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Mayor Breed Introduces Plan To Bring 30,000 Residents, Students To Downtown By 2030

March 8, 2024 12:28 pmMarch 8, 2024 12:28 pm

In her State of the City Address on Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed unveiled a new measure to bring 30,000 more residents and students to downtown San Francisco by 2030. Since the beginning of the decade, San Francisco’s downtown...

Three Labor Unions Threaten Another Hollywood Shut Down and Strike by Summer

March 5, 2024 1:59 pmMarch 5, 2024 2:11 pm

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts unions announced this week they are currently negotiating with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), hoping to avoid major Hollywood strikes like those...

The Consensus Machine and the True Peril of AI

February 26, 2024 6:48 amFebruary 26, 2024 6:48 am

The current explosion of artificial intelligence and machine learning uses has a lot of people worried. AI can replace human workers, write college papers, create very realistic internet deep fakes and so on – those are the worries that stand...

Two AI Bills Introduced In California Senate

January 5, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 5, 2024 2:46 am

Two bills designed to both expand AI research in California as well as a new framework for the state in dealing with AI companies were introduced in the state Senate on Wednesday. The first bill, Senate Bill 892, would specifically...

New Poll: Over Half Of All Californians Concerned Over The Growth Of AI

December 22, 2023 11:03 amDecember 22, 2023 11:03 am

According to a new Morning Consult poll released on Thursday, over half of all Californians expressed at least some reservations towards artificial intelligence (AI) and AI systems, especially over what the new technology holds over the future of their jobs...

San Francisco Office Vacancy Rates Reach Record High of 35.9%

December 19, 2023 2:30 amDecember 19, 2023 2:31 am

According to a new report by real estate CBRE, the office vacancy rate of San Francisco hit a new high of 35.9% for the fourth quarter of 2023, shooting up nearly a full percentage point from the previous high of...

2023 Hollywood Strikes Officially Over Following New Contract Ratification By SAG-AFTRA Members

December 7, 2023 2:50 amDecember 7, 2023 2:51 am

The 2023 Hollywood strikes officially ended on Wednesday following the ratification of the new SAG-AFTRA contract that was tentatively agreed upon last month. The SAG-AFTRA strike, which started on July 14th, lasted nearly four months over a total of 118...