Bay Area Science Festival campaign kicks off

A consortium of Bay Area business, research, academic and government leaders want to “unleash your inner scientist” with the week-long Bay Area Science Festival.
The inaugural event kicked off planning for the festival Tuesday with a news conference featuring Rep. Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and University of California, San Francisco , Vice Chancellor Keith Yamamoto.
In all, 100 free events from Oct. 29 to Nov. 6 will try to get kids and adults excited about science and what it means for the Bay Area. Think biotech. Think high-tech. Think engineering.