"Three times since December, a white city-owned Toyota sedan affixed with a half-dozen small cameras has cruised through South San Jose to collect footage of parked cars and RVs. The images were then fed into different #AI systems developed by four private companies to determine whether people were living inside the vehicles". https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/04/07/san-jose-ai-homeless-camps-rvs/?

"The Energy and Policy Institute’s request for calendars “is sufficiently specific, focused, and limited, and the public interest in disclosure sufficiently compelling when measured against the minimal impact on government decisionmaking,” #PublicRecords https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/cpuc-calendar-meetings-19388316.php?

NYPD beating up workers in city-sponsored #violence interruption program. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/nyregion/nypd-violence-interrupters-sos.html?

As states end predatory commissions on phone calls into and out of prison, the largest corporate vulture defaults on debt. #Phonejustice https://theappeal.org/securus-bankruptcy-prison-telecom-industry/

The first anti-fascist conspiracy case is being litigated in San Diego. " He argued that Stephan had shown her bias with a controversial 2018 campaign website that featured a menacing image of #antifa marchers behind a superimposed photo of George Soros". https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2024-04-02/trial-opens-in-first-of-its-kind-antifa-conspiracy-case-arising-from-pacific-beach-political-clash

Donor Revolt pushes for reform of philanthrophic intermediaries. " If you receive a tax break for making a charitable #donation, those donations should benefit someone other than the donor within a reasonable amount of time". #philanthrophy https://www.thedailybeast.com/philanthropists-like-abigail-disney-want-to-reform-charitable-giving?

Tech yahoo Garry Tan threatens to disrupt Aaron Peskin's campaign launch in Portsmouth Square tomorrow. #SanFrancisco https://48hills.org/2024/04/tech-baron-garry-tan-wants-to-disrupt-peskin-campaign-event-chinatown-sf/

"Frankel was diagnosed with epilepsy and was having a seizure when police entered his bedroom on Aug. 29, 2022. The tasing of someone who has just had a neurological event is extremely dangerous," #Tasers https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-anselmo-man-tased-by-police-during-seizure-alleges-cover-up

"Central to the lawsuit was the plaintiffs’ claim that although #Google told Chrome users that in #Incognito it would not save browsing history or website-visit data, it kept tracking them via the vast number of websites using Google’s advertising technology." https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/04/02/google-to-purge-private-incognito-mode-user-records-but-will-keep-snooping/?

"One of the documents details Facebook’s Project #Ghostbusters. The project was part of the company’s In-App Action Panel (IAPP) program, which used a technique for “intercepting and decrypting” encrypted app traffic from users of #Snapchat, and later from users of YouTube and Amazon". #Encryption https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/

"One of the documents details Facebook’s Project #Ghostbusters The project was part of the company’s In-App Action Panel (IAPP) program, which used a technique for “intercepting and decrypting” encrypted app traffic from users of #Snapchat, and later from users of YouTube and Amazon". #Encryption https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/

The silent part out loud. Sign the petition. "A staffer at Turner’s closed door meeting told WIRED that when pictures of protestors were displayed in a slideshow, the message was: “Here are protesters outside of Chuck Schumer's house. We need to be able to use 702 to query these people.” #Section702 #FISA https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/section-702-protestors/

The silent part out loud. Sign the petition. "A staffer at Turner’s closed door meeting told WIRED that when pictures of protestors were displayed in a slideshow, the message was: “Here are protesters outside of Chuck Schumer's house. We need to be able to use 702 to query these people.” #Section702 #FISA https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/section-702-protestors/

Newsom requests a full pardon for #EarHustle podcaster Earlonne Woods. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/29/gavin-newsom-requests-pardon-for-award-winning-podcaster-00149836

"The city’s primary local news source, The Richmond Standard, didn’t cover the flare. Nor had it reported on a 2021 #Chevron refinery pipeline rupture that dumped nearly 800 gallons of diesel fuel into San Francisco Bay. hen it comes to writing about Chevron, The Richmond Standard consistently toes the company line. And there’s a reason for that: Chevron owns The Richmond Standard." https://www.kqed.org/news/11981095/chevron-owns-this-citys-news-site-many-stories-arent-told

Stupid infighting on the #Oakland Police Commission may lead to a significant reduction in the #oversight body's powers. Reminder: if you take a public service position, remember that your petty BS doesn't just affect you. It can have long-term ramifications on the public interest. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/03/30/oakland-sheng-thao-police-commission-ballot-election/?

Texas governor over-rules City of #Memphis pretextual #trafficstop restrictions despite a direct appeal from the family of #TyreNichols to leave them in place. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/tennessee-gov-lee-signs-bill-to-undo-memphis-traffic-stop-reforms-after-tyre-nichols-death

New federal regulations require federal agencies to disclose #AI systems they use, and perform risk assessments on all of them. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/tech/vp-kamala-harris-agencies-ai-technology/index.html

As the inmate number drops at the LA County #Jail, inmate deaths substantially rise. "If the jail #death rate stayed where it was a decade ago, a Times analysis found, there would have been fewer than 20 deaths last year. Instead, there were more than 40". https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-26/why-was-2023-such-a-deadly-year-in-los-angeles-county-jails

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