Category: Business & Economy
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When Bureaucracy Meets Baseball: Is the Government Overreaching on the Athletics’ Trademark?
The Oakland Athletics, a century-old MLB team, face trademark challenges in naming their franchise in Las Vegas due to federal regulations. The USPTO deems “Las Vegas Athletics” too generic, creating a procedural catch-22. This situation highlights the conflict between bureaucratic rigidity and the realities of brand recognition for established franchises.
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Tiny Vernon Becomes an AI Powerhouse—And Shows What California Gets Right When It Gets Out of the Way
A tiny industrial city with just 200 residents has quietly become Southern California’s most important AI data-center hub. Vernon’s cheap power, minimal red tape, and lack of political resistance reveal what happens when California lets infrastructure—not ideology—lead economic growth.
California Bay News 