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Guest Opinion: Palo Alto schools face a self-inflicted budget crisis
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (650+ words) By Todd Collins and Ken Dauber It’s almost impossible to believe. Over just a few weeks this summer, PAUSD went from its strongest ever financial position to its absolute most dire. When school ended in June, they boasted a record…...
Meet Jinny Lu, the winner of the 2026 World's Ugliest Dog Contest
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (369+ words) Jinny Lu has gone from runner-up to champion. The 6-year-old pug was crowned the winner of the 2026 World's Ugliest Dog Contest Friday night at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. Jinny Lu's victory came on the heels of…...
Results revealed from San Jose poll to rename downtown plaza
2+ week, 5+ day ago (167+ words) San Jose leaders asked residents for their input on what should replace the name of the former Cesar Chavez Plaza. Ali Reid reports. Results from a public poll to rename San Jose's downtown plaza were revealed Tuesday. San Jose is…...
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
3+ week, 6+ day ago (870+ words) Meta is kicking off a court battle with some of the highest stakes yet. But it is far from the only litigation facing the social media giant and its competitors. In a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the…...
Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
3+ week, 4+ day ago (698+ words) Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations…...
Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13
3+ week, 4+ day ago (696+ words) A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During…...
States take Meta to trial in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (951+ words) Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much…...
California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff's seizure of ballots
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (419+ words) The California Supreme Court is weighing whether a Southern California sheriff who seized election ballots must return them to county election officials. The high court heard oral arguments Monday regarding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of approximately 650,000 ballots from…...
In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see a pivotal moment for online safety
3+ week, 5+ day ago (712+ words) As opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a trial for Meta Platforms, advocates and parents of social media victims gathered outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, with a banner that stretched several feet across. Written on it in black…...
Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (920+ words) A 27-year-old AI researcher says he resigned from Anthropic over concerns about how powerful AI is being developed, warning that advanced systems could pose catastrophic risks to humanity. Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use…...