News That Stays News

LINKED December 27, 2010

1. San Francisco engages in a bit of protectionism on the county level; at least 20% of contractors working on city projects will have to be from San Francisco county. 50% have to be local by 2017. Neighbors are unhappy but powerless.

2. Some owners of Border Collies have started to rent sheep so their bored dogs can fulfill their ancestral functions.

3. Civic Hybrids are starting to fail after three or four years of service. This occasions a detailed report on the state of hybrid and plug-in batteries.

4. A profile of Ford, and its turnaround.