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Bay Area lawmaker says AI companies’ attempts to stifle regulation will ‘backfire’

“It can’t be that this arms race for AI comes at the expense of innocent lives,” Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan said in a Q&A with The Standard.

7 hours ago

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Bay Area lawmaker says AI companies’ attempts to stifle regulation will ‘backfire’

SF Standard

The year of the handshake deal in Bay Area sports

If it wasn't for good, old-fashioned trust, the Warriors and 49ers would be in much trickier situations.

1 day ago

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The year of the handshake deal in Bay Area sports

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Tesla Driver Appears to Nap on MacArthur Maze, Sparks Outrage

The former Delta pilot who was arrested for child sexual abuse at SFO in July appeared in court Friday; it's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast; and a Tesla driver appeared to be snoozing behind the wheel last week.

18 hours ago

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Day Around the Bay: Tesla Driver Appears to Nap on MacArthur Maze, Sparks Outrage

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Day Around the Bay: Children’s Fairyland Celebrates 75th Birthday This Weekend

Ariana Grande’s national tour will kick off in the Bay Area; college football is officially back underway; and Oakland’s Children’s Fairyland has its 75th birthday party and parade on Labor Day.

1 day ago

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Day Around the Bay: Children’s Fairyland Celebrates 75th Birthday This Weekend

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Former Bay Meadows Racetrack Finally Getting Its Last New Buildings, 18 Years After It Closed

It’s taken 18 years to fully develop San Mateo’s 83-acre former horse racing track Bay Meadows, but a developer is finally submitting permits for the final two buildings of what will be a seven-building complex.

1 day ago

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Former Bay Meadows Racetrack Finally Getting Its Last New Buildings, 18 Years After It Closed

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How about less time breaking the Internet and more time fixing California?

San Jose’s mayor knocks Gov. Gavin Newsom for choosing online antics over sensible policies.

7 hours ago

How about less time breaking the Internet and more time fixing California?

SFiST

Field Notes: Michelle Tea’s 'Valencia,' Boozie Brunch, Culinary Cinema, and California Turns 175

This week: Michelle Tea’s Valencia turns 25, and California turns 175; Boozie Brunch boosts local restaurants while Pruneyard Cinemas pairs films with three-course meals; a state park's post-wildfire regrowth and Point Molate's transformation into a public park; plus cat pilates and Bay Area makers.

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Field Notes: Michelle Tea’s 'Valencia,' Boozie Brunch, Culinary Cinema, and California Turns 175

SFiST

California Uber and Lyft Drivers are Unionizing, and Uber and Lyft are Actually Going to Let Them

In a surprising deal that was somewhat brokered by Gavin Newsom, Uber and Lyft are going to let their 800,000 California rideshare drivers unionize and get collective bargaining rights, though drivers can still refuse to join the union.

23 hours ago

California Uber and Lyft Drivers are Unionizing, and Uber and Lyft are Actually Going to Let Them

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Disgraced San Jose City Councilmember Faces Emotional Sentencing Hearing For Child Molestation

Former San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres, who was convicted in April of molesting a younger male relative, faced a fraught sentencing hearing Friday in which his victim yelled at him and called him a "monster."

24 hours ago

Disgraced San Jose City Councilmember Faces Emotional Sentencing Hearing For Child Molestation

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Oiled-Up Castro Creeper Who Exposed Himself to Girls Convicted, Faces Possible Five-Year Sentence

A man who was called out by teenage school girls and their parents after he repeatedly showed up outside a boba shop and exposed himself to them has been convicted on multiple felony counts.

1 day ago

Oiled-Up Castro Creeper Who Exposed Himself to Girls Convicted, Faces Possible Five-Year Sentence

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Friday Morning Constitutional: The Sun Finally Came Out on the Playa

The weather finally improved at Burning Man on Thursday; Trump is revoking Kamala Harris's Secret Service detail; and Governor Gavin Newsom's national approval rating has come up significantly since June.

1 day ago

Friday Morning Constitutional: The Sun Finally Came Out on the Playa