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Speaker Johnson heads to California border as House GOP amps up attacks on Harris
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is heading to the southern border in California to promote Republicans‘ election integrity bill and blast the Biden administration’s immigration policies. The speaker’s visit comes as Republicans are shifting their attention to Vice President Kamala Harris now that President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, seeking to […]
Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons. Now that President Joe Biden has...
Santa Clara County records first Racial Justice Act violation
The Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office has filed more than a dozen motions over the last four years contesting racist criminal charges against people of color. Only one has been sustained in court. The county recorded its first Racial Justice Act violation last month since the landmark California law passed in 2020. The bill,... The post Santa Clara County records first Racial Justice Act violation appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Port San Luis Harbor District Eyes Offshore Wind Prize in California
The Port San Luis Harbor District has entered into a project evaluation agreement with Clean Energy Terminals (CET), a leading developer of offshore wind port facilities across the U.S., to asses the development of the West Coast's first offshore wind operations and maintenance port. The agreement enables the parties to...
Stanford professor hosts inaugural Entrepreneurship Olympiad
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In Stanford’s Faculty Center, over 50 students, some separated by four years, huddled in groups and eagerly spoke to each other about business ideas on Tuesday morning. “They are interested in global issues, AI, education, climate change,” said Stanford professor Murat Baday. “But...
Is a pixel worth a thousand words? Ask this digital imagery startup
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A new digital imaging startup is offering furniture designers and retailers a way to streamline and simplify the product photography process. Its creators say that PyxMagic aims to reduce imaging costs and accelerate time to market with augmented reality tools that allow businesses to create professional-grade product images in a wide variety of settings.
FirstPersonSingular: Dominique Teixiera – Raggin’ On
Dominique Teixiera has a good reason for raggin’ on. Photo courtesy of Karolina Kaboompics. Mathilde Rand: December of 2008, I became part of the First Person Singular Team at KUSP (at that point we were five). During the last months of KUSP in 2016, I was the last hold-out. Now I am providing the same 2-minute program at KSQD, Community Radio, because I wholeheartedly believe in giving community members a voice. I am also the treasurer at KSQD. LAURIE CORN: I am attracted to the process of reducing a meaningful story or opinion to 90 seconds. I am a writer, so editing and honing a piece is a special love of mine. I have joined Mathilde Rand as co-producer of First Person Singular, and I encourage you to share your commentary on the air. This is community radio at its best.
Imperative Care completes $150M Series E, Shacey Petrovic becomes vice chair of board
The Campbell, California-based stroke treatment company is expected to raise up to $150 million in a financing round led by Ally Bridge Group. Existing investors, including D1 Capital Partners, Amed Ventures, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Rock Springs Capital Management LP, Innovatus Capital Partners, and Pura Vida Investments, also contributed. “We...
Eltropy Leads Credit Unions and Community Banks into New “Safe AI” Era with Comprehensive AI Suite
AI Agents, AI Assistants, and AI Intelligence transform member communication and service and bring in new operational efficiencies with Generative AI. SANTA CLARA, Calif., – July 24, 2024 – Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the general availability of the industry’s most advanced Safe-AI suite built exclusively for credit unions and community banks. The comprehensive suite includes AI Agents, AI Assistants, and AI Intelligence, designed to enhance service, operational efficiency, and provide better conversation intelligence for credit unions and community banks.
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