Thousands of Once-Secret Police Records Are Now Public. Here’s How You Can Use Them | KQED The database, which includes about 12,000 cases detailing police misconduct and serious use of force from hundreds of agencies, is the first of its kind in California.

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Cuddly but Costly: The Unseen Dangers of Fleece in Kids Clothes and Toys | KQED Each week, the average person is estimated to ingest up to the weight of a credit card in microplastics. What could I do for my family?

I've spent months thinking about fleece and whether I should let my kiddo have it. Examining this opened up a new way for me to think about consumer choices, regulation and whether we can ever be rid of what we throw away. New out today for @kqedscience.bsky.social: www.kqed.org/science/1996...

Hollywood Actors Take the Fight Against AI to Sacramento | KQED SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, is supporting a bill that would require AI developers to disclose when models are trained on copyrighted material.

Remember when Carrie Fisher appeared posthumously in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker? Now the more likely threat to creative artists is, “We could all be put into one of the blenders, and they spit out a character that is a little bit of all of us.” www.kqed.org/news/1203181... @kqednews.kqed.org

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we HEAR @daisynguyen.bsky.social's piece about what's holding up 💲💲 for #childcare in @alamedacountyca.bsky.social
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A Radically Reshaped EPA Takes Its Toll on Bay Area Environmental Justice Efforts | KQED EPA officials have cut or frozen funding for a broad range of Bay Area climate projects, including tree planting, air monitoring, the distribution of air purifiers, youth programming and more.

A Radically Reshaped EPA Takes Its Toll on Bay Area Environmental Justice Efforts

Nonprofits in East Palo Alto West Oakland & South San Francisco have already hired staff to fulfill grants, paid graduate students for research

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Lessons From Elsewhere: Managing San Francisco's Stormwater and Sewage Mess | KQED San Francisco’s aging sewer system overflows during storms, polluting the ocean and bay. Other big cities have tackled the issue with tunnels, green development and holistic water management.

Lessons From Elsewhere: Managing San Francisco's Stormwater & Sewage Mess ☔️💩

NYC invested in green infrastructure, turning its concrete jungle into a sponge. Chicago/Milwaukee dug massive tunnels deep in the earth to capture💧

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Meta’s Efforts to Block Explosive Expose in Arbitration Likely to Fail, Labor Experts Say | KQED Meta is battling to stop sales of an explosive memoir from a former employee in arbitration, but legal experts say federal and state labor laws in California protect the book and its author.

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