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Oakland environmentalists plan last-resort protests against coal terminal

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After the construction of a West Oakland coal terminal was approved by the California Supreme Court in September, members of environmental group 350 East Bay Area have renewed a decade-long movement to keep potentially carcinogenic coal out of the Bay.  Many anti-coal advocates were disappointed this fall, after the Court decided not to review a […]

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Palo Alto City Council hears calls for increased gas safety education, questions language use in community survey 

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PALO ALTO – Students and community members urged the Palo Alto City Council to educate the public about the health risks of gas stoves.  “We’re feeding chemicals into people’s homes that injure kids’ lungs. We need to educate the public who don’t know this to let them have a choice,” chemical engineer and resident Sven Thesen said at the council

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Palo Alto City Council votes yes on synthetic turf at El Camino Field

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PALO ALTO – The Palo Alto City Council moved to replace existing synthetic turf at El Camino Park with cork turf at its Jan. 12 meeting, rejecting the recommendations of county health authorities who recommended that the city install grass. In a presentation to the council, Division Manager of Open Space, Parks and Golf Sarah

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New California privacy platform exceeds expectations

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REDWOOD CITY – A California privacy platform secured over 176,000 sign-ups in its first four weeks online as state residents seize the chance to permanently delete personal information from over 545 data broker sites simultaneously. The Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) is the world’s first government-built tool to provide this service, wrote Gavin Newsom’s

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Self-driving cars are spreading across U.S. cities. Are they safe?

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In the last two years, Waymo has increased the number of miles driven by its self-driving cars from 1 million miles to 127 million miles. But as U.S. roads are filled with white, sensor-covered Jaguars, questions about safety have been raised. Data from both federal regulators and Waymo’s own research suggest the robotaxis are outperforming human drivers.

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Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network Formulating Super Bowl Plan for Immigrants Targeted by ICE During the Event

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Super Bowl LX will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 8, and the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network is meeting with leadership from sports teams and different Super Bowl event venues, as well as local leaders and elected officials, to make sure the “civil and human rights of our

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Bay Area Private Schools Are Bringing AI into Their Classrooms: What Can They Tell Us About the Future of Education? 

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This fall, while most Bay Area public schools continued debating when and if AI tools should enter classrooms, private schools began integrating generative AI tools into core curriculums for students.  Less limited by funding constraints and government bureaucracy, the schools can more nimbly test tools and adjust curricula, providing a window into the future of

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Will State Senator Scott Wiener Bring AI Regulation to Washington, D.C.?

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As October came to an end, California State Senator Scott Wiener hosted his yearly pumpkin carving event. Surrounded by constituents – as well as some anti-transgender protestors who showed up for the occasion – Wiener talked through his legislative record for 2025.  Among his achievements was SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act.

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