State Sen. Josh Becker will host a virtual town hall to address the fentanyl epidemic on August 31st. The town hall will discuss what fentanyl is, how it affects the body and how the State government handles the crisis.
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John Gilmore knows how tough it is for people to scrub their personal data from the internet, even in California, where consumers have privacy rights.
“It’s a very labor-intensive process,” said Gilmore, who heads research at DeleteMe, a company that people can pay to remove their information from websites. “There’s no way for the average person to understand whether the efforts they’re making help or not.”
A well-functioning and seamless transportation network across the Bay, bolstered by safety measures, grade separations and the rebirth of Dumbarton Rail, are all pivotal to the success of public transportation in our region.
As the impetus for economy-wide decarbonization increases, a growing number of state and local governments are exploring the adoption of building performance standards (BPS), a policy trend that has the potential to significantly reduce energy, carbon and water use in existing buildings.
Amid Thursday’s scorching heat, California lawmakers campaigned for a suite of bills they hope will tackle one of the state’s largest but overlooked sources of carbon pollution causing global warming: buildings.
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Amid residents’ concern and confusion over the high-rise builder’s remedy development proposed for the former Sunset Magazine headquarters, a growing group of local elected officials are clear: This project cannot happen in Menlo Park.
State Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) and San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller (District 3) released the following statement on their opposition to the proposed construction of a four-structure mixed-use development that includes a 300-foot tower on the site of 80 Willow Road (pictured), Menlo Park:
“We are strongly opposed to the proposed development at 80 Willow Road. The environmental impact of such an immense project right next to the San Francisquito Creek cannot be ignored.
The state’s leading consumer privacy agency is throwing its support behind a bill built to bolster protections around Californians’ online data.
SB 362, also known as the “Delete Act,” would create a portal for residents to remove personal data that’s been collected by data brokers, from purchase history to internet browsing habits.