California v. Massachusetts

If you haven't noticed, California and Massachusetts are going head-to-head on biotech and clean energy leadership. Governors Schwarzenegger and Patrick both aim to attract the top scientists and companies to their state.

At the Biotechnology International Convention in San Diego, Schwarzenegger stated that, “California is the place to set-up shop.” He touted $73 billion in annual revenue for the California biomedical industry, which he added, “excludes the sales of Botox.”

As the competition heats up, I am keeping an eye on what is happening out west. It appears that they are pulling out all the stops.

The San Francisco Business Times reports that Segway users now will be able to bring the scooters on BART (as in MBTA) with some limited restrictions. The BART board approved a one-year pilot program covering guidelines for using Segways on BART. The newspaper estimates that only 15 to 20 Segway owners ride BART.