Sweetgreen Hires Kale-Shooting Robots to Speed Up Service

by Ty Davison | Oct 17, 2023 | News & Commentary

Sweetgreen Hires Kale-Shooting Robots to Speed Up Service – WSJ: The key to shorter lines and higher profits at one restaurant chain: a salad-making robot. Fast-casual chain Sweetgreen in May opened its first restaurant staffed by a proprietary robot that shoots...

California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse.

by Ty Davison | Jul 13, 2023 | News & Commentary

California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse | CNN: California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless...

Housing Should Be Affordable Except When I Sell My House for a Million Dollars

by Ty Davison | Apr 22, 2023 | News & Commentary

Housing Should Be Affordable Except When I Sell My House for a Million Dollars – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: My heart breaks for would-be homeowners priced out of housing markets across the country. We need to do something to bring the price of all houses...

REI to close only Portland store, citing break-ins, theft

by Ty Davison | Apr 17, 2023 | News & Commentary

REI to close only Portland store, citing break-ins, theft – oregonlive.com: The outdoor retail giant REI Co-op announced Monday that it plans to close its store in Portland’s Pearl District early next year, citing an increase in crime and theft. In in...

Bud Light’s Sponsorship With Trans Star Dylan Mulvaney Sparks Backlash

by Ty Davison | Apr 8, 2023 | News & Commentary

Bud Light’s Sponsorship With Trans Star Dylan Mulvaney Sparks Backlash – Variety: Beer conglomerate Anheuser-Busch has found itself at the center of a controversial debate surrounding its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who was...