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Lawmakers in the Commonwealth are considering legislation to ensure police use of facial-recognition technology also protects people’s privacy and civil rights. Massachusetts was one of the first states to implement restrictions on the technology as part of a sweeping police reform law in 2020. A special legislative commission, which included police and civil...
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One of the great dreams of humanity, especially of defenders of environmental conservation, has been the possibility of using nuclear power to generate clean energy indefinitely. The good news is that the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the achievement of fusion...
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The state Coastal Conservancy will vote next week on a strategic plan to guide how hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars get spent over the next five years. The future of California’s 1,100 coastline is at stake. Liliana Griego, senior coastal program manager with Audubon California, said funds should go...
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Nigel Duara CalMatters ACTUALIZACIÓN: El gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó el Proyecto de Ley 2799 de la Asamblea el 30 de septiembre de 2022. Gary Bryant Jr. intercambió disparos con un hombre en el estacionamiento de un apartamento de Antioch una tarde de julio de 2014. Ambos fueron impactados por...
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Nigel Duara CalMatters UPDATE: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2799 on Sept. 30, 2022. Gary Bryant Jr. exchanged gunfire with a man in an Antioch apartment parking lot on a July afternoon in 2014. Both were struck by bullets. Bryant survived and the other man died. Police said...
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The California legislature is considering a bill – SB 911 by Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa) – that would dedicate $25 million in state surplus funds to local and ethnic journalism. It would also stab the independent ethnic media sector in the heart. That’s why, despite the financial pressures...
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El fuerte olor del aceite de motor y la grasa flota en el aire en JR Automotive en San Francisco mientras Jesús Rojas levanta el capó de un Honda Civic 2014 para inspeccionar su motor. Los vehículos a gasolina como este tienen cientos de piezas móviles y otros componentes...
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The pungent odor of motor oil and grease wafts through the air at JR Automotive in San Francisco as Jesus Rojas lifts the hood of a 2014 Honda Civic to inspect its engine. Gasoline-powered vehicles like this one have hundreds of moving parts and other components that keep mechanics...
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One of the measures Californians will likely get to vote on this fall does more than just allow betting on sports: Critics are concerned it will effectively block smaller gaming companies and startups from operating in the state. Those are high stakes for an industry that could rake in over $3.5...