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Silicon Valley and Bay Area investors are less likely to back a startup than in the past, according to a new survey by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
About 38 percent of investors in the region said they put money into a startup in the past. But only 23 percent said they are interested in doing that now....

It's like a scene from a childhood nightmare. There are vast fields of Brussels sprouts, with workers tossing plants bearing dozens of them onto a harvesting machine. Little green balls pile up in bins by the thousands.
November is peak harvest season from Half Moon Bay to Watsonville, and the sprouts are in high demand. A remarkable transformation has occurred on this stretch of coast, considered ground zero for U.S. production of the vegetable: The sulfurous orbs...

Relatively expensive housing, coupled with the high cost of living and doing business in the Bay Area, has made the nine-county region less hospitable to new companies than other big urban centers in California, according to a study released Thursday...

Mansions, yachts, personal jets - even private islands - can lose their charms over time.
Some billionaires seek cachet a different way: eradicating disease, bolstering public education, endowing museums and universities, preserving the environment, combatting poverty....