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Amid Outcry, San Francisco Pauses on ‘Killer Police Robots’

December 8, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco supervisors voted Dec. 6 to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would have let police use robots for deadly force—reversing course just days after their approval of the plan generated fierce pushback and warnings about the militarization and automation of policing. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to explicitly ban…

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San Francisco Will Allow Police to Deploy Lethal Robots

November 30, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—Supervisors in San Francisco voted Nov. 29 to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations—following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement. The board voted 8–3, with the majority agreeing to grant police the option despite strong…

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How ‘Bad Actors’ in San Francisco City Hall Extort Contractors: Former Supervisor

March 3, 2022
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Some city officials in San Francisco are extorting contractors for money by threatening their jobs, says a former San Francisco Supervisor. This comes during a federal investigation into the city’s high-ranking public officials, in which the city’s former director of Public Works, Mohammed Nuru, admitted in January to receiving bribes from multiple contractors in exchange…

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