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BART crime sees double digit drop from last year
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Crime on BART has seen a double-digit drop compared to this time last year, according to numbers released by Bay Area Rapid Transit on Wednesday. Overall crime on the transit system through the end of August is down 15% compared to the same period in 2023. This trend, BART said, includes […]
Congressional candidate Sam Liccardo is using AI to speak to voters
With less than 30 days to the election and a laryngitis diagnosis, Congressional District 16 candidate Sam Liccardo is turning to artificial intelligence voice technology as he has no voice.During a meet and greet in Palo Alto Monday afternoon, Liccardo used Speechify, an app that reads aloud text.He submitted a 20-second sample of a previous speech so the voice would sound like him.ABC7 played a clip of Liccardo's real voice and the synthetic one."In elections, victory goes to the nimble. We're hustling to do all that we can to continue to communicate with residents," Liccardo said via AI.VIDEO: Generative AI...
San Francisco Fleet Week kicks off with earthquake preparedness drill: Here's a look
As part of Fleet Week in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management is holding a series of full-scale exercises with the Department of Defense and other local and state agencies.They're preparing for what to do and how to communicate in the event of an earthquake.Specifically, they are working on two key things in Tuesday's exercise happening at Pier 30 and 32.The movement of what they call "disaster service workers" and the clearance of roads, two things they'll have to do immediately after an earthquake.Between 75 to 100 city workers are volunteering their time to take part...
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