The deal highlights the continued hot streak of artisanal coffee, whose rapid growth and fanatical customer base have continued to draw big business.

Source: Nestlé Targets High-End Coffee by Taking Majority Stake in Blue Bottle – The New York Times

Source: ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director made a ‘Blade Runner’ animated short

Source: Weekly Installation Activity Updates

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Caught between rampant development and NIMBYism.

Source: Why Can’t We Get Cities Right? – The New York Times

Banana House
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A century ago, factory workers went on strike to demand better conditions. Today, start-up “hustlers” celebrate their own exploitation.

Source: In Silicon Valley, Working 9 to 5 Is for Losers – The New York Times

Sacramento –  Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) offered the following statement after the California State Supreme Court ruled today in the Cannabis Coalition v City of Upland that voter-initiated tax measures can be passed by a  simple majority, and no longer require a 2/3 vote:

Source: Senator Wiener: California Supreme Court Ruling Starts to Undo Damage Caused by Prop 13 | Senator Scott Wiener

The first thorium research project in 45 years has kicked off in the Netherlands with the goal of making thorium work in a molten salt reactor

Source: Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors | New Scientist

Kamado Sushi

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