Critics of a controversial cement plant bordering Cupertino are celebrating after word came that the plant's owners are planning to shut it down for good.

KCBS Radio news reporter Keith Menconi has the story. 

Critics of a controversial cement plant bordering Cupertino are celebrating after word came that the plant's owners are planning to shut it down for good.
KCBS Radio news reporter Keith Menconi has the story.

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Local residents celebrate as Cupertino cement plant plans to close

Its as big as a compact car, weighing in at 3 metric tons, and has taken 20 years to create.

Its the largest World's Largest Digital Camera, and once it reaches it's final destination, it will conduct a survey of  the night's sky that hasn't been done since the 1950s.

For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising were joined by Aaron Roodman, Professor of particle physics and astrophysics at SLAC's National Accelerator Laboratory, who also led the effort of putting the camera together.

Its as big as a compact car, weighing in at 3 metric tons, and has taken 20 years to create.
Its the largest World's Largest Digital Camera, and once it reaches it's final destination, it will conduct a survey of  the night's sky that hasn't been done since the 1950s.
For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising were joined by Aaron Roodman, Professor of particle physics and astrophysics at SLAC's National Accelerator Laboratory, who also led the effort of putting the camera together.

Car-sized telescope 20 years in the making to conduct important astro-survey

What was once controversial in the US and is banned in many counties across the globe is becoming trendy, especially here in the Bay Area.

But, it puts into question the ethics surrounding designer families.

That trend of choosing the Gender of your baby through IVF is picking up with an increasing number of couples opting for daughters over sons.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising were joined by Emi Nietfeld, freelance journalist who recently wrote about this for Slate Magazine.

What was once controversial in the US and is banned in many counties across the globe is becoming trendy, especially here in the Bay Area.
But, it puts into question the ethics surrounding designer families.
That trend of choosing the Gender of your baby through IVF is picking up with an increasing number of couples opting for daughters over sons.
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising were joined by Emi Nietfeld, freelance journalist who recently wrote about this for Slate Magazine.

Designer babies bring joy and ethical concerns

The odyssey of the controversial Valencia Street center bike lane continues, as merchants urge San Francisco's municipal transit agency to overhaul its redesign plans.

KCBS Radio's Shannon Golden has more on the key revisions they want to see from the city.

The odyssey of the controversial Valencia Street center bike lane continues, as merchants urge San Francisco's municipal transit agency to overhaul its redesign plans.
KCBS Radio's Shannon Golden has more on the key revisions they want to see from the city.

Local residents celebrate as Cupertino cement plant plans to close

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