By JEFF ST. JOHN, Fresno Bee

TULARE, Calif. -- A Fresno, Calif.-based technology startup has brought the next generation of neighborhood watch to downtown Tulare, Calif. -- and the two-person company is hoping it will soon expand across the country.Band of Neighbors has spent the past few years developing a way for business owners and residents to alert each other to criminal activity in their neighborhood.

The California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage in the state came as both a personal vindication and a business opportunity for Douglas Shaw.As a gay man, "I've been waiting for this ruling most of my life," he said.And as co-owner of the Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort, a hotel and spa near the California national park, he's ready.

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