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  • Do you worry about how you, your friends or your children will be able to afford housing in the future? Have you been listening to the debate about adding accessory dwelling units (“granny flats”) following the recent state legislation? Are you concerned about whether there is sufficient infrastructure such as water and parking to handle additional housing? Come to this LWVSD event where you will hear two local experts discuss these questions and more. Then we’ll break into small groups and share opinions and strategies. Two local experts will speak on opposing views: Andrea Schlageter is the new Chair of the Community Planning Groups. She has been the Chair of the Ocean Beach Planning Board and is a graduate of Boston University with a degree in political science. Geoffrey Hueter is a data science executive who is a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and program management. He is one of the founders of Neighbors for a Better San Diego which is a grassroots organization that was started to protect neighborhoods from the development of apartment buildings in the backyards of single-family homes. Click here to register for this event!
  • Computers traditionally excel at rocketry, so why do new artificial intelligence programs get it wrong?
  • He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing the creation of the first gene-edited babies, tells NPR he's now working on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
  • City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings requires a permit for design and safety reasons. The installation is part of Elon Musk's effort to rebrand the social media platform.
  • Saturday marked International Day of Women and Girls in Science. But for one local organization, getting girls into STEM is a year-round endeavor.
  • Roland Griffiths spent the later stage of his career exploring the ways that psychedelic drugs, specifically psilocybin, could help patients with depression, addiction issues and even terminal cancer.
  • The Vermont senator held up the nomination process for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the health agency in order to make a point about drug prices. Now, he says he'll vote against her.
  • Fall is tarantula mating time in the plains of southeastern Colorado. The small city of La Junta is celebrating the spiders' season of romance with its second annual tarantula festival.
  • Despite ongoing advocacy and legislation to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, about a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year, including being on the receiving end of verbal harassment, slurs, physical threats or cyberbullying.
  • Fire agencies are using camera- and satellite-linked AI systems like SmokeyNet to detect wildfires, but fire smoke is mistakable for both humans and computers.
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