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Margaret Cho goes over the top in the new Netflix comedy "Good on Paper," mugging and delivering lines too emphatically. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BART is no longer selling paper tickets at its stations after the pandemic accelerated its full switch to Clipper cards. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Little Free Libraries in the Bay Area, once a charming home for dog-eared Tom Clancy novels or an extra copy of "Goodnight Moon," are turning into coronavirus supply stations - filling with food, soap and rolls of that most sought-after item: toilet paper. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Got you covered on toilet paper [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

We've all seen the headlines about people leaving the Bay Area: artists and teachers, families and 20-somethings fleeing the housing shortage, the cost of living and the traffic. What about the people who are staying put? In this monthly column, Creative Lives, we talk to creative professionals about living in a rapidly changing Bay Area, why they stay and how they make it work. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

If you ride BART regularly, you've probably noticed that it's phasing out paper tickets. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Wearing a sequined ball cap, a rainbow fanny pack and a quilted jumpsuit, Jeremy Shafer stood in front of a room full of rapt fans and folded a piece of paper. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BART's campaign to eliminate its traditional paper tickets with a magnetic stripe arrived Monday morning in San Francisco. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The demise of BART's traditional white paper fare card - with the blue racing stripe and black magnetic strip - began just as the morning commute was winding down at 19th Street Station in Oakland. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Enough with those paper receipts [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Paper BART tickets - the ones that get jammed in fare gates on rainy days and had the annoying habit of getting demagnetized by cell phones - are going the way of the Edsel. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Last year, California passed its own privacy law to give individuals some control over how their personal information is managed. The law hasn't even taken effect yet and already new mandates are being proposed that run contrary to protecting consumer privacy. One proposal is Assembly Bill 161, which would ban paper receipts and require all retailers to have the capability of providing electronic receipts, thus forcing business owners to collect personal information to complete a customer sales transaction and then act as the safe keeper of that data. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Kudos to San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting for introducing Assembly Bill 161, legislation that would require businesses to switch to electronic receipts. Customers would still be able to request a paper receipt when needed. This proposal, if it becomes law, would be a win-win for our health and for the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

After reading "Defending California's ballot" (Editorial, Aug. 14): I wondered if the time has come for our state (and others) to return to traditional paper ballots and hand counting. It's disturbing to realize that successful election hacking - whether by foreign or national groups - could destroy the integrity of our votes. Impartial monitors should be hired to ensure a normal voting process this November, and paper-ballot counting might disrupt the efforts of hackers to influence the final outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

As more Bay Area coffee shops look at ways to cut down on waste, members of the disabled community are concerned they'll be left out. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Just the promise of Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren sharing the screen was enough to recommend "The Good Liar." That the trailers suggested a diverting story about an old swindler out to fleece a well-off widow made the prospect even more attractive. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. defended itself to a federal judge Wednesday amid scrutiny of its aging high-voltage power line system and corporate spending habits, arguing it was not dangerously neglectful of its infrastructure and had allocated its money wisely. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Dominique Crenn says her next San Francisco project will be a zero-waste restaurant. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A San Joaquin Valley superintendent who threatened to fire a high school journalism adviser for refusing to let her preview a story about a student in the porn industry has reluctantly backed off. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

San Francisco's a superstar when it comes to garbage. Its trash is cleaner, popular on the resale market and even garden friendly. That's why city officials and refuse executives aren't too worked up over a brewing national crisis over a plugged up recycling market. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In years past, learned men have advanced humanity's understanding of how genes adapt and change over time, a field called population genetics. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]