Travis Raburn

California and 28 other states are seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties from Meta. They allege the company lied about addictive design features, data gathering, and the risks of social media to minors’ mental health. In a statement emailed to KALW, Meta says the claims are "unsubstantiated and their financial demands are vastly disproportionate." Parents who lost their children to suicide gathered outside the Federal Courthouse in Oakland before the trial started. Lori Schott was one of them.

Today Congressman Kevin Mullin announced the Autonomous Vehicle Emergency Response Coordination Act outside of San Francisco Fire Station 4. Rep. Mullins’ bill would require driverless-car companies to coordinate with first responders during emergencies. "It would establish a 24/7 hotline for public officials to communicate directly with AV companies in real time, in the moment," Rep. Mullin explained.

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors held a special hearing on Tuesday on Kaiser Permanente contract proposals that clinicians say could undermine patient care. Kaiser has spent the past year in contract negotiations with its behavioral health clinicians in Northern California. Kaiser employees say the company's latest proposal will expand the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care.