You can file a complaint, email or call with comments, or attend live on December 5 the San Francisco Sheriff Oversight Board meeting at 2pm at City Hall. www.sf.gov/departments-...

And here in my neighborhood.

DoorDash delivery drone testing coming to the Mission in San Francisco

President Trump’s order for new oil drilling off the coasts of California drew quick pushback from the state’s leaders, who said it would only benefit petroleum companies: “Our coast is not for sale.”

This is a great volunteer opportunity! Not a tough gig, great board, huge impact. Happy to talk with you if you're considering it.

CPJ is honored to recognize this year's International Press Freedom Awards honorees who exemplify the best of journalism🏆 ⚡️Dong Yuyu ⚡️Elvira Pilar and Juan Carlos Tito ⚡️Bolot Temirov ⚡️Sonia Dahmani ⚡️Gwen Ifill Awardee David McCraw

Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

“One of the things about the so-called robot dogs that we are a little wary of is this normalization and this sort of affectionate framing of calling it a dog,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @bloomberg.com. “It’s another piece of police technology.” www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

Algorithmic face scans are “dangerous, whether used to estimate our age, our name, or other demographics,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @PCMag.com. EFF favors “a ban on government use of this technology, and strict regulation… for corporate use.” www.pcmag.com/explainers/...

📢 BREAKING 📢 We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...

Swiss businessmen gave Trump an engraved gold bar worth more than $130,000. Then he agreed to cut tariffs on Swiss imports. bit.ly/4oV46sG

Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leaving the children behind.

“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.” Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter

for those not keeping track: masked feds, upset about being followed during kidnappings, reportedly swerved their car into martinez's, got out and said, "do something bitch," then unloaded five shots into her before driving off. feds then charged martinez w/ assault and offered $50k for more info.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!

Given the passing of disability activist and light-in-the-world Alice Wong, we at COYOTE invite people to share what she and her work meant to them. Whether you knew Alice personally, organized with her, or were simply a fan of her writing, we'd love to hear from you. (1/3) (📷: Jen White-Johnson)

SF neighbors are coordinating, too. I recommend Bay Resistance for getting started. They’ll get you key trainings right away (but have a backlog for putting you in touch with immediate “pod” neighbors). Ask me if you’re in the Castro/ Noe / Upper Market / Mission for local intros!

🚨 LIVE 🚨 The San Francisco Police Commission is meeting Wednesday, Nov 19 at 5:30pm. Agenda, docs, how to join: www.sf.gov/httpswwwsfgo... I'm unable to live-post tonight because I'm multi-tasking, but I will post updates as I can.

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

One of the reasons why this weekend's storm system is looking so impressive is that the associated airmass will be among the moistest on record for November in SoCal, with record or near-record column water vapor and integrated vapor transport in some areas. #CAwx

“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938 zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context

Procrastinators beware! Your ballot won’t return itself. The good news is you've got lots of ways to vote in the California special election — just don’t wait. Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, November 4. Find all the details you need at lwvsf.org/vote.

Today is Election Day! Don’t forget to take your ballot to a drop box.

With air traffic controllers working without pay, more than 5,000 flights were delayed nationwide over the weekend, including hundreds at San Francisco International Airport.

Join me and SIGN THE PETITION to protect San Francisco's campaign-finance & disclosure laws! SIGN HERE: bit.ly/sign-sf-prot...

Priorities.

Good news: Some checks & balances in this government still work. 2 judges order SNAP must continue (especially since THERE IS A CONTINGENCY FUND FOR SNAP) during the shutdown Bad news: many will experience delays in getting benefits. (USDA & states need time to access and distribute the benefits.)

I'm running to be re-elected President of Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association. If you live, work or have family in school in the neighborhood: to vote in mid-November, be sure your membership is up to date now! Campaign: consultjenny.my.canva.site/vote-for-jdub Membership: www.evna.org/join

🚨 BREAKING: A federal court permanently blocks the Trump administration from implementing a part of his March anti-voting executive order that sought to require documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. More to come.

22 MILLION Americans are one day away from seeing massive health insurance price hikes. Health premiums are going to increase by 114%. Reminder: Republicans can stop this AND reopen the government TODAY, but they refuse.

It's not a coincidence they're making working people poorer and cutting SNAP whilst increasing healthcare costs right now whilst preparing for more wars. They're trying to coerce people into joining the imperialist war machine. The economic draft is a real thing.

As Fiserv CEO, Frank Bisignano overinflated sales projections before quickly cashing out with a $500M stock sale. Now, Fiserv's market value has collapsed — and Trump has put Bisignano in charge of Social Security. Be warned. https://www.commondreams.org/news/fiserv-ceo-frank-bisignano

FBI: "We didn't zip tie children." REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old." FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."

💙💙💙SAN FRANCISCO💙💙💙 Please sign & share the petition. Everyone deserves due process! Uphold San Francisco's local sanctuary ordinance! bit.ly/upholdsfsanctuary #ResistICE #IceOutOfCalifornia #IceOutOfCA #ICEOutOfSanFrancisco #Sanctuary #StopAAPIHate

I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.

For Natives in more rural areas, there are food distribution centers for commodities which low-income Natives rely on because they are situated in food deserts. These centers will also NOT be distributing food, so this isn't just a scatter of individuals in need but entire communities.

Trump has increased partnerships with state and local police to go after immigrants by 600% — including wildlife commissions and lottery agencies. He's building a national police force under his command, justified by lies about immigrant crime waves that research shows don't exist.

Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.

Engineers, developers, and researchers say OpenAI's transcription tool Whisper hallucinates chunks of text or even entire sentences, including racial commentary (Associated Press) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.

🚨San Francisco, we need clear policies, transparency & accountability from our Sheriff. Please sign & share: bit.ly/upholdsfsanctuary

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were. The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

More than 1,000 protestors marched from Embarcadero Plaza to the Department of Homeland Security building Thursday evening, decrying Trump, ICE, and federal troops in the Bay Area. 📷: Benjamin Fanjoy

We do not need federal agents deployed here. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

BREAKING via @mgafni.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Increasing reports of ICE being deployed to the Bay Area. @bayresistance.bsky.social is organizing TONIGHT 6pm Weds Oct 22. Register for Zoom link: ✅ Know Your Rights ✅ Get Trained ✅ Day 1 Mobilization Plan ✅ Unite around STAY OUT OF THE BAY Register now: actionnetwork.org/events/stay-...

“Younger adults and teens already have a unique relationship with AI: Nearly one in five high schoolers say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with AI, according to a survey by CDT. And it is not yet clear how OpenAI will verify adults’ age. time.com/7326111/cha... cc: Time