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Image from a video which purports to show a plastic, 3D-printed gun firing a round. (DefCad.org)

Tech Watch: 3D-Printed Gun Technology Unlikely To Open Weapon Floodgates

The first 3D-printed gun to function in public is raising concerns, but its design and the freedom of the data that allows anyone to make one is the real tech story behind the headlines.

2013/05/07

Cool School: Sunset Ridge Elementary In Pacifica

Pacifica has its fair share of fog but on a clear day you might be able to spot a whale. Almost a year ago, Sunset Ridge Elementary built a special observation deck to whale watch.

2013/05/01

Emergency personnel take postion at the finish line after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Tech Watch: Emergency Resources To Follow During A Disaster

When the Boston Marathon bombing happened we all craved the latest, unfiltered information. The web is a solid way to get that, as long as you remember much of it is unfiltered and unchecked. Here are some places to start.

2013/04/16

CNET's Top Gift Ideas (For Dads)

Court Rules Using Cell Phone For GPS Violates Hands-Free Driving Laws

A fresh court ruling in California states that using a phone solely for navigation is a violation of hands-free laws.

2013/04/09

Ammunition. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Melissa Griffin: California Lawmakers Focus On Proposed Ammo Regulations

California Democrats are taking aim at bullets with a number of proposals limiting ammunition purchases.

2013/04/08

Facebook Headquarters

Tech Watch: Could ‘Facebook Phone’ Be Ready For Unveiling?

The long rumored “Facebook phone” might be coming at a Thursday morning event at the company’s offices in Menlo Park. Or it might not be coming at all. It all depends on your definition of a “Facebook phone.”

2013/04/02

A T-Mobile store sign. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Tech Watch: T-Mobile Revamps The 2-Year Plan

T-Mobile is doing away with the traditional and onerous 2-year contract to get a low price on a new phone. But, of course, it isn’t that simple: In many ways they are simply re-casting the old subsidy/tying system.

2013/03/26

Carquinez Middle School students hold motivational signs for passing motorists. (CBS)

Cool School: Carquinez Middle School

Carquinez Middle School students are getting a valuable lesson in the art of giving through their Public Service Club. Their mission is to make people happy.

2013/03/21

A smartphone app measures a user's blood alcohol concentration. (CBS)

Tech Watch: Body Monitoring Next Wave In Consumer Electronics

2013 is shaping up to be the year of body measurement – pulse, temperature. activity and even sleep patterns.

2013/03/19

Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, speaks at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) March 16, 2013 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Melissa Griffin: CPAC Speakers Have No California Love

Some of the most conservative members of the Republican party gathered this past weekend for the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC, taking aim at President Obama, the Democrats, each other and the State of California.

2013/03/18

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