Matt O'brien and Janie Har, Associated Press Updated 10:05 pm PDT, Sunday, May 12, 2019 FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo, a man, who declined to be identified, has his face painted to represent efforts to defeat facial recognition during a protest at Amazon headquarters over the company's facial recognition system, "Rekognition," in Seattle. San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies as the technology creeps increasingly into daily life. Studies have shown error rates in facial-analysis systems built by Amazon, IBM and Microsoft were far higher for darker-skinned women than lighter-skinned men. less FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo, a man, who declined to be identified, has his face painted to represent efforts to defeat facial recognition during a protest at Amazon headquarters over the company's ... more Photo: … [Read more...] about San Francisco may ban police, city use of facial recognition
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Federal court blocks San Francisco warning on soda ads
Christopher Weber and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Updated 3:15 pm CST, Thursday, January 31, 2019 FILE - In t his Oct. 1, 2014, file photo, soft drinks are displayed for sale at a market in San Francisco. A federal appeals court has blocked a San Francisco law requiring health warnings on advertisements for soda and other sugary drinks in a victory for beverage and retail groups that sued to block the ordinance. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says in a unanimous ruling Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, that the law violates constitutionally-protected commercial speech. less FILE - In t his Oct. 1, 2014, file photo, soft drinks are displayed for sale at a market in San Francisco. A federal appeals court has blocked a San Francisco law requiring health warnings on advertisements for ... more Photo: Jeff Chiu, AP … [Read more...] about Federal court blocks San Francisco warning on soda ads
U.S. court blocks San Francisco health warning on soda ads
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday blocked a San Francisco law requiring health warnings on advertisements for soda and other sugary drinks in a win to the American beverage industry which fought the requirements in court. The 11 judges of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a unanimous decision said the city’s ordinance violated commercial speech protected under the U.S. Constitution. “The required warnings therefore offend plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights by chilling protected speech,” the judges wrote in granting a preliminary injunction that prevents the law from taking effect. The judges said beverage makers were likely to suffer “irreparable harm” if the law is implemented because the warning would “drown out” the advertisements’ other visual elements. The San Francisco ordinance is part of a national effort to curb consumption of soft drinks and other high-calorie beverages that medical experts have said … [Read more...] about U.S. court blocks San Francisco health warning on soda ads
SF Mayor Breed takes step to ensure Prop. C homeless tax becomes reality
By Dominic Fracassa Updated 3:38 pm PST, Monday, November 19, 2018 SF Mayor London Breed talks with a homeless man in front of Outfit on Castro Street as she takes a neighborhood walk this morning on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. SF Mayor London Breed talks with a homeless man in front of Outfit on Castro Street as she takes a neighborhood walk this morning on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 62 Caption Close Image 1 of 62 SF Mayor London Breed talks with a homeless man in front of Outfit on Castro Street as she takes a neighborhood walk this morning on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. SF Mayor London Breed talks with a homeless man in front … [Read more...] about SF Mayor Breed takes step to ensure Prop. C homeless tax becomes reality
Anti-gas tax campaign draws threat of legal action with fuel-card givaway
By Rachel Swan Updated 3:19 pm PST, Monday, November 5, 2018 In this Sept. 25, 2018 file photo, Carl DeMaio, who is leading the Proposition 6 campaign to repeal a recent gas tax increase, discusses a ballot measure he is proposing to provide money for road repairs and eliminate high-speed rail in Sacramento, Calif. Proposition 6 seeks to repeal the 2017 decision by the Democratic-led Legislature to raise fuel taxes and vehicle fees to pay for roughly $5 billion a year in highway and road improvements and transit programs. less In this Sept. 25, 2018 file photo, Carl DeMaio, who is leading the Proposition 6 campaign to repeal a recent gas tax increase, discusses a ballot measure he is proposing to provide money for road repairs and ... more Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press In this June 18, 2018, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, center, blasts a recent gas tax increase and … [Read more...] about Anti-gas tax campaign draws threat of legal action with fuel-card givaway