Wed, Oct 12, 2011 -- 1:04 PM
Feds Expand Offensive on Medical Pot ... Synthetic Diamonds for Startups ... Demographic Shifts for Bay Area African-Americans
Feds Expand Offensive on Medical Pot, Target Ads
A U.S. attorney for San Diego and Imperial counties says marijuana advertising on radio, TV, in print and online is the next area of the state's medical pot industry the feds intend to target.
Synthetic Diamonds for Startups
Element Six, a subsidiary of global diamond giant De Beers, is setting up shop in Santa Clara to help startups find uses for synthetic diamonds. The company aims to fund applications of industrial-grade diamonds.
African-Americans Struggle to Keep Voice in Regional Governance
Shifting demographics are forcing Bay Area African-Americans to look beyond their own neighborhoods to leverage political and economic power. That?s according to findings released today at the annual State of the Race conference in San Mateo.


