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- With more than 40,000 people expected to pack into San Francisco for Dreamforce, representatives from the city’s Police Department said the agency was equipped to handle “any” type of law enforcement issue. By Annie Vainshtein
- Most of the layoffs will affect staff at the company’s main offices in S.F., N.Y. and Asia. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- San Francisco will welcome its biggest conference since the pandemic began this week, the strongest sign yet that the city’s biggest pre-pandemic industry — tourism and hospitality — is finally recovering By Roland Li
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Dreamforce 2022: Traffic, street closures and what to expect during the downtown S.F. megaconferenceThe Dreamforce tech megaconference is likely to bring back pre-pandemic sights of sidewalks swelling with pedestrians and streets snarled with heavy traffic in downtown San Francisco. Here’s what you need to know. By Ricardo Cano
- The man who rammed his car into a Castro Valley Trader Joe’s on Thursday, injuring 8 people, is a 90-year-old Hayward resident. By Rachel Swan
- The Salesforce Foundation announced its annual grants for San Francisco and Oakland schools, saying the money will continue to flow each year “in perpetuity.” By Jill Tucker
- Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a sweeping law that requires tech companies to design their platforms with the well-being of children in mind and to adopt the highest default privacy settings for users under 18. By Dustin Gardiner
- The suit is seeking class-action status in San Francisco federal court and alleges Tesla knew about the failings of its autopilot and driver assist technologies but deceived customers, resulting in multiple injuries and deaths. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- State Attorney General Rob Bonta said Amazon stopped third-party sellers from offering their goods elsewhere for less by threatening to cut them off from the site or forcing them to pay compensation to the retail giant. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- One of the Bay Area's most popular food delivery companies is closing, citing customers' changing habits. By Elena Kadvany
- Samantha Donelson’s lawsuit says the 49ers exposed her social security number and other personal information in a data breach and then failed to notify her and thousands of other victims for months. By Demian Bulwa
- Google and Amazon employees protested the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract with Israel outside of company offices in San Francisco, New York and Seattle. By Roland Li
- The San Francisco 49ers have acknowledged that a ransomware attack during Super Bowl week that compromised its systems affected 20,930 individuals who may be victims of identity theft, according to a government notification filed by the team. By Sam Whiting
- Some wine lovers object to the concept of reducing this complicated beverage to a search algorithm. By Esther Mobley
- Both bills have passed the State Senate and would increase protections for kids online as well as require companies to open up about their content moderation policies. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- The automaker is fighting lawsuits accusing it of racism and allegations that the company segregated Black employees. By Ankita Mukhopadhyay
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I tracked thieves stealing my car in S.F. Then I saw firsthand what police can — and can’t — do nextIn San Francisco, a city rife with gadget-lovers and plagued by high property crime, Bluetooth and GPS technology would seem to be a game changer for recovering stolen goods. But if police can’t always intervene, where does that leave victims? By Megan Cassidy
- Business owners in San Francisco’s Castro District sent a letter to city officials urging them to address growing disruptions from unhoused people with mental health issues and set aside 35 shelter beds for the neighborhood’s homeless population —... By Jessica Flores
- Pix, a Napa wine startup, promised to revolutionize wine sales. Less than a year after launching, it’s laid off most of its staff and is looking for a buyer. By Esther Mobley
- Residents of 33 Tehama ran up thousands in credit card debt, crashed in hotels and with family members and some said they may have to leave San Francisco after a burst pipe in June turned out to be just the start of their troubles. By Rachel Swan
- The minority union, which represents more than 1,000 workers at Google parent Alphabet, is demanding workers be given the same abortion and reproductive healthcare benefits as full-time employees, regardless of their contractor status. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- The Cupertino tech giant will require its corporate employees to return to the office at least three days a week by Sept. 5. By Roland Li and Aidin Vaziri
- Adam Neumann, the controversial co-founder of WeWork, has a big new backer for his new housing startup Flow: Andreessen Horowitz. By Roland Li
- Single women are outpacing single men in buying homes in the cutthroat San Francisco and San Jose metro areas, federal data shows, despite enduring gender pay gaps and unaffordability concerns. By Lauren Hepler
- Most people agree they see plenty of misinformation online, but not all ages react to it in the same way, according to a recent study. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- California regulators proposed fines for both ride-hailing companies for failing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among passengers and drivers. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- Main Street investors need genuine opportunities to affordably trade, invest and build wealth. By Dennis M. Kelleher
- The round of layoffs comes just three months after On Deck laid off a quarter of its staff in May. By Emma Talley
- The Menlo Park company rode a boom in commission-free stock trading last year but is laying off 23% of its staff after active users and revenue plunged in the past three months. By Roland Li
- Two straight quarters of falling gross domestic product, rising interest rates and tech layoffs are raising recession fears in the Bay Area. By Roland Li