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23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.

23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees.

Concerns have been raised about how 23andMe could potentially handle customer information due to the company’s uncertain future. Marianne Favro reports.

Concerns have been raised about how 23andMe could potentially handle customer information due to the company’s uncertain future.

A 16-year-old student was taken to a hospital following a stabbing at South San Francisco High School, police said.

A 16-year-old student was taken to a hospital following a stabbing at South San Francisco High School, police said.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office held a fireworks buyback event on Saturday at the courthouse in South San Francisco.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office held a buyback event on Saturday at the courthouse in South San Francisco.

Bright Horizons, a preschool and early child care center in South San Francisco, helps students aiming for degrees in early childhood education by offering financial aid, practical experience and career opportunities.

A large cat that was spotted in a residential area of South San Francisco Tuesday morning was initially thought to be a mountain lion, but police confirmed Wednesday it was merely an oversized domestic or feral feline.

A mountain lion was spotted in the 200 block of Mansfield Drive in South San Francisco, police said.

A Catholic church was desecrated on the Peninsula Tuesday and police tracked down and arrested the suspected gunman hours later.

A Catholic church was desecrated on the Peninsula Tuesday and police tracked down and arrested the suspected gunman hours later.

A Catholic church was desecrated on the Peninsula Tuesday and police are on the hunt for the gunman who did it. Terry McSweeney reports.

A Catholic church was desecrated on the Peninsula Tuesday and police tracked down and arrested the suspected gunman hours later.

Police are investigating a shooting inside a South San Francisco church Tuesday afternoon.

Three boats caught fire near the Oyster Point Marina in South San Francisco on Wednesday morning, causing one person to be taken to a hospital with minor injuries, a deputy chief with the city’s fire department said. Marianne Favro reports.

Two boats anchored off Oyster Cove in South San Francisco caught fire Wednesday morning, sending one person to the hospital, according to fire officials.

Three boats caught fire near the Oyster Point Marina in South San Francisco on Wednesday morning, causing one person to be taken to a hospital with minor injuries, a deputy chief with the city’s fire department said.