San Francisco PD Proposes Letting Robots Kill Suspects
By Tyler Durden A policy drafted by the San Francisco Police Department has sent a petition to the city’s Board of Supervisors which would allow…
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LA Turns To A “Mansion Tax” To Try And Solve Its Homelessness Problem
By Tyler Durden Believe it or not, California thinks it has a solution to the homelessness problem that can be solved with additional taxation! Go…
Tech Industry Groups Oppose Child Privacy Law that Stops 8 Common Data Collection Practices
By B.N. Frank Despite opposition and warnings, data collection and/or sharing is big business in the U.S. (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,…
EFF Files Amicus Brief Challenging Orange County, CA’s Controversial DNA Collection Program
By Jennifer Lynch, Saira Hussain, and Andrew Crocker Should the government be allowed to collect your DNA—and retain it indefinitely—if you’re arrested for a low-level…
Lawmakers and Environmental Advocates Object to Proposed Weekly Release of Thousands of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
By B.N. Frank American opposition to genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes continues to increase (see 1, 2) and why wouldn’t it? Experts have questioned the effectiveness…
“Largest Armed Robbery in History”: FBI Robs 1400 Safety Deposit Boxes of $86 Million, Said Cash Smelled Like Drugs
By Matt Agorist Los Angeles, CA — For decades now, the federal government and their cohorts in law enforcement have been carrying out the theft…
FBI Misled Judge, Then Seized $86 Million In Cash From Beverly Hills Safe-Deposit Boxes
By Tyler Durden The FBI ‘drilled and pried’ their way into 1,400 safe-deposit boxes at a private vault company in Beverly Hills after misleading a…
Tesla Battery Fire at Utility Substation Closes Highway
By B.N. Frank Tesla vehicles have been and continue to be associated with battery fires and fires that are difficult to extinguish (see 1, 2). …
California Governor Signs “Most Aggressive” Package Of Green Laws
By Caden Pearson California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a sweeping package of what he called the country’s “most aggressive” climate measures to “accelerate…
Newly-Released Footage Shows Bizarre Looking “Drone Swarm” Stalking US Stealth Warship In The Pacific
By Elijah Cohen An unidentified drone swarm was shown in a video that was acquired and originally released by The Drive 2 weeks ago. The…
California’s Power Grid Turmoil Spurs Diesel Demand For Generators
By Tyler Durden A record-setting heat wave pushed California’s power grid to the limit this week as California Independent System Operator (CAISO) called for customers…
California “one step away” from Rolling Power Outages
By Rachel Emmanuel California is ‘one step away’ from ordering rotating power outages, according to the state’s Independent System Operator. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) is…
Immobility Plan 2035
Op-Ed by Gary M. Galles In 2015, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his Vision Zero plan to eliminate the more than 200 annual non-driver…
San Francisco Shop Owners Threaten To Stop Paying Taxes Unless City Tackles Crime, Homelessness
By Tyler Durden Business owners in San Francisco’s Castro district have absolutely had it with the city’s inaction over burglaries, vandalism, and violent homeless people…