godfreySan Francisco Bay Area SFO plans to surround airport with 10-mile wall to protect against rising bay watersThe Mercury News - Paul Rogers Concerned that rising waves will flood runways and buildings in the coming years, officials at San Francisco International Airport are moving ahead …
godfreyNative Americans Native American boys suspended more than other students in Sacramento area, state, report sayssanluisobispo.com - By Sawsan Morrar Native American boys suspended more than other students in Sacramento area, state, report says Native American boys are suspended at a higher rate …
godfreyNorthern California No traffic lights and days of darkness. Here's how life has changed inside Northern California's power shutoffCNN - By Faith Karimi, CNN(CNN) — California's biggest utility has cut power to hundreds of thousands of residents to prevent wildfires, catching some by surprise despite months of warnings. A forecast of strong winds is posing
godfreyCalifornia LAPD will clear homeless camps in fire danger zones as Santa Ana winds hitLos Angeles Times - Richard WintonWith Santa Ana winds bringing red-flag fire danger to Southern California, the Los Angeles Police Department plans to remove some homeless people from camps in high-risk areas. LAPD spokesman Josh Rubenstein
godfreySurveillance California bans law enforcement from using facial recognition software for the next 3 yearsTNW - Tristan GreeneCalifornia lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act,
godfreySan Francisco, CA City Rescues Beloved Mission Dive Bar El RioEater - Caleb PershanSF legacy bar and eternally great hangout El Rio has, unbeknownst to customers, been on the precipice of a major shakeup. The bar’s landlord at 3156-3158 Mission Street, a mixed-use building with El Rio
godfreySan Jose, CA Here's why PG&E doesn't put more power lines undergroundSFGate - Katie DowdAs PG&E takes the unprecedented step of turning off power to 800,000 customers in California, many residents are wondering: Why hasn't PG&E moved its power lines underground? Doing so would stop lines
godfreyCalifornia Criminal background checks for California state workers snare 3 in tax departmentsanluisobispo.com - By Adam Ashton Criminal background checks for California state workers snare 3 in tax department Two employees at a California tax department left their jobs after …
godfreyMarin County Bay Area braces for second wave of PG&E outages, as some customers regain powersfchronicle.com - Peter Fimrite Unprecedented power outages swept across large swaths of Northern California on Wednesday, with more shut-offs looming for hundreds of thousands of …
godfreySan Francisco, CA Check out the Outer Sunset’s first major condo development in yearsCurbed - Brock KeelingAlthough nearly 10 percent of San Francisco lives in the Outer Sunset, the area lays claim to low-rise zoning and one of the largest portions of single-family homes in the city. That, according to housing
godfreySan Jose, CA PG&E confirms power will shut off to 800,000 customers statewideSFGate - Alix MartichouxA wide view of the map shows much of Northern California will have its power shut off starting late Tuesday night. (Continue clicking or swiping through the gallery for a closer look.) After days of warning,
godfreyDeepfakes Deepfakes are a real political threat. For now, though, they’re mainly used to degrade women.VoxThe concept of “deepfakes,” those strange, AI-created videos made to simulate real people or even people who don’t exist in frequently unrealistic or pornographic situations, is alarming enough. Now Deeptrace
godfreyCalifornia California bans political deepfake videos ahead of 2020 electionsnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy Following on from a similar law instituted in Texas last month, California has now officially banned the distribution of maliciously deceptive audio …
godfreyInternal Revenue Service IRS Announces New Per Diem Rates For Taxpayers Who Travel For BusinessForbes - Kelly Phillips ErbAre you wondering about those updated per diem rates? The new per-diem numbers are now out, effective October 1, 2019. These numbers are to be used for per-diem allowances paid to any employee on or after
godfreySan Francisco, CA PG&E may shut off power to nearly entire Bay AreaCurbed - Adam BrinklowPacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has planned for potentially large amounts of blackouts that may affect as many as 30 counties in Northern California, including Sonoma, Napa, Alameda, Contra Costa,
godfreyCalifornia The coolest things to see along the California coast that aren't beachesSFGate - Alix MartichouxClick or swipe through the gallery above for the 25 coolest things to see and do along the California coast that aren't beaches. It's risky to admit out loud, lest you be ostracized — especially in California
godfreyCalifornia Photos: Bay Day, an unofficial holiday to enjoy all that the San Francisco Bay has to offerThe Mercury News - Laura A. Oda Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the slideshow on your mobile device. Save the Bay and IBM put together an annual celebration of the San …
godfreySan Francisco, CA The Best Streets for Bar Hopping in San Franciscosftravel.com San Francisco is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own character—and its own nightlife. That gives visitors some incredibly diverse options for …
godfreyGavin Newsom California bans ‘deep fakes’ video, audio close to electionssanluisobispo.com - By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press California is trying to stop people from deceptively editing videos and audio in ways that are aimed at influencing elections. Legislation signed by …
godfreyEnvironment 'Everywhere we looked': trillions of microplastics found in San Francisco bayThe Guardian - Maanvi SinghThe most comprehensive study to date of microplastics in California has turned up a mind-boggling amount of plastic particles in the San Francisco bay. An estimated 7tn pieces of microplastics flow into
godfreySan Francisco Bay Area Caltrain moving forward with plan for BART-like service that could ease Peninsula trafficThe Mercury News - Nico Savidge SAN CARLOS — Caltrain will move forward with a plan to transform the commuter railroad over the next two decades by providing far more frequent …
godfreySan Francisco, CA The 19 Bay Area cities with higher rents than SFCurbed - Adam BrinklowAlthough San Francisco frequently makes headlines for having some of the highest market-rate rents in the United States—and even the entire world—census data reveals that the city has some of the lowest
godfreyHomicide Antioch: Person killed Monday in city's 9th homicide of 2019The Mercury News - Nate Gartrell ANTIOCH — Police here are investigating the city’s ninth homicide of 2019 Monday, just days after a 61-year-old man was stabbed to death in an …
godfreyJed Local restaurant owner explains why so many San Francisco restaurants are closingabc7news.com - By Liz Kreutz SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A recent story by ABC7 News about the string of restaurants closing in San Francisco generated a lot of response. So, we wanted …
godfreyNews Some L.A. officials want a state of emergency declared as homelessness crisis worsensLos Angeles Times - Gale HollandFacing a deepening quagmire over homeless encampments, Los Angeles elected officials are increasingly looking to sweeping statewide initiatives to shake loose solutions. The latest proposal from Los Angeles
godfreyHomelessness Some San Franciscans Are Trying to Get Rid of Homeless People with Boulders. Here’s How That's Going.VICE - Emma OckermanSome well-to-do San Franciscans trying to stop homeless people from sleeping in their neighborhood decided to invest in 24 large boulders to block a stretch of sidewalk. The boulders first appeared on
godfreyWorld Economic Forum Why we need a radical new approach to water securityweforum.org This article is part of the World Economic Forum's Geostrategy platform A problem is looming. Most water infrastructure isn’t designed to meet the …
godfreyHousing Neighbors move to block 60-unit apartment building in the MissionCurbed - Adam BrinklowDevelopers spent four years pushing to build a mixed-use building with 60 apartments next to the San Francisco Armory and finally prevailed in July. But now they’ve run into additional opposition as neighbors
godfreyHomelessness Will L.A. impose new rules on sidewalk sleeping? Protests and debate erupt at City HallLos Angeles Times - Emily Alpert ReyesAs surging numbers of people bed down on the streets of Los Angeles, politicians have faced radically different demands from residents and activists on how to react to the spread of ramshackle encampments.
