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Stanford-designed AI is helping this Bay Area county erase racist property records from the past
Santa Clara County is utilizing Stanford University-developed artificial intelligence to redact thousands of racist property records from the system.Racial covenants were utilized in the early 1900s to require property owners to follow certain rules including who can or cannot live there.Even though they are not being enforced, these agreements still exist in documents to this day.Stanford Law Professor Daniel Ho couldn't believe one particular clause in the documents when buying a home in Palo Alto."That specified that, 'the property shall not be used or occupied by any person of African, Japanese, Chinese or Mongolian descent, except for in the capacity...
Thousands of Bay Area residents impacted by PG&E power shutoffs due to high fire danger
In the North Bay, red flag fire conditions have left hundreds of homeowners without power after PG&E shutoff electricity for safety in high fire-prone areas across the Bay Area."Fortunately, we have a tank full of propane, we got hot water," said Kyle Glerum.Kyle Glerum is living without electricity in Sonoma's Mission Highlands neighborhood. PG&E cut power Thursday night, part of a Public Safety Power Shutoff due to red flag fire danger.Kyle's EV can't be charged, but he's making the best it."We like to camp, so we're treating it like a camping trip - we'll put perishables on ice until we...
Davenport firefighter reflects on the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — On this day decades ago, the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake rocked Santa Cruz County and the Bay Area. The massive quake leaving up to 10 billion dollars of damage in its wake. Despite being known for mainly affecting the Bay Area, the shake was named after being centered by the The post Davenport firefighter reflects on the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake appeared first on KION546.
California city gets FAA's approval for cops to fly drones at night at further distances, a first
The Campbell Police Department in California has made headlines by receiving a groundbreaking waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, enabling its Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program to operate at night. This approval marks the first instance where nighttime drone operations are permitted without the need for visual observers.
Two injured in San Jose two-alarm apartment complex fire
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Fire crews were on the scene of a two-alarm apartment complex fire that injured two people and affected two units, according to the San Jose Fire Department (SJFD). The blaze was reported at 5:43 p.m. Thursday on the 2300 block of Lucretia Ave., prompting residents to avoid the area. SJFD […]
Bay Area startup claims it developed 2-way communication between people via dreams
A Bay Area startup says it has unlocked a way for communication between humans during sleep.The Redwood City startup says it reached the milestone on Sept. 24 with the technology that linked two people in a lucid dream state. It achieved the communication again in October.Lucid dreaming is a state in which you're asleep but also aware you're dreaming.Michael Raduga is CEO of REMspace and showed pictures of participantsMORE: World's most powerful x-ray laser created in Bay Area lab set for major upgrade: Here's a look"For example, when this participant found himself in a lucid dream, our server sent him...
Santa Clara County education board appoints new leader amid turmoil
The Santa Clara County Office of Education has found a new interim superintendent, and he lives in Southern California. The county Board of Education voted 6-1 to appoint Charles Hinman Wednesday to temporarily replace ousted superintendent Mary Ann Dewan. Hinman has a 35-year career in public education, which includes multiple stints as a superintendent in school districts across California. He said he was notified more than one week ago by the search firm Leadership Associates that the superintendent position “was going to be open.”
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