San Francisco Bay Area

SRI International to Lead the Coordination Hub for the National Science Foundation's National Network to Enhance U.S. STEM Leadership

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
San Francisco Bay Area, California, SRI International

SRI Education, a division of SRI International, will lead the multi-institution NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub to build and support a national network of people working to improve equity in STEM.

Key Points: 
  • SRI Education, a division of SRI International, will lead the multi-institution NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub to build and support a national network of people working to improve equity in STEM.
  • The NSF INCLUDES Hub will provide leadership development and other technical assistance, share learning across the network, and develop common measures to help understand the collective impacts of network members' efforts.
  • SRI Education , a division of SRI International, is tackling the most complex issues in education and learning to help students succeed.
  • SRI International , a research center headquartered in Menlo Park, California, creates world-changing solutions making people safer, healthier, and more productive.

Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire RedLock

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
California, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, California, San Francisco Bay Area

Under the terms of the agreement, Palo Alto Networks will pay approximately $173 million in cash to acquire RedLock.

Key Points: 
  • Under the terms of the agreement, Palo Alto Networks will pay approximately $173 million in cash to acquire RedLock.
  • The acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
  • RedLock co-founders, Varun Badhwar and Gaurav Kumar, will join Palo Alto Networks.
  • Palo Alto Networks and the Palo Alto Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world.

PenFed Foundation to Award Former U.S. Secretaries of State George Shultz and Condoleezza Rice and Former VA Palo Alto Health Care System Director/CEO Lisa Freeman for their Work to Establish the Lee & Penny Anderson Defenders Lodge

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
California, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, San Francisco Bay Area, Palo Alto, California, Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Palo Alto station

Secretaries of State George Shultz and Condoleezza Rice were instrumental in helping to establish the Lee & Penny Anderson Defenders Lodge to facilitate critical health care for our nation's Veterans, after former VA Palo Alto Health Care System Director/CEO Lisa Freeman conceived the idea to construct the lodge.

Key Points: 
  • Secretaries of State George Shultz and Condoleezza Rice were instrumental in helping to establish the Lee & Penny Anderson Defenders Lodge to facilitate critical health care for our nation's Veterans, after former VA Palo Alto Health Care System Director/CEO Lisa Freeman conceived the idea to construct the lodge.
  • The Lee & Penny Anderson Defenders Lodge is a 104-bed hotel opened in 2014 to host Veterans undergoing extensive treatments and procedures at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center.
  • The Lee & Penny Anderson Defenders Lodge is a public-private partnership between the VA and the PenFed Foundation.
  • The single biggest undertaking of the Foundation was building the Lee & Penny Anderson Defenders Lodge at the Palo Alto VA.

David Stevenson named as ASSIA's Chief Revenue Officer

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Thursday, September 20, 2018
ASSIA, John Cioffi, Science and technology in the United States, California, San Francisco Bay Area

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA), the market leader of broadband and Wi-Fi diagnostic and optimization software solutions to telecommunications service providers and cable operators, announced today that it has appointed David Stevenson as Chief Revenue Officer.

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA), the market leader of broadband and Wi-Fi diagnostic and optimization software solutions to telecommunications service providers and cable operators, announced today that it has appointed David Stevenson as Chief Revenue Officer.
  • David is responsible for growing revenues and bringing innovation to ASSIA's product marketing reporting to Dr. John Cioffi, Chairman and CEO of ASSIA.
  • David brings extensive experience of sales, marketing, and product innovation in the telecommunications industry.
  • "I am very pleased to welcome David to ASSIA," said Dr. Cioffi.

David Stevenson named as ASSIA's Chief Revenue Officer

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Thursday, September 20, 2018
ASSIA, John Cioffi, Science and technology in the United States, California, San Francisco Bay Area

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA), the market leader of broadband and Wi-Fi diagnostic and optimization software solutions to telecommunications service providers and cable operators, announced today that it has appointed David Stevenson as Chief Revenue Officer.

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA), the market leader of broadband and Wi-Fi diagnostic and optimization software solutions to telecommunications service providers and cable operators, announced today that it has appointed David Stevenson as Chief Revenue Officer.
  • David is responsible for growing revenues and bringing innovation to ASSIA's product marketing reporting to Dr. John Cioffi, Chairman and CEO of ASSIA.
  • David brings extensive experience of sales, marketing, and product innovation in the telecommunications industry.
  • "I am very pleased to welcome David to ASSIA," said Dr. Cioffi.

Oaksterdam University Back in Las Vegas to Offer In-Demand Horticulture Seminar in November

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Cannabis, Cannabis in California, California, San Francisco Bay Area, Cannabis smoking, Entheogens, Oaksterdam University, Oaksterdam, Oakland, Effects of cannabis

Check the website or contact Oaksterdam University Admissions for details.

Key Points: 
  • Check the website or contact Oaksterdam University Admissions for details.
  • About Oaksterdam University: OU is a dynamic, diverse and responsive academic institution dedicated to equity and educating the global cannabis community as the world's only hands-on training facility.
  • Such a focus has established Oaksterdam University as the only cannabis college with a comprehensive curriculum in cannabis business and horticulture available today.
  • Our faculty of over 150 professionals, academics, and entrepreneurs contribute to the curriculum and our horticulture instructors each have a minimum of 20 years of experience.

Sungevity Appoints David White As Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Solar energy in California, California, San Francisco Bay Area, Sungevity, SolarCity

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Sungevity, one of the nation's leading residential solar system providers, today announced the appointment of David White as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1.

Key Points: 
  • OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Sungevity, one of the nation's leading residential solar system providers, today announced the appointment of David White as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1.
  • White brings more than 20 years of executive officer experience in financial planning, operations management, and strategy across a myriad of industries including renewable energy and solar power.
  • White brings unique solar power industry experience having served as Chief Financial Officer at SolarCity Corporation, then one of the nation's leading full-service solar providers for homeowners, business, and government organizations.
  • "We're excited to welcome David to Sungevity as our new CFO," said Patrick McGivern, Chief Executive Officer.

Dance Academy USA Selected to Perform at the San Jose State University Football Game at Levi Stadium, Home of the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, October 13, 2018

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Geography of California, California, California State University, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, San Jose State Spartans, San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose State Spartans football statistical leaders

The Spartans represent San Jose State University and the Silicon Valley in NCAA Division I FBS college football.

Key Points: 
  • The Spartans represent San Jose State University and the Silicon Valley in NCAA Division I FBS college football.
  • Dance Academy USA, the Bay Area's largest and most diverse dance school, is proud to present a never-before-seen, Half Time spectacular show!
  • Dance Academy USA is incredibly honored that it has been selected to perform for a second time at a San Jose State University Spartans Football gameon Saturday, October 13, 2018.
  • Dance Academy USA is the largest dance studio in Northern California and has served the San Jose area dance community for over twenty years.

New Vital Signs Data: Sluggish Housing Production Tightens Bay Area's Housing Crunch

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Monday, September 10, 2018
San Francisco Bay Area

The addition of housing production data marks the latest evolution of the three-year-old Vital Signs website, which has long provided information on the numbers of permits for new housing projects issued by Bay Area cities and counties.

Key Points: 
  • The addition of housing production data marks the latest evolution of the three-year-old Vital Signs website, which has long provided information on the numbers of permits for new housing projects issued by Bay Area cities and counties.
  • Other findings from the newly released Vital Signs housing indicators include:
    Multifamily housing accounted for 70 percent of the 21,000 units permitted by Bay Area municipalities in 2016.
  • Housing production numbers and housing permit statistics both are indicators of where the Bay Area is growing.
  • The Vital Signs initiative also relies on extensive collaboration with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the inter-agency Bay Area Regional Collaborative.

Palo Alto Networks Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

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Thursday, September 6, 2018
California, San Francisco Bay Area, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, California, SS Palo Alto, Palo Alto station

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018, ended July 31, 2018.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018, ended July 31, 2018.
  • "We are pleased with the strong finish to our fiscal fourth quarter and the year," said Kathy Bonanno, chief financial officer of Palo Alto Networks.
  • Palo Alto Networks will host a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 results and outlook for its fiscal first quarter 2019 today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time/1:30 p.m. Pacific time.
  • Palo Alto Networks and the Palo Alto Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world.