Tim Didion

6 days ago | abc7news.com | Tim Didion

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Trump administration is proposing to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget -- which would mean eliminating dozens of programs and shrinking health agencies. The effects could ricochet through huge institutions like UCLA, Stanford and UCSF, putting pressure on the Bay Area economy. While few institutions are reacting publicly, three top researchers are speaking out on their own about the tremendous stakes.

1 week ago | abc7.com | Tim Didion

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- There's something fresh at Berkeley's Starter Bakery besides the bread and croissants, and owner Brian Wood says it's a key ingredient. "Butter is a critical part of croissants. For croissant, it's really adding texture. It's adding to the flaky characteristics of the crescent, and it's adding flavor, Wood explains. But the butter he's mixing into the recipe today, is different. "It does look like butter. It's it behaves a lot like butter.

3 weeks ago | abc7news.com | Tim Didion |Dan Ashley Sunday |Dan Ashley

ByTim Didion and Dan AshleySunday, March 30, 2025 11:37PMSONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- In Sonoma County, what used to be logging land is now a public open space, right next to a private club known for visits from the political elite. The newly-purchased forest land is near Monte Rio at the Russian River. It feels like a trip to the clouds with views that sweep across the peaks of the Bay Area.

1 month ago | abc7news.com | Tim Didion |Julian Glover

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- This week, students and scientists at Stanford have been rolling out innovations waiting to be scaled up and potentially help solve the most urgent problems facing our planet. But it comes at a time when science is facing new challenges of its own in a fast-changing political climate. If you ask Arun Majumdar, who is inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, the world has no shortage of challenges when it comes to creating a sustainable environment.

1 month ago | abc7news.com | Tim Didion |Spencer Christian

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- For the last decade or so, researchers have been cooking up plans for a material called biochar - a kind of superheated organic charcoal that can be used to help crops grow, while sequestering carbons linked to climate change. But to move the technology forward, scientists at Stanford are trying to come up with more accurate measurements, for how much greenhouse gas is really being stored and how long the biochar lasts.