Stuart Luman is a freelance writer based in Berkeley. He has previously been an editor at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a fact checker at Wired Magazine, and a high school English teacher in East Oakland. His work has appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Magazine, Businessweek.com, Monocle, Wired. He attended UC-Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. He writes primarily about business, technology, science, transportation and the public policy decisions that shape them. He also always loves the rare 'human bites dog' story.
Wild Earth sells dog treats made with koji and is working on cat treats using lab-grown mouse meat. The company's mission is to create high-protein pet food that's better for the environment, but will pets eat it?
Pedal-assist electric bikes are coming to a Berkeley docking station near you. And they're likely to be popular. In San Francisco, e-bikes get roughly three times as many rides as regular pedal bikes.
The devices will offer free interactive maps, transit information, calendars of events, business listings, and emergency services, but not everyone likes the idea.
This advisory measure will help the city establish priorities for infrastructure work and responses to climate change.
Electric-assist bikes are in San Francisco but you won't be seeing them in Berkeley or Oakland for a while due to a deal struck with Ford GoBike's parent company Motivate.
Wonder where rival bike, e-bike and scooter companies are? Berkeley's requirements make operating tougher than in other cities.
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