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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had two obvious reasons to attend Tuesday night’s Netflix premiere of John Ridley‘s Shirley starring Regina King as trailblazing politico Shirley Chisolm. “Shirley Chisholm is a woman who impacted me and influenced me when I was a child. She gave me the courage and the stamina and the fortitude,” Bass explained to The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet outside the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. “But I’m also here because my friend, representative Barbara Lee, is a…

“The matter was completed. The offending material was removed and they released version 4, replacing version 3.5,” Hood told this masthead.“I did not launch court action. While the material was clearly defamatory it would have been arguable to what extent it was published how many people read the false information.Loading“And it is the second test that determines what damage was done and what compensation may apply.”The fourth version of ChatGPT, which was released last year and powers Microsoft’s Bing chatbot, avoids…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order Thursday that outlined how she plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into local government agencies. “We are going to make sure DC is at the forefront of the work to use AI to deliver city services that are responsive, efficient, and proactive,” Bowser said in a statement. “With these guiding values, we will make sure that when we use AI, we are responsible and we use it in a way that aligns with our DC values.” The mayor’s…

FONTANA, Calif. — At meeting after meeting, activists, social justice groups and residents took their turn at the lectern in the Fontana City Council chambers in the fall to sound off against Mayor Acquanetta Warren. Their denunciations of the city’s first Black mayor were relentless, and their anger resonated beyond the council chambers. For months, Warren had been the driving force behind a crackdown on street food vendors selling goods without proper permits. Under a series of regulations approved by the City Council,…

New York City has become the first major city to designate social media as an environmental toxin, or “public health hazard,” Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced Wednesday. Adams, during his State of the City address, called out a series of social media companies and claimed they are “fueling a mental health crisis,” especially for young people. “Companies like TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook are fueling a mental health crisis by designing their platforms with addictive and dangerous features,” he said. “We…

On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the Big Apple would be the first city to officially classify social media as a public health risk. Social media is an “environmental toxin,” Adams said in a speech, comparing the problem to guns and tobacco. The mayor then promptly went on—where else—social media to talk about it. But unlike guns and tobacco, widespread beliefs about social media’s mental health risks aren’t necessarily backed up by science, a fact you can read about in New York City’s own advisory…

The woman gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom had an affair with when he was mayor of San Francisco spoke out about their relationship on Wednesday after questions about the liaison emerged in the governor’s race.Ruby Rippey Gibney said that although their relationship destroyed her home life, it probably shouldn’t be part of the discussion about sexual misconduct surrounding the #MeToo movement.“I fully support the #metoo movement. In this particular instance, however, I am doubtful that it applies,” Rippey Gibney…

Two detectives in the LAPD’s Internal Affairs Division say they were ordered to investigate Mayor Karen Bass shortly after her election at the behest of Chief Michel Moore, accusations the chief denied.The detectives filed the complaints with the Office of the Inspector General alleging that Moore called for Internal Affairs investigators to conduct an inquiry into a USC scholarship that Bass received.Bass’ USC scholarship had come under scrutiny during the 2022 election, when her opponent in the mayoral race, Rick…

Mayor "vigorously denies" allegations in $5 million lawsuit, filed before Thursday’s deadline for the Adult Survivors Act Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed late Wednesday stemming from an alleged incident that occurred in 1993, when Adams was a member of the New York Police Department. The summons preceding the $5 million lawsuit was filed before Thursday’s deadline for the Adult Survivors Act, which witnessed a wave of sexual assault…

"The Mayor has seen independent evidence that shows the current proposals would result in an unacceptable negative impact on local residents," a statement reads London Mayor Sadiq Khan is saying no to a version of the MSG Sphere. On Monday, the mayor rejected plans to bring a version of the entertainment venue to Olympic Park over concerns of light pollution, the high electric cost, and the impact on nearby heritage sites. “London is open to investment from around the world and Sadiq wants to…