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GM Cruise To Slash The Number Of Robotaxis By 50% In San Francisco Following A Series Of Accidents

August 22, 2023 2:30 amAugust 22, 2023 2:23 pm

During the weekend, General Motors-backed driverless taxi company Cruise announced that they would be cutting their entire fleet in San Francisco by 50% due to a series of recent accidents involving robotaxis, including an incident last week when a robotaxi...

San Francisco Petitioning CPUC for Reconsideration Following Robotaxi Vote

August 15, 2023 5:41 pmAugust 15, 2023 5:41 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors announced on Tuesday that they will be petitioning the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a reconsideration of the recently passed driverless robotaxi expansion decision because of the threat they have against public safety....

SF District Attorney Announces No Criminal Charges to Be Filed In Banko Brown Shooting Case

May 16, 2023 6:03 pmMay 16, 2023 6:03 pm

The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday that they will not be filing criminal charges against a security guard who shot and killed a shoplifting criminal last week, finding that his actions to a threat were reasonable, as...

Protestors, SF Supervisors Push DA Jenkins to Reverse Ruling On Walgreens Shooting

May 4, 2023 6:53 pmMay 4, 2023 9:54 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins continues to receive pressure from the SF Board of Supervisors and activists to reconsider her decision to not charge a Walgreens security guard over a shooting death of a criminal that occurred last week....

SF Mayor Breed, Sup. Peskin Introduce Ordinance To Make Office-To-Housing Conversion Easier

March 28, 2023 6:30 amMarch 28, 2023 6:31 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin introduced new legislation on Monday to make office-to-housing conversion in the city both easier and doing it in less time. Throughout the 2010’s, San Francisco enjoyed a near...

Aaron Peskin Chosen As Next SF Board Of Supervisors President

January 10, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 10, 2023 7:31 am

Longtime San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin was chosen as the next Board of Supervisors President on Monday, reaching the position for a second time after serving as President over a decade ago. Peskin, a UC Santa Cruz graduate, began his...

SFPD Pushes For Police Robots For Deadly Force Situations

November 25, 2022 3:29 pmNovember 25, 2022 3:30 pm

According to a new policy draft released earlier this week, the San Francisco Police Department continued to push forward a proposal that would allow them to use robots to use deadly force in situations where lives are at risk, with...