San Francisco lawmakers on Dec. 6 voted to ban police from using remote-controlled robots that can be equipped with explosive charges, reversing an earlier decision on the matter. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8–3 on Tuesday to explicitly ban the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) from using the robots in extreme circumstances. Specifically, police would have…
San Francisco U-Turns on Allowing Police to Deploy ‘Killer Robots’ to ‘Incapacitate’ Dangerous Suspects
December 7, 2022
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Contractor: Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net Will Cost $400 Million
December 1, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—A suicide prevention net on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of problems sparked by the government agency that manages the span, the lead contractors allege. The allegations filed Nov. 28 in state court by Shimmick Construction…
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…
Transgender Guaranteed Income Programs Discriminatory, Critics Say
November 22, 2022
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Guaranteed income programs for transgender residents in San Francisco and Palm Springs have raised the eyebrows of some critics, who say they are a misuse of public funds and discriminatory. Erin Friday, a co-leader of Our Duty, a group that protests the gender transitioning of minor children and young adults, told The Epoch Times the…
San Francisco to Host APEC Summit in 2023: VP Harris
BANGKOK—The city of San Francisco will host the leaders’ meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum next year, Vice President Kamala Harris said, as the 2022 summit drew to a close in Bangkok on Saturday. Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is this week’s host, handed over the chair of APEC to the United…
San Francisco City College Offers Nation’s First Cantonese Certificate Program
SAN FRANCISCO—Beginning in fall 2023, City College of San Francisco (CCSF) will start offering a Cantonese certificate program, the first of its kind in the United States. “After over a year-long effort of the advocacy of over 40 community organizations, we were able to make that happen,” CCSF board trustee member Alan Wong said at…
Musk Says He Expects to Find a New Twitter CEO ‘Over Time’
NEW YORK—Billionaire Elon Musk, who just took over as the chief executive at Twitter after buying the company, said he does not want to be the CEO of any company. Musk took the witness stand Wednesday in a Delaware court to defend himself in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a compensation package he was awarded by…
San Francisco to Give $1,200 a Month to Low-Income Transgender Residents
November 17, 2022
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San Francisco has launched a new pilot program offering guaranteed monthly income to a number of low-income transgender residents of the city, Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday. Known as the Guaranteed Income for Transgender People (G.I.F.T.) program, the new plan will provide “economically marginalized transgender people with unrestricted, monthly guaranteed income as a way to combat poverty…
New San Francisco Park Makes National Geographic’s Global List of Best Trips for Next Year
By John Metcalfe From Bay Area News Group San Jose–How special is it that the world’s premiere travel-and-photography outlet puts a macro lens on a new Bay Area park? For its 25 Breathtaking Places and Experiences for 2023, National Geographic includes San Francisco’s Tunnel Tops as one of the top destinations in the world, praising…
Here’s How The Pelosi Attack Will Impact Midterms: Strategists
November 1, 2022
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Republican campaign strategists and conservative activists see little prospect that the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi in the posh San Francisco home he shares with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will change anything about the Nov. 8 midterm election. Democrats interviewed by The Epoch Times see things quite differently on the violent assault but…
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