Notices by (gobsmacked) (nwchapman@sfba.social)

How an ultra-right majority in California’s far north picked a novice to run its elections https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/07/shasha-county-elections-office-california?CMP=share_btn_url

US health system ranks last compared with peer nations, report finds

Despite Americans paying nearly double that of other nations, the US fares poorly in list of 10 countries https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/18/american-health-system-ranks-last?CMP=share_btn_url #Healthcare

Revealed: Shell oil non-profit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025

Foundation says it ‘does not endorse any organizations’ while funneling hundreds of thousands to rightwing causes #ClimateCrisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/15/shell-oil-project-2025-climate-crisis?CMP=share_btn_url

He ‘redeems’ the trash New Yorkers throw away, finding value – and opportunity – in waste

Pedro Romero is one of hundreds of thousands of informal waste workers the world over, from Paris to Bangalore https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jul/20/new-york-waste-recycling-workers?CMP=share_btn_url

Meet Tim Dunn: the ultraconservative billionaire pastor spending millions to protect his oil – and elect Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jul/11/tim-dunn-texas-oil-billionaire-trump?CMP=share_btn_url

I'm gutted to hear that the Planetarium programs are getting axed. And I suspect most people who grew up in San Francisco will feel the same.

I *LOVED* going there as a kid, and it played a significant role in me deciding - in middle school - to pursue a career in astrophysics. (In the end, I didn't, but that was still my focus when I first enrolled at Cal.)

This is a terrible blow, I think, for Bay Area kids, for science education, for the City. And when I think about what things the City is spending money on, and the relatively small amount involved here...

Maybe some tech multi-millionaire/billionaire will step up to save this, possible instead of donating to the GOP or funding surveillance cameras or something.

Academy of Science is cutting dozens of jobs, mine included. SF should ask why

SF Standard Opinion piece

As execs rake in bonuses, beloved planetarium shows and school programs face the axe. Is mismanagement dimming the city's brightest scientific light? https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/07/02/opinion-california-academy-budget-cuts-planetarium/

"We'll be less activist if you be less shit"

A dashboard to strike fear in the hearts of pedestrians and bicyclists https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/first-look-at-the-sony-honda-ev-more-than-a-playstation-on-wheels/

San Jose is training AI to spot homeless encampments

San Jose invited tech companies to mount cameras on a vehicle in what appears to be first-of-its-kind experiment

For the last several months, a city at the heart of Silicon Valley has been training artificial intelligence to recognize tents and cars with people living inside in what experts believe is the first experiment of its kind in the United States.

#Homelessness #AI #DoYouKnowTheWayToNoWayJose

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/san-jose-homelessness-ai-detection