; one idea is for delivery of emergency supplies at Stanford Matternet's autonomous M2 Drone is shown in a product image. The Menlo Park-based drone manufacturer has signed on for a possible partnership to deliver blood samples by drone to Stanford Hospital.

A multi-billion-dollar a mega measurea to fix Bay Area traffic for good heading your way

A proposed "Southern Crossing" would carry more than just cars in this architectural rendering of a proposed new bridge, just one of several transportation improvements imagined as part of a "mega" funding measure. Imagine a Bay Area with highways that flow instead of grind to a halt.

Increase in lawsuits on sex-based workplace harassment

More than 3,500 federal civil lawsuits related to harassment in the workplace have been filed so far this year, an increase over 2016, according to Lex Machina, a Menlo Park analytics firm that tracks litigation. Federal data show that the number of sex-based-harassment complaints filed in 2016 increased from the prior year.

How Jackie Speier used her own experience to shine the spotlight on sexual harassment

Jackie Speier was a 23-year-old congressional staffer excited about her new job on Capitol Hill when her chief of staff got her alone in a room. Her 50-year-old boss grabbed her face and stuck his tongue down her throat.

Two Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty To Bid Rigging In Northern California

Two real estate investors pleaded guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Joseph J. Giraudo pleaded guilty to two counts of bid rigging, and Kevin B. Cullinane pleaded guilty to one count of bid rigging.

Rich Jerks Block Public Access to California Beaches

Chad Nelsen, Surfrider Foundation: The small cove in San Mateo County known as Martins Beach, just south of Half Moon Bay, was used regularly by the public for at least a century -- until 2010, when the Silicon Valley billionaire and co-founder of Sun Microsystems Vinod Khosla locked a gate on the only road that provides public access to it. ... Public access to Martins Beach, and to all land seaward of the mean high tide line in California, is guaranteed in the state's constitution and mandated within the Coastal Act of 1976.