Silicon Valley embraces self-driving cars while history shows how slowly the public accepts automation

SUNNYVALE — The Tech Business Expo in downtown Sunnyvale brought together local residents and Silicon Valley tech companies on October 3rd, offering insights into public perception of autonomous vehicles and expert perspectives on the technology’s future.

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RCSD law enforcement, schools heightened concerns amid nationwide surge in school threats

REDWOOD CITY — The Student Threat Assessment team at the San Mateo County Office of Education oversees Level Two Student Threat Assessments across the county. Two detectives from the Redwood Ctiy Police Department are assigned to the team, according to Clements. Since 2017-2018 school year, the Level Two team has handled 151 cases with 22 occurring this year alone, Henricks said. The highest was in 2022 with 41 cases.

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More than $18,000 raised at San Francisco fundraiser for Lebanese Red Cross  

  SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco fundraiser led by two recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley, brought in over $18,000 for the Lebanese Red Cross. Held at a commercial office space in San Francisco’s Mission Bay, attendees contributed a suggested $20 minimum donation for a home-style Lebanese dinner. Around 50 attendees, most

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Barriers to US suburban Mpox vaccination persist amidst global emergency 

SAN MATEO — As cases of Mpox rise abroad, residents in San Mateo County still face barriers to getting vaccinated.   This low uptake comes as a more severe strain of Mpox, Clade IB, surges in the Congo with first confirmed spreading to Germany and the UK last week. There are no reports of any Clade

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Unrepresented: The complicated history of the 33 million missing votes in the 2024 election

If you include noncitizens, residents of Washington D.C., Americans living in U.S. territories and those serving time for a felony, the count totals to roughly 33 million people who are denied the right to representation despite being subject to U.S. law, paying taxes, and in some cases, even serving in the military.

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