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The Isle of AI: Tech promised a better future. These Bay Area cities think it’s already here
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Oakland highlighted several issue areas where AI will be used to improve services.California
California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them
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Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves.Technology
The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it
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The public has turned against data centers, prompting a flood of legislation in California.
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Where to find a Cop on the Block in September
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The police department's casual meet and greets continue.Bay Area
Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says
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A new Public Policy Institute of California report assesses a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.Education
Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities
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New major fuses technological tools for statistical analysis, coding, 3D mapping, and data visualization with traditional humanities disciplines.health
