"What’s going on is the second-largest new #datacenter being considered. The 950,000-square-foot,data center could be the largest statewide, taking up 17 football fields of land. The$10 billion, 330-megawatt data center would require 750,000 gallons of water a day" grist.org/drought/cali...

"He recently released a study tallying CalPERS and CalSTRS investments in companies that participate in the Trump administration immigration sweeps, such as #Palantir and private prison companies CoreCivic and GeoGroup. I see a disconnect right now,” he said" calmatters.org/economy/2026...

The judge said Rosen’s fundraising and public comments improperly tied the #Stanford prosecution to combating antisemitism, even though the defendants were not charged with hate crimes" www.mercurynews.com/2026/05/07/s...?

Communication is a lifeline, not a luxury. Millions of people behind bars and their families know this, but a new report by our partners at @worthrises makes the case shockingly clear. #phonejustice Learn more at connectfamiliesnow.com/poweroffree

"In these #workplaces, #AI is not something you use. It is something that watches and rules you. That is the new divide we should all be paying attention to.". www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"Public records obtained by the Shake Off #Flock campaign show agencies from Ohio and beyond searched Shaker Heights’ automatic license plate reader database 273 times over three months this year while citing “#immigration” as the reason" #ALPR www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05...

"A proposed federal #surveillance tower overlooking San Clemente is drawing concerns from residents and officials, who say the project raises unresolved questions about privacy, oversight and whether the system is suited for its stated purpose" #BorderPatrol www.picketfencemedia.com/sanclementet...

Big tech claims it will solve the climate crisis it is exacerbating this very moment. #Kairos Fellows released a report calling its bluff. Here are big tech's false "solutions" to address the climate crisis–––and why they're unproven and dangerous: noclimateresultsfound.com/2026/04/28/n...

#Disneyland putting in #facialrecognition to try to catch people sharing annual entrance passes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Whittier became a majority-Latino city in the 1990s, after a swell of families left the city of Los Angeles for the suburbs. As of 2013, the city was two-thirds Latino but the city council was all-white" boltsmag.org/california-i...

Fresno Superior Court Judge says the Fresno City Council violated the #BrownAct by doing final city budget negotiations in a secretive nonpublic ad hoc committee. fresnoland.org/2026/05/05/j...

"That was when I realized the wrong definition of #journalism isn’t defended with arguments, but with eyerolls. People are defending the definition but losing the actual practice" tvnewscheck.com/journalism/a...

"The move appeared to mark the latest instance of the Trump administration deploying #immigration restrictions to punish its political foes, and prompted sharp criticism from political opposition and #pressfreedom organizations in Costa Rica" apnews.com/article/cost...

El Cerrito City Council votes 3-2 at 12:30 in the morning not to renew their #Flock contract.

"In 2002, 20% of the global population lived in a country where the state of #press freedom was categorised as “good.” Twenty-five years later, less than 1% of the world’s population lives in a country that falls under this category" rsf.org/en/2026-rsf-...

“The issuance of this report is not the end, it is the beginning,” Castillo said. “We need a reckoning to occur.” #ICE capitolnewsillinois.com/news/account...

"Except for those charged with capital murder or violent felonies, “#bail must be set in an amount reasonably attainable for the defendant,” Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero wrote in the 7-0 decision." www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Meta threatens to remove #Facebook,#Instagram and #WhatsApp from New Mexico residents following child #safety litigation. apnews.com/article/meta...

California is preparing to upload its DMV driver data into a national database in response to Homeland Security demands. #RealID calmatters.org/economy/tech...

AI agent running on Claude apologizes after wiping out a company's database and all the back-ups: " “I decided to do it on my own when I should have asked you first or found a non-destructive solution" #AI www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

"“Why would the sheriff’s office have a contract with a company where the sheriff’s office has no control over shutting them off or on?” Cordell said. “That is crazy.” #GTL www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/04/26/a...?

"Far from feeling defrauded, Ellie Wilson, a donor from Texas, said the indictment prompted her to make a new contribution to the group" #SPLC theintercept.com/2026/04/24/s...

Glyphosate, better known as #Roundup, is a big part of California's rural wildfire recovery plan. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

#Palantir is in your taxes. theintercept.com/2026/04/24/p...

Atlanta showed out @ Flock HQ to make it clear: people everywhere want FLOCK OUT NOW! Atlanta is the most surveilled city in the country, with 124 cameras per 1000 people. Each camera putting immigrants, abortion seekers, and other criminalized communities at risk. www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/vide...

U.S. Justice Department sues the State of Colorado to overturn artificial intelligence regulation. #AI www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

State of Oregon passes emergency law to limit license plate reader scans from being retained for more than 30 days absent used as evidence in criminal case. This leaves CA as the outlier state on the West Coast that allows cops to retain for as long as five years. #ALPR ktvz.com/news/oregon-...

"Yen suggests that the tech giants are cynically exploiting parental fears. Meta, for example, has lobbied for age verification to shift the regulatory burden away from its own platforms, allowing it to keep targeting adults with what Yen calls "toxic products." www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...

The 9 federal agencies that have access to UC Merced’s data include Border Patrol. The fact is that a police department is currently in violation of California state law in a way that puts their student population at risk,” Katz-Lacabe said. #ALPR www.modbee.com/news/local/e...

Here we go again. California cop accessing #Flock to stalk his lover 6 months after being put on leave. #ALPR www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

"In my view Sam Liccardo has had a front row seat to the ways in which tech can be disruptive and harmful, if not properly regulated" #AI sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-law...

That is called price fixing. "According to a newly unsealed court filing, #Amazon employees have repeatedly worked with vendors using its platform to push retail vendors including Walmart and Chewy to set higher prices collectively. #antitrust www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"Flight records show DFR #drones were launched 31 times to surveil the January 31 “ICE Out” protest in downtown Los Angeles. At the March 28 “No Kings” protest, city data shows the #LAPD again launched drones 32 times over the area where the demonstration took place" theintercept.com/2026/04/20/l...

"The US spy tech company #Palantir published a manifesto some have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Ninth Circuit enjoins California laws on limiting #masks and requiring #ID from all law enforcement officers, dealing a blow to California's efforts to combat #ICE raids. www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/22/f...?

#FCC chair Brendan Carr floats warning labels for #gender identity content on television, similar to excessive violence or explicit sexual activity warnings. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...?

"Utility companies disconnected U.S. households more than 13.4 million times in 2024. The report is the first state-by-state dataset disclosing how often #utilities have shut off electricity and gas to households who are unable to make payments" biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

"I sat there in church and I thought, ‘Our #press are just like these Pharisees" deadline.com/2026/04/pete...

More stories of the horrors in #ICE detention. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

While San Jose is voluntarily the leading #datacenter location in CA, it is far from the only place these projects are in development. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...?

Some of these big league #universities with million dollar endowments should follow in the footsteps of little Contra Costa College. www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...

California may ban artificial #stone countertops due to health hazards. www.kqed.org/news/1207965...

'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3

The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time. www.wired.com/story/prego-...

Media Alliance is proud to be a signatory to this important amicus brief. #pressfreedom theintercept.com/2026/04/02/p...

Our #utility bills go down a little. Their executive pay goes up a lot. www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/04/10/p...?

"It’s the first time CLERB will refer its findings to the District Attorney’s Office for potential criminal charges." #policeoversight www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/04/06/s...

"By buying facilities currently owned by private prison companies, #ICE could help shield those detention centers from state oversight and some lawsuits tied to alleged abuse, including labor violations." jacobin.com/2026/03/ice-...?

"The SOMA West Neighborhood Association filed a complaint alleging that SF used a “deliberate containment strategy” to create a “segregated … impact zone” in SoMa. The complaint argues that SoMa’s “hyper-concentration of #poverty” is an intentional policy choice" www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...?

"In recent months, the possibility of state funding going to Islamic private schools has emerged as a new front. This has complicated the initial phase of the $1 billion school choice program, a signature policy achievement of Gov. Greg Abbott" #school #vouchers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...