twrling

twrling, 2 days ago to random

#SonomaState University president resigns after CSU brass flipped out over his proactive response to campus #Gaza protests. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/17/california-university-president-retires-amid-protest-backlash-00158724

twrling, 6 days ago to climate

#Climate lawsuits filed by kids against the government are being dismissed by judges who say a finding of wrongdoing won't remedy the harms. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-14/judge-dismisses-california-childrens-climate-change-lawsuit

twrling, 7 days ago to videos

"The #videos revealed apparent falsehoods in testimony by #Narcotics Strike Force (NSF) Squad 2 officers, proving some of the alleged drug deals never happened and people were falsely charged." https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/philadelphia-police-video-surveillance-narcotics-investigation-20240508.html

twrling, 23 days ago to random

All three leading #wireless carriers fined by the #FCC for illegally selling customer #locationdata, in this case to Securus for warrantless sale to local law enforcement. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-402213A1.pdf

twrling, 26 days ago to random

Kern County supervisor and Kevin McCarthy protegee stabbed by his own child who was defending a sibling from sexual assault. https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2024-04-25/kern-county-supervisor-stabbed-by-own-child-under-investigation-for-alleged-sexual-assault

twrling, 28 days ago to random

More #robotaxi fun. A #Waymo drove on the wrong side of the street for almost two blocks in Downtown SF with a passenger in the back seat. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f-waymo-robotaxi-19416858.php?

twrling, 1 month ago to random

Language accedes to power. "The analysis found that, as of November 24, the New York Times had described Israeli deaths as a “massacre” on 53 occasions and those of Palestinians just once.". https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/nyt-israel-gaza-genocide-palestine-coverage/

twrling, 1 month ago to random

More evidence from Boston that #Shotspotter just runs #police around in circles. https://data.aclum.org/2024/04/08/boston-shotspotter/

twrling, 1 month ago to random

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/

twrling, 1 month ago to ai

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

twrling, 1 month ago to random

After a rush-rush deal gave #PG&E a "loan" from the state to keep operating #DiabloCanyon, a nuclear reactor on an active earthquake fault, it now appears taxpayers may be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars the utility won't pay back. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article287005335.html

twrling, 1 month ago to Ripple

Chris Larsen the founder of #Ripple, who has funded security #cameras all over San Francisco to catch thieves now faces a 2 billion dollar fine from the SEC for "acting outside the law". https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/s-f-crypto-ripple-19370091.php

twrling, 2 months ago to journalism

SF Board of Supervisors passes resolution to spend at least half of city advertising and outreach dollars on local community and ethnic #media outlets. https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/san-francisco-leaders-urge-city-to-invest-in-local-media,248674

twrling, 2 months ago to random

"Although only 12.7% of the #journalists currently detained worldwide are women , women have received five of the nine longest sentences passed on journalists since the start of 2023". #IWD https://rsf.org/en/women-journalists-less-15-detentions-more-50-long-sentences-handed-last-year

twrling, 2 months ago to random

PG&E has 15 billion in the bank and a 25% year over year increase in profits, yet the #CPUC still thinks ratepayers have to cover their 2.5 billion dollar cost overrun last year. Where is our annual 25% increase in profit? #UtilityJustice https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/07/pge-cpuc-rate-hike-utilities-costs/

twrling, 2 months ago to random

Berkeley #Police Accountability Board submits first subpoena to the City following the ballot initiative that granted them #subpoena power was overwhelmingly passsed by Berkeley voters. https://www.dailycal.org/news/city/berkeley-accountability-board-to-subpoena-city-and-police-after-struggling-to-access-records/article_6e402346-d7c5-11ee-88d9-3b2428ea0d6f.html

twrling, 2 months ago to television

National Association of Broadcasters strongly objects to #FCC proposal for sunshine disclosures of so-called retransmission disputes between broadcasters and cable that result in people not being able to see some #television content or blackouts. https://policyband.com/blog/nab-wants-fcc-to-ditch-retrans-blackout-reports

twrling, 2 months ago to random

Mountain View High School student #journalists sue the school for attempted #censorship and retaliation after they reported on student to student sexual harassment in the school. https://splc.org/2024/02/lawsuit-alleges-california-principal-bullied-retaliated-against-student-newspaper/

twrling, 3 months ago to Energy

This is ridiculous for a company convicted of felonies and currently abusing the pockets of its customers. "The power company behemoth earned $2.24 billion in 2023, an increase of 24.6% in profits compared with 2022, PG&E reported on Thursday. #Energy https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/22/pge-electric-gas-profit-fire-energy-economy-bay-area-san-jose-oakland/?

twrling, 3 months ago to Cameras

Security cameras are surprisingly insecure. "According to Fu, anyone with a few hundred dollars of equipment, a radio antenna and a little bit of engineering know-how could do this". #cameras #hacking #surveillance #privacy https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/02/08/security-camera-privacy-hacking/

twrling, 3 months ago to random

Chevron and Martinez Refining drop lawsuits against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and agree to comply with emission reduction regulations. #CleanAir #refineries #oil https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/13/east-bay-refineries-settle-with-bay-area-air-quality-agency-agree-to-20-million-in-fines-for-hundreds-of-violations/?

twrling, 3 months ago to random

"“During such crises, when power outages are prevalent and cellular and VoIP services are unreliable, #landlines have remained the sole means of communication for #emergency services, medical consultations, and disaster-management efforts.” #Telephone #ATT https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/06/att-seeks-to-shut-down-landline-service-for-most-of-the-bay-area-much-of-california/

twrling, 3 months ago to Energy

People are going to be financially destabilized because PG&E is not being reined in by regulators and government. #Energy https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/06/pge-electric-gas-pay-fire-california-bay-area-oakland-san-jose-economy/?

twrling, 3 months ago to Cameras

#SFPD asked for the right to tap into privately held surveillance #cameras. They spent 25% of that time live monitoring the #OutsideLands Music festival, where all that #surveillance netted one arrest for pickpocketing. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/san-francisco-polices-live-surveillance-yields-almost-200-hours-spying-including

twrling, 3 months ago to random

San Francisco: Listen to the League of Pissed Off Voters and vote hell no on Proposition E. #NoOnPropE https://www.theleaguesf.org/?