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9/5/2026, 1:00:00 PM
The city’s skyline is one long pitch for artificial intelligence. Except one holdout.
Artificial Intelligence
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NewsPalo Alto Online
9/4/2026, 2:47:29 PM
A father who sued the Palo Alto Unified School District in May after his son was accused of using artificial intelligence to write an essay for his English class dropped his legal challenge, according to court documents…
NewsRedwood City Pulse
8/27/2026, 8:44:14 PM
Artificial intelligence is alternately billed as the most consequential technology in history or a speculative bubble that will pop and lead to economic chaos. For this project, a collaboration with photojournalist Mark…
NewsThe Real Deal — SF
8/21/2026, 7:30:00 PM
Pacific Gas & Electric sees the promise of power substations in the energy-hungry artificial intelligence boom and is acting accordingly by seeking a buyer for one of its facilities. PG&E has tapped JLL to market 111-11…
NewsKTVU FOX 2
8/20/2026, 6:17:40 AM
San Jose city leaders heard directly from the public as they work to establish new guidelines for regulating future artificial intelligence data centers across the city.
NewsKTVU FOX 2
8/20/2026, 5:42:21 AM
San Jose city leaders heard directly from the public as they work to establish new guidelines for regulating future artificial intelligence data centers across the city.
NewsBay City News / Local News Matters
8/12/2026, 6:00:00 PM
Monterey County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a plan to strengthen data and artificial intelligence governance rules, furthering progress toward improvements in county-level data securit…
NewsThe Real Deal — SF
8/11/2026, 11:53:01 PM
Behring Companies is placing a bet on artificial intelligence infrastructure rather than offices in downtown Oakland. The developer plans to convert 415 20th Street, an 83,000-square-foot office building once used as a …
NewsSM Daily Journal
7/27/2026, 1:00:00 PM
The artificial intelligence boom has been highly concentrated in San Francisco, but that’s starting to change, as more AI companies are leasing space throughout San Mateo County and even converting life science lab buil…
NewsThe Real Deal — SF
7/23/2026, 11:18:27 PM
Another artificial intelligence-backed tenant is adding to the great AI lease-up of San Francisco. Fintech firm Brex signed a full-building, 200,000-square-foot lease for 270 Brannan Street, the San Francisco Chronicle …
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July 2026Civic activity from this month0 meetings • 2 news items • 2 total
July 2026
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News
7/9/2026, 3:47:14 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Launching an artificial intelligence tool to take notes and summarize important information from a virtual meeting can be alluring. Seconds after one of the agents attends an…
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7/1/2026, 7:00:00 PM
San Francisco’s battered office market is showing signs of a real turnaround, with artificial intelligence companies fueling the strongest decline in the vacancy rate of any major U.S. city. Office…
June 2026Civic activity from this month0 meetings • 8 news items • 8 total
June 2026
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6/30/2026, 7:00:00 PM
San Jose claimed the number one position in a detailed national evaluation of how well metropolitan areas support artificial intelligence development. The metro received top marks across the core…
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6/29/2026, 5:14:15 PM
California has launched what state officials describe as the nation’s first public dashboard to track potential job losses linked to artificial intelligence, part of an effort to monitor how the…
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6/29/2026, 5:14:15 PM
California has launched what state officials describe as the nation’s first public dashboard to track potential job losses linked to artificial intelligence, part of an effort to monitor how the…
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6/29/2026, 5:14:15 PM
California has launched what state officials describe as the nation’s first public dashboard to track potential job losses linked to artificial intelligence, part of an effort to monitor how the…
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6/27/2026, 12:11:29 AM
The Palo Alto Unified School District denied all claims in a response to a federal lawsuit filed by local parent Takashi Kato, who believes his son was falsely accused of using artificial…
News
6/26/2026, 2:00:00 PM
HITT Contracting has broken ground on the next phase of Microsoft’s Alviso datacenter campus in San Jose. The project will deliver 48 megawatts of critical capacity, including co-location facilities…
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6/23/2026, 9:00:06 AM
Marie Lansley recently started a new job in a new city while searching for a new partner. In her dating pursuits, the freshly minted San Franciscan said she’s been “trying everything”— including some…
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6/18/2026, 10:36:17 PM
San Francisco is bracing for a major economic boost as local artificial intelligence companies OpenAI and Anthropic move toward initial public offerings, with city officials and real estate agents…
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-03-24
5.a: VTA Deferred Compensation Plan Expense Account Report – February 2026
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-03-24
11.a: VTA Plan Assets Monthly Report – February 2026
Oakland City Council
2025-10-07
S5.29: Subject: Oracle Business Intelligence And Analytics Consulting Services From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Two-Year Agreement With Fusion BI, Inc. To Provide Oracle Business Intelligence And Analytics Consulting Services In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($210,000) With The Option To Extend For Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred And Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000) Per Year; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation Process And The City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
2026-06-02
Appendix A - Generative Artificial Intelligence Use Policy Framework
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
2026-06-02
19: a proposed comprehensive Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) Policy framework that operationalizes guiding principles to govern Gen AI
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
2026-05-19
95: BOS-2026-52 : Adopt Resolution authorizing the Orchard School District to sell Election of 2024 General Obligation Bonds, Series A on its own behalf in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000
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