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Spirituality in fight against racism to be discussed by Professor Tobin Shearer at Palo Alto church
History Professor Tobin Miller Shearer will explain his ideas about antirascist spirituality at the Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church on October 27 at 6:00 pm. Free tickets to the event can be ordered online. The church is located on 687 Arastradero Road, near Alta Mesa Memorial Park.
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...
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...
1 million ballots arriving in Santa Clara County mailboxes
(KRON) — More than 1 million ballots for the November 5 Presidential General Election are being mailed out to homes across Santa Clara County. County election officials said “Vote by Mail” packets are in the process of being sent to 1,041,499 registered voters. Every active registered voter will receive a Vote by Mail ballot, officials […]
You aren't imagining it. Yes, California does have some of the nation's worst drivers
The worst cities for driving in the U.S., according to recent reports, include seven in California: Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Victorville, and San Bernardino. Study: Worst drivers are in Memphis and Victorville ...
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